Who's your daddy?
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:29 am
In the earliest days the minions of heaven freely walked among the children of men. It was common for the first generations from Adam to invoke the messengers of the Creator, for they were not just guardians but friends. So when our Mother was approached by an angel nothing was thought special.
The messenger's name was Semjaza. Semjaza was a Watcher. (We also call them the Gregori.) The duty of the Watchers were to instruct man in the ways of nature and the Creator. A conversation with a Watcher always meant good news or a special request, so Mother eagerly greeted the angel.
The heavenly minion brought greetings from the One, as was the custom. Then, in a more somber tone, asked a very special favor. The angel wished to pleasure Mother for the express purpose of having her bear to the Watchers a child. Her first reaction was surprise. Lilith did not think that the hosts of Heaven were interested in such things.
She thought perhaps that the angel might be jesting, but the angel assured her that the request was indeed earnest. Mother asked the Watcher for time to think about this special request. Because of its unusual nature and magnitude the angel understood and agreed to return at a later time for her answer. Lilith prayed to the Creator about the strange but special request. Although she was confused, she was also honored. Many times Mother asked for guidance from heaven, but on this matter, the Creator was strangely silent.
Semjaza returned on the appointed day and asked again if Lilith would bear an angelic child. Since there had been no Divine inspiration to guide her, Lilith turned down the angels request. The messenger departed. Lilith thought no more about the strange request or about the angel who had made it.
Time passed and Lilith was again visited by a heavenly host. This angel, called Armaros also requested that mother birth a child, but this time she was offered some explanation. Armaros explained to Lilith that the Minions of heaven were neither male nor female and created fully grown. None of the angels had ever, or would ever, know the joys of childhood. Since the heavenly Host could not reproduce amongst themselves, they thought to experience this joy with an earthly female. For the second time Mother denied a behest from a celestial visitor.
Mother again sought guidance from her Maker. Again she received only silence. That evening the mightiest of the Gregori appeared for an audience with Lilith. Arakiel appealed directly to Lilith's femininity and maternal instincts. The daughter of Earth, and the minion of heaven coupled. The angel pleasured Lilith in ways that mortal man would never know, bringing the ecstasies of heaven to earth.
As was the purpose, Mother found herself with child.
The Creator, who had been silent up to now, called before the throne all of the minions of the Gregori. The One was very displeased with the behavior of this select band of angels. Instead of guiding mankind, these angels had been tempted by the allure of something they did not have, and could not do. In anger, the Almighty cast the Watchers out of heaven.
From Lilith's loins she bore a girl child. Mother gave her the name Leyla, which means night, for she was conceived by the light of the stars. Lilith waited many months for Arakiel to return and claim his offspring. Time passed. Leyla grew in beauty and in the wisdom of her mother.
One day as mother and child were tending to the gardening of paradise Arakiel appeared before them. The angel delighted in the child that had been produced from their union, and the three stayed together for many days. Mother had feared that the long absence of the angel meant the heavens were displeased with Leyla's birth. Mother had many questions for the sire of her child. "Why had her delivery been so easy and so fast compared to the delivery of Eve? Why had the angel stayed away for so long. Why had her Maker not spoken to her? What would be the effect on the child of her angelic parentage? Would she and the angel couple again?"
Arakiel spoke to Lilith through the night and well into the next day. The angel spoke of the Gregori's joy at Leyla's birth, of the delight of being part of the child's conception, and of the special gifts that Leyla would posses because of her angelic lineage. As angels are immortal, so too would be the product of the angelic union. The daughter of Arakiel would know all of the natural signs of the earth just as Arakiel did, and she would have all of the gifts given to Lilith by the Creator, as well.
All that had transpired since the last visit was revealed. The angel told Lilith of the Creators anger with their action and the price that the Watchers now had to pay for the mating with the female of earth. Arakiel spoke of a place that had been prepared for the Gregori far enough away from man so the Watchers could no longer be tempted, yet close enough so that they could fulfill their duty. Arakiel bade the mother of his child to "Teach her well." With those final words the angel kissed her and was gone.
Leyla grew to womanhood and birthed her own line. True to the angels foretelling, Leyla and the generations born to her have the gifts of Lilith and the gift of immortality.
This, my daughter, is the origin of the legends of the vampire's eternal life.
The messenger's name was Semjaza. Semjaza was a Watcher. (We also call them the Gregori.) The duty of the Watchers were to instruct man in the ways of nature and the Creator. A conversation with a Watcher always meant good news or a special request, so Mother eagerly greeted the angel.
The heavenly minion brought greetings from the One, as was the custom. Then, in a more somber tone, asked a very special favor. The angel wished to pleasure Mother for the express purpose of having her bear to the Watchers a child. Her first reaction was surprise. Lilith did not think that the hosts of Heaven were interested in such things.
She thought perhaps that the angel might be jesting, but the angel assured her that the request was indeed earnest. Mother asked the Watcher for time to think about this special request. Because of its unusual nature and magnitude the angel understood and agreed to return at a later time for her answer. Lilith prayed to the Creator about the strange but special request. Although she was confused, she was also honored. Many times Mother asked for guidance from heaven, but on this matter, the Creator was strangely silent.
Semjaza returned on the appointed day and asked again if Lilith would bear an angelic child. Since there had been no Divine inspiration to guide her, Lilith turned down the angels request. The messenger departed. Lilith thought no more about the strange request or about the angel who had made it.
Time passed and Lilith was again visited by a heavenly host. This angel, called Armaros also requested that mother birth a child, but this time she was offered some explanation. Armaros explained to Lilith that the Minions of heaven were neither male nor female and created fully grown. None of the angels had ever, or would ever, know the joys of childhood. Since the heavenly Host could not reproduce amongst themselves, they thought to experience this joy with an earthly female. For the second time Mother denied a behest from a celestial visitor.
Mother again sought guidance from her Maker. Again she received only silence. That evening the mightiest of the Gregori appeared for an audience with Lilith. Arakiel appealed directly to Lilith's femininity and maternal instincts. The daughter of Earth, and the minion of heaven coupled. The angel pleasured Lilith in ways that mortal man would never know, bringing the ecstasies of heaven to earth.
As was the purpose, Mother found herself with child.
The Creator, who had been silent up to now, called before the throne all of the minions of the Gregori. The One was very displeased with the behavior of this select band of angels. Instead of guiding mankind, these angels had been tempted by the allure of something they did not have, and could not do. In anger, the Almighty cast the Watchers out of heaven.
From Lilith's loins she bore a girl child. Mother gave her the name Leyla, which means night, for she was conceived by the light of the stars. Lilith waited many months for Arakiel to return and claim his offspring. Time passed. Leyla grew in beauty and in the wisdom of her mother.
One day as mother and child were tending to the gardening of paradise Arakiel appeared before them. The angel delighted in the child that had been produced from their union, and the three stayed together for many days. Mother had feared that the long absence of the angel meant the heavens were displeased with Leyla's birth. Mother had many questions for the sire of her child. "Why had her delivery been so easy and so fast compared to the delivery of Eve? Why had the angel stayed away for so long. Why had her Maker not spoken to her? What would be the effect on the child of her angelic parentage? Would she and the angel couple again?"
Arakiel spoke to Lilith through the night and well into the next day. The angel spoke of the Gregori's joy at Leyla's birth, of the delight of being part of the child's conception, and of the special gifts that Leyla would posses because of her angelic lineage. As angels are immortal, so too would be the product of the angelic union. The daughter of Arakiel would know all of the natural signs of the earth just as Arakiel did, and she would have all of the gifts given to Lilith by the Creator, as well.
All that had transpired since the last visit was revealed. The angel told Lilith of the Creators anger with their action and the price that the Watchers now had to pay for the mating with the female of earth. Arakiel spoke of a place that had been prepared for the Gregori far enough away from man so the Watchers could no longer be tempted, yet close enough so that they could fulfill their duty. Arakiel bade the mother of his child to "Teach her well." With those final words the angel kissed her and was gone.
Leyla grew to womanhood and birthed her own line. True to the angels foretelling, Leyla and the generations born to her have the gifts of Lilith and the gift of immortality.
This, my daughter, is the origin of the legends of the vampire's eternal life.
