Book IV – The Curse of Y’AH-Way
Chapter 3 – Y’AH – The God Who Shows The Way
Satisfied that Adam and Eve could grow their family in peace, I was eager to use the Eye of Seraphiel to mold their destiny.
Within their sheltered existence I kept an especially close eye on Kane and Debor — for, although they didn’t know it, these demon spawn were still the linchpin of my sinister designs. By the time all the children reached adolescence, I was confident that Kane was fully under my influence and Debor was not far behind – although given their lineage this is probably not hard to fathom.
I spoke to Kane and Debor on the wind, whispering voices always on the edge of their hearing, tempting them with the allure of the dark side, and making sure that good things happened for them whenever they followed my advice. Without even having to use Seraphiel’s relic, Kane and Debor became my pawns — a feat made all the easier because of Eve: for although she would not admit it to Adam — or perhaps even to herself — it was clear that Eve loved the triplets more than Kane and his twin.
[If you must know, I may have left some hidden scars in Eve’s psyche related to her torture at the hands of Lucifer so that, even though she could never put her finger on the cause, there was always something inside her that caused Eve to reject Kane and Debor].
Although Eve always made sure to try to love her first born, especially when Adam was present, I made sure that the twins could always sense something different between the way their mother treated them versus their younger siblings – for I wanted Kane and Debor to be acutely aware of where their mother’s love resided — which was not with them. My voices in the wind continually stoked the twins jealousy as the children grew. And all the while, I made sure to fill the void in Kane and Debor’s lives – pulling them ever closer to me.
“Tell not your parents about my voice.” My aura often warned Kane and Debor whenever they were alone. “They would not understand. And I would be forced to desert you. Remember me. Worship me. I will take care of you.”
Meanwhile, ever since Michael had imprisoned Lucifer in Illusia, I was happier than ever – especially since, with my master gone from the scene, I was free to play any role I wanted on Terra – to include even that of God.
Thus it was that ever since Adam and Eve had been cast out of the paradise of the Garden of Eden, I had continued to assume the same godlike male form that El (nee Lucifer) had used to use when he had visited with the humans — this allowed me to offer Adam wisdom and even a path to redemption [or at least pretend to] to make up for the wrong he and Eve had committed in Eden with The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
It was here that I introduced the concept of ‘sin.’
“I am tired of the name El, from now on you shall call me Y’AH.” I instructed Adam. “Know that I am your creator. And I offer you The Way back to me – once you are washed clean from the wrong you committed in Eden. That wrong is your ‘sin’ – let us call it the Original Sin, for because of your foolishness your lineage has been stained. It will take much effort for you to erase this stain, Adam, but if you do, eventually you will return to me, and yes, even to Illyria. But you must follow The Way I show you — the first step is to understand that you must have no other gods besides me, for I am a jealous god, and I demand all of your praise and worship.”
Adam was deep in thought. “You are not El. You are Y’AH. The God who shows me The Way.” Awed by the presence of the deity I had conjured up, he stuttered. “Y’Ah. The Way….Yah-way…Yahway…May I call you Yahway? ”
“If you so choose.” I was amused, for my plan to get the man to love A’H — and eventually to hate him — was working.
Over time, acting as Adam’s “Yahway,” I continued to drive home the concept of Original Sin to the man — instructing Adam that he and his offspring must work hard to atone for their wrongs. One part of this atonement was the concept of Sacrifice.
“You and your male children shall give to me the first fruits of your fields and livestock as a sign of your submission to me and as appreciation for my blessings.” My Yahway advised Adam. “Fail not to remember this, for if you falter, vengeance shall be mine.”
For their part, Adam and Eve complied with my instructions — and taught Abel and Kane to do the same — hoping that all of their sacrifices would eventually dowse Yahway’s ire with them and compel the god to let them back into Eden.
Obviously it never worked, but that didn’t stop me from stringing them along.
The Apocrypha of Azazel 