9.4 Debor’s Last Journey

Book IX: The Book of Enok I
Chapter 4: Debor’s Last Journey

It’s another mystery to me how Enok’s journals knew about the following tale, but since it’s a story I rather enjoyed the ending to, I’m happy to share it with you…

You’ll recall that the woman Debor was one of the five original children of Adan and Eve. While everyone remembers how Kane killed his brother Abel. Debor’s story – and how she killed her sister Kala – has been lost to your history.

Remember that after Debor murdered Kala, she tried to escape the valley of her family and was aided in that quest by her discovery of a talisman called The Shard of Varysha. That relic helped Debor overcome the magic I’d laid that was designed to keep Adam’s people sheltered and the girl escaped to the east into the Petrified Forest of that region. She was later discovered by the Amorosi of that area and lived with that people for a time.

The Amorosi elders believed Debor needed to deliver the Shard of Varysha to the Lemurians in order to fully understand its magic. Recognizing the perilous nature of a journey that would require Debor to traverse the vast oceans, the forest people reached out to their Atlantean brothers for help.

The sea people transported Debor across the oceans, their advanced ships cutting through the waters with ease. Debor marveled at their technology and wisdom, finding a brief solace in their company. With their help, Debor was allowed through the ice wall that ringed the inner flat plane of Terra wherein most of the world’s people lived. Since that ice wall had been built by the Lemurians to shelter the Atlanteans, and since this interior icy barrier was manned by the Atlanteans, whereas no other human had ever been allowed to pass, Debor was granted entry – for her mission was undeniable in it’s importance.

To say Debor witnessed sights strange and imaginable is an understatement and we don’t have time to detail them all here. Suffice it to say, the woman was excited that her journey was continuing without trouble. After a short stay with the Atlanteans that lived between the inner and outer ice wall, Debor’s journey continued – until at last, she and her Atlantean escort neared the larger ice wall—that ancient barrier constructed by the Lemurians to isolate themselves from the world.

Then it was that tension grew palpable among the crew of Debor’s vessel. Although the first ice wall had been an awe-inspiring sight for Debor, it paled in comparison to the frozen monolith that confronted her now. This original ice wall stretched endlessly in both directions, a sheer, vertical barrier of shimmering, crystalline ice that glowed with an eerie blue light. Debor could see that its surface was smooth yet foreboding, its translucent depths appearing to show ancient, swirling patterns that seemed to move and shift as if the ice itself was alive.

“We’re almost there,” murmured Arion, the Atlantean captain who had accompanied Debor. His voice was filled with both hope and apprehension. “Once we cross this wall, the Lemurians will surely know we’re here. They must open the portal for you.”

Debor found it hard to share Arion’s hope because as she looked at the ice wall she noticed that at its base, intricate runes glowed with a sinister light. Clutching The Shard of Varysha – a talisman that had never failed her – she felt the artifact pulse with a strange energy and she could see in her mind’s eye and opening through the wall. Yet even then Debor felt an unshakable dread lingering in her heart.

What neither Debor, Arion, or anyone else on the Atlantean ship knew is that the Lemurian ice wall had been sealed by me with The Amulet of Zyphor – making it impenetrable to passage from either direction.

As the Atlanteans moved their vessel to where Debor’s Shard directed them, the air around the wall became frigid, filling everyone with a palpable sense of dread and despair, as if the wall itself was now exuding a malevolence.

“Something is wrong!” Arion warned his crew as the waters began to churn. “I don’t sense our Lemurian brothers anywhere.”

The ice began to hum with an unearthly energy and a sudden chill swept through the air. Before anyone could react, a malevolent force descended upon their party – ME!

Standing atop the ice wall in my favorite ebon robes and showcasing my true persona as the God of Death, I taunted Debor and her friends, “Foolish mortals, did you think you could defy me and surived?”

Debor, like everyone else, was terrified, yet she held The Shard aloft in defiance, “Whoever you are, you can’t stop us!”

Azazel cackled in delight at this unexpected challenged, “Your courage is commendable, girl… but utterly pointless.”

With a wave of my hand, a dark energy surged towards the Atlanteans’ high tech vessel – one by one Debor’s friends’s bodies crumpled to the ground – Arion included – for none were a match for my power.

Debor alone was left – trying to maintain her balance even as the stormy seas rocked her vessel. Alone and defenseless, she continued to clutch the Shard of Varysha – yet it’s light dimming, as her hope waned.

In a flash, I transported myself into her craft. Standing among the Atlantean dead I said, “Give it to me, girl, and I might spare you.”

Debor shook her head, tears streaming down her face. “Never.”

“So be it.” With a swift, cruel motion, I struck Debor in the face. I didn’t need to use physical violence to murder her, but sometimes its nice to use ‘traditional’ methods.

Pain radiated through her body as Debor fell to the ground, the Shard slipping from her grasp. I happily picked the relic up, a victorious smile spreading across my skeletal face.

“Such a waste,” I murmured, looking down at Debor. “You could have served me well.”

Debor’s vision blurred as the darkness closed in, but I did grant her one last vision – the sight of Kala – the sister she’d murdered. When I saw the sorrow that overcame Debor’s visage, I knew I’d played that card perfectly. Then it was that I took Debor’s last breath, before hungrily consuming her soul.

Before sending the Atlantean ship to the bottom of the ocean, I took a moment to enjoy my victory – I’d taken out a nuisance in Debor and picked up a magical relic from the lumenarc Varysha. That’s a win-win in my book.