Ochlochism, The Book of Izakhael

The Book of Izakhael
I.

1. In my thirty-fourth year, in the tenth day of the tenth month when ten years had passed since the fall of the cities of Akhyl, I, Izakhael, son of Mesikhaiah, son of Ruborch, son of the Great One, received the word of the LORD whilst traversing the steppes of Kambaria [Eastern Europe].
2. The LORD said unto me, “Izakhael, great-grandson of the Great One, I am the LORD, and my name is OCHLOCH, and thou shalt call me not LORD, but OCHLOCH, for it is my name.”
3. And thence from Heaven on high came a god-like appendage, and it gave unto me a great Book which, but written in a strange script, I could yet comprehend.
4. And so spake OCHLOCH, “Go forth thee Izakhael unto the towns and peoples of the land, and tell to them the Word and read to them the Book so that they might not worship false idols, for it is sinful, and go north as you will until you reach the coast of Kambaria, and there, kneel upon the sands and raise a shell of sea creature to thine ear, and thou will find great treasures from my worthiness.”
5. And so I went forth unto the towns and peoples of the land and told to them the Word and read to them the Book. In the town of Tymlalysia, I stood before the people and told them to worship OCHLOCH, but the people said, “we worship Kamar, lord of the Deep, and we worship false idols as well, for it is Law.” And I said, “you must not worship false idols, for it is sinful.”
6. No person should obey laws if said laws are sinful laws.
7. Thence I went to the city of Borjermaud, and I read to them the book. Two good strangers heeded the words of OCHLOCH and burned their false idols, but many others kept their false idols, and they told the good strangers, “you must not burn false idols.”
8. And now the OCHLOCH descended from Heaven on high, and he stood atop the hill in the center of the city of Borjermaud, flapping his wings, but the people of the city of Borjermaud summoned the philosopher Theidison. And Theidison said to the people, “behold, people of Borjermaud, there yonder, upon thither hill, is a bird, not our lord.” So I, the prophet Izakhael said, “yonder miracle is thine lord, OCHLOCH.”
9. And Theidison said, “people of Borjermaud, do not all birds have feathers, and have thee ever seen a creature with feathers that is not a bird?” The people of Borjermaud replied, “no, wise Theidison, all creatures with feathers are birds.” Then Theidison said, “thus, thither winged and feathered sight is but a bird.”
10. OCHLOCH departed from the hill and ascended to Heaven on high.
11. Thus, a man must not trust the false prophecies of logic and reason.
12. Thence I went to the villages and castles of Northern Akhyl in the regions spared from the doom, and the peasants and the lords alike refused the Word and refused the Book, for they said, “OCHLOCH must show himself to us, for we will believe only that which we can see.”
13. And so, one must not deny something because it is unseen. Believe whatever is good, even if there is no proof.
14. And finally I came upon the sea shore, and there I fell prostrate to the sands, and I picked up a shell there, and I lifted it to my ear, and the voices and whispers of OCHLOCH rang forth through the shell, and I knew his will.
15. Then I was told the story of OCHLOCH, which was written in a different book.
16. And the voice of OCHLOCH said unto me, “Go thee unto the land of Heydronia [Siberia], and there seek the beaches.
17. And so I traveled to Heydronia, and I walked over many leagues of frozen waste.
18. As I walked, the voice of a God whispered through the wind. And it said unto me, “turn back now, good Izakhael, and spare yourself death.”
19. I asked the voice of a God, “OCHLOCH, creator of many things, has ordered me thus, who am I to refuse him?”
20. The voice of a God said, “OCHLOCH wishes you ill. See now the storm in the distant East: such is the herald of your demise!”
21. I fell to the earth and covered my ears, and a great swooping sound destroyed the voice of a God, and the storm clouds passed away.
22. One must have faith in OCHLOCH, and never believe or even consider that doom will befall thee, no matter the peril.
23. Thence I traveled onwards to the beaches of Heydronia. Then I reached the beaches, and I heard the whispering of OCHLOCH, and it said, “travel thee unto the West, to the Land ruled by the King of Rumban [Rome] and I shall guide thy way.”
24. I thence traveled West on my own two feet for many years, and as a humble beggar I beheld many marvelous places.
25. During this time, I became King of Baloria [Poland] and Azakolia [Germany] and I conquered many lands and had many sons.


II.

1. And on the tenth day of the tenth year since I first heard the voice of OCHLOCH, I came upon a bay near the headlands in the Land ruled by the King of Rumban, and then an image appeared across the bay opposite from where I stood, and the image was that of OCHLOCH, and it said unto me, “go thee now, Izakhael, to the East, to the Land of Gawal [the northern coast of France] and build there a temple to the greatness of OCHLOCH.
2. And many of the fisherfolk came to the temple, and they worshipped OCHLOCH.