The '''''Third Book of Ezra''''' is one of four ''Books of Ezra'' recognized as canon by the [[Church of Ezra]], and the founding scripture of the Dementlieuse sect. It was written in [[709 BC]] by [[Bastion Joan Secousse]].
<blockquote><i>[[Image:i.png|left|80px]]n the time before, there was a goddess, and she was Ezra. Ezra looked down upon the world of mortals, and she saw that the world was well-tended by the gods.
But then Ezra’s eyes fell upon the hollow. She looked deep into the hollow, and saw a place abandoned by the gods, its people left to suffer alone.
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<b>E</b>zra asked her divine brethren, “Why has this place been forgotten? Why have you for¬saken its people?” But the gods did not answer.
<b>A</b>gain Ezra spoke, saying, “We are the guides and guardians of mortals. Such is our role in the grand scheme. It is not right that these mortals be abandoned so.” Again the gods gave no reply.
<b>E</b>zra spoke for a third time. “It is not right that these mortals be left to suffer. If you will not watch over your people, then must I.”
<b>T</b>hus Ezra left the realm of the gods. Her divine brethren watched her leave in silence.
Ezra descended to the hollow, but before she could enter, the Mists of Death rose up to block her path.
<b>F</b>rom the Mists came a voice, and the voice spoke, saying, “Turn back, goddess. This place is not for you. This place is for the Mists alone.”
<b>Y</b>et Ezra held fast, saying, “I cannot allow your people to suffer alone. It is my place to protect them.”
<b>A</b>gain the voice spoke, warning, “Take heed, goddess. Your kind have no place in the hollow. Enter and you shall find only your destruction, nothing more.”
<b>Y</b>et Ezra stood firm against the Mists, say¬ing, “You cannot bid me enter, yet I cannot turn away. I cannot allow your people to suffer alone. If I must be destroyed, then that is what must be.”
<b>U</b>pon her fifth entreaty the voice spoke once more. “Enter the Mists if you must, goddess, but not as you are. To enter the Mists, you must become as one with the Mists. You must cease to be, your name forgotten in all other places. You shall never return to your brethren. Will you sacrifice all this for these few mortals?’
<b>S</b>poke Ezra , “Such is my role in the grand scheme. So must it be.”
<b>A</b>nd with those words Ezra joined the Mists. Her name became known to those in the hollow, and lost to all others.
-The Books of Ezra, III, i–xiv.</i><ref>[[Book of Secrets]]</ref></blockquote>
==Description==
The '''''Third Book of Ezra''''' is one of four [[sacred]] ''[[The Books of Ezra|Books of Ezra]]'' recognized as canon by the [[Church of Ezra]]. It is the [[founding]] scripture of the Dementlieuse sect. It was written in [[709 BC]] by [[Bastion Joan Secousse]].
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 24 December 2025
n the time before, there was a goddess, and she was Ezra. Ezra looked down upon the world of mortals, and she saw that the world was well-tended by the gods.
But then Ezra’s eyes fell upon the hollow. She looked deep into the hollow, and saw a place abandoned by the gods, its people left to suffer alone.
Ezra asked her divine brethren, “Why has this place been forgotten? Why have you for¬saken its people?” But the gods did not answer.
Again Ezra spoke, saying, “We are the guides and guardians of mortals. Such is our role in the grand scheme. It is not right that these mortals be abandoned so.” Again the gods gave no reply.
Ezra spoke for a third time. “It is not right that these mortals be left to suffer. If you will not watch over your people, then must I.”
Thus Ezra left the realm of the gods. Her divine brethren watched her leave in silence.
Ezra descended to the hollow, but before she could enter, the Mists of Death rose up to block her path.
From the Mists came a voice, and the voice spoke, saying, “Turn back, goddess. This place is not for you. This place is for the Mists alone.”
Yet Ezra held fast, saying, “I cannot allow your people to suffer alone. It is my place to protect them.”
Again the voice spoke, warning, “Take heed, goddess. Your kind have no place in the hollow. Enter and you shall find only your destruction, nothing more.”
Yet Ezra stood firm against the Mists, say¬ing, “You cannot bid me enter, yet I cannot turn away. I cannot allow your people to suffer alone. If I must be destroyed, then that is what must be.”
Upon her fifth entreaty the voice spoke once more. “Enter the Mists if you must, goddess, but not as you are. To enter the Mists, you must become as one with the Mists. You must cease to be, your name forgotten in all other places. You shall never return to your brethren. Will you sacrifice all this for these few mortals?’
Spoke Ezra , “Such is my role in the grand scheme. So must it be.”
And with those words Ezra joined the Mists. Her name became known to those in the hollow, and lost to all others.
