Dawn of the Firebird

Part Three The Gates of Heaven

Part Three

The Gates of Heaven

The burial of Adam’s son was guided by the raven who scratched the dirt. The healing after the flood carried by the crane. The wisdom of humanity preserved by the simorgh. Our tribe stands between the Heavenly Birds but that is our downfall.

As Qabil said, Woe to me, for a raven showed me how to bury my brother; this creature is wiser than the haste of man.

Verily the ones with knowledge have a gift and a curse, for they can foresee the patterns of the future, but no one shall believe them.

—ORAL TALES OF CHIEF FOLKTELLER BABSHAH KHATUN, USUR CLAN, YEAR 498, ERA OF THE HEAVENLY BIRDS