In the depths of the nights, when the voices vanish and every single creature disappears, an ancient name is repeated in the cold air between the fields and desert. The winds whisper: “Ab Lamas”. This is another mysterious creature that dwells in folk tales.
He is socialized by frightening people. He is a genie that lurks in remote areas. People think that he is associated with gold and human greed, and anyone who seeks it is doomed to be lost in a world of shadows.
It is believed by many people that Ab Lamas is the keeper of secrets. Not any secrets, the secrets of the dead. Maybe because those who say they saw his shadow also say that he appears in places that contain buried treasures. They also believe—which is true—that these treasures are not just gold or silver but ancient possessions.
People believe that the treasures are buried in the ground by the ancestors so that they don’t fall into a greedy man’s hands. Therefore, Ab lamas is here to protect these treasures (as it is believed). Unfortunately, he is a tough guardian because anyone who tries to bypass him out of greed will receive a curse.
On starry nights, when the moon barely has light, Ab Lamas appears as a tall man, his body covered in a black cloak that hides all his features. His face is invisible. Some people say that he is a faceless man, just a black void. While others say he has golden eyes that sparkle like the pieces of gold he guards.
Ab Lamas is said to appear to people who dare to search for buried treasures in isolated places. He first creeps into their dreams, enticing them with images of gold and jewels, then begins to lure them toward unknown places. Some say that whoever had tried to follow him (seeking gold) ended up drowning in the sand or lost in the desert. They never heard of a man who came back after such an adventure.
However, Ab Lamas is not just a being who pursues those searching for gold. According to some accounts, he also shows himself to those with great ambitions, ambitions that may exceed their capabilities or the limits of reason. These people find themselves in strange situations after Ab Lamas appears to them in their dreams or among the shadows as if to test their strength and ambition.
Some say that they found themselves in endless circles of challenges, while others say that they lost everything they owned after trusting his false promises.
In other tales, Ab Lamas is said to have the ability to control the elements. When he appears, the wind blows strongly, and the sky turns from clear to dark in an instant. His presence is said to bring with it storms and heavy rains that flood the earth and obscure everything. Anyone who encounters Ab Lamas is condemned to wander in an endless storm.
But despite all these frightening tales, Ab Lamas remains a mysterious being who arouses curiosity as much as he arouses fear. Some believe that he is just a popular fantasy, while others see his appearance as linked to greed and avarice as if he is the embodiment of man’s desire to possess what is not his. Every time his name is mentioned, people talk about being careful not to seek easy gold and about staying away from ambitions that may cost more than they can bear. Ab Lamas is not just a genie from mythology but a symbol of the secrets of the underworld that humans should not approach. He is the guardian who stands between the greedy and what they hide in their buried desires; he reminds us that there are things in this world that must remain secret.