Berserker’s true name is Queen Jezebel (or by some referred to as Izabel), the wife of King Ahab of Israel, daughter of King Ithobaal of Sidon. She is most well known for the biblical account of her, which records her activities as Queen of Israel. Her acts of bloodshed and her equally gory death are what is the focus point of most opinions of her.
Jezebel was born to the Priest-King of Sidon, Ithobaal, a devout worshiper of Astarte. Like other kings before him, Ithobaal was annoyed by the constant victory of the Hebrew people against the Phoenicians. They desired to deal with these people, as the Israelites’ presence prevented their expansion, both of land and of religion. Thus, many of the kings of Phoenicia came together to devise a plan to deal with the Hebrews. They decided that a trusted woman could be sent to wed the current king of Northern Israel, as said king was in their good graces. In the end, Ithobaal and the other decided Jezebel was the right woman for the job. Not only was she Ithobaal’s daughter, but was also one of his most trusted commanders. If there was anyone who could carry out this plan, it was Jezebel. With the Phoenician kings in agreement, Jezebel’s father had one more thing to do. He gave her the divine club Ayamur, which was once wielded by Ba’al, for he felt the such an object of religious significance should be with her if she wishes to convince the Hebrews to worship their gods.
Thus, Jezebel became married to King Ahab. They did not truly love each other at the time, although Ahab at least found Jezebel a fairly attractive woman. As the time went on, Jezebel’s mission was proving successful, as she was able to convince Ahab to start worshiping the gods of her people. In turn, many Israelites followed, worshiping the various gods of the Phoenicians. As time went on however, beyond the mission itself, the King and Queen had slowly gained love toward each other. Jezebel was surprised by this, but gave in, for she found someone who loved her beyond her physical appearance. As their love grew, so did Ahab’s worship of the Phoenicians gods, as set up multiple altars and poles for people to worship and sacrifice to these gods.
Jezebel was extremely joyed with how everything was turning out, however there was one thing the still had to deal with. To spread the worship of Baal and Astarte, the one obstacle she faced was the prophets of Yahweh, the dominant religion of Israel at the time. She thus decided to deal with them the way she was taught to: exterminate the pests. Deciding this a matter of religious significance, she took the club Ayamur into battle, which was probably the first time it had seen it in a few hundred years. With her combat prowess, she personally fought and killed many of the priests. Fending off magecraft with her own, parrying physical blows with her own greatly superior strength, she killed most who stood in her way. The slaughter was great and many of the prophets of Yahweh had to go into hiding.
Eventually, she took a trip back to Phoenicia to visit her father and her people, and to clue them in on what was happening to the Israelites. After a few days she made her way back to Northern Israel, and suspiciously found it much quieter than when she left. Most of the priests and prophets of the Phoenician gods seemed to be mysteriously absent. Once she met her husband looking quite nervous, she knew something was definitely wrong. After talking to him for a bit, Jezebel found out what happened; Elijah, a prophet of Yahweh, had over 800 of her prophets killed after their sacrifice was not accepted by the gods while Elijah’s was accepted by Yahweh. Jezebel was enraged, she left for a week or two at the most, and they dare kill her prophets while she was gone? She had to resolve this, and she had to do it fast. Immediately, she had one of her scribes write a letter of warning to Elijah the Prophet, letting him know that she will hunt him down and kill him, and make him pay for he did. In response to her venomous words, in a moment of weakness, Elijah went into hiding for a short time, leaving Jezebel both pleased and annoyed.
For a long while after, she continued to serve as Queen of Northern Israel, assisting her husband in many ruling matters. From courtly dealings and finances to war-waging and the likes, she helped Ahab with all these things. One day, Jezebel had noticed her husband sulking, and concerned, she asked what the matter was. Ahab told her that his friend Naboth would not give his vineyard to him, despite offering its worth in money and even offering a better one in exchange. Ahab said that due to the law of the Israelites, Naboth did not want to give him inheritance from his ancestors over. Jezebel, wanting to help her husband, told him that he would make sure he got the vineyard, for he was the king and she believed he was deserving of the land. To enact her plan, she had a letter sent out to the city that Naboth inhabited, having it written in the Ahab’s name. She told the city leaders to have Naboth put on trial, and to have two men who can easily be bought falsely accuse Naboth of cursing the King and God. Being declared guilty, Naboth is stoned to death. Jezebel rushes to tell her husband that Naboth is dead and that his vineyard is open to be taken. Thrilled, Ahab quickly went to possess the vineyard for himself, but was reprimanded by Elijah who had long since returned from hiding with much more courage; Ahab immediately felt bad and humbled himself.
After the incident with Naboth, Jezebel and Ahab continued their rule for a few years after. Suddenly however, Ahab was slain in battle. Jezebel mourned, but she knew the importance of a new king to be appointed, and thus her and Ahab’s son Ahaziah was chosen as king. Soon after though, Ahaziah was proficied by none other than Elijah to die not long after. Elijah’s words soon came true, and Jezebel and Ahab’s other son, Jehoram. Also, happening, sometime after the King of Southern Israel died, his wife Athaliah, who happened to be Jezebel and Ahab’s daughter, ruled as Queen over Judah. In a more advisory position, Jezebel helped Jehoram with his role as king. After a long time, Jezebel finally was so close to completing the mission her father had originally sent her to complete, for the Phoenician influence through their religion had spread to not only Northern Israel, but also in Judah due to her daughter’s influence.
One day however, she had suddenly been told that her son Jehoram had been killed by Jehu, any army commander of Israel who had apparently been anointed by the prophet Elisha. Realizing that he’d be heading this way, she prepared her self to be able to kill him herself. She applied her Mystic Code Make-up, as well as wore her Mystic Code Tiara, as well as hiding a dagger on her self so that she could quickly deal with Jehu. Once Jehu finally made it to town, she acted casual, waiting in her room for him to come. Jehu stormed into Jezbel’s room with a couple of his men, leaving Jezebel smiling on the inside as she felt this battle was heavily in her favor, especially since she had her own prophets of Ba’al present with her. She taunted Jehu, in hopes of catching him off guard, and also tried to use her charm magic on him in hopes that she could turn him to her side. However, much to her shock, for some reason she couldn’t charm him. He than asked who would be on his side, and Jezebel, worried that something may go wrong if she doesn’t act, was reading herself to rush up to Jehu and stab him with the dagger. Suddenly, she was grabbed by her own prophets of Ba’al who were with her, and before she realized what was happening, the prophets (at the command of Jehu) threw Jezebel out the window.
On her descent out the window, Jezebel was frozen in shock. She couldn’t believe her own prophets would betray her like this. She hit the ground hard, feeling excruciating pain from the long fall from her tower. Once she hit the ground, she was immediately trampled over by Jehu's chariot that was parked near the tower, as her fall had spooked the horses. She was however still clinging on life, seething with rage over the Hebrew followers of Yahweh, who had been a constant pain in the rear during her life, always stopping her just short of her goal. Now it seemed to her that they would once more prove victorious, and this made her furious. However, before she could get back up, she was suddenly attacked by wild dogs who had been looking for a quick morsel. In too much pain to scream or fight back, Jezebel could only watch as she was eaten alive and torn apart. The last thing she saw was Jehu eating in her room, not even looking her direction, as if he felt she was beneath him. The last thing she felt was pure unbridled rage towards Jehu and his people. Even into her ascension to the Throne of Heroes, this rage stuck with her, infusing itself into her spirit origin. For through this next life as a servant she knew, she would be out for blood, and she would stop at nothing to see the total eradication of Jehu and his people.
Originally Posted by Wyvern
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