In the beginning, the almighty one El Adonai, created Lucifer the Light Bringer, from a
drop of his own blood, a cherub angel with 4 multi-colored wings, from which he plucked
7 feathers to form the 7 realms of Shamayim.
Though vast multitudes of other Angels were made, with the greatest among them given dominion
over these regions, Lucifer stood above them all as chief prince, second in authority to
El Adonai, who largely withdrew from the public life, leaving his creations to govern themselves.
As a result, Lucifer became the most visible face of authority within Shamayim, held in
such high regard some considered him a being of equal status to the Almighty.
Yet Lucifer did not yet view himself in such a light, seeking to demonstrate his devotion
to El Adonai by building a great house of worship.
Despite being warned by the Creator that such a project was against his will, Lucifer’s
friend and closest follower Matmonel convinced him to proceed with the construction.
When at last the House of Worship was revealed, Matmonel unveiled his own contribution, adding
the face of Lucifer to a great statue, meant to depict the creator.
Marvelling over the magnificence of this great work, many of the Angels praised Lucifer who
grew addicted to the love and adulation of the masses.
Yet from the greatest of heights, Lucifer felt dragged to his lowest point when gracefully
rebuked by El Adonai for his disobedience.
Though the Creator did not punish his beloved Prince, Lucifer was passed over for the newly
revealed position of Elect One, a being meant to represent the Creator who was therefore
above the Light Bringer in authority.
Needing time to contemplate his future, Lucifer sought solitude where he grew ever more angry
and resentful over his treatment, coming to agree with many of his followers, who claimed
he was or should be an equal to the almighty.
And since El Adonai was proving himself a poor leader and judge, the Light Bringer should
take his place as Lord of all Creation.
After the rebuke and humiliation of their Chief and his withdrawal from public life,
Lucifer’s disciples grew frustrated at his long absence, while their resentment grew
towards the Archangel Michael’s followers, who governed with the blessing of El Adonai.
Yet for the most part they remained loyal to their leader, holding secret meeting to
reaffirm their devotion.
Returning to his 10 closest acolytes, Lucifer rewarded their patience and dedication, by
revealing an underground fortress lair where he prepared a grand army of warrior Angels
equipped with deadly weapons of war, before yelling out in defiance: “Let there be rebellion!
Let there be oblivion!
Let there be a great war in heaven!
Unleash the legions to battle!”
Appointing his followers as Grandmasters to lead his legions, roughly 60% of all angels
initially joined in the rebellion, while 30% remained faithful and 10% declared their neutrality.
Taking place over 4 billion years, Lucifer’s Great War in Heaven saw the rebels win many
of the early battles, as the Faithful had few weapons and were entirely unprepared for
war.
Armed mostly with staffs and bows, the Faithful did not start producing their own armaments
until a billion years into the conflict, at which point it was too late to turn the tide
crashing upon them.
When early reports reached Michael, that Lucifer’s rebels were attacking the seven realms by
land, sea and air, he was wisely advised to withdraw from the realm of Maon,
where it was clear they could not hold back the invasion, in order to reinforce the great
warrior Cassiel in the seventh realm Aravoth, where they might make a strategic last stand
and possibly prevent the enemy from taking the Large White Throne of El Adonai.
Yet Michael stubbornly refused, believing their sacrifice might buy the Creator time
to rally further defenses.
Leading the rebel armies into the first realm of Vilon (vil-on), Matmonel used irregular
military tactics to gain a swift advantage over Gabriel, who oversaw and defended the
region on behalf of the faithful.
Despite Matmonel’s rapid progress, Gabriel would not yield and fought with his warriors
until the bitter end, making his enemy pay a heavy price for every part of the realm
they conquered.
Yet soon enough Matmonel was victorious and Vilon fell to the rebellion.
Within the Second realm of Raqia, Shelumiel and Kemuel
led their forces to capture much of the territory but their advance was halted upon laying siege
to the last fortification, where the faithful Raphael held the Forward bastion
with 470 million warrior angels, while Zuriel’s men occupied the central stronghold.
Outnumbering and surrounding the defenders, Shelumiel and Kemuel grew overconfident, singing
songs victory before the fighting was over.
Yet time after time, their armies broke against the forward bastion, unable to make it through.
Raphael’s valiant defence then gave Zuriel time to organize his men into war parties
which he led against the invaders, slowly diminishing their numbers and morale.
As a result, the Rebels took most of Raqia but could not complete their conquest, as
the Faithful remained in control of the last stronghold, forcing the enemy to maintain
the siege throughout the entirety of the conflict.
In the Third Realm of Shehaqim, Lucifer's grandmaster Lemuel led
an aerial assault against the Faithful Anakel and Samuel, who put forth a fierce
resistance that might have done great damage to the enemy, if not for a terrible betrayal
which shattered their defences.
When Morel, chieftain of the Ophanim angels arrived as reinforcements for the Faithful
of Shehaqim, Samuel was skeptical, feeling something was odd about these warrior arriving
to defend a realm that was not their own.
Anakel however, knew they needed the help and believed in the sincerity of Morel, convincing
Samuel to accept their assistance.
A decision he soon came to regret, when in the midst of battle, Anakel signaled for
the Ophanim to attack the enemy, only for Morel and his forces to charge their spears
directly into the ranks of the faithful, declaring themselves for the rebellion.
Seeing his army slaughtered, Anakel was surrounded but slayed 100 million Ophanim traitors before
being harpooned with great javelins, captured and taken before Lemuel in chains.
Although Samuel managed to escape the massacre, he would not leave his friend to endure torment
and mockery, embarking upon a daring rescue mission, where he tore his way through enemy
ranks, ripping apart rebels with his bare hands until at last reaching and liberating
Anakel.
While the rescue of Anakel became a story of legend, it did not change the fact that
Shehaqim fell to the Rebels.