Chapter Six: Ancient History

Alice stared at Zirian, Astris, and Damien. "What? It's not like we have anything better to do."

Zirian looked at Damien and nodded, giving him the go ahead.

Damien sat down at a table with Alice, putting up a sound shield Magical Art, keeping everything said inside the small bubble.

"Okay, Alice. Let me tell you about the first Demons. This is classified information that only a few Angels remember."

Alice nodded. "I understand."

Damien smiled. "Now, around ten million years ago, there was a Holy War. This war is not in any history books of Astrea, and only the Lucifina Royal Family know about it.

The only Angels still alive that might remember it are two named Micheal and Gabriel. They were very young when it began, atleast that's what the Lost History book says.

God created this world, giving it many blessings and curses. She made nature cruel, and man unforgiving. God made the Elves a race born of pure light, and man of light and darkness. That's why some are good and some are evil.

Two Angels named Lucifer and Satan were created using the blood of God. When they were born, the Heavens sang, and the world worshipped.

As they approached being a millennia, they created the first Court of Generals, twelve Holy Angels, who meet to discuss with God Herself. As time passed, Lucifer and Satan became bitter, upset that God wouldn't help the world She created. It was at the brink of destruction, a society that called the world "Earth" had ruined it to a point of no return. The Elves has all disappeared underground, only existing in fairy tails. Ogres, goblins, everything else was also disappeared into the ground, leaving humanity as the conquerors of the world.

The Court of Angels and God agreed they could watch over the world, and they had but one rule: Do not reduce the world to nothing. God said, "If anything happens, tell me. I will reset everything, back to stage one."

To Lucifer and Satan, this would be a loss. They wished for the world to be cured, but not for everything to repeat itself." Damien stopped and took a drink of tea. "Keeping up?"

Alice nodded before Damien continued. "They were upset, they wanted the people in the world to live, but to also bring back those races and creatures that had long become myths. So, one day Lucifer and Satan went to speak with God, who told them that if they wanted it changed, to do something about it themselves.

She kicked out the two Angels made from her own blood, down to the very world they wanted to save.

Gabriel, Micheal, and the rest of the court and Heavens saw this act, wondering if they were safe. Wouldn't you? They devised a plan, because even though God had created the Heavens and the world of mortals, She was one god, the creator of one universe.

The Angels knew it would be difficult, but not impossible to kill her, or even lock her away in a new place she created for the corrupted souls: Hell.

Out of everything in Her universe, God was the most corrupt. The Angels sent down many messengers to communicate with Lucifer and Satan, who had been corrupted by the Gates of Hell and turned into a new creature: Demons. They took the messengers and cut off their holy wings, throwing them into the gates, creating new Demons. Eventually, Lucifer and Satan were ready to attack, but the Angels wanted to destroy God, not them.

To get back to the Heavens, Lucifer and Satan's army had to go through Earth, from one side to the other.

As they emerged from the Gates of Hell in a place then called America, they brought destruction, sparing only a few million humans as they made it to the Gates of Heaven, in a place then named Russia. Lucifer broke down the gates, and with his burnt Angelic wings, soared up into the heavens, leaving behind the burning world he once wanted to save.

The Court of Angels was caught off guard as the Demons invaded the Heavens, killing or corrupting any Angel in sight. Finally making it to Micheal and the Court of Angels, they slashed Micheal's right eye, and killed the first court.

You see, Alice, God accidentally created something as she established Hell. A type of Celestial energy was released onto the world. With it, the Demons created the shrines for Magical Arts, which allowed them to use powers even God couldn't use.

When discovered by humans, they were able to adapt to a new, apocalyptic world. The dead walked around. Elves, ogres and the like were also reborn into the world.

All this happened as Lucifer and Satan broke down the door to God's temple, a beautiful place called "The Garden of Eden". You see, the Garden was once on Earth, however the ogres and goblins wanted to seize it from the Angels, so God brought them and the Garden back to the Heavens.

Lucifer jumped at God and slashed Her stomach, as Satan chopped off Her arms. She begged for mercy, and they repeated what She had said years and years ago. Do something yourself, before cutting off Her head, knocking her unconscious.

Lucifer and Satan took her to Gabriel and asked if they would allow them to leave, taking God to the deepest pit of Hell: The Void.

In the Void, there is only nothingness. Nothing to breathe or see, feel or hear. Just one left with their own thoughts. You may wonder why she didn't just leave? The void seals off Holy Powers, incase any lower god came to take her universe, the Void was for them."

Alice sat stunned. "Can you describe the Void again?"

Damien nodded. "Of course. In the Void, their is just nothingness. Nothing to breathe or see, feel or hear. Just one left with their own thoughts. May I continue?"

Alice nodded slowly as she thought. 'Wasn't I in a similar place to that? Now that I think about it, why was the original infant of Micheal Night cast out of the Heavens so early?'

"When God awoke, she screamed for eons, as Lucifer and Satan recreated the world, allowing it to once again thrive.

However, they wished for more, so they left Earth, renamed Astrea, and flew back to the Heavens unaccompanied by their army, who wished to stay and live peaceful lives.

Satan had one daughter, named Satin. She was not our mother, but our ancestor who shared the same name.

Lucifer and Satan attacked the Heavens, planning to take the Garden and all the Heavens for themselves, so they could become gods.

The Angels were prepared for this however, and use the very magic they created to destroy them.

After that, many Holy Wars broke out, however the past few millennia, we have been ever closer to peace."

Alice was deep in thought. "Hey, Uncle Damien. Do you think that multiple beings share the same space in the void?"

Damien shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea, I've never visited that layer of Hell. No one has." He popped the sound bubble and shooed Alice away. "Get ready, we've just passed into the Human Empire."

Alice was shocked. "We arrived that fast?!?"

Damien nodded. "Well, The Floating Castle has a teleportation Magical Arts shrine built into its core. Let's go."