Chapter Four: War

Chapter Four: War

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Lucifer gazed at the faces of his brothers and sisters, they were all determined, without an iota of a doubt, to go down with him. Yes he felt it, their fear, he felt all of it. He couldn’t blame them, because he was also afraid, he felt fear for the first time in his existence, but the fact that he saw people willing to believe in his innocence moved him.

His cheeks suddenly became wet for some reason, why, why were his cheeks wet all of a sudden. He raised his fingers and touched them and felt the cool sensation from his gauntlet on his face, he brought his fingers before his eyes and saw it... water? No, it’s not water... its… what do they call it…. I think it was… tears.

He was touched, he was pushed to tears, not only from the fact that he was about to be exiled from Heaven, but from the fact that his brethren were willing to go with him, their loyalty to him was undeniable. He had never shed a tear since his creation, well except from when Father created man; a miniature representation of the all mighty on the planet Earth, and named him Adam.

"I commend you, my son. The love you have showed my children has built an unshakeable loyalty within them to you. You have indeed exceeded my expectation"

Lucifer turned his head to Michael who had a smug and demeaning grin on his face. How could he, how could he do this? His own brother, he remembered the good times they had, every single one of it flashed into his memory. His anger kept rising, it was too much, he had never been controlled by his emotions before, he had never even felt this much anger before. He couldn't stand it, without thinking he grabbed the handle of his blade-less sword and pulled it out, he raised it high above his head and the bladeless hilt suddenly erupted into a blade of white light and fire. His cheeks were getting wet again.

"Let it be known throughout all of creation that I, Lucifer Morningstar, will not rest until I have been proven myself innocent. I have been accused falsely and judged blindly, and I will NOT run with my tail between my legs. I will not stand and watch my brethren suffer the same fate as me, innocent but punished. As one of the Three Assets of God and the firstborn son of Creation, I have declared it and it shall be so"

He was crying profusely as he felt his anger burst into rage, and a new feeling he had never experienced before manifested itself in his heart... Hatred

"I will not rest until I prove you wrong Father. I will do all within my power to open your eyes to the truth. I will prove to You that not only was I falsely accused, but that I can survive on my own"

The Father then smiled

"So be it. From now henceforth shall you be called Satanael. Because my gifts are without return, you will retain all of your powers. I will let You rule over man and the Earth. Now will I create an abyss of fire and darkness, where you and all that follow you will wind up at the end of days. Surely have I done this and surely shall it be"

Michael then pulled out his own sword. As it burst into light and flames Michael screamed with a voice that shook almost all of Heaven, "THIS IS WAR! TAKE DOWN THE RESISTANCE BUT KNOW THIS, LUCIFER IS MINE!!!"

"FOR LUCIFER!!!" The ⅓ of the forces of Heaven that chose Lucifer screamed and unsheathed their swords which were only metal blades coated in fire while some were metal blade glistening with holy light.

Heaven's forces possess several weapons of warfare but the three most powerful are the Sword of Holy Fire, The Sword of Divine Light and The Sword of The Spirit. The Sword of Holy Fire is given to the low ranking angels, it is powerful but the likes of Gabriel can snap it like a dry twig although it has instant self-repair through drawing on the energy of its wielder. It is extremely hot and bright, it burns through whatever it cuts on contact and can be used as a sort of flash grenade to blind enemies.

The Sword of Divine Light, unlike the Sword of Holy Fire, is sturdier and can't be broken easily, but still if Gabriel or the like were to put in enough force or strike it above his knee hard enough, it would snap. It is sharper and possesses all the attributes of the first sword.

The Sword of The Spirit is the most powerful arsenal ever bestowed on angels by God, it is so powerful that only the mightiest of angels can draw out its full potential. It is a weapon that is said to have been forged by the Spirit of God Himself hence it gained the name, the Sword of the Spirit.

The angels charged at each other but before they clashed, the space around them distorted for a second and they found themselves in Heaven’s sky, away from the throne room. There was a slight moment of confusion until Michael dashed at Lucifer with tremendous speed. He knocked the confused Cherub into a golden mansion causing its inhabitants to run out screaming. With a powerful war cry, the remaining angels proceeded to attack each other ferociously. Some of them used axes, some used swords, some used bow and arrows, a variety of weapons were in the fray. Michael was flying above the building Lucifer crashed into, "COME OUT BROTHER!!! Face me and show me your power!!!"

Lucifer then flies out of the building, his breathing slightly accelerated, "You teleported everyone to a different location and attacked me in that state of confusion, that was a tactical, but not honest move, brother"

"You speak to me of honesty? This is warfare you traitor. In war everything counts, as long as the opposing force is destroyed." He then charges at Lucifer again but this time Lucifer is prepared for him, Michael swings his sword at Lucifer but Lucifer blocks it causing a shockwave to erupt from the clash blowing some of the nearby angels away. Michael then grabs Lucifer's hand, pulls him forward and head butts him square in the nose with such force that it blows Lucifer back for a little while before he regains his balance. Lucifer wipes the golden light that leaks from his nose over his gauntlet and smiles, "I almost forgot, as the Sword and Vengeance of God you possess untold amounts of battle experience and power. But you forget, brother, that I am also one of the Assets of the Most High"

Lucifer then vanishes from Michael's sight and reappears before him. He punches Michael in the gut causing him to double over, and then knees him in the chin following up with a kick to the temple making him spin. While spinning, Michael uses the momentum to his advantage and delivers a spinning back fist to Lucifer's jaw.

They both continue to fight seriously with both limbs and weapon until, from the corner of his vision, he sees one of his allies get pierced through the chest with a spear.

"NO!!!"

Lucifer screamed at the top of his lungs and kicked Michael in the chest with such force that Michael spat up some blood and went crashing towards the ground at an unprecedented speed. He wanted to fly towards that angel but the scenery then changed again all of a sudden, from fighting in the sky of Heaven, they were all in the highest point of space, the boundary between Heaven and the lower realms. The angel that was pierced was then kicked down through the boundary, Lucifer flew at the angel at extreme speed, he was about connect a punch to the angel's face when Michael suddenly stopped him by grabbing him in a full Nelson Lock, Lucifer tugged and struggled to break free but was held firmly by Michael who started speaking into his ear, "Just look at all this carnage and destruction you've brought upon yourself and your loyal followers, look brother, look at their hopelessness"

Lucifer then looks ahead and sees how his brethren were steadily dropping out of space into the Lower Realms, they fell through the boundary and into the Lower Realms of the Physical Plane. "I will make sure that you and the other traitor vermin are expelled. With you gone, I can carry out my plan smoothly"

Lucifer then rams the back of his head into Michaels' forehead causing his grip to loosen and allowing Lucifer to break free and give him some space.

Lucifer points his sword at Michael, "What do you mean? What plan are you seeding against Heaven?"

Michael then wipes his nose and smiles evilly, "War, Lucifer" He then extends his left hand up into the air and said, "As the Sword and Vengeance of the Most High, grant me the power to vanquish my enemies" A bright white light then suddenly flashes from his eyes as he begins to laugh maniacally. His sword grows three-times its usual size, his wings become flashes of lightening and fire and his countenance is enveloped with light. He then raises his sword and slashes it down and the wings of every angel supporting Lucifer is sliced off instantly, "Your army's connection to Heaven has been severed." He then shouts in a thunderous voice, "NOW IS THE TIME MY HOST, BANISH THEM FROM THE HEAVENS! THE WILL OF THE FATHER SHALL BE DONE!"

One by one each angel was cast down into the Lower Realms, their screams of help pierced Lucifer's very core, again his anger blocked his sense of reasoning. He felt his form shifting, he was changing, his wings changed from white fluffy feathers to black leathery skin connected to scale-like bone. His skin turned to scales, his trimmed fingernails grew to claws, his beautiful blue eyes with rounded pupils became a blood red slitted nature. He felt a growth from the bottom of his spine, and sharp protrusions grew from his head, his elbows, his knees, and his back down to his newly grown tail. He screamed, or put more accurately, he roared, a deafening sound that echoed throughout the Universe. Michael was astonished at first, but regained his composure and began to laugh, "A dragon? You seriously think transforming into a lower life form will enable you combat me?! I am Michael, Prince of Heaven!!! And I will not be bested by a giant lizard!!!"

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