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Years after the events of the banishment of humans from paradise, Anastasia was still shaken by the events and she still liked these beings that she witnessed the creation. She knew that Yahweh still loved them even though they had failed to meet his expectations, exactly for that love he developed a project called sacred gear to protect them from supernatural creatures like angels, devils or gods.

Anastasia was sitting in her office in the sky, watching the immensity of the cosmos through a window. Her eyes were full of tears and her face showed a mixture of sadness and anger. She was disappointed in the actions of Lucifer, an ancient angel who had betrayed Yahweh and rebelled against Heaven. But most of all, she was annoyed with herself.

She was Yahweh's assistant and had the ability to predict the future, but even so, she didn't try to stop Lucifer before it was too late. She blamed herself for not doing more to prevent the angel's betrayal and now, she was dealing with the consequences of that. She witnessed the fall of the first angel, the first female human, the perfect human couple and the severe punishment of a curious angel.

As she sat silently, Yahweh appeared in her office. He noticed the sadness on her face and approached her. "Anastasia, what's going on? Why are you so sad?"

Anastasia took a deep breath and looked at Yahweh. "I am disappointed in Lucifer's actions. I am irritated with myself for not doing anything to stop his betrayal before it was too late."

Yahweh put his hand on Anastasia's shoulder and said, "Don't blame yourself, my dear. Free will is an essential part of who we are. I knew Lucifer's betrayal would occur, but I couldn't stop it without interfering with freedom. of his choice."

Anastasia lowered her head, but Yahweh gently lifted her chin and said, "You don't have to handle this alone. I'm here to help and support you, just as I always have. Together, we can face whatever the future may bring."

Yahweh's words brought some comfort to Anastasia and she allowed herself to smile. She knew she had Yahweh's support and that together, they would be able to handle the fallout of Lucifer's betrayal and any other challenges the future might bring.

"Okay, I'll get something to occupy my mind." Anastasia gives her friend a weak smile.

"I suggest you visit fifth heaven, Azazel is trying to develop a new project of sacred gears for humans, he was inspired by the ones I am creating using my throne system." Yahweh tries to find an efficient distraction for her.

Going to the laboratories led by Azazel in fifth heaven, she continues to think about the events that occurred. But when she gets there she sees the researching angel sitting with a frown trying to turn his theory into something practical.

"Good morning Azazel, what are you trying to do?"

"Good morning mom, I'm trying to create a sacred gear for humans just like dad is doing with his system. But it's a lot harder than it looks."

"What is your idea for sacred gear?"

"Remember the story you told about a fairy and a dragon, where the dragon became a sword? Well I'm trying to create a sword based on draconic powers plus light and dark."

"It's an interesting idea. Could you explain further?"

He showed a blueprint of the sacred gear he was envisioning. "This is the Blazer Shining or Darkness Blade it is an artificial sacred gear in the form of a sword with mixture of light and darkness. It has immense destructive power and is capable of cutting spirits, in addition to causing extreme damage to dragons."

"It's a start, how about we go to the lab and try to develop this?" Azazel nods and follow her.

Anastasia and Azazel gathered in the divine creation room to discuss the design of the Blazing Shine or Darkness sword. Anastasia pulled up a chair and started talking.

"So, I've been thinking about the proposals you brought up last time and I've decided that the best option is to combine holy and demonic energy into one sword."

Azazel nodded and said, "I agree. I have some ideas on how we can do this. We can use an enchantment technique to merge the two types of energy and create a perfect balance between light and dark."

Anastasia nodded and suggested, "We can use some rare materials that we have in heaven's treasure. And we can also incorporate an energy regeneration system so that the sword can recover faster."

Azazel smiled and said, "Great idea. And I thought of adding a switch to change between light and dark so the user can choose which type of energy to use depending on the situation."

Anastasia agreed and said, "That would be perfect. And if we add some special abilities for each type of energy, we'll have a truly unique sword."

They worked together for days, refining and improving the design.

What she didn't count was that Azazel was a complete pervert, the angel had a hidden hobbie of spying the most beautiful angel, Gabriel, when she bathed in a lake on the fourth heaven. But what he did this time had serious consequences similar to Lucifer's actions.

Azazel organized and participated in an orgy between some angels that led to him being banished from heaven along with all participants. But as they did not do such actions directly against God, Yahweh did not turn them into devils but their previously white wings became black and similar to those of ravens. Azazel and the others who fell from heaven's favor became known as fallen angels.

Anastasia again witnessing more children weakening and being punished for their personal desires, her will was shaken after seeing more angels falling from god's grace. She decided to temporarily withdraw from heaven and walk among humans on earth to calm her nerves, and surprisingly Yahweh did not intervene in the decision believing that some time alone would be best for her friend.