Hello, one and all! My name is Allie and I will be your friendly neighbourhood author for the duration of this story.
So, from my previous stories I'm sure you can tell I'm not very good at updating. I am going to try my utmost to update this consistently because I really want to have a good base for what is going to happen before any new episodes air. This story is going to be ever-so-slightly AU and is going to involve a good many of the characters that have been on the show. It is unlike any story I've had pop into my head before and I'm incredibly excited to see where it takes me.
In the beginning, we don't see much of Sam and Dean. Sorry, but it's necessary for the set-up of the story. I hope you guys enjoy it enough to stick with it until the end, whenever that may occur. I would really appreciate feedback because, as I said before, I've never written anything like this. I am setting up this story in a format like a play because "chapters" and "parts" just don't feel right for this story.
So, without further ado, here is the induction/introduction for "Blessing or Curse!"
act one, the induction
Different cultures gave different attributes to the Heavenly Host. The names of angels changed from place to place and their stories and pasts varied even more often than their name. Such was the way of humans. If the Host were try to get everything straight, they would have to rewrite most of the history books. Humans got more wrong than they got right.
Here are some truths about angels.
Heaven is more of a hierarchy when it comes to angels than a family. They call each other "brother" or "sister" when on Earth, but few of the angels ever had relationships close to that of earthly siblings. There were notable exceptions, but most angels were no closer than comrades in arms.
One thing that was true when describing angels was the word "multitude." There were more angels than stars in the sky. Not to say that all were of consequence – most were only foot-soldiers in the grand scope of things.
There was no such thing as a "guardian angel." Angels were created to do God's will. Not to mention that angels had more important duties than to watch over humans. Occasionally, an angel was assigned duties to watch over particular humans, but they were orders that were issued only rarely.
Angels were not benevolent creatures. They were warriors. Soldiers. They were the strength of God's will. They did not act beyond their orders. Whenever an angel did act outside of their orders, it was looked down upon by the rest of the Host.
Nearly every angel had the capability of looking into the future. Not many did, however. If it was not part of their duties, they did not bother with the ability. It was difficult. Especially if the angel was trying to see a future that involved choices. They had to account for the choices that the humans would make and try to decide which choice was the most likely.
Despite being less of a family and more of a hierarchy, angels still had family feuds. Oftentimes, the feuds would end in injury or death. Angelic fights were far more violent than human arguments.
Amongst the angels of heaven, there was one particular angel that was vastly different from the others. This angel was thought by humans to be the fifth archangel and was called Saraqael or Sariel, sometimes even Araziel or Azrael. This archangel was one that had always born an affinity for humankind. Azrael was the angel of peaceful death, the angel that had taken Moses.
Humans believe that Sariel was amongst the Fallen.
The humans are wrong.
This is what happened.
Thank you for reading! Feel free to leave any thoughts or concerns!