In the magnificent kingdom of heaven, amongst the harmonious clamour of the angels chirping the glories of God, sat the Divine and an angel whom was unlike the others; with amber eyes glowering maliciously at the sight before it. "Isn't Adam beautiful Lucifer?" God beamed, his ethereal light beaming at the fleshy figure he had created. Lucifer grimaced, observing God's pride at the odd brown creature sprawled on the marble table. Although he loathed to admit it, Adam was a marvelous creature with flowing ebony locks and the subtle expression on the dreamer's face. How Lucifer loathed the sack of dirt.
" Almighty, this creature is too abominable, you made it have no shame of its nakedness; with no simple understanding of you. How could you see this creature as "a perfect mirror of your likeness"? Surely us, the angels whom fall and worship you in every breath, would be the ones you would offer those words of praise to?"
"Lucifer, the angels and animals are divine creatures in which I have created, but the human shall prominently stand out from the rest. The man in which I have bestowed the breath of life has been giving the greatest gift I could possibly give, the ability to discover me and my gifts." God's melodious voice dropped to a hushed, disapproved tone at Lucifer's venomous words. "Do not be jealous of man, I have hidden so much from him. The meaning of life, the fear of death, good and evil, and much more wisdom. Unlike you who are aware of sins, he will live a highly simple existence. Free to roam and discover;not plagued by the entrapments of knowing wrongdoing. Adam will thirst for adventure rather than power, experience untainted love without any expectation, and his blissful life will meet a peaceful end as one day his body will once again become one with the soil of the earth. You, like all the other angels, shall continue to live with me in Heaven eternally, and it will be your duty to watch over and love your new brother."
Lucifer scoffed, "Brother? Just like the animals are beneath my level of power and understanding, this sack of dirt and breath is no better. Do you grow unhappy with us? Is our Father simply intimidated and no longer entertained by children who were groomed to know as much as Him? Is that why you have angels training for battles, when you claim only peace should prevail? Is that why we know about death, illness, and war when they are never supposed to even exist? Are you afraid of being overthrown? Is that why you keep on creating more and more stupid creatures?"
God sighed, "I will not explain to you my reasonings. I have an understanding of the order of life, the depth of how all the decisions I allow my creation to make can alter everything to come. I am the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end, and nothing can overthrow me. I love you and all the other angels, and no matter what accusations you make, I have deemed all of you worthy of a place beside me in my domain."
Lucifer chuckled, "Oh yes, so much that you decided to create something "worthier" than me. The angels have served you since our creation, and this is how you repay us? With this THING overthrowing US?"
There was a clap of thunder as the angel turned to leave. "Adam is not a creation made out of apathy towards you, rather, something for us to celebrate. A new life that we can teach and love. He is not overthrowing anything, he should never even know the meaning of the word. " A thunderous clamor resounded as dust from the earth blew into the heavens and swirled across the marble table and onto Adam's sleeping form. The swirling mass appeared to absorb into the resting creature, and Lucifer marveled as the creature's cheeks began to grow rosier and it's chest began to noticeably rise. "He is almost complete." God chimed proudly.
Not able to handle this any longer, Lucifer flapped his wings and quickly flew away, ignoring the shout of his name behind him. Head throbbing, he landed into heaven's main town square and began to rub his temples in frustration. Around him, other angles were majestically fluttering their wings as they melodiously sang:
Praise to the one who will live forever
Alpha and Omega, beginning and end
Through him we were created
And forever we will be his
Alpha and Omega, beginning and end
Through him is our knowledge, of both goodness and pain
For eternity we shall be in debt to thee
Abba, your love, is all that we need
Glory be to him in the highest
Lucifer rolled his eyes and leaned against a pillar holding the feasting hall, "Will all of you please stop singing?" Closing his eyes in exasperation, he felt a gentle poke at his side and jumped up.
"Ah Lucifer, will the choir director do us the honor in aiding in our song? Here, you can even use my lute if you would like!" a giddy angel begged, tugging at Lucifer's arms.
Lucifer pried the eager angel off of him and feigned a smile,"I apologize Hermesiel, I have no desire to sing today."
Hermesiel snorted in laughter and nudged his tense companion in humor, "How grumpy you are today brother! Ah well, you change your mind you are always welcome to join in." Flying back into the throng Hermesiel twirled giddly and frantically strummed his lute. "Come brothers and sisters, let us sing even louder than before!" The others shouted in mutual delight as they cried:
Praise to the One who has granted us life
Alpha and Omega, beginning and end
May we live forever in glory, not sin
Alpha and Omega, beginning and end
None of us shall ever fall
Alpha and Omega, beginning and end
For our Father is there to guide and catch us all...
"Will you all be quiet for ONCE?!" Lucifer screeched as the others gasped in confusion and shock, "Do you not realize that he has created a replacement for us? A brown sack of dirt on a slab?" Silence overtook the town hall, and all the angels gazed amongst each other. Some in astonishment and others furrowed their brows as though in slight disillusionment.
"Calm down brother, He has not sent anything to replace us." A male angel swooped from the sky to Lucifer and calmly braced the angel's shoulders. "Do you honestly lack that much faith in our creator?"
"You are as blind and naive as always Gabriel!" Lucifer removed Gabriel's hand from him. Gabriel rolled his eyes in exhaustion and glared at Lucifer as he continued to explain, "Why else would he create this abomination?"
Gabriel's green eyes widened in astonishment, "Why are you questioning what has already been explained?" Other angels murmured in agreement, heads bobbing as some began to hum praises once again. "It is not like we have not been blessed. We have free will and choice. He has created many things besides us and you have not felt threatened before, why the sudden change of heart?"
" Why? Why you ask? He is the only creature I have ever heard God state was "made in his image". You subservient fool! As soon as this Adam goes into the land called earth God has created, what do you think will become of us? He wants an ignorant beast to follow his commands, he wants a stupid creature who has no capability to surpass him."
Gabriel glowered in disapproval as Lucifer's chest began to puff in pride, "I will hear no more of this foolishness."
Lucifer humorlessly cackled and turned his back from Gabriel and to the crowd that surrounded them, "Oh what a weak retort, I expected more from you Gabriel, however you were always sensitive to truths that would make you feel like you were at a lower position of power. No longer God's "right hand angel". No, I am tired of your foolishness, of all the foolishness." Expanding his wings and puffing his chest he continued his declaration boldly, " Since the beginning of our creation we have served our God without question. Knowing what he declares to be right or wrong and attempting to please Him at all costs. Never have we betrayed Him, although we know as much as Him, and yet know simply too much. We simply can never fully please him while we still know about evil and the true meaning of consequence. We are simply too much like him. So he creates something weaker and stupider to entertain himself with. So once this thing pleases him, what will he do? Why create more things made of dirt and breath of course! And where does that leave us? In the dirt. Poof. Gone. We will no longer have use and He will rid of us. And none of us will attempt to fight it. Why? We believe "oh he loves us" and "He would never do anything like that". Yet look, it is already the beginning of the end of us all."
Gabriel raised his hands up in fury, "I will hear no more of this blasphemy! Leave us or I will strike you down!"
The other angel turned to Gabriel and aggressively pressed against him, " Do it. Prove to everyone how you lack self control. How foolish heaven is that we cannot speak our minds without fear of being struck down by force." Teeth clenched, Gabriel slowly lowered his arms to his sides and watched Lucifer smirk at the crowd. "What I suggest is a new universal order, one that is no longer maintained by a God that will smite us down, yet an angel with a vision of a glorious future. One where we can do what we please and no longer have to bow to a master who treats us like His personal whipping posts. Our savior is me." An audible gasp resounded around the square, some crying and others looking down at the golden flooring below them in contemplation.
Gabriel reached into his white tunic and grabbed the hilt of his sword, "Leave now you foul being!"
Lucifer shrugged and strode to the entrance of the feasting hall, "If any of you are intelligent enough to agree with me, meet me in the feasting hall."