Millennium ago, when humans were born, so was the creation of thought. With thought, came emotion. And with the two, came the Angel and the Devil. The Angel was a blessing, a grace and a virtue- the light of humanity, the epitome of mankind's mind. The Devil was a curse, a demon and a sin- the darkness of mankind, the epitome of human emotion. For it is in our minds that we make rational descions based off of morality, and it is our hearts that temptation is fostered and where we tend to ignore the mind. The demon and the grace were not to meet, for one resided in heaven's open skies, the other in the dank chasms of hell. And yet they did, many times, over the fate of humanity.
As the Angel inhabited man's mind, the Devil controlled the human heart, one leading to moral choices, the other leading to immoral conflicts. Within the bodies of the humans over which they reigned and guided, the Angel and the Devil indirectly fought.
Each time the Devil caused a human to act to his ethics, the Angel would inadvertently counter it with her guidance of the human conscience. Likewise, when the Angel directed a human towards virtuous actions, the Devil would drag them down into the depths of sin. Over and over this repeated, though the bodies of man.
As humans began to evolve, the scales of universe began to sway. Suddenly, there were times where humanity succumbed completely to their desires, lost in sin- worshipping the Devil. And times where man would repent and ask for forgiveness- favoring the Angel. As the balance between order and chaos, virtue and sin began to favor to one being, the other would bleed. 14 times, humans questioned themselves. 7 times each, both the Angel and the Devil were wounded, forgotten by the very creatures they raised. Seven drops from each- fourteen in total. 14 drops of ethereal essence from the bodies of the beings that guide sentient life on earth.
The seven drops of humanity's despair bore the Seven Divine Virtues- for light can be found even in the deepest darkness- and from the seven drops of mankind's hope came the Seven Mortal Sins- because there is still shadow to be found in the brightest of lights.
Of Sin there was Lust, the carnal desire for skin. Greed, the never ending wish for more. Wrath, the savage fury of injustice. Pride, the blinding illusion of control. Sloth, the idle apathy of laziness. Envy, the unrestrained jealousy of rejection. And Gluttony, the excessive consumption of the insatiable.
On the other side there was Virtue. First was Love, the cherishing nature of affection. Charity, the generous gift for deprivation. Patience, the endless wait of serenity. Modesty, the humble refusal of discipline. Diligence, the dominating authority of jurisdiction. Hospitality, the kind maneuver of sympathy. And Sobriety, the refraining abstinence of solemnity.
Both sin and virtue inhabited a human, some more prominent in their virtue, others in their sin. But while both were ethereal, one could find a human host in which one of these supernatural beings were represented. You need only to look for a pair of wings- one black, one white. Forasmuch as darkness smothers light, the black will overlap the white and inasmuch as light can overcome darkness, the white will overlay the black. Such is the mark of one borne with the blood of a transcendent being.
A/n: I have some things to say.
A) For my update a few weeks ago, I apologize for raising anybody's hopes. As soon as I read it over, I hated it. I believe it was rushed as well as short and I am currently rewriting it- don't worry, it'll be up soon.
B) As you can clearly see, I rewrote my prologue. I thought there were some details that I needed to clarify in order to move my story along and I added them. Again, sorry if this update got your hopes up- but it's honestly not my problem.
C) Yes I know the Sins and Virtues don't exactly match up to what's written down in studies. It just sounded better this way. I don't care if you don't like it- learn to deal with it.
D) At Levi (the user not the character), who reviewed this quite rudely- HOW ABOUT YOU FUCK OFF.
E) Thank you for reading, following/fave-ing, and/or viewing my fanfic
