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Author's note: Okay. So far, so good. To my Guest reviewer, I will say that the addressing of God and Death's relationship will be coming soon. But for right now, we're focusing on God, the archangels, and the Darkness. And speaking of the archangels, I always thought it was interesting how some shows that featured angels tended to make the archangels have this family drama when it came to the rebellion and what happens to where they reappear on Earth. In some shows it's interesting to watch, in others the writers drag the family drama on to where it's needlessly angsty. While there's no biblical context of angels being weak-willed drones, humanizing them to the point of it being a superpowered family squabble at Sunday dinner is a bit much. Anyway, I'm off the soapbox, here's the next chapter.

Heaven

To say that God wasn't surprised by Lucifer's proposal would be a massive understatement. Humans estimating just how much God knew would take an eternity, that is to the point of being utterly pointless. But God certainly knew Lucifer would come to him with this and he knew where this would lead. Still, it wasn't as if he didn't count on it. God listened to his second son's proposal for dealing with the dark entity and simply waited for the proposal to be done.

He knew the thoughts that his others sons had. Michael would be ready to serve him at a moment's notice. Raphael would follow behind his other brothers. However, it was Gabriel that appeared to have some trepidation about the entire affair that was to take place. While he created Gabriel to be on the same footing as the other three, he knew that Gabriel would not want to be one for conflict.

God brought his attention back to Lucifer as he finished speaking, "As you can see, this...entity can easily bring about the destruction of what you've created. We want to protect everything you made. Isn't that why you created us?"

God knew exactly what Lucifer was doing. He always knew what his son was doing and he knew what would be coming. Until then, he would simply let events come.

"Brother, we know that this entity must be taken care of. But what do you expect us to do?" Michael asked his younger brother. He had been raising Lucifer and showing him things that he learned he could do. The four archangels found that while they had the same abilities, they each had qualities that were distinct from each other. Lucifer, for example, had been what would be called a "smooth-talker". However, God didn't need convincing as he already made plans for the dark entity.

"It's simple. We fight it with everything we have. Look at what we are," Lucifer said as he gestured to everyone around. Michael seemed ready to do what God would command. Raphael would follow his brothers. However, Gabriel felt trepidation as the dark entity wasn't the only thing that he had feared.

God knew that Gabriel loved him and had a healthy fear of him. But he also sensed that his youngest archangel had feared his older brothers. He had seen how Lucifer had taught Gabriel some of the tricks that he learned he was capable of. The same went for Raphael and Michael. Lucifer had his ways like a trickster while Michael was stalwart in character.

God saw his family as it was and he couldn't feel happier. But he knew what lay ahead what be the ultimate test for everyone here and everyone to come.

"Very well. Here is what we'll do," God said to his archangels. He huddled them together and discussed plans for what to do. OF course he knew that Michael, Lucifer, and Raphael would be on board. However, he could tell that Gabriel was having the most trouble. But it was likely what he saw in the future that was giving him trouble. Either way, something had to be done.

Lucifer made his way over to the borders of Heaven and looked down into the abyss. The second archangel looked into her red eyes. If he didn't know any better, he would've thought that she was expecting him.

"Did I keep you waiting?" the second archangel said with a bit of amusement in his voice.

"I get lonely from time to time. Your visits help with that," her voice echoed back to him, but not with the happiness he had expected to hear.

Lucifer looked at the Darkness and could sense that she was upset. "Is something wrong?"

"What did He tell you? It can't be good if he doesn't like you seeing me," she shot back.

Lucifer immediately felt like he would've been caught with the wrong word. But he was smart.

"He's my father. He loves me. Though sometimes...I think he's overprotective. After all, we haven't done anything, nothing wrong at least, so why he worries so much, I'll never know."

The darkness became silent at his response. He had given her a response but she didn't think it was truthful. The second strongest archangel was a being whose words were smooth and could sway almost anyone. However, she still wanted to trust him.

"Does your father fear I led you astray?" the Darkness replied. Lucifer simply smiled at her response as he knew that he could sway her thinking.

Lucifer looked into her eyes as he said to her, "What could He do about our relationship? I am His son. He made me even more beautiful than my big brother Michael. I've seen their passing glances of awe when I'm in their presence. And I've shown Gabriel some tricks that the others are too...narrow-minded to try."

Lucifer looked to the Darkness and saw that she was entranced by his words. The second born archangel also couldn't help but smile at himself as he thought on the words he said to her. Michael and Raphael seemed to be two of a kind as he always saw his second youngest brother mimicking Michael and how he seemed to be more on the straight and narrow. Yet Gabriel seemed to emulate him with his antics. He couldn't help but to think about how he admired being loved.

Not too far away, God and the other three archangels looked on as Lucifer was charming the dark entity. The other three archangels looked on in worry as they watched their brother speak with the dark entity but observed as she had not attacked Lucifer yet. However, as God watched his second archangel, he was already seeing where this path would lead.

"Father...will he be alright," Michael asked as he turned to God. The Almighty simply looked to his second son before he turned back to the oldest archangel. "His part will play out as it should."

Michael gave his father a confused expression before he turned back to watch the scene involving his brother unfold. The oldest archangel had seen that his brother was changing in the visions that assaulted his mind. Somehow Lucifer who was most beloved by himself and their brothers was becoming something that they were fearing. Raphael and Gabriel stood with him as God left them to their own devices.

"What are we going to do Michael? What if that...thing continues to get in our brother's head?" Gabriel said.

Raphael stared hard at the interaction between Lucifer and the Darkness. But he did realize that his brother was not swayed by whatever charms the dark entity had. "I don't think we have to worry about that Gabriel."

Gabriel turned to Raphael and then looked to his second oldest brother. He realized that Raphael was right. While it seemed that the Darkness was on its toes talking to Lucifer, it seemed as though it was was actually being swayed by Lucifer

"Well, this is good...right?" Gabriel said trying to sound reassuring. However, his optimism was short-lived as he knew that the visions were showing what would already happen. He only hoped there was something his Father would do to help.

Lucifer came back to God and his brothers with a smug smile. They looked to archangel, most in curiosity.

"Well?" Michael said. Lucifer's smile remained in place as he couldn't wait to give them the news.

"The creature is planning to destroy everything that Father is making. And she wants my help. I have her full trust. So, we can attack when she least expects it," Lucifer said.

The other archangels seemed to understand the other parts of his response. However, the part that surprised them was that God was apparently still creating.

"I see Lucifer has told you what I've been doing. I figured he would," God said as he stood before his sons.

Michael, being the oldest brother, looked to their father as he asked, "What did he mean about you still creating?"

God simply smiled at them all.

"I'm making more children. You see, you all are the beginning. And I've shared my glory with you. Now I want to create others to share my glory. Entire worlds and beings similar to yourselves with different gifts who can show how magnificent creation can be. And at the end, there will be different creatures who, while not as strong as you are, will possess potential. Over time, you will see. I will share the completion of my creation and we will be a greater family."

As God said this, they saw that He had an air of sadness about him. It was something that all of them, even Lucifer, found disturbing as they had not known God to be sad.

"Now then, Lucifer, what were you saying?" God said, even if He already knew.

Lucifer resumed his smile as he replied, "The creature in the void trusts me completely. We simply have to wait, and then when it begins to attack, then we will sever the head of the beast. And any threat to us will be no more."

The archangels seemed relieved when they heard that Lucifer was simply gaining the creature's trust. But God knew that something more was going to happen. And while He didn't like it, it would simply happen as it should.

Lucifer made his way back to the meeting spot that he and the Darkness shared. He thought back to the talks that they had. He realized that he liked being there with the creature as she praised him to ends of the heavens. He was aware of the looks of admiration his brothers, including Michael, given his beauty as one of God's creations. He had always admired Michael's strength and resolve but saw how his brother cared for him, and how Raphael respected him, and how Gabriel looked up to him. Lucifer pondered on what else God could give him for being quite the son that he was.

"You're thinking," the Darkness said.

Lucifer simply smiled as he replied, "I am. About what we can have. What we can be."

"You sure that's a good idea? What would Father say?" The Darkness said with her eyes glowing red in the abyss.

"Father does not control me. I am my own person. He may have made me what I am, but I am the brightest of my brothers, in every sense of the word. They practically worship me, including Michael."

Lucifer thought about these words and couldn't help but to smile. As he thought about how his brothers admired him and how God made him, he felt that he spoke the truth of his words. The thought of his brothers admiring him as they would God appealed to him, but right now he had a task to complete.

"You think your dear father would like you thinking that way?" The dark entity asked.

"He made me what I am. And my brothers love me in ways that they don't fully comprehend."

"I've seen your brothers. They may admire you, but they'll simply betray you at your father's command," she replied with distaste.

"Why do you hate Him?" Lucifer said as he peered into her eyes in the dark. "Ever since we've known each other, you've always wanted to combat him. Why?"

"Do you have any idea what this...this place is like? God made me and then put me here as though I was nothing. That's what this feels like. Nothing. And yet I feel this connection to something he made other than heaven. Even now, I sense him creating other things. You sense it too, don't you?"

Lucifer could indeed sense that God was at work again. He felt the increasing presence of other beings who shared traits to himself and his brothers yet somehow smaller. And now he was sensing that a new place was being created as he felt God release his power and shape it into something new. Lucifer took off for where he sensed God and the others were gathered.

As Lucifer came upon his other brothers, he saw what appeared to be his new siblings gathered together to witness God creating something new. The second oldest archangel watched along with the other archangels and their new siblings as God worked his power and washed it out from Heaven and into the darkness. The first thing that they took note of was that an explosion happened, followed by other explosions that coalesced into orbs of brilliant bright lights that he called stars. To all the angels, it appeared to be the most beautiful thing in existence next to Heaven.

The next thing they knew was that God created these masses of what appeared to be study material yet not quite as brilliant as the jewels and roads in Heaven. That new material was something God had used to form orbs of the sturdy material to that appeared somewhat smaller than the orbs of light in in what he had dubbed the land. However, there was one particular sphere that caught the angels' attention. God started working on additions to the third planet from one particular star. They all watched as God formed this mass of something that seemed uncontrollable yet never left the surface of the spherical mass, which God dubbed the oceans of water. Then God put what appeared to be a covering that covered the land and the oceans and seemed to hold everything there, which God called the skies.

God finished what he was doing and turned to his children, "What you now see is the universe. This new world is meant to be beautiful like Heaven. It is something all of my creations will share in time."

The younger angels all bowed before God before he commanded them to rise and disperse. The archangels went to God's side as Michael questioned, "Will this be another home for us?"

"As I said, this will be something shared be all my creations given time. You shall see soon enough," God replied.

Michael nodded as he and his brothers accompanied God to His throne and they watched their younger siblings. However, Lucifer thought about how God said all his creations. He said it as though he would create more beings.

Author's note: So now you're seeing how Lucifer is growing more prideful. Also, I want to touch on a few things. The first is the lore in which it was said God commanded the angels to bow to humanity. That particular story is typically in Islam, but is not actually present in stories from Judaism and Christianity, especially given that Islam has very different lore regarding angels, in that angels can't rebel in Islamic lore. Also, as mentioned before, Chuck and Amara being siblings and existing before time even began and yet Amara being older never makes sense because they both acknowledged they were existing before God created the universe. Also, maybe it was just me, but it seemed like by a certain point, every character who heard about God having a sister found the idea absolutely absurd. Also, the writers had the characters claim that Amara was all powerful and yet she was hurt by groups of entities weaker than but were strong when they came together. I only say this because of how ridiculous the plot became. As a reminder, if you like the show, that's well and good. I still get some enjoyment from the show but the current writers I think do not do the show justice. Until next time everyone.