Exodus
Evolution. It's such a simple concept, one based on chance and chaos. Void of the presence of an all-powerful being. In most ways, Earth did mature in that fashion.
That is, unless Father didn't choose to step in.
We watched as a millennia passed; then two, then three. The giant reptiles gradually withered away, their bones buried by the earth. In their wake followed small furry creatures that, slowly but surely, proliferated throughout the land. We didn't take particular interest in them. They died even more easily than the dinosaurs did, and most were so tiny that they were barely taken into notice. However, Father did.
We all thought that He was done creating, and that the conception of Earth had taken a far too heavy toll on him. He even had to rest on the last day. God doesn't just get tired. So when the PING was heard again, loud and clear, and the rumbling began anew, we were caught off guard. None of the Arches had visited us for years, leaving dead silence among the angels. Though, there had been whispers of one, final creation. His last great handiwork. We all expected it to be another chunk of rock in space, filled with bizarre creatures, but once again we were caught off guard.
God created Man.
He made this strange, hairless creature different from the rest. Otherwise, this new 'Man' would have been nothing more than a naked ape, descended from the same little gray fish that I witnessed many years before. Father gave Man awareness, something that up to that point only we angels possessed. For some reason that I still don't understand today, He left out some of that awareness. The ability to tell right from wrong. Later, when I had a chance to closer observe man, I also saw that they lacked a Grace. They were mortal, just like the rest of the creatures that dwelled on Earth.
Next, Father planted a Garden in the east, which grew up from the ground into a great forest of trees in a matter of days. It was truly magnificent, with each and every plant bearing some kind of fruit, bright and ripe and pleasing to the eyes.
And He called it Eden.
The largest of the trees surrounded the oasis, forming a natural shield from the desert beyond. In the middle of the garden sat two trees in their prime, glowing with energy. The first one, the Tree of Knowledge, held the power to open Man's eyes and give them full awareness. To be like us. The second one, the Tree of Life, was filled with enough Grace to elevate any being nearly to the ranks of an Archangel. The fruits of both trees glistened with dew, each containing a fraction of the trees' power. Finally, He placed four rivers to let flow their waters throughout the Garden, sustaining life.
We all watched with a hint of restrained jealousy as these preparations were made for this new race, this…hairless ape. But I didn't know then. I didn't realize what man was capable of doing. Of feeling. Of creating with their bare hands like gods.
The first man was named Adam, and the first woman Eve. Father made many more humans, but they were never mentioned in history. They spent their days in utter bliss, tending to the Garden of their Father with childish glee. It disgusted many angels, and I have to admit that I was a bit disturbed as well. After all, we were his cherished children, his most beloved creations. We were perfect, powerful, immortal, while humans were anything but. So when Father called down to us one day, asking us to bow down to them, there was nothing short of an outrage. He called them his greatest creations, commanding us to show more love to them then to Him.
As soon as those words were uttered, I knew that everything was going to be different. No longer were we, celestial beings, angels of the Lord, regarded as favorable in His eyes. But I bit back my remorse.
I lowered myself to my knees…
Because I knew my duties and my place,
I put myself below the humans…
My new charge and my destiny.
I was a good soldier…
Was I? Or was I too cowardly, too weak to say otherwise like Lucifer did?
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