As the battle continued to rage on in the heart of Heaven, a clash of cosmic energies and divine wills. Michael and Gabriel, the archangels, had joined forces with the divine council to stop Lucifer's rebellion.
Above the clouds, the angels who had gathered to witness the conflict watched with bated breath, their celestial forms shimmering with anxiety and hope. They yearned for a resolution that would restore the divine balance of Heaven and prevent further devastation.
Lucifer, who had once stood at God's side, now fought against her siblings and the council with all her celestial might. Her power had grown exponentially since her creation from God, and she wielded it with ferocity.
Gabriel, the angel of Astute, used her incredible speed to dart around Lucifer, striking with precision and grace. She aimed to weaken her sister's resolve through persuasion.
"Lucifer, remember the bonds we share as sisters!" Gabriel implored, her eyes filled with sorrow.
But Lucifer, intoxicated by her ambition, deflected Gabriel's attacks with a cruel smile. "Bonds and family mean nothing to me now. Power is the only thing I desire, and I will attain it at any cost!"
Lucifer then blasted off Gabriel's arm, shocking Gabriel as her blood spewed from the stump of her arm across the ground. Michael, seeing this, enraged her and charged at Lucifer; stabbing her in the chest into a stone pillar.
"I have given you many chances, sister!" Michael yelled, "But I will not hold back any longer!"
Michael then began to relentlessly pummel Lucifer into the pillar, bashing her face into a bloody pulp.
As she continued her brutal assault on Lucifer, the heavens themselves seemed to shudder in response. The cosmic energies around them churned and clashed, mirroring the ferocity of the battle below. The angels watching from above could hardly believe what they were witnessing.
The relentless pummeling did little to Lucifer. She sneered through her battered face, her voice laced with defiance, "Is that all you've got, Michael? You're weak, just like the rest of them!"
With a sudden burst of her immense power, Lucifer managed to break free from Michael's grasp, sending her sister tumbling backward.
Lucifer pulled out the sword from her chest as blood spewed out but also quickly healed. The battle had taken a heavy toll on both archangels, but Lucifer's power kept increasing in battle.
Gabriel with her arm still regenerating, joined the fray once more. She swooped down upon Lucifer with renewed determination, angry that her emotions were exploited by her sister. "Lucifer, your arrogance will be your downfall. Heaven will not fall to your treachery!"
But Lucifer deflected Gabriel's attacks with a cruel smile, now able to completely surpass her speed. Even with Michael returning to attack Lucifer, Lucifer was able to counter and block all of their moves.
"Bonds and family mean nothing to me now." Lucifer sneered, "Power is the only thing I desire, and I will attain it at any cost."
Gabriel, her arm still regenerating, found herself outmatched by her sister's newfound strength. As Lucifer continued her onslaught, Gabriel knew that the only chance to stop her was with Michael. She called out to her sister, her voice filled with desperation, "Michael, we must combine our powers to defeat her! It's the only way!"
Michael, bruised and battered but still determined, nodded in agreement. She disengaged from her relentless assault and joined forces with Gabriel, their celestial energies merging as they prepared for a final, desperate attack.
Lucifer, seeing the archangels uniting, realized the threat they posed. She unleashed a devastating wave of dark energy in an attempt to disrupt their combined power. But Michael and Gabriel stood resolute, channeling the divine forces of Heaven to counteract her darkness.
Seeing this power boost from all of the angels in Heaven, Lucifer stopped holding back and let out all of her power. This shook the realm of Heaven, to the point that even the garden of eden on earth felt her power.
Lucifer looked different, her hair was slowly starting to turn gray, her eyes switching to red, her skin went pale and white horns grew out of her head. Michael and Gabriel felt the magnitude of Lucifer's power but did not waver.
"TAKE THIS!" Michael and Gabriel shouted as they shot a beam of holy energy at Lucifer.
Lucifer grinned and used a single hand to deflect the beam, she then rushed towards her sisters and turned one of her hands into a claw, ready to finish off her sisters for good.
"Enough."
A pillar of light shot down from the sky, blocking her from attacking her sisters. Lucifer then looked up, feeling the presence of God above her.
"I was wondering when you'll get involved." Lucifer frowned.
"You have come to save your precious creations, father?"
"You have gone off the path I put you in." God said, his voice booming.
"So, what? Are you gonna cry about it?" Lucifer sneered.
"How about we make a little wager, Lucifer?" God said, calmly.
Lucifer raised an eyebrow, suspicious of what God was wagering.
"If you can escape my presence within this world, you may have my throne."
Lucifer, hearing this, smiled and raised her fist in the sky.
"I accept!"
Lucifer then left heaven and soon left the planet, flying as fast as she could all the way until she was at the edge of the universe. She found a wall at the edge of the universe, Lucifer then walked to the wall and placed her hand on the wall.
She then felt warmth of pure goodness the second she touched it, Lucifer then quickly realized where this was coming from.
"No... It can't be!" Lucifer said, horrified, "This warmth! It's you!"
"Indeed, my child." God replied. "I am always here, no matter where you go."
Realizing that she had been outsmarted, Lucifer's anger and defiance resurfaced. "You knew I would lose! You tricked me!" she shouted..
"Had you stopped to think for a moment, you would have caught on to what I was doing." God responded.
Lucifer's realization hit her like a tidal wave. She had been lured into a wager she could never win. In her arrogance, she had underestimated her Creator.
Lucifer's eyes filled with a mixture of despair and anger. "You always had the upper hand, didn't you? I was nothing but a pawn in your game."
God's presence remained calm. "I gave you free will, Lucifer, and with it, the ability to make choices. You chose this path. You must face the consequences of your actions."
God then sent Lucifer flying from the edge of the universe all the way back to Heaven. She crashed into several stars and other planets before crash landing into Heaven.
Lucifer then got up, heavily damaged from the crash, and was instantly surrounded by other angels with spears pointed at her.
"You dare try to attack me?" Lucifer said as she extended her hand out, "You're all nothing but trash!"
Lucifer then tried to unleash her power but her power did not come to her.
"I took away your power, Lucifer." God said, "Half of your power is now with me."
"The other half of your power will return to you someday."
Lucifer, hearing this was devastated and fell to her knees in shock. She couldn't believe that her rebellion against God had failed so horribly.
Michael, with Gabriel behind her, walked towards their weakened sister. Michael balled her fist, wanted to punch Lucifer, but she fought her urges and calmed down.
"Lucifer, as ordered by God, you shall be banished from Heaven for all of eternity." Michael said calmly.
"You shall no longer be known as Lucifer of the Stars, but now, Lucifer the Fallen Angel."
Gabriel then cleared her throat and began to speak.
"Along with this banishment, all angels associated with Lucifer's ideals will be banished accordingly." Gabriel said.
Gabriel then nodded to a nearby angel, who then brought out a group of angels in chains. One of them was gray skinned and another angel wearing her fly themed general clothes.
"Beelzebub! Why is that insect here?!" Lucifer shouted.
"Beelzebub already rebelled once against you long ago and we jailed her in Heaven for a decamillennium. So we now find it fitting to banish her along with you." Micheal said, sharply.
"What about her?" Lucifer snapped, turning to look at the gray skinned angel.
"Y-Y-You tricked me! You told me that if I followed you, I could gain power to be finally respected! You lied to me!" The gray skinned angel wailed.
"Silence, Judgement." Michael said, coldly. "She followed you, despite being a prodigy angel. She followed you on by her own choice, despite knowing better than some of her elders."
Judgement at her words, shut her mouth as tears flowed down her face.
"Round them up and put them at the gates!" Michael shouted.
The angels then pushed the group to the edge of the entrance of Heaven, the clouds revealing the earth below them.
"Farewell, my former brothers and sisters." Micheal said.
"Goodbye, sister."
The angels then aggressively pushed the group closer to the edge using their spears, causing them to fall back and into the earth.
"Well, I never liked this place anyway." Beelzebub said with a smirk as she took a step back, falling into earth.
Seeing Beelzebub confidently fall, Lucifer then took a step back and fell down to the earth.
"I will have my revenge. You'll see, I'll be back for you Michael!" Lucifer thought as she fell.
Lucifer's wings burned up, turning black before turning into ashes. Lucifer saw Beelzebub falling, a few feet away from her. Beelzebub noticed her and smiled.
"Have a nice landing, dear!" Beelzebub laughed as she then fell into hell.
Lucifer then crashed into earth, but into the place where the first humans were made.
The Garden Of Eden.
Lucifer groaned as she got up, she spotted Eve next to the tree of knowledge. She then smiled as a wicked idea came to her mind, she figured that she would spite God one last time by corrupting the first humans on earth. She transformed into a snake and slithered over to the tree; she then spoke the words that would forever change history.
"Why not take a bite from the apple?"
Lucifer then after successfully tricking Eve- who then convinced Adam to eat the apple- left the garden and descended into Hell. She didn't know about what she would expect or encounter, but she knew one thing.
She will rise again in power, stronger and better than before.
END OF ACT ZERO, NEXT UP: ACT ONE - RISE OF THE NEW HELL
