Michael

**Michael**, also known as **Michael Demiurgos**, is an Archangel and the eldest child of God. He is viewed as the field commander of the Heavenly Host and the strongest archangel in all of Heaven and creation. He is also the twin brother of Lucifer.

## Overview

Michael is one of the first archangels in existence, and being one of the oldest Angel, he is also the most powerful of them all only bested by Lucifer and Satan. Michael's authority over the angels is strong and firm, with many angels holding him in high regard and great respect.

Michael's status in the army of Heaven is seen as a Viceroy or an Archistrage as well, but he's mostly seen as the commander of Heaven's army. He is also a saint and thus carries the title "Saint Michael The Archangel."

Michael appears in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament of the Christian Bible, being mentioned as an archangel only once during the epistle of Judas Adelfo, brother of Jesus Christ.

Indicating the main characteristic of the Archangel, humility, in contrast to Lucifer, whose main sin is pride. With all this, it can be concluded that Michael is God's main weapon against the forces of evil, with the exception of Jesus Christ, who is God Himself.

Michael is humility that prevails over pride, that's why Michael doesn't dare use his own name to defeat the Devil, but invokes the name of God. Michael is identified as the Angel who drove Satan out of Heaven, and at the end of time, he will once again battle in the name of God against the forces of chaos and evil, this time to drive the Red Dragon and his troops out of Heaven for all ever. Because he represents humility, faith, and his name meaning "Who is like God", some have identified Michael as Christ Himself in His pre-existence.

Although this is false, due to the fact that Jesus has authority over Satan, while Michael needs to invoke the authority of his Lord to cast Satan out.

Nonetheless, it can be said that Michael and Jesus are somehow related, with perhaps Michael being an extension or aspect of Christ, as the Archangel of Faith carries titles like "Who is Like God" and the Right Hand of God, titles that would be a blasphemy like Hell to be directed at anyone other than God.

In a similar way, the Archangel Gabriel who is the Left Hand of God seems to be related to the Holy Spirit, as both are interpreted as female figures due to their maternal attributes, and whereas other religions besides Christianity such as the Baháʼí Faith or Islam, consider the Holy Spirit the Archangel Gabriel, it can be said that both are somehow linked. Michael is the earthly representative of Christ, and Gabriel is the earthly representative of the Holy Spirit.

## Appearance

Michael appears as an adult of an average height with darker brown hair, blue eyes, and a fair complexion. Unlike in the paintings and photos of Michael, his is not as muscular as he is thought to be. Michael also has 12 golden white wings that glow as bright is the sun itself if not brighter, which he can retract at will when on Earth when asked by God himself

On some occasions, his eyes are genuinely seen in a perpetually sad manner when genuinely angered or happy. He is usually seen wearing a white hoodie covering a black shirt and an orange stripe along navy blue pants. He also is seen wearing a blue vest over a white shirt and brown pants. When Michael is in a human vessel for a long time, the Archangel prefers to dress in clothes that go with his style like an overcoat over the clothes. Sometimes he changes into a brown or dark suit. However, Michael is almost never seen using a human vessel and prefers to use only one of his human forms.

When viewed through Anael's eyes, the true form of Michael appears as a bright blue-white aura surrounding his body. His wings turn into pure white/bright blue light, and Michael is able to see both corporeal and incorporeal entities at will.

## Personality

As the general and prince of the Heavenly Host, as well as being God's greatest soldier, Michael is seen as an archangel with a strong sense of justice, honor, empathy, honesty, patriotism, and innate selfless benevolence. He is a firm, strong, but powerful leader, regarded as the embodiment of conviction and follows the laws and regulations of Heaven and his Father to the letter while expecting others to do the same. Regardless, Michael cares deeply for his siblings even though he does not show it, prompting Gabriel to say that Michael has a "typical uptight big brother way" of showing that he cares.

Some angels fear Michael due to his status and authority, however, when he detects this he states that it is not he that they should fear, but God, being clear that he is not exactly fond of being looked at with fear. He is not one to tolerate insubordination, and is vocal with those who attempt to act in such a manner. He lacks a sense of humor and thus never smiles. He is quick to anger in the face of possible betrayal and can be quite aggressive in combat. Uriel explains that this is due to the fact that Lucifer, his own brother, betrayed their Father and their family, and this left Michael scarred and possibly paranoid.

Michael's relationship with humans is rather complicated at best. While he does not hate them like Lucifer does, he does view them as inferior and will not hesitate to be cruel towards them in the face of disrespect. Unlike his brother Gabriel, Michael will only defend the humans and the Earth itself if God commands him to do so. But as time goes by, and throughout his perilous tales with his siblings and growing development as a character, he becomes less critical and stern to them, showing genuine concern for their well-being, especially towards the innocents who suffer at the hands of wicked and malignant beings. This did not affect Michael's view on evil in any way, as he can still be exceptionally ruthless and brutal in combat against malevolent forces and people. After the Grigori Invasion, Michael spent time on Earth and was rather socially awkward around mortals. Metaphors and figures of speeches fly over his head and would take them as literal sometimes, resulting in Gabriel needing to guide him, as well as humorous and awkward situations. He even finds gestures of affection and comfort like hugs to be odd and is unknowing of how to respond in kind. Ironically, this also made him humble and generous towards humans and his characteristics are even found to be attractive by others.

He keeps his emotions at bay and never allows them to stand in the way of his judgement, however, there have been rare occasions where Michael would hide from the others and silently weep in frustration from all the calamities that transpired in Heaven, especially with him having to always step in and stop the madness by slaying or imprisoning those whom he once called brother/sister. While he may seem steadfast and serious on the outside, Michael is very depressed from what occurred with the War in Heaven, banishing his brother, and his Mother leaving Heaven and never returning. Far later on in the story, Michael has become noticeably more somber and sullen, though he retains much of his old personality but is more lighthearted and kind. His care for his family is made clear when he cries upon speaking about the deaths of some of his siblings, his Father gone, and his Mother missing. He also seems to have gained a new perspective on why he had prevailed over the countless enemies he faced, as rather than saying it was due to his immense power and prowess as a warrior, Michael somewhat humbly said to Jöris that he believed he is only alive because fate wants it. This development is how Michael had been internally feeling for eons, as he even once lashed out by repeatedly punching the ground releasing all his pent-up anger and emotions.

Despite this, Michael is a heroic celestial being as his indomitable willpower, lawfully absolute loyalty and refusal to give up even under seemingly insurmountable odds (most notably when he faced the combined might of Lucifer and Satan, then later beings such as Nyarlathotep, without hesitation, persisting against them until he finally gained the upper hand) that allows people such as Dante or Vergil to trust the archangel, and respect him as an ally. Due to eons of experience, Michael very rarely shows any sign of distress or surprise, usually responding by his eyes widening an inch or two, which, along with his facial expression, exhibit a fiercely stern demeanor.

He is impeccably loyal to his father, and takes his duties with utmost seriousness, expecting the same from the angels and his brothers. His loyalty is so great, that he is willing to sacrifice himself in order to defeat his brother Lucifer or Satan, believing it to be his destiny, that was written down by God, to lay down his life for the sake of creation. Dante describes Michael as a "daddy's boy" seeing as how he is willing to do anything to please his father and goes on to say that in contrast Lucifer is more of a "momma's boy" since he relishes in being spoiled by Barbelo, their mother.

## Powers and Abilities

As one of the first angels and one of the Archangels, Michael is extremely powerful, being able to even best Lucifer and cast him into Hell, with God's Power.

He is strong enough to even combat and destroy some of the more powerful Old Ones. Aside that being the Archangel who is the general & supreme commander of the heavenly host, he is strong enough to command the whole armies of Heaven, and he is considered superior in power to even chief pagan deities of every pantheon, being capable of rivaling even the second generation primordial gods and cosmic entities.

He is however, not strong enough to defeat or match Satan in a fight (especially in an exhausted state due to fighting Lucifer for too long), as the demon could easily best him along with Merkabah and was unable to defeat his brother without the help from God.

According to Lucifer himself, there is a reason why most of the demons of Hell feared Michael above all the angels in Heaven, that even the overlords and nobles of hell act cautious in his presence, and once he showed himself in front of the demons, they'll flee in terror and fear, knowing how powerful Michael is.

* **Transcendent Angel Physiology**: Being God's supreme commander & general of the Heavenly Host and also one of the first archangel of the heavens, Michael is considered as an angelic being of holy power along with Lucifer. His power is considered to be utterly fearsome as it's that which no angel or any other lesser true archangels could ever hope to overcome or even equal. This gives him the highest rank among the hosts of Heaven and even the potential to rule the entire universe, single-handedly with unchallengeable authority, or to even go as far as to having one's own creation, equal to the already existing one. He is essentially in the absolute pinnacle of all angels. The only known beings who can rival him are his siblings, specifically Lucifer.
	+ **Absolute Strength**: Michael possess unfathomable and terrifying raw and physical might, capable of rivalling cosmic entities and surpasses the Deities in themselves. In one strike, he can tear the earth in half, and can cause several shockwaves and earthquake without putting much effort or power on it. Due to his immeasurable might, Lucifer stated that it is one of the reasons why most of the demons and other malevolent entities in of Hell feared Michael and the Seven Archangels above all the beings in Heaven. As one of the strongest angels in existence and Leader of the Seven Archangels, Michael possesses tremendous supernatural physical strength that allows him to easily move stars, shatter planets with his bare hands, and is stronger than and able to easily overpower other angels with his might.
	+ **Absolute Stamina**: Michael's stamina is glaringly, obviously and super/unnaturally greater than other beings, it is very immeasurable that he can endure and withstand even longer periods of battles without tiring.
	+ **Absolute Speed & Reflexes**: Michael can move in a blink of an eye with god-like light speed, and his reflexes are considered superior than any fighter in the heavens (with the exception of Gabriel who is a little faster than him). He can so fast that his enemies could barely managed to keep or catch up to him. And when he empowers himself with light elements, he can move in glowing blur of light, that not even Lucifer could barely keep during their fight in Heaven. Whenever he appears, Michael moves in glowing light that could blind even higher ranking demons.
	+ **Absolute Senses**: Like all Archangels, Michael is able to have all senses enhanced to an infinite scale, allowing him to see, smell, hear and otherwise limitlessly sense everything in existence, including conceptual forces and even immaterial beings/entities.
	+ **Absolute Endurance**: He is glaringly, obviously and super/unnaturally more enduring than other beings in the universe because his capabilities are pushed beyond the natural limits; making Michael able to work longer/survive without supplies, resources, energy, or other items for an immensely extended amounts of time, far longer than regular beings.
	+ **Absolute Agility**: Michael possesses unlimited agility, possessing perfect motor coordination, his reflexes enhanced to infinity. With these abilities, Michael is at the apex of all beings in the multiverse in terms of agility, reflex, motor coordination, etc.
	+ **Absolute Immortality**: As an Archangel that predates the dawn of Creation, Michael is an immortal being. Having been lived, since the time of Creation or even before it and the creation of Man. He is one of the many primordial (angel) entities that are far older than the world. Killing him is nearly impossible and the only ones that are capable of doing so are beings who are equal or perhaps greater than him in power. Michael possesses near-complete immortality: as he don't age and can be seen to his mid teens or late teens with a young physique/features, he can rapidly heal from wounds, and will essentially live forever. However, there are exceptions to their immortality, with some factors being able to harm and ultimately kill him.
	+ **Nigh-Absolute Invulnerability**: As a primordial angel, Michael's durability is so immense to point that it borders in a near absolute/transcendent invulnerability. He is strong enough to take on full blown attacks from his opponents without taking any damage or minor scratch. Michael is one of the very few powerful angels that are immune to almost all kinds of damage, be it physical (internal or external), mental, spiritual, and even conceptual. He can be immune to all damages except for one or more exceptions (mainly his Archangel siblings). And the only beings who is capable of hurting or killing him are his siblings, being his equals and beings above him.
	+ **Nigh-Absolute Regeneration**: If or when he does become damaged in any way, even by something angelic, Michael is able to heal instantly and completely from his injuries. For instance, he was set ablaze by Holy Fire, but upon his return minutes later, he didn't have a scratch either on his skin or even his clothing.
	+ **Immense Perception**: Michael's perceptive abilities are glaringly, obviously, super/unnaturally superior to others, allowing for superhuman analytical and observational skills as well as a keen eye for details, beyond normal limitations of regular angels because his capabilities are pushed beyond the natural level, making his perception immensely more powerful than any regular being.
	+ **Immense** **Concealment**: Like all Archangels, Michael can hide from anything, including humans and even supernatural entities such as angels, demons and possibly deities. In short, Michael can't be found unless he wants to be.
	+ **Unlimited Intelligence**: Having been living for countless billions of millennia, Michael knows almost everything in existence, being capable of possibly see one timeline or universe, or have just small patches of information that are missing or blocked out. Thus allowing him to keep his sense of free will and uncertainty. He also knows the existence of the younger beings that lived since ancient times, having the knowledge on a cosmic levels, he greatly surpassed all angels in sheer intelligence and wisdom, with the exceptions of Lucifer, Gabriel, Raziel, Azrael, Metatron and Araphel.
	+ **Heaven & Angel Lordship**: Michael has one of the highest authorities and duties in heaven a place where angels come together as well as the souls of good people in perfect peace and joy.
	+ **Divine & Faith Empowerment**: Michael can draw more strength from the heavens to increase his natural abilities, he can also gain special powers from  faith, allowing him to be protected, guided, and enlightened at all times.
	+ **Angelic Presence**: Michael possess a very strong divine presence that embodies' God's power and light. His presence cam cause a world wide changing in the surrounding, when he appeared in Hell/Underworld to confront the invading armies of devils, his presence makes even the blood-thirstiest demons and monsters, to shiver in fear, terror, and uneasiness. Lucifer once claimed that there is a reason why Michael is feared above all the angels in Heaven, by many demons of Hell, that even higher ranking demons are afraid of him. Once Michael showed himself, the demons will flee in terror, and the only one who can face him is Lucifer/Satan.
	+ **Holy Voice**: Like a most Archangels, Michael can cleanse, purify, heal, or shatter, destabilize, disintegrate, stabilize living and/or non-living things by speaking/singing.
	+ **Angelic Aura**: Like all Angels, Michael can surround himself in glorious angelic energy. It is impressively sacred, it can also turn others into angels as well and can cause goodness.
	+ **Archangel Beauty**: Archangel beauty is more intense than a regular angel. in his true form his beauty is so incredibility and intensely horrifying to mortal eyes, so much so that no mortal being could truly gaze upon him without causing great harm to themselves by the effect of simply looking at him.
	+ **Nigh-Omnipotence**: Being the first archangel, Michael's power is in the highest caliber in the angelic court. He possess incredible supernatural powers, unchallenged dominion over aspects of their celestial domain and other angels, and tremendous supernatural abilities in both domains. Michael is one of the most powerful beings in creation, possessing a tremendously vast supply of incalculable power that is almost unlimited, surpassing that of his siblings and is equaled only to his siblings and is equaled only by Lucifer himself (though it is implied that Lucifer is more powerful), and exceeded only by Satan, Metatron and his Father, God. Michael possesses authority and incalculable power second only to the Trinity of God Himself.
		- **Nigh-Omniscience**: As the first Archangel, therefore one of the oldest beings in the universe, much like his brothers and sisters, Michael possesses an almost infinite amount of immensely tremendous knowledge of the Universe and has a deep understanding of many things, due to him being older than the Universe itself. Having been around since before the creation of man and even the creation of the rest of the angels thus making him quite knowledgeable, Michael's knowledge, cleverness, and wisdom is superhuman. He has seen many events through time at a focal viewpoint that few have documented let alone witnessed. However, Michael's knowledge exceeds that of all his archangelic siblings, including Lucifer. Despite that, his knowledge is still vastly inferior to that of God.
		- **Nigh-Omnipresence**: Michael's presence resonates across the cosmic tapestry, allowing him to be present in countless realms and situations simultaneously. When a cosmic conflict threatened to escalate, Michael's nigh-omnipresence allowed him to be at every strategic point of the battlefield, offering guidance and support to celestial forces in need.
		- **Justice Embodiment**: As an Angel of Justice, Michael embodies justice, he has abilities related to the concept of justice, fairness, and the law.
		- **Power of Justice**: Michael can manipulate justice among living and non-living beings in different ways.
		- **Predestination**: He can perceive, shape, and manipulate destiny/Fate, allowing him to affect reality and events in several ways, both overt and hidden.
		- **Aerokinesis**: Michael can create, shape and manipulate wind of beneficial nature; that which strengthens, enhances and causes anything/everything it comes across to flourish, representing the sustaining and preserving side of air, which in turn ignores most of the common limitations and weaknesses of its normal elemental variety. In essence, this is about solely controlling the positive powers of wind.
		- **Absolute Will**: He has an absolute strength of will, which can be applied to achieve virtually anything through sheer force of intent. Michael is completely immune to all forms of control, and possesses a complete and total freedom due to his willpower overriding anything put against him.
		- **Divine Psionics**: Like all Angels, Michael possess divine powers which grant him immense amounts of psychic power, tapping into absolute, divine psionic might, achieving an unimaginable power, capabilities, and precision beyond mundane by an outstanding margin.
		- **Cosmic Awareness**: As an Archangel that watch over the cosmos, he has near absolute knowledge over the running system of all life in the universe. He is capable of sensing danger or something that affects the cosmic balance without being hindered by thoughts of the others. Michael has also the awareness, capable of sensing people from far distances of the universe, similar to Heimdallr's eyes. It extends towards the Underworld, where he watch over Lucifer's and Satan's workings in the shadows, along with the Underworld gods of the other pantheons.
		- **Telepathy**: Michael has the ability to communicate using his minds and is able to read the thoughts and the minds of other angels.
		- **Empathy**: Michael is able to read the emotions of his fellow angels.
		- **Cerebrokinesis**: Michael can manipulate the mind, the mechanism of proceeding information and set of immaterial facilities that are linked to it.
		- **Healing**: Michael can and has the ability to easily, instantly, and magically heal others of any of their wounds, injuries, diseases, ailments, and internal deficiencies with a simple touch. He can regrow or reattach severed limbs.
		- **Smiting**: Michael can strike his targets with a far superior force/blow, usually resulting in a One Hit Kill against almost anything. When used by Michael, this ability has an Arch-angelic aspect imbued into it, dealing even more damage to unholy or evil enemies. The amount of power capability Michael can use with this ability is absolutely unlimited, merely preparing it can cause fear in his opponents.
		- **Exorcism**: Michael can forcibly remove possessing entities (ghosts, demons, etc.) from the body, object, or the location the are possessing/haunting.
		- **Purification**: Michael can remove the darkness or evil from a person or objects, often including demons possessing it or mind control affecting it. It can turn evil to good or merely make someone pure.
		- **Chronokinesis**: Michael can control and manipulate time, the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future, in the general area or for a specific target in various ways, with the most basic of acts revolving around accelerating, slowing, stopping, and even rewinding or looping it.
		- **Holy-Photokinesis & Pyrokinesis**: Like all Archangels, Michael is able to summon, generate, create, release, or radiate an overwhelming, divine, blinding white light and fire from his hand that is capable of obliterating anything from other living things to entire cities and structures. He can use the light offensively and bring light with his presence, he can also use fire in combat. With this power, he can destroy a portion of Heaven
		- **Jaydaykinesis**: Michael can create, shape, move, control, interact and change curses, any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object.
		- **Elementokinesis**: Michael can create, shape and manipulate divine elements.
		- **Divine-Ergokinesis**: Michael can manipulate divine energy, which is especially harmful to unholy entities such as demons.
		- **Lance of Michael**: Michael's lance is said to be a fearsome weapon of indescribable holy power, so much so that many demons would rather outright flee from the mere sight of it rather than take on whoever is wielding the lance. The lance is said to have more than enough power to actually injure Lucifer himself to the point where it has left a noticeable scar across his face and chest that never healed even after many long eons. Despite the power and significance of the lance, Michael is rarely seen using it as he prefers his sword over the lance. This could mean that Michael only uses the lance in dire situations such as when Azathoth was unleashed upon creation and later the Old Ones threatening existence once again.
		- **Advanced Combat Skills & Powerful Master Combatant**: His level of combat skills & powers are the undisputed masters of all forms of combat, including natural and supernatural fighting skills and infinite strength and stamina. He have immense offensive and defensive abilities unsurpassed by any other fighters in the Heavens; he also possess a vary high level of intellect which he use to plan his attacks with a more cautious, careful, and intelligent way.
		- **Master Tactician & Strategist**: Being the supreme commander of the Heavenly Host, Michael is an extremely skilled tactical commander, having countless millennia worth of combat experience. He is the one that leads the Heaven in victory during the War in Heaven. He is a very analytical, cautious, observant, calm, and composed angel, making plans and countermeasures first, before engaging their enemies. Michael is capable of outsmarting even the likes of Lucifer and Satan, even using their own cunning strategies against them, while remaining calm and level-headed, but this not always happenes
		- **Omnilingualism**: Michael can speak, write, understand and communicate in any language, including computer codes, the universal language of mathematics and music, languages that have never been heard before, sign language (even lip-reading), illegible words, and backwards speech and writing with little or no training.
		- **Thaumakinesis**: He has the ability to induce and manipulate miracles; an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.
		- **Thermokinesis**: Michael can create, shape and manipulate temperature, a form of kinetic energy between particles at the atomic or molecular level: the greater the movement of these particles, the greater the thermal energy and reversed.
		- **Localization**: He is able to find anyone or anything regardless of wherever the desired subject happens to be at the moment.
		- **Intangibility**: Michael can move through solid objects and ignore most physical effects in his way.
		- **Invisibility**: Michael can make himself invisible to all beings in creation.
		- **Power Negation & Granting**: He can grant his vessels an ounce of his power.
		- **Reality Warping**: Like the other Archangels, Michael can manipulate reality at will, creating things and beings out of nothing.
		- **Resurrection**: As an Archangel, Michael can resurrect any being with ease. Michael can resurrect other deceased celestial beings.
		- **Protective Charm**: Michael can create, shape and manipulate any sort of charms, including magical charms, which are magical items that are believed to use magic to protect him, grant magical powers or grant good luck.
		- **Summoning**: Michael can transport a person, creature, or object of choice by means of Basic Teleportation, Dimensional Travel, Portal Creation, or some other way.
		- **Biokinesis**: He can manipulate life and living organisms, including but not limited to genetic alterations and physical distortion and/or augmentations of biological functions.
		- **Salvation**: Michael can grant salvation; the gift of saving souls and redeem them as they can forgive and absolve others of their sins and transgressions including purification of tainted souls to set them free from the consequences such as damnation and condemning influences restoring damaged souls and spirits and purify them from all evil, rising from the disgrace they committed.
		- **Voice Mimicry**: Michael is able to mimic the voices of others or imitate sounds such as animal noises and explosions.
		- **Angelic Possession**: Michael required a vessel to act on Earth, and he must have the vessel's permission.
		- **Omnifarious**: He has complete and absolute control over his own physical being, allowing him to manipulate his shape, density, size, quantity or to be solid, liquid, gaseous, or pure energy.
		- **Teleportation**: Michael can instantly teleport himself from one place to another without occupying the space between. the two dimensions. Usually he appears as a glowing endless form of light in the sky, that is said to be rival or more brighter than the light of the sun itself.
		- **Apportation**: Like all Angels, Michael can teleport matter/energy from one location to another without transporting oneself along or requiring physical contact.
		- **Flight via Wings**: Michael is capable of flying with his 12 golden white wings, being empowered by God's light.
		- **Wing Projection**: Like all Angels and Archangels, Michael can display his wings like any other angel.

## History

### Genesis

Michael was created at the same time as Lucifer, being among the first creations of God with Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel in tow. Michael and his siblings aided their parents in defeating Azathoth and the Ogdru Jahad, with Michael and Lucifer both engaged in fierce combat against Nyarlathotep.

Upon defeating Nyarlathotep and several Ogdru Jahad, God personally chained Azathoth as the Great Beast fell into a deep slumber with the archangels casting the Ogdru Jahad into the Outerverse. However, Michael noticed that the Ogdru Jahad spawned children known as the Ogdru Hem and were then tasked by Barbelo to find them and destroy them, later receiving aid from the deities of mythology.

### Time in Heaven

Being the oldest he was responsible and more mature of his siblings and is always taking care of them, especially Lucifer. Michael, in some way, was a voice of reason for Lucifer whenever the Morningstar expressed his obvious displeasure and frustration towards their Father. Moreover, whereas Lucifer was proud of his beauty and power, Michael was unconcerned with his own, only focusing on protecting and guiding his siblings. He would oversee his fellow angels aid in the development of the universe as well as the newly created Earth that would come to be the gift for his Father's greatest creations.

The creations in question were Man. Michael was among the archangels that witnessed God's creation of Adam and Lilith. God would proclaim their perfection as they were created in His image, and Michael was one of the angels that bowed down to them by order of their Father. Not long after their creation, Michael stood up to Samael, the Arbiter of God, who was vehemently against subservience to the humans as they will bring nothing but ruin and death, enraged at the thought of them being in the likeness of God. Michael was one of the angels that cast out Samael from the Holy Mountain. He also began to notice Lucifer's rebellious nature and his growing resentment towards God during their songs.

### War in Heaven

It soon escalated to Lucifer rebelling against the system of Heaven and God's way of ruling the cosmos with Michael standing against his brother. Before this, however, Lucifer would confide in Michael regarding his increasing disdain towards their Father's methods and was especially enraged towards the fact that God would have dominion over one's fate in life. This was an afford to Lucifer's entire being as he embodies free-will. Michael attempted to reason with Lucifer, stating that God has plans for everyone and He is not one to manipulate but to guide but this was not enough for Lucifer. To ease his brother's worries, Michael traversed towards the Empyrean to discuss the subject, only to discover from his Father that Lucifer is fated to be slain by Michael's own hand. Distraught, Michael quickly left and attempted to process what he just learned from his Father.

Deep in his thought, Michael was approached by Lucifer who questioned him on what he learned. A brief thought of shadowing the truth passed him but he could not bring himself to lie to his brother, especially since the very concept of lying was abhorrent to him. Michael revealed to the truth to Lucifer and the Morningstar was understandably shocked, horrified, but more-so enraged. Michael pleaded with Lucifer to listen but Lucifer left in anguish and anger. Not long after, Michael was among the first to notice an armada of rebel angels descending upon crystal kingdom of God like a raging tempest. He quickly gathered his own forces as he leads God's armies against Lucifer's forces during his uprising.

Michael discovered that Lucifer was the cause behind the uprising during their confrontation within the Empyrean. Michael had three attempts of desperate pleas to have his brother stop this madness but all were in vain. The third was what removed any hope of reasoning when Michael struck Lucifer with a savage blow that left a scar across his face and chest. Eventually, Samael joined the battle against Michael. He fought both Lucifer and Samael with the latter assuming the form of a Great Red Dragon and used as Lucifer's steed. Michael received aid from Merkabah and was able to overwhelm and defeat the two archangels before banishing them and their rebel cohorts to Hell.

### Imprisoning the Watchers

After the War in Heaven and Lucifer's fall from grace, Michael's character changed. The horrors he had witnessed and partook in overcoming such horrors had an effect on his mentality. He grew stern, cold, authoritative, and he no longer smiled. It is also said that upon witnessing Hell's formation for the first time, Michael shed tears at what was wrought from what was meant to be an age of peace and light. After the fall of Adam and Eve, Michael was the one who escorted the two humans out of Eden alongside Uriel with the latter then guarding the main gate to the Garden of Eden and preventing any from entering again. However, after their expulsion, Michael showed Adam a vision of future events that will transpire due to the consequences of their actions. The tainting of their soul and spirit shall spread far and wide amongst their descendants and kin, like a shadow of sin and evil.

Before the Great Flood, Michael and his archangel brethren saw the spread of corruption, evil, and sin from the actions of the Grigori, a host of angels that were tasked to watch over the development of humanity but never interfere, who end up lusting after the mortal women and conceived powerful but monstrous children known as the Nephilim. Michael was personally tasked by God to subdue the leader of the Watchers, Samyaza, and imprison the other rebellious Watchers with Raphael personally defeating and imprisoning Azazel in Dudael alongside the other Watchers for eternity.

Evil was its height during this crisis as Michael would lead a band of angels to vanquish this evil either by God's command or by the prayers of the righteous who remained pure even amongst this sea of malevolence. After the Flood, demons from the Inferno would make their way towards Earth but in an incorporeal form, instead taking residence within the mortal bodies of humans. Michael would be conjured by priests to engage in a spiritual battle against the demons with the great archangel's presence alone being more than enough to have the demons cower and flee in terror from him. Michael had his angels destroy these unholy monuments with the greatest among them being the Tower of Babel.

Later on, Michael was informed by Metatron that these surges of demonic attacks were the works of Lucifer finding ways to move around God's schematics of keeping the infernal inhabitants at bay from His flock. Thus, they opted to truly imprison Lucifer as the effects of his exploits on Earth would be reduced. As Lucifer laid upon the peak of Niphates, observing the nighttime sky in contemplation and deep thought, Araphel had the night sky rain his 'sand of slumber' which entranced Lucifer to a deep sleep. Immediately, Michael appeared before the slumbering Morningstar, restrained him with Judecca chains, and finally have him confined and imprisoned within a Great Tomb created by Jophiel. They took further precautions by have it be locked with mystical seals that can only be broken through prophesied occurrences.

### Biblical Exploits

Michael acted as the advocate of Israel, and sometimes had to fight with the princes of the other nations and particularly with Samael, Israel's accuser. Michael's enmity against Samael dates from the time when the latter was thrown down from Heaven. Samael took hold of the wings of Michael, whom he wished to bring down with him in his fall; but Michael was saved by God. Michael said, "May The Lord rebuke you" to Satan for attempting to claim the body of Moses. In the Book of Daniel, Michael appears as "one of the chief princes" who in Daniel's vision comes to Gabriel's aid in his contest with the prince of Persia.

The rabbis declare that Michael entered upon his role of defender at the time of the biblical patriarchs. Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob said that Michael rescued Abraham from the furnace into which he had been thrown by Nimrod. It is claimed that it was Michael, the "one that had escaped" (Genesis 14:13), who told Abraham that Lot had been taken captive, and who protected Sarah from being defiled by Abimelech.

It is also said that Michael prevented Isaac from being sacrificed by his father by substituting a ram in his place. He saved Jacob, while yet in his mother's womb, from being killed by Samael. Later Michael prevented Laban from harming Jacob and is also said to have destroyed the army of Sennacherib.

## Michael

### Aliases

Saint Michael the Archangel, Michahel, Mîkhā'ēl, Who is Like God, Who is Equal to God, Mikail, Right Hand of God, Protector of the Jewish People, Guardian of the Catholic Church, Archangel of Faith and Justice, Archangel of Mercy, Angel of the Sword, Unyielding Archangel, Archangel of Annihilation, Miguel, The Sword of God, The Greatest Enemy of Hell, The Sword of Truth, Michaelius, Mijael

### Affiliations

God, Heaven, Seven Archangels, Heavenly Host, Humility

## Physical Description

### Spirit of

Justice, Fate, Destiny, Humility, and the Military

## Relatives

### Siblings

Lucifer, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Araphel, Metatron, Barachiel, Ariel, Camael, Merkabah, Jophiel, Anael, Remiel, Sariel, Raziel, Azrael, Zadkiel, Cassiel, other Angels