Archangels

Archangels of the Silver City

## History

The Archangels are the seven original angels created by the Presence and Eden along with creation.

They were born during "Divine Days", a series of seven eras. The creation of the archangels was as follows, according to ancient lore and tradition:

On the first "day" of creation, the Presence said "Let there be light," and so Samael, the Lightbringer, was born.

On the second "day," the Presence said "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters," and so was born Michael, master of the Heavens.

On this third "day," the Presence spoke and said "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear," and so was born Uriel, Archangel of stone and soil.

On the fourth "day," the Presence proclaimed "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years," and so was born Raphael, the eternal watcher of time and keeper of divine laws.

On the fifth "day," the Presence declared "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens," and so was born Saraquael, the radiant and merciful replenisher.

On the sixth "day," the Presence was heard saying "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth," and so was born Gabriel, the archangel of humanity, art, and language.

Then on the seventh "day," the Presence said nothing and only wished to rest, and so was born Raguel, to keep order as his Creator reflected on all that was done.

When Saraquael created the concept of life, at least the more precious and finite existence than had existed before. When she began her experiments, there was a movement among the Host that did not understand what she was trying to do. When the basic lifeforms she was working with began to exhibit souls, her kind objected to this as they saw it as something offensive. Saraquael lied to them, saying souls were only found in those born from biological origins. Therefore, only the archangels had such things.

This eased the tensions, but not all they bought it. Samael quickly saw through it and realized with souls came free will. So, among those closest to him, he would assure them they had a soul. He would prove this to them by demonstrating they had their own agency of choice. This debate went on for a while. Eventually, Michael and other archangels saw through the propaganda, but kept their silence. They saw the value in exploiting the lie. They could control the Host easier if they believed they didn't have to wrestle with choices and it kept them from questioning authority.

During the Morningstar Rebellion Samael and his three Generals waged a civil war in Heaven agenst the Presence and the six remaining archangels after the presence refused to allow Samael to rule his own kingdom. When Samael and his side lost he was exiled to the Demon infested wastes of Hell and his generals become the first of the fallen and any other angles that followed him became Devils however he was able to unit hell and make it into his own Kingdome.

Overtime Raguel bloodlust continued to grow and even bean to one to kill all the first born in Egypt. One day Gabriel persuaded Raguel to accompany him to Hell so they might kill Lucifer for his past sins. However, when they arrived in the Tower of Dis, they found Lucifer waiting in full armor and armed with Gabriel's own flaming sword. Lucifer struck Raguel dead and Gabriel collected the grace, later presenting it to his creator as he asked for mercy. However Raguel was somehow brought back however without a physical body and was no longer an archangel and became Aztar the Spirit of Vengeance.

In the year 2000 Elaine Belloc was born and is the only new archangel born of a mortal woman and the only new one created since the beginning of creation. She is the daughter of Michael but lives on Earth and is under the tutelage and protection of Lucifer Morningstar.

Throughout history the Presence took sabbaticals to travel the cosmos. In 2016 his disappearance caused a leadership problem in Heaven. After hearing of his disappearance his wife Eden returned and became ruler of Heaven. However this was short lived as the Thrones and the Pax Dei staged a coup agensts there Parents and had them arrested. They then made Gabriel's son Wally Johnson the new King of Heaven and had him Exile the Four Archangels from Heaven. This caused them to lose a large amount of there power and leaves Saraquael the the only one of her siblings not bared from Heaven and still have all of her power.

This is all later revealed that this was all part of a plan by the Presence, Saraquael and later Eden. After the Morningstar Rebellion he realized Samael should have been King of Heaven which would allow him to travel with Eden, but by then Michael and Raphael had made the laws of Heaven too complex for Him to ever hope to overturn His decision to exile him. He gave Michael and Raphael every chance He could to let them prove to him that they could rule. He even named Gabriel as His Voice in hopes that it would spark in him something He wasn't even aware of, but he continually proved uninterested in such authority. He also wanted to give the position of Voice to Uriel but she was uninterested. Eventually Saraquael promised she could fix this whole mess if He just gave her sometime to prepare a plan. Saraquael helped smuggle Him out of Heaven in pieces until in 2016 Heaven discovered that he had disappeared. Saraquael knew The Presence disappearance would draw Eden back to Heaven and then Eden when she returned she pit child against child and fumed Michaels temper, leading to him having a meltdown. A meltdown which provoked the Pax Dei to declare martial law to place Wally on the throne and exile the Archangels. This was done so that they would not be able interfere with Saraquael plan. As well as had Lucifer's wings restored which would also cause hell to fall into civil war.

The Presence, Eden and Saraquael explained this the them and Lucifer after they had been exiled and told them that the presence was not going to retake the throne instead asking them to hold a conclave with Elaine taking the place of Raguel to choice who should be the new ruler of Heaven.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* There's a theory that Phantom Stranger used to be the eighth Archangel (named either Dumah or Azrael) who sided with neither Heaven nor Hell during Lucifer's rebellion and instead became the Archangel of Death, watching over the souls of those who perished in the battle. When Lucifer struck down the archangel Raguel, the Presence forbade Dumah/Azrael from accepting Raguel's soul, but yet the Archangel of Death did anyway and so was cast out of Heaven and stripped of his purpose, thus condemning him to find new meaning for his existence.
* Another theory, Lucifer's, claims that the Presence knew that the archangels would not be truly alive if they were made too perfect, so each archangel has a distinct flaw built into them. Most angels call it a heresy.
	+ Lucifer - Pride
	+ Michael - Envy
	+ Uriel - Sloth
	+ Raphael - Greed
	+ Saraquael - Lust
	+ Gabriel - Gluttony
	+ Raguel - Wrath
* According to Heaven's propaganda only Archangels and Thrones have souls in addition to their grace. It's not true - all angels have souls.
* The archangels taught Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
* The archangels and the Endless destroyed the throne and palace of Khaos in the Foundation after many of Khaos' schemes.
* According to the Presence one of the archangels was trying to influence Wally Johnson to jumpstart the apocalypse.
* According to Eden the archangels inherited her traits, wings, strenghts and flaws.
* Primordial's can't conceive a child unless they both desire to do so. What that process involves is the two each sacrificing a portion of there power and releasing that during there intimate act, Sex. The two sources of power will then collide and fuse together - creating an archangel in much the same way human sperm joins with a human egg to produce human life. However, unlike humans, Primordia's have the luxury of choosing which portions of there power they relinquish to make a child. With careful calculations, they thus could design there offspring to serve whatever role they had need of them to fulfill.
	+ There first child, they created a true leader and inspiring figure. Samael later know as Lucifer Morningstar.
	+ When Heaven needed a fierce warrior and martial commander, They created Michael.
	+ But Samael and Michael were both headstrong, so they created Uriel to mellow the brothers out and prevent conflict.
	+ When Heaven needed a calculated and judicious mind, They created Raphael.
	+ When They had need of someone with foresight and intelligence to solve problems they didn't know they had, Saraquael was the solution.
	+ To remind Them all that there was more to life than work, They created Gabriel.
	+ They did not design Raguel. They let fate takes its course. They had hoped he would be organic like the other sentient lifeforms.
* Cardinal Glick has personally met at least three of them.

## Links and References

* Appearances of the Archangels
* Team Gallery: Archangels
* Membership of the Archangels

1. ↑ VOX Box: Born Again
2. ↑ E27 Heavenly Host
3. ↑ VOX Box: On the Head of a Pin 21
4. ↑ VOX Box: On the Head of a Pin 27
5. ↑ VOX Box: Fall From Grace 8
6. ↑ Network Files: Phantom Stranger
7. ↑ Network Files: Gabriel Demiurgos
8. ↑ Network Files: Eve
9. ↑ Network Files: Khaos
10. ↑ VOX Box: On the Head of a Pin 19
11. ↑ VOX Box: On the Head of a Pin 22
12. ↑ VOX Box: Fall From Grace Epilogue
13. ↑ Network Files: Cardinal Glick