Archangels

## 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.

In 2016 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.

## 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.

## Links and References

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

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