Great Flood

## Other Events

The **Great Flood** was the last in a series of cataclysms sent by the archangels to wipe out humanity. Being the ultimate catastrophe, this deluge destroyed all the ancient human nations and extinguished the Atlanteans, but still, humanity managed to survive and restore its civilization.

## Prelude

Determined to extinguish humanity as they considered it corrupt and evil, the archangels sent a series of natural cataclysms on planet Earth. Despite causing much destruction and death, humanity has managed to survive in large numbers and challenge the power of the firstborn.

## Event

Creating the ideal catastrophe, Michael had the idea of ​​flooding the entire planet and destroying all civilization, but the fiasco of the Ethereal Wars had divided the Seven Heavens, with some angels sympathizing with the human cause.

In order to unite the castes and cause the cataclysm, Lucifer proposed a test: he sent a Hashmallim, Balam, to Haled with the aim of corrupting as many humans as possible, while Nathanael, an Ophanim, would have to find a human who would not corrupt. The test would be mediated by Baturiel, a Cherub known to be rigid and incorruptible. As much as Balam had managed to bend many men, only his influence resisted: Noah, exiled son of Lamech, king of Enoch.

Thus, Michael managed to prove his point: humanity, for the most part, was corrupt, so it needed to be destroyed; but as part of the deal, Noah and his family deserved to live because they were good. Therefore, at the behest of the archangels, Amael, the Lord of Volcanoes, gathered his Ishim and ignited the Earth's volcanoes, melting the polar ice caps and causing a massive flood that destroyed all ancient human civilizations, such as Atlantis and Enoch.

Fearing that the Elohim would oppose the catastrophe and rebel, Michael decided not to warn them about the Flood. Because of this, they were taken by surprise when the waters arrived, losing their families, their homes and especially their avatars. One of them, Orion, the King of Atlantis, had lost all of his kingdom and subjects to the flood.

## Outcome

Even with the destruction of all antediluvian nations, humanity managed to survive not only for Noah and his family, but for other groups of survivors scattered across the planet. These survivors began to rebuild civilization, with no memory of the great cultures of old.

The few Elohim who managed to escape the flood in time hid in their private dimensions, tiny miniature universes. Revolted by the betrayal of the firstborn, the caste declared independence from the Seven Heavens and decided to live in the Secret Zone, a conglomerate of cosmic dimensions created by them. Orion, in particular, joined Lucifer's rebellion to get revenge on Michael for destroying his kingdom.

Despite the success of the catastrophe, the Heavens were still divided. Many Cherubim sympathized with the human cause and, led by Ablon, decided to rebel against the archangels.

## Participants

### Seven Heavens

* Archangels (ordered the catastrophe)
	+ Michael
	+ Lucifer
* Angels
	+ Cherubim
		- Baturiel (mediated the test)
	+ Ophanim
		- Nathanael (searched for incorruptible humans)
	+ Hashmallim
		- Balam (corrupted humans)
	+ Ishim (melted the ice caps)
		- Amael

### Earth

* Humanity
	+ Atlanteans (extinct)
	+ Lemurians (extinct)
	+ Aryan (extinct)
	+ Noah and his family
* Elohim (many with avatars destroyed by the flood)
	+ Orion

## Trivia

* The Flood was responsible for flooding the legendary city of Atlantis, as well as extinguishing its residents, the Atlanteans.
* After the flood, the face of the Earth was remodeled, with pieces of land occupying what was once the sea and vice versa.
* Although Noah and his family were chosen to survive the Flood, there were several groups of survivors scattered around the world.