Behemoth

**Behemoth** is an enormous beast from Judea-Christian texts, who is alongside Caelum and Livyatan, one of the Guardians of Earth.

## Overview

Originally considered a chaos beast, the Behemoth was confronted by God near the beginning of time; in the confrontation, the Behemoth is considered a hulking brute of unimaginable strength that is defeated by God's omnipotent nature and either banished or reduced to a divine "pet."

Behemoth is the beast of the earth, Livyatan is the beast of the sea, and Caelum is the beast of the air. Legend says that at the end of the world the Behemoth and Leviathan will kill each other, providing apocalyptic feasts for men.

## Appearance

Behemoth's appearance is that of a colossal monster, its height is 200 km and its length is estimated at 500 km, with its teeth being the size of Mount Everest. The Behemoth has pale white scales covering its entire body, which also appears to be slightly falling off. The creature's head is structured similarly to an iguana, being oval-shaped, large-mouthed and having medium-sized eyes, though these eyes appear to lack any surrounding skin to help keep it in place. The Behemoth also has large nostrils that can be difficult to see due to the circumstances of the image. The eyes of the beast are pitch-black with no visible retinas, so it is unknown how it actually operates. The mouth is lines with a number of enormous jagged teeth that get shorter the further back they are, resembling those of an alligator.

Behemoth sometimes appears on Earth with a smaller appearance, that of a brachiosaurus, a powerful sauropod 36-30 meters long, between 18-20 meters tall.

## Personality

He is a benevolent being and protector of the Earth, being considered the opposite of the terrible Marine Serpent that represents the primeval waters that envelop the world in watery chaos. However, this is not to say that he is an all-loving and protective entity of humanity, on the contrary, if humanity stands up against nature he will stand up against humanity to save the planet. It can be said that it is a response from Life against Entropy. He is considered among terrestrial beings the god of monsters and the supreme ruler over all monsters and beasts, with the exception of Leviathan.

In relation to God, he was formerly an enemy of the Almighty and ended up being "adopted" by the same, despite God being his Father anyway. He respects God as his superior, as a soldier respects his general.

## Powers and Abilities

**Absolute Invincibility:** Behemoth is boundlessly and infinitely invincible and undefeatable in absolutely every aspect: Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually, Conceptually, etc. The probability of them losing or drawing in a confrontation would be zero every time, and this holds true for any type of confrontation where every and any aspect of Behemoth is put to the test.

**Alpha Beast:** Behemoth either is or can transform into an Alpha Beast, the most powerful form of Beast imaginable. Unlike most Beasts, the Alpha Beast may possess unimaginable skill(s) in fearsome powers and may command legions of Beasts.

**Bovine Physiology:** Behemoth with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into bovines including cattle, antelopes, caprines, gazelles, etc.: generally medium to large-sized ungulates.

**Creation:** Behemoth can produce something either out of nothing or from existing sources.

**Dinosaur Monster Physiology:** Behemoth with this ability either is or can transform into a dinosaur monster.

**Environmental Adaptation:** Behemoth can automatically adapt to and survive any environment and/or condition, being able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures and levels of moisture, any amount/quality of sustenance, breathable medium, etc. with little or no discomfort.

**Feline Physiology:** Behemoth possesses the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of felines, from domesticated, to wild, to big cats etc. They achieve this either through full or partial transformation into felines, choosing to mimic certain aspects of them, or simply already being a feline in the first place.

**Freedom:** Behemoth possesses a supernatural form of freedom and independence that liberates them from laws, rules, fate, predestination, concepts, limits, and other types of cosmic, spiritual, mental, physical and mystical jurisdictions, making Behemoth highly resistant or outright immune to their effects. In theory, the lowest level of freedom amounts to enhanced free will that enables Behemoth to act more independently from and/or with an immunity to more 'worldly' limitations such as laws or societal norms. The advanced levels of freedom, however, would liberate Behemoth from fundamental aspects of reality and existence, such as logic, causality or even their own origin, with the absolute form of freedom being liberated from absolutely everything and therefore being nothing short of, and solely possessed by, Omnipotence itself.

**Guardianship:** Guardians are often those who are of noble birth or a high position of great historical or legendary importance. They have taken/been given the responsibility to defend, protect and, if needed, avenge the focus of their protection, which can be an object, place, concept, or person (throne/crown, village/gate/country/planet, love/good/harmony, royal heir/chosen prophet, etc.) among other things.

**Land Manipulation:** Behemoth can create, shape, and manipulate land, the solid surface of a planet that is not permanently submerged in water, and everything on/connected to it, including all the aspects of the land, from the purely physical ones and also mythical/conceptual ones.

**Matter Ingestion:** Behemoth can eat any substance without harmful effects, regardless of what they consume. They can consume matter in any form - solid, liquid or gas.

**Order Embodiment:** Behemoth is able to act as a physical manifestation or personification of order in their reality. They are thus lawful and dutiful and can cause others to become controlled and organized. Behemoth can also impose laws on a plane of existence and bring structure to the chaos of reality. As the embodiment of order, Behemoth becomes the personification of uniformity, orderliness, and immutability.

**Planetary Energy Manipulation:** Behemoth is able to manipulate planetary energy.

**Transcendent Physiology:** Behemoth possess the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of transcendent beings like deities, other beings that are divine in nature, and other transcendent level beings like cosmic entities. Most have surpassed the restraints of the material existence and transcended their physical limitations to achieve a higher level of status, power, and/or state of being. They achieve this either through literal transcendence, summoning or transforming into a godly entity, or already being a divine being in the first place.

**Unnatural Size:** Behemoth either possesses a level of physical size either greater or smaller than that of a normal member of their species or is simply a member of a species that is naturally bigger or smaller than humans.

## History

While the Behemoth, and his siblings', true origins are a mystery, one theory is that the Behemoth were created by God from the pieces of Therion. At some point in the past, the mighty monster battled God and was "tamed" by the same. Another theory is that God created Behemoth to be his "pet" and to be the Antithesis of Leviathan.

Anyway, after confirming the existence of the Livyatan, God charged the primordial monster to take charge of battling it at the End Times. After the Apocalypse, the Primordial Beasts will become food for the people of the New Jerusalem.

The remaining flesh of Behemoth will eventually come into contact with the remaining flesh of the other Primordial Beasts. This will then come into contact with the corpses of Trihexa and Divus when they are thrown into the Lake of Fire. This will bring upon the revival of the Primal Beast, Therion, but that's a story for another day.

## Myths and Legends

The name "Behemoth" derives from the archaic Jewish name for hippopotamus, from the Hebrew behema. The Behemoth is a monster described in the Christian Bible, and is one of three primordial beasts said to symbolize the physical world; Behemoth represents the solid earth and is often depicted as a gigantic creature of unknown origin (though it has been identified with many large animals, such as hippos, elephants, or bulls).

In Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, such as the 2nd century BC Book of Enoch (60:7–10), Behemoth is the unconquerable male land-monster, living in an invisible desert east of the Garden of Eden, as Leviathan is the primeval female sea-monster, dwelling in "the Abyss", and Caelum the primordial sky-monster. Similarly, in the most ancient section of the Second Book of Esdras (6:47–52), written around 100 AD (3:1), the two are described as inhabiting the mountains and the seas, respectively, after being separated from each another, due to the sea's insufficiency to contain them both. Likewise, in the contemporary Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (29:4), it is stated that Behemoth will come forth from his seclusion on land, and Leviathan out of the sea, and the two gigantic monsters, created on the fifth day, will serve as food for the elect, who will survive in the days of the Messiah.

A Jewish rabbinic legend describes a great battle which will take place between them at the end of time: "they will interlock with one another and engage in combat, with his horns the Behemoth will gore with strength, the fish [Leviathan] will leap to meet him with his fins, with power. Their Creator will approach them with his mighty sword [and slay them both];" then, "from the beautiful skin of the Leviathan, God will construct canopies to shelter the righteous, who will eat the meat of the Behemoth and the Leviathan amid great joy and merriment." In the Haggadah, Behemoth's strength reaches its peak on the summer solstice of every solar year (around 21 June). At this time of year, Behemoth lets out a loud roar that makes all animals tremble with fear, and thus renders them less ferocious for a whole year. As a result, weak animals live in safety away from the reach of wild animals. This mythical phenomenon is shown as an example of divine mercy and goodness. Without Behemoth's roar, traditions narrate, animals would grow more wild and ferocious, and hence go around butchering each other and humans.

Modern interpretations of Behemoth tend to fall into three categories:

* He is an animal of the natural world, most often the hippopotamus (e.g. in Russian where the word "begemot" refers more often to hippopotamus rather than the Biblical animal), although the elephant, the crocodile and the water buffalo have been suggested.
* He was an invention of the poet who wrote the Book of Job.
* He is a mythical chaos-beast like Leviathan but not to be identified with him.

## Quotes

*"Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares." - Job 40:15-24, King James.*

*"We are allies for now, however if you go against Nature you will meet someone worse than a Demon, me!" - Behemoth to humans.*

*"Behold the Behemoth, the Anti-Leviathan. It is he who brings the order when the serpent of Chaos attacks the Earth. His power is in his mighty sword with which he can cut into pieces the heads of the mighty sea serpent." - Angel of the Lord to Job.*

## Trivia

* He apparently has a love interest in Ouroboros.
* Some believe he was a dinosaur. Usually by defenders of the Young Earth Theory.
* He often refers to God in a very formal way, calling him "The Exalted", the "Most Great" and "Faithful and True", showing his reverence for the Creator. Something that strangely he doesn't have with his "full form", Therion.