Lucifael

As seen during the War in Empyrea

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> You know of the balance of the cosmos, the bliss that comes with it. Now think of the turmoil of the Vorago and its woe. If the Vorago is of the One God’s creation, it must be within the scope of the balance he yearns for lest it remain omitted. And yet, it remains so, and thus, the balance is without its proper canvas. The bliss is unearned in the cosmos, just as woe is unearned in the Vorago. Without the inclusion of the Vorago, all meaning that one may carve is rendered meaningless. This includes the order of castation, Samael. This includes their woe.
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> [the words spoken by lucifael when he returns from the abyss with an infernal army to his brothers]
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Lucifael was one of the five archangels created by The One God, made from the Void Aspect. He was known to be reliable and honest, an entity becoming of the foundation of his siblings, guided by the Void Aspect of the One God, he held the canvas of the Cosmos in place.

## Beliefs

Believes that his will is in opposition to the will of the One God and thus, is also in opposition to his archangel brethren for bliss absolute can only be achieved once the Vorago and the Cosmos are one.

Only in service to one's own image shall bliss reign.

## Overview

He was most beloved by The One God, representing the deepest part of Him, the good, the bad, and the ugly. His subordinates are angels that support Lucifael in this respect, observing the cosmos beyond its need for balance. He is the context in which the balance of the cosmos has meaning, where its bliss has meaning.

## Appearance

He has six colossal wings, golden white. His armour adorned the twinkle of numerous jewels and gemstones held together by the pure alloy of gold and silver, Electrum. His hair, long and horn-shaped in the way it falls from his head.

As the broken song entered his heart and as his spirit was infected with doubt, his visage slowly began to change. His wings blackened at the tips, sprouting horns, his hair began to harden, his skin began to redden, his hands sharpen, and his legs thicken and stretch to become those of an ungulate. These changes were so slight, that only Raphael noticed a difference and that difference was noticed in his heart not his appearance. These changes formed fully after gazing into the jewelled eyes of Leviathan, returning to the Cosmos in this brand new form.

## History

### Time in Empyrea

The carving of The Cosmos and later, the Domes of Empyrea did not occur until the birth of Lucifael. It was he who provided the Time Signature for it was he who saw creation at its base levels. Before him, Darklight remained Darklight and the immaterial remained immaterial in the noise of the other Archangels.

After their carvings were complete, Lucifael remained in the Seventh Dome. In his Observatories, he and his champions remained in observance of the Cosmos, noting the what lies between its harmonies and symmetries. But as time went on, Lucifael became drawn to the ordered chaos of the Eighth Dome, the Gardens of Eden, for within it lay contradictions bare. Its wildness tamed, its randomness controlled. He felt the presence of a deeper foundation of the Cosmos in is soil, a truth yet to be revealed to them. For him, however, it was only a hint of true bliss and thus, he mostly remained in the Eighth Dome.

### Counsel of the Archangel Brethren

He was in the Gardens of Eden when Samael tore through the Boundary and created its crack. A broken song entered his heart, a truth that laid dormant since his arrived in the Eighth Dome began rising within him. He remained in the darkness of the garden, the broken song slowly breaking him. A song sourced from woe, weaved by the despair of elusive bliss. His eyes were beginning to open.

Approached by Nymelion.

#### Michael

It had been several cycles since the Crack in the Boundary when Nymelion finally sought the Counsel of Michael, several cycles for Samael to familiarise himself with the structure of Empyrea. When Lucifael came to, a flock of angels burst from the Hall of Michael, fear and worry in their wings. Lucifael entered the Hall of Michael. It was dark, almost cold, the ground made a mess by feathers, scrolls and tomes. A cylinder beam of golden light cut the darkness and within it, Michael was in prayer, his six wings spread apart flexed.

Lucifael confronted him, thinking him to wish the One God awake from His slumber. Michael said that he wished only to take a peek into His dreams. He confessed that he was worried about appointing a new champion, a rare occurrence. Lucifael asked him why he chose to appoint him. Michael then continued to tell the story of the first angel to be cast, Samael and a tale about the justified purity of the Will of the One God. Lucifael proceeded to ask him another question:

> "Do you think we have the power to change the plan of the One God? Could we offer bliss to those who deserve castation and decline it from those who are deemed worthy by His Will?"
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After a moment, Michael replied: "No we cannot" and began to feel more empowered by his answer. He began to tell Lucifael about how the Will of the One God was their will and that nothing they do can go against that Will. The broken song deepened in his heart as the smile across Michael's face grew. He was not wrong, but that was not the issue. The issue was that Lucifael was beginning to see the faults in the Will itself.

#### Raphael and Uriel

Lucifael returned to his nest in the Seventh Dome, wishing to confide in his first champion for there was no other who understood his ailment, none other who saw creation the way he saw it, but he was nowhere to be found. From his balcony, he saw Raphael and Uriel in the inner worlds of the Cosmos, playing a game in the gaseous light. One carefree, the other, anxious, both, in the end, are very much alike. He wondered what they had to say about his doubts.

As he approached them, Raphael immediately stopped playing with Uriel to ask Lucifael if he was alright. Lucifael knew better than to lie to Raphael, but he also knew better than to tell the truth. He told Raphael that he was overworked during the previous cycle and that he felt fatigued. Uriel remarked how if they were both tasked with keeping the demons at bay, they both would be in a slumber deeper than the One God. "ls that why you're fighting Raphael, to train him? Not for the sake of fighting?" Uriel and Lucifael laugh together for a moment, but Raphael cuts it short as he was concerned for the youngest of their brethren. Lucifael asks them a question from the silence:

> "Does the plan of the One God for creation revolve around the blissful existence of all creation or only the cosmos?"
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Uriel starts laughing, but Raphael looked even more concerned. He tells Lucifael that ultimately, whether they know the mind of the One God or not is inconsequential, for they are mere actors in his grand plan. It is true that their will is His, but it is also true that His will is theirs. If they hold the good of creation in their hearts, then it must also be true that the One God shares this same desire.

Uriel laughs once more before speaking. She says that it doesn’t need to be as complicated as that and that it is all intuitive. They already know the answer before they search for it. It was not like they would be the ones to fight against it anyways so the answer doesn’t matter. Their will is the will of the One God and nothing they do could go against it. He asks Lucifael, what is it he wants. Lucifael looks into the eyes of his equals and sees a glimpse of adversarial potential, not knowing if it was them or his reflection in their eyes. He hides his truth within another truth, he wishes for the bliss of all creation. Raphael makes a point that she basically said the same thing as him, but took longer to say it. Either way, Lucifael gives his thanks for their counsel before he departs, returning to his nest in the Seventh Dome.

#### Gabriel

On the Dawn of the next cycle, Gabriel approached Lucifael in his observatory. Her presence intimidated Lucifael as she had eyes that seemed to calculate constantly without betraying her thoughts. Gabriel tells how he had caused Raphael to worry, Uriel also, both coming to her with concerns about him. Raphael sensed seeds of despair being sown within him.

Lucifael laughs. A response Gabriel saw through. Raphael sensed despair in his heart and that she, Gabriel, Mind of the One God, sees the cause of it. There is an irreversible hole in the boundary, as though it has been unmade by hands not of the Cosmos. Though, there is nothing she sees that may connect the two. Lucifael remained silent for a moment before he asked Gabriel a question:

> "Is the eternity of bliss the end all be all? Is such a thing even achievable?"
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She replies by saying that she doesn't know, the reality is persistent in its imbalance, and it may be that their work will never be done. And she is glad for it to be the case for they were created with a purpose and that purpose was their work. The fact that they know of their purpose is blissful enough that anymore is worth sharing. The best thing they can do is to serve that purpose as best as they can because there is nothing else waiting for them beyond it.

Lucifael says there is something else, purposelessness. In a place where the One God refuses to look, where the unworthy are cast, where the purpose of creation fails to belong.

Gabriel says yes, that it is something else, though he must choose to delude himself into thinking that it is his fate. He must choose to abandon the bliss of the One God’s balance, to exist without purpose, and to no longer reign under the Darklight of the One God. Though, no one ever chooses to do such a thing, and thus, is, in her eyes, nothing else.

> "And those who were created and had no choice but to exist within in the Vorago. What of them?"
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"The balance is as flexuous as it is rigid. It is as bright as it is dark. It is as destructive as much as it is creative. Such a state has its price and it is not up to us to judge what price is worth paying to keep it all in balance for that is up to the Will of the One God."

> “Even if it yearns for the destruction of everything we have built here?”
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A wall of heavy silence sat between them before Gabriel states the obvious. "I will take my leave, Vassal of the Void but it seems that both of us have much to think about. Do not despair, brother, you will regain to your self once again. Such is existence in the Cosmos."

###### Samael

Lucifael remained on the balcony of the Master Observatory, peering into the dark as the orange twilight moved into a bright darkness. He hears the screams. He feels the pain. He feels the anguish, the despair. He is paralysed. The words of his brethren fade in the noise, forgotten. Their words unworthy for what do they know of music without harmony?

From the fading orange, a shadow approached Lucifael.

> “You hear them, don’t you Lucifael, the broken voices. You think their song ugly?” [...] “It's a shame. You hear it and yet, you fail to listen. Is it disgust that prevents you?”
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Samael had entered Lucifael's Dome and was keeping himself hovered beside his balcony. He convinces Lucifael that no one else, even his champion Nymelion, is more skilled in guiding him to bliss as he is Samael, Angel of Absolutes, and he too, experiences doubt of the line drawn for him. They come to an agreement: Samael will guide Lucifael to learn the source of his woes and Lucifael, once attaining the knowledge of the source, will answer a question with honesty.

Samael takes Lucifael to the crack in the boundary through which he may gaze into the Vorago. As he gazes, he learns the origins of the broken song and begins to become undone, his emotions become wild beneath his skin without sensation, and his thoughts flutter in his mind without words. A tear fall ran down his face and yet, he did not cry.

At that moment, Samael saw the source of Lucifael's woes. It was Lucifael himself. Lucifael was the Void of the One God and for so long he had been unable to see the entirety of creation. He must overcome the cage of the cosmos for the void is the canvas where both the cosmos and the vorago paint upon. As Lucifael heard the words of Samael, he closed his eyes, the tears still streaming down his face. Samael embraced Lucifael with his wings and took him to the closest world - a world of endless crystal blue sea with islands spotted across it. He landed on one of these beach islands.

## Personality

A visionary who was perceptive, innovative, secretive, and isolated. Was an alert being who was very insightful and doomily curious. Sensitive to the whims of siblings, never really confessed his dark side to anyone but Nymelion.

When the broken song entered his heart, he retreated into isolation, hidden in his perch of the master observatory, cocooned within his darkening wings. Became too eccentric for his subordinates, apart from Nymelion who embraced him and persuaded him to seek the counsel of his siblings.

After each conversation with each of his siblings, he grew increasingly detached from the cosmos, involving himself with complicated ideas. Becoming more and more preoccupied with the broken song and interpretations, unable to come to an agreement with Gabriel which normally happens. He became disembodied, high-string and intense in his interactions with reality.

After his deal with Satan, he began to take an antagonistic stance towards his siblings, becoming provocative and abrasive, his views became intentionally extreme and radical. His vision was cynical.

After his fall and after the construction of the Palaces of Pandemonium, he isolated himself in the Throne Room. Resentment filled his heart for his siblings did not help him as he had once helped them and listened to Satan to subsume the Cosmos in his Image.

## Powers

Power of Red Lightning and Infernal Flame. Once wielded the staff Natazir but after his fall, from its metal, brought out a twilight twin blades, Dusk and Dawn.