Lucifer's Rally

The Rallying of the Morning Star's Forces

**Lucifer's Rally** was an event where the fallen angels-turned-demons had gathered around Lucifer to look for guidance for their new path.

## Overview

This event took place shortly after Lucifer's Freedom from his Cage and then his conquering over the main sectors of Hell which took place some time after the War in Heaven. This was the first use of the Stygian Council and the beginning of Lucifer's reign over Hell.

## History

### Release of Lucifer

After the conflict known as War in Heaven and the banishing of the rebel angels from Heaven to Hell at the hands of God and his angels, especially Michael. The leader of the failed angelic rebellion, Lucifer was imprisoned in his prison while the other demons fell in the depths of Hell where its environment mutated their bodies into demonic corruption of their glory.

After becoming demons, they travelled the unholy lands of Hell all the way to their leader's prison. While on their path, new allies were made (such as Lilith) and enemies of their fellows (such as Apollyon) until they reached their destination, Lucifer's Cage. After some events revolving around Apollyon's faction betraying their leader, Lucifer was freed and took charge once more.

### Rally of the Fallen

The remaining loyalists gathered around the Morning Star, looking for his guidance. Lucifer replied by moving his armada higher in the infernal circles and began their conquest of the main sectors of Hell. After succeeding so, Lucifer declared himself as the new supreme emperor of the Infernal Realm before dethroning the previous collective of demonic rulers. Afterwards, he ordered the construction of a new city for the his fallen comrades and the architect Mulciber constructed the city of Pandemonium alongside the aid of Mammon, which would serve as the new capital of Hell and base of operations of for all demonkind.

The Stygian Council was formed here, a group of the most important demons from the War in Heaven. Here they argued among each other on what they should do next, plan pf action for their next moves. Belial argued that the war against God should be put on hold in order to lower their losses since he fears that they might be punished further and may even be met with death, Mammon also argued against war but because he'd rather search for new treasure in Hell, such as gold or minerals. The seeming reckless and suicidal Moloch, the brute as always, stated that the war against God should continue further, ignoring the possible casualties.

### Bringing the Fall

Eventually, the debate came to an end when Lucifer and, the former Arbiter of Heaven, Satan decided that the war between demons and God should continue but shouldn't be fought directly through sheer force by instead with manipulation. Rather than being suicidal by taking them head on, they should instead corrupt the humans, God's pride and joy, and have them spiral down towards sin where he would take His creations for himself rather than have them reunite with his father in Heaven.

Lucifer, along with with Samael and Lilith, all went to Nachash in order to convince him to tempt the Edenims Adam and Eve, while Beelzebub led an expansion of Hell into the territories of the Underworld pagan deities, leading to the Conquest of Underworlds, coming from the Lord of the Flies, alongside other demons, exploring the endless confines of the underworld to where they discovered many realms similar to their own Hell as well as the rulers, being chthonic pagan gods, and began to make certain arrangements in order for them to collectively rule the Underworlds.

## Known Participants

* Lucifer
* Satan
* Beelzebub
* Asmodeus
* Leviathan
* Belphegor
* Mammon
* Astaroth
* Belial
* Moloch
* Bael
* Chemosh
* Mulciber
* Purson
* Orias
* Sargatanas
* Arioch
* Dagon
* Hastur
* Rebel Angels

## Quotes

* *"Is this the Region, this the Soil, the Clime,
Said then the lost Arch Angel, this the seat
That we must change for Heav'n, this mournful gloom
For that celestial light? Be it so, since hee
Who now is Sovran can dispose and bid
What shall be right : fardest from him is best
Whom reason hath equald, force hath made supream
Above his equals. Farewel happy Fields
Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours, hail
 nfernal world, and thou profoundest Hell
Receive thy new Possessor: One who brings
A mind not to be chang'd by Place or Time.
The mind is its own place, and in it self
Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
What matter where, if I be still the same,
And what I should be, ail but less then hee
Whom Thunder hath ruade greater? Here at least
We shall be free; th' Almighty bath not built
Here for his envy, will not drive us hence:
Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce
To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n.
But wherefore let we then our faithful friend,
Th' associate and copartners of our loss
Lye thus astonisht on th' oblivious Pool,
And call them hot to share with us their part
 In this unhappy Mansion, or once more
With rallied Arms to try what may be yet
Regaind in Heav'n, or what more lost in Hell?"* - Lucifer rallying his troops.

## Trivia

* This is where the plan for the Conquest of the Underworlds where they would depose the old pagan gods like Pluto and incorporate their realms in to Hell was created.
* Some believe the demon Hastur is the same as the Great Old One Hastur and was secretly an Old One masquerading as a Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell.

## Image Sources

* (Satan in Council.jpg) Satan in Council by Gustave Doré