Heavenly War

* The Dragon Gods were created from Lucifer's wrath but was spared from death by God's command

### Major Events

* Lucifer vs Michael
* Corruption of Lilith
* **Battle of Shehaqim**
	+ Endufel vs Satan
	+ Ramiel vs Leviathan

The **Heavenly War**, also known as the **War in Heaven**, is the grand conflict between the Angels led by Michael and Lucifer and his forces.

It was born from Lucifer's wounded pride after God proclaimed humans to be Their greatest creations, leading him to believe that he should be the new King of Heaven.

## Overview

The Book of Revelation describes a **war in heaven** between angels led by the Archangel Michael against those led by "the dragon", identified as the devil or Satan, who will be defeated and thrown down to the earth.

Revelation's war in heaven is related to the idea of fallen angels, and possible parallels have been proposed in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

## Summary

The Heavenly War is the first conflict in existence, began shortly after the first seven days when the entirety of Creation was created by God. It stemmed from the Celestial Prince Lucifer, who was angered and insulted when God proclaimed humanity to be Their greatest creation. He then rallied his followers and planned an attack upon the Heavenly Council to take over Creation and rebuild it based on his own image.

In the end, Lucifer and his followers were defeated and banished into the darkest depths of the Outside, where it would later be known as the Underworld, by Michael and the Heavenly Host. There, his followers became the Demons while Lucifer himself was imprisoned within the Cage.

### Prelude

When God created the Primordial Man, Adam, They deemed Their newest creation to be Their greatest and ordered all the Angels to bow down to him, which they all did except for one, that being the Celestial Prince Lucifer (then known as Helel). As Lucifer was the most beautiful and majestic of all heavenly beings, he was prideful and arrogant as he knew nothing in existence could ever rival him in terms of perfection.

When hearing his Creator's command, his mind got plagued with wrath and paranoia, making him believed that this wasn't God's order but rather from his own siblings, especially from his twin Michael, and started to think that they were now all flawed, him and his siblings and even the Creator Themself, and thus, none deserve to be the rightful ruler of existence. He believed that he himself should be the new God, as even though he was imperfect, he was still more perfect than the rest, and began to plot to try and take God's throne for himself to rule over all existence.

He then rallied, persuaded, seduced, and manipulated one-third of all the Angels into swearing an eternal allegiance to him and to go to war against God and the Heavenly Host in his name.

### History

According to many sources, the first strike that sparked the war was made when Lucifer infiltrated the Garden of Eden and corrupted Lilith, the first Primordial Woman, corrupting her and transformed her into the first Elder Devil, resulting in her banishment by the Heavenly Council.

Lucifer then led his army into Heaven to destroy the Heavenly Host and all those who dared to oppose him and stormed into the Seventh Heaven. However, as the army would bypass the Sixth, Michael appeared and led the Host to make a counter attack and battled the rebellious army. The war seemed to be endless, with Heaven being stained by ichor and heavenly fire of the slain Angels of both sides.

While the Angels fought each other, Lucifer was able to enter the Empyrean, God's throne room, as he planned to face God on his own. Instead, Michael was before him with the remaining Princes and the Elder Seraphim around him for support. Michael rushed to guard the gates with his powers while the rest rushed toward Lucifer who defeated them with barely any effort, but not slaining anyone because of the remaining fraternal love toward them.

Lucifer then went against Michael and the two faced each other in a battle that rang across Creation and all the worlds beyond. Michael pleaded with his twin to stop this meaningless war as countless of their brethren had perished in the fire of war but realized that it was futile as Lucifer would never stop without a fight, thus forcing him to go against his own brother. However, for all of his almighty power and military prowess, he couldn't compare to his younger twin as he was swiftly defeated and Lucifer stepped into the Empyrean.

It's still a mystery as to what happened within the chamber, as no one was able to enter it during this brief period. When leaving, Lucifer was silent, with "tears of blood staining his flawless beauty" after receiving a *revelation* from God. Seeing an opportunity, Michaeal made a sneak attack which sent him down into the Empty all the way from God's throne room.

Lucifer, humiliated by his moment of weakness and torn by God's revelation, in his terrifying rage, gave birth to the Dragon Gods from his sheer anger and had them rampaged through Heaven, before rushing back to the battlefield to crush anyone standing in his way.

The events afterward became murkier and murkier as documents about this period are little to none. All that is known about a long and difficult battle, in which that casualties ranking in the googolplexes, Lucifer and his forces were finally defeated and cast down into the deepest and darkest region of the Outside, near the unreachable bottom of the infinite void that is the Empty, and far away from Heaven.

Lucifer, in particular, was sealed into a Cage created by other Princes with God's divine power in a paradoxical place located deep within the heart of the Empty, far away from where his own forces were banished to and the furthest away from the light and glory of God.

### Conclusion

After losing the war, Lucifer's forces were banished and their descent was said to be likened to an endless barrage of falling stars, so tragically beautiful that it shifted the Axis Mundi. And in addition to their banishment, Michael placed a curse upon them which corrupted and twisted their angelic essence, similar to how Lucifer had transformed Lilith, and turned them into an entirely new race: Demons. Lucifer's most elite soldiers turned into the Cardinal Demons, while his generals and personal servants were transformed into Archdemons.

Despite being sealed within the Cage, Lucifer was still able to walk across Creation with some restrictions, as his grace was greater than any of his siblings for he was God's greatest and favorite. Sensing his followers' distress, he used the majority of his near-infinite power to reshape the Outside and created a mighty infernal realm that was in nor way inferior to Heaven's glory, which he named Sheol.

Lucifer then crowned himself the *ha-Satan*, the Adversary, and the Supreme Emperor of Sheol. He then appointed seven of his most powerful Archdemons as the Emperors of Hell, embodying them with powerful [Authorities] and rallied his Demons once more and formed Sheol's government known as the Stygian Council. The Cardinal Demons then divided regions of Sheol for themselves, as well as creating a false-hierarchy of numerous rankings such as Kings, Dukes, and Princes, based not on power or influence but purely on said Demon's personal interest.

Lilith, who was banished from the Garden of Eden, was taken in as Lucifer's adopted daughter and married to the Archdemon Asmodeus, and was crowned an Empress of Hell with powers unique to her own. With her new powers, she corrupted more Primordial Humans as revenge against Heaven and transformed them into Elder Devils like her, and from them, the Devil-race was born, serving as the Demons' servants, soldiers, slaves, and concubines. Numerous demonic creatures were also created by them as mockeries of the fantastical animals residing within the Garden of Eden.

The Dragon Gods, who were born from Lucifer's wrath, were spared from death by God's command before any of the Elder Seraphim could order their death. They were then sent to live on Tellus Mahte among other beasts, and later on, among other Primordial Humans following Adam and Eve's banishment.

## Trivia

* It's rumored that the reason Samael tempted Adam and Eve in the form of a serpent was because Lucifer had tempted Lilith in the form of a Dragon.
	+ It's said to be the same reason why the Heavenly Council are paranoid against all Dragons.
* Many places in Heaven are still stained gold with the ichor and heavenly fire of the Angels slain in the Heavenly War.