Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Classic depiction of the Four Horsemen

## Origin

### Origin

Four demiurge children of the Archangel Raphael who were tasked with the duty of heralding the Armageddon as described in the Book of Revelation

The **Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse** are a quartet of infamous demiurges recorded in the Book of Revelation, tasked by the Abrahamic God with the duty of heralding the Armageddon, releasing END onto different planets and universes, including Earth.

They are the White Rider (Pestilence), the Red Rider (War), the Black Rider (Famine), and the Pale Rider (Death), with the Pale Rider being the leader of the group.

## Summary

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are demiurges - Half-Archangel offsprings of the Archangel Raphael, who represents the primordial despair of Nothingness. Unlike other demiurges, their only parent is Raphael as they were directly born from his despair over the actions of humans.

Each of them were born in the earliest day of human civilization, back during the age of Adam and Eve and their descendants with their birth being closely connected with the primordial humans: War was born when Cain first attacked Abel, Death was born when Abel took his last breath, Famine was born when Cain was marked with his infamous marking, and Pestilence was born when Adam, Eve, and their remaining children mourned for both Cain and Abel.

The moment they were born, they were summoned to the Abrahamic God and were tasked with the duty of heralding the Armageddon, releasing END onto the mortal world so that the world may be born again more beautiful, which they accepted with the greatest of honor.

Their first mission was in Earth, with them marking the end of the Edenith era. However, due to the fact seven of the original Nephilim managed to survive the Deluge despite the Angels' direct order, their mission was deemed unsuccessful. Embarrassed, the four of them vowed to one day killed the last of the original Nephilim and end the remnants of the Edenith civilization once and for all.

Afterward, they continue their duty, heralding the end throughout Creation, bring forth the end to countless planets and universes, as well as the species and civilizations living within them.

At some point in history, the four of them founded the Apocalypse Alliance, consisting of deities and mythological figures associated with the apocalypse within multiple mythologies and civilizations across mortal world as means of minimizing the paperwork for both themselves and the Abrahamic Heaven. However, unknown to them, it quickly turned into an organization that served the purpose of decelerating their world's inevitable destruction by any mean possible, regardless of the sacrifice.

According to Raphael, the Great War was supposed to kick off Earth's own Armageddon, but due to the involvement of the Three Factions, the Four Horsemen were unable to be summoned and the Earth's apocalypse was put on an indefinite hold.

## Trivia

* According to Gabriel, the Four Horsemen haven't sent a Raphael a "Happy Father's Day" card for 83 years in a row.
* They have a millennia-long rivalry toward their cousins, the Archreapers.

* They are all named after the last name of the actors who portrayed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from "Supernatural".