Volume 1: Shadow Rise Chapter 7: Undercurrents
Paradise, a beautiful and peaceful place of bliss that countless people yearn for. The Divine Forest of Countless Giant Trees covers the land of heaven, and the beautiful and delicate flowers bloom eternally along the crystal clear stream deep in the forest, and if you follow the direction of the flowers, you will be greeted by a magnificent and splendid palace.
It is the abode of the gods where God and many angels live, which is often referred to as the Pure Land of Bliss. The gates of the palace are made of ornate and indestructible diamonds, carved with the images of God Jehovah and the three archangels: Michael, Lucifer, and Gabriel.
In almost all records and legends about heaven, it appears as an absolutely beautiful place and is longed for by all. But what people don't know is that at the bottom of God's dwelling place is a large, well-guarded prison where Lucifer, the former Archangel of Justice, is being held.
In the Holy War 10,000 years ago, Lucifer, as the archangel who commanded the righteous inquisition, fought a brutal battle against the thirteen legions of hell led by Satan, the demon god of hell. After seven days and seven nights of bloody fighting, good finally triumphed over evil, and the three archangels who established outstanding feats in the war: Michael, Lucifer, and Gabriel, were respectively named by God as the Holy Winged Archangels representing light, justice, and courage as their rewards.
Everything was so taken for granted, and the world seemed to have returned to peace and light. But the righteous archangel Lucifer tried to destroy God's creation of human beings, no one knows why Lucifer had the idea of completely destroying mankind, but the only thing that people know is: Lucifer led some angels who once belonged to the righteous judgment army to reorganize into the ashes of the judgment army, and launched a challenge to God's authority, which was later called the Fallen Angel Rebellion.
The result was, of course, undoubted, that Lucifer and his rebels were defeated by the Righteous Coalition led by Michael and Gabriel, and that many fallen angels died or fled, while Lucifer was stripped of the title of Archangel of Justice and received the most severe punishment from God. But what people didn't know was that God couldn't bear to kill his son, so the harshest punishment he took was to imprison Lucifer forever.
Countless centuries have passed, and no life knows this fact, but everything is until today.
In the dimly lit dungeon, Lucifer's eyes were closed, his limbs firmly locked in chains blessed with sacred runes. Outside the prison, sixteen of the most powerful warriors of the Angelic Army were guarding the four sides of the prison, their armor shining with pure light, and they stood like a rock in their hands, and they still maintained a meticulous fighting posture despite countless centuries.
No one noticed that the dust in the air began to gradually gather and form small swirls. The vortex was growing, and it seemed to be consciously approaching the guards. One of the guards looked at the air vortex in front of him suspiciously, and he tentatively extended a hand to the vortex, only to feel the coldness of the air and the stirring of dust.
It was just an ordinary little cyclone, he silently complained in his heart about his fuss, but just as he wanted to withdraw his hand, he found that he couldn't pull his hand out of the vortex anyway! He watched in horror as the vortex rapidly expanded to the size of a person that could swallow a person, and before he could even scream, his body was sucked into the air by an incredible suction.
The other guards watched in amazement, but before they could react, they were all drawn into the air by the rapidly expanding vortex in front of them, just like the guard.
In just an instant, all the guardian angels felt the power in their bodies being rapidly sucked away, and they didn't even have time to scream in pain before they quickly turned into shriveled corpses with only skin and bones left. And almost at the same moment, the sturdy cage was blasted open by a powerful force, and in the splash of dust, a black portal slowly opened.
With a satisfied smile on his face, the raven of the Demon of Greed Mammon slowly walked towards the exploding cage, not even looking at the hideous-looking dried corpses scattered around. And Lucifer also opened his closed eyes at this time, and he said to the demon who walked towards him with a mysterious smile: "For thousands of years, I have been counting on someone to release me, but what I didn't expect was to help me out of this stupid prison, it was actually my former mortal enemy, how ironic this fate is. ”
Mammon stopped in front of Lucifer, and a sinister laugh came out of his mouth: "The former Archangel of Justice, now he wants us to save him, 10,000 years ago, you and I were the most hated opponents on the battlefield!"
"This is the divine rune of that guy of God, the power of the angel will be completely imprisoned, it seems that he really wants you to be imprisoned here forever. But he probably didn't expect it. It's the people of hell who have come to save you!" It grasped the chains firmly with one hand, and let out a piercing roar, "Engulf everything, lead all things to endless darkness, demon!" A huge vortex centered on Mammon's hand appeared in the air again, and the runes that had been glowing on the chains were pulled by the vortex and sucked into Mammon's body.
When the last rays of the rune were gone, Mammon was content to let go of her grip on the chains, and she turned to Lucifer, who was watching her every move, and said, "Now you are free, fallen angel. ”
Lucifer let out a maniacal laugh as he jerked to his feet, shattering the shackles and chains that had bound him for thousands of years into pieces of scrap metal with a slight force. The six pitch-black wings behind him also slowly stretched out, like dark clouds enveloping the sun. "Now that I have been born again, I will challenge God and those foolish angels again, and this time I will destroy heaven and everything on earth!" he laughed arrogantly.
"We will destroy God and His Heaven, and we will take all life out of it, and this time the legions of Hell will fight alongside your fallen angels. Mammon stared at Lucifer's face twisted with excitement as he regained his freedom, "But you should also understand that all of this is subject to conditions. ”
Lucifer's smile gradually froze, and he changed to a serious and cautious look, and said in a low voice, "Sure enough, if you weren't cornered, you wouldn't have taken such a risk. Say, what does hell need me in exchange for?" said Mammon's turn to laugh this time, "you are really the same as us in your bones, and I like your bluntness. I think you should know that if we want to enter the human world, we have to find the artifact of Lord Satan. ”
"Satan's sword. Lucifer said word for word, "Am I right that you want to use Satan's sword to open the ultimate hell gates?"
Mammon smiled at Lucifer with appreciation: "You are really smart, yes, we want that artifact." And according to Mephistopheles, you know where that sword is, right?"
Lucifer didn't answer Mammon's question immediately, he just looked up in silence at the roof where he had been imprisoned. After a while, as if thinking of something, he slowly turned his head with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I do know that there is such a sword, but if you want me to tell you, you must promise me a small condition." ”
Mammon frowned and said, "What more conditions do you want? Isn't it enough for you to be freed from a thousand years of captivity?"
Lucifer stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, then said to Mammon in a tone that seemed to be insightful and unquestionable, "I will not be used as a pawn by you, and if you really want to know where the sword is, then the legions of hell must be commanded by me." In other words, let me rule over you for the time being, in the place of your great Satan. ”