yuyu try not to go into crazy theory territory for two minutes challenge failed cause im back again with a crazy theory (and it somehow spirals into belisari propaganda)
so anyway belial has the ability to mind control beings as seen with the wind rabbit in the event, which makes me curious as to how much of the mind can he influence depending on the being. if we go based off of apocrypha only and nothing else, then belial can mind control monsters (like pretty much possess them) and can heavily influence actions of a fallen angel (like peisma). The only thing is-
Sariel didn't interact with a wind rabbit in the event, which means Belial did beforehand, like before getting yeeted to void jail???
What's got me confused tho is if Belial had the ability to control Peisma's actions before Peisma met Sariel then what was the point of Peisma getting used if he wasn't going to die for Belial and Faasan to get out? So remember how in 000 Belial talks with Sariel and notices he's unable to have hobbies (or doesn't recognize what a hobby is, something like that), Belial stated that perhaps Sariel's limiter was set too high. I think Belial did all of this, or at least some of this, to release Sariel's limiter.
It makes no sense. If he was truly ruthless and did as Faasan told him to down to the minute details, then Peisma would already be dead with nothing but chaos and havoc wreaked upon the skyrealm and they would have had a chance to get out of jail. However, that didn't happen. Instead we get Peisma in precipian world where the entities being driven into a frenzy (probably thanks to Belial messing with them) and Sariel reaching out to save Peisma. Like-
I think back to 000 where Belial said that Sariel and him both serve Faasan and Sariel hesitated right? Belial made sure he could let Sariel go in this event, as in to let Sariel not be associated with whatever he and Faasan are about to do, to make Sariel prove himself and the other fallen angels to the crew that they're not a threat to danchou and friends.
i know this is crazy but i think belial did all this bs at first because he wanted to try another plan for faasan but he realized partway through it wasn't going to work but decided to push enough through so that Sariel could form a strong identity separate from his past and that was like, in a way it felt like both of them bid goodbye to the past??? like gUYYYS PLEASE DO YOU SEE THIS OR- nah im just crazy anyway, i think there's a lot in the exchange between belial and sariel but the lines of this part
and the ant in question could be Sariel metaphorically speaking. mUCH LIKE HOW SARIEL LET THE ANTS GO- BELIAL LET SARIEL GO because he knew that sariel would be much better off free from his past and having to go "find the rainbow" to be free from being aligned with Belial and Faasan like- Belial even said it himself here:
he's anticipating sariel eventually betraying him because Belial knows that what him and Faasan plan to do would rob Sariel of his friends if Sariel chooses to betray danchou and crew (it's almost as if sariel is like sandalphon in a way huh and belial is like lucifer in a way huuuhhhhh)
anyway, my big point is, dumb idiot belial cares too much about sariel he can't mind control sariel EVEN THO SARIEL'S LIMITER IS SET PRETTY HIGH AND WE CAN TELL FROM THE EVENT THAT BELIAL CAN MIND CONTROL MONSTERS (which have lower intelligence) and heavily influence actions of fallen angels (maybe it was easier with peisma cause he's not all that bright i mean it in a himbo way) but he doesn't like, force Sariel to do anything for him. like Sariel legit has his feather too, which holds Belial's power btw so maybe he can do EVEN MORE mind control but chooses not to cause he's formed a bond with Sariel.
idk how i got here but im telling you belisari real. it's in the lines and between the lines im here telling you that belial could have been a horrendous bastard but no all he did was unlock sariel's limiter so sariel could be free from "finding the rainbow" and so sariel could regrow his wings. like he did this for sariel.
