#biblical lore

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The Season of Nightingales

A post S2 plot-with-fluff, in which Aziraphale and Crowley explore ineffable affection while trying to save the world amidst unexpected friends, a guileful Metatron, and a Heavenly floor full of the Blessed Dead.

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~ Ch. 23-24: The Ineffable Panic & The Deferral~

“W-what’s the matter?” they asked. “Nothing, it’s… it’s nothing.” Muriel was quiet for a moment. Aziraphale drained the glass, hoping the liquid courage might bring him back from the wretched few hours that had passed, and tried to look forward to the conversation with Jesus. And then, he felt Muriel’s hand wrap around his own. He looked down. There, on his right, Muriel held his hand, gently but secure. He squeezed it. Blissful contact did more to brighten his nerve than any libation, and he found himself smiling through tears. “Do you miss him?” they asked. “Crowley, I mean?” There was no point in hiding the fact that Barachiel had compared his own affections with Maria’s. Why did he think it was a good idea to educate Muriel with romance novels? Muriel smiled kindly at him, and his lower lip popped out to quiver all on its own. Oh. That’s why. “Yes,” Aziraphale said with a doleful glance. “I very much do…”

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Given The Amazing Digital Circus confirmed the "Cain and Abel" motif here is a random collection of Cain and Abel trivia WILDLY out of context.

Nothing in the Bible says per se that Cain killed Abel with a rock.

Cain's curse is a continuation of Adam's curse.

The story is stuffed with plot-holes.

Cain is not just the first murderer or the first city-builder, he is also the "first-born" or the "first human born", in all the senses of the term.

Cain's name is an Hebrew pun, Seth's name is an Hebrew pun, the land of Nod's name is an Hebrew pun, "Am I my brother's keeper?" is probably a pun. But Abel's name seems to not be a pun.

Abel is like an angry, vengeful Jesus.

Abel is the shepherd who offers meat, blood and fat ; Cain the farmer who offers crops and works with the fruits of the earth. This is VERY VERY important to the entire myth.

Cain and Abel are a metaphor for a historical clash of conflicting human lifestyles.

Cain and Abel are just a Biblical rewrite of Sumerian poems. And before the monotheists got hold of them, they were gods (or goddesses).

Cain might be the Wandering Jew.

Abel might be the judge of the dead.

The Nephilim might not be human-angel hybrids, but rather born of the mating of Cain's descendants and Seth's descendants.

Cain's curse might be the start of a "character arc" for divine justice throughout the Bible.

Middle-Ages Cain (and everything touching his descendants, the Cainites) was PURE EVIL.

Cain is part of the ginger-hatred of Old Europe.

Cain might have been the first dog-owner.

Cain sometimes is the leader of the Wild Hunt.

You might enjoy the theory/heresy that Cain is the son of the "Serpent" (be it a snake, Satan or Samael), but be wary because it has been used to justify a FUCK TON of discriminatory, racist and religiously-fanatical movements.

Abel might have purposefully refused to fight back when understanding Cain wanted to kill him.

Cain might have went into the land of dreams and sleep.

Something the Jews and the Muslims have in common: the raven business and how it led to Abel's burial. Many differing traditions about how the thing went, however.

Another thing the Jews and Muslims have in common: the "I want to marry my sister" business. Though again, many variations. Because yes, Cain and Abel might have had female twins.

Abel's corpse might be in the Cave of Treasures.

In the Muslim tradition, it was the Devil who showed Cain how to do it.

Cain might have Lilith as his stepmom.

There's apocryphal evidence supporting the idea that Cain was the first vampire.

Cain and Abel's tale might be part of a wider myth-structure whose lesson is "TWINS ARE ABOMINATIONS THAT SHOULD BE DESTROYED".

Comparing Cain & Abel with Romulus & Remus leads two conclusions. A) Murder is the basis of civilization B) Killing your brother by bring shame on you, but you will also get rewarded in disguise.

Cain's treasures might be hidden in a Romanian magical cave you can only open by murder.

Cain might have killed Abel over the first theological debate. Or because Abel's sheep walked in Cain's field. Or both at the same time.

Cain's curse might have been extra-petty. Maybe it created leprosy. Maybe Cain causes earthquakes. Maybe Cain has one horn and one horn only.

Cain might be doomed to never be an animal person.

Abel's murder might have been... horrible.

Abel might have been the first ghost.

Cain might be The Man in the Moon.

Abel might have been one of the rare wizards God forgave for the sin of sorcery.

The Romantics loved Cain and hated Abel (who probably was the first bourgeois). If you want a "positive" Cain, go check them out.

This also led to the "Positivist Cain", literaly, where he becomes a double of Prometheus and the hero of the advance of science and technology - seen as a Luciferian murder of God for the sake of humanity.

Cain might be the father of all the big Revolutions of history.

"Cainites" can either be the mythical descendants of Cain (very probably wiped out in the Flood, except if you believe the esoteric-racists and occult-antisemites) ; either the actual Gnostic religious movement that had a worship of Cain in early centuries of Christianity. And the historical Cainites might have been the ones behind the "Gospel of Judas".

Cain might have ironically died when his own house collapsed upon him - which seems to be a morbid joke about stones.

Cain might have been fifteen when he killed Abel.

Cain might have been killed by his own great-grandson due to the horn aforementionned.

This one is a classic, but Grendel and his lake-dwelling mother are considered descendants of Cain, on the early medieval belief that all Germanic supernatural creatures (like elves and giants) are descendants of Cain.

I can't decide if I want it to end happily, where Muzan and Hikari end up together, with Muzan conquering the sun and maybe even having a kid or two together, or angsty, with one of them dying to save the other, or both of them dying together.

I also don't know what the villain of the story should be. Like every story needs a villain or it would just be boring. I just don't know what I want that to be. Like, would it be the Demon Slayer Corps since Hikari is going to probably eventually help Muzan, would it be one of the other angels, or multiple, since they oppose Hikari's views/relationship with Muzan, or would it be something that isn't physical, like society or Hikari's inner conflict?

I'm also not sure if I want there to be a God/Satan in this universe. I was planning to make it like how Hazbin Hotel seems to be right now with the angels like some kind of guardians over the universe and earth. They would have a hierarchy with the most powerful angels in charge. I'm just not sure if I should add God/Satan to it since if we're going off this biblically (which I did want to base some things on the Bible as it's a story with angels and that would make sense, plus I just think it would be cool), Satan would need to be there to cause the first humans to sin. And it just could make for some interesting conflict like Muzan's demons having to deal with or getting deceived by ancient fucking satanic demons (which I think would be a cool concept ngl).

esto me hizo pensar que en el universo de hazbin hotel y helluva boss probablemente leviathan tenga que lidiar constantemente con gente tratando de matarle para poder conseguir el pase vip al cielo o invadirlo, pero como es un pecado capital no pueden hacerle frente por su cantidad de poder.

es solo algo que se me ocurrio y me parecio interesante.

Did you know that in biblical lore, whoever kills Leviathan will have a pass to heaven regardless of the person's sins?

This made me think that in the universe of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, Leviathan probably has to constantly deal with people trying to kill him to get the VIP pass to heaven or invade it, but since it is a deadly sin, they can't face him due to their amount of power.

1. “This is your new wife, Adam. Her name is Eve. I made her out of your right rib.” - Mr. G

2. “Is there something on your mind, Adam?” - Mr. G

“Ears red?” - Eve