#heylel

Michael is, as some of you may have guessed, the general of Heaven's armies. Now, of course, every section as their own higher ranking angel to receive direct orders from, but those higher ranking angels all gotta answer to Michael. He also works as a judge when the time calls for it.

Michael's a good general (and judge), he's very intelligent when it comes to battle strategies and has a strong voice when giving commands and orders, he's got a strong moral compass too. But outside of that... Michael isn't the best at one-on-one casual conversation, it's not something he's personally confident in, compared to how he feels when planning out strategies for combat, training, etc. He stumbles over his words a lot and sometimes struggles with finding the correct response to a question or statement. He's an introvert, not too keen on crowds and feasts and the like -- so unless it's explicitly related to something he feels he's good at (aka his general duties) then he usually opts out.. That is unless Heylel (aka Lucifer) manages to drag him out from whatever dark corner in Heaven he's hiding in.

It's not that he hates spending time with the other angels in a more casual setting, not at all! He's just super awkward about it and doesn't like large gatherings.

Michael also has a hidden passion for the arts - specifically the musical arts, sometimes he'd hide away in a corner of the room during a gathering Heylel dragged him too and just.. take in the music the Heavenly Choir is producing. He specifically likes instruments like lyres and kinnors, flutes, and when bells come around he absolutely falls in love with them. The ringing makes him happy :). Just wait until he finds out about the triangle! Hes always wanted to play these instruments, but he feels as though it isn't his.. place to be part of the choir, he doesn't even sing really... Just hums along.

Michael's best friend and closest brother at the beginning of his story is (or.. was) Heylel. They're fairly close in age (Michael being only a smidgen younger than Heylel, all things considered). While Heylel certainly pushes his buttons at times with the whole socializing thing, he also knows when to drop it and leave Michael be, and Michael appreciates that, since quite a few of the other angels close to them in rank (specifically Gabriel and Metatron) sometimes don't always pick up on when Michael is just straight up done socializing. (Not complete fault of their own, mind you, sometimes it just be like that.) But there was always a bit of... Tension. Heylel liked being in the spotlight, he liked being in the center of attention, and Michael understood that, he respected that, hell he even let some of his own accomplishments be credited as Heylel's just to make his older bro happy. Michael doesn't mind having some attention and victory taken away from him, after all, he's not one for socializing, after all, Heylel is the more social one -- the more likeable one, always has been, so surely giving him a few more accomplishments to his name wouldn't hurt. If Heylel is happy and enjoying all the attention, then Michael is happy.. right?

Now for Raziel...

Raziel is the keeper of secrets and general knowledge of the universe. According to texts, he sits by God's throne and writes down everything God whispers to him. I've changed that a bit and made it so he can pick up on this knowledge from his Father in.. a weird sort of one-way telepathy? In a way? Yeah, one-way telepathy, that's it! Cuz I want him to walk around and such.

He also has hyper-sensitive hearing that he could even use to pick up on what other angels are whispering about. He has a thing for control, you see, and knowledge and secrets allow him to feel in control of the situations around him. Writing down this information also helps him feel in control, he chooses what words to use, he chooses how to organize this information, he knows where he's written in and how it's written. He's even added little drawings to go along with the written text. Diagrams and sketches explaining the wonders of the universe..! Like, black holes, Obama's last name, ya know. Usual universe magic stuff. He takes great pride in being knowledgeable.

He... Actually hates social interaction for the most part. He likes working from the shadows, being sneaky, being mysterious. Mr. "I'm so secretive, I'm an enigma, nobody knows why I'm here or who I am" ... Everybody knows who you are, Raziel. He does have a small group of friends, surprisingly! Raguel, who's his closest friend, they're practically inseparable -- just two quiet bros who enjoy chilling in the same dark corner in complete silence, just enjoying eachother's company -- AND!! Raphael, Barachiel (how well known is he again lol?), And Azrael! Raph, Bara, and Az are their own group, but thanks to Raph's constant attempts at dragging Raguel to their hang out sessions in Raph's Medicine Hut™, Raziel accidentally got roped into it as well. So he just kinda, stands/sits in the corner during these hangouts and writes in his book while the other four converse (mainly it's just... Raguel being exasperated and slightly weirded out with Raph and Bara's incredibly dark humor, and Raph just being a little shit in general. I love Raph. Also Azrael is having the jokes completely fly over his head but it's okay cuz he's having a good time regardless). What a fun group! :) Sure hope nothing bad or tragic happens to them :)

. I swear most of my characters aren't introverted these two are just... Hella introverted lmao

Lucifer was born as Heylel in the Kingdom before everything even began. He was one of the archangels in my lore, though it's never specified what he was the representation of before his fall. He was, however, described as kind-hearted, motivated, and actively social, though sometimes impulsive, curious, and insolent at times. His unique behaviour from the start caught the eyes of His Father, who often interacted directly with Heylel.

But everything broke apart the day Heylel gained access to omniscience and more power. Instead of believing he was getting closer to God, Heylel saw various visions of their future and was unable to process it fully. He believed now that he was being guided to the realization they were all enslaved pawns of God. Terrified at the idea of having his newfound mind wiped out and returning back to his original clueless state, Heylel changed and hid, soon gathering "followers" in order to overthrow their Creator who he now felt betrayed by.

A brutal fight ensued after Lucifer was arrested and put on a trial, and Lucifer ended up mortally wounded and fell out of the Kingdom with other rebellious angels, in what appeared to be an empty desolate place, out of God's sight. As he regained his strength, he revealed to all his newly found powers by turning the place into what would be called "Hell", creating diverse biomes in it for all of the new demons to thrive in. For this act, the majority of demons accepted to consider him as their rightful King and Lord of Hell.

Heylel was dead at this point, and Lucifer rose.

Nowadays, Lucifer mostly lives in the Pride territory, which is an ever changing place. The only stable zone is his castle, which is tended by many species of demonic creatures and where he can host other noble demons at times. Lucifer seems for most to have lost Heylel's pleasant traits and is now known for being capricious at times, with short-term patience if bothered. He lives mostly thrill to thrill, whether it comes from changing partners, hoarding new creatures or items, duelling other demons, or going on earth to trouble humans when interested.

In the Bible lore, he will taunt Jesus in the desert, bother and scare apostles, and try to tempt other characters. Lucifer is unfortunately quite a dangerous demon, as he has way more power than usual demonic entities. Instead of fleeing in front of Jesus, he tends to defy him, sometimes impulsively. He often counts on making believers doubt their faith in God to make sure he has the upper hand on the situation, but it's however often impossible for humans to tell if he's being genuine in his warnings against God or trying to manipulate them willingly.

Lucifer is a skilled shapeshifter, able to turn into whatever he's able to imagine, be it human, creature, animal, other characters... He's restricted by turning into sacred characters, which will start to burn him from the inside after a while. The other exception is being blocked into turning into birds or other flying animals, but no one knows why. Being the most powerful demon, he's also able to use what his father gifted him to predict future events (which he rarely does), travel through planes, and see what's on people's minds. Lucifer also gained the ability to create life and is able to invent species and biomes, which is how he created Hell and its systems.

Lucifer (hypocritically?) does not like having his authority challenged and will either respond violently or in petty manners. The nature of his sin gives him a boost of confidence but, in return, makes him quite lonely, as he often feels he's disconnected from others and never truly understood. He oftens feels like someone trapped in a story where other characters feel mostly like NPC to him, fuelling his need of quick thrills and new experiences. Lucifer is known for having different partners, and though he has favourites, he's not monogamous. Beelzebub, Naberiu, and Angus (OC in Hell lore) are in his close chosen circle of demons.

"FUN" FACTS

- Angus' presence was originally created for Asmodeus but Lucifer ended up liking him so much he kept him. That explains the random presence of a demonic centaur in Hell.

- It's unknown if Lucifer is aware of the imps syndicate that formed in his own castle. They often meet up in a secret room.

- Pride territory (which is the place led by Lucifer, though he's Lord of all of Hell) is an ever-changing place and isn't the same depending on the year. Sinners that end up there are often at risk to never be seen again. (Hello Judas)

- Lucifer only finds an interest for an alive Judas. He's, however, repulsed by him once he arrives in Hell, and he's responsible for several of his deaths in that place.

- Lucifer' kid version has spots on his legs and arms, like lioncubs do.

- The likeness in between Jesus' physical appearance and Lucifer's physical appearance is an on purpose design choice. No one knows why God chooses that, though (some speculate same face syndrome).

- Lucifer kept the remains of his burned down wings he had to amputate and put them in an altar in his own bedroom. He had phantom pains for a time, though they calmed down, but the loss left him huge scars.

- Lucifer also has stigmatas scars, which makes it very difficult to tell when he impersonates Jesus in visions. John, however, is skilled enough to differentiate their stigmatas and has never been tricked by this.

- Lucifer commissioned and made himself several art pieces depicting his own person. They're kept all around in his castle. One tapestry also shows Heylel, but he often considers that part of him as dead after he "birthed" Lucifer.

- Lucifer has a kind of soft spot for animals that have been persecuted in history. As such, mistreated cats and owls can end up in Hell, where it's forbidden by his law to ever hurt them. There's also various wild herds formed by goats that were sacrificed.

- No one but Lucifer as of now is able to see Lilith in Hell, but everyone still agrees she's a part of Hell (whether it's out of respect, trust or fear to argue it).