Their swords clashed in the air and all around them the sound of War engulfed the Western Garrison. Lucifer was charged with all of the resolve of his cause. He knew that he must succeed here, or he would face the wrath of his father. His battle with Michael would be interrupted for a brief moment. Odin flew right into Lucifer and threw him into the path of resolution, the bridge that would lead the righteous to the Golden gate.
“Lucifer look at your actions. You must know that what you are doing is futile. No Angel can disobey father.” Odin spoke with all of the wisdom of his father, but what he did not know was that Lucifer also had his wisdom.
“Odin, you know what father is doing with these humans! You know that they will destroy the new world and themselves! They are his creation; they need to know the light!” Lucifer pled with his brother, but Odin stood his ground.
“Lucifer, I will bring you to father. I will not kill you; it is not my duty to deal his judgement. Come now and all of this will be forgiven.” Odin wisely spoke to his brother.
“I will not come to father as a prisoner. You will have to defeat me and my legion. They are many and we are one!” Lucifer drew Dawnbringer and charged at Odin. Odin drew his Warhammer and stood his ground. Lucifer fought with all his might and swung his sword against Odin and his weapon. Lucifer gained the upper hand against his brother and stabbed Dawnbringer into Odin’s chest.
“You will never understand Odin, I am destined for this. You with all of your knowledge and wisdom could not see it. I will let you die in peace.” Odin’s eyes closed and with his presence fleeting Lucifer removed his sword and flew into the battle once again. The garrison forces were holding strong, but the legion of Lucifer had a secret weapon.
“Ares, the time is now. Summon the reinforcements.” Jupiter commanded his brother, and the Angel of war summoned the reinforcements. These troops were Ares’ personal soldiers and were equipped with weapons crafted by Vulcan who infused them with materials found in the new world. These materials would set Angelic armor ablaze and would kill the Angel inside with the power of flames. Ares’ guard flew directly to the front and began the push to the Western gate. The garrison forces were slain in a matter of minutes, the Ares’ guard numbered in 100 and they single handedly turned the assault towards Lucifer’s favor.
Lucifer’s legion made its way to the Western gate where Michael and his council retreated further into the Golden gate. Lucifer and his council entered the garrison, where they set up their base of operations from the outer city. Lucifer summoned his brothers and began to tell them how they would take the Golden gate.
“Brothers we are close to our ultimate goal. We will have to siege the Golden gate. Vulcans are you able to craft a siege engine here in this garrison?” Lucifer asked.
“Yes, it will take me some time, but it should be ready when we move to the gate.” Vulcan began to craft his siege engine and Lucifer went to his troops to let them know about the plan for the Golden gate.
“My brothers in arms, we will rest here for 3 days. Rest well for we are closer to our goal. The humans will be protected, and our father’s goal will be achieved. He must realize why we are here. You all know why we are and are willing to die for this cause. I commend each and everyone of you, now go and rest.” Lucifer meant every word he said. He commended all of the Angels and knew they would follow him until the end.
Lucifer planned his next move in the former quarters of Michael and his war council. He planned for his main force to assault Michael and his forces at the main gate, Ares’ and his guard would have to face the Eternal guard, the personal guard of the Golden Spire and of his father. No Angel spoke to these guardsmen, they held no position in the Angel hierarchy, but they were only ones strong enough to see their father’s true form. Lucifer knew that Ares and his guard would not be able to defeat the Eternal guard, so he needed his forces to win the battle and the siege engine to destroy the Golden gate. Lucifer accounted for all the forces that his father and Michael would send at him and he knew he could win. Now with his plan in place Lucifer wrote in his journal.
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“My father knows all, but with the knowledge I have received from his world tree I see now that I can persuade him. Father would never listen to my words as a loyal soldier, but as his equal he would have to understand. I cannot allow the humans to destroy his new world, this is all for him. He must understand and he will understand him.”
3 days passed and Lucifer addressed his legion once more.
“Brothers today is the day of reckoning. We are on the path of destiny! We march not against our father, but on the true side of loyalty! The Angels of the Kingdom of Heaven will be the great force for good that created for! Humans will be the perfect creation of our father just as they were intended! The way of the Light will be shown to them and we as their guardians will guide to our father’s Light! Now, come with me and show our father our purpose!”
His men shouted with gracious purpose and Lucifer began to lead his forces to the Golden gate.
Lucifer and his legion marched on the path of resolution towards the Golden gate. His men in strict uniformity and Lucifer flying above his troops gazed at the forces in front of the Golden gate. There he saw Michael high above his own men clutching his sword, the Sword of Redemption, Lucifer’s old blade before he became ruler of the new world. It was when the forces came within 500 feet of one another that Lucifer began to speak to Michael and his troops.
“My brothers, you do not see the true cause of why we are here. I know you all were upset with father’s gift to the humans, but this is way it is. They have choice, but the choices that they will make are not the right ones. They will kill each other, they will not be resurrected as we are, they will not be allowed to enter our father’s kingdom, our kingdom. For those of you that wish to lay down your arms and let us pass, do it now, if you do not then you will face our might. For we are the legion, and we are one!” Lucifer took his sword and pointed it into the air and flames began to shoot out of the sides of his blade. His men began shouting for the glory of his speech and many Angels on Michael’s side threw down their arms and flew high into the sky to watch the ensuing battle. Michael replied to Lucifer with his own speech.
“Lucifer, you are my brother. You taught me so much about what it means to be a good soldier. You are our father’s favorite son. He chose you to rule the humans as their guardian. You must surrender now and face the actions of your rebellion. No Angel can fall from his duty and I will bring you to father.”
“Brother, I will not lose this day. You will know that I am the chosen one, with my victory you will be spared, and you will be treated as my brother once more, but if you will not stand down, then I will end you.” Lucifer then gave the order for his troops to attack.
Michael flew at Lucifer and clashed his sword against Lucifer’s. The troops were locked in an intense melee, just as their leaders. Lucifer swung with all of his might at Michael who managed to block his attack. Lucifer flew high into the air and shot fire directly at Michael who took the hit and flew backward. Michael’s armor absorbed the flames and shot them back at Lucifer, who dodged them quickly. Lucifer looked at his backline of troops to see Vulcan’s great siege engine had arrived. It was at this moment that Lucifer gave the signal for Ares and his guard to attack the rear of Michael’s line. Ares and his men were summoned behind Michael’s forces and began to slaughter them. The battle was now in Lucifer’s grasp, when Michael swung his sword at Lucifer and managed to slice his wing. Lucifer fell several feet before catching himself and turned to Michael.
“Look Brother, your men are failing you!”
Michael looked at his men being devastated and as he looked, he saw the Golden spire shine in the sky as the Eternal guard were called into battle. They flew directly at Ares’ guard and began to reclaim the lost ground. Lucifer planned for this exact moment and commanded that the siege engine begin firing upon the Golden gate. With the first shot hitting directly on target the gate and the ground shook. The gate began to crack at the center. Lucifer smiled at this and swung at Michael once again with a new vigor. Michael blocked all of Lucifer’s attacks. Lucifer clashed swords with Michael just as another shot smashed against the Golden gate. Lucifer spoke to Michael for a moment.
“Its over brother, you have failed.”
Lucifer began to swing one last time when in the blink of an eye the siege engine blew up into a thousand pieces. Lucifer looked down at his troops who were still fighting with all of their might. When the Golden gate shot open and a large blast of Angelic power knocked ever one on the ground except for the Eternal guard. Lucifer fell to the bridge as well as Michael. In mere moments Michael looked up and saw his father.
“My son, I am sorry.”