Friday, 11 December 2020

A YJA Moment - Heaven and Hell

With the exploits of Wonder Woman, Thor, and most recently Dream, the world is very aware of the four generations of gods.  Many people struggle to reconcile these deities with their own faith, but it turns out they don't have to.

Within reality is a single figure which is believed to be the creator and ultimate force in the universe.  Although he is not directly worshipped by all sentient life, most people are cosmically aware that there is something vastly powerful existing just beyond reach.  He is known by many names but most use the terms The Presence or The One-Above-All.

The most well-known servants of the One-Above-All are Angels, powerful beings that exist in Heaven, an extradimensional realm imbued with light and fire.  There they carry out the orders of their maker, directives only they can hear and understand.  Led by the beautiful and fearful Archangels - Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel - they have no equal in all creation.

Many eons ago, an Archangel attempted to rebel against the One-Above-All and was defeated.  Cast down, this Fallen Angel known as The First Fallen, was exiled with his loyal followers into a dimensional prison which would eventually be known as Hell. There he would plot the day when his followers would rise and corrupt all reality.

The original Hell dimension would attract various realms filled with other evil creatures.  Some of these were physical beings, still others purely spiritual.  All were corrupted by the First Fallen and his Archdukes, becoming the various species of Demons.

In recent years, the First Fallen gave up his infernal crown and left the Abyssal realms for the mortal world.  For a time, the Archangels in Heaven sent powerful Angels to keep the Infernal Hosts in line, but they eventually gave up and left the fields to their own schemes.  The resulting Bloodwar has raged on and off ever since, each time threatening to tear the dimension asunder.

Although some unique individuals, such as the half-demon Lady Bhlaze and the spirit of vengeance Ghost Rider, have managed to briefly unite the Infernal lands for a time, they are swiftly deposed by the great Archdukes such as Asmodel, Malborgia, Mephisto, Neron, and Trigon

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