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The wind whipped up the side of Artos Dagi as Lucifer and the angels interested in rebellion against the Lord assembled together. All of them flew to the mountain except Lucifer as he had been stripped of his wings by Michael after he had seduced Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. But, the climb up the mountain had been no problem for him and he quickly ascended the cliffs. At the top he looked with satisfaction over the gathering of almost two hundred heavenly creatures. 

His friend Samyaza was there, as well as Azazel. He briefly scanned the crowd to see if Gabriel had joined but wasn’t surprised when he didn’t see him. Gabriel had been a friend for a long time, but he always took the side of the Lord.

All the gathered angels were buzzing in anticipation of what was going to be said when Samyaza ordered them to pay attention. Once they had quieted he began, “Okay, everybody, thank you for coming. I want you to listen and pay attention to our brother, Luce. After all, he’s the one who had the foresight to see the mistake God was making when He created man the way He did. Not only that, but he had the fortitude to do something about it. The rest of us, who either secretly wanted our independence from the Lord or just wanted something different, owe Luce enough to listen to what he has to say. Go ahead, Luce.” 

Lucifer went to the front and center and said, “Thank you, Sam. I like that part about ‘fortitude.’ It sounds real macho.”

Azazel spoke up and offered, “I think I can speak for all of us here when I say we’ll give you this, Luce; you are making a name for yourself.”

Trying to be humble in front of the angels and not really accomplishing it, Lucifer said, “Well, Az, all I did was speak up when I knew the Lord had made a mistake. Anybody could have done it.”

“But you were the one who did,” Samyaza declared. “That’s why they’re calling you ‘Gog’.”

This caught Lucifer by surprise. He hadn’t expected to be given titles, at least, not yet. “Hmm…I like that, ‘God’ with a ‘g’.”

Azazel chimed in, “They’re also calling you ‘Devil’.”

Lucifer nodded his head and said, “‘Evil’ with a ‘d’. That’s pretty good.”

Samyaza continued, “Also, they’re saying you’re ‘the father of the lie’.”

“Hmm…sometimes I’ve thought about being a father,” Lucifer reflected.

Azazel added, “Some are calling you ‘Satan’.”

“Hmmph…I’m not sure about that one.”

Samyaza quickly said, “I’ve heard them call you the ‘Great Tempter’ and the ‘Great Deceiver’.”

“Hey, I like the ‘great’ part,” Lucifer laughed. “Anything else?”

The two angels thought about it and Samyaza replied, “No, that’s about it.”

Lucifer threw his hands up and whined, “Well, you’d think they could up with some more. After all, I am becoming somewhat of a celebrity.” 

One of the angels, in the middle of the crowd, was getting irritated at the glorifying banter and shouted, “Yeah, yeah, so what? Is that all we came here for is to hear how great you are?”

“No, that’s not why we’re here,” Lucifer responded as he peered into the crowd to see who it was that interrupted the praising of him. “Well, it’s not the only reason. We’re here to see how you can make yourselves great, too.”

The angel yelled back, “We’re listening.”

“Which one of you would like to be ruler of this world?” he asked. There were murmurs of agreement from most of the ones present. “I think we all would, or at least, share in ruling. Which one of you thinks God would be willing to let that happen?” There were plenty of sighs of acknowledgement as they knew the Lord would not share His throne. “So, it’s quite simple. We’ve got to make Him want to quit. Only then will He give us the earth.”

The angel in the middle of the crowd shouted back, “How do you plan to do that?”

Smiling at the crowd Lucifer declared, “We’ve got to kill God.” 

All the angels except Lucifer and his two friends burst into laughter. They started hooting and hollering at him and the one in the middle yelled again, “You’re crazy! This was a waste of time!!” Everyone knew God could not be killed. It was impossible. 

Samyaza shouted them down. “No, no, wait! Hear him out!”

When order was restored, Lucifer continued his explanation, “Please think about what I’m saying. Of course, we could never literally kill God, but we can kill Him in the hearts of man. If we can get them believing He’s dead, then He’ll be as good as dead. He will no longer matter to them.”

One of the angels in the front row said, “That sounds like a very interesting idea, Luce.”

“Look, we can go on all day about what I’ve done,” Lucifer explained. “We really could. But, all I’ve done is bring God to his knees. All His great and mighty plans for this world have been put on hold because there’s no man out there who really believes and trusts in Him anymore. The only one that came close was brutally murdered by his brother. Such a tragedy! Such a tragedy!!”

The same angel spoke up and asked, “So, what’s the plan?”

“We just bring about all the mayhem and confusion we can,” Lucifer explained. “As humans multiply we will tempt them with sin, we will cause them great pain and anguish. They’ll cry out to the Lord in their agony but He will not respond because there will be none found righteous among them. His lack of response will convince them that there is no God. He will be dead to them!!” 

All the angels started murmuring and talking among themselves. They liked what they were hearing. Some thought it was a long shot but everyone started to feel it might be worth the effort. The angel in the middle asked another question, “And what’s in it for us?”

Lucifer smiled at him and replied, “Well, my dear brother, eventually even God will tire of all the wickedness. At that time, I’ll make the case with Him that he should abandon Earth and give it to us who can use it in a more productive manner.”

The angel shot back, “What productive manner?”

“Any way we want to use it!!” Lucifer shouted as he started to get excited at the very real prospect of taking over the Earth. “It’ll be ours! Just think. We’ll be able to pillage and plunder…”

“And have all the women we want!!” Samyaza interrupted as he too started to get wound up over the idea of being able rule the Earth.

A roar of approval rose from all of the angels. Lucifer stood there and basked in the admiration and camaraderie. Once the roar died down the angel in the front asked, “Sounds good. So, what do we need to do?”

Lucifer replied, “I’ve got the ball rolling so now it’s up to you to keep it going. Sam, tell our brothers how you feel about the women of the Earth.”

As he spoke about the women, Samyaza’s face shone as if he was before the very throne of God. “They’re beautiful!” A few angels snickered as they thought the human women were hideous. Samyaza was quick to add, “No, they really are. Look at them. I’ve studied them for a long time and I’ve figured out how I can make them mine.”

The angel in front offered, “I like women, too. What’d you have in mind?”

This was Samyaza’s favorite subject, and he beamed as he explained, “We can take on flesh and become like men. Then we can take the women, all that we want, as our wives. You’ve seen them mate. We will be able to enjoy them and still be angels.”

Lucifer chimed in, “And any children will be our little rebels and will be hated by God.”

The angel in the middle shouted, “But to take on flesh without God’s permission is sinful.”

“Isn’t it, though?” Lucifer snickered. “Look, we’ve come this far. There’s no reason to turn back now.”

The angel up front yelled, “Luce is right! This is the best chance we’ve had to change the way things are ran!!” 

All present roared in agreement. Lucifer spread his hands and cautioned, “Now, I must warn you. Not all of the other angels feel like we do. There are those who will remain loyal to God no matter what. They will want to fight against us. But, that’s okay! We just need to watch each other’s back. Let’s make a pact among us. If one of us needs help just snap your fingers and the rest of us will be obligated to stop what we’re doing and come to the rescue.” Everyone nodded their head in agreement. “We have the chance to influence others and get them to join us!!” A shout of approval erupted from all the angels. Lucifer continued, “Take all the women you want!” The crowd yelled with enthusiasm. “Breed and make your own army!” Another shout went forth. “Tempt everyone!” The angels shouted “Yes!!” Lucifer kept on, “Show everyone God is dead!!” As the deafening roar reached a crescendo Lucifer, Samyaza, and Azazel yelled together, “Kill God!!!!” 

--Kill God

            Lucifer

♫ Hey, Old Man, outta the way, 

No one wants you here today.

See, Old Man, we’ll take a chance. 

This is where we take our stance. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Lucifer

♫ This is where we take our stand. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Lucifer

♫ Kill Him in the hearts of man. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! Kill God! ♫

            Lucifer

♫ Kill Him dead! ♫

            Samyaza

♫ Hey, Old Man, You’re so naïve, 

Pack it in and take Your leave.

See, Old Man, we don’t love You.

Go away, Your days are through. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Samyaza

♫ This is where we take our stand. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Samyaza

♫ Kill Him in the hearts of man. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! Kill God! ♫ 

            Samyaza

♫ Kill Him dead! ♫

            Azazel

♫ Hey, Old Man, You’ll lose this war.

No one loves You anymore.

See, Old Man, Your days are done.

You have lost and we have won. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Azazel

♫ This is where we take our stand. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! ♫

            Azazel

♫ Kill Him in the hearts of man. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God! Kill God! ♫ 

            Azazel

♫ Kill Him dead! ♫

            Lucifer

♫ I’ll end this mistake that you call “man.”

Wrap it up, throw it away; 

Make a grand new plan.

You’ve had Your chance,

You’re so old school.

So, get outta the way, 

It’s my chance to rule—. ♫

            Lucifer, Samyaza, Azazel, & The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God!

This is where we take our stand.

Kill God!

Kill Him in the hearts of man.

Kill God! Kill God! ♫

            Lucifer

♫ Kill Him dead. ♫

            Lucifer, Samyaza, & Azazel

♫ Kill Him dead—. ♫

            The Fallen Angels

♫ Kill God!! ♫

Samyaza reached behind Azazel and broke his wings off. He handed them to Azazel who placed them at Lucifer’s feet. All the other angels followed suite and broke each other's wings and placed them as a sacrifice to Lucifer. Eventually, he had four hundred wings surrounding his feet. He stood there basking in the glory he was receiving and then blessed all present in his name. While he was saying his blessing all present had their skin turn red like his. They now all looked the same except Lucifer was the only one with small goat horns on his head. 

“All right, brothers, we know what to do,” Samyaza shouted. Then he gave the battle cry, “Let’s get going!!” They all headed down the mountain determined to do Lucifer’s bidding. 

He watched from the top as they spread out among the land. His attention was drawn to the Garden of Eden in the distance. This was where it all began for him. It was where he now lived in a hole in the ground. He was convinced it would not be much longer, and he could take his rightful place on God’s throne, that is, God’s abandoned throne. 

He raised his hands into the air and thrust them toward the garden. Immediately, a bolt of lightning struck near the tree of good and evil. As the rumbling thunder reached Artos Dagi, he laughed and said, “Impressive! I’m getting quite good at this.” Then shaking his fists and calling out to heaven he yelled, “Hey, Old Man! It’s over! You lose! I tried to tell You this was a mistake but You wouldn’t listen. Now, what are You going to do? Everybody sees what a travesty this has been. Why don’t You go make another universe and hide in there somewhere? This one is mine!!”

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