Prologue

Genesis v1.0

In the beginning, there was only God, and he was bored.

So out of the nothingness, which was without form, and void, God created Heaven. God looked over his creation, and saw that it was beautiful and good. And God said, “Sweet.”

But God was lonely. So He created two creatures, perfect in design. He gave them legs on which to walk, and wings with which to fly, and arms with which to work, and freedom of will with which to do as they chose. He gave them eyes with which to see, and ears with which to hear, and mouths with which to speak. He called them his archangels, and gave them the names Michael and Lucifer.

Michael and Lucifer kneeled before God, naked and pure, and in awe. God said, “Rise, my creations, and know that you are loved.”

And Lucifer said, “Sweet.” And it was.

God told his archangels, “I have given you free will to think and act as you please. I ask of you, now that I have created Heaven and my archangels, what should I do next?”

Michael said, “How about some friends?”

So God created two more archangels, Gabriel and Raphael. God told the archangels that they would be his first and most prized creatures, and gave them charge to live in Heaven as they please. The archangels were very grateful, and praised God for his divine wisdom and power.

God gave his archangels incredible knowledge and powers, for he wished that they should reach the fullest potential he had afforded them. He granted them bodies that would never age and minds that would never decay. The archangels praised God and pledged that they would not disappoint him.

With free will over their existence in Heaven, and the divine knowledge given by God, the archangels grew and learned. Michael became skilled in the arts of tactics and fighting; Gabriel, in the arts of language and persuasion; Raphael, in the arts of healing and medicine; and Lucifer, in the arts of philosophy and rhetoric. God looked on his archangels and was proud.

One day God called the archangels before Him and said, “I have created Heaven and my archangels, and they are good. What should I do now?”

The archangels thought for a moment. Lucifer said, “You should create more of us, so that we may grow and populate Heaven and live in devotion to you.”

God and the archangels agreed that this was a good idea, so God created more angels to fill Heaven. And the angels did grow and procreate, and they did fill Heaven with many who lived in devotion to God. Eventually millions of angels lived in Heaven, but God still prized his archangels first and foremost. They were pleased, and God was happy.

One day the archangels were walking through Heaven and God appeared before them. They kneeled and Michael said, “What is it, O Lord?”

And God said, “I have a new concept I want to bounce off you guys.”

“Another creation?” asked Gabriel.

“Yup,” said God.

“More angels?” asked Lucifer. “More creatures to populate Heaven?”

“Nope,” said God, “something completely new.”

“What is it called?” asked Raphael.

And God replied:

“Earth.”