Chapter 3 – Seal of Valhalla

Disclaimer: I do not own any of Angel Sanctuary however I do own the Character Yahweh, a few other characters I have yet to mention and the Plot

11th January, 12:30pm; Briah: Angel Castle, Michael’s Office

Michael scowled as he sat back in his chair and continued to think, Lucifer was avoiding Michael like the bloody plague and Yahweh was so busy of late that none had been able to pin him down more than five seconds, Raphael was helping with the investigation of the disappearing temple in Eden and with Raziel swarming around poking holes in Michael’s mental visage didn’t help any. Also, Michael had sensed his return and had mobilised the army in frequent patrols of the heavens in attempt to find the sealed Angel: Samael, however more and more sealed Angels were getting unleashed upon the heaven and there was a chance that the Fallen Angels would be freed from the Mid-Air Corridor and brought over to Samael’s side, Michael knew that he was possibly the only one that could face Samael at full power and bring him back alive while Metatron and Lucifer would simply fry him and ignore the remains. Michael had to get to Samael fast and diverge the information he wanted from his alter-ego before trying to convert him back to the Angel’s side, Michael was sure that Samael had been a victim of God’s tyranny…

“Lord Michael!” announced Khamael as he rushed into the office causing Michael to raise an eyebrow “there is an attack on the Mid-Air Corridor!!”

Meanwhile; Yetzirah: Mathey, Mid-Air Corridor

An angel cried out a silent scream as Samael slashed once and cut the angel in half while watching as its wing fell away as it too was seared off from the sword slash, Samael smirked as he walked up to the gates of the Mid-Air Corridor and shattered it with a simple motion of his hand, Samael would not be stopped by this weak defence that were attempting to stop him from completing his very simplified mission. Samael concentrated as he whispered an incantation leading to the remaining blockages in his way melting into nothing before him, Samael smirked when he noticed the Fallen Angel’s confusion before the blue haired Archangel made a motion with his hand, and he grinned as the Fallen Angels followed.

2:30pm; Yetzirah: Mathey, Mid-Air Corridor

“It seems we were too late…” started Metatron as he walked in the remaining slush alongside the battle capable members of the Council “the Mid-Air Corridor has been completely destroyed”

“Definitely Samael, no one to date can do this on powers alone…if Samael has returned then we’re in for a hell of a ride!” growled Uriel as he watched a still standing wall turn into purple mush “acid, manipulating the corrosive, always a specialty to those who go all the way without giving up since acid is just as arrogant and won’t stop till it has melted everything in its path!!”

“If we let Samael get away then more of the buildings will be become corrosive, I’m not just talking about military locations either, Samael has a grudge against heaven itself!” growled Raziel as he paced back and forth.

“Calm down Raziel, we can’t assume anything as of yet” smiled Lucifer as he looked away from them before making a hand gesture causing both Belial and Barubelo to appear “Report!!”

“Samael has disappeared with his legion of Fallen Angels” spoke Belial from where she kneeled “but he didn’t leave heaven, which that much I can assure you!”

“I witnesses Samael’s break-in, he slayed all the guards and broke in with little effort, however he no longer had two wings” explained Barubelo and Lucifer seemed interested.

“Were they somehow cut off yet he retained his sanity or retracted perhaps?” questioned Lucifer and Barubelo shook her head.

“I saw them alright, all three of them, he only use to have two” continued Barubelo and Lucifer looked surprised “I can assume that he gained his third while in that sealed space, the laws that God facilitated in this realm, seemed to be counteracted in his sealed space where he was contained!”

“He always was a powerful Archangel with his only drawback being his lack of wings, wings not only show rank but also allow for higher level of Astral Energy to be used at any one time, now I’m afraid that he is stronger than even his old rival” sighed Lucifer as he watched Michael out of the corner of his eye “get the others of the Seven Satans and patrol, we must locate Samael!”

“Lucifer, any news on Samael!?” questioned Jibril as she walked over with everyone else not far behind.

“As I expected really, not much was attained from having Barubelo spy here nor from having Belial spy at the entrances of Heaven, Samael hasn’t left heaven but that is not the most troubling thing…Samael had three wings during his insurgence here!” announced Lucifer as he turned to the council “Michael may no longer be able to stand against Samael without getting injured to an almost extreme level!”

“Fallen Angels side with the strongest Fallen being nearby, Alexiel has become Setsuna and you have no diabolical plan, then who could be doing this…” pondered Metatron from where he stood “the only person other than a Fallen being would be Yahweh and YHWH however we can never tell what those two are planning”

“Yahweh is busy with paper work, so we can rule him out as well has ‘God’, that being is too weak with no conscience functioning within this space as of yet!” growled Lucifer as he trailed a hand through his air “Samael is too dangerous…don’t let any Soldiers get near him!!”

“Why is that!?” questioned Michael but Lucifer made a simple gesture to the mush “what about it?”

“Those were Angel Soldiers, turned to mush in about a second after the Fallen Angels were set free, maybe they are the Fallen Angels!” gasped Lucifer as he revealed something.

“What!?” questioned Metatron as he snapped around to face Lucifer.

“There were too many Fallen Angels here to obey a mind as powerful as YHWH or ever Yahweh, meaning, that the rest were used as sacrifices for something but I don’t know what...” muttered Lucifer as he put a hand to his chin “you can sense it…”

“What are you…yeah, Astral Energy fading, how do you know that…wait! The Astral Energy only fades a while after its master has been destroyed, that means…” gasped Raphael and Lucifer nodded as he wanted everyone to continue their deduction which he had already thought out.

“That the energy is being transported to somewhere, the only use for waste Astral Energy since it can’t be absorbed is…a Forbidden Dark ritual!” gasped Michael and Lucifer smiled.

“Bingo Shorty!” smirked Lucifer and watched as Michael scowled while tightening his hand on his sword, Lucifer however patted Michael on the head and the anger seemed to fade out of the younger.

“But where is the ritual area!?” questioned Metatron and Lucifer took things into his own hands.

“Jibril, I want you to gather some of your Cherubs and have them cast a few tracking spells in this area, it’ll help depending on how prepared the enemy is! Michael, I want you to be on guard, Samael will probably want to have a showdown with you!” announced Lucifer as he looked about the gathered Angels “Raphael, I want you to be on constant alert in case there is a full blown conflict where healers are needed, also send Barbiel to earth to recruit Setsuna!!”

6:30pm; Briah: Outside Angel Castle, City

“Damn it Lucifer! Everyone is doing something and I’m simply told to ‘be on my guard’, damn it, I hate that man!” growled Michael as he kicked a wall but stopped when he heard a chuckle up and behind him.

“Hey Mika, problems in Paradise!?” laughed Samael and Michael drew his sword before pointing it at his blue haired alter-ego.

“Yeah, the problem being you!!” yelled Michael as he got into battle stance compared to Samael who was lazily lying across the roof top of the opposing building.

“I was talking about your love life” yawned Samael with a smug grin causing Michael to blush however if it was from anger or embarrassment he couldn’t tell.

“Me and Lucifer aren’t together anymore, ever since he fell…” started Michael and Samael stretched as he sat up.

“Seems like I missed a lot while I’ve been asleep, put away your metal stick away and come and talk to me, try to trust me” smiled Samael as he looked down at the rosette “talk to me about your problems like you always use to!”

“What is there to talk about?” questioned Michael as he placed his blade away “Lucifer loved Alexiel, enough said!”

“Wrong, Lucifer was infatuated with Alexiel and had made a valid promise to help her escape from Eden when he returned, Alexiel meanwhile always loved her brother Rosiel the most!” announced Samael and Michael was mentally scratching his brain at how Samael knew this info “however, the times I have seen Lucifer the most happy was with you, simply because you have a purity which all Angels, Demons and Humans lack!”

“So Lucifer was just trying to make me impure!!?” yelled Michael and Samael shook his head.

“No, you were a purity that in turn made him pure, his twin that created Light while he was the Dark” explained Samael with a smirk as he dangled his legs over the side of the rooftop “besides, it became apparent that you weren’t the chosen Angel of Light who would become God since Yahweh came along, after all that is what Yahweh predicted!”

“You saying…” started Michael but Samael cut him off.

“You are the Light that boarders the Light and Dark and allows both to coexist, if you didn’t exist, then both Hell and Heaven would have crushed each other by now!” announced Samael with a smirk “you were the one that held back the Angel Army from repeating the Gehenna Tragedy time and time again, you also held back Hell’s constant invasions and mated with the King of the Demon Lords himself, and what a catch he was!!”

“That’s not the point!” yelled Michael as he both blushed and tensed his grip on his blade “I don’t know if he loves me!!”

“He did quote: ‘Come With me’, during Heaven’s Greatest War, didn’t he?” smirked Samael before moving to walk away “I leave you to your machinations, I have things to do!”

“Wait!” started Michael however Samael had already disappeared.

8:45pm; Atziluth: Tower of Etemenaki, Forbidden and Highest Chamber

“How was your meeting with Michael?” questioned Yahweh from where he stood next to the magic circle on the floor, the holy Angel Alexander and the Fallen Angel Diablo stood in the magic circle, Alexander had Golden hair and six wings while Diablo had black hair and also had six wings, they had been created to help seal away Adam Kadamon however afterwards they tried to turn on God who they discovered was false and were cast down by Yahweh and Lucifel.

“We talked in a roundabout fashion, mostly about Lucifer, I’m sure I left behind enough hints to show where we are located” smirked Samael but quickly stepped forwards to support Yahweh “is his presence starting to hurt you?”

“Yes, YHWH is within me, ever since I went to YHWH’s mainframe I found that shards of the tablet at the core remained active and fused with my Astral Powers to sustain themselves” smiled Yahweh at his loyal Knight and Lover “it creates…a terrible itch, a Itch I can’t scratch and over time it becomes an Ache, then it will become a pain”

“That’s the reason we’re going to Valhalla, Right? To give it a new body for it to leave your own, all we need to do, is unseal the passage to the Dimension of the Warriors and head for the capital City” smirked Samael as he stood there “besides, the portal opens at Valhalla, the peak of the World Tree!!”

“Yes, I hope Luci comes along to watch the final days of God“smirked Yahweh as he turned to observe the work being done on the seal.

11:25pm; Briah: Angel Castle, High Council Meeting Room

“It makes sense, this all stretches back to one person, Yahweh!” announced Lucifer as he paced back and forth “only my brother could do this!!”

“You mean that Yahweh is behind it?” asked Metatron and Lucifer nodded with a scowl.

“He does nothing out of the blue, he must have a reason for doing this, but what could it be…” pondered Lucifer as he paced back and forth.

“Regardless, we have to find out why and time is running out, the level of Ritual that is being performed should have enough energy soon!” announced Jibrille as she paced back and forth.

11:50pm; Atziluth: Tower of Etemenaki, Forbidden and Highest Chamber

“Welcome!” chuckled Yahweh as he clapped his hands at the gathering of the Angel Council “I see that you’ve finally figured out who is doing this but you never were smart enough to figure out why!!”

“Should I deal with them!?” questioned Samael but Yahweh shook his head as he turned to look at Alexander and Diablo.

“Is it completed?” asked Yahweh and the two Angels nodded causing Yahweh to grin cruelly before turning back to the Angel Council and the gathered Angel Soldiers “well, it is time I bid thee adieu!”

Yahweh’s wings appeared and energy gathered around him as he smirked before he released all the energy in a full burst explosion causing the entire roof of Etemenaki explode and collapse, Yahweh laughed before turning towards the unsealed gate and walking into the twisting vortex that was the portal to the Realm of Olympus where Valhalla awaited, Samael guided their forces through before the building collapsed on them. After Yahweh and his minions had left a piece of rubble shook before Lucifer pushed it off with his wings before looking back down at the innocent looking Michael, Lucifer held him for a few moment before standing and looking around the completely annihilated room before he noticed other rubble move as more angels forced themselves to stand, Lucifer decided that they had to go after Yahweh…even if it meant death.

Info - And that is the end of that Chapter, yet we have found the culprit however as Lucifer said, Yahweh does things for a reason and we have yet to discover what he has planned other than it has something to do with YHWH! Review!!