Celestial Beginnings (Nephilim Series) - By Rebekah Damiels
Prologue
There once was a time when everything was right and peaceful in heaven. God had his angels that were his trusted servants, and his archangels that were strong and loyal. Things were all as it should be until a time when “all hell broke loose.”
There was an archangel that was one of the most angelic beings ever to be. He was a trusted confidant to God, he was the most majestic, and not another one could compare to his beauty. This celestial being’s name was Lucifer.
Lucifer wasn’t satisfied with his trusted position and wanted more, much more. He came to believe that he should be the Almighty, and started conspiring to overthrow God and take his place of power. In his delusional conquest, he convinced a group of angels to side with him and go to battle against their former brethren. Because of this, the Great War in Heaven started.
There was a fierce battle between angel and angel, brother and brother. The remaining two thirds of Gods angels fought valiantly for their lord. There was much killing, but neither side would relent that easily.
Through the intense rage and hatred that Lucifer was feeling, he began to transform from the angelic creature he was to an enormous and fierce blood red dragon. This menacing dragon had seven heads, ten horns, and a deathly forked tail. With the transformation came a renewed sense of energy fueled by his rage.
After seeing the transformation of Lucifer, God’s noble archangel, Michael, knew that something needed to be done. He charged at the raging dragon and fought with all the strength, skill, and speed that God had granted him. The battle waged on, and Lucifer began to tire. The number of angels left in his army had dwindled, and he knew the end was coming soon.
Lucifer and his band of followers were eventually defeated. God quickly cast Lucifer and the remaining traitorous angels down from heaven and onto Earth to wait until final judgment could be made regarding them. From that day forth, the once angels were now demons and they served under the great evil, now known as Satan.
Satan declared that he and his band demons would do everything in their powers to thwart God’s plan. Opportunity finally arose shortly after, when along came man. God’s very own perfect creation, and placed on the same rock as his nemesis. The temptation was just too sweet for Satan to ignore. He soon found out what a powerful tool this temptation could be.
As more people populated the planet, Earth became the Devil’s own playground. Anytime he could intercept God’s will or intensions, he would take it. The more time he spent there, the more rage fueled his being. Soon, he was getting his thrills by instilling greed and selfishness into men and women. He started to build back up his army to defeat The Almighty by turning as many souls as he could to the side of evil. His demons and he would torment the innocent or bargain for their souls.
Still, his favorite form of corruption was temptation. It worked so well with God’s precious Eve; but he wanted to go bigger…better. Therefore when the Watcher angels showed weakness to some Earth maidens, he pounced. A little push here, a little nudge there, and voilà…fallen angels.
Satan just sat back and watched as things unfolded. The longer the “angels” were away from heaven, the more devious they became. He smiled when the fallen gave away trade secrets to their fair maidens and laughed when children that God never meant to be were conceived. It was a devilishly joyous time when these children grew into monstrous giants with unbelievable strength and powers, combined with a mean streak a mile long.
The world was becoming corrupt at an astronomical rate. These half-breeds were evil incarnate, and the vile was spreading like poison. His army was going to be unstoppable! Now he had this new weapon, these nephilims.