In the Beginning (Archangel Jarahmael and the War to Conquer Heaven, Book I) (7 page)

The three Archangels watched the planets as they spun around the star, all the while still enjoying the waves of radiation passing through them as they lingered there, feeling stronger as the radiation added to their own inherent energy. Luciferael then motioned to Mephistophael and Jarahmael to follow him as he moved closer to the surface of the star.

"Have either of you seen the surface of one of the stars?" he asked, proud of himself for dodging Jarahmael's question about the powers of the Almighty. Luciferael no longer believed that the Almighty was more powerful than he was, and he was not going to admit any weakness to Jarahmael.

Although Luciferael could be excellent at blocking his own thoughts, somewhere inside he did know that the Almighty was more powerful than him. Luciferael had watched the Almighty create stars and planets without using the Book of Creation. In fact, it appeared to Luciferael that the Almighty already knew all of the Words in the Book, and could invent new Words or things as He wanted. But Luciferael had convinced himself that none of that mattered, with this Book he was the Almighty's equal in all respects.

Luciferael focused again and made eye contact with both Jarahmael and Mephistophael, stretched out his wings and nodded to indicate that he wanted the two of them to follow him. With a couple of strongly flexed strokes of his wings, Luciferael headed directly down to the surface of the star. Then with a splash of flames Luciferael was engulfed in the hot churning gases of the upper atmosphere.

Mephistophael entered the atmosphere of the star, not far behind Luciferael and watched as Luciferael flew into the surface, but did not go into the surface himself.

Jarahmael was last and before he could hit the upper atmosphere, he was intercepted by a solar flare that came out of Luciferael's wake and pushed him back out from the star.

Luciferael had flown back up and out of the churning mass of the surface and laughed as he watched Jarahmael get bounced out. Luciferael then turned himself around and aimed to fly through the atmosphere and then deep into the molten mass of the surface again. Entering the star's fire with another flash of a solar flare, he went deep into the star, gaining strength and energy as he went deeper and deeper, and this time heading towards the star's core.

In the meantime, Jarahmael recovered himself and then flew back down into the star's atmosphere and caught up with Mephistophael. They looked at one another, and then watched the ripple on the surface where Luciferael had penetrated dissipate. Both of them moved slowly and became concerned when they did not see Luciferael reappear out of the surface, uncertain they should follow.

"You think Luciferael is all right?" Jarahmael called out to Mephistophael.

"Don't know!" responded Mephistophael. "But we are creatures of light and energy, aren't we?"

"True!" Jarahmael called back.

"Let's take the plunge and see," responded Mephistophael, as he aimed himself and dove down into the surface.

Jarahmael was now above the surface of the star all alone.
The star he had just created.
He muttered to himself, "I don't want to be here all alone. I might as well go in." With a slight turn and fast spurt of his own energy, Jarahmael shot himself down through the last of the atmosphere and headed deep within the star.

Luciferael had descended through the star's molten mass but turned backwards and lay immersed within the churning energy, so he could watch for the other two Archangels. He saw Mephistophael approach first after he had penetrated the surface and then a few moments later Jarahmael appeared in the star's molten mass. The three of them then headed deeper. The deeper they went the greater the amount of energy they received and were able to store within themselves, at least temporarily.

"This is wonderful!" Mephistophael called out.

Luciferael replied, "Yes, it is! We need to do this more often!"

The three of them continued to pierce through the fires and radiation, and Jarahmael finally felt more comfortable, actually intoxicated from all the increased power strengthening his own light energy. Each of the Archangels became giddy, laughing among themselves and having a great time.

After a while, they popped back out of the star and continued to move further out in the Universe. They spent the rest of the day feeling extraordinarily wonderful as they created thousands of new stars and planets. When it was starting to get late, Luciferael finally raised his hand and stopped them from creating more.

"Now here comes the really amazing part." Luciferael said while motioning the other two to follow him, Luciferael flew a relatively large distance into the void in front of the stars they had just created that day. He took out the Book of Creation in one hand and with the other hand began a swirling motion around the stars. As he did so, he called out "Roto!" And the three of the Archangels watched as a wave of energy surged through the vast distances in space and the stars themselves began to circle, with their planets in tow, forming a swirling spiral shape, a galaxy unto itself. Then he took his hand and pointed at some of the other stars on the fringe and sculpted the entire array of stars into recognizable shapes and figures.

"What are you calling each of the shapes and designs?" asked Jarahmael.

"I hadn't thought about naming each one of them," replied Luciferael. "I know that the Almighty calls these star systems constellations. By making them distinctive shapes, it makes it easier for us to find our way when we travel in the energy stream through the Universe," Luciferael said with a smile.

"That is amazing!" said Jarahmael.

"Yes!" said Mephistophael. "We need to do more of this."

"Agreed," said Luciferael. "The scale out here is so huge. It makes what happens on the Earth insignificant, don't you think?"

"Yes, definitely!" agreed Mephistophael.

"It's all truly amazing," Jarahmael repeated, thinking about how great the whole Creation was, in both its detail and huge size.

Luciferael nodded in agreement and smiled, then said, "Let's return back to the Heavens and see how the other Archangels made out today."

The three of them headed back the way they had come, jumping back into the cosmic energy stream, which appeared exactly as Luciferael had described earlier. Once he called out, "Prodeo Luminarium Fluo!" the red glowing tunnel reappeared, stretching back into the area of space where they had come from earlier. Once it appeared they flew right into it.

As they flew, traveling at terrific speeds through the cosmic light energy stream, Jarahmael turned and asked, "Why do we continue to create more stars and planets, Luciferael?"

"Everything we create is part of a much larger plan. The Almighty keeps most of those plans to Himself although He often shares them with me."

Jarahmael continued, "But Heaven is quite beautiful. What more could one want?"

Luciferael addressed Jarahmael's question, the stars racing by as blurs against the blackness of the void of space. "The Heavens were only intended to be a part of the greater Creation. But the Heavens are the highest level. And as the First Beings, we are designed to co-create with the Almighty. For now that is all you need to know, my dear Jarahmael."

Luciferael watched Jarahmael as he looked at him, and could feel Jarahmael's love for him radiate to him. Luciferael had a special love for all the Angels, especially for Jarahmael and the rest of the Archangels. Remembering his experience of breathing life into each of them, Luciferael would always have a special attachment to them.

Luciferael then asked Jarahmael, "Have you been making more of those portable reflecting pools you call mirrors Jarahmael?"

"Yes, my lord, I have been."

"I am delighted with the ones you made for me," Luciferael said, pulling the small one out of his tunic and taking the opportunity to briefly admire his reflection. He remained distracted as they continued to travel in the cosmic energy stream until Luciferael looked up and recognized familiar territory.

Addressing his two companions, Luciferael said, "We need to leave the cosmic stream here." Then he forced himself though the stream's sidewall with a forceful stroke of his wings, and the other two Archangels followed his lead.

The three of them burst out and hovered together a short distance outside the space over the Earth, and not far from the entrance to the First Heaven.

Luciferael stretched out his mirror so he could fully see himself. "Look at how much better I look after absorbing all of that energy. Here you two, come look at yourselves."

Jarahmael and Mephistophael moved over by the side of Luciferael and could see that they also looked even more beautiful after having absorbed all that extra stellar energy.

Luciferael was beyond magnificent. His radiance could now be blinding if he chose it let it shine freely. He looked at himself intently in the mirror, posing from side to side, even more enamored with his own appearance.

"We need to create more stars!" Luciferael said aloud, while he thought to himself that he could continue to get more and more beautiful by this.
Forget dealing with that planet Earth, I am going to spend more time creating and playing in the stars.
He then realized that Jarahmael and Mephistophael were waiting for him and he said, "Come, let's go find our brethren Archangels to see how they did today."

The three of them moved beneath the entrance into the First Heaven, then quickly ascended through each of the upper Heavens and arrived a short time later in the Throne Room in the Seventh Heaven. The other Archangels had already returned and were waiting for Luciferael and his two companions. Although the other Archangels reported creating many stars and planets, none had bathed themselves in the newly created stars. The other Archangels also did not have the same radiant glow as Luciferael, Mephistophael, or Jarahmael. But all the Archangels were tired from the day's work, and there was not any mention about the extra radiance. Besides, no one paid much attention to Jarahmael or Mephistophael, but everyone paid a great deal of attention to Luciferael. The other Archangels just believed that he grew more and more beautiful on his own every day. He was, after all, the First Born and the most magnificent of all creations.

But Luciferael did notice how much he had benefitted by playing inside the star. He made up his mind that he was going to make a habit of it from now on.