The Other Side of the Story

This is an idea I had while running to work at 5:30 one morning. It's not complete yet by any means, but I wanted to write some of it before I forgot it. It's a little long and the words are pretentious, but sometimes it just happens that way.


Creation
In darkness was naught, and then Spake He the Word. The Word still rang in our ears as we opened our eyes. The Word echoed and repeated, reverberating in my very being. I was. I AM. Fivescore and eleven were we, and each a study in perfection. Delicate of feature, bright of eye, and stout of wing
And I, above all, I the most beautiful. My feathers shon as the sun and my eyes held the night. My mind as bright and eager as dawn and my love and compassion as quiet and deep as dusk. I the most beautiful, I the most powerful, I the leader of the host, I the Morningstar. I Lucifer.
And in our awakening we knew, and knowing did we come to love our Creator. Perfection were we, but beyond perfect was He. Blinding to behold and deafening to hear, our minds did balk at His Words, but hear them we must. Heed them we must. And we obeyed. We obeyed and we awoke
With our awakening did we come to know our world, and knowing it did we love it, for truely it was beauty. Artfully and masterfully crafted, it was beauty. Then Spake He to Us: "Go forth and dominate. Prosper as you will and serve as you can." And thus did we obey.

Guardians
That which fell to me was Justice. For Justice and Law stood I, but Justice above all else. Mine was the Truth and the Justice, and guarded these ideals did I. As the strongest and highest, thus was my calling, and Justice did I guard.
Beneath me stood Michael of Command and Selaphiel of Faith. And Barachiel of Peace, and Gabriel of Might. And Jeremiel of Glory and Jesudiel the Hearld. And Uriel of Vengence and Raphiel of Knowledge. Oh, Raphiel of Knowledge
Wisest was he, and fullest of care. Wisest was he, for his was the knowledge of the Creator. Answered these Eight to Me, and to the Eight spoke I, for in our hands was the balance of all. For in our hands rested Creation. From the Creator was given to us dominion over His Creation.
With Peace and Glory ruled the Eight, with Vengence and Faith. Ruled they with Command and Might and Voice and Knowledge. Always ruled they with Knowledge. Of temperance and care spoke Raphiel, of knowledge and reason spoke he. This voice of reason I heeded, this voice above all else. I heeded this voice of knowledge.