Fallen angel.
It is an angel that has fallen from the grace of God due to having "impure thoughts" that divert them from the teachings of God in the Bible.
It was said that the leaders of the fallen angels were tempted by human women and had fallen after having sex with them.
Nevertheless, despite being cast out of Heaven, fallen angels and their subordinates have been known to occupy churches and use them as bases. However, they go out of their way to destroy all of the religious icons in these churches in the process out of spite of their former leader.
The fallen angels have an appearance similar to their Angel counterparts with their wings; however, their wings are colored black as opposed to the Angels' white wings. Also, because they have been cast out of Heaven by God, they also lack the halos above their heads. They are also often seen wearing dark-colored clothes, mainly pertaining to the colors black and violet.
Like their Angel counterparts, the rank of a fallen angel depends on how many wings they have. For example, Azazel, the leader of the Fallen Angels, has six pairs of wings (twelve altogether), which justify his position. The blackness of the wings of each Fallen Angel is also different. Azazel, for example, has jet-black wings with feathers that have the color of everlasting darkness.
Female fallen angels possess seductive bodies in order to seduce men.
This trait carries over to half-fallen angels, with Akeno's body considered particularly seductive.
Although they have been cast out of Heaven, fallen angels retain the ability to use Holy Power and create Light Weapons. This type of weaponry is extremely harmful and poisonous to devils.
Fallen angels have the ability to fly via their feathered wings; their wings have also been shown to retract into their backs as if they've completely disappeared. The Fallen Angels can use the feathers of their wings as projectiles to pierce their opponents, with the feathers being as hard as steel, and are also capable of using their wings for both offense and defense.
Unlike devils, who require the use of Evil Pieces to replenish their numbers, fallen angels can replenish their number of "pure" angels simply by tempting the remaining pure angels in Heaven to join them.
Moreover, the fallen angels are capable of interbreeding among themselves and even other species.
Nevertheless, during the Great War, similar to the devils and angels, the fallen angels lost a portion of their numbers, having the smallest numbers of the three factions.
Lastly, similar to the devils, they were living in the Underworld.
The portion of the Underworld belongs to the fallen angels after they fell from Heaven. Comparing the fallen angels' territory to the devils' territory, there are many free areas compared to the number of residents. The residents living on the fallen angels' side are the pure fallen angels, the races that have a relation to the fallen angels, and the half-fallen angels born between fallen angels and other races.
Even though they lived side by side with the devils, they could live peacefully for so long, yet at this moment, everyone on the fallen angels' side was in dispute. Many of them were in the middle of arguments, especially when they had heard their leader's selfish decision.
Yes, selfish.
At that moment, everyone felt that Azazel, the governor of the fallen angel, was extremely selfish.
With what happened and the promise that Azazel had made previously, it was impossible for him to break that promise, especially when he had that vow in front of Sirzech, Serafall, and also the most troublesome one, Riser Phenex.
Yet, how could others accept it?
Bowing their heads under the devils?
It was on their dead bodies!
They had been fighting for so long, yet suddenly, Azazel told them to hold a truce against that enemy.
How could they accept it?
Especially when they thought the source of this trouble was Vali.
Should they sacrifice themselves for Vali? No way!
Unlike Azazel, who was their leader, who was Vali?
Vali was just a half-breed devil!
Even if Azazel had thought of Vali as his son, the others wouldn't think so.
While some of the leaders of the Grigori (fallen angel's organization) agreed with the truce due to their trust in Azazel, the others couldn't accept it easily, especially with what Vali had done.
Killing Kokabiel.
This was something unacceptable for them.
Even though Kokabiel was the cause of everything, there was no doubt that he was their dear comrade. They fought side by side, back to back, as long as they could remember, yet such a dear comrade was killed by Vali!
If Azazel didn't stop them, then they might kill Vali themselves!
It was also the reason why Azazel told Vali to leave Grigori since even if he was respected, there was something that he could do and couldn't do.
Frankly, while Kokabiel was dammed that it wouldn't be weird for him to be killed, it was impossible for one to ignore the feelings they had shared.
Kokabiel might be a bastard and evil in the eyes of other races, but there was no doubt he was a good leader among the fallen angels. Even now, there are many who respected and loved him.
If Kokabiel was jailed, it might be different, but he was killed!
Yet, the killer wasn't punished?
If Vali was Azazel's real child and a fallen angel, no one might say anything, but the difference in race definitely would cause a dispute among them.
Moreover, why should they rely on half-breed?
Even if Vali was the host of the White Dragon Emperor, didn't he lose to Riser Phenex?
Even though Riser Phenex was strong, facing against all the fallen angels, would he dare?
Yet, Azazel thought differently. He knew how frightening Riser was. After all, he was almost killed by Riser.
If Sirzech didn't come that day, Azazel knew that he would definitely pass away.
Moreover—
When Azazel thought about what had happened to his little Azazel, he could only sigh.
Still, as expected with the personality of Sirzech, Azazel knew that he could delay everything. As long as there was a time, everything could be solved. Moreover, he knew there was a hidden danger in this world, and with that crisis, he could use it as a glue to gather the three factions together, having the peace that he sought after.
As for Riser?
If possible, Azazel was hoping that Sirzech could stop Riser, especially after he saw Riser's fight against Tannin.
"Baraqiel, what do you think? Do you think you can win against him?"
As the number one combatant of the fallen angel, Azazel hoped that Baraqiel could do something.
Watching the recording of Riser's fight, Baraqiel frowned and asked, "Is it only me, or does he become stronger as his body is wounded?"
"While I have never confirmed it, that seems to be the case. Moreover, he also has the ability to switch positions."
"Switch position?"
"You mean... not only does he have a crazy fire manipulation technique, immortality, an ability to make him stronger as he is wounded, and also an ability to switch position?"
"Oh, don't forget about his wind manipulation, and his Demonic Power should be at the level of true Lucifer."
"....can anyone even defeat him?"
All the executives of the Grigori, who trusted Azazel, gathered together as they thought of a countermeasure against Riser Phenex. Even though Azazel had promised to have a truce, there was no way he could accept such an unfavorable condition, especially when the rest of his race relied on him.
Sirzech was a good boy, but Riser?
This guy was brutal.
"Just, what are you worried about, Azazel? He is alone." Penemue, the only female cadre of executives, couldn't help but ask.
"That's true, but I just can't help but shake this uneasy feeling, you know," Azazel sighed helplessly. "Frankly, I am not even surprised if he comes to our headquarters alone."
"Hmph! As long as he dares to come, then I will show him the power of GRIGORIIII!" Armaros, one of the cadres and the researcher of Anti-Magic, shouted with all of his might.
"..."
"There is no way that he is so reckless to come to our headquarters, Azazel. You are thinking too much." Sahariel, one of the cadres and the researcher of the Moon, shook his head, thinking that Azazel was thinking too much.
Whether it was the devil, angel, or fallen angels, they had fought so long, yet was there even a time that the Four Great Satans charged into their headquarters?
No, whether Sirzech, Ajuka, or even the descendants of the Old Maou who wished to resurrect the Great War, they weren't so stupid to charge into the headquarters of the Grigori alone.
Watching their reaction, Azazel sighed since they hadn't seen Riser. Even now, whenever he slept, he still had nightmares about Riser. Moreover, he had seen Riser dare to kill Sirzech at that time. If Serafall didn't stop Riser, he believed that Sirzech would lose his life.
That guy was crazy, especially when no one could kill him.
Riser's immortality was crazy.
Even though everyone in this place had to admit that Riser was strong, especially when they had watched how he had won against Tannin, they had only seen him on the recording, so they couldn't understand him yet—
Suddenly, a bright blue light blazed over the distance.
"What is that?"
The blue light was so bright that it was impossible for them to ignore it even though it was still in the distance.
They tried to narrow their eyes, but then their eyes widened as the blue light got closer and closer, and the temperature increased dramatically.
By then, they saw the real source of this blue light.
With a body spanned over tens of kilometers, a gigantic blue phoenix was like the bringer of doom.
At this moment, no one said a single voice as they could only stun still.
It wasn't until the blue phoenix hit the barrier that it involved the place where the fallen angels were living, yet it was meaningless.
Everything melted as this blue phoenix got closer.
*Gulp!*
His size was daunting, and they felt their bodies freeze as they saw his figure.
Yet, it was just the beginning of absolute terror.
"VALI WHATEVER-KUN, GET THE HELL OUT OR I WILL BURN EVERYTHING!"
As his voice echoed, the space trembled, and many passed out while the others plopped on the ground while pissing on their pants, yet no one laughed at them since they knew they were about to face a crisis that they had never encountered before.