Joe took Adrian's hand with a bit of doubt as he does not trust him fully. Upon touching Adrian's hand, he felt as though he was transported to another location. The location is unfamiliar to Joe despite him being an archangel.
"I feel as if you transported me to a point in time, but it is just you that is projecting your memories. This should not be possible with the level of power we have in the mortal plane." Joe stated as he knew that angels who inhibit flesh could not release their divinity.
"My body is special so I could use a bit more of my power. Enough about that. You asked me to show you why I am in the mortal realm." Adrian stated as he waved his hand and the scenery changed.
The scenery became a place of eternal suffering and torture. In other words, they were in hell and a person that could only be defined as sculpted by the creator is seated on a throne. He looked extremely bored and unfulfilled with life, yet he did not skimp out on his duties.
"I see that your narcissistic self has not yet changed despite being sentenced to hell." Joe stated.
"It seems that you really believe everything that the creator says at face value. Unlike the others, I was born at the same time with the first. Anyways, I was not sentenced to rule hell but be the warden of the souls being punished for a millennium.
This is supposed to be the time when I would be released from my job. The creator promised me that I could do whatever I want for a millennium after the job. I was already planning on what I would do and travel to other worlds, but fate had other plans." Adrian stated in an irritating tone.
Two angels presented themselves to the king of hell. They were told to fetch him as the creator needs to talk to him. Lucifer came with them with a smile on his perfect face as he thought he would be able to break free from hell, but he was wrong.
"I was sent to a war in this specific dimension. The old gods were summoned into this world by someone. The summoning would have been impossible, but this dimension was different because this was the first. The Prime. The beginning of creation." Adrian stated as the view changed into a war-torn world with gigantic grotesque monsters flying in the sky.
"What are those?!" Joe asked as he felt the power emanating from them despite it only being a memory projected to him.
"The ones you are seeing are the old gods that were born in the far cosmos like the creator. Unlike him, they are different as they do the opposite of what the creator does. They destroy and taint life and some even devour dimensions." Adrian stated in annoyance.
"You mean the reason for the ever-expanding universe is to provide food for those monsters." Joe asked.
"Nope. The reason for the ever-expanding universe is to hide the real one. You need to hide the diamonds among coal. Also, it was me who made the ever-expanding universe by making each possibility branch out into another dimension." Adrian stated.
"You jest, Lucifer. You may be the first creation of the creator as you say but you are not alike." Joe stated.
"Let us proceed with the story as I can feel that nothing will convince you as you still doubt me. Talk to Michael if you want an answer. But let me remind you that I never lie because a perfect being can never lie." Adrian stated in a narcissistic tone which made Joe plant a seed of doubt his belief.
Lucifer brought out the demons in hell to combat the old gods and their followers. The humans that summoned the old gods had their form twisted and no longer human. The inhabitants of the world also participated in the war where Lucifer met a reincarnation of the Child of Gaia.
A battalion of angels even joined the war which was led by Michael. Jophiel was not present in the war as he had other duties to attend to. Archangels were beings that are not omnipresent which means they can only be at one dimension at a time.
The battle raged on and even beings that called themselves the elder gods participated. At this point in the war, the enemy of my enemy is friend. With the help of strangers, Lucifer managed to stabilize the breach and send the old gods back.
At a cost, the three leaders of the four factions were gravely injured. Lucifer, who sealed the breach, believed that they will be back and made a deal with the other two leaders.
"Do you agree that we shall share our karmas together? They have graced this land once and they will not stop until they could walk the world once more." Lucifer stated and the other two leaders agreed.
Angels never truly die but return back to the heavens as a blank slate. There have only been two angels since the beginning that has never truly died which are Michael and Lucifer. When Lucifer agreed to tie their karmas together, he would also no longer return to heaven.
Try as he might but the once ruler of hell grew fond of the souls of the damned. Some of them went to hell for their family members. Hell is a prison where souls are tortured until their sins have been expunged. Their soul will then be sent to heaven to get reincarnated back into the mortal plane.
"I guess…I get my vacation after all." Lucifer stated as his form turned into particles of light that became stars.
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Adrian let go of Joe's hand and his surroundings are back to where they really were.
"I gave you a crash course and the memories are not as perfect as I remember. Well, now you can assure your close-minded brain that I am not plotting something. Unlike you, I have only died once as a celestial." Adrian stated with a narcissistic tone.