Bethrezen, Prince of Hell, was the most beautiful angel. His great beauty made him the Highfather's favorite, who granted him the power to create all things. This gift did not pass unnoticed in the divine choirs, and the spiteful angels became jealous.
Bethrezen, in an attempt to thank the Highfather for his divine gift, created a magnificent world where the inhabitants had all they wished. When he completed the world, Bethrezen returned to the Highfather, eager to display his work.
During Bethrezen's absence, malevolent angels sowed hatred among the inhabitants of the world. They asked the people :
"What do you possess in this world?
"We possess everything", answered the world's denizens.
"If you possess everything, then no one possesses anything", replied the angels. And lo, the inhabitants of Bethrezen's world were consumed with hate, fear and envy. Their vulgar passions spun the world into chaos.
When the Highfather arrived to feast his eyes on Bethrezen's creation, bedlam ruled the land, and the dwellers slaughtered each other in reckless abandon. The depravation sickened the Highfather, and in his heart grew a towering rage. He imprisoned the fallen angel in the world of disorder.
Six thousand years have passed. A breach has opened in the land, permitting Bethrezen to leave his infernal prison. However he knows it is only a temporary escape. To break the remaining bonds, he must find the child, perform the ancient rites, free his soul from the body that the Highfather ordered imprisoned in chaos, and possess the body of the infant.
"Ten years later... The threat is more real than ever... The battle of the gods continues... The dark prophecy is still haunting your dreams..."
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