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{EXT. FOOTBALL PITCH/MIZBEACH-HALAL – DAY}
Raguel’s clan plays football, displaying wonderful skills. Just in a sudden Ahavah shows his presence. The platform changes to its normal state and all the angels flap their wings in great happiness. Because it has been a long time, they received Ahavah’s presence.
Father is highly impressed!
Immediately, Lucifer and all the other Archangels turn into their beastly form (which is their glorious form), fly to Lebab and bow before Ahavah.
Then Qadosh-Nabab opens to Mizbeach-Halal and the great light from Ahavah shines on all the Angels.
Then all the angels start flying in zigzag motions. Drops of water fall on each of the angels. As the water touches an angel, the angel stops flying, stays at a place, smiles, and vibrates like someone feeling a great pleasure. After that, a bright light then shines on the head of each of the angels.
AHAVAH
(Through their minds)
My children, you are welcome.
{INT. CENTRAL PALACE, LUCIFER’S TERRITORY – DAY}
Michael and Lucifer sit on golden chairs, which illuminate lights. Lucifer’s angels are playing music and dancing at the centre of the palace.
Abyzou, Agrat, Eisheth, Malphas, Azazel, and Beleth are standing around the seat of Lucifer and Michael.
LUCIFER
(points at the dancing angels)
Wow! Great skills. Second to none!
MICHAEL
Their steps remind me of Uriel’s.
LUCIFER
My children are magnificent in all their doings. Stop comparing them with learners.
MICHAEL
Hmm… Okay, but I don’t agree with that.
LUCIFER
You like argument.
MICHAEL
Next time, say something else.
LUCIFER
(stands)
Let’s take a walk.
MICHAEL
To where?
LUCIFER
No, just here, around the palace. Maybe you will like the designs on the building.
MICHAEL
I still don’t think it can be compared with that of Barachiel‘s.
LUCIFER
Spare me that. Anyway, when you see them you’ll be amazed.
(walks away and Michael follows him. They walk to another room, Michael starts seeing carvings on the wall)
MICHAEL
Wow!
LUCIFER
Yeah, my works are excellent.
MICHAEL
Hmmm, I see! These carvings, I love them.
LUCIFER
It’s free. Nevertheless, you will have to design for yourself if you really need them.
MICHAEL
Why.
LUCIFER
That’s the rule here; rule follower.
MICHAEL
You have rules?
LUCIFER
Damn, of course. This is my Territory.
MICHAEL
Wow!
{INT. HALL, MELTSAR}
Shade-of-light covers the hall.
We have a problem.
What do you mean, Rosh?
ROSH-SERAPH
While they were away, father became weak.
What happened?
ROSH-SERAPH
I don’t know yet.
YAKACH
What could possibly weaken father?
Could it be that father missed the angels or that without the angels he would be weak?
SHAFAT
I don’t think so. This has never happened before.
Then what.
ROSH-SERAPH
We need to find out.
Oh, wait! You mean we should go and ask father what is weakening him.
ROSH-SERAPH
I didn’t say that.
SIMCHAH
Good! Because that would mean we are not capable of doing our duty.
That’s not very easy to do. Nevertheless, we have to try.
Try what, we are doing it. By the way, this is our responsibility and whatever happens to Father…
ALL THE ELDERS
(in unison)
Is our fault!
{MANSE, LEBAB}
Shade-of-light covers the house. The twelve Archangels are sitting around their table.
(stands)
We’ve all seen and experienced life outside Shamayim. All the troubles, calamities, challenges we faced in Olam-Chuphshah was the making of the Elders.
Thou shall not lie. You must not make such conclusions on the authorities.
LUCIFER
I don’t know, maybe some of you are conspiring against us.
(to Gabriel)
Why are you taking this so personal?
Please!
LUCIFER
No, Michael! Don’t you see what is happening?
MICHAEL
Like what.
LUCIFER
(points at Michael and Gabriel)
Wait! Are you two up to something?
(Michael sighs)
Hey come on, guys, okay let me explain. Have you ever asked yourselves why the Elders shut us out of Shamayim while we were away?
GABRIEL
We demanded to leave Shamayim.
LUCIFER
No! They should have still let us in.
But why should we even blame the Elders for this?
(to Lucifer)
All the while we faced those problems at Olam-Chuphshah, where were you?
LUCIFER
Oh no! I hid from you guys because I was ashamed to face you guys knowing that it was the doings of the Elders. That’s why none of my angels was affected because I warned them.
Wait! What about Michael’s?
LUCIFER
I don’t know. Maybe he knew, you know he’s a good friend to Shafat.
MICHAEL
I didn’t know anything.
(stands)
What!
(to Lucifer and Michael)
You guys knew and you didn’t tell us?
Everybody starts talking against Michael and Lucifer except Gabriel. The whole room becomes noisy.
GABRIEL
(shouts)
Silence! We are brothers, and if anything of that nature had happened, we should have noticed because we read ourselves.
LUCIFER
Seriously?
GABRIEL
But, Michael, I trusted you.
Michael angrily hits the table and refuses to utter a word.
That’s why the both of you sent your angels to make peace and tried to look holy before us.
GABRIEL
The both of you betrayed us.
LUCIFER
(observed that Michael is getting out of hand)
Dismiss. We shall meet in little time. Let me talk to Michael for a while.
Shade-of-light goes off. Lucifer and Michael disappear and appear outside.
{EXT. BALCONY OF THE MANSE, LEBAB}
Shade-of-light covers them.
MICHAEL
(eyes glow red. He faces Lucifer with an angry face)
What was that?
LUCIFER
Whoa! Whoa!! Whoa!!! I’ve never seen you like that. Hey take it easy, we’re both into this, they are getting out of their minds. We just need to control this.
MICHAEL
You lied against me.
LUCIFER
Hey, hold it there. I was just saying what I thought, and your reaction was kind of suggesting truth in it.
MICHAEL
(hits the ground with a great force from his fist. The ground opens and joins back)
What did you expect me to do when they were not ready to listen or even believe my words?
LUCIFER
I have so many things to tell you guys. Let’s go back to the council.
MICHAEL
Why the rush?
LUCIFER
Because I don’t want you to break any law. Don’t you see that you are not yourself?
MICHAEL
(sighs and keeps a concerned look)
You’re right. Let’s go.
Shade-of-light goes off. They walk through the wall and enter the manse.
{INT. MANSE, LEBAB}
All other council members are seated, Michael walks to his seat.
LUCIFER
(stands before the council, waves his hand and Shade-of-light covers the house)
I apologise for what happened a while ago. Let us learn to control our anger in other not to break the law. As I was saying, The Elders were never in support of our exit from Shamayim in the first place, simply because it was their idea for us to live in Shamayim forever. So, it became very easy for them to curse Olam-Chuphshah.
Sorry but I don’t think so.
LUCIFER
They sent dinosaurs to us.
(to Selaphiel)
What does that tell you, why couldn’t they mind their own business?
I don’t believe that, it was a gift.
LUCIFER
See, the moment those creatures arrived in Olam-Chuphshah we started to experience problems.
GABRIEL
That’s what you’d see when you live without laws or even a principle.
Their creatures though bigger than all our creatures were still under our control.
HANIEL
Wait, Lucifer, I’m forcing myself to believe you but it’s not working. If you’re telling the truth, why tell us now when it’s too late.
LUCIFER
We should learn to forgive one another, we’ve made mistakes
(points at Michael and himself)
and we are very sorry about that.
MICHAEL
(surprised)
We?
LUCIFER
Yes, we. They turned their back on us that we needed to pray for answers to come. If it was not their doing then we have a betrayer among us.
MICHAEL
Listen, guys, I’m very serious. I knew nothing about anything.
LUCIFER
Hey! Who is accusing you of anything? Stop making yourself look suspicious, Michael.
MICHAEL
(stunned)
Wow!
LUCIFER
Okay, please let’s not go back to the past. Let us face what is on the ground now. This was the reason why I separated myself from all of you.
What reason?
LUCIFER
Because none of you would believe me. Let us all be very careful with how we work with the Elders because we don’t know what they may do to us to hinder our happiness. The great Archs no longer trust themselves. I have you all in mind. I’m trying to point out what could hinder our happiness because I care, even if you don’t believe or see the truth in me now, one day you will.
Suddenly, a strong wind blows all their hairs and lifts the table in-between them. Gabriel’s chest pulls forward, a light shines on it, his eyes glows, and he gazes up.
GABRIEL
One of you will betray me.
MICHAEL
Father, is it I?
SELAPHIEL
Father, is it I?
BARACHIEL
Father, is it I?
CHAMUEL
Father, is it I?
URIEL
Father, is it I?
HANIEL
Father, is it I?
JEREMIEL
Father, is it I?
ARIEL
Father, is it I?
RAGUEL
Father, is it I?
RAPHAEL
Father, is it I?
LUCIFER
Father, is it I?
GABRIEL
You said so.
The force holding Gabriel let go of him. The table falls, their hairs relax, and Shade-of-light goes off.
LUCIFER
I said it, now the Most High confirmed it. Dismiss!
{HALL, MELTSAR}
Shade-of-light covers the hall. Lucifer stands before the council of Elders.
SHAFAT
We know you may still not be happy for coming back here. Please tell us exactly what you want, and let us see how we can go about it.
LUCIFER
We do not need laws in order to live well. We just know how to live well.
SHAFAT
Believe us, if it was possible to reverse the law in your favour we would, but it’s irreversible.
(to Lucifer)
Yes, eternal laws are irreversible.
LUCIFER
Well, in that case, I am well pleased and satisfied with your government; there is nothing to worry about anymore. I have repented of my former thoughts.
SHAFAT
Look on this table.
(Lucifer looks on the table. A widescreen appears; showing an angel trapped in chains at Rahah-Kol)
Her name is VEPAR, she was caught breaking the law, and now she is suffering for it.
LUCIFER
Please have mercy on her; she will never do that again, I promise.
The Elders speak to themselves.
SHAFAT
Well, since you’ve solicited on her behalf, we also want you to know that we are merciful and can forgive law defaulters on one condition; that they will never do it again. On the ground that someone is pardoned thrice, the next time shall be for eternity. I’m afraid this is the third time she has been pardoned. And, it seems like she was carrying out an order which somehow came from you.
LUCIFER
Whoa!
SHAFAT
Don’t you know that?
LUCIFER
I don’t.
SHAFAT
We all doubted that as well. But now you’ve proven her wrong, which could mean we’re all good.
LUCIFER
She never told me.
SHAFAT
Well, of course, she wouldn’t tell you, maybe because she doesn’t want to upset you.
LUCIFER
I assure you, I will take care of this.
SHAFAT
No! We’ve done that, just make sure she doesn’t go back there for eternity.
LUCIFER
I will.
SHAFAT
(Shade-of-light goes off)
Okay.
Lucifer disappears together with the Archangels.
ROSH-SERAPH
I think we’ve discovered the best way to know his intentions.
YAKACH
How?
ROSH-SERAPH
By arresting his clan members and summon him to talk on their behalves. Well, he lied to us. He knew about everything, in fact, it was his doing for Vepar to break laws openly.
You see how clever he replied to us here. It will be very difficult to catch him red-handed and convince the host of angels of his crime.
SHAFAT
The thing is, we wouldn’t interfere much with his government, and I think that’s what he is trying to do.
Then how are we going to approach him fairly?
SHAFAT
Discreetly, we can.
