I'm not a Christian, but I think I'd like to add to the story of the bible. I hope you like the archaic kind of language.




It was the fourth year of the world's existence when the Lord, God, sought to right a grievous wrong. For Lucifer, in hate and in malice, had broken his chains and taken Beelzebub and his demons to earth to collect innocent souls. Satan's trident had taken much blood before word came to the Lord Almighty. He came to earth and began to walk.
He journeyed through the forest for two days, and there He came across the rabbit, who was His child. The rabbit bowed low and questioned, 'Your Grace, why have you decided to bless our small forest?'�
And God, who understood the language of beasts, pat the rabbit's head and declared, 'I am come to defeat Satan, who has come to earth as I have.'�
And the rabbit chattered jovially and implored God to allow the rabbit's company. The Lord simply smiled and said, 'Come with Me.'�
God and the rabbits left the woods and came unto the prairies. There He met the horses, who were his children, and who had also asked why the Lord was there. He gave a great solemn look and declared, 'I am come to defeat Satan, who has come to earth as I have.'�
And the horses beseeched God to allow the horse's company. He simply smiled and said, 'Come with Me.'�
And God and the horses and the rabbits continued into the farmland, and reached the village, where the shepherds, farmers, potters, and all men of trade came to see His grace. The people of the village didn't ask why God was there, but instead begged of the Lord, 'Let us follow you, oh Lord, for where you go, surely we will follow.'�
The Lord smiled and said, 'Come with me.'�

Now, Satan had acquired much blood and his demon's lust was far from being sated. Satan's gold trident was red with blood, and only the handle gave a deathly golden glow. Woeful screams of sorrow and loss rang clear through the valley as Hell's army rose.
And then, the Lord did arrive, and by now had amassed thousands of loyal children, and the demons stopped fighting to look upon the foolish God who would walk into the enemy's heart. And surely God approached Satan and stood before him. Satan readied his trident and prepared to defend himself from the being he feared most.
Both armies were silent as the heaven's greatest two powers faced each other. And then the Lord did something most unexpected, as he usually did.
The Lord yelled, 'Oh, child,'� and embraced the Fallen One as tears flowed down His holy face, and He declared, 'Child, I pity you as I pity no other man. For you are My great friend, and yet your punishment is eternal. I love you, though, for you have offered balance to My own goodness. For this I cannot thank you enough.'�
Satan stood straight and strong as God broke his embrace and backed away to face his lost friend. Then a single tear fell from the Dark One's face, and he dropped his trident and whimpered and fell to the ground in a full bow to the Almighty and the Eternally Wise.
The Lord then pulled His friend to his feet and whispered in his ear, 'you have a job to do,'� and sent him and his demons back to their home.

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