The Breaking Of The Seals
There is a secret war that has always been raging between good and evil, angels and demons. Every since Lucifer was cast into Hell and became the lord of lies, demons have been pushing about the seven seals to break free from their prison. For many eons the seals stood strong but the world changed and cults that worshiped Lucifer and the demons rose. They were never truly strong enough to break through the seal completely but as the years went on, the seals grew weaker and weaker.
God had one rule. They must have free will. No matter how much trouble the cults were being, it was the very rule of God that the humans be allowed to do as they wished. However, that rule quacked and almost snapped when the first seal began to whither. The seals were only meant to be released by God himself and now, the first was cracking and eventually it snapped. That was when the first demons began to claw their way out of hell and snatch human souls for themselves. At first, it was not much of a matter. It was only a soul here and a soul there. However, as those souls turned into demons themselves, only to claw their way out and repeat the process, it was turning into a very big deal. Soon the scales were off balanced and more souls were going to hell than they were going to Heaven. And those demons that found themselves in the human world managed to break a second seal, unleashing even more demonic and hellish powers into the world.
Gabriel had seen enough and even though he knew they couldn't rid people of their free will, he knew he had to do something. He gathered his warriors around him and with God's blessings, rebirthed them as mortals into the human world. Nephilim, or angel born, were brought into the world so that they may combat the demons that now swarmed over God's creation, corrupting it and casting it into shadow. Their main goal was to grow strong and protect the remainder of the seals. However, there was a price to pay. Angels are heaven born and their whole purpose is to follow God's rule and proclaim his glory. To be removed from Heaven in such a way and cast into mortal flesh, it was absolute agony for the first of the Nephilim. They went mad before they were even able to make a mark on the world. So Gabriel came up with a solution, erase their memory of Heaven all together and the glory that is their God. They would truly be born again, mortal and naïve to the biblical war and truths around them. However, this too rose a problem. If the angels did not remember who they were, how were they to fight the demons and bring the world back to balance?
Michael offered up a solution in the Prophets. Prophets were already down on the earth, spreading the word of their God and speaking his truths for all that would hear. Now, instead of focusing their skill on spreading the truth to the human race, they would use their gifts of sight and tongue to find the angel born and help raise them to the warriors that they needed to be. They would bless the Prophets with above average skills so that they could remain alive and keep their charges alive. It seemed like a good, solid plan. However, no plan lasts upon first contact with the enemy.
Once the demons found out that these angel born existed, it became their main goal to rid the world of them. It was almost like a game. The stronger the Nephilim they killed, the more points they would get and even more points for the Prophets. So the demons went out hunting and the search for weak, untrained Nephilim began. Prophets were now on a time clock and had to find these children before they fell to the demon race, for an angel lost on Earth in the mortal realm was an angel forever lost to the heavenly plain and unlike demons, who were growing their number with each soul they stole, there were a limited number of angels in heaven. So the Prophets asked for help and the Holy Roman Empire answered them.
Arise the Knight of Templar and later becoming the Knights of the Veil. These knights, though only human, pledged their lives to helping seek out these helpless angel born, to raise them, and to help them fight back the demon scourge. However, even though they are only human, they are not helpless. Knowledge of how to defeat the demons, exorcisms, weapons, all were passed down through the generations. They may be mortal but they are the best allies the Prophets could hope to have.
So the war for the Nephilim rages on and the fights over the seals of hell continue.
Which side would you be on?
Alright guys, the plot above kind of explains everything pretty much. You can pick between demon controlled (demon possessed humans), Prophets, Knights of the Veil, or Angel born. It's in modern day. So weapons like guns and stuff exists, which makes for a really fun chance to incorporate magic with guns and stuff.
A note on the demons in this world, they can't survive out of hell without a host and the control they have over the bodies varies from person to person. Some people just seem like themselves with magic or enhanced abilities while others might not be as integrated and have essentially two different beings in one body. It's really just how you want to play it. However, all the humans have willingly given up their body and soul to the demon for some reason or another. There isn't any violent hijacking going on.
Nephilim do have their own magic but again, they don't realize they do and sometimes they don't present until their teens. So typical happy kid life then suddenly, bam, powers. Your choice on how that affects their history.
So yeah, that's pretty much it. We'll hash out all the rest of the details as more interest is shown. It should be fun.
