Tothiel is the newest amongst the Archangels, having just been granted
his Word by the Seraphim Council four days ago. As of a week ago, Tothiel
was a Kyriotate of Creation in service to Christopher, and a fairly young
one too, having been sung into existence during the 1670's by Eli, the
Archangel of Creation. He (for his shows a preference for masculine
forms) spent the first fourty or so years of his life in the Halls of
Creation, learning from Eli's other Servitors and helping where he could
with various projects. By 1710, Eli felt him ready for Earthly service
and sent him to France, where he helped to kick-start the Enlightenment
by possessing one the key figures of the Enlightenment, one Denis
Dierdot. He spent the next couple of hundred years after the
Enlightenment in and around Europe, trying to inspire and motivate
people. He met with some successes, most notably with Vincent Van Gogh
(although he certainly didn't seem to handle Kyriotate possession all too
well), and some setbacks (he still cringes at the mention of the French
Revolution), but all in all Eli was satisfied with his work. He was so
satisfied in fact, that he granted Tothiel two Distinctions, making him a
Friend of Creation. Eli found Tothiel a little strange, for even as he
worked to create and inspire, Tothiel would often divert out of his way
to try to reason with those who were confused or frightened, or forcibly
stop those who tried to spread fear and confusion (most notably Servitors
of Malphas). In a way, it was due to Tothiel's tireless action that the
French Revolution was not as bad as Malphas, Belial, and Beleth had hoped
it to be, and they never forgot that.
After the Great Potato Famine in Ireland of the 1850's, Tothiel was
ordered to America, where he worked alongside several other angels of
varying Superiors in and around the northeastern United States for the
remainder of the 19th century and a good part of the twentieth, working
to counteract the negative influences (especially in the late 19th
century) of Mammon, Demon Prince of Greed and of Malphas, Demon Prince of
Factions. Then the inexplicable happened. Eli, Archangel of Creation,
left his followers in the care of the other Archangels, stripped himself
of his memories and simply vanished. Tothiel found himself in the care of
a new Archangel: Christopher, Archangel of Children. It was very strange
and unnerving for a while, but Tothiel soon adjusted, and worked well
with the other Servitors of Children for the better part of thirty
years.
Now, in the year 2000, Tothiel has found himself busier than ever.
Christopher assigned him to work at an abused children's shelter in San
Francisco, California three months ago. Tothiel worked with several
Servitors of different Superiors for a time, still going out of his way
to reason with those frightened from ignorance, but his work was
constantly menaced by the demons running rampant in the area,
particularly Servitors of Lust, who are notorious for their sexual
perversions. It was a stroke of luck that Zeliel, an Ofanite of Wind sent
to shake up the status quo of San Francisco politics, inadvertently
stumbled on a Tether of Lust in an run-down strip club. Before an alarm
could be sounded, Tothiel and his companion angels called in a hit squad
of Malakim of the Sword, who promptly killed the Seneschal and destroyed
the Tether. The Servitors of Lust, once they recovered from Trauma,
called on the Servitors of Hardcore to aid them. After the Servitors of
Hardcore were returned to Hell in Trauma (though not before taking out
Ithin, a Cherub of Revelation), they informed their Superior: Furfur, the
Demon Prince of Hardcore. Prince Furfur, spoiling for a fight after a
major riot he'd planned in New York City was foiled by Servitors of
Flowers and Revelation, took on a vessel and came to San Francisco to
launch an attack on the angels there.
On Market Street, a few streets away from the outdoor cafe where the
angels all gathered for their weekly planning sessions, Tothiel, in the
body of a little girl, spotted Furfur causing a ruckus. He was pounding
on homeless people and throwing them out in front of speeding cars. An
outraged Tothiel jumped into the body of a large construction worker and
tackled Furfur's corporeal form. A vicious fight then ensued, starting
corporeally, then going celestial as the two realized who their assailant
was. The battle was, to put it very mildly, intense. Ordinarily, a mere
Kyriotate could not win, but Tothiel fought in an unorthodox manner. He
used his bodiless form to continually slip and slide from Furfur's grasp,
taunting him all the while. The insults so enraged Hell's newest Demon
Prince that he got sloppy and made mistakes, mistakes which the Kyriotate
capitalized on (being a bodiless cloud with the ability to generate and
dissolve limbs and organs as needed can be so useful sometimes).
The Symphonic noise certainly drew a lot of attention from both sides,
but no one dared to interfere. When the dust and smoke cleared, it was
Tothiel, Kyriotate of Creation in service to Children, who was left
standing--or floating--and it was Furfur, Demon Prince of Hardcore, that
lay dead beneath him.
Naturally, this development created a lot of attention in both Heaven and
Hell. Listien, a Malakite of the Sword, quickly spirited Tothiel to the
nearest celestial Tether (a Tether of Protection in a nearby mall), and
up to Heaven. He was interrogated by all the Superiors including
Christopher, and then allowed to rest and regain Essence. Christopher
reviewed Tothiel's service record from both his time serving Children and
his time serving Creation, and, without Tothiel's knowledge, presented
him as a candidate for a Word before the Seraphim Council. Before the
Council convened for a formal hearing, other Archangels put in similar
positive words about Tothiel. Laurence commended him for service above
and beyond the call of duty in single-handedly taking on a Demon Prince.
Michael praised Tothiel for heroism. Zadkiel claimed that Tothiel had
served Protection more than Children by saving his fellow angels and the
mortals from the ravages of Furfur, and even stern Dominic could find no
fault in his service record, even if he did have comments about the Word
of Creation in general. Tothiel himself was unaware of all this,
remaining in Christopher's house and playing with the child-souls as
usual when in Heaven. He was quite surprised to be summoned before the
great Seraphim Council, and even more surprised to find that he was being
considered for a Word. Christopher advocated this publicly, and Tothiel
made the best account of himself that he could, though he knew not what
Word he would be granted. The Council agreed with Christopher. In a
public ceremony before all the Archangels (it is rumored Eli himself
might have been there in some disguise), Tothiel was invested with the
Word of Light, for centuries of guiding mortals out of the darkness of
fear, hate, and ignorance. This was four days ago.
If the gathered Archangels were stunned at the Seraphim Council's
decision, Hell was thrown into shock. For millennia, Lucifer had claimed
the title of Lightbringer, and had called himself the Shining One. Now
that title was proved false, as the new, true Lightbringer came into
being. Lucifer was incensed, to say the least. All of Hell quailed
before his fury, in the midst of the confusion caused by Furfur's death.
For four days, Lucifer has stalked Hell, smashing anything and everything
in his path. The Demon Princes, even mad Saminga, have steered clear of
him. Even the Lilim offer no impertince as he kicks aside their holdings
in Shal-Mari like toy houses. The Prince of Darkness can no longer
generate his aura of shining light, which has only further frustrated
him, although the demons know now that when a massive shape of purest
darkness comes their way, get clear! Kronos, in quiet conversation with
Nybbas, has speculated that if the new Archangel of Light had been a
Seraph, it might have lessened Lucifer's fury, but that the Word of Light
should be claimed by a mere *Kyriotate* was all the more insulting.
Tothiel, the new Archangel of Light, has been quite overwhelmed. So far,
he has begun renovations on Lucifer's old Cathedral of Light in Heaven
and the other Archangels have directed several newly-created angels into
service. Novalis has taught Tothiel the secret to singing new angels into
existence, which he has done a few times already although he's not
comfortable with it. Being now something of a hero in Heaven, Tothiel has
found himself being accompanied by an honor guard of some Malakim of the
Sword and a couple of Seraphim of War who view him as a brave demonslayer
now. He's not sure what to do exactly yet, and he's not gotten around to
figuring out attunements, Distinctions, and the like, but he is rapidly
progressing in Jean's opinion, and Dominic feels that he'll soon adapt.
After all, adaptation is the one thing Kyriotates do best.
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