1 In the beginning the world was without form and the spirit of god hovered over the void. 2 And the spirit spoke, creating order amidst confusion. 3 The spirit of god created beings like unto himself to whom he gave the task of creating the world: 4 To Raphael was given the task of dividing the light from the dark; 5 To Gabriel was given the task of dividing the earth from the heaven; 6 To Ariel was given the task of dividing the land from the water; 7 To Michael was given the task of dividing the day from the night; 8 To Sachiel was given the task of creating the sun for the day sky; 9 To Anael was given the task of creating the moon and stars for the night sky; 10 To Cassiel was given the task of creating the plants of the earth; 11 To Samael was given the task of creating the animals of the earth; 12 And of all creation, no whole or part was more important than the other. 13 The host of heaven looked upon that which was created and it was seen as good and perfect.

2 But Samael, a prince of heaven, said, ‘It is not good that man be so alone and unaided.' 2 And god argued with him, saying, ‘Thou art a chief of creation; why do you question me? What I have done, I have done.' 3 It was then that Samael departed the presence of god, vowing to himself that man should be superior to the rest of creation. 4 Hearing this, god commanded that he should be cast down from heaven and bound to earth, his name taken from him. 5 As Man saw the angel fall, it was as lightning, and he called it fire. 6 It was that day that humanity gained the power of intellect, for never before had anything been named; 7 And Woman bore a child to Man, and she named the girl Eve.

3 Although many angels agreed that it was right, there were an equal number of angels unwilling to condemn their prince. 2 And there was much discord among the ranks of heaven, 3 For no one agreed whether the light-bringer should be restored. 4 On the sixth day after the angel's descent, the angels who supported him approached the throne of god, 5 But god had become as an unmoving silent stone. 6 So those angels that supported the light-bringer left heaven and descended to earth, 7 Freeing the injured angel and taking him to a region of the earth called Hades, for it was hidden from the eyes of heaven.

4 Before the war in heaven, earth was a beautiful and perfect garden. 2 But when Lucifer was freed by the rebellious angels, those still loyal to the silent god began to search for him. 3 And they made no care to preserve their flawless creation; their hatred so consumed them. 4 Their wrath was so great that Woman was killed; Man and his daughter fled to the desert regions, where they hid, awaiting peace. 5 Eve bore two sons to Adam, named Cain and Abel. 6 Cain was a tiller of the earth and grew all kinds of grain; 7 Abel was a keeper of animals and hunted wild creatures. 8 And it came to pass that Cain and Abel agreed that they should make a sacrifice unto god. 9 So they both constructed altars of stone upon which they would burn their offerings: 10 Cain making an offering of grain and wheat and Abel making an offering of fat and flesh. 11 But as the two sacrifices were made, Cain became jealous with Abel, 12 And Abel did provoke his brother. 13 Cain became consumed with rage, striking his brother down and casting his dead body upon the flames. 14 But as his brother's body burned, Cain became weak with guilt. 15 Lucifer came to him and caused Abel's blood to enter his body so that the spirit in it might still live. 16 And he marked Cain, as a warning to those that he should meet that he may not die. 17 Cain then fled into the desert, leaving the world behind, 18 And there he lived, fathering a number of children, one of which was Enoch. 19 Thus, he became a solitary figure, destined to eternally roam the earth, separated from all living things.

5 After the desecration of earth and the death of Abel, Eve bore another child to Adam, whom she named Seth. 2 As the tension eased between the angelic kingdoms, humankind began to flourish on the face of the earth. 3 And the angels saw that the women of earth were beautiful and took wives for themselves; 4 These women bore children unto these angels, and they became great heroes on the earth. 5 And in such manner was born Nimrod, who oversaw the construction of a great temple that would allow men to be closer to the heaven. 6 But after two hundred years, work stopped as those in the building camps began to speak in different tongues. 7 For the spirit of god had confused the minds of all people. 8 And Nimrod himself disappeared into the wilderness.

6 As time passed, and humankind prospered, people began to live differently than each other. 2 But throughout, men and women learned more about the ways of pleasure, neglecting to worship those that had created them, 3 And though the sons and daughters of angels tried, humankind could not be inspired to advance. 4 Lucifer, seeing that civilization had become stagnant, ordered that a retinue of his finest angels be sent to heaven to beg a meeting with the spirit of god. 5 God, awakening from his long slumber, agreed to see Lucifer in his throne room, as he had so many times before. 6 And though the angels of heaven were angry, they had been ordered long ago never to harm the first of their kind. 7 Thus, Lucifer spoke with god for the first time since his exile from heaven. 8 God agreed with Lucifer that only through disaster could humanity advance, 9 And so it was ordered that the earth be returned to its primal root, far below the ocean. 10 The skies then rained on the earth for the first time, and it continued for forty days. 11 And of all humans and animals, only a certain number were saved.

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