I looked at the faces of my children who were determined to protect me and to keep me here with them.

"Children prepare yourself for the coming war, absorb and store as much energy as you can, all of you can leave now except for Lucifer, I will call all of you soon".

"At your command, father".

All of them spread their wings and vanished, only Lucifer and I were alone in the throne room.

"Lucifer came here and sat near me" I said in a soft voice.

Lucifer got up from the floor and sat on the stairs near me.

I took his hand in my hand and looked into his eyes.

"What is it, father, are you worried?".

"Of course I am worried about you and your brothers. If something were to happen It would bring me great sadness and I am worried the most about you Lucifer my first born, my beautiful archangel, you will be the most important piece in trapping your aunt, Lucifer.

"Me father, how?".

"To seal her I will put a curse on her, the first curse and the most powerful to bind her to the one who will bear the mark. The mark will bind the darkness and the person who will bear the mark together. The mark will be the key and lock, which will seal her away as long as the mark exist".

"Father, if you don't mind me asking why me not brother Michael he is much more powerful than me and will be able to bear and protect the mark".

"When I created you I used half of my power and half of my sister's power. Light and dark mixed together to form you. You are the special one. You are right that Michael is powerful but he is created entirely with light. To bind darkness the one should have the power of darkness and I believe in you that you will do just fine".

"Yes father, understand you don't have to worry about anything I will protect you and my brother with all my power".

I brought him close and hugged him. For a moment My eyes were filled with tears, Because I did not tell him the full truth about the mark and its effect on the person who bears it.

The mark will itself contain cosmic power. The power of darkness. The power of torment. The power of distraction.

The one who will bear the mark will not be able to use this power but I am shor that it will change that person in a mysterious way.

I will have to see how things turn out and hope that all will proceed according to the grand plan.