called out the word "Orbit!" and the newly created planets began to circle around the star.
The three Archangels watched the planets as they spun around the star, all the while still enjoying the waves of radiation passing through them as they lingered there, feeling stronger as the radiation added to their own inherent energy. Luciferael then motioned to Mephistophael and Jarahmael to follow him as he moved closer to the surface of the star.
"Have either of you seen the surface of one of the stars?" he asked, proud of himself for dodging Jarahmael's question about the powers of the Almighty. Luciferael no longer believed that the Almighty was more powerful than he was, and he was not going to admit any weakness to Jarahmael.
Although Luciferael could be excellent at blocking his own thoughts, somewhere inside he did know that the Almighty was more powerful than him. Luciferael had watched the Almighty create stars and planets without using the Book of Creation. In fact, it appeared to Luciferael that the Almighty already knew all of the Words in the Book, and could invent new Words or things as He wanted. But Luciferael had convinced himself that none of that mattered, with this Book he was the Almighty's equal in all respects.
Luciferael focused again and made eye contact with both Jarahmael and Mephistophael, stretched out his wings and nodded to indicate that he wanted the two of them to follow him. With a couple of strongly flexed strokes of his wings, Luciferael headed directly down to the surface of the star. Then with a splash of flames Luciferael was engulfed in the hot churning gases of the upper atmosphere.
Mephistophael entered the atmosphere of the star, not far behind Luciferael and watched as Luciferael flew into the surface, but did not go into the surface himself.
Jarahmael was last and before he could hit the upper atmosphere, he was intercepted by a solar flare that came out of Luciferael's wake and pushed him back out from the star.
Luciferael had flown back up and out of the churning mass of the surface and laughed as he watched Jarahmael get bounced out. Luciferael then turned himself around and aimed to fly through the atmosphere and then deep into the molten mass of the surface again. Entering the star's fire with another flash of a solar flare, he went deep into the star, gaining strength and energy as he went deeper and deeper, and this time heading towards the star's core.
In the meantime, Jarahmael recovered himself and then flew back down into the star's atmosphere and caught up with Mephistophael. They looked at one another, and then watched the ripple on the surface where Luciferael had penetrated dissipate. Both of them moved slowly and became concerned when they did not see Luciferael reappear out of the surface, uncertain they should follow.
"You think Luciferael is all right?" Jarahmael called out to Mephistophael.
"Don't know!" responded Mephistophael. "But we are creatures of light and energy, aren't we?"
"True!" Jarahmael called back.
"Let's take the plunge and see," responded Mephistophael, as he aimed himself and dove down into the surface.
Jarahmael was now above the surface of the star all alone. The star he had just created. He muttered to himself, "I don't want to be here all alone. I might as well go in." With a slight turn and fast spurt of his own energy, Jarahmael shot himself down through the last of the atmosphere and headed deep within the star.
Luciferael had descended through the star's molten mass but turned backwards and lay immersed within the churning energy, so he could watch for the other two Archangels. He saw Mephistophael approach first after he had penetrated the surface and then a few moments later Jarahmael appeared in the star's molten mass. The three of them then headed deeper. The deeper they went the greater the amount of energy they received and were able to store within themselves, at least temporarily.
"This is wonderful!" Mephistophael
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