Malachias

Passage from The Pit Lord of the Last Hell, as written by Agrian Fleetfoot.

"The demon known as Malachias was once known unto the world as Karov, the Archangel of Justice. However, due to an unknown accident, he fell. His fall was a great ordeal for him, eventually causing Karov to swear off all association with celestials. Upon his fall, he contacted The One, the dark lord of the Last Hell that has no real name. This One ordered him to commit a greivous sin against his brethren. And so Karov did so, by killing his "brother," Kerov. With Kerov's death, The One transformed Karov into a demon, fueling his dark powers with what once were powers of the Light. Karov became a Barbazu. Shunning his given name, he claimed the name Malachias, which, in the Infernal language, means "Reaper of Souls." And that is what he did. His exploits were well known, as he was an expert assassin of Celestials, and soon gained a great reputation. His thirst for power did not abate, and he soon found a way to assassinate and gain the powers of one of the two Pit Lords, whose name was lost to time. Soon, Malachias had subdued even Ichar, who was only inferior to The One. His future goals are unclear, but it is believed he might be trying to find a way to surpass even The One in power...which is a frightening concept.

Malachias is unique, as he was the only full-blooded demon to ever come from an archangel. There have been some to follow his footsteps, but none have ever made the full crossover. As a result of his strange nature, he gained a resistance to both elements of Shadow AND Holy, which is part of the reason to why he's so powerful. This caused an uproar with most Celestials, who found they could not kill him with their current powers. This eventually led to the creation of the Law and Chaos spells. The Law spells were formulated by the Celestials. These spells eat away at the very essence of a demon, harming them greatly. To counter this, the Demons formulated the Chaos spells, which were the exact opposite of the Law spells.

To you who are reading this: Malachias must not be allowed to follow through with his plan. Now, we Tzel'toah are secretive, and rightly so. However, we are also forgetful. I bet that I have forgotten about this, so it is up to you to follow through. In the back of this book is a charm necklace. Within it is the power of Law. I hope you can use it well.

Signed, Agrian Fleetfoot, heir to the throne of Tzelara."