by beachbum1958
You, sir, never fail to impress me.
I've been waiting a long time for any of your stories and the wait was worth.
I'm waiting for your other stories and some continuations.
Certainly different from your other writings, but it still deserved 5 stars. I enjoyed it although early in the story, my heart sank when the details began to come together. In the end, all became well again. Thanks and hope you are well.
Was shocked when the reveal happened but still had a happy ending.
I like your thoughts on what might be waiting for us. I do believe but I have never seen "The Eternals" as the venal characters that so many portray them to be. To me, it is the difference between obedience through love and obedience through fear. I am a very flawed person but I am confident in His love. Anyway, great story and I hope you'll return to your prolific ways.
A beautiful story.
Please tell us where you get the information on the angels and their roles?
I'd love to learn more on this.
I used a variety of sources and traditions, the King James version was useful, as was The Talmud, The Vulgate of St Jerome, the 'alayhum salam' doctrine of the Quran, and certain sections of the Q'bala.
According to many sources, there are seven principal Archangels, and their names reflect their roles and attributes:
Michael - Means 'he who is like God'; he is the protector of God and the Thrones of the Seraphs. Michael is the guardian of the South
Gabriel - Means 'God is my strength' - he is the herald of God, and guardian of the West
Uriel - Means 'Fire of God' - according to some traditions, he is the Angel of Death; other traditions claim that role for Azrael. Uriel is the guardian of the North
Chamuel - means 'he who sees God' - he is one of the 'power' that protects the worlds from evil
Zadkiel - means 'the righteousness of God' - he is the patron of forgiveness and compassion
Ariel - means 'the lion or lioness of God', depending on which tradition you follow - he or she is the protector of nature and all living things
Raphael - means 'the healing of God'; he is the custodian of the tree of life, the source of all healing powers, and guardian of the East
Luciel - Originally most loved of all the Archangels, his names means 'Lightbringer' or Light-bearer'; the brightest of all angels, he was known as the morning star until he rebelled and together with the other rebellious angels, the Grigori, was cast out of Heaven into the pit. The Graeco-Roman translation of his name 'Lux Fare' has become 'Lucifer'. In many ways, 'Lucifer', in his attribute as 'light-bringer', could be equated with Prometheus, and other culture heroes from around the world, who brought fire to mankind.
There are many other Archangels named in various Orthodox, Jewish and Western church doctrine and tradition, as well as those in the Quran - I picked the most recognisable and the ones I'm most familiar with from my own reading of church, magical, and alchemical lore, and I've used the Hebrew versions of their names; the '-el' suffix denotes the 'God' portion of their names. There is a wealth of information on-line and translations of various sections of the Talmud and Quran, it's all fascinating stuff.
I have to say that this story was well written and not so wrapped up in the sex, although, I do tend to enjoy a randy incestuous story full of sex. I'm a Newb to the Literotica scene and I'm looking forward to reading your other stories. Cheers!
Amazingly well written with clarity in spite of the complexity. The love story was sweet and moving. Thank you for a great story.
Amazing yet again by you sir. Like the rest of your stories Brilliant yet again
Once again, the only reason I haven't given you ten stars is because they only let you give five!
BB you continue your line of well written stories! I loved the use of the mythologies but then the cautioned manner in which you built your world. I especially like how you talked about primal forces with out invoking the usual labels of the mythologies you borrowed from. As usual I really enjoyed your work, thank you!
A splendid tale, a different take on an ages-old mystery. Kudos.
THE MASTER STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent. Loved it. THANK YOU!
As some others have said, this is different from your other stories. BRAVO!
To many "authors" here seem to "write" the same story just changing the names & places...SIGH....it's like they have a formula & follow it faithfully......
I guess that way you don't have to THINK or have an IMAGINATION
Again THANK YOU!!
While this was a true incest story, I wasn't quite sure where it was going, at first, but I definitely enjoyed reading it...
After reading everyone one of your other stories several times, I finally ready this one. At first I wasn't sure if I would like it, but I have to say it's one of my absolutely favorites. I have only given out 5 stars to two other stories on this site. If I could've I would've given 10 stars to this one. Just one question. It seams as if you left an opening for a second chapter. Are you planning on writing one?
Thank you for your praise for this story, I have to say I did enjoy writing it very much; periodically, the need for the fanciful overtakes my need to be as realistic as possible (given the subject matter I write about, obviously...) and the supernatural seemed such an obvious avenue in which to go off and be fanciful in. I have two other stories that deal with this subject, although in different ways, 'Lysette's Gift', and 'Well Met By Moonlight', so I thought a different kind of ending entirely might be more satisfying from a story point of view.
I have at present no plans to write a sequel, sorry; I'm not sure how that would take up where this story ends, as it's complete in itself, so I think I'll leave well enough alone (unless you have a plausible and continuity-matched plot suggestion...?)
However, my editor, mentor, friend, and periodic checker of reality, the priceless GrandTeton, and I have been kicking around the possibility of a sequel to 'Lysette's Gift', as there's one loose end I would like to tie-up somehow; Melissa. What happened to her, and what she became would, I think, make a good story in this particular genre; having already written about angels and demons and guardian spirits, I think I might like to dabble again, and my feeling is that Melissa and her special connection and relationship with Lysette in particular would make a good fantasy sequel. We sort of have a plot sketched-out, revolving around Mike, Lysette, and their two small children, and yes, Uriel, Gabriel, Raphael, and Michael will feature, as well as Luciel, tying the two stories together, and Abaddon, Mammon, and Asmodeus may show up to add some brimstone and keep things simmering. It's all pretty vague so far, but I think it's going to happen.
Will
Thank you for giving me one of the stories that I enjoyed the most on this site. Such a nice change of pace! Can't wait to read more from you!!
Not your normal style of storyline BB but hey I have to agree with incarnations comment plus I really really love the ending which was Predictable. For a story I wasn’t sure I’d like, you got another five stars from me
Just found this story and am very impressed. While it has the elements of a stroke story it is so very much more and deserves the 5 stars I, and many others, gave it.