[ that's true, too. it's questionable whether they'd even have the numbers for it, these days. ]
Human theology is largely contradictory on the matter of our hierarchy, but there's some truth to it. The Archangels are the most powerful, and our leaders — Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and formerly, Lucifer. The Roman Catholic Church specifically venerate the former three, but in Judaism, Uriel is incorrectly included among their rank. Though, he was very powerful as a specialist.
[ castiel tips his head back and sighs. uriel... who would have defected to lucifer's side if anna had not killed him.
castiel couldn't do it. he wasn't strong enough. ]
Otherwise, the De Coelesti Hierarchia is nominally correct, though the power differential between the three ranks is miniscule compared to the the gap that separates us from the Archangels.
[ he takes a moment to consider whether or not to share the rest of this information, and then decides, well, perhaps the krampus will take it as a confession and let him go. who knows. ]
My direct superior was an al-muqarrabin. That is, one of The Close, sometimes considered in human theology as the Cherubim. Four faces, one of that which is a lion... I'm sure you're familiar. [ it's a striking image. though there are also the putto, which they call cherub... don't worry about it. ] I... am an angel. A mal’āḵ.
oh yea lmao... my memory is like a sieve, so i have to double-check everything
Human theology is largely contradictory on the matter of our hierarchy, but there's some truth to it. The Archangels are the most powerful, and our leaders — Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and formerly, Lucifer. The Roman Catholic Church specifically venerate the former three, but in Judaism, Uriel is incorrectly included among their rank. Though, he was very powerful as a specialist.
[ castiel tips his head back and sighs. uriel... who would have defected to lucifer's side if anna had not killed him.
castiel couldn't do it. he wasn't strong enough. ]
Otherwise, the De Coelesti Hierarchia is nominally correct, though the power differential between the three ranks is miniscule compared to the the gap that separates us from the Archangels.
[ he takes a moment to consider whether or not to share the rest of this information, and then decides, well, perhaps the krampus will take it as a confession and let him go. who knows. ]
My direct superior was an al-muqarrabin. That is, one of The Close, sometimes considered in human theology as the Cherubim. Four faces, one of that which is a lion... I'm sure you're familiar. [ it's a striking image. though there are also the putto, which they call cherub... don't worry about it. ] I... am an angel. A mal’āḵ.