Yeah, I mean, if it was good enough for Jesus....

...Speaking of biblical things (off topic) - Suze, how much of a connection does Ba'al have to the bible? I know there was a phrase about God basically saying "No, I am not Ba'al"...

Off the top of my head, he was one of the "enemy" gods of the Old Testament God, a holdover from his origins as the tribal deity of the Isrealites. Later, as the concept of monotheism was embraced more wholesale, he became a "demon", the sponsor of the enemies of the Isrealites. He doesn't really have anything to *do* with the Biblical cosmology, it's a gray area where belief and reality intersected and the "foreign" god of the Canaanite tribes gained a presence in Isrealite mythology via cultural assimilation.

If he were to exist in any form here, it would be as one of Satan's fallen angels, many of whom explicitly masqueraded as pagan gods to tempt mankind away from the worship of the true God.

It's a good thing we're talking about this in a purely Biblical context.

ANYWAYS. Yeah, I'd rather keep him blind for now -- makes things interesting. I know there are people capable of healing that, especially given that all the connections are actually /there/, but yeah. A BS reason might just be that Dante's afraid of losing aura sigh if he gets that fixed.

Hmm...
-Ba'al Hadad: Hell, no! I defeated the Chaos-god who was going to "rape" the Earth! How does that make me a demon?!
-Me: There, there. *pats storm-god on back*

XD Thanks. (Am least aware of biblical things...)
Hmm...I may reserve him for another Esch, then...after I figure out how...

What would "false gods" do now that there is little reason to put on a mask to sway followers?

I imagine some still pursue that goal out of sheer self-aggrandizement. Not in this area of the world, obviously.

Beyond that, either serve the Antichrist in New Jerusalem as lieutenants, wage civil wars against each other in Hell, attend the relative peace of Beelzebub's court, or... really, whatever they feel like doing.

They're just fallen angels, without a real cause to fight for.

*looks around, listens to crickets*

Where'd everyone go? D:

Still trying to think up a post for Tarja. :P

Sorry, work. Work work work. And the Pokemans.

If only I could combine the two.

I could show them both my Quilladin and my Mercedes-Benz.

Hope Kadia's invite to regroup helps...

Hey guys, I know a post from me is needed soon-ish, and I'll try, but I'm gonna be out for the most part for the next two weeks because I really need to do well on finals.

Hmm...Suze, could you explain the Celestrine?

You'll have to be more specific, Lawtan.

Oh, that reminds me. I need to know actual details of what it was, in common terms, that Thomas did during the resu.

He transmuted every molecule in body into a sacred geometrical crystal, essentially remaking him in the ideal and perfect physical representation of his spirit, bound his soul to the structure, then slowly turned the crystal back to living flesh.