In a fight between good and evil, it was easy to pick a side, but this was far more personal for Raphael. He had been placed at the center of a balancing scale and forced to choose between a loving Father and an ambitious brother. Lucifer had committed a terrible sin by rebelling against his own Creator. Countless angels had perished in the battle. But despite all his flaws, he was still a part of the family. In Raphael’s eyes it was cruel to banish Lucifer from heaven and sentence him to an eternal exile. The mercy which flowed so bountifully when human lives were concerned had suddenly dried up in case of his brother. As an Archangel, it was Raphael’s duty to protect the heavenly throne, but as a brother it was his responsibility to save his sibling from the darkness. He felt torn betwee
