Uriel froze for a moment at the 'not-god bastard' comment. It shocked her enough that she didn't notice that Loki wasn't being absolutely truthful when he claimed not to care about what happened to the baby. However, she said nothing about the insult. Instead, there was another thing Loki had said that definitely required an answer.
"You have apparently misunderstood a few things," she said coolly. "To angels, there is a difference between falling and Falling, with a capital 'F'." After a moment of silence, she continued, "Didn't you ever wonder what is the difference between angels and demons? We can't just pick sides, you know. Demons are Fallen angels. Falling is the worst -- and, usually, only -- punishment an angel can get."
With a thought, she made her aura visible for a moment, bathing the library in glowing light. "We angels are all connected to the Presence of God. I am the Angel of Presence, and thus I feel Him stronger than anyone else does. When an angel Falls, their connection to the Presence is severed -- by my sword, in case you're interested -- and they become demons.
"You probably can't understand it, as you don't feel the Presence, but the loss is absolutely awful. Some simply can't bear it; they become insane. The ones who remain somewhat sane lose about everything that made them angels. Their ability to love and feel compassion, for example -- and, unfortunate as it is, their ability to feel regret. Although some rare individuals manage to hold onto some of these things in some form, the Fall still changes them. The demon is never the same as the angel -- and the change is always to the worse."
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"You have apparently misunderstood a few things," she said coolly. "To angels, there is a difference between falling and Falling, with a capital 'F'." After a moment of silence, she continued, "Didn't you ever wonder what is the difference between angels and demons? We can't just pick sides, you know. Demons are Fallen angels. Falling is the worst -- and, usually, only -- punishment an angel can get."
With a thought, she made her aura visible for a moment, bathing the library in glowing light. "We angels are all connected to the Presence of God. I am the Angel of Presence, and thus I feel Him stronger than anyone else does. When an angel Falls, their connection to the Presence is severed -- by my sword, in case you're interested -- and they become demons.
"You probably can't understand it, as you don't feel the Presence, but the loss is absolutely awful. Some simply can't bear it; they become insane. The ones who remain somewhat sane lose about everything that made them angels. Their ability to love and feel compassion, for example -- and, unfortunate as it is, their ability to feel regret. Although some rare individuals manage to hold onto some of these things in some form, the Fall still changes them. The demon is never the same as the angel -- and the change is always to the worse."