The World of Creatures of the Dark

"All who die by the way, whether it be by land or by sea, or whether it be in battle against the pagans, shall have an immediate remission of their mortal sins. This I grant to them through the power of God which I wield. O what a disgrace...Wait. What is that? There in the heavens? Is this the light of God coming down to bless his righteous soldiers?! Look there, good brethren! Look there! Bathe in the wonder of this miracle!" The final words of Pope Urban II, November, 1095.

On November 25th in the year 1095, Pope Urban II declared the beginning of the crusades - and the world came to an end. The Archangel Michael, commander of a thousand strong legion of guardian angels, looked down upon a world on the verge of a war of religion, and she wept.