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Through
Arcane Eyes has its origins in the Book of Enoch, which
tells the story of 200 Grigori, or Watchers, that descended
from Heaven to take part in the pleasures of the flesh.
While on Earth, they taught humans the arts of sorcery,
divination, herbology, as well as how to make themselves
look more sexually attractive with makeup and jewelry
and the art of warfare.
In
addition, these Grigori fathered many human/angel hybrid
children, called Nephilim, that had voracious appetites.
Nephilim ate all the human's food source, and soon turned
on their own mortal parents as a delicacy. Humans cried
out to God, pleading for His help.
The
leader of the Grigori, whom one translation refers to
as Amazarak, is banished to a place "below the earth"
with his children, while another angel (or perhaps, because
of the nature of translations and the numerous names for
a single angel, it was even the same one), Aziel, was
bound hand and foot by the Archangel Raphael and cast
into Hell.
It
is this story that forms the background for TAE. While
knowledge of the events in the Book of Enoch isn't strictly
necessary, it is helpful for understanding some of the
character's motivations on a deeper level. However, it's
also here that I, MaRu, have deviated from the lost biblical
story.
While
the original text in the translation I have says that
the Grigori descended to Earth to be with "the daughters
of men," this story also includes yaoi/slash (two
males in a sexual relationship or encounter), and makes
the assumption that the Grigori that fell were mostly
bisexual.
In
addition, I'm using slightly more obscure names of these
angels, strictly for aesthetic purposes.
I
hope that the background informations was useful to you,
and helps you to enjoy the story a lot more. ^_^
~MaRu
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