This is just a Lil something I wrote after being inspired by the intros from the first 3 games. Enjoy:
What is Balance? Some say it's the stability of the Universe, others say that it is the holy and unholy law that all living things must abide by. Yet to know what Balance truly is you must know the truth. One that the Enforcers of the Balance, The Charred Council wish to keep secret from all. That the Balance is not a Thing. No, But beings that long ago were given life by a man who sought the truth and thus gave what he had for it. That man was known as the Lord of Hollows. He once apart of the council, an equal among them, now an exiled outcast. Banished for questioning the Creator and the Universe. Angered by their decisions he took Balance’s sacred seal, the power over Life and Death, Light and Darkness was now at his fingertips. He twisted and bent the relic to his will, hoping to use its power against the council. Yet it had proven too much for the old one. Instead, he stole two human souls, infusing their spirit with its law, and with the last of the sacred energy he had from the council, gave life to what would be the living forms of Balance. Sister’s who lay hidden now, deep within a secret realm far from the Council’s fiery grasp. Unknown to Heaven and Hell. A hidden secret from the Four Horsemen. Only a legend lost between the midst of time...Until now.
Chaotic Angel Twins (CAT XD). For those interested, I wrote some headcannons for these two as well. You can find it under the cut.
Aurelion & Auriel headcannons
As I said before, they are twins. A brother and a sister.
Both have eyes after their father and (unfortunately for him) temper after their mother.
They were born too early. Thanks to Azrael all ended well but for a few weeks they were very weak and needed extra care.
This is one of the many reasons Abaddon is aggressively protective of the little fledglings.
Their birth changed the old, disgruntled angelic general. Brought back something from the times when he was younger and less bitter. Something that warmed his stone cold heart a little and no one was more surprised by this change than Abaddon himself. But don't say it out loud. It works only for his kids. He still won't hesitate to quite literally hand your arse over to you XD
In the end, they pulled through the worst and grew up to be quite a troublesome duo.
Aurelion causes the most mischief. He's the troublemaker number one.
Auriel is more collected and very closely attached to her father but once an opportunity presents itself, she won't hold back from joining her brother.
They love Abaddon but they wouldn't be caught dead actually obeying their old man.
Of course, there are moments when they do listen to him but it's only when they don't feel like causing trouble or if they see that their father looks down in the dumps, utterly exhausted or downright pissed off.
They might be cocky most of the time but when Abaddon gets really angry they turn into absolutely different children.
No, he wouldn't cause them any harm, the worst punishment they can get is yelling, stern reprimanding, getting grounded or sent to Ardent Spire to help older angels if they do something particularly bad.
"With all due respect, Lord Abaddon, but is this punishment meant for them or us ?"
One of their favorite games is called "hijack a griffin". Need I say more?
There are sometimes days when their father doesn't feel like going anywhere and can't focus on anything due to phantom pains of his lost eye, like white hot metal jammed into his skull and Uriel has to take over his duties for the time being (you know migraines? Now imagine it centered on your eye and ten, or more, times worse).
This is the only occasion when the squabs don't mess around and simply stay with him, prattling about various things to keep him distracted, or blessedly dozing off on top of him as he rests, waiting for the pain to lessen.
Abaddon thinks they're too curious for their own good. Another reason for being always on alert.
Lay a finger on either of them and the last thing you'll hear is the sound of an absolutely ballistic archangel teleporting behind you XD
Before you ask, no, the twins don't respect authority. At all.
Their favorite victims are the Archons. "They get mad in very funny ways." Besides, there's something so satisfying about pranking an Archon..
They love going out to watch the Hellguard train. After all, they too are going to be warriors when they grow up.
Aurelion and Auriel are so notoriously mischievous that now whenever someone knocks on Abaddon's door, the first thing the archangel says is "What did they do this time?"
Their favorite way of messing with their father is tying his feet together or running off when he's not looking.
Have you ever seen Abaddon seemingly pointlessly wandering around the White City, looking around and snapping at anyone who dared to interrupt him? Yeah, he was on a child-hunt..
The twins know their city like the backs of their hands so you can imagine how difficult it is to find them.
Don't get me wrong, the squabs can behave if they want to. The problem is that most of the time they don't 😂
"Let me see what you have" vine.
I mean, Abaddon did give them a couple of lessons on self defense but he wouldn't hand either of them any sharp objects. Not yet at least. The risk is not worth it.
(Optional for an OC insert) Even Raziel isn't safe from their shenanigans. They ain't scared of one archangel, no matter how unsettling even to adults he is.
In fact they see him as a friend and visit him frequently.
The only reason they tend to mess with the Keeper is his ability to scry. They see it as a challenge.
They would probably consider Azrael their friend too but since he's one of their tutors... you know. Authority = prank victim 😂
This is why they like annoying their father so much. You could say that its some funny sort of respect. You have to be worthy to suffer from their best pranks 😆
Turns out even Azrael's patience has its limits :P
Whenever both Abaddon and Uriel have to attend to their duties, the twins are left under the care of one of general's friends.
"UNCLE NATHANIEL!" :D
They love Nathaniel to bits and always enjoy his company. He's one of the few angels who aren't twins' target. Mostly because he's at it with them when no one's watching XDDD
Oh, btw. The Horsemen don't want to have anything to do with those little devils. Abaddon is bad enough but his kids are somehow even worse.
War finds them too chaotic and unruly. Ha can't reach an understanding with them.
Fury wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. She dreads to think what they will become once they're adults...
Death thinks they're too... "strife'y" for his taste. Nah, that's Abaddon's problem, not his.
All of them stay away. Except for Strife. He likes the little squabs. He just needs to find a way to get past Abaddon in a "mother-hen" mode.
"I refuse to let you corrupt my children, Horseman, back off!"
Do you guys still remember Aurelion & Auriel? Yeah, them chaotic twinsies <3
That one time they weren't messing around and decided to actually go to sleep. But if you think they can't annoy Abaddon by sleeping, then you're wrong.
There's one thing I forgot to mention in the headcannons. They're very light sleepers, much to their father's chagrin. And when you wake them, there's no putting them back to sleep for the rest of the night. In short words:
Hey, so remember that post where I talked with @another-darksiders-blog about Abaddon's twins?
My little brother came up to me yesterday and looked me in the eye saying "Make an art of Aurelion and Auriel. I dare you."
So uh... yeah. Here they are.
A pair of blue-eyed mischievous squabs that constantly ruffle Abaddon's feathers (literally and figuratively 😂).
Don't worry, he's trying his best. But tell him he's going soft and you'll surely get bonked on the head. Seriously though, don't do that. That shit hurts xD
P.S. I know I'm drawing mostly angels, idk why, but the next pic is gonna be either War and Strife or some demon
"I heard a voices calling. Soft, frail voices calling for help. They called for one another and they called for you Four. Before I bring you before the council, I want you to tell me, Horsemen, Who was Yin and Yang? More importantly, what did they mean to you?"
My Darksiders Oc's Yang and Yin! Or more likely Yin and Yang. They are what I like to call the Embodiment of Balance or more likely Balance given form. I've been wanting to share them for a while now but been kinda nervous till now. Would you guys like to hear more about them?