And Behold

With a chilling chuckle, he recounted, "I witnessed the fall of Satan, a spectacle akin to lightning streaking from the heavens... You find it astonishing, do you not? I, who descended from those celestial heights, who beheld the inception of humanity. Yet you believe you can face the genuine article? I would be the ruler were it not for the ultimate sacrifice... You perceive me as some grotesque entity? Know this, I was once the epitome of beauty, the Prince commanding the powers of the air, holding sway over this very earth. It is mine to claim. And you, dear human, seek to acquaint yourself with me? You are a most amusing creature."