THE HEAVENS

Limbo wasn't always cold-hearted and bloodthirsty. Born in The Heavens, Limbo was once an Angel, carrying out his duties happily and contributing to its growth with his famed intelligence. He loved his life there, working alongside his best friend, Caric, and his many brothers. However, the Heavens isn't the lovely place you've read and heard so much about when it comes to an Angel's perspective. It's full of endless hard work and the expectation of unyielding loyalty to God, no matter what. Lucifer and Michael, Limbo's two older brothers, were Archangels fighting to claim the desired title of the most powerful Archangel of them all. Lucifer, in particular, wanted to prove he could rule, believing he could do a better job than God, which was a treasonous intention and punishable by banishment. Despite his brother knowing the risks, Limbo had heard of a rebellion his brother wished to lead. While he would have always supported his family no matter what (at the time), he was hesitant to blindly support his brother in their endeavour to commit treason, afraid of the consequences should they fail.
 

THE REBELLION
Limbo attempted to convince Lucifer not to go through with the rebellion since Lucifer had already received his first and only warning. Limbo's doubt, of course, didn't go down well with Lucifer, who presented Limbo with a request. If Limbo supported him and they won, Lucifer would make Limbo the Supreme Archangel and realm builder, the latter being his mastered skill. However, if he didn't support him and they lost the rebellion, Lucifer would make sure he and the rest of his family would abandon Limbo in the Abyss. Limbo decided to continue supporting his brother, mainly because his loyalty to family was much stronger than his loyalty to God. The rebellion was underway, and already it was looking like a lost cause. The eldest brother, Michael, defeated Lucifer in battle, and once the uprising was lost, all angels who fought against God and those who abstained from defending him were sentenced to banishment. Banishment from The Heavens resulted in the removal of an Angel's wings before being thrown down to The Abyss for eternity.

Limbo was terrified. He regretted his decision to support Lucifer, hoping God would forgive him after all the dedication and loyalty he had shown in the few centuries he'd existed. However, there were no exceptions. Any traitor to The Heavens, including those who don't defend it, will be damned. Limbo was brought to the gates of Heaven, the cut wings of his brothers piled up around the floor. He cried and begged for forgiveness as Caric, his best friend and someone he spent centuries of his life working with, came bearing the sword of Azrael, its flames burning off the blood that coated its sharp, silver steel. After the excruciatingly painful removal of his wings, Limbo cursed out Caric for his betrayal before the angels threw him from the Heavens forever.

THE ABYSS
It was said that the first three fallen angels to awaken from their impact in the Abyss were Lucifer, Asmodeus, and Samael. However, it was Limbo who was the first to wake, surrounded by the thick, mist-like dirt that filled the air. Screaming out for his brothers with tears coating his cheeks, Limbo eventually found Lucifer, who reassured him they were okay despite also being in shock. Eventually, the two found and brought together the other fallen angels, their brothers and allies who fell alongside them. After months of wandering about the murky dead land, his brothers had lost complete hope, waiting to waste away into nothing but dust like the fallen angels before them. However, Limbo spent most of his time planning their next move. Just as he was in The Heavens, Limbo is a determined being. He always strived for progress, a way to move forward and gain more from life. Despite mourning the loss of his home and other family members, Limbo had an idea that would change the course of history even though his name wouldn't be seen anywhere in the history books.
 

CREATING HELL
He went to his brothers with the idea of making The Abyss into a realm far greater than their previous home, one that could house Heaven's rejected souls. From these souls, they could draw power and grow stronger than those stupid angels. They could prove them wrong and make them regret banishing them. Limbo always loved proving people wrong; his brothers were impressed and on board with this idea. As arguably the best realm builder in existence, Limbo began working on The Abyss, turning it from the celestial version of Death Valley to a beautiful and intricate fusion of ice and fire, its hills rising and falling with lava falls and mountains at its edges. He designed it with specific locations for each of his brothers and the souls they would manage, making a primary home in the middle for them all to convene and relax in. He was determined to make this place their home and prove to God he'd made a mistake banishing him. During the construction of their new realm, Hell, Lucifer had met the infamous Lilith, whose soul was rejected from The Heavens. They grew close very quickly, which Limbo found odd. He never liked Lilith, and for a good reason. Unbeknownst to anyone, she was poisoning Lucifer's mind, bewitching him, and convincing him to make decisions Limbo didn't like. Lucifer became colder, more ruthless, and heartless with each passing day, Limbo being the only one to notice since he could see Lucifer's memories. He could see what Lilith was doing to him.
 

THE BETRAYAL
Hell was nearly finished, and Limbo was excited to rule the realm alongside his brothers. He wanted to rule together equally. However, Lucifer had a different idea. With or without his poisoned mind, Lucifer had always wanted to be in charge. He and Limbo had already argued about this during Hell's construction. However, now had come the time to make a decision, and the majority of the others agreed that they wanted Lucifer to rule, just as they did in the rebellion, excluding the few who were neither in favour nor against him. After a big argument between the two brothers, Limbo was outraged, upset that the realm he had just built for his family would be under the care of just one of them rather than the whole family. Limbo believed that ruling together would make them more robust in the long run, therefore making Hell grow more powerful. But he was once again underestimated. Infuriated by his brother wanting to take over, Lilith getting away with her evil plot and with the added trauma Limbo was still dealing with, he threatened to destroy Hell, going as far as damaging its core. Lucifer had to fight him to stop him from causing any more damage, Lilith convincing him to lock Limbo up in chains forged in Hellfire, burning its captor anytime they moved.
 

BANISHED AGAIN
Lucifer didn't want to fight with his younger brother nor banish him from a realm he had just built. It was his idea in the first place. However, Lilith had other plans. Limbo was her only threat, and she wanted him gone. With her ability of coercion, she attempted to convince Lucifer to banish his little brother. But Lucifer was still hesitant. Frustrated and impatient, Lilith decided to take things into her own hands. She visited Limbo in the citadel he was chained in, falsifying that Lucifer had decided to banish him. In response to hearing this, despite the incredible pain, it caused him, he broke free from his chains and attacked her, choking the very life out of her until Lucifer tackled him off and beat him to submission. Limbo defeatedly asked his brother why he would banish him. Enraged that Limbo attacked her along with his threat to destroy Hell and his continued disloyalty, Lucifer sentenced Limbo to banishment. Limbo begged his other brothers for help but received no support. He screamed at Lucifer, vowing to destroy him and everything he had and promising that he would never stop until all of his brothers were on their knees begging for mercy. When Limbo makes a promise, he will stop at nothing to fulfil it, no matter how long it takes.
 

PURGATORY
Limbo was once again banished from his home. Losing everything he had and the only people he ever cared for, he landed in the realm between realms, awakened by the rumbling sounds of the moving land around him, the air dense and hard to breathe. With the creation of Hell now opposing The Heavens, rather than fight it, God decided it was good to have a place for damned souls to be punished for their actions, predicting it would convince more souls to devote themselves to him and bring him and his angels more strength and power. The balance of nature was now well and truly established, and God created Purgatory for souls worthy of the chance at redemption. However, no angel was capable enough to rule it. With an abundance of knowledge in realm management from his previous days in the Heavens, God made Limbo the Guardian of Purgatory. At first, Limbo wanted nothing to do with it, but he had nothing else, and rather than wander the endless in-between, he agreed to work in Purgatory, unhappy that he didn't technically own it (another one of God's punishments).
 

BUILDING LIMBO
Every day Limbo worked in Purgatory, he grew increasingly frustrated, his mind progressively becoming twisted with resentment and insanity. He lost his original home and, shortly after making a new one, was once again ostracised by his own family. It truly broke his mind. Alongside reluctantly running Purgatory for God, he secretly created yet another realm. However, this one was unlike any other, a large ghostly forest. Its trees were black and rotten while a white glowing mist settled amongst the land. He built this realm intending to steal supernatural souls from Purgatory to gain more power of his own. It was too late when The Heavens and Hell found out. Limbo gained enough energy and housed enough supernatural souls to contribute to the balance of nature. If they destroyed it, someone would have to take its place. Limbo remains the Guardian of Purgatory. However, he rarely works there, only occasionally visiting it to ensure things are running and the base amount necessary.
 

A THIRST FOR REVENGE
He now resides in his realm, collecting souls and building his strength so he may one day get revenge on Hell and all who live in it. Rather than using his brawn, Limbo had decided to use his brains and figure out a way to destroy Lucifer's operation from the inside, meddling with his work and planning to take advantage of his brother's mistakes, sewing seeds of doubts in those he needs to gain power.

Limbo is playing the long game, and while his unstable mind loses patience very quickly, he will stop at nothing to get his revenge and prove to those who betrayed him that they were wrong to disregard and underestimate him.