The Legend of Samael

By Cloy Jubilee

Disclaimer: Beyblade and its characters don´t belong to me

Special dedication to: Yana, meine schöne Ding.

Once upon a time, in a Country named Scotland, existed a King. He was wise, kind and loved by his people.

The King had two children, and when the oldest inherited the throne the other was forgotten.

The new King, who was too young for this responsibility, ruled Scotland as a tyrant and the country started its decline. The forgotten child, more similar to his father, suffered watching how his older brother destroyed everything his family had built with so much effort and care. It was like watching a boat being sunk by its own captain.

Many years passed and the two regal men had children, grandchildren, and many more descendants, which were aware of their lineage. Some of them were considered royalty, while others started a simple life in the countryside.

One of them, Thain McGregor, was ten years old when he found a very old book his mother kept hidden in a place where he wasn't allowed to be. But, as curious as this young man was, he didn't think twice before opening it and reading its contents. The book was written by the second son of the wise King that once ruled Scotland. The forgotten son had such a powerful way of narrating things that Thain could feel every emotion his ancestor had when writing it and felt it was his duty to bring Scotland back to its glory. After all, he had the same royal blood as the current King, and he became obsessed with the idea of becoming King himself.

In 1644, Thain McGregor attempted to raise the Highlands for the King. Not many Scots followed him, but he was aided by one thousand Irish, Highland and Islesmen troops sent by the Irish confederates. Thain turned out to be an instinctive genius for warfare, and was stunningly successful. A Scottish Civil War began in September 1644 and soon the lowlands were at his mercy. However, at this high point, his army was reduced in size as the Highlanders preferred to continue the war in the north against a different enemy. Shortly after, what was left of his army was defeated at Philiphaugh.

The King's troops captured him and took him to the royal castle, where he was condemned and tortured for his actions. Thain McGregor suffered from an abuse so severe that he sold his soul to a fiend, a devil, a dastard.

Just before Thain gave his last painful breath, the angel of death appeared before him. He looked as nothing Thain had seen before. He was different in appearance to what all images and statues portrayed of angels and demons. Thain was terrified. The fiend's height was so great, it would have taken five hundred years to cover a distance equal to it, and from the crown of his lion head to the tip of his snake tail he was studded with glaring eyes that stared right into Thain, who felt prostate in awe.

"I am Yaldabaoth, regent of the seventh world, served by two million angels." - The archangel spoke so loud that Thain's ear began to bleed, but at the same time so low no other human could hear him.

"Are you here to kill me?" - Asked Thain in a low growl

"I am here because you called for me. You begged God for help. The All Mighty doesn't help murderers, but I do. I will aid you in your quest."

"In exchange for what?"

Yaldabaoth laughed and approached the man, who had just given up on the world.

"Your soul, and the soul of your descendants."

"Do you plan to kill my children?"

"Not quite. The only things angels and demons envy from humans are their souls. We don't have one of our own, so we gather them from people. But we can't do it unless we obtain it the exact day after they turn 16 years old."

"What do I have to do?"

"From now on, all the male firstborns in your lineage will die at the age of 16, unless they are named after my human name, Samael."

"And what will I have in return?"

"I will defeat King Charles I and place you in the throne. You'll rule Scotland until you die of natural causes."

Thain thought about his son for the next three minutes and fifty nine seconds, until he finally accepted the deal. The archangel fiend then unleashed him from his chains and provided him with a nephylim, the forbidden union between an angel and a demon, named Salamalyon, similar to a salamander, which became Thain's sword and shield for the rest of his life.

In July 1646 the Scottish army was disbanded after King Charles I was assassinated by Thain, and the civil war came to an end.

Thain McGregor became King of Scotland and his house shield had the image of a salamander.

In 1651, at the end of the day his firstborn turned 16, Thain begged to God not to let his son fall into the hands of the archangel and then went to sleep.

He was waken up at early hours with the news that his son had passed away at night.

Devastated, Thain concealed Salamalyon's power within his son's beyblade and established clear orders that from that moment on, all of the male firstborns of his blood line would have Samael as their second name, regardless of their other names or last names, and would inherit the bit chip containing the Salamander spirit.

The closing decade of the 17th century saw the generally favorable economic conditions that had dominated since the Civil War came to an end. King Thain McGregor saved the sinking ship, and gave Scotland the glory it once had, many years ago.

On his deathbed, after saying good bye to all his beloved ones, King Thain ordered to be left alone and he waited patiently for hours, until finally the archangel descended on him and greeted Thain as if it had only been a day since they last saw each other.

Hurt, angry and tired, Thain spoke first to the beast.

"It's been four decades since my first son died, and I have suffered his loss every single day of this long years."

"You will suffer no more. It is time for us to go, Thain."

"Will my soul belong to you as well?"

"It has belong to me from the moment you accepted our agreement. Salamalyon will linger in this world until your lineage comes to an end. But you, my friend, can´t stay longer in this realm. It is time for you to join me in the Fifth Heaven and become one of my angel servants for eternity."

"Aye."

Thain said no more and gave himself into the eagle wings of the dastard, exhaling his last breath.

After this genius sovereign died, everything went downfall from there.

Scotland was a poor rural, agricultural society with a population of 1.3 million in 1755. Things changed when they let England help and take over, becoming the end of the McGregor as rulers, but still they kept the royal title and wealth, which included the bit beast Salamalyon.

The bit chip was given to each of the firstborns, all of them with Samael as their second name.

The first person to ever break the name tradition was Alanna McGregor, who didn't believe in the "Samael curse" and decided to name his son Benjamin Thane McGregor, even after reading the legends concerning the death of King Thane´s son after his 16th birthday.

Benjamin was calm and tolerant, easy to talk to and very responsible. His parents worshiped him and gave him everything he ever wanted or needed. His relationship to them was alright. His mother had a tendency to be over protective and hysterical if something happened, the legend of Samael digging in her mind every time his firstborn was hurt. She couldn't stand the thought of something bad happening to her baby Knight. His father, Hunter, was a proud man and even more proud of his son. He taught him everything he knew and groomed him to become the best.
His relationship to his little brother, Jonathan or Sammy as he always called him, was sweet and loving. Johnny looked up to his brother and Ben would play for hours with his little brother, teach him whatever new tricks he needed to know and show Johnny secrets of the castle.
Benjamin found the interest in Beyblading when he was 12 and got Salamalyon when he was 14. But not long after he inherited the bit-beast he changed. He became careless of what happened to him and started to hang out with gangs in the city of Glasgow. He stayed out long and slept around. His parents tried everything to keep him home and to motivate him back to how he was before. This went on until Ben was 16. 7th June the day after Ben turned 16 he died of an overdose in his room. His parents were heartbroken. His father reacted by shutting himself off completely from everyone, and his mother cried, screamed and refused to calm down for days.

"I told you!" His father yelled to his mother when they confronted each other

"I didn´t believe… I… this is all my fault"

"I told you" Hunter repeated

Johnny was 6 years old and understood everything.

Hunter and Alanna took their second son to the city hall and changed his name from Jonathan to Jonathan Samael Thain McGregor and got divorced that same day.

After that, Alanna, feeling responsible for his son´s death, moved to London and decided to leave Johnny under his father´s care.

The day Johnny turned 16 they waited awake for hours to make sure his last son would not die. Even though he wasn´t the first born, they weren´t sure of how the curse worked, but when two day passed, they knew he would be fine. Alanna and Hunter told Johnny the whole story from the very beginning, and then constantly repeated the importance of him naming his firstborn son Samael.

There, in the darkness of Johnny´s room in the mansion, lays a hand-written decree in Gaelic, named the legend of Samael. Anyone would find the story interesting, yet ridiculous. But Johnny knows better, as there, at the end of the long text lays a name and a date.

Thain McGregor, 1651.

The End

By Cloy Jubilee~