Satan was born of an unnamed Sirusian father and a human woman. He was adopted by a troop of Baal’s Irin, and eventually became one himself. Baal saw an opportunity to employ this young man as a spy in Yahweh’s own guard. Baal, increasingly concerned about Yahweh’s erratic behaviour, needed someone to report trouble back to him. This Satan did, and in recognition, when Yahweh was sent into exile, Baal took him back into his service, promoting him to his son’s personal bodyguard. Satan was obedient, and saw Baal as a father figure, but, by contrast, Marduk appeared self-absorbed and a poor administrator. Marduk, for his part, shared the antipathy, and viewed Satan as little more than a conniving servant seeking to compete for his father’s affection.
Solitary by nature, Satan showed his love more with animals than his own kind. Away from his duties, Satan’s love of music evolved into a style we would come to know as the blues. A search for musicians would often draw him into the backstreets of ancient cities while on tour duty with Marduk. On one of these excursions he encountered a human girl blessed with an angelic voice. Restrained by his duties as an Irin, Satan nonetheless developed a powerful platonic relationship with the girl, but when word of her talents reached Marduk’s ears, it was not long before he desired to have them for himself…
