God vanishes and in his absence the archangel Gabriel and his army of lower angels wage war against mankind, believing them to be the cause of Gods absence. Although most higher angels remain neutral, Gabriel has convinced the lower angels, the dogs of Heaven, called eight-balls by humans for their black eyes, to fight alongside him. 25 years later, mankind survives in a few fortified cities. The Archangel Michael has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel, living among humans in the fortified city of Vega until the time a prophesied savior appears to save mankind.