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One of the ascended [[Manei Domini]],<ref name=JTPL_1/> '''Belial''' (real name unknown) was the [[Precentor]] in the command of the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Forty-second Shadow Division]], nicknamed "Belial's Angels of Chaos."<ref name=JHS3072-36/><ref name=JTPL_7/>

==Overview==
Belial was first publicly sighted when the Forty-Second assisted the [[29th Division (Word of Blake)|Blakist 29th Division]]'s assault on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Pesht]] in early February [[3071]], devastating the defenders with biological and nuclear weaponry.<ref name=JHS3072-36>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 36: "Stepping Stone"</ref>

Belial was next seen when he led the Forty-second during the Word of Blake's assault on [[Luthien]] in May 3071, where they were originally tasked with providing security and support to the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Division]].<ref name=JTPL_7>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7: "42nd Shadow Division"</ref><ref name=tc52>''Total Chaos'', p. 52</ref>

An HPG intercept dated November 1st of that year, released by [[ComStar]] to [[INN]], suggests that Belial had transmitted an illicitly gained video of a [[Clan Nova Cat]] council meeting, held on October 12th, to [[Apollyon]]. The video revealed the clan was emerging from isolation to support [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name=JHS3072-55>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 55: "Visions of Purpose"</ref> 

In June 3072, Belial ordered an orbital strike on [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s homeworld [[Irece]]. The strike destroyed a Nova Cat [[WarShip]], and the capital city was destroyed by nuclear weapons. Belial hoped to sour relations between the Cats and the Dragon with these actions, but it didn't work.<ref name=tc52/>

The Forty-second became more embroiled in the [[Battle of Luthien (3067)|battle for Luthien]] when the Nova Cat's [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Xi Galaxy]] arrived in July [[3072]] and declared a [[Trial of Annihilation]] against Belial's unit. During their assault, Belial engaged Clan Nova Cat forces within the [[Nagasaki]] community zone, of the [[Crane (district)|Crane]] district on [[Luthien]] on 21 August [[3072]]. He is presumed to have commanded several other Blakist [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]], including [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Eric Hughes]] (who considered Belial a father figure), against a [[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|''Nova Cat'']] [[OmniMech]], an [[SM1]] hovercraft and a [[Binary]] of troops embedded in a mechanical shop. It is unknown what he himself piloted.<ref name=JTPL_1>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 1, "Manifest Destiny"</ref> While Belial's troops and the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]] both suffered heavy losses, the Forty-Second turned the battle when they used six nuclear missiles on the Nova Cats.

Belial ordered the [[32nd Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-second Division]]'s November [[3073]] [[First Battle of the Takashi Memorial Spaceport|assault]] on the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'s'' underground main headquarters compound at the [[Takashi Memorial Spaceport]].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 10: "Tunnel Rats"</ref> 

On 14 March [[3074]], the Word of Blake [[ROM]] had leaked information regarding the presence of [[Buda Weapons]] Chief Researcher [[Hideoshi Yamika]] and his prototype [[Large X-Pulse Laser]] to the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'' as a means of wearing down Loyalist defenders in [[Skytower City]]. The resulting [[Battle of Skytower City|battle]] ended with Yamika and his prototypes being hustled aboard a Blakist [[DropShip]] by Belial.<ref name=JTPL-10/11>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', pp. 10–11: "Light Machine"</ref> 

Remaining on Luthien, Belial and the Forty-second felt the full force of the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]]s' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega]], and [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho]] [[Galaxy|galaxies]]' assault in December [[3074]]. While able to inflict heavy damage on both Alpha and Rho Galaxies, the outnumbered Shadow Division eventually fell to the enraged Bears. Though none of the Forty-second were believed to survived the Bears' assault, there was no formal confirmation of Belial's death. <ref name=JTPL_7/><ref name=TBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 104: "Profile of 42nd Shadow Division"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''

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