Zera (character)

Fictional character biography

When a war breaks out in Heaven that could be the last battle between Heaven and Hell, it comes to light that God once made something he later abandoned. The Forgotten armies march on Paradise, and the angels know the gates will fall. Seeing no other choice, a Seraphim frees an old prisoner locked away long ago, hoping she can change the outcome. That prisoner is Zera, the Queen of the Seraphim, a being of incredible strength. God himself imprisoned her because she is completely mad and driven by an unending thirst for blood, sealing her in the deepest part of the Shining City. Now, with Heaven desperate, she is unleashed to protect the Throne of Creation. Once free, she destroys the Forgotten armies on her own. In the heat of battle, her insanity and bloodlust take the shape of a huge, white-furred beast-like humanoid that breathes white celestial fire and follows her orders without question. After wiping out the Forgotten, she taunts the last one alive. He says another Forgotten still remains, and as she shakes him to force out the name, she breaks his neck. He never finishes saying "Ma...", which would have revealed Lord Mammon as the one who planned the attack on Heaven. Aware that Hell could storm Heaven’s gates at any moment and that Heaven’s army is too weak to fight back, Zera leaves to find God and bring him back to his throne. Because she is linked to God’s essence, she locates him in human form as Jacob Fitzgerald. At first he does not recognize himself, but after Zera tells him the truth, his memories come back, and they travel to Heaven together. His return triggers the Rapture. Later, a Spawn who has become godlike finds God after killing many of Hell’s forces during the Apocalypse. When Spawn stops holding back, he easily kills Zera’s avatar and defeats her by tearing out all her internal organs. Even in defeat, Zera vows she will return and never stop trying to kill Spawn. Spawn cuts off her head and presents it to God, and Zera apologizes to him for failing.