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| Name | Falak
| | Classification | Serpent
| | Origin | Islamic
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In Myth:
 Falak was the enormous serpent that bore the weight of all creation and the fires of hell in its mouth.
According to the traditional cosmology, the seven heavens, six hells, and earth were held by an angel. That angel stood upon a ruby mountain atop of Kjata, the thousand-eyed bull. It rode on top of Bahamut, a fish of such magnitude that according to Arabian Nights, only Jesus could have taken in with one sight. The fish swam a galactic ocean resting on a sea of darkness. Below this, larger than all else, was the fiery serpent Falak, who lived in a void of fire. Beyond it, men's knowledge does not reach. It could easily destroy all creation if it were not for its fear of God.
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