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Angels tossed Adam's magical apology book into the ocean

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According to esoteric lore, God felt kind of bad about kicking Adam out of Eden, so he sent the angel Raziel to hand-deliver a cosmic cheat code book. The other angels were so incredibly petty and jealous that a mere human got the universe's master grimoire, they stole it and chucked it into the sea, forcing God to make a demon fish it out for humanity.

Angels tossed Adam's magical apology book into the ocean
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