Queen Lilith

[ natalie dormer, female, she/her ] whatever you think you know about LILITH MORNINGSTAR, the 36/UNKNOWN year old, PANSEXUAL, LOCAL it is likely time for you to start reconsidering. the rumored DEMON (QUEEN) is often described as CONFIDENT + INDEPENDENT, but don’t let them fool you; they can also be LUSTFUL + ARROGANT, which often has them regarded as THE SUPREME. they are a/an ARTIST at LOCAL GALLERY, but it’s also said they are a/an QUEEN within the COURT OF HELL. whatever you hear, you can’t deny there’s more to them that meets the eye, and it’s time we start uncovering the truth.

Destiny stumbled back into the chair that appeared behind her, for once her headache less severe, as though the dread of accepting so much of what she’d been denying for her whole life released some of the pressure. Now she just felt sick and terrified. 

“You kidnap and you kill, I don’t see a lesser evil, all I see is evil.” She said, shaking but still she tried to lift her chin, to look more confident than she felt. “The miners that were killed. My father. Was that all for this God of yours?” 

She looked away as she spoke of Destiny herself, of fighting for a cause. Little of what Mike had said to her in the storm made sense, and she hadn’t even been able to begin processing any of it. “No one planned my life but me. I’m not interested in any bargains or deals you have to offer. I just want to be with my mother and my brother.” She wanted to be with her family, her community, with people she could trust. It hadn’t always felt like Spear could be trusted, but the more she saw, the more she feared trusting anyone but them.

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The calm smile remained on the demons face, “God kills, little children, the old, young healthy men and women. You want to act blind well, forcing one to open their eyes is always a messy business.” She had little trouble with getting messy, after all she knew there was no such thing as innocent, everyone has done something and she would be damned before she let anyone judge for it. In fact she has been. “You think I killed them do you?” She asks with a little smirk at the corner of her mouth. “Spear was getting too close for anyone’s comfort, angels certainly wouldn’t wish for mortals to come across the gate within this mountain. Let alone humans who wish cut ties from Heaven.” 

The demon scoffs at the girl shaking her head, “You were only born with the idea of one path set for you, ignorant denial of that doesn’t change the facts that God or one of his little angels set in motion for you to be one of their little toy soldiers. If you don’t wish to play nice, I will do the same.” With a snap of her fingers the illusion of the girl’s mother and brother formed, huddled together with fear in their eyes. The boys had tears down his face and for added effect snot bubble, pieces taken from her own memories to form it. “I’ve never been a huge fan of humanity myself so those who aren’t with us are certainly against. There is no middle ground here, if a deal can’t be made I shouldn’t allow one of the Chosen and her family just walk away. Terrible planning on my part, can’t let you ruin things later for my husband.” 

“—let me go. I belong to Mara and she’ll kick your asses—” he was hollering as he attempted to escape the freaks’ grasp, but then he was pushed forward and he could only yelp. Wherever they had dragged him to, however, felt slightly different—-although Order felt strongest there in a way that cause him to fall silent. The energy within him… Was that how the Faye of yore felt?

His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed a sort of eerie altar… and a familiar face. Fuck me. He owed Zara an apology it seemed. “Miss Morningstar…” he greeted her in return, slowly standing from where he’d been shoved. “Thanks,” the Light Faye mumbled lowly when a chair appeared behind him, but was unsurprised. After all, her name was Lilith… He should’ve really listened to Zara.

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She smiles at the manners of the faye, “I believe the correct wording would be Mrs. Morningstar but that’s too formal don’t you believe?” She asks with a tilt of her head as she scans him over as she takes a few steps to near him and forms a chair for herself to sit in front of him. “Lilith will do just fine.” She finally determines with a soft nod of her head. “I was curious, when my daughter mentioned a child of olde wanting to devote himself to our cause. I couldn’t say I wasn’t surprised, pleased as a peach but certainly surprised.” The faye were noble creatures, smug and arrogant in the old days. One of the many reasons they suffered to this day she had to assume, if they knew what was good for them they would join her and Lucifer’s cause. “I do apologize for the state of your quarters but it only seems fair everyone see the state of where my husband was trapped, a glimpse into what awaits many if things continue as they have.” If the angels were to win, the supernatural fall would be dire.

Destiny resisted the urge to scoff at the ‘queen’ comment, still staring at the unconscious person, speechless as she watched their chest still moving, still breathing. A cold dread washed over her at the veiled threat, still she took slow steps backwards into the cavern. 

“If a crazy bitch is gonna sacrifice me to some mountain god then yeah, I want to know why.” She said, swallowing once she realised she’d said it outloud. She just had to hope that Mike had seen her be taken. That he knew where she was. He was helping her find her brother, so at the very least she hoped he was safe. Her mom couldn’t be left all alone. “We just want to go home, this isn’t fair.”

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“The faye aren’t so easily killed, yet oddly enough they dwindle in number these days.” They were once arrogant and it seemed they paid for that arrogance over the centuries, something that she might be able to use to gain some favor with them, the dark would be easier to talk into it. 

Laughing at the spunk of the girl Lilith manifested a chair for each of them, “I always find it amusing when strong women are called ‘bitch’. I have been called much worse through the years but make no mistake I am the OG Bitch.” She assures the other as she takes her seat in the chair behind her. “However I am not sacrificing you for some mountain god. I am releasing the true God, the Morningstar. Believe it or do not but I am the lesser evil in this town. A truth you might not see till its too late.” She shakes her head at the girl when the notion of things being unfair, “Fair? I wonder what your basis for comparison is. Your life has been planned for you, to die fighting for a cause that you didn’t even know existed with no reward at the end. I am giving you the chance to change that.”

Destiny’s teeth chattered as she lay on the cavern ground, trying to take deep breaths to ground herself because… she couldn’t process this. Any of it. One minute she was heading out into the snow to find her brother, the next she saw… things in the forest, and whatever came after that…. it was a blur. She couldn’t even be sure how she’d ended up here.

When someone nearby grabbed her arm and told her to follow them, she just nodded, just wanting to get home, to her bed, and to her family. 

Only as they were caught making their escape, Destiny felt nausea overwhelm her at the vines coming from the other, and as the person was then stabbed with those very vines, she let out an involuntary scream, quickly covering her mouth. She felt the things move past her, paralysed in fear as the woman looked in her direction.

“You… Why did you hurt them! They didn’t do anything!” She yelled, scared, trying to fight back the tears. “What do you want?!”

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Lilith glanced at the little girl on the ground screaming for the faye and she walked over to the girl with a curious tilt of her head. She could smell the angelic nature of the girl, hidden under the veil of human. “Didn’t do anything? I think running and attacking a Queen is crime enough. Though if its their life you fear for, you have little reason to. Some ice shards through the body will hardly phase.” After all it wasn’t death she was looking for, at least not right this moment, it had to be done the correct way. “Perhaps if they remained where put they wouldn’t have to experience the pain. A lesson you get to learn by their mistakes.”

She tilted her head as the other asked what she wanted. “Do you care to actually know?”

Eve had turned aroundand started walkking away from Lilith, but had stopped in her tracks once she heard her speak to her once more. She bit her lip as she tried to control herself. It was too cold out to pick a fight with anyone and all she wished for was a safe, warm place to stay overnight. 

Once she felt the touch of Lilith’s had on her back and heard Lilith’s comment about her being a pet, Eve had quickly turned around to face her. “ You know what’s your problem Lilith? Are you that fucking upset over something that happened centuries ago? Give it up already. You lost him and he found someone else better. Move on and find another Adam! If you wanted him sooo bad, you would’ve did like god said and obeyed the fuck out of him. So technically this is allll your fault my queen,” she emphasized to her. Eve let Lilith get up under her skin, causing her to let alittle of her forever held in anger from all of this. She was tired of Adam and Lilith put together. 

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The demon watched the woman as she started to spout nonsense and she even remained silent letting the rants come swiftly from her. When she finally fell silent Lilith blinked a few times before the laughter erupted from her, from deep within her belly she had to place a hand over her mouth to stop it. “Oh dear sweet stupid girl. You praise your lord with that mouth?” She teased the cursing that came from her before laughing a few more chuckles that caused her to wipe at her eye. “You think I ache for Adam and spit venom at you to earn his love? Adam is a spoiled child and I refused to be his toy, you think you made superior to me by God?” She asks with a raised brow, “You were created to bend to the will of men, I was created for a different reason altogether.” For a purpose that it seemed alluded God himself but that was alright, Lucifer showed her her truth. “You made a servant by your God, mine made me a Queen.”

The faye in front of her however had little words for her, something she could thankful for since they had been known for their long winded speeches in the past. Seems the fact their numbers have dropped so drastically took that quality out of them. The vines that wrapped around her wrists and ankles however only made the demon queen let out an annoyed sigh, “Vines? In the middle of this icy environment?” She tsks at the faye before twisting her arms and grabbing hold of the vines that wrapped around both wrists. Spreading an icy chill from her own hands it spread up the vines cracking them to pieces, with a blast of telekinetic energy she sends the shards into the faye, impaling them. While it didn’t and wouldn’t kill the faye it did bring them down. Wraths finally leaving the cavern get blasted with Lilith icy glare, “Get this back inside, you’ll be set on racks for this let down. Torn apart and put back together till pain is nothing to you.” 

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Mara took the affection, tilting her head towards her mother and taking a deep breath, her eyes still looking out at the snow, a comfortable smile on her face at the thought of being that much closer to her father’s release. “Plenty of wannabe heroes, I’m sure. Though the one I have in mind is battling to defend the hospital from the snow, all the while he’s promised me that he’ll willingly sacrifice himself for the good of the supernatural community.” She couldn’t help but smile at the thought of Marshall. “I may have to keep him as a pet after all is said and done, he’s so adorable.”

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“I will accept any who wish to bleed, the seal won’t care.” The hunt would go on and who died, did. It mattered little to her as long as their goal was reached and the angels stayed out of it. “I don’t know why or even how but Eve is in town. I can only take it to mean she is being used as a pawn, yet again.” Lilith hated the woman but not for the reasons many would believe, there was no jealousy there. Lilith despised Adam, she cared little as to who was keeping his bed warm, it was far more to the fact Even bent so easily to whim of the weak man. “Willing sacrifice has its power.” She was more than sure that could be useful sooner or later. “Once Lucifer is free, you can claim all the pets you desire my darling. I plan on a new wolf pelt coat myself.”

When Eve heard her response, she raised her brow in confusion. Thinking why would someone say that to someone in need. Eve couldn’t help but to push through the cold and really see this persons face. She pushed back her hood and lifted her hat abit to see the woman’s face. Her eyes widen when she saw it was Lilith “ Lilith?” She said as she blinked more than usual. She couldn’t believe it. The person that might of been help to her was her enemy.

Eve backed up abit “ You know what on second thought. I’ll stay out here and find some other help. So no need for that. But thanks,” she said with a slight smile as she continued to back up abit more.

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“What is it my dear, Eve? You look as if you see a ghost.” She taunts almost amused by the idea of it, though it would be ironic for the woman to be shocked to find Lilith. It was more unusual that Eve would be out of Heaven, what was the play there? 

“Oh weak with no spine...just as remember.” Lilith answers shimmering from her current placement to behind the human pushing her forward slightly. “Oh don’t try to flee, Pet. It makes you look bad and givens all women a bad look.”

Samara’s gaze followed the woman’s, unsure what to make of the other’s focus on the mountains. “Wasn’t exactly expecting people to be standing around during a snow storm,” she retorted, brown eyes settling on the blonde again. The witch didn’t recognize her, couldn’t recall ever seeing her at the occult shop or around town. It could mean nothing, since Samara wasn’t the social type and rarely ventured anywhere crowded. But it did make her weary of the stranger, the witch making no effort to shorten the distance between them. “Yeah…” Sam agreed halfheartedly, her brow furrowing further. “People often do stupid shit while in a panic.” The witch inspected their surroundings, intending to say goodbye and continuing her journey to the medical center. But at the mention of something being in the woods, Sam’s attention quickly shifted back to the woman. “What do you mean?”

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“You should learn to expect the unexpected my dear.” Lilith found that to be more true than anything, after all Adam never expected her to defy God, him, let alone to fall in love with Lucifer. “Humanity is often weak, like crabs in a bucket they will pull one another down trying to get themselves out.” Selfish little creatures, always. It was one thing she could depend on in reality. She smiles softly to herself, silly witches. Taking a few steps through the slush of snow she held a finger to her lips, in time to hear the wail of a wrath in the distance, “Can’t you hear the hunt?”

At first, Samara hadn’t paid much attention to the weather. She was used to the cold, used to the snow and high winds–she was confident she could handle whatever Creation Peaks had to offer. However, her father didn’t seem to share that opinion, the werewolf’s demeanor telling the witch she should take whatever was coming seriously. While the older Godfrey was ordered to join the emergency response team, Sam reluctantly agreed to go on her own and meet her father at the medical center. She texted Zara, letting the deputy know she was on her way, relieved when she got a reply that the other was already there. Before she could continue the journey though, a voice broke through the sounds of the wind, Sam instinctively keeping a distance as the source came into view.

“More like distracted, I guess,” she admitted, brown eyes inspecting the blonde. Had she just been standing there? Or had Samara not noticed her approaching because of the weather? “…Are you lost?” the witch questioned. “Or are you just waiting around to catch people off guard?” It wouldn’t surprise her. Creation Peaks surely had its fair share of weirdos roaming about…

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“Did I catch you off guard?” Lilith asks in return as she kept her eyes up towards the mountain, she was sure she could Lucifer’s voice beckoning her to come for him. All in due time of course, she had to remind herself. “Not lost, no. Though with a storm like this I would venture there are a great number getting lost, seeking shelter in the wrong places.” Her son felt a kinship to the witches of the world, much like her own to demon kind even those who were created rather than hatched between her and Lucifer. However till the last seal was broken sentiments like that would have to wait. “I do believe you should be careful, there is something out in the wood.”

After Eve couldn’t get any signal of where she left her car, she decided to go elsewhere to get it. SHe was freezing even with her coat on and all bundled up. She was shivering trying to get more of a signal as she tried walking through the snow. “ I-I…shouldve just went back to my freakin car,” she said as she shook her head. Then she heard a voice, sounding like it was speaking towards her. She followed the direction of the voice coming from around the tree. SHe saw a woman standing there looking in her direction. “ Hey! Can you help me? My car it’s…” she trailed off as she tried picking up her pace through the snow. She managed to get a bit closer to her as her face was mostly covered by her hood and hat. You could rarely see her face. “ My car is stuck in a tree…well I hit a tree and I can’t get any service out her and I just…may you please help me somehow?” she asked.

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The sight of the woman’s face was enough to warm Lilith ten times over with heat of rage, it would be a cruel twist of fate to see someone born eons later with the same looks as Eve. But no it was the voice, the demeanor and all that brought the realization that this wasn’t some cheap reincarnation, but the damned original. “Help you with a final death? I believe I can arrange that.”

“No, mother, just admiring the babies.” Mara snorted. She was wrapped in a thick winter coat, though she didn’t care that it was cold. It’s not as though she was going to die of hypothermia, but she figured she should play the part. She looked out into the snow, sighing contentedly. She’d thought of staying down in her club, but then she couldn’t watch the fireworks. “How many do you have out there?” She asked, curiously.

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“They are dear are they not?” She answers her daughter reaching out to hold her arm, giving it a loving squeeze, they were a sign that Lucifer’s freedom was within reach. “Handful, these towns people are feisty I will give them that, so I assume they will try and fight. Nonetheless I have no doubt that the Ice Wraths will be able to take those we need to the mountains.” There were too many hero types who would venture out into the woods even during this storm. “We’re so close, Mara. I can hear your father calling out to me.”

Mando furrowed his brow at her nonchalant words. The loving way in which she spoke to him almost warmed him to his core… Except when they became cryptic they worried him some. However, the way in which she spoke of his nature made him feel exposed… but he guessed he should start getting used to it. 

“…” For a moment, he pondered on how to reply, but the wind, snow and cold made it hard to think much. “It is… if you eat live, yes,” he admitted out loud. “And we do,” the wendigo added when asked if he felt guilt. How couldn’t he? At least humans could become vegan or vegetarian… what happened when you couldn’t? It was hard enough having to eat people you mourned, Mando couldn’t imagine killing someone he cared for to eat them. “It’s never too late,” he encouraged when she mentioned writing.

However, a question loudly demanded to be heard and slipped past his lips after ignoring the comment on frozen meat. “Are you like Miss Zeldris?” 

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“You mean if you eat as you are intended to.” She corrects him, knowing full well that her daughter didn’t shy away from live prey in fact she knew Nyx enjoyed it more than anything. “I can see it, the guilt it wraps around your aura and it might be a saving grace for you.” Hell couldn’t open its gates to someone who felt such guilt for how they were made, who put themselves in danger by eating subpar quality to ensure life wasn’t taken. But the poor church going boy would never live up to Heaven’s standards because of what he was, not who. She smiles, “We can’t always change what we are, I am a painter, I accept this with no shame.” 

She giggles for what feels like the first time in centuries, “Oh I do wish to see her face if asked that.” Not that Lilith would take any reaction of the general personally. “Zeldris is my sister, in-law.” She supposed that was the best way to describe it, after all her and Lucifer were married under his authority. “Zeldris was once an angel of God, I have never held such a title. I am the misplaced wife of Adam, replaced by Eve when I wouldn’t bend to his will. Beloved wife of Lucifer, Queen of Hell, first of my kind impowered by my beloved, Mother of demons. One of which I’ve heard you’ve grown rather fond of.”