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Secrets Lilith Kept: The Secret of the Stone

Dated: April 2025

Summary: Lilith finds one of the most powerful artifacts of her career... and then she puts it back.

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The First and the Last || Boiling Isles Rebels

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Prior Reading: The Isles Are Dark For the Future The Last Supper The Sun Will Rise Smoke Signals

Hunter, Willow, Darius, and Lilith face off against Belos... and Hunter must make a choice... takes place: April 20th

tw: violence, gore, death, authoritarian government takedown, belos being a shit head and all that jazz

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The Sun Will Rise || Boiling Isles Rebels

Prior Reading: The Isles Are Dark For the Future The Last Supper

The Boiling Isles rebels storm Emperor Belos' palace! takes place: morning of April 20th

@halfawitch-willow @darius-dues @ravenwitch-lilith @owlwitch-eda @mxrainewhispers (@headpatsforsteve is also here briefly)

cw: violence, rebelling against an authoritarian government!, destruction of property

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The Last Supper || Boiling Isles Rebels

And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

Prior Reading: The Isles Are Dark For the Future

Hunter, Willow, Darius, Lilith, Eda, and Raine reach the Isles and gather with the rest of the rebels. Together, they make preparations and share one final meal... takes place: the evening of 4/19

cw: authoritarian government, plotting to take over said authoritarian government, thoughts of inevitable death/dying

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For the Future || Boiling Isles Rebels

Prior Reading: The Isles Are Dark

After Willow and Darius learn that Emperor Belos has shut off all communication to the Boiling Isles, they call a team meeting of trusted allies in Swynlake and decide they have to end this once and for all... Takes place on the evening of 4/18/2025 @halfawitch-willow @darius-dues @ravenwitch-lilith @owlwitch-eda @mxrainewhispers

cw: authoritarian government, plotting to take over said authoritarian government, thoughts of inevitable death/dying

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Lilith hated to speak ill of the Emperor, especially when she wasn't aware of his grand plans. But it frustrated her to no end to be left out when she was one of his greatest assets left out in the cold.

"Honestly, Daemonne, I'm not sure. He's... a paranoid type, but he hasn't shut me out like this before." The words came out smoothly, despite the force it took Lilith to voice them.

She swallowed her pride to keep sharing, knowing what Darius knew would only come with trust. And if their game were to play out in anyone's favor, she would need to show her hand first.

"As far as I am aware, this is unprecedented. The Isle... they've been open as long as I can remember and the Emperor not--" she winced with her words, "the Emperor not informing me of these plans means he is holding them closer to his chest than ever. Perhaps, his paranoia has gotten to him in the time I have been away."

@darius-dues

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

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Guilt clawed its way up Lilith's throat, tearing at the back of it. Her eyes stung with a fire she'd felt before. Maybe she hadn't known about the necromancy, the torment of the Golden Guards, but her hands were not clean in any way.

The Head Witch did not get to the top without being just as vicious. She thought of Edalyn, young and scrappy but just as talented as her, maybe even more so. That was what turned the elder's blood so green. Her jealousy made her a monster and thus she made her sister into one too. Lilith had years to face what she'd done but she just couldn't bring herself to acknowledge the guilt.

This revolution had a way of forcing Lilith to see the carnage she wrought, all by the hands of a boy she hardly respected last year.

She took a steeling breath, "The thing about spells and curses, Hunter, is that they can be broken."

The boy's life force was tied to Belos in a way she feared breaking it would kill them both... but she kept that to herself. Her hunt for the Philosopher's Stone was over in one capacity though Lilith believed she would keep looking for Hunter's sake. And if it couldn't save the boy, maybe she could use it to save her sister.

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

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"One could assume I would have special permissions, but with communications down I haven't gotten any updates as of late..." She wanted to curse him for making her flash her cards before him. But Lilith understood the art of the exchange. Give a little, get a little.

She leaned back in her chair, gathering her air of superiority when she needed it most to feel at ease again. "You're also a coven head, surely you have the same information I do regarding the matter. Unless... you know something that the masses aren't privy to?"

This was the closest Lilith Clawthorne would ever come to begging. If Darius recognized that, this interaction could go one of two ways: he realizes she knows nothing and leaves her in the dark alone, or he sees how they are in the dark together and they could join forces to leave it behind. The latter requires trust. Trust Lilith didn't have with the people of the Isles. She was just too relentless and too cryptic to ever be someone anyone could trust.

Lilith regretted that now.

@darius-dues

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

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The weight Lilith wanted lifted sank deeper, heavier on her chest. Her great task was only a back up plan, or merely a tool to make Belos stronger just like Hunter said. No one was entirely sure what the Philosopher's Stone was capable of so perhaps it could work in tandem with the methods he was currently using.

If Lilith were to believe what this boy, this fugitive, said... she would have to accept some unfortunate things were true. One, that she was never as close to the Emperor as he led her to believe. Two, that he was using the Golden Guards to replenish life force he couldn't make on his own... to be immortal. And three, her hunt for the Philosopher's Stone needed to end.

"That is... unfortunate." Were the only words of condolence she could muster.

Lilith was never good at this, the empathetic part. She could feel the sorrow, the worry, but the witch could only express emotions on the opposite end. She could show her pride, her rage, her indignation. Words of pity didn't cross her lips much.

"I... I didn't know. I know that's hard to believe with my position in the administration. But... you know more than anyone that the Emperor is a paranoid, secretive man. If he is a man at all..." She all but whispered the last part. "We can figure this out, Hunter. You will not die."

Lilith's gears were turning in her head causing the flame of nearby candles to dance. She hadn't signed up to commit necromancy, to kill innocent young men to keep power over the Isles. The sorceress loved being adjacent to power, having power, but not at the expense of Hunter's life.

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

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Social call, then.

Though, not the friendliest of catching up it seemed. It made Lilith feel like a cornered dog, him calling her out directly like this. As straightforward as the Head Witch was, she wasn't the kind to show her hand to just anyone.

Lilith kept her face stoic as she replied, "Well, I have work in Swynlake to do. My job here is as important to me as anything back home."

A slight pause and Lilith stood to welcome Darius in further.

"I am sure we will all be able to go back to how things were before once matters have settled in the Isles. Sit, please."

What matters, exactly? Lilith didn't know. And she wasn't completely confident things would ever be the same in the Isles when her letters went unanswered. She didn't want Daemonne to know that though, in fact, she wanted to know what he did.

@darius-dues

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

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The boy looked ill. Lilith wanted to response with petulance, but thought better of it. The pair of them were both too scared to fully show their cards and expose how screwed they were.

Lilith was proud, revolutionary. She could set the example, even though she wanted to sneer and tell Hunter that she asked first.

She sighed, “it seems our emperor has neglected to inform many of his servants of his plans in this time of strife. Belos hasn’t spoken to me about his plans, I assume you are just as unknowledgeable?”

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith was a paranoid creature.

In order to quell her mind of threats, she kept tabs on everyone in her circle and on the outskirts of it. Hunter, boy wonder, was always on the outside of her circle. That is, until he became wanted shortly after she entrusted him to help her find a relic for the Emperor.

That was when she became the most interested in a Golden Guard that she ever had been. They were one in the same, lap dogs to the mighty and powerful, so what did he do to spark that wrath? She elected to ignore it for her own selfish gain, but now the paranoia in silence was getting to her. Lilith invited the fallen, once golden boy in to her shadowy abode.

She made tea. She set the fire. She lulled him in with hope of a break through in their hunt.

"So, Hunter... I've given you enough lead with your personal life, but it seems the times are changing, for all of us." Lilith set her nightshade colored tea cup closer to his side of the table they gathered around. "I'm afraid I can't ignore it anymore.

Why is the Golden Guard a wanted man?"

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

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So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

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Lilith was wound tighter than the shadows straining to cover the light in her office. They stretched in tendrils to lick the absence of them, ever creeping closer to consuming the dim brightness in the room that Lilith sat in.

She felt the darkness overtaking her in her toiling. Belos left her in the dark with everyone. She wanted to believe it was to protect some motive so dear that even she wasn't worthy to know. She usually felt more at ease in the dark than in the light, but the witch felt lost in a way no flame could save her. Could Lilith walk confidently through the dark in a blindfold like the rest of the lambs?

Lilith's resolve was shaking.

The footsteps in the hall pulled the sorceress from her lament and the shadows pulled back, leaving the candlelit office as it ever was.

"Darius. What a pleasant surprise. Have you found more information on the Stone? Or is this just a social call?" Even the Raven Witch had a sense of humor sometimes.

@darius-dues

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

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In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

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December 18th: Lilith + Watercolor

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Lilith had, actually, seen the paper. The paper delivery kid was one of the few she didn't scowl to see coming up her long and cobbled walkway.

"Yes..." she replied suspiciously. "Did you know him?"

The elder witch knew of him only in the same way she knew her paper delivery boy. He was the mailman. When she read the paper, she merely let out a hum of somber acknowledgement then flipped to the crossword. Lilith wasn't the kind to weep over an acquaintance. She didn't weep for loved ones either and maybe that was why her interns didn't seem to want to open up to her. They didn't think she'd care.

"It's sad, what happened. You're allowed to be sad and take time if you need." She appealed to the softest parts of herself she could, hoping she didn't visibly shudder at the effort.

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How to Outlive Your Enemies and Other Lessons from the Boiling Isles ❁ Willith