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One year passed, and Lilith spent her time mostly killing Nightmare creatures with Nephis and the Fire Keeper, or spending time in secret with Morgan.
She also grew closer to the rest of the Cohort. She was already friends with Soul Reaper, and being a Saint under Nephis, she became friends with Effie, who, despite being a Mother of Ling, was a very 'Dirty' person.
Always making inappropriate comments and said things with double meaning.. which Lilith did not mind. she actually enjoyed that humor and was even able to make the Huntress startled a few times.
when Lilith was not busy she would help grow her farm in her charm, where Ling and Ling's dad lived.
because of Lilith's ability to make pills she could also make concentrated pills to enrich the terrain of nutrients, making it more fertile.
Besides that Lilith also went out on her own in the Dream Realm a few times. with her ability to fly and a lot of Compressed and Condensed Great Nightmare Creatures blood, she would never run out of essence mid flight.
She had also accumulated thousands of pills of all kinds in her [Incredible Pill Holder] Most made of blood, but there were also Shadow Essence Pills, Soul Essence Pills, Poison Pills, Fire Pills, and so on. Lilith had experimented a lot on her abilities and could confidently say she was one of the 5 Strongest Saints.
Only, unlike all other saints. she did not choose a side.
She did not work for the Government, did not work for Clan Valor, Song or Night Garden.
She had been presented to Nephis's inner cohort and decided to join, as she also wished for the Sovereign's death. But Lilith was also not really a Fire Keeper or an official member of the Cohort.
Lilith visited everywhere, she was unhinged.. she was in Bastion one day spending a pleasant time with Morgan, and the next few hours she was in Ravenheart, inside of the Queen's castle…
Lilith had had more then a few disputes with the Queen's daughters who tried to kick her out of the Jade Palace.. unfortunately only after 2 of the Seven Song Princesses arrived did she leave.. and even then, she promised to come back, wanting a tour.
She likewise visited the Night Garden but swiftly left as she did not like the feeling the sea below it gave her..
She explored the Hollow mountains from above, the Nightmare Desert, the dark Forgotten shore, the Burnt Forest, even met a strange dude there who called himself the Lord of Shadows.
Lilith remember the smell of this man from somewhere else, but could not remember, to which she swiftly came up with a theory but did not ask.
Lilith and the Lord of Shadows fought because she wanted a drop of his blood.. they ended up calling there 3 Great Devils. which they eventually killed before splitting up..
'Shadows are truly elusive.. a shame, i bet his blood would taste incredible..'
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Lilith explored even the dreadful place east of the Forgotten Shore.. but she swiftly left as that Death Zone creeped her out..
And once she came back, she spent time with Morgan again.
Lilith enjoyed her company greatly, especially teasing the always serious War Princess. especially when it was incredibly inappropriate to do so.
Normally Morgan would not care about such things and found them distasteful but Lilith had a 'strange' effect on her..
and so, 1 year passed, there was only 1 year left until the War Domain.
Lilith had also obtained another floor of the [Blood Library] and obtained knowledge about the Path of Ascension, her own at least… and she also obtained a sort of Upgrade. it was not a Memory, nor an Attribute, and it's only purpose was to strengthen Lilith's own Domain. it was called [VoidBloood Sea]
Lilith could naturally become a Sovereign already apparently, but Lilith did not want to yet. it would be inconvenient to do so before the War.
Lilith's foundation for her Domain was simple, it was the amount of Blood in her soul.
The first time Lilith entered her Soul Sea and saw her Blood Core, she did not understand it, but now she did.
She had once felt creeped out by something underneath the Blood Sea. Something that seemed to gaze at her.
It was the corpses of all the things she killed. their blood made up the Blood Sea of her Soul Sea.
And her domain was to Summon and Control all the blood in her Soul Sea out of her body, and use it as a weapon to cut and drown others, making it Effective as an always growing Domain.
The only 2 Steps she had left to become a Sovereign was to incorporate the [VoidBlood Sea] 'attribute' to her domain, and then to bleed out inside her Soul Sea.
Effectively becoming one with the Blood Sea.
She did not tell this to anyone of course and she simply waited for the war to start.
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Clans tried to make her joy them, even threatening her.. lets say after the third clan was demolished to the ground, people did not bother her anymore.
and she spent her time with Morgan and Nephis's cohort..
She even met Mordet once, during an Event hosted by Valor, inside of a Glass Mirror. And Lilith made a Deal with him not to. harm each other. it was a loose contract but she felt like he would respect it.
She was a but upset when she Learned Nirdret would try and kill Morgan, but she knew Morgan would not die, so she did not protest.
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Morgan was in her BedChamber in the Castle of Valor, in Bastion, ready for sleep when she felt someone behind her. a presence which made her want to groan..
Unbeknownst to anyone, her ears became a little red.
"What are you doing in my Night Chamber at night.. if someone finds out we will get in trouble."
Lilith did not even pay attention to Morgan and pushed her down on the bed, wrapping around her body in Unholy and Elastic ways
'..She feels like a rope tied around me.. this little.. idiot..'
Lilith casually looked at her and said
"Lets Sleep togheter."
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Morgan would have spat her wine out had she been drinking.
'is she Crazy!?! we are in Bastion, Anyone could possibly feel someone else's presence in her chamber..!!'
"Absolutel-!!"
But she was not quick enough. Lilith dragged Morgan under the sheets, made her Void Dress turn into a green Nightgown and out a hand over Morgan's mouth, completely ignoring her weak protests.
"Sleep tight Morgan."
Lilith said with a teasing smile, her cute fangs making her smile much more embarrassing for the ever so strict Morgan… This had never happened to her..
She was in her bed, lying comfortably like she did every night.. but on top of her, was Lilith, with her head on her chest, her legs wrapped around hers, hugging her…
'..i think i'm gonna have a heart attack.. This Fool!! Why is she in my bed?! How can she be so dense!?'
Morgan was Blushing and protesting in her mind.. her mouth opening and closing but never saying anything..
Eventually Morgan's hand wrapped around Lilith, who was 'Immune' to her flaw.. one of the only people she could touch..
it felt very nice..
having someone who cares for you, and.. Morgan Cared about Lilith too… Morgan Loved her.
She had tried for months to hide it to herself, and when she could not, she simply hid it from her.
she still did..
but right now, as Lilith Slept on top of her.. she gave in a little.. trying to always be perfect was something natural for her.. but she didn't have to be, nit with Lilith..
So she gave in, and hugged her back. caressing Lilith's face as her face rested on the crook of her neck. as she drifted asleep..
'Is she gonna suck my blood in her sleep..? .. I don't even really care if she does anymore.. gods.. Morgan, Princess of Valor.. is in love with a woman.. that would surely be a scandal..'
Morgan kept the soft embrace with Lilith before falling asleep.
'..i will..No! its too embarrassing even to think..!..'
'...Ngh.. I didn't have problems accepting an arranged marriage and I'm scared of this little… beautiful, soft, sack of potatoes I have wrapped around me like a wine..'
To Morgan's pleasure and despair, she dreamed all night about Lilith.
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