לִילִית: Lilith's Story

Chapter Thirteen

The plan was in motion.

Lilith was to lure the Dark Lord to Mary Wardwell's house to keep the other witches safe, then she would perform the ritual of separation on Faustus Blackwood and Lucifer. Just before separation, Lilith would put the Dark Lord to sleep and Blackwood would impregnate her with Lucifer's seed. He would agree to do this because she would agree to give him the mark of Cain, which would protect him from any harm. In the meantime, Zelda Spellman would be working on the second part of their plan.

Sauntering up to Ms. Wardwell's front door, Lilith cleared her throat, knocked on the window, and called out in Adam's voice; "Mary? It's me!"

Mary Wardwell's eyes grew and she quickly rose to her feet, the rosary she'd been praying with spilling to the floor in her haste as she opened the door, tears springing to her eyes. "Adam, I feared the worst! I thought you were dead!" She threw herself into Adam's arms.

Lilith quickly grabbed Mary's wrists from around her neck and wrapped them around her back, slipping a ziptie around them and tightening it as she pulled back. The teacher's mouth fell open as she found herself staring at....herself. Lilith pulled the black scarf from her hair and tossed it aside, shaking out her long mane, and undoing her trench coat, throwing it onto the couch behind her. As Mary stood there, gaping, Lilith locked the door.

"I...who....what... dear Jesus." Mary fell to her knees, bowed her head, closed her eyes and began to pray. "Holy Mary Mother of God...pray for us sinners..."

With a growl, Lilith snatched Mary by her ponytail and hauled her to her feet. The woman yelped and tried to struggle, "Shut up woman. Adam is dead and we don't have time for this. Satan is coming."

Once again Mary felt her eyes grow moist, she whimpered, "Please let me go, I'll do as you say." With her hands behind her back, there wasn't much Mary Wardwell could do anyway.

Lilith released the school marm and stared deeply into her eyes, "I know how good you are Mary Wardwell, how God fearing, how pure....how much you ache to do God's work. Well, here it is - help us defeat Lucifer...Satan...and save Greendale from his unholy depravity. Will you join us?"

Mary's eye caught the glint of fire from the fireplace in her rosary, it was as if her prayers were set alight by the flames, and she took that as a sign that she was meant to help - perhaps that is why this creature stood before her wearing her own face. She was destined to be more than a lonely teacher but she also wasn't sure that her plan from God entailed joining witches.

Lilith rolled her eyes, Mary needed some encouragement; "Lucifer killed Adam and made me eat him."

Mary gasped and her tears overflowed at the idea of such a horror, as tears spilled down her cheeks, she turned her back to Lilith and offered her hands, "Cut me free. I will join you."

"Father Blackwood is coming. I need you to reveal that I'm here. Then I will tell you to run, you will go out the front door and come around the back of the house. I have chains forged from Damascus steel waiting for you at the back door. Carry them back into the house and wait for my call." With a wave of her hand, the zip tie disappeared and Mary was free. "Can you do that?"

"Yes, I think so." Mary was shaking but thoughts of Adam fueled a fire deep within her. She would follow this witch in order to avenge Adam. "What will happen to Satan?"

The smile that crossed Lilith's face held no warmth, the flames of Hell reflected in her eyes as she moved forward and slid a sharp nail along Mary's jawline; "You let me worry about the details, pet. Once you bring me the chains, at my call, I will do the rest. You will be needed for the final step, so stay close once the chains are on."