Lilith/Synopsis

## History

*Due to Lilith living under two names and identities, she will be referred to by the name she went by at the time of the events occurring.*
### Creation

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In order to please the Goddess of Desire, Nightbane decided to collect all the viciousness and desire in the world and wanted to use them to create an ultimate puppet of evilness. However, the end product was actually an extremely pure, innocent and kind doll. Nightbane was so angry of the result that he broke it and threw it into Starheaven Town, where superficial physical beauty ranks above everything. Hence, Ashley was born.

### Life as Ashley

Ashley was adopted when she was young and was raised by her adoptive parents and with her adoptive sister Paisley in the town of Starheaven. She had a large birthmark on her face and was considered ugly by everyone. Starheaven valued beauty very much and because of her appearance, Ashley suffered a lot of prejudices and unkindness. She was extremely talented in design and music. An old musician, Hendrill Brandilico Hayden, was the only one who valued her despite her appearance. Growing up, she yearned to participate in the Starheaven Swan Pageant.

Two years before Nikki arrived in Starheaven, Ashley and her sister Paisley together competed in the Starheaven Swan Pageant which occurred every two years. Ashley designed the set Meteoric Feather for the tournament, but Paisley stole it from her and wore it herself. This finally broke Ashley, and she set a fire on the stage of the tournament in despair. Though Paisley won the tournament, she was severely burnt and deformed. As Ashley walked through the flames towards Paisley, she said to her, "If evil is beautiful, why don't I become evil?"

### Becoming Lilith

The crime was reported under a pseudonym, and it was said that Ashley died in the fire. However, Ashley actually survived with the help to Nightbane, the devil, who suddenly appeared when Ashley was ready to die in peace in the fire. Nightbane was attracted by Ashley's evilness at that moment, and offered to grant her every wish in exchange of her soul, her life, and she would never be satisfied. In the end, Ashley was transformed into a beautiful girl. She changed her name to Lilith to compete in the next Starheaven Swan Pageant and won. However, her ambition grew and she decided to run for the Queen of Ninir. In order to make a perfect background for herself, she stole the identity of an innocent girl, Lizzy. Under Nightbane's spell, Lizzy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glay, and her brother Luke completely forgot about Lizzy and thought that Lilith was a member of their family all along.. With the help of Mercury, she was eventually elected the Queen of Ninir.

## References

1. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Ark Designer's Reflection: Goddess of Desire: A Gloomy Start Enter Memory
2. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Ark Designer's Reflection: Nightbane: Soul Magic Enter Memory
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Shining Nikki* Main Story: V1: Stage 2-7
4. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Moments: 24-HourNewsOnline
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Shining Nikki* Main Story: V1: Stage 2-4
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *Shining Nikki* Main Story: V1: Stage 2-8
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *Shining Nikki* Fan Translation(s): Main Story Volume 1; translated by athena#2202 and Tawaki#4145
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Shining Nikki* Main Story: V1: Stage 2-6
9. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Mind Maze: Chapter 2
10. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Ark Designer's Reflection: Lilith: Telosma's Kiss Enter Memory
11. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Ark Designer's Reflection: Mercury: Sweet Doll Enter Memory