The Execrated Forest

The Internet helicopter flies above the forest.

**The Execrated Forest** is a haunted forest in *Silylily - The Story*.

## Description

According to legend, when the gods created the world the vocal-synths live in, the Execrated Forest was made to house the Fountain of Diolacov, a body of water that could cure any ailment. To keep those that would abuse its power away, a curse was placed on the forest that would eternally imprison anyone who disobeyed the gods inside it. They would become shadow-like entities known as Indefinable Shadow Beasts, who would then wander the forest and seek to capture new humans to join them. As the gods are limited in their worldly interference, they can scarcely assist those who mean no harm.

Even with the rumors, the Execrated Forest has not managed to scare away all potential visitors. A village called Lilytown was founded by Sukone Tei and set up in the middle of the forest. Aoki Lapis also hides her secret castle in it, making it difficult for her enemies to find. Several cabins can also be located throughout the forest, but all of them are abandoned. Ruins also lay beside the Fountain of Diolacov, where a large dungeon and a small living area are inside.

## In the Series

### Before the Story

Two of the first humans to be taken by the Execrated Forest are Suzune Ring and Cocorobo. Ring is turned into an Indefinable Shadow Beast, but retains her appearance and several parts of her consciousness. Instead of being turned into a demon, Cocorobo is imprisoned inside a roomba in an abandoned ranger cabin. Ring proceeds to haunt the forest, mostly residing in an abandoned cabin, while Cocorobo awaits rescue.

Nekomura Iroha is next to fall victim to the forest, traveling too far into it and becoming possessed by the Indefinable Shadow Beasts. Hiyama Kiyoteru, her housemate, goes out looking for her, but is chased by an ISB when he does so. He trips and his glasses fall off just before the demon possesses him. Taking pity on him, the goddess LUMi uses one of her minimal human interactions to bless his glasses in order to keep the ISB from taking control of him.

### Camp Lily

One summer, for the sake of fun, Lily from anim.o.v.e decides to host a camping trip in the forest. She invites ten of her friends to go along, and while they enjoy themselves at the start, Iroha begins to terrorize their campsites. Iroha kidnaps five of the campers, imprisoning them in the ruins beside the Fountain of Diolacov. A rainstorm forces the remaining six to take shelter in the cabin haunted by Ring, but they are able to escape when they find an underground tunnel system that leads into a cave infested with Indefinable Shadow Beasts. Three of them are captured during the process. Lily, Gumi, and kokone, the remaining three, stumble across the cabin Cocorobo is trapped in. She tells them about the Fountain of Diolacov, believing it can release her from the roomba. kokone then falls into a trap set by Iroha and Gumi is taken by the Indefinable Shadow Beasts, giving enough time for Lily to escape with Cocorobo.

After wandering the forest, Lily finds the Fountain of Diolacov, which she uses to turn Cocorobo back to normal. The two are then caught by Iroha, Ring, and an army of ISBs. They are brought to the dungeon with the other campers, where their souls are set to be sacrificed to become one with the forest. They are able to escape and fight back, and when Lily leads Iroha to the fountain outside, she shoves her into it and cures her of her possession. She is also able to call her friend Otomachi Una in to come find them with the "Internet helicopter." The campers are chased to the treetops where the helicopter is able to pick them up and fly them all away.

### Season 2

Setting up a secret kingdom in the Execrated Forest, the "good" fairy Aoki Lapis seeks to capture Lily to make her account for a dark and evil secret. She convinces Ring to work with her, likely playing off of Ring's hatred for Lily. She puts her plan into place when her minion, Namine Ritsu, books Lily's band with kokone and Cocorobo to perform in the forest. This turns out to be a trick and Ring is able to capture kokone and Cocorobo, along with roadie Luna. Ritsu, pretending to be Lily's friend, endures the forest with her as they survive attacks from Ring and Indefinable Shadow Beasts. They eventually come across Lilytown after meeting Tei as she attempts to hide a body. The town is later invaded by Kagamine Rin, who believes her twin is there, but she is knocked out by Ritsu and her invasion ends. Ritsu then leads Lily to Lapis' kingdom and betrays her. Lily is quickly saved by Lapis' sister, Merli, who then launches an attack on the kingdom and forces Lapis to flee from it.

## RPG Game

The Execrated Forest was meant to appear as a primary location in the cancelled RPG sequel to Camp Lily. It would have served as the first dungeon-like location to travel through, featuring Indefinable Shadow Beasts as the enemies. This was also when the term "Execrated Forest" was first used to describe it.

## Trivia

* Lily's mansion in Lily's Mansion is on a hilltop overlooking the Execrated Forest.
* The Execrated Forest is never referred to by name in Camp Lily. It is only referred to by name in the novelization of the story. In the series proper, it is first referred to by its name in Lily's Mansion.