"She told sothing curious... Tell , are you close to Lilith?"
Eva extended her hands, and a shiver ran down my spine as I felt them gently cup my cheeks.
"Do you know her?" she asked.
"I don't like lies. I just want to talk, as I ntioned earlier. Forgive my bad manners; you may sit if you wish," Eva said, removing her hands and stepping aside.
"Alright..." I replied, trying to sound as normal as possible. I took a seat on the wooden chair, and I could hear Eva settling into a chair beside .
"I don't bite. You don't have to feel so nervous. We're simply having a conversation. If you answer my question honestly, you can ask one in return. I'm not abusive, nor do I enjoy intimidating others. Think of it as a ga: I ask, you answer. You ask, I answer. It's quite simple. If I feel satisfied, you can eat the apple. Does that sound fair?" As she finished her explanation, she placed a small, transparent cup in front of .
"Are you interested?" she asked again. Continue your adventure at empire
If her questions revolve around Lilith, I have to admit that even I don't know as much about her as it may seem. We can't even be described as close enough to call each other friends. I see our relationship as a simple agreent—a give-and-take deal where, on the surface, I seem to benefit far more than Lilith. Considering everything I've gained thanks to her... even though I don't know much, the truth remains that I do know her. In fact, I even bear her mark on my body, along with an ability of hers. Thinking about it this way... I guess you could say we are close.
So, I replied: "I know her, Miss Eva." I couldn't think of a better way to address her. But the very thought of speaking with her made my head want to explode. Eva, the Mother, the Progenitor of Humanity, was sitting beside . What kind of situation was this? For so reason, it feels easier to deal with Seraphines. Unlike her, Eva is a character I can barely comprehend.
"Good, you didn't lie. Now it's your turn to ask anything you'd like." Her calm tone put at ease for a mont. But upon thinking it over… this truly felt like a question-and-answer ga. I thought she'd want much more information about Lilith, but I was wrong.
Now I found myself in a dilemma: what could I hope to learn from Eva? From what I understand—and based on the scant and unreliable information in my mind—Eva has never appeared nor been relevant to history. So perhaps I could ask sothing about the past? That sounds like a good starting point. Formulating my question, I finally asked:
"If I may, Miss Eva, and I hope I'm not being disrespectful... Where is Adam?" The most logical answer is that he's in Heaven but no longer in the Garden of Eden. Considering that Eva is still alive at this point in ti, it makes sense Adam would be too.
"He's dead. I killed him. And you don't have to apologize. As I ntioned, you may ask anything, and I'll answer honestly." Eva's words were so gentle it didn't seem like she was talking about the death of Adam as sothing significant—especially since she claid to have killed him herself. Her tone and manner of speaking remained the sa: a boundless, maternal love that seed infinite. I swallowed dryly.
"I see…" What else could I say? My turn was over.
"Alright, now it's my turn. How did you et Lilith?" Eva asked, continuing the ga.
"My understanding is that Miss Lilith found on the streets of the demonic empire when I was just a two-year-old child. She bought from a slave trader and then took to her castle. That's how I t her." If the question is about eting soone, then I must describe the literal first ti we encountered each other. In my case, it was the reverse—she found , and that's how I ca to know her.
"Your turn," Eva said.
"Why did you kill Adam?" It felt a bit odd that both of us were asking questions about other people rather than about ourselves. A conversation like this shouldn't be centered on others, but rather on us. However, my curiosity got the better of —I wanted to know what had happened to Adam, the Father of Humanity.
"He treated poorly. After eating the apple and being cast out of Eden by God, he was no longer the sa. He hit , abused . I didn't defend myself—it was, after all, my fault. I let him do whatever he wanted with . I bore him many children as a way to atone for my sins… many, many children. But he never changed. He treated like an animal for years. I couldn't do anything—after all, I was made to obey my man," she said calmly, as if speaking about Adam's death wasn't significant. Her words and tone didn't change. Her infinite, maternal love seed to persist throughout.
She continued, "Then, for the first ti, I reacted. For the first ti, I defended myself. But even so, they punished —not him—just for defending myself. Damn you, Adam. Damn you, God. Damn Heaven. I have suffered enough, but they'll never know." She took a deep breath. "Alright, it's my turn."
"What do you know about Lilith?" Eva returned to the topic of Lilith.
"I know she's the Sin of Lust, a demon. I also know she has an adopted daughter. But beyond that, I don't know much else about her..." I wasn't sure if I should reveal anything more. After all, most of my understanding about Lilith's origins is just speculation.
"I see," Eva murmured to herself. "Your turn."
"So things are better left unknown. Knowledge is power, but it is also corruption," I recalled Lilith's words. I had been tempted to ask about God, but I stopped myself. Lifting my head slightly without looking at her face, I asked, "Why did you return to the Garden of Eden?" Seraphine had ntioned that Eva chose to return here voluntarily to stay in this place for all eternity.
"Judgnt. I never wanted to return, but after killing Adam, I committed another sin: I killed with my own hands God's first creation, made in His image and likeness. The ssenger of God, the Throne Eryoniel, along with his two brothers, found , judged , and condemned to remain in this place forever. I cannot escape unless all three suffer true death," she explained. Her tone softened slightly.
"I don't understand... I was only defending myself. He was about to kill . For the first ti in my life, I reacted. For the first ti, I defended myself. And yet they punish for it…" Eva sighed. Then, regaining her usual tone, she added, "Alright, my turn. Final question."
"Do you know where the Rune of Life is?" she asked. The question was imnse! I didn't even have the faintest idea what the Rune of Life was. "I have no knowledge of it, Miss Eva," I replied.
"I see… very well. It's your turn, and then the ga of questions will end," Eva said as she ate a small cookie.
"Alright…" Thinking for a mont, I realized this was the most important question for right now. Although I wanted to learn about the Rune of Life, it seed tied to the Fla of Life. Taking a deep breath, I asked, "Can I eat the Soul Fruit?"
"You may," Eva said as she stood up. Before I knew it, I was outside the small wooden house.
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