I have decided to interview Lilith from The Children of Lilith series. Put your seat belt on, you're up for a bit of a creepy ride!
WARNING: You may decide to read this here before delving into the interview :)
Tell me a little about yourself (where you live, who you
are, what you look like, what you hope to achieve, etc.)
I am Lilith. I am… perfection. I am the granddaughter of Adam and Eve,
daughter of Cain. I am what Eve should
have been. I am beauty and desire and
hunger and seduction. I am power and
glory and majesty. I am the Queen.
I have lived many, many places in
this world, yes, but I am always drawn back to this place… to the First
Place. For millennia, after Great-Grandfather
tried… and failed… to drown me and my
Children… Oh, He drowned all my beautiful Children, but He did not kill me… For
millennia, I was separated from the First Place, separated by the great waters,
but I eventually found my way back home.
Yes, Kansas City, as you call it now, is not precisely the First Place,
but I do require… comforts… comforts and, of course… <smiles> people. And Kansas City is the closest source of
these, at least in the abundance I require.
There is, of course, my Court to consider as well. They also require… people.
What do I look like? One has but to look at me, and one will see female
perfection, all that one has ever desired, ever lusted after, ever wanted to
have or to be. To some, I will resemble
their wife or their mother or their first grade teacher. Only no other woman was ever so perfect, so
irresistible, so… female as I. If you desire a blonde, I will be your
ultimate blonde goddess. If you hunger
for a redhead with green eyes, I will drive you mad with desire. If you lust after a brunette with doe-brown
eyes, you would sell your soul for one kiss.
What do I want? I already have all I desire. I have you,
do I not?
What do you like to do in your spare time?
What does anyone do in their spare
time? They seek after pleasure and
sustenance. I can find both… in you.
And after we have slaked our thirst for love, I will drain the life from
you. And you will worship me, moaning my
name as I consume you.
And if I ever tire of that, I
twiddle the marionette strings of governments around the world. My reach is… extensive.
What is your favorite color and why?
<raises a perfect
eyebrow> Crimson, for it is the color
of life eternal.
What is your favorite food? Why is it your favorite?
<licks her lips> You.
Because I love you… and the
life within you.
What would you say is your biggest quirk?
Quirk? I have no quirks. I am a goddess. How dare you even question my
perfection?
What is it about your antagonist that irks you the most,
and why? Share a line in the book where this irk is manifested.
Carl… resists me. He defies me.
That… does… not… happen.
The vampire Queen’s face is twisted in fury. “You dare defy
me? You will suffer as no one has ever suffered in all the world! I will see to
that. I’ll kill your whore of a wife in front of you and then I’ll . . .”
What or who means the most to you in your life? What, if
anything, would you do to keep him/her/it in your life?
Why, you, my pet. I love
you. I will take you to me and you shall
know love and pleasure such as you have never known, have never dreamed. And perhaps… I will not consume you after
all. Perhaps I shall Convert you, and
you shall be my Child for all eternity.
Perhaps, in time… and would we not have all of eternity? Perhaps I shall make you one of my
Masters. Male or female, it matters
not. I love all my Children equally, and
those who serve me faithfully shall be amply rewarded. We shall love and Hunt together in all the
nights to come.
What one thing would you like readers to know about you
that may not be spelled out in the book in which you inhabit?
I… failed once. Just once.
But I was young then, and he
has been dead… dead and dust for more than five millennia. Do not believe Father’s promises. There is no eternal life… except mine.
But I survived. And I shall never fail again.
If you could tell your writer (creator) anything about yourself
that might turn the direction of the plot, what would it be?
Ooh.
<smiles sweetly> I know…
how to destroy Great-Grandfather. Yes, if
my writer would join with me, I would make him First Husband, and together we could
defy and vanquish even God.
Ask me any question. I've always wanted to know what a
character thinks about writers like myself. I'll answer the question at the end
of this interview.
Tell me about… <licks her
lips> your family…Thank you, sweet Kathryn. It has been my very great pleasure to meet
you. I will come to know all about you.
And then you shall worship me.
Perhaps I'll hold off on answering that one <smiles>
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Discover how the writer, C. David Belt, felt about allowing his character to do this interview, here. Learn more about Lilith (if you dare) at the following site: www.unwillingchild.com
