Week 2 Storytelling: The True First Lady

The True First Lady

Lady Lilith in the image of God source

               I always knew that Eve was a pathetic shell of a woman. She was the exact opposite of the powerful being I am. I always thought God created her in spite of me; the light to my dark I'd like to think. From her fair hair compared to my raven. She was after all created from the bone of man, causing her to be a lesser being, thus, her subservience to her mate. I almost felt sorry that she is too dim to understand that she is nothing more than a case for Adam's offspring. Almost.
              But even I cannot deny that God made this perfect creature for my former misogynistic mate. When word spread that she was the reason for their banishment from paradise, I could not say I wasn't pleasantly thrilled. Surprise, however, no, she was made to follow the direction of man, even if he was a serpent. Beguile as she was.
             The news of their eviction has made me nostalgic of what little happiness I had before I renounced his Divine name but the thought of Adam's actions towards me during our last days together will always bring about my rage. We were supposed to be equals, we were from the same dust that breathed in life, after all. The way the animals and angels looked at him with complete envy and awe, it was clear he was the favorite and I will never understand why. I will never forget the day I left. It was the most exhilarating moment of my young life. It was the first time I found actual paradise.
             It was the day Satan was struck down to Earth. I could feel a buzz in Adam's demeanor. I know now that this is called the male ego and his was filling up the entire garden. I remember feeling so annoyed at his happiness. An angel had fallen, I thought. We should have been remorseful for the disloyalty, not rejoicing in what everyone already knew: Adam was supreme. This had always annoyed me to no end because I never saw him as my superior, only an equal. He wrapped his arms around me but I pushed him away. I was not in the mood to concede to his cockiness. He was not happy with my behavior. "Lie beneath me, woman!" he exclaimed. His words were the ultimate betrayal for it cemented his sense of entitlement. An entitlement that should have belonged to me as well. So i ran, actually, I flew away from him, as far from the Garden as I could muster. I belong to no man and I was second best to no one.
             When God's peasants, i mean angels, found me in my relaxed exile, they threatened to kill 100 of my children a day if I did not return to Adam. I refused, I could not go back. Adam's pride got him a place on the figurative golden throne, while my pride depicted me as a monster. So I became one by declaring my allegiances to the Darkness of Night. Every day I get my revenge on the fair woman's children. Everyday I seek vengeance from the lives of their descendants. I'm just glad I got to see Adam kicked off his pedestal while I'm at it. Actually, now that I think about it, I think I'm starting to like this Eve character.

Demon Lilith Source

Authors note: This is a retelling of Adam's first wife Lilith. According to Jewish legend, the two were born at the same time from the same dust. As Adam became the clear lead in hierarchy, Lilith stuck to the idea that the two were equal and later renounced her duties as his wife and a follower of the divine. God's wrath involved a punishment of Lilith losing 100 of her own children each day. She takes revenge by raping male descendants of Adam and murdering the female's babies. After some outside research, I have found that she is either labeled as the first female vampire or an evil succubus. Satan was struck to earth after not paying homage to Adam as the divine right, thus was punished by God's wrath. Please also note that this is not intended to offend anyone or their beliefs, it's honestly just a story. For more info on Lilith, Click here