Lilith was a goddess famed for her beauty and elegance. Her passion for power, though, was unquenchable. She was thought to be the first woman, created to be Adam's partner, but she refused to submit to him and was expelled from the Garden of Eden. She struck a bargain with the evil one, exchanging her soul for infinite power. She evolved into a shadow entity, capable of manipulating men's thoughts and bending them to her will. Lilith's strength increased. She rose to the position of queen, presiding over a land of death and sorrow. Those who resisted her were consigned to a fate worse than death. It was the annihilation of the soul. I once encountered such a divinity. Her might knew no bounds and obliterated anything that dared to defy it. I lost and surrendered to her obsessive need for power. We eventually moved on, and the years flew by like a falcon, but the sounds of her destruction still echo in my ears when I walk alone on windy days.