Goddess of Victory: Nikke Liliweiss

Physical Characteristics:

• Hair: Lavender colored with a mix of white, shoulder length, with bangs that cover the forehead. The ends of her hair curled slightly inward.
• Eyes: Soft and expressive with star-shaped eyes that are purplish white.
• Skin: Bright.
• Lips: Small and slightly smiling.
• Posture: Stand up straight, with your hands clasped in front of your chest. Clothing and Accessory Features:
• Main Attire: Wears a military-style suit or uniform, predominantly black. Consisting of a long-sleeved top with a high collar and a miniskirt.
• Top Details:
• There are several double buttons on the front.
  • There is a badge or medal on the left side of the chest, with gold details.
  • On the right shoulder, there is a large, sturdy-looking black epaulette or cape with purple, perhaps also with badge details.
  • Long sleeves, possibly with cuffs.
• Skirt: A black mini skirt that matches the top.
• Socks/Stockings: Wearing black, transparent stockings or pantyhose.
• Shoes: Wear black high-heeled boots, with buckle or strap details on the front.
• Other Accessories:
  • There is a large white scarf or ribbon wrapped around the neck and hanging down the front of the right shoulder.
  • There is an earring in the left ear, shaped like a diamond or other geometric ornament.
  • There appears to be a kind of thin white or light gray glove on the hand. Overall Style:
• This character has an elegant, neat, and slightly formal appearance, perhaps indicating a character who is authoritative or has a certain position.
• The combination of black, purple, and a touch of gold gives a mysterious yet classy impression.

For the most part, Liliweiss acts as a right-hand woman for her commander, often speaking on his behalf. As such, she is rarely seen without her commander. Liliweiss doesn't seem to mind the spontaneous antic of her commander even during a formal meeting although with her own fellow Goddesses' incompetence in battle, she's somewhat different.[3] According to Dorothy, Liliweiss is impossible to describe in a few words. She is "harsh and forgiving in equal measure" yet a very special person. On an another account, Red Hood describes her as an 'intimidating' one. Liliweiss is strong-willed, not fearing any vulnerability within herself. Regarding both accounts, Liliweiss is strict yet elated.

Being the first Nikke ever made and the leader of her own squad, Liliweiss boasts her superior strength. Although despite this, she is quite humble about her skills, who shows herself as an inspiration to other Nikkes, such as Snow White.

According to Nihilister, the Heretics and the current Rapture Queen (who was assumed to be made from Lilliweiss's head) are born by reaching an ideal form reflecting their personality. She describes the Rapture Queen as possessing strong maternal instincts, which corresponds with Liliweiss personality.

Liliweiss was the leader of the ill-fated Goddess Squad, consisting of her, Dorothy, Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Hood, and Scarlet.

Being a Nikke created for high-performance at the cost of available service life, her strength exceeds all other Goddess squad members. While she can take down hordes of Raptures in a single blow, Liliweiss is specialized in unarmed close-combat and particularly the most effective in one-to-one combat situations. Commander and Snow White assumed that even Anachiro would lose against Liliweiss in such scenario.

Liliweiss has the following aliases: Lilith Mecha Destructor (by The Legendary Commander)[4] Liliweiss was the first of her kind, being considered the first operational Nikke dispatched for combat against the Raptures. Nonetheless due her very limited life span, she was considered a prototype. Grimm's Model were built in an attempt to replicate her high-performance. While all of them have significantly higher life spans, none of them reached Liliweiss' specs. Liliweiss' name translates to 'white lily' in German. The nickname 'Lilith' references both her actual name and the mythological figure Lilith. Korean and Japanese languages lack certain sounds found in English, thus leading to adaptations. In Korean (the original language of the game), Liliweiss is called 릴리바이스 (Lillibaiseu), with 릴리스 (Liliseu) as the shortened version. Similarly, in Japanese, リリーバイス (Rirībaisu) becomes リリース (Rirīsu) as a nickname. Lilith is a demonic figure originating from Jewish mythology and said to be the first wife of Adam. After defying his authority, she was cast out of the Garden of Eden. She would later become a she-demon and the demonic offspring she bore would eventually became the son of Samael. Liliweiss appearance was accidentally posted early from an artwork that was made for the first anniversary. The first anniversary later on confirmed Lilliweiss appearance in an animated video and by officially posting the artwork on social media. Liliweiss shares the same English character voice with Product 12 and Rapunzel / Rapunzel: Pure Grace. To distinguish Liliweiss from her other roles, the actress uses a British accent for this character. Both Liliweiss and Rapunzel: Pure Grace are also from the same squad.

Chapter 17 Rapunzel mentioned their former commander and squad members including Lilith after a misunderstanding between Pioneer and the Protagonist who is wishing to mass-produce Vapaus for the sake of liberating the Nikkes.

Chapter 20 Pleading for her life, the Heretic known as Nihilister offers to use the body of Lilith to kill the Rapture Queen for humanity, only to be silenced by Liberalio.

Main articles: Red Ash and Over Zone According to Red Hood, Liliweiss in her past life as a human was the youngest ace pilot in the history of aerial warfare.[2]

Liliweiss was the first Nikke ever created, the prototype from which all the Grimms Nikkes were descended from, and the former leader of Goddess squad.[3] In battle, she was powerful enough that even Scarlet, the most gung-ho of the squad when it came to fighting, could never best her. During the early days, Liliweiss met the man that would go on to become "The Legendary Commander" who at the time was a simple mercenary. After an unspecified amount of time spent together, Liliweiss ended up falling in love with the commander, who had since softened and became an irreplaceable comrade to all of Goddess.[4]

Over Zone Cutscene 1 Recording her one last will. Liliweiss made one last transmission as her final will, reminiscing her days with the squad and their commander. Liliweiss wishes for all of her comrades to survive and continue protecting humanity, making it the final part of her message. By the time of Operation Ark Guardian, Liliweiss is already dead. She's been interred in a sarcophagus in a sunny grotto, hidden away from the rest of the outpost. Dorothy and Pinne both make regular visits to the fallen leader, who looks so peaceful in her eternal slumber.

White Memory Over the course of several scavenging trips, Snow White finds several things that bring back memories of the days she spent with Liliweiss. Eventually, she manages to work up the nerve to visit the Goddess leader's coffin and bid her farewell, but on the day she was to depart from the outpost, Snow White discovers that the Raptures have defiled the grave, and for some reason have absconded with Liliweiss' head...

Red Ash Liliweiss is still alive during the events of the Lift attack, and its subsequent failure forcing humanity into the Ark. Having pushed herself evacuating the squad from Anachiro's assault, Liliweiss is stuck in maintenance for some time, unable to be there when Red Hood retires from Goddess.

Liliweiss was first seen by Cinderella who was still a young girl at the time alongside the other Goddess squad members.

In a dream sequence, Liliweiss apologizes on behalf of her squad's antics, although Cinderella shrugged it off as a beauty to behold. The two discussed regarding the strength of Cinderella's weapon regarding the upcoming assault on the Lift by demonstrating it against 500 mass-produced Nikkes. Afterwards, Cinderella then began telling her aspirations to become more beautiful than what the Goddesses could achieve, something Liliweiss reprimanded because she is a ruthless monster, leading Cinderella to wake up in a nightmare.

After the Space Station was severed from the Earth by Cinderella's assault, Liliweiss was seen unconscious, eventually foreshadowing her dreaded fate during the Operation Ark Guardian.

Nihilister Episode 2 - The Seeds of Rebellion Nihilister implies that the current Rapture Queen has been created by using Liliweiss's head similar to how Heretics are made of corrupted Nikke or how Nikke are made from human brains. She also explains that the current Rapture Queen is attracted towards her previous Nikke incarnation, thus making her headless Nikke Body a potential weapon to kill the Rapture Queen by exploiting a moment of vulnerability.

Liliweiss's is the character who led the Nikkes and was the savior of ARK with his strong troops but... he actually no longer exists and is now just a deceased. His death is still a mystery but everyone already knows that he was a great leader for ARK and all this he did for the future of humanity as well as Nikke.

He didn't carry any weapons while fighting against Raptures because he had very strong and extraordinary abilities. He can destroy the Raptures just by slashing his nested hands towards the Raptures making them cut in half or maybe into small pieces. He can destroy anything with a slash of his hand, no matter how hard the metal is, it is nothing compared to the power of his slash which can cut everything without touching it.

Goddess Fall Nihilister and Nayuta arrived at a civilian camp close to the entrance of the Ark in hopes of retrieving Lilith's Body. When they were shocked to see a mountain of Nikke corpses, Nihilister explains that upon the Ark was sealed in the past, many of the Nikkes began banging the entrance to plead entry to the Ark, but in vain where they would soon die. As Nayuta notes that their cores were torn asunder, Nihilister reveals it was her doing as that would make them worthless for the Raptures to scavenge.

Nihilister implies that the current Rapture Queen has been created by using Liliweiss's head similar to how Heretics are made of corrupted Nikke or how Nikke are made from human brains. She also explains that the current Rapture Queen is attracted towards her previous Nikke incarnation, thus making her headless Nikke Body a potential weapon to kill the Rapture Queen by exploiting a moment of vulnerability.

The Atlas Cage hisses open, relinquishing its prisoner. Nihilister is apprised of the situation involving the Queen looming over Eden, and is raring to retrieve Lilith's body. Before that, Cecil has something she wants the Fire Dragon to wear. A cloak composed of the same material as an Atlas Cage, made to jam signals. Cecil believes it will be of use preventing other Heretics from pinging Nihilister's location, and thus the whereabouts of Lilith's body, using the Heretic telepathic network. It will also conveniently stop Nihilister from finding the location of other Heretics. Of course, this is all conditional on the cloak actually working to stop the telepathy, as Cecil has no data to work off when it comes to how Heretics communicate over long distances. Nihilister demands the cloak and throws it over herself. Nayuta chortles that the sight of the Fire Dragon in such a cloak truly befits her current status as a vagabond. Taking a step out of the Cage, Nihilister admits she can't sense the location of the other Heretics, though she has no way of telling whether they can sense her.

Nevertheless, there's no choice but to carry on with retrieving Lilith. With the Queen's assault, time is of the essence. The time constraint reminds Nihilister that Eden ought to have a transport, since the alternative is spending two entire weeks trekking to where Lilith's body is kept. Cecil retorts that with the Rapture swarm inbound, any aircraft would just become a flying coffin. Fortunately for all, Nayuta has a plan, and beckons the two to follow.

Outside of Eden, Nihilister stares at Nayuta's mount, which she calls "Mantra." The fact that Nayuta has a robot steed is of no surprise. Rather, it's the fact that Mantra is a robot camel, a creature that is not exactly known for swiftness. Nayuta insists that Mantra is capable, so Nihilister agrees to ride the camel, though she does have to argue with Nayuta over who sits in front.

Nihilister guides Nayuta to the location where she sequestered Lilith's body, and the monk cannot believe where they've ended up. A civilian refugee camp...right at the Ark's doorstep, no less. When asked where exactly she hid the body, Nihilister explains that she used a pile of "human imposters" to bury it, leading Nayuta to a pile of Nikke corpses. Seeing the monk's horror, Nihilister snarks that this was the only fate that awaited any "human imposter" abandoned on the surface. They'd bang at the Ark's door futilely begging to be let in, until either the elements, starvation, or something else claimed their lives.

Nayuta notices all the corpses have gaping holes where their cores would be, and asks what happened. Nihilister explains that Raptures don't bother themselves with "imposter" bodies unless they can salvage a core out of it. Someone must have extracted them in some hope that the Raptures would not "defile" the corpses. That someone being Nihilister, who gripes that she'd rather not remember that unpleasant part of her past. The Fire Dragon continues that she left Lilith at the bottom of this mass grave, and barks at Nayuta to start digging. The monk is affronted that the Heretic does not even offer to lend a hand, to which the Nikke in question sneers that even if she deigned to lend a hand, part of Eden's assurances against her acting out is leaving her with the barest minimum of repairs and core output. She can't even manifest her weapons, let alone toil for extended periods. Despite expressing a distaste for manual labor, Nayuta sighs and resigns herself to digging through the corpses.

The process is longer than Nihilister would like. Out of respect for the dead, Nayuta moves each corpse with great care, avoiding breaking or damaging the bodies as she slowly peels off the pile. She also takes a moment to pray for each fallen before moving on to the next.

because of them all. Raptures can be called metal creatures that have various dangerous weapons such as destructive rockets, extermination lasers, and shooting powerful and deadly lead bullets. They made humanity move underground to take refuge from the Raptures who still roam the surface of the earth today.

Aboard the Wings of Victory, Scarlet asks if there's been any word from Lilith or the squad commander since their departure. Dorothy reports a negatory on that front, prompting Rapunzel to worry what has befallen Goddess' leaders in their time away from the squad. Even knowing that they've strength and wit in spades, the priestess cannot help but fear the worst. Dorothy reminds that even though their leaders have been out of contact, Goddess has received communiques from the United Forces of Humanity, or the Central Government, as they've renamed themselves.

Dorothy relays that unforeseen developments have made it difficult for Liliweiss and the commander to get in touch, but for now they'll put their faith in the government and wait for a response. Scarlet airs the possibility that their leaders may continue to remain absent, to which Dorothy declares that if they won't come back, then Goddess will just have to break into the Ark and take them back. The idea comes off as a shock to the others, especially coming from Dorothy of all people. The provisional leader of Goddess explains that it's only logical.

As Rapunzel said, Lilith and the commander are irreplaceable as comrades and leaders of their squad. If the talking heads in the Ark are going to bog them down in politicking, then Goddess will take matters into their own hands and force the issue. Scarlet is surprised but pleased to see this aggressive side to Dorothy, though the latter takes offense when the swordswoman calls her "chieftain" like they're some kind of bandit gang.

Moving on from that, Scarlet closes her eyes and furrows her brow. It was one thing for them to not be there when Anachiro was bearing down on them all, but even after the battle, Liliweiss and the commander have not been seen or heard since. Those two are in for the chastising of a lifetime when they get back, so Scarlet proclaims.

Scarlet's hilt knocks on the workshop door, but neither her knocks nor her voice garners any response beyond the loud roars of machinery. Seeing little alternative, Scarlet pulls back and swings her sword with the intent to knock full-force against the door, only for said door to slide open as her arm falls. Meaning that her forceful hilt knock on the door becomes a forceful hilt knock on Snow White's head. After getting over the awkwardness of the situation, Scarlet steps inside the workshop to have a chat with Snow White.

Chased by a flustered Snow White, Scarlet's resolute steps falter as she takes in the workshop interior. What's supposed to be a wide workspace for maintenance and R&D is so cluttered with tools and weapons that there's barely room to walk, let alone sit. Snow White whines that she didn't have time to clear space for visitors, given how suddenly Scarlet had come by. The swordswoman retorts that if she had given prior notice, Snow would've taken measures to evade a conversation, if Dorothy and Rapunzel's earlier remarks are anything to go by. She works up into chastising Snow White for lingering too long on Red Hood's departure, but her words soon drop off as her gaze alights on something. Two mannequins of rather familiar builds, dressed in white uniforms.

When asked about the clothes, Snow White bashfully explains that she's been tinkering on new outfits, or rather equipment, for Scarlet and Rapunzel, with the intent of showing it to them once they were complete. It pleases Snow to see Scarlet approve of the outfit so, but then the latter asks the reason for such creations. Snow White's face falls as she explains that these were made for the coming travails. Red Hood is gone for good, and Lilith's return is on an uncertain timeline. Things will only get rougher for Goddess over the course of this war. Coupled with the possibility of more foes like Anachiro, preparations are more prudent than ever.

Liliweiss groans awake in bed, finding her commander by the side of it. The man explains that they're in the Ark's Repair Center, and asks for her impression on how the Ark compares to other places in terms of medical faculties. The prototype muses that it's as quiet and bland as any other hospital room, save for the fact that it's far more spacious. Liliweiss then asks her commander what "they" said, and when he plays dumb spells it out. How much longer does she have for her operational time limit? How much time does she have left before she dies?

The commander muses that Lilith may yet have 100 years left in her, to which the Goddess leader quips that she's trying to be serious here. The commander replies that he's also being serious in clinging to hope, something Liliweiss concedes is important. Flatly, the commander explains that Liliweiss only has six months or so to live, and that's assuming she never fights again or strains her systems.

Lilith asks if there's any remedy to her condition, to which the commander bluntly tells her none exists. The man curses that the manufacturers were so bumbling in Liliweiss' construction that they couldn't even make a way to extend her shelf life. Lilith rationalizes that as a prototype, she was never meant for more than short battles. Things have only gotten so bad for her because the war dragged on for longer than anyone wanted or expected. She asks if there's a way for the war to be won in six months or less. The commander bluntly tells her the only way the war will end that quickly is if humanity loses in its entirety.

Somberly, Liliweiss muses that Goddess alone cannot win this war. A point the commander agrees with. They may have an illustrious records full of wins and no casualties, but even in their complete state, Goddess was a squad made of less than 10 people, both human and Nikke. The best they can do is serve as symbols to maintain morale.

Two days later, Lilith and the commander are striding down the hall, shoulders hunched with faces set grimly. They walk in silence until Liliweiss speaks in a tight voice, asking the commander if she can vent some stress by punching a wall. The commander refuses...because he wants to vent his frustrations first. Coming to a stop, the commander of Goddess starts kicking at the wall, leaving black skid marks from his boots as he curses. All that fighting, all that peril, and this is how it all ends?

When the commander finally loses steam, he falls to his knees gasping for breath. When he confirms that he's done, Liliweiss swings a single fist into the wall, pulverizing it and sending debris flying. On the other side of the wall are Central Government soldiers, startled by the spontaneous destruction. Lilith still feels angry enough to wreck more, but the commander tells her to stop here. Anymore wrecking would risk her getting cuffed by authorities, so she has to settle for verbally expressing her frustrations. Very, very loudly.

The commotion draws the attention of a platoon leader and his subordinates, who glare at the two for their vandalism. The glares last for a second before the leader recognizes them as the leaders of Goddess, and he snaps to attention with the rest of his platoon. The man waxes at length about how honored he feels to meet the Goddess of Victory in person, which serves to cool their tempers, if only because they're exasperated at the man's literal worship of them. His zeal is so bad that he horrendously downplays his own position and accomplishments, much to the commander's consternation.

The platoon leader notices the hole in the wall and asks what happened. The commander of Goddess starts talking about how a "Mecha Destructor" randomly broke a hole in the wall, only to scream in pain as Liliweiss subtly pinches him out of sight, which is her only way to corporeally reprimand him since punching him is out of the question

Up on the surface, Oswald watches as people and supply trucks alike slowly stream into the Ark. The procession fills him with unease, seeing so many make the trip down into those depths. The sight of so many people, both refugee and supply worker, and flooding into this one colony as their last hope, makes him feel faint.

In a bid to steady himself, Oswald recalls how the evacuation will go. Once the last people and supplies make it into the Ark, a five-step process will be carried out to seal its doors. Once shut, the doors will never be opened again, from either side. In spite of losing the war, humanity, as it always has, has managed to find a way to survive. This Ark is mankind's final hope, and the one charged with the process of sealing it...is him.

Oswald remembers what it was like the day he was assigned as director of the Ark's sealing operations. Everyone around him smiled, but their veiled jealousy was apparent, on peer and superior alike. But, as Oswald muses, such things no longer matter. Once the Ark's doors close, that's it. They will never open again, not even from the inside. And since no one can get in or out of the Ark once that happens, anyone who comes after the sealing seeking hope...will only find the Ark's closed gates, silent and deaf to their pleas for salvation. In that sense, Oswald will be the one who shoulders that burden. Of sealing the doors at the appointed time, knowing that he forsakes the countless who yet remain beyond the Ark's walls.

Aloud, Oswald muses that he'll be an executioner of millions, if not billions. No, at that body count, he'd be a mass murderer of his own kind. The soldier muses that he has always been dutiful, carrying out the orders he was given without questioning their morality or practicality. Never has he refused or disobeyed an order, since if there was anyone deserving of the moral onus, it would be those above who gave him the orders to begin with.

Lowering his gun, Oswald gently asks the little girl's name. The girl introduces herself as Freesia, reminding him that they met when Red Hood saved her refugee convoy.[9] Oswald remembers what happened; Freesia had told Red Hood that her parents passed due to illness, but managed to say her goodbyes and everything she wanted to, so their passing didn't hurt as much as it could have.

Recalling the girl in full, Oswald asks Freesia what she's doing in a restricted area. The girl rummaging through her pockets makes Oswald tense, but she simply pulls out a folded piece of paper and asks him to sign it. On closer inspection, the paper is a guardian consent form, and she's asking him to accept becoming her legal guardian. Oswald politely declines, suggesting Freesia seek out someone among her convoy to become her guardian in his stead.

Freesia explains how everyone in her convoy already had family, whether it was a parent, child, or sibling. They all looked conflicted when she presented them with the form, so she retracted her request so spare their feelings. But if Freesia fails to find a guardian before she enters the Ark, she'll be sent to an orphanage, and she'd prefer not to. Fearing being sent into a place full of unknown people all alone, Freesia came here to seek out Oswald, since she at least met him before. Oswald tries to reject Freesia, his head going a mile a minute. He's never had to deal with this situation before. There's no manual or SOP for reverse-adoption handling.

Staring long at Freesia, her face calm and placid, Oswald suddenly think she'll be fine on her own. His polite rejection prompts the paper in Freesia's hands to crinkle audibly as her hands tremble. Oswald takes another look at Freesia. Contrasting her calm expression that failure seemingly wouldn't shake, her arms and legs are quivering.

Lilith and the commander's return is met with jubilation on the Wings of Victory. After some banter regarding the lateness of their leaders' return, as well as Red Hood a certain someone's sendoff, Lilith asks everyone to meet in the briefing room for an urgent announcement. As Rapunzel can surmise, it has to do with why their reunion took so long.

With all of Goddess gathered, Lilith explains everything. The five-step process to permanently seal the Ark, and Operation: Ark Guardian. A large-scale move to protect the Ark until its sealing is complete, of which Goddess will spearhead the effort. All of Goddess listens to her with rapt attention.

When Lilith finishes debriefing, she asks for questions. Dorothy asks when they are supposed to enter, to which Lilith explains that Goddess, along with any remaining Nikke units, will wait until the very last moment before the sealing to slip inside. Snow White asks for a timeline on when the sealing will complete. Lilith can't provide exact times, but figures that even in the worst-case, it shouldn't take more than one month for the Ark to be sealed. A rather short time, if either of them have anything to say about it.

Lilith explains that since this operation is pure defense, the Wings of Victory will be taken into the Ark during Phase 3 of the sealing. Scarlet quips that their transport is being taken away, and asks why the sealing has to be a five-stage process. Though Lilith couches it as a safety measure due to the Ark's intake limits, Scarlet scoffs and sees it for what it is; the rich and powerful just want to get their seats in paradise first. Dorothy clarifies that humans are not the only things being brought into the Ark. Lilith follows up by explaining that there are also countless side entrances into the Ark funneling supplies inside.

Scarlet pounds the table in rage, prompting Dorothy to suggest saying something instead of punishing the poor table. Though as Scarlet challenges, Dorothy feels as though physically venting frustrations is something all of Goddess wants to do. Scarlet wonders if there truly is no other alternative, but as Dorothy echoes, the only way to turn this war around is to defeat the Queen. Even if they accomplished that, there's no guarantee things would immediately change for the better.

Scarlet chuckles mirthlessly. In the end, she and the rest of Goddess are to tuck their tails and retreat for safety, battered and defeated. Dorothy can offer no reply. Snow White chimes in, clarifying that even if they can no longer win the war, they can still save all the people they can. Scarlet is taken aback as Snow White's deceptive maturity once again rears its head, the engineer waxing how even if they can't save everyone, they can still keep some people alive. That's why rather than think of this as scurrying in defeat, Goddess should consider this evacuation a tactical withdrawal to regroup. Seeing the rest of Goddess look at her, Snow White becomes bashful when Dorothy calls her the most mature of the entire squad.

Rallying the others, Dorothy agrees with Snow White's points. The war may be lost, but that doesn't mean humanity is. All they can do is do what they can, lest what little remains slip from their fingers trying to exceed their reach. Even a Goddess of Victory has limits. Scarlet growls, but cannot argue as Dorothy reasons that if there were any other method besides the Ark, Lilith and the commander would've already led them on such an endeavor. If their leaders have made a decision, Goddess can only accept it and follow. She continues that they need to do what they can in the moment with what they have, rather than simply rage when no perfect solution is available.

Scarlet finally calms, apologizing for her loss of composure. Dorothy huffs wh

Dorothy reclines on the couch of her room, staring at the ceiling. Despite the smile and the low chuckle exiting her lips, not a trace of merriment is to be found as she remarks on how much she hates this. She is startled by Liliweiss appearing from nowhere to ask her what she hates, though the interim leader of Goddess shows no visible reaction.

After explaining that Dorothy failed to answer even when she knocked, Liliweiss sits herself opposite to her. She heard that Dorothy sparred with Scarlet into a draw, and praises her for showcasing the qualities of a leader. Dorothy waves it off as learning from Liliweiss' example. Besides, her leadership was only meant to be a temporary arrangement. It's not like Lilith is grooming Dorothy into her successor as Goddess' leader. Lilith can only chuckle in response, leaving Dorothy to parse the implications in silence.

When the realization hits, Dorothy's face twists in horror. Is Lilith...really going to leave Goddess' leadership entirely to her? The prototype explains that she has only six months left on her operation time, which will only dwindle the more she pushes herself. Maybe it'll extend if she stops fighting and rests, but Lilith doesn't see that in her immediate future. Not even with Dorothy urging her to retire from the frontline and conserve her strength.

Dorothy then asks Liliweiss if she plans to tell anyone else about her terminality. Sadly for Dorothy, she isn't, leaving her to shoulder this knowledge and keep it from the rest of the squad until it's too late. They both agree that it's cruel to put this on Dorothy, Lilith musing that for the one who will lead Goddess in her passing, this fate is inescapable. Dorothy argues that at the very least, Lilith ought to tell Snow White, and when the prototype proves reluctant, warns that keeping it mum until the last minute will just repeat what happened the first time Red Hood left the squad.