Part one of a story that was created when I thought of an image I wanted commissioned; this is the backstory, or the "before."  Right in time for Halloween, but probably won't be finished until after...

This is also the debut of my girl Lilith!


Opinions, critiques, and tips & tricks will be appreciated, if they are written properly and thoughtfully; with thoughtfully meaning "anything greater than 'you suck,'" anything written equally or more negatively than that will be ignored.  (I may or may not have flipped back and forth between tenses.)