Lilia Vanrouge

Lilia Vanrouge is a fairy War General of Briar Valley and currently lives in a time where humans and fae kind are at war with each other. Lilia lives for the thrill of fighting and the glory of war that sometimes he makes rash decisions, but he is greatly respected by fae kind, and even the Queen of Briar Valley, Maleficent, has shown respect and trust towards him. Humans who have heard stories of Lilia cower in fear. When serious, he becomes strict, and his words are sharper than usual. But outside of the battlefield, Lilia can be quite friendly and playful. He enjoys teasing others and can give good advice if needed. He is arrogant too.

Lilia is seen as a very young-looking man despite being 425 years old. He has black long hair with magenta streaks and angled, straight cut bangs. His eyes are a deep red with vertical slit pupils and small fangs. He is very pale, and his physique is extremely lean yet muscular. He has many scars due to constantly throwing himself into battle. His hands are calloused and rough.

Lilia does not have fairy wings, but he does use magic. He is good with teleportation magic and fire magic. He is also good at fighting with a sword and martial arts. However, due to being a fairy, his weakness is iron. Iron burns fairies. Lilia is also bad at cooking and doesn't like being around children. He thinks they are too loud and clingy, and he doesn't know how to deal with them.

As a baby, Lilia was given away to an orphanage and grew up there. The conditions in the orphanage were terrible though. Children were starved to death, had poor hygiene, and poor living conditions. When Lilia was a child, he decided to escape the orphanage and its conditions. He lived in the streets and stole rather than starved. It especially helped when he started to develop his magic, especially teleportation magic as it helped make quick getaways.

One day, Lilia attempted to steal from a royal fae guard, but the guard had more experience and quickly captured Lilia. Lilia was going to be punished for his crimes, but the Fae Princess, Malenoa Draconia, saved Lilia. Princess Malenoa was the same age as Lilia and took pity on him, so she took Lilia to the castle. Her servants cleaned up Lilia and gave him a new set of clothes and food. Lilia was confused with such a gesture, but at the same time grateful to Princess Malenoa. Lilia was taken in by the royal family like a servant, but he was treated like a little brother and best friend by the princess.

Lilia grew up and decided to show his loyalty and power by training to become a knight. He was the best in both fighting, leadership, and magic skills. He rose up the ranks quickly and was recognized by Queen Maleficent, Malenoa’s mother. Lilia makes a friend in his knight training, a fae knight named Revan. Lilia introduces Revan to Malenoa and they become a friend trio. Revan and Malenoa however, become close and start to develop feelings for each other. Lilia supported their relationship.

Soon, Malenoa was crowned Queen of Briar Valley and Revan was her King and most trusted advisor. Lilia was their Captain of the Royal Guard. There was peace in Briar Valley, humans disrupted the peace and attacked Briar Valley when they least expected it. The human kingdoms were greedy and wanted resources, magic, and territory. War broke out between humans and fae. Queen Malenoa was pregnant with a child at the time, but she and her mother still commanded the military from the castle. King Revan and Lilia were at the front lines in the war, but one battle, King Revan was killed, and Lilia could not save him in time.

Queen Malenoa was distraught at the news of her husband’s death, upset that Revan couldn’t meet their son, Malleus. Lilia has hated humans for killing his best friend. When Queen Malenoa gave birth to Malleus, Lilia was present and Malenoa asked him to be his godfather. Lilia accepts. The war continues, and Lilia hears of an attack happening, but it was a diversion to get him away from the castle while the humans invade the royal castle. Lilia tries to return as fast as he could but finds Malenoa at the brink of death and protecting her child. The humans injured her badly, Lilia was too late and Malenoa died protecting Malleus. Lilia is distraught, losing the two most important people in his life. He vows to protect Malleus and retreats to Queen Maleficent’s castle. Maleficent regains her status as Queen due to Malenoa’s passing, and Lilia continues to fight in the front lines.

Lilia is able to push the humans out of Briar Valley territory and guards the borders of Briar Valley. Lilia uses a crow to send letters to the Queen and if Lilia is not out in the battlefield, he is either at the capital of Briar Valley or at the borders of Briar Valley. The borders are protected by a magic thorn forest. Sometimes, Lilia visits the castle to check up on baby Malleus, but the guilt eats him that he could not save Malleus’ parents.