Though first appearing to be everything her sister is not, Lilith is also not above cheating, having given her apprentice Amity Blight a glyph to amplify her magic, knowing full well her sister would do something similar (although it could be argued that she was leveling the playing field). In "Agony of a Witch," she proves willing to do anything to achieve her goals such as attempting to distract Eda by endangering her student Luz Noceda and cursing Eda when she was younger. She later explains to Luz that she was acting on Emperor Belos's teachings of sacrifice (given this is Belos's teachings it's unlikely she is misinterpreting his teachings so much as that is what he teaches). Lilith admits her jealousy stems from feelings of inadequacy, lamenting that she had to become stronger because Eda was better. However, despite this, she shows guilt and everything she did was in an attempt to save Eda. She is also shown to be quicker to anger and more impulsive and naïve compared to her sister, firmly believing Emperor Belos's promise to remove Eda's curse.
Lilith also seems to suffer from a severe lack of empathy towards others. She was unable to realize that cheating would hurt Amity emotionally, nor she seemed to care, and easily dismissed Luz as just a "human pet" to Eda, not seeing the strong bond the two share. Perhaps the biggest examples of this are her constant attempts to make Eda join the Emperor's Coven, either not seeing or caring that Eda just doesn't want to be part of the Coven, or even after taking Luz as a hostage, thinking that Eda will change her mind about the Coven upon joining. This also shows a somewhat self-centered side, holding on so strong to her way of thinking that she refuses to accept others'.
However, in spite of
these flaws, Lilith is capable of seeing the error of her ways and will
admit it. When Belos revealed that he had no intention of curing her,
she rebelled against him and turned to Luz in order to save her sister,
having realized that Eda was right about not trusting Belos. She also
proved herself to be able to atone for her mistakes, as after she, Luz
King rescued Eda, she cast a spell that shared Eda's curse to make
amends.
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After leaving the Emperor's Coven, Lilith has been
trying hard to prove to Eda that she is trustworthy. Initially, she felt
useless without a Coven, but after befriending Hooty, she has a more
positive outlook on her new life. She now enables her sister's trouble
making personality, encouraging her to pull pranks on the Emperor's
troops, even if she still prefers to follow the rules herself. Lilith
has also become much more empathetic and caring towards others, like
Hooty, but still retains her prideful nature, stating that Emperor
Belos' guards are clueless without her.
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