Blue Spider Lily Novels & Stories

Estella’s eyes were sharp, searching for the specific plant she needed. After a few minutes of walking, Estella’s eyes sparkled with recognition. She spotted a cluster of delicate, fern-like plants with intricate, spiderweb-like patterns on their leaves. “There it is,” she said, pointing towards the direction of the plant. “We’ve finally found the Spider Ferns.” Devon looked up at her, his curiosity piqued. “What are Spider Ferns, Mama? And why do you need them?”

he said excitedly to the others. The one with black hair closed his eyes, covering the irises that were the same color as the night sky. “She’s here,” he said in a whisper. He turned to the other three, a grin on his face, and continued, “The Moonflower.”

Until she witnessed an exchange between them herself, she was not going to encourage her dear friend. Seraphina replenished her sleeping draughts and herbal tonics. She had told her that the flowers that were needed were called Lilies Of Celeste. Lily Of Celeste was a magical plant that can heal the rarest of ailments. The problem was that it bloomed during the moonlight in the Crystalline Forest. It was a two month journey there and back. Lady Crystobelle told Calyx that Dante and his men would accompany Seraphina to retrieve the plants. Calyx promised to return a month before the dark season.

This would take a while to complete, but it wasn’t difficult. The next herb was Red Spider Flower. As far as Zen recalled, he never saw this herb. Thankfully, the details of where he could find this was safely recorded in the Foraging Encyclopaedia. There was a little dread when Zen realised he had to head to the woods to find this. It would not be difficult to harvest this flower, but the woods were swarming with blue slimes with sleep spell effects.

Chapter 212 "Mama's sorry," I soothed, bouncing her gently. "But we need to figure this out before you touch any more plants, okay?" "Can I see?" Lily asked, pushing past the adults to get closer to the plant. "Wow, it's so pretty! And it smells good too." She was right. The plant was giving off a faint sweet scent, like honey and vanilla mixed together. Definitely not something a regular fern would do. "Don't touch it," Orion warned his daughter.

Adaline Point of View We are all in the backyard, with lots of plants and herbs. I am at a cross road, not knowing if I should tell them about Lily or not. "As a witch, we work closely with herbs, plants and flowers, there are our closest companion, and when you get acquitted with them, you will be fine, because it's rare what it can't do." Lola says and I nod. "This is vervain." Blu says, holding a plant, it's purple, and the other one is dried, and has a very strong smell.

When Maria pointed to the second plant, the princess wasted no time launching into another explanation. "Carex Piaster, used to cure the effect of Blue Viper Poison," said Maria's very own walking encyclopedia, Princess Luna. "Wow, you sure do know a lot, princess. Not only do you know how to butcher animals but also about magical plants." Maria was amazed by the princess' knowledge as the princess wasn’t blessed with just ethereal looks but also brains. 'Astral's princess is not only cute and lovely but very intelligent as well,' mused Maria.

Groaning. That’s when an ethereal scent wafted into my senses, consuming all my sorrow and darkness in an instant. Steadying my breath, I opened my eyes. Glowing bluish-silver butterflies fluttered across my vision. I sat up in a sea of blue blooms stretching endlessly in every direction. And I knew I was dreaming because this place existed only in my dreams. The Healing Valley behind my palace was a failed attempt to recreate this place. Because I could never remember the details of this dream or the color of the flowers when I woke up. And the only flowers that survived hell’s soil were the spider lilies.

And then I saw them. A small, secluded clearing, untouched and forgotten. It was shielded by a crumbling stone wall, vines and moss creeping along its surface. The ground was uneven, covered in patches of soft grass and fallen leaves. But the flowers— Spider lilies. Their deep red petals curled in elegant arcs, vibrant against the darkness. Midnight roses, blooming like shadows, their velvety petals absorbing the moonlight. They stood together, wild and free, untouched by careful hands. My favorite flowers.

The book cover is what I imaged it looks like. Red spider lilies symbolize death. They are associated with final goodbyes, and legend has it that these flowers grow wherever people part ways for good. In old Buddhist writings, the red spider lily is said to guide the dead through samsara, the cycle of rebirth. In Japanese, "Manjushage" for red spider lily means "flower of the heavens. Remember when William mentioned that Proserpina's veins glows red in Chapter Ten? It was because of the tattoo as well–her marking literally burns her skin and nerves which is actually the same curse Hades gave her in the Prologue.