ASCUAltered Skies Comics Universe
ASCU StudioPublished record

Antihero profile

Lilly Wallace

Lily Wallace / The Returned

Lilly Wallace died protecting a child and returned through a forbidden resurrection carrying powers, trauma, and a hidden fragment of Aurelian Dravos.

Real Name
Lilly Wallace
Power Category
Pure Human / Inferno Crucible Curse
Canon Layer
Tier 2

Character Summary

Lilly Wallace died protecting a child and returned through a forbidden resurrection carrying powers, trauma, and a hidden fragment of Aurelian Dravos.

Biography

The daughter of Final Verdict and Redemption is neither a symbol nor a consequence. Lilly is a young woman trying to reclaim her autonomy from parents who built identities around losing her and from the entity that used her return as a doorway.

Canon history

Backstory

Before the attack, Lilly was known for curiosity, academic excellence, and an instinctive refusal to leave vulnerable people alone. She grew up close to Jake Judd and treated the Wallace and Judd families as one extended circle.
Her death became the origin point for Final Verdict and Redemption, but Lilly's own story began again beneath Dominion City when the resurrection ritual forced her first breath through the Inferno Crucible. She recognized Mariam, yet felt part of herself remained on the other side.
Aurelian Dravos hid a fragment of his consciousness inside the bond. Every use of Lilly's new abilities gives him another opportunity to shape an impulse, intensify anger, or turn self-defense into an opening for escape.
Lilly now fights for control without accepting either parent's definition of salvation. Ethan wants to judge the curse; Mariam wants to repair the ritual. Lilly wants the right to decide what survival means when the person who returned is not identical to the girl they buried.

Origin

Dravenloc shot Lilly during a charity attack after she placed herself between him and a child. Mariam's Inferno Crucible ritual restored Lilly's life, but tied her soul to Aurelian Dravos and awakened necrotic, shadow, hellfire, and empathic manifestations.

UMED Classification

UMED-DOM-P,C-4-0076

  1. 01
    P — Pure Human
  2. 02
    C — Curse

United Metro Enforcement Division

UMED Field Profile

Provisional field telemetry

Response index4Operational protocol 1-6

UMED-DOM-P,C-4-0076

6/ 7
PWRForce Output
4/ 7
RESResilience
4/ 7
MOBMobility
3/ 7
TACTactical Skill
4/ 7
COGCognition
2/ 7
CTLSystem Control

Seven marks the highest currently measurable operational expression. Verified values come from Judd Metrology field measurements; provisional values are UMED estimates derived from documented abilities and encounters. Ratings describe capability, not moral alignment. Empty channels mean no defensible estimate has been published, never a zero rating.

Powers

  1. 01Necrotic touch

    Physical contact can drain life energy. The effect is difficult to control and causes Lilly immediate distress.

  2. 02Shadow manipulation

    She can conceal herself or condense shadow into temporary shields, restraints, and cutting forms.

  3. 03Hellfire summoning

    Extreme emotional pressure can open a destructive channel to the Inferno Crucible.

  4. 04Empathic projection

    Lilly can force nearby people to experience a portion of her pain, fear, anger, or isolation.

Equipment

  1. 01No standard weapon

    Lilly's priority is learning control. She uses grounding tokens, monitoring equipment, and protective clothing rather than a dedicated arsenal.

System reference

Technical and Equipment Systems

Weaknesses

  1. 01Aurelian's influence

    The entity embedded in her resurrection bond becomes stronger when she draws heavily on Inferno Crucible power.

  2. 02Involuntary life drain

    Unexpected touch can harm people Lilly is trying to protect.

  3. 03Identity pressure

    Being treated as a miracle, a victim, or the cause of her parents' transformation can trigger withdrawal or uncontrolled power.

Affiliations

  1. 01
    Wallace family
  2. 02
    Independent

Family

  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03

Allies

  1. 01
  2. 02

Enemies

  1. 01
  2. 02

Appearances

  1. 01
    Wallace family dossier

Story Arcs

  1. 01

Gallery

Trivia

  1. 01
    Lilly and Jake Judd shared a sibling-like friendship before the fundraiser attack.

Related Characters

  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03