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Hilla is one of the commanders of the Black Mage. Formerly one of the chief shamanesses of Azwan, she was overcome with greed and handed over the city to the Black Mage in exchange for eternal power, youth, and beauty. With the power of necromancy in her hand, Hilla revived the deceased population of Azwan for her personal undead army, and lined her kingdom with magical totems to continuously reanimate her fallen soldiers. She is also one of the main antagonists of Phantom's and Tynerum's storyline.



Story
She first appears in the Phantom introduction where she tries to pass herself off as the Empress, claiming that Cygnus isn't the rightful heir as she holds the glowing Skaia, a jewel said to glow in the hands of the Empress. However, this was thwarted when Phantom arrived, who reveals to have had the real Skaia all along. She flees, claiming that Maple World already is in his hands.

It was not long until the Cygnus Knights discovered the lost city of Azwan. Along with the ghostly residents, they try to recruit adventurers to overthrow Hilla. The operation was a success, it appears that Hilla escaped in the end.

Hilla is later found at Tynerum and appears to be responsible for its chaotic state, from imprisoning the demon residents to Gollux's corruption. However, right after being confronted, Hilla flees.

Hilla also makes a cameo appearance in Black Heaven. She also may be one of the commanders leading the army in the Kritiasinvasion scenario (if so, the Azwan mobs are included in the army), but the players do not confront her directly.

In FriendStory, Hilla's counterpart is the school nurse at Shinsoo International School. In Episode 4 Magnus and Hilla start cracking down on dating in the school which is ruining Hawkeye's "game." Hawkeye proposes that the player tries to get Magnus and Hilla to start dating so that he can go back to "scoring," but to barely any avail as Magnus and Hilla hate each other, similar to their MapleStory counterparts. Hilla is also one of the judges in the rock off in Episode 6, and seems unaffected by Damien's spell, which results in her scoring his band high - but not perfect - giving the players' band an opening needed to score higher.

After Damien's death in the battle of the Fallen Word Tree, Hilla decides that she will take over things for now as Arkarium have to remain in his snake form due to Damien's assault.

Battle Overview
In the Battle for Azwan scenario, the Boss Fight with Hilla may be attempted twice per day, regardless of difficulty chosen; a player must be Level 120 to attempt Normal Mode and 170 for Hard, although for Hard Mode it is mandatory to be in a 2-player party. Throughout the entire Boss Fight, Medinagives the players warnings and advice so they can attempt to anticipate Hilla's moves.

Hilla has no physical attacks by many powerful magical ones. She can conjure up tombstones over the floor that injure whoever comes in contact with them, and can curse all the players with a debuff that causes them to take more damage from HP% attacks. She uses a powerful AoE attack that can reduce the HP of every player within range by half its base total, but Medina gives a warning and creates a protective dome right before this attack is used; players who take shelter in this dome are safe from the attack. She also has an attack reflect buff that can potentially instantly kill a player (or several) who attack her.

Like most bosses, she can summon minor mobs and consume them to heal her own HP. She also can summon an altar that can draws player to it like a magnet. This monster is easy to defeat, as it has no offensive attacks, but it can draw you from Hilla.

In Hard Mode, Hilla can also use Seduce on enemies, often affecting many at once, and can use her most dangerous attack, where she restrains one player in a cage-like altar and drains his HP while restoring hers. The player can be freed if other party members use normal attacks (not Skills) against the altar.

In Hard Mode, when Hilla is reduced to half her health, she assumes the form of a Grey Maiden (with glowing eyes and grey hair) and gains another ability where she summons ten Aswan Ghosts and falls asleep. Grey Maiden Hilla cannot be harmed while asleep, and cannot be woken up unless all the wraiths are destroyed. (This form shares the same Life Bar and is not considered a separate Boss.)

In Normal Mode, a player can return to the room after being killed as many times as necessary, so long as there is time remaining. In Hard Mode, however, there is a Shared Life counter in place, the starting amount equal to five times the number of party members. When a player dies, it is reduced by one; when it reaches zero, the battle ends, and the whole party is forcibly kicked back to the entrance.