baraquiel

Avalia

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TIME: Evening
LOCATION: Town Square → Beach
INTERACTIONS: Myra @13org, Elthrael @Dezuel, Risa @princess,
Valaeon @FunnyGuy, Valamiir @Alivefalling, Leon @Helo, Lucia @Potter

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Sakura gasped as she felt a surge of energy shot up inside her body but she also felt as if her heart was lighter in a way like someone took a chunk of it. She was familiar with this kind of feeling as she felt it a while ago when Maneru was executed, she even knew who this energy belonged to. Utsuro was an integral part of the team and it was a shame to lose such a valuable member like it. She wanted to avenge the death of her shikigami and she swore that she would keep that promise. She just had to learn who killed each of them and then kill them as well when the time was right. At least Utsuro could rest well with its parents. They'll never be apart anymore.

Going back to reality, Sakura was also baffled by the way Myra introduced herself a while ago. She could speak but it seemed that it's only through words with the least amount of syllables possible. Something must have happened to that demon for her to be reduced like that. A curse perhaps but that seemed like a far-shot. Either that or a trauma from her past that made her like that. Either way, Myra was added to the list of creatures Sakura wanted to know more of. Who knows, she might be hiding some interesting knowledge Sakura could take advantage of.

Speaking of Myra, the white demon just casually stood out in the open where she's right in the line of sight by Risa's group. Scared that they might see a demoness and think of her as a spy, Sakura called out Myra's attention. "Psst! Hey! What in hell are you doing?! Get back in here!" She hissed at Myra in a whisper-shout type of way. She must've known it wasn't going to work and she groaned in frustration.

Gritting her teeth, she undid the illusion on herself, reverting her into her original look with white hair and pupil-less yellow eyes. All that hard work in keeping up her illusion for nothing but she did cast a spell on herself that will mask her demon scent from the dragonborn. If they so much as caught a whiff of her being a demon, it'll all be over for Sakura. She may be a powerful witch but even she was no match for their sheer strength.

With a huff, Sakura walked out of her hiding spot towards Myra. She must've made the white demoness confused as she kept changing her appearance but she'll get used to it now that it seemed they were on the same side. "You really need to learn how to be discrete." Sakura told Myra who was delighted to notice Risa's group seemed to be going to the beach. They seemed to have not seen her yet which was a huge relief.

She noticed kept Myra glancing back at a dark-winged fairy with white hair who seemed to be looking back at her too. Sakura might not know Myra that much, she literally just met her a few minutes ago, but she was still a demon and Sakura always looked out for her kin, especially to those who might be taken advantage of. She put a hand at Myra's back while glaring at the fairy, giving him a look that said back off and do not mess with them. She didn't know why a fairy would be interested in a demon but she was not keen on finding out.

She looked back at Risa's group at the square and breathed deeply to calm her nerves. She looked at Myra with a bit of annoyance before sighing in defeat. "Let's just get this over with." Sakura said unenthusiastically at Myra before she started to walk towards Risa and the others at the beach, going slower this time so she could walk beside Myra. She really did hope Risa would remember her as she defended the princess from a haughty, social-climbing elf back at the ball. Surely she would or else those large dragons would make really quick work of Sakura.

Sakura gulped. Was it too late to turn back now?

Avalia

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TIME: Evening
LOCATION: River Port
INTERACTIONS: Myra @13org, @ the group in the townsquare

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"Um... Hello? Are you okay? Yoohoo...?" Sakura called to her again, even waving her hand in front of the demon's face to make sure she wasn't just staring off into space. For once, Sakura was very perplexed about this girl. She thought Myra was deaf at first but now, something told Sakura that she's just not into speaking at all. With the way Myra looked at her, it seemed that she was not deaf, perhaps just incapable of talking.

Sakura blew a strand of hair away and had a mildly annoyed expression on her face. She was so tempted to leave this white demon behind as she was wasting Sakura's time but Sakura also believed things happen for a reason. It's not every day that she sees a demon passed out in such an idyllic town and ever since the arrival of humans in Avalia, not everything was what it seemed.

She looked around and expanded her senses. She couldn't detect any sort of malicious aura that belonged to any demon in the perimeter of where she was at least. However, she could sense a strong force of energy towards the part of town where a horn was sounded. There were probably strong warriors there who went to meet up and Sakura wanted to investigate. It also meant that whoever did this to Myra was long gone before Sakura even got here. Everything happens for a reason and she was determined to know the mysteries that lie behind the peaceful face of the white demon Sakura was looking at right now.

"My name is Sakura and I'm here for the rebels. I don't know if you understand me but if you want to come with me, I suggest you stand up and follow me. Clock's a-ticking and I don't want to sit around here all day. I got a few ta- friends I need to look for." Sakura said and with a wave of her hand, she covered her face in her illusion again. She was about to leave but she looked at Myra again and then at her apple. With a sigh, Sakura cut the apple in half with her magic and gave the uneaten half to Myra.

"Here." She said before walking towards the direction of the source of the horn without waiting to see if Myra will follow. It only took her a couple steps before she realized what she just did. 'Did I really gave half of my apple to some lowly demon? Ugh, these humans and demi-humans are making me soft. Disgusting...' She thought to herself as she ate her half.

Sakura turned around until she got a full view of the town square but quickly retreated back and pressed her back against a wall. Just to be curious, she slowly took a peak and fear struck her as her suspicions were correct. Two dragonborns were conversing in the town square along with a peculiar male with green hair and two girls, one with white hair and one with pink. One of the dragonborns was holding a horn which meant he was the source of the sound. Sakura focused more on the pink-haired girl and realized it was Risa, just in a different get-up.

What Sakura was really worried about was the dragonborns. She remembered Aklenroth telling a tale of how the Sanguine Draconis militia gave him a very hard time. It looked like they were even planning on joining the forces of the rebels now that they were meeting up the fairy princess. It's possible Aklenroth didn't know about this yet but Sakura decided not to tell him. They were posing to be a huge threat to him but naughtiness inside Sakura stopped her from spoiling all the fun for now. She decided to stay behind the wall and watch the group from a distance, eager to know more about their plans and what they were going to do next.

Justice League Unlimited: AMONG US

Maxima

^{- Washington, DC -}

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Maxima listened to Wonder Woman's briefing but her attention was directed to her silver-skinned crush. Compared to how Superman would always push her away, something about Captain Atom's frequent shyness around her with the way he would find excuses just to get away from her was just so adorable. In her mind, her forwardness and say-it-as-it-is attitude made Maxima think that she had an effect on the hero albeit gradually. It made her yearn for him more and she couldn't wait for the day that Captain Atom will finally give in to her. Alas, they would have to focus on the mission for now and defeat that overgrown zombie before he hurt more people.

The Leaguers under the leadership of Wonder Woman dropped in at the area to intercept Solomon Grundy while the rest made sure the civilians were far from harm's way. She tried to use her telepathic powers to communicate with him but she got nothing. His mind was truly void of any rational thoughts.

"I can't get a read on this buffoon." Maxima said through the coms in reply to Atom. "It seemed that the only plan of action we need is to beat him to a pulp before he reaches the masses. We can definitely do tha-"

Before Maxima could finish her sentence, she saw how Grundy easily sent Union crashing into a meat truck and gasped as he backhanded Captain Atom like he was nothing. This enraged Maxima and she screamed in anger as she flew in to deliver a piece of her mind right at the zombie's jaw when intense pain hit the back of her mind. Thankfully, it didn't affect her that much due to her Almarecian physiology but a mental attack from a Martian was still painful. She fell down to the ground and groaned in pain. When she could focus, her eyes set on Giganta transforming into a White Martian.

'So the female muscle-headed gorilla was the spy all along.' Maxima thought to herself.

As much as she wanted to attack Grundy for hurting her hunky captain, Maxima knew she had to help take down this white abomination of an alien first. She saw the Martian had taken hold of Wonder Woman and Union in two of her four hands as it seemed to be ready to attack the League as well.

Her eyes glowed orange first and then the light fully encased her head in a fire-like halo. "You're not the only one here who could do things with their mind, b*tch!" Maxima screamed defiantly at the White Martian as she unleashed a bright orange beam of psionic energy from her head to attack her.

Avalia

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TIME: Evening
LOCATION: Port City
INTERACTIONS: Myra @13org, Valamir @Alivefalling

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People were still milling about, minding their own business while enjoying the last of their waking hours before they fall into hours-long slumber and start the whole cycle over again. Again and again until their last breath. It's all so tiring and repetitive but more especially, it was cosmically boring.

"Oy miss, you gonna buy that fruit?"

Sakura was snapped off her trance and focused again. She was standing in front of a fruit cart where its owner was about to close and tidy things up for the day before she decided to buy an apple. The owner was a grumpy-looking ram demi-human who seemed to be in his 50s though the demoness was impressive that he was still as strong as he was in his prime to be pulling that cart all by himself.

"Y-Yes. Sorry about that. How much-"

"One." The ram said in a gruff voice, clearly annoyed that this transaction was taking longer than usual.

Sakura reached to her small pouch and gave him three instead. "For wasting your time." Sakura clarified while batting her eyelids at him. The ram just snuffed and accepted it, letting Sakura be with her apple as he hoised the handles of his cart. "Rabbits." He said under his breath in annoyance as he wheeled away with his produce. If she wasn't keeping a low profile, she would have killed that ram instantly.

Indeed, Sakura had put on an illusion that she was a rabbit demi-human to blend in with the crowd. She didn't want to attract unwanted attention by walking out in the open as a demon so she ought to disguise herself instead. This way, no one would suspect anything of her and she could find her targe- her friends without raising suspicion.

Truth be told, Sakura arrived at the River Port just a few hours ago though she didn't know if she was the first, or one of the first, of the people from the ball to arrive here. She got herself in some minor trouble with some random goblins and other fierce wild animals on her way here but it's nothing her magic couldn't easily handle. Still, her energy was depleting due to the amount of spells she needed to keep active including her current illusion. She really needed to find a place to stay as soon as possible and rest so she could regain her energy.

Not even the death of one of her shikigami was enough to make up for the cost of the active spells she had on. Such a waste of a minion but it was necessary. That sleazy lizard was about to spoil her secrets to the rebels and he managed to tell them of the presence of a spy within their ranks before he was silenced permanently.

Sakura gritted her teeth in annoyance. After all the things she did for him, this was how he repaid her. She should really be careful of the people she chose to be her minions next time. Right now, she had some things she needed to do like find Ayita and Cade.

She continued to walk along the town, eavesdropping on conversations while keeping an eye out for any outsider that looked suspicious. She was berating herself for losing her targe- her friend. She should've just stayed with Ayita and kept an eye on her along with all the other humans but she had to send that good-for-nothing Ahzmorath away or else he'll kill every single one of them, including her. Just thinking about that wretched fool was making her blood boil so she ought to just forget about it and move on.

Sakura felt something make contact with her foot and she looked down to see a white female creature laying down on the ground unconscious. She felt like she's seen this person before especially with the clothing on her body, eventually realizing that she remembered seeing this person fleeing with the rebels back from the ball. She could also tell this was a demon like her, making her all the more curious about what's a demon doing among the ranks of the rebels. A traitor to her own kind perhaps?

"Hey, you dead?" Sakura said, kneeling down and poking its sides to see if it'll wake up. Just then, a loud horn echoed throughout the port, making Sakura and most likely the other people jump in alarm because of it. What the heck was that? It sounded like it came from the town square too. Before she would investigate, she would need to wake up this unconscious demon first and get some answers.

Sakura looked around for a bit before undoing the illusion off her face. She thought it would be best for the girl to see her kin the first time she wakes up. As soon as Myra would gain consciousness, she would see the face of Sakura looking down at her with utmost curiosity while holding an apple.

Avalia

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Utsuro: The Voidcaller

TIME: Evening
LOCATION: Area of the forests closest to River Port
INTERACTIONS: Cade @Helo, Cora @Potter, Elsea @Tae, Ezeri @Alivefalling

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At least, night came. Everything was enshrouded in the dark as the sun finally slumbered before it would inevitably rise again. Until then, nocturnal creatures began to come out of their homes in search of food. Fireflies and various luminescent mushrooms and plants gave the forest an ethereal, almost whimsical feel as the full moon and the stars shone brightly up in the sky.

Amongst those active were the group of Cade, Cora, Elsea, and Ezeri. They have journeyed non-stop from Roshmi City through the forests up to the River Port. They were tantalizingly close to their destination as well. They could see various yellow lights among the houses' windows and streetlamps, and there were still people milling around the town to finish their final errands before they could finally turn in it for the night and rest for another productive day tomorrow. Such distance between them and River Port could be met easily if it weren't for a horrifying obstacle that was coming their way.

"Death... Death..." The group would hear a faint voice behind them. They wouldn't be able to see the source of the sound at first due to how dark it was but its footsteps were getting louder. The voice sounded like it was calling out from under a well from how hollow it seemed to the ears. Finally, the source stepped into full view and it was nothing more than a young male rabbit demi-human. His head was low and he was walking slowly and awkwardly as if he was in a trance.

"Death... to..." He spoke again in his hollow voice as he trailed off. While the young rabbit managed to get everyone's attention, they didn't notice that black mist seeped out from the trees behind them, and out emerged a terrifying bat monster with eyes as red as blood and claws and fangs as sharp as swords. Utsuro the Voidcaller bared its razor-sharp fangs and raised its long claws to strike down and kill Elsea as the rabbit kid lifted up his head, showing his completely white eyes, and finished his sentence. "You."

Justice League Unlimited: AMONG US

Maxima

^{- Justice League HQ -}

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Maxima managed to get into League Headquarters earlier than she thought. She passed by some of her fellow Leaguers and even a few of them practicing in the simulator as she went towards her own quarters. Despite staying on Earth for quite some time, she still didn't understand human customs. Why would they waste their time and effort in fighting mere simulations when they could just fight themselves in the flesh? If they wanted to fight in a specialized environment, they should do what her people would do back in Almerac: conquer a planet and make that their own test arena. As she would always believe in, nothing beats fighting in a war-torn planet filled with the corpses of the weak while Almeracians use their once-tranquil home into their own playpen. Nothing personal really, it was just a matter of strong beating the weak as a general rule of nature.

Still, she decided not to say anything and just let them do whatever they wanted. The last time she tried to impose Almeracian culture on Earth, it lead to a fight between her and Superman that almost completely destroyed a small town. All she ever wanted was to have the most powerful and strongest man on the planet to be her mate and give her equally powerful and strong babies but he kept on rejecting her, making her so angry that she attacked him. All was well now at least, though she still held a small grudge against the Son of Krypton.

She took off all her clothes and stepped in her shower, letting the cool water run down her body. She still didn't understand why Superman wouldn't want to breed her. She was just as powerful and strong as he was, they were both genetically compatible with each other, and, as far as she was aware, she was far more beautiful and sexier than any other human females on Earth. Plus, Superman kept on spewing all this nonsense about having a "wife". In Almerac, people did have mates but they're not bound to each other. They were free to have sex with as many people as they wanted as long as they fit their standards and also as long as they're of legal age. They may be ruthless warriors but they were not savages.

Just as Maxima finished her shower, Wonder Woman's voice could be heard throughout the coms as she asked every available League member to assemble, no doubt to defeat another villain rampaging somewhere on the planet. Maxima rolled her eyes as she dried herself up and put on her hero outfit which was quite revealing for human standards but then again, she stopped caring altogether. Besides, those human ingrate misogynists that kept heckling her in online forums should worry less about her scandalous clothing and instead worry more about how she would crush their skulls with her thighs if they don't shut up.

Once fully dressed, Maxima joined the rest of the Leaguers in the hangar. Most were already assembled but despite all the eye-candy, her eyes focused on one particular silver hunk. Ever since Superman rejected her, her interests have now shifted to Captain Atom, a man she thought would be just as worthy as Superman to father her children. Even if it seemed like he didn't have anything down there to make babies with, that won't stop her from finding a way. What Maxima wanted, Maxima will get.

"Hello, Captain Atom. It's always a pleasure to see you whenever I can. I missed hanging out with you so much." Maxima said in a sultry tone, sauntering over him as she caressed her fingertips against his arm. "Greetings to the rest of you too, I suppose." She coldly said to the other Leaguers present as she kept her focus on Captain Atom per usual.

Justice League Unlimited: AMONG US

Maxima

^{- Red light district, Metropolis -}

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Maxima had just finished up a session with a client of hers. The tall redhead bombshell was counting the thousands of dollars as tip from her customer, her gloved fingers caressing and flipping through the money while she wore a blood-red leather corset with the same colored thigh-high leather boots. Meanwhile, her customer was busy putting his clothes back on and she smiled as she saw the red hand marks she left on his butt before he put on his pants.

"I trust you enjoyed our services today, Mister Dimitri?" Maxima asked with a tone of amusement in her voice. Mr. Dimitri looked back at her and eagerly nodded. "Oh yes, yes. I enjoyed every minute of it, mistress." She laughed and shook her head at what he said. "Mr. Dimitri, our session is already over. You don't have to call me mistress anymore." The man blushed and smiled sheepishly at her. "You're right, you're right. Sorry about that." He said before chuckling nervously.

Salvatore Dimitri was the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, an earnest and very hardworking man who climbed his way to the top. Even with all the riches in the world and despite having a loving family to go home to, he still felt like something was missing in his life. Everything he does was not enough, as if he needed someone to make him feel alive.

That's where Maxima and her co-workers come into the picture. They have had the utmost pleasure of providing their dominatrix services to these types of men. In fact, most of their customers were men that were very successful in their chosen careers. The women were more than happy to remind these men of their places and they especially liked it when some of them were more hardcore than the rest, allowing them to go full out and give these men the fantasy that they paid for. Of course, both the men and the establishment the women were working for had a contract to never spill their identities to the public. It's their own little secret after all.

"Allow me to guide you outside, Mr. Dimitri." Maxima said to him once he's finished putting on his clothes. She put on her faux fur jacket and escorted him out of their playroom towards the hallway. Everything was basked in red light while a faint steamy song played in the speakers. As they walked down the hall, Maxima was very amused to see Mr. Dimitri's reactions to the loud sounds of moans and what seemed to be leather slapping against skin as they echoed throughout the hallways. They even passed by an open room where a lucky man shouted in ecstasy while his domme spanked him hard with a crop whip.

Once they were near the exit, Mr. Dimitri turned to look at Maxima before kneeling down on the ground to kiss her boots. "Thank you, mistress. You are the best." He said with a smile as Johan, the establishment's security guard opened the door for the multimillionaire where his guards and car were waiting.

"Dang, Maxie. You got that hotshot kneeling before you and shit. What kinda love magic you put on him?" Johan teased. Even when clad in a black suit and tie, it did nothing to hide the tall man's incredibly muscular physique.

"Pay me for one night and you'll find out yourself, sugar." Maxima said to him with a wink. "I'm already off for the day. Tell Madam Artina I'll leave early because I don't have any more clients as of now."

"Why don't you tell her that yourself?" Johan asked with curiosity as Maxima sighed. "Let's just say that she and I have some sort of misunderstanding that led to a whole lotta shouting. Everything's steady at the moment but I'll wait for things to cool down first before I show my face to her.

The big man shrugged and gave her the keys to her car. "Okay, suit yourself I guess. Have fun with your date night." He said, putting emphasis on those last two words as he looked at Maxima's outfit. The redhead woman only rolled her eyes at him. "Not a date, it's a place where I also work. There is someone I fancy there though, a real beefcake of a man..." Maxima said in a sultry tone as she walked towards the back of the establishment to the parking. The thought of seeing a certain someone who went by the name of Captain Atom filled her head as she drove the way towards Washington, D.C.

Justice League Unlimited: AMONG US

Player Name:
@baraquiel

Primary Character:
Maxima

Secret Identity (Public):
Maxima of the House of Blood Royale

Age:
33 in human years

Usual Base of Operations:
Metropolis

Day Job:
Dominatrix in Metropolis' red-light district

Powers:
Almeracian Physiology - As an Almeracian, her physiology has given her superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and speed, and her lineage also made her a psionic. Maxima can utilize her psionic powers in a variety of ways, mainly psychokinesis (force fields, psychic blasts, telekinesis, and flight) and telepathy (illusions and mind-control).

Weaknesses:
Living Being - While she may be tougher than an ordinary human, Maxima can still be affected by poison and the like. She can still die by natural causes

Prideful - She would sometimes let her emotions and pride get the best of her which would result in her downfall one day.

Skills:
- Highly skilled hand-to-hand combat

Appearance:
Maxima is a tall woman with fair skin, long flowy red hair, and pale blue eyes, along with a mole under her left eye. She passes like a normal human except her skin turns orange or pink depending on the type of light she's under. She takes great pride in her appearance and would mostly wear revealing or tight-fitting outfits that showcase her fit, sexy body.

BRIEF Bio:
Almeracians were a technologically advanced warrior society that pursued the cycle of constant military activity. It was a part of their culture for an Almeracian to mate with skilled warriors to produce powerful offspring. Maxima was a member of the House of the Blood Royal who ruled Almerac and she was expected to follow their customs and choose from a variety of men to mate with, but none were able to reach up to her very high standards.

It was only when she had witnessed Superman fighting and defeating a powerful alien beast during his expedition with the Justice League that she fell in love with him. She found him to be the perfect mate for her and soon left her planet to go to Earth with the intention of pursuing Superman to be her husband.

She was greatly shocked and appalled when he turned her down time and time again, especially when he was already married to Lois Lane. It greatly hurt her pride and she attacked Superman in a fit of rage, showing herself as a capable adversary to him due to her psionic powers. She was later defeated by him and imprisoned by the Justice League. They gave her a chance: go back to her planet where she could never come back on Earth again, or stay here on Earth for as much as she wanted and help Earth out as a member of the League. Maxima chose the latter, hoping that she could use the time of her staying here to woo Superman and be her mate.

Maxima had become a member of the Justice League and had since helped them many times in many battles. She was a haughty noblewoman on her planet but her time on Earth had taught her the value of humility, even just for a little bit. She had even expanded her horizon and set her eyes on another potential mate, a certain male who's famously known as Captain Atom.

Supporting Characters:
Madam Artina - her boss
Scarlette Rouge - Maxima's co-worker
Pink Velvet - Maxima's co-worker

Secondary Character:
N/A

Additional Notes:
- Maxima has a thing for Captain Atom in the comics so this could be a potential plot in the RP

Justice League: AMONG US

I would love to join y'all again! ^o^

Avalia

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Maneru: The Deceptive Mist

TIME: Afternoon
LOCATION: Sewers of Roshmi City
INTERACTIONS: Ayita @13org, Torvi @Tae, Kuroi @hide on mana, Baraian @Dezuel

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Maneru's plan was working. The rebels were currently occupied with his clones and mist while the illusion he made of the rebel princess seemed to stir them up even more. Little did they know that that wasn't the real leader of the rebels as it was him all along disguised as her. He pretended to fight the fake him, letting out cries of pain and defiance as he 'knocked out' his fake self and made him slump on the dirty waters. He could see Kuroi was just a few feet away from him as the group each destroyed their own clones. He's supposed to trick the group into making them think he was Risa then watch the fear and confusion in their eyes as their so-called leader of the rebels were killing them one by one.

That would've been the perfect plan indeed although he was surprised when Ayita used her powers to blow away the mist the second time, giving them a clear image of Maneru disguised as Risa. Kuroi was indeed close to him and Fake-Risa spread their arms around. "Thank you so much! You don't know-". Maneru spoke in Risa's voice and his plan would've succeeded if not for Torvi. He didn't know she would automatically use her earth powers to entrap him. She would've been aiming at Maneru and didn't expect for Fake-Risa to be standing there instead.

"W-What? No! Let me go!" Maneru shouted in Risa's voice. He thrashed against the earthen constraints but his only downside was that Maneru was physically the weakest amongst his group. No matter what he did, he couldn't break free from Torvi's power. "I said LET GO! LET ME OUT! I WANT TO BREAK FREEEEEEE!" Maneru screamed, his Risa voice gradually breaking apart and being replaced by his real raspy one. The blue mist gradually dissipated as Risa turned more and more reptilian until Maneru's true form was revealed.

"No! No!!! My plan is ruined! Why won't you work, you damned mask?! Master is going to kill me when they find out!" He screamed at himself, his voice muffled by the demonic white mask he was wearing that covered his face. The rest of the blue mist dissipated along with the rest of the clones. At the realization that he was completely defeated and the group now knew what he looked like, the tone of his voice changed to nervousness and cowardice.

"Heh heh... Heh heh heh... N-Now now, I really didn't mean it when I said I w-want to k-kill you guys. C-C'mon, why c-can't we just all g-get along eh?" He stammered, beads of sweat rolling down his neck as he panicked. "P-Please don't kill me! I'll do anything you g-guys want! I'll serve under the r-rebels, sharpen your weapons, g-guard your treasure, anything! Oh, h-how about... I know! I'll tell you guys a secret! Yes, that's right, a secret!" Maneru said, his voice a sign he's close to unhinging due to sheer desperation.

"T-T-There's... There's a... a s-s-spy! There's a spy among you! N-Nothing is what it seems! What you-you see isn't always the truth!" Maneru said as he laughed out loud like a maniac. One of the consequences of the powers his mask gave him was that it reduces his sanity until he's nothing but a former shell of himself. "Liar, liar, burn in hellfire! Hahahaha! A trickster in your midst! Friends fighting friends! It's an endless cycle of death and standing at the center of those corpses are you all! Because you all chose to trust her! You all chose to trust my master! My master whose name is-"

His screams of insanity abruptly came to an end as a kunai was sticking out of his mask where his mouth was and at the back of his head. It ultimately silenced the crazed Maneru forever as the life gradually disappeared from his eyes. Green blood spurted out where the kunai struck through his neck and mouth and weirdly enough, the kunai dissipated as well as if it was made from darkness. When it disappeared, a hollow hole was formed where the kunai originally was and Maneru's head slumped forward, green blood continuously flowing down to the earth.

Under the shades of the trees not far from the exit of the sewers, Maneru's killer stayed for a little while longer to ensure the traitor was dead before he too disappeared into the shadows.