Manik

Essentially infinite depression.

## Overview

Manik is a clone of Mystik created by Peribit Anima to kill the original. However, the calculations were off, resulting in Manik. He hates himself, the world, everyone in the world, everything in the world, himself, Eternals, mortals, immortals, himself, and especially the color green. And horseradish.

## Appearance

Manik is identical to Mystik in nearly every way, exceptions being Manik’s expression. He wears plain black clothing; boots, pants, and hoodie. It is unknown if Manik wears anything underneath the hoodie (or pants (or boots)).

## Personality

Manik has such crippling suicidal depression that he can't motivate himself to do anything, including actually commit suicide. He spends most of his time eating Max & Mina’s horseradish flavor ice cream, with his depression worsening tenfold when someone gets him the wrong flavor. He also frequently reads Edgar Allan Poe. It is unknown if this makes him happy.

## History

### Peribit Anima War

#### Origins

During the hour and a half Mystik was blasting Aros with flames, Aros was examining the magical properties of Mystik's magic, and sending the data to its operator. They used the data to first recreate the flames, then used the flames to recreate the Mystik. They screwed up the wavelengths required for the brain to form properly, causing crippling depression in the result, Manik.

#### ”Helping”

Manik hates to do things, so when he is forced to, he often sabotages his own projects. He did this for about three weeks after his creation, during the time frame Alex Res, Melodia, and Pinnae were infiltrating the organization. This caused quite the bit of confusion, especially since Manik is almost identical to Mystik. This was also before Manik met a Mystik, so he hadn't started dyeing his hair yet. The sabotage also caused several explosions, leaving Res’s crew completely baffled.

#### Obliteration

Manik was refusing to do anything again, and the scientists in charge of him were getting fed up. This happened to be the day Res called in Jack Rime, Mystik, and Zi Kar Manou to destroy Peribit Anima. Mystik barged in, his staff literally blazing, and was shocked to see his clone. Manik thought he was being replaced, and asked what was going to happen to him. Of course, the scientists were cowering being their desks after seeing Mystik in such a ferocious state. Mystik decided that if he had to fight himself, he might not make it, declared “You're going away for awhile.” and opened one of his rarely used portals to place Manik outside. Manik was intrigued that his “replacement” hadn't killed him, and used his own power to get back. Manik told Mystik that he would not interfere with whatever was happening, and Mystik told him to find the tallest tower, and things would be explained. At that moment a robot tore through the wall, showering them both with rubble, leaving Manik with a small cut above his eye and a few scrapes, but Mystik unharmed. Mystik said that there apparently was a difference between them, and smashed the robot with a single strike. The pilot let out a scream, and Mystik wedged his staff in the opening, pried it open, and yanked the pilot out. Mystik portaled him to a premade prison cell in Mort's tower, for questioning. All this happened in the span of a few seconds. Afterwards, Manik said he would help Mystik, purely out of terror.

As Manik followed Mystik through the halls, he noticed that Mystik had turned a light shade of violet, but decided not to comment. A vampire jumped out at them as they passed, and Mystik smashed his skull before he hit the ground. The fighting had thrown the base into chaos, and an armored Saxum tore through the floor above and below, as well as the one they were in. Seconds later there was a large pile of ash. A second one came from the other side, but Flaps grew larger than the Saxum and tore it apart.

Mystik kicked down a door, and there were several robots similar to the one that attacked Mystik, along with several scientists clambering into them. Mystik filled the room with flames, however the flames died down far too quickly. Three robots started moving, with the others supporting smoldering corpses, all part way into the cockpit.  The robots with living pilots rushed Mystik, who tried a sweeping stroke to take them all out, but his staff clanged off the first one, jarring his arms. Flaps grew as large as the room allowed, tried to tear them apart, but was forced to get incredibly small. The robots spat out a gout of flame identical to that which composes Flaps’ body, forcing Mystik against the wall. Mystik started generating red sand, and sent it through the gaps in their armor. Mystik's skin was still darkening with the violet color, and a maniacal grin spread across his face as he rendered the robots immobile from being clogged with red sand. The pilots started gagging, and Mystik once again filled the room with flames, and when these died down, the robots- and those who piloted them- were entombed in Violet Glass. One behind a window started stammering, then boasting about how he was the greatest scientist in the facility, his creations should be unbeatable. He was the great Maskenon, and Mystik threw his staff through the window, and his skull.

Mystik felt a pull in himself, causing him to continuously head for a single location, dragging Manik with him. Manik noticed that the farther they went, the deeper shade of violet Mystik's skin became, as well as him becoming increasingly more violent. This went on until Mystik eventually found the leader of Peribit Anima, Primus. Mystik charged straight at Primus, and was deflected. However, he immediately started a flurry of blows that broke Primus's guard. Primus tried using the "Satanic Light" he made with Daemon's Enthropy, but that was just absorbed into Mystik's staff, then launched it back at Primus. Mystik continued toying with Primus for several minutes, until he launched him through a door. Then the real game began.