Chrysalis Starr

Chrysalis Starr is a character who appears in Quiet After the Hurricane, Secrets Beneath Secrets, Web of Mistrust, Future Assassin's Blade, Crashing Fates, From the Darkness Within, Justice and Truth, The Returning Past, Mask of Deceit, Beginning of the End, and Virtual Despair as a major character and a minor character in case five, *Turnabout Paradox*, of Golden Future of Law. In a majority of these worlds (all except JAT and FTDW), Chrysalis keeps the secret of being a legal spy by the name of the Oracle of the Law. Also in these worlds, said secret is a vital plot point more often than not.

## Appearance

Chrysalis is one of the few characters to have multiple designs. Her original, base design consists of her having her honey blonde hair in a braid that reaches her mid back. She has her blue eyes behind thin framed bronze glasses. In this design, Chrysalis wears a gray cardigan over a white t-shirt with a tye-dye pattern of blue, green, and turquoise. This is accompanied by jeans, aqua tennis shoes and white socks. Chrysalis later adds a black, fingerless glove to her left hand to cover up a knife scar she received during a kidnapping case in Quiet After the Hurricane.

Chrysalis' design in *The Theatrical Turnabout* (case three of Web of Mistrust) is considerably different. She wears a pale pink kimono with a sea green sash around her waist. She has a silver butterfly clip in her hair, holding up the ponytail she wears in this case. The butterfly clip is surrounded by pastel flowers. A wrist piece to cover up her scar is also constructed of the pastel flowers. Chrysalis wears a turquoise Magatama with six pearls on it in total in both designs.

In Crashing Fates, Chrysalis gets yet another design. She now wears a gray sweater with a teal shirt with jeans and her regular Magatama. The front of her hair is now dyed turquoise, and it is due to remain that way for the rest of the series.

## Personality

Chrysalis is always perceived as a bubbly, peppy character. She is always thought to be a confident, kind character through all of this. Chrysalis also has a strong sense of justice, even going so far as to get a detention for standing up for Anton in No Boundaries. She also cracks jokes when she can, despite the confused glances or face palms she usually receives in return. Chrysalis comes off as the type of person who doesn't care what others think of her as long as she has a good time.

But hidden beneath all of this strength, Chrysalis keeps her dark secret close at all times. She is terrified of what could happen if the wrong person discovered her secret. Chrysalis rarely ever shows this side, however, and only to people that she really trusts. The third, rarely seen side involves Chrysalis becoming bipolar and changing voices and personalities constantly. This side is what Niamh Tenniswood called 'midnight discord' in *The Theatrical Turnabout,* which is a psychological condition formed from deep fear, in this case of the Oracle of the Law project.

## History

### Before the Story

Before the events of the books, Chrysalis lived with her mother, who ran a prominent company in their hometown, older brother, and unemployed father. Chrysalis spent a majority of her time with Cotoli, however, as their mother was rarely home and their father was off doing things at a bar. Chrysalis and Cotoli became afraid of their father when he came home, as they would be forced to hide to avoid being injured by Carlton's hands. Chrysalis ended up being stabbed by him at one point, of which her mother was accused (though the culprit was never found to be Carlton). Both Cotoli and Chrysalis sustained severe scars on their bodies, Cotoli on his arms and legs and Chrysalis down her back, but they never tell anybody of this.

Due to their parents' busy/lazy schedules, Cotoli raised Chrysalis from when she was five years old onwards. Because of this, the pair became inseparable, doing everything they could together. Chrysalis nor Cotoli had many friends, so they found comfort in one another's company. This dragged on for seven years until Cotoli turned nineteen. When he moved out to go to college, he brought Chrysalis along so she wouldn't have to face their father alone.

Chrysalis, Cotoli, as well as variety of other characters eventually came face to face with the GC-9 incident. Cotoli's mother was murdered and Chrysalis (as well as Yuri Rinko and Sora Lin) were assaulted at the crime scene. This case ended up inspiring Chrysalis to begin the Oracle of the Law project, though she had no idea of what issues it would cause.

### Quiet After the Hurricane

Chrysalis appeared to be one of the most minor characters in the story due to her only showing up for short scenes in cases two, four, and six. All of this was just so that her role as the mastermind of the Oracle of the Law project would make sense in the chronology. In actuality, she was the only character to appear in every case, only under aliases in the first and third cases.

In *Turnabout Ignition,* Chrysalis was briefly in the opening, While some thought of it as a typo that the girl in the video footage's hair color changed form caramel to black, it was Chrysalis messing with the footage to hide her involvement and pin it on Shayla Willows, one of her false identities. Chrysalis encountered the culprit after the crime, and he threatened to kill her if she testified the next day, so Chrysalis used her darkest secret to her advantage and revealed Buff Guiy's guilt while hidden. The character from the canon *Ace Attorney* series, Klavier Gavin, assisted Chrysalis in her act by playing it easy and going along with Chrysalis' words during her testimony. Chrysalis' testimony caught the killer and allowed one of her old friends to rest in peace. It's also stated that Chrysalis interrogated Anton under her Jo Jade alias during the chapter from Anton's point of view.

Chrysalis next appeared in *Turnabout Breakdown.* She properly introduced her true identity at the start of the case. When Yuri was arrested, Chrysalis made a short appearance before leaving for a majority of the case's remainder. Chrysalis was under her Jo Jade alias when giving details on the case and also during the investigation. She mentions having met Tenniswood, most likely under project business, though Tenniswood does not remember such. Chrysalis faded into obscurity until she jumped in at the last second to help get Yuri a not guilty verdict and pin the murder on Ulysses Kyller by using her Magatama as evidence. Chrysalis was also present during Lily's birthday party at the case's end. Chrysalis became Lily's investigation partner before going with the latter to investigate the murder on Gourd Lake.

In the next case, *The Disastrous Turnabout,* Chrysalis was only under her Estelle Burns alias. She was watching in the gallery alongside Venus, Yuri, and Cassidy Rinko until telling Cotoli via paper airplane that she suspected the witness and her brother's current boss of being the Under Cover Assassin. Cotoli accepted her advice and found evidence to prove Collin Ispy the killer. Chrysalis was eventually called to the witness stand to prove the honesty of a receipt, though this ended up meaning nothing but trouble for her and her project. Ispy figured out about Chrysalis being the Oracle of the Law and shot at her with a gun in court, also attempting to shoot Venus, Cassidy, Yuri, Lily, and Tenniswood among others. After this, Chrysalis told Hana Bullgard her secret (since Deirdre Moody already knew). Hana attempted to help out, though Chrysalis never took her up on her offer, as is implied by Hana's using Chrysalis' secret as murder motive in Secrets Beneath Secrets.

Case four, *Turnabout on the Waves,* features Chrysalis regularly again. She begins the case with Lily, only to drop out on the first day of court due to being asked to preside over the trial as Rosalie Libra. Chrysalis acted distant before the trial to get out of helping. She reappeared as Rosalie shortly after. Chrysalis acted off when meeting with LIly and Lucas after the trial, result of her brother's arrest weighing heavily on her confidence. Chrysalis channeled Venus in the middle of the trial on the second day to call the vital witness. Chrysalis declared the defendant not guilty just before the gas bomb the real killer, Collin Ispy, had gone into effect. Chrysalis spoke with Venus at the conclusion of the case, stating that she felt guilty over the latter's death, thought Venus insisted it wasn't her fault. Chrysalis' Black Psyche-Locks appeared for the first time this series at her fear that Lucas would discover the truth with the information Venus gave him.

In case five, *Turnabout on the Waves,* Chrysalis briefly appeared as Amy Kalles. She visited Cotoli in the detention center to crack his Psyche-Locks about the real killer. After they were broken, Chrysalis left the detention center and stayed with Ghastly until the case's end. Chrysalis also showed up in the final chapter during the celebration, at which point Lily stated that Chrysalis had Black Psyche-Locks, yet another hint to her secret.

*The Undercover Turnabout* is when the biggest plot twist of the story is revealed. Chrysalis first shows up investigating alongside Lucas for the first chapter. She then took a trip to Zheng Fa under her Sakura Rai alias. While on this trip, Chrysalis was abducted by the Under Cover Assassin. She was held hostage for the majority of the case, communicating through Venus to get Interpol's assistance in her escape. Chrysalis was eventually found by Interpol on the second day of the trial. Just before the UCA was locked away for good, her wrist was slit by a knife, leaving her with a scar. She began covering it up the next book. Chrysalis returned home to confirm for Lucas that she was indeed the Oracle of the Law.

In the epilogue of the book, Chrysalis concluded it as the personal character of the author, Digital. It's implied that she can break the fourth wall at this point.

### Secrets Beneath Secrets

Chrysalis once again appears in every case of the book in Secrets Beneath Secrets. During case one, also known as *Return to the Turnabout,* Chrysalis is the defendant under her Aria Claris alias. Chrysalis walked by the colorblind witness, Clarith Blake, with her left hand dripping with green paint, thought to be blood. She also happened to be in the room where the culprit killed the victim. Chrysalis' friend, Ashi Channings, requested Lucas' defense services, and he accepts. Lucas is about to corner her as the defendant when the trial begins. Chrysalis watched the trial and helped out Lucas from time to time. After Bal Gam is proven to be the culprit, Lucas finally declares that he knows well of her secret being used. Chrysalis admits that she did it to avoid her brother's worry before returning to the agency with Lucas and Averl.

*Turnabout Wilds* is the first case where Chrysalis isn't under an alias during it. She investigates with Lily the entire case to clear the names of Sean Sparrow and later Cana Ree. During the second day of the trial, the culprit accuses Chrysalis of being a two identity person. Chrysalis ran from the courtroom after such accusation had been declared. She remained there until after the not guilty verdict was delivered. Once back at the agency, Lily announced that she was leaving the agency temporarily to go on an investigative leave of absence, stating that she wasn't sure if she could trust the people she worked with anymore after discovering the threat note about a traitor. Lily's departure was most likely caused by the accusation against Chrysalis.

In *The Falsified Turnabout,* Chrysalis appeared as a major character under her Erin Anderson alias. She was the primary witness for the trial, having seen the victim collapse, dead, when poisoned. Chrysalis led Lily to the hidden evidence room in the prison during this case under her alias to aid her friend's investigation. Chrysalis also took Tenniswood and Yuri to the same location. She opened the door with her wrist scar and waited for Yuri to figure out how to open the gateway. After all three of them were inside, Chrysalis answered the unanswered questions about VY-3 (Venus' murder) and UC-1 (Jackson Blocker's murder). During this case, it is also revealed that Chrysalis is being blackmailed into silence by the culprit with Anton's safety, which carries over to the next case as well.

The story picks up from the previous case in *The Doubled Turnabout*. Chrysalis was to testify in Kira Galle's trial, only to stumble across a locked room murder. She changed from her Erin Anderson alias to Skyla Rain so that people wouldn't be curious as to why she was wandering around unguarded. Chrysalis later asked Lucas to defend Sora Lin after she was arrested, and Lucas once again blew open her act. Chrysalis testified as Erin Anderson also in this case.

When a note was sent to Anton in *Turnabout Betrayal*, Chrysalis received a phone call from him. Chrysalis ran to Anton's location when the line went dead. She found Anton unconscious on the ground near the local prison and went with him to the hospital. She was present when Polly Bloom, Ghastly, Sora, and Cotoli showed up to see what was wrong. The next day, Chrysalis took on the case with Lily, who returned from her investigation. Chrysalis bolted after they met with the client, Aoi Taikan. Lily investigated with Jay Yang until they met up with Chrysalis in Ghastly's office later on. Chrysalis had been acting distant as she had been asked by Deirdre to testify in court. Chrysalis followed through with such the next day before joining Lily in the investigation. Lily discovered Chrysalis' secret before they were called back to the agency by H.T. Annasc. H.T. accused Chrysalis and her siblings of being the traitors, but Lily shot this down and accused H.T. instead. He confessed to being Bal Gam, escaped from prison, before making his runaway. Chrysalis confirmed her identities with her coworkers. The next day in court, Lily used Gam's recorded confession as proof of Aoi's innocence.

The epilogue is similar to that of the previous story's for Chrysalis, though this does not apply to the other characters.

### Web of Mistrust

Chrysalis watches the trial of Carson from the gallery as Shayla Willows in *The Misled Turnabout.* She only appears in chapter four of the case, though she was involved in the crime and had the potential of being a witness, as she was one of three people Polly called for backup. Chrysalis, along with Anton and Cotoli, refused to testify, however.

During *Turnabout Mansion,* Chrysalis is one of the people the Umber twins, Abilene and Anthony, take off for questioning on the subject of their mother's murder. Chrysalis ended up taking the case with Lily and Yuri to defend Tenniswood. She knew the witness, Estella Cignus, from her secret project (it was noted by Lily that this is likely where the alias name 'Estelle' came from). Chrysalis interrogated Bal Gam for information and also gathered files on the second witness, Timothy Gam, for Lily to use in court. Chrysalis concluded that somebody wanted to frame Tenniswood for the crime who had an ulterior motive than helping the culprit.

In *The Theatrical Turnabout,* Chrysalis begins by introducing Tenniswood and Yuri to her theater performing hall. After a brief chat about the play and Chrysalis' role in it, she left to go change into the lead girl's costume, as she had been late and Chrysalis was the understudy. Shortly after, Tenniswood, Yuri, and the first day witness, Shane Carmen, heard Chrysalis scream. They found her in the restroom with the lead actress' corpse. Chrysalis was arrested by Abilene afterwards. Tenniswood, Yuri, and Cotoli took on her defense. She was visited by Anton, James Devine, and Nevada Wood later on. Chrysalis didn't appear significantly again until the second investigation day's second half, where Tenniswood and Yuri brought the bad news of the assaults on Shane, Cotoli, and the planned witness, Satoki Amaya, who doubles as Chrysalis' guard when Cotoli can't be there (though Chrysalis is unaware of such actions being planned by her brother). During the trial the next day, Chrysalis began acting oddly while exposing the culprit, rapidly switching voices and attitudes. Tenniswood concluded this to be the work of midnight discord, a mysterious mental condition Chrysalis suffers from for an unknown reason. Chrysalis' midnight side cornered the killer and got her (Jackie Blyse) arrested. At the trial's end, Chrysalis said that she didn't know what happened during the trial, meaning that the midnight discord means that she loses memory when it takes over. Chrysalis mentioned a case four years prior before murmuring cryptic words and departing.

Near the beginning of *Turnabout Reignition,* Chrysalis channels Venus and briefly investigates the case before leaving upon seeing Chief of Detectives Carson at the crime scene of Yuri's attempted murder. Chrysalis changes into her Jo Jade alias and sneaks into Carson's office. She finds two pictures and takes them with her. Chrysalis is later requested to channel Venus, to which she complies.

Chrysalis played the role of the victim of *Turnabout Masquerade.* She was in the agency when Carson Rinko (under the influence of midnight discord) entered and hit her in the head with a small statue, the same one used for all other assaults of the book. Carson proceeded to strangle Chrysalis until she passed out from blood and air loss. He slit her wrist with a blue glass shard before departing. A short while later, Chrysalis woke up and remembered what happened. Fearful that it would happen again, she donned a disguise and falsified a body. Chrysalis left a disappearance report for Sora before doing what she had thought to be leaving her old life behind. She had been planning to avoid the case, but upon discovering Lily was the defendant, she returned to testify as Razi Lesa. Chrysalis spoke with Tenniswood, Yuri, and Polly regarding the case's details before leaving (mentioning her false amnesia at the start of said conversation). Tenniswood and Yuri determined the body was a fake and used this information against 'Razi' the next day in court. Just before Tenniswood pinned down Chrysalis as the victim of the case in disguise, the courthouse was set ablaze by Carson. He attempted to kill Cotoli with his signature statue, though Chrysalis stepped in and took the blow instead, resulting in her collapsing amid the flames. Later that day, Chrysalis was questioned by Yuri, who was investigating in the place of Tenniswood. Cotoli joined the investigation after providing information to Yuri that would become vital to Tenniswood's proving the victim's true name the day later. During said argument, 'Razi' finally began to crack under the pressure of Tenniswood's decisive evidence. Nevada attempted to comfort her and get Tenniswood to stop pressing her, though Chrysalis confessed to being the victim, Eileen Liyle, anyways. Tenniswood continued to bombard Chrysalis with evidence that she was really a girl who disappeared the day of the crime. The evidence became too much for Chrysalis, so she broke down at the witness stand, scratching her scarred wrist once again before collapsing. Nevada and Cotoli, believing her to be dead, ran to Chrysalis' side and held her unconscious form. With no more witnesses to testify, court was adjourned. That night near midnight, Chrysalis had a dream of her attempted murder before awakening to find Nevada and Anton worried over her losing her life. Upon noticing she was awake, Nevada and Anton hugged Chrysalis before filling her in on what she had forgotten. Chrysalis regained her memory and kept the identity of her attacker to herself. She fell asleep shortly after, but woke up when Cotoli, Tenniswood, and Yuri came to visit her. Chrysalis' Black Psyche-Locks appeared when they asked about her assailant, as it linked to her midnight discord, which formed from Chrysalis' fear of the Oracle of the Law project. The next day, Chrysalis was arguing with Anton, Cotoli, and Nevada, who were all concerned over her head wound after the previous day. Chrysalis shrugged it off and gave testimony that led to Abilene Umber being accused of being related to the killer. Abilene finally admitted that she knew who the culprit was and pulled him onto the witness stand. Tenniswood brought out midnight discord from Carson's cool headed, calm side. Chrysalis and his midnight side explained the crime before the verdict was declared. After the trial, Chrysalis promised to help Carson get off the hook due to her also having midnight discord. Before this, however, she was swept up into an embrace with Nevada. They kissed from their excitement, only to pull away from one another upon noticing Cotoli was staring.

During the epilogue, it becomes evident that Chrysalis got Carson a not guilty verdict. In her section, however, Chrysalis freaked out over her kiss with Nevada, only to be interrupted by the author giving a brief speech before signing the book as done.

### Future Assassin's Blade

Chrysalis begins the story in her hidden evidence room, looking through a file from when Venus was still alive. In the past, Chrysalis had won backstage passes for her and her brother. They meet Venus at the arena, who leaves to get ready for the tour of the backstage area. Chrysalis and Cotoli notice that she's been gone shortly afterwards and go to find her, only to find Venus with the body. Venus was arrested for the crime and Cotoli took the case. The next day, Chrysalis was not present during the investigation, choosing to sleep at the agency while Cotoli, Yuri, Ghastly, and Cassidy to do so. During the trial the next door, Chrysalis comforted Venus when she needed it. She did this throughout much of the second investigation day, until Aaron Lile revolted and attacked the defense and all three Dohim siblings (Foli, Faith, and Fey). Chrysalis was assaulted as well when she entered. Chrysalis explained the motive that she had found before coming to the group before the investigation day ends. Chrysalis did something similar to the first trial day in the second one, helping Venus, until Aaron attacked again. He held a knife to Venus, to which Chrysalis responded by kicking his hand to take the knife instead. Court was adjourned after the verdict was announced as not guilty and Chrysalis chattered about the new burger place. Back in the present, Chrysalis was sad over Venus' death from her evidence room a few hours after the opener.

The second case began with Chrysalis reminiscing over a few years prior with a few of her theater friends. They were remembering the death of their old choreographer, a crime of which Cassidy was accused. Chrysalis and Cotoli defended her, though they investigated the crime scene first. They began to think that the killer was related to Katherine Michealson. In court, they used this and managed to suspend the trial one more day. When investigating the next day, they spoke with the rude Randy Michealson and Chrysalis ended up being locked in the car that was the murder weapon. Cotoli and Chrysalis discovered numerous pieces of evidence to prove Randy guilty, which did indeed happen. She did escape the courtroom, though, but the verdict was declared not guilty nonetheless. In the present, Chrysalis made a promise with Satoki, Shane, and Katherine to not split up, despite already betraying their trust in PX-6 the December prior.

In *Turnabout Tumble*, Chrysalis was lounging at the agency with Cassidy, Venus, Ghastly, Yuri, Cotoli, and their old friend Sara Lin (who would later become Sora after the GC-9 Incident). They were interrupted by Rachel Walker, who asked for them to defend her friend, Kira. Chrysalis, along with Yuri, Venus, and Cotoli, visited the detention center. They decided to defend her and visited the crime scene. The next day after the trial (which Cotoli managed to extend), Chrysalis investigated alongside Harry Galle. They ran into Omar Cornis, who attacked them when they accused him of being the killer. The duo was taken into captivity by Omar, who was in fact the real killer and an assassin. Chrysalis used the spirit of May Lin, Sora's mother, to inform the police about Omar. He confessed to the murder in court the next day and released Harry and Chrysalis, prompting them to happily reunite with their siblings just before the not guilty verdict.

In *The Egotistical Turnabout*, Chrysalis was at the courthouse with Cotoli to watch a trial when the courthouse went on lock down due to a pair of murders. They investigated the case with Mukuro and Toby Erikson to clear Sara of charges. During the case, they encountered the witness, Jones Runner, many times, who continuously claimed that Sara was the culprit. After a few hours worth of looking into the crime, Cotoli proved that Jones was the killer. He fled the courthouse, setting a small section of the floor ablaze to provide cover for his escape. Jones was never caught afterwards.

The final case left Chrysalis as one of the victims. She was at the S.P.A.R.X. Factory when she, Yuri, and Sara found the body of Cotoli's mother, who had been killed by assassination. The killers, who were still at the scene of the crime, lashed out at the trio of girls, resulting in Yuri getting a cut on her eye, Sara a blow to the head, and Chrysalis drugged. Chrysalis, being the only one in shape to retrieve help, ran away and found Ghastly, who carried her to the crime scene before being arrested.Later, Chrysalis awoke to meet Pieter Fury. They chatted about the case before Cotoli and Venus appeared to talk to them about what Chrysalis remembered. Once they left, Pieter told Chrysalis what he knew about who he thought the killers were. He suspected the Under Cover Assassin, who had tortured him and his family before killing all but Pieter. Thinking there was no way that the culprits would be caught, Chrysalis devised the Oracle of the Law plot to catch them. After some hesitation, Pieter agreed to such. Chrysalis ended up testifying in court the next day, resulting in the case's closure. Back in the present, Chrysalis entered the agency as the story was finished. She sulked a little bit about what happened before a knock came at the door. Pieter had returned after all those years to see his younger sister again, resulting in his being hired at the agency by Cotoli.

In the epilogue, Chrysalis spoke about the events of the final case and buzzed about Pieter's return to her life.

### Crashing Fates

Chrysalis assisted Thomas Lust in defending Anton in the first case, though Chrysalis took charge more than Thomas despite not being a full blown attorney yet. She explained the ropes of the case to Thomas, who eventually used a cravat found at the crime scene by KJ Jett to prove that the culprit was not the defendant, but rather, the serial killer who calls himself the Gentleman Murderer. Court was adjourned after this discovery was made.

Case two resulted in a challenge being proposed to Thomas, who wanted to join the ranks of the agency: if he could win the next case, he was in. Sophie Raine appeared after this challenge was instated to request that Thomas defend Kyo Raine, a relative of Sophie's. Thomas bid farewell to the agency members and left to take the case. At the conclusion of the trial, Thomas returned to the agency, where he was welcomed into the team by Chrysalis and the rest of the employees.

Case three, *The Comedic Turnabout*, began in the agency. Everybody was lounging around when Cotoli declared that they had a case. Thomas left to go take it on. The second investigation day prompted Chrysalis to go and visit the crime scene, where she questioned Sullivan Tyler and reminisced about the Despair Resistance Trials from six years before, specifically her old friend Susumu Toshi. Chrysalis spoke with Mei Kuda about the case and discovered the weapon used as blackmail against her, which would later be used as a critical piece of evidence.

In *The Treacherous Turnabout,*Chrysalis was speaking with Nevada in a prosecution lobby the day of the crime when a red haired man entered and attacked them both. Chrysalis, who sustained worse wounds out of the two, was classified as victim and Nevada was arrested. During the second investigation, Chrysalis spoke with Thomas, Mukuro, Toby, Sophie, and Kyo about what she remembers, only to be interrupted by Neptune Mercure. After questioning Neptune, Chrysalis calls Aiden Healy's phone so that she can talk to Nevada. Chrysalis didn't appear during the trial, but Nevada appeared to her after the not guilty verdict was delivered. Chrysalis told her that she didn't know who had attacked her, but also that Cotoli had been acting oddly the entire case, never even caring that she had been attacked.

Chrysalis was at the agency during *Turnabout Recollection* watching TV with Pieter, who was protective of her when the news mentioned her being attacked.

### Golden Future of Law

Chrysalis only appeared in *Turnabout Paradox* in this story. She was a defense assistant alongside Yuri and Tenniswood to defend Anton. She mainly plays a minor role, only giving her opinion or a comment here and there. Chrysalis leaves to investigate Niamh Wood at one point, only to run into the twisted split personality of Wood, also known as Nevada. Nevada threw a poisonous hamster at Chrysalis in an attempt to silence her, though Chrysalis escaped and helped Tenniswood and Yuri win the case. Chrysalis is also the only one to witness the breakdown of Nevada, as only Magatama users could see it, and the other Magatama owners weren't present during this case (due to not being involved or having to deal with split personalities).

Chrysalis also makes a short appearance in the epilogue with Cotoli, Yuri, and Lily.

### The Returning Past

Chrysalis first shows up in case two, *Turnabout Vows,* as the defense co-council. She helps Lily with the defense of Angelica Haruka during this case.

Chrysalis is mentioned a few times throughout cases one and three, though she doesn't appear (these mentions all contain references to other stories, No Boundaries and A Story To Be Told respectively).

In *The Reopened Turnabout*, Chrysalis is the one who brings up Ghastly's arrest, leading Cotoli and Tenniswood to go and investigate. It could be possible that she was under an alias when this happened, watching, since she got the information faster than the other members of the agency.

Unbeknownest to Chrysalis in the fifth case, *The Two-Faced Turnabout*, she had become a target of three killers behind the events of the story. She was to be judging a trial under her Rosalie alias when gunshots rang out. Chrysalis attempted to locate the sound when she was attacked by Essentia Emsthorpe. Essentia raised a knife and was ready to kill when Nevada appeared and killed the assassin. Chrysalis passed out and was moved away from the crime scene after being changed into her regular clothes. The next morning, Chrysalis met with Tenniswood to discuss the crime. The two visited Vito Cruz in the detention center, and Vito and Chrysalis recognized each other from the wedding murder. The next day in court, Tenniswood used the testimony of Alejandro Rivera to arise a few questions, as to why the prosecutor found the first body on the ground (most likely result of Nevada being forced to leave upon hearing the second assassin attack). A recess was called for the prosecution to prepare their next witness, though she ended up getting murdered upon attempting to kill another assassin target. Chrysalis investigated the scene along with Tenniswood upon hearing Sora discover the scene. They are soon found by Cotoli, who had been stricken with worry. After Cotoli went to check out a fallen painting, Chrysalis realized that her Magatama was gone. Aiden Healy appeared and said he found it at the scene of the second murder. With encouraging from Mukuro Erikson, Chrysalis remembered her assault, which would later become decisive evidence against the culprit. After the group dispersed, Ghastly found a threat note from the story's masterminds on his life as well as Chrysalis'. Most of the characters involved with the case spoke about such after Nevada escaped Ghastly when discovered. The next day in court, Nevada appeared upon being called the killer and shot at Chrysalis and Tenniswood, who were rescued by Vito at the last second. Nevada testifies about not being the culprit, though Tenniswood and Ghastly tell her she could have easily done it, the threat note being evidence of a motive. Nevada resists this and testifies again about the victims. Tenniswood confirms that Nevada's murder motive was to rescue Ghastly and Chrysalis from the assassins. Tenniswood asks Chrysalis about the killer, and she proves it was Nevada, who finally breaks down and confesses. Chrysalis helps comfort Nevada after the trial, saying that she did good things. Nevada is consoled by such before leaving, Chrysalis assists in explaining Nevada to Wood afterwards.

In the epilogue, Chrysalis is with Cotoli, who is extremely concerned over her safety after QS-5. He also mentions Chrysalis blushing when talking about Nevada.

### Mask of Deceit

Chrysalis first showed up as Lily's co-council in the case of Dana Caputo. After hearing about the crime on TV, they left to investigate the crime scene. They were met by Joshua Cannon, who told them a few facts about the case. He explained them before mentioning that the prosecutor on the case was Lily's brother. Lily and Chrysalis went to investigate the crime scene before going to see their client. Dana explained that she had been knocked unconscious the day of the crime. Before the trial the next day, Lily and Chrysalis began discussing QS-5, to which Chrysalis responded with silence. The unknown culprit of her assault that case was most likely on her mind. She gave a few comments here and there regarding the case until Mondo Owada took his place at the witness stand. She seemed rather afraid of him, hiding under the bench on one occasion. His testimony revealed that the defendant indeed had been drugged the night of the crime. Mondo eventually pulled out a knife. This caused Wood to become Nevada. The courtroom was evacuated and, out in the defendant lobby, Chrysalis was uneasily silent, thinking about how Nevada had saved her life back during the QS-5 Incident. During the investigation, Lily and Chrysalis stumbled upon Nevada using Mondo as a footrest. After failing to gain Nevada's permission to investigate, Vera appeared and showed Lily and Chrysalis choloroform that was used to drug the defendant. The pair soon found 'D' (Julia Kirigiri) questioning Mondo about GJ, or Nevada. After Julia left, Nevada appeared soon triggering Wood's reappearance. Lily and Chrysalis explained all that had happened since the trial. Soon, Roberto brought the bad news that the Masked Gentleman had appeared outside the prison. Wood, Roberto, Lily, and Chrysalis ran to see him mentioning what he had stolen the night of the crime: a file from Chrysalis' evidence room. The defense team ran to investigate it and discovered that the QS-5 file had been stolen. The next day, Chrysalis outraged at the Masked Gentleman's nerve to steal from her. In the courtroom, Iona Horowitz was shown to be the culprit by Nevada. Before Iona could throw her hat at Chrysalis and Lily, Nevada intervened with her hamsters, who caused Iona to break down (it is possible that Nevada did so was to help one of her future close friends from being hit by the hat). Iona mentioned working with the Masked Gentleman to gather information who were part of their plan, and judging by what Roberto Carey (the previous culprit) said before being taken away, Chrysalis could possibly be one of his pawns. After the trial, Chrysalis blushed upon being complimented by Nevada.

In case four, Chrysalis decided to prosecute the case under her Amy alias alongside Wood. She investigated the case's crime scene on the first investigation day. Upon running into Cotoli, Chrysalis exchanged greetings with him, much to the confusion of Tenniswood. The next day in court, Chrysalis assisted Wood with trying to prove Peko Pekoyama's guilt, though neither of them believed this. Eventually, court was adjourned for investigation. 'Amy' wasn't in the shown segment of the search until Nova Wood appeared to her to ask about court strategy. Nova already knew of Amy being Chrysalis, mentioning the fact that she had a Magatama before it was announced publicly, angering the latter. In court shortly after, Chrysalis assisted Nova in proving the guilt of Raymond Templeton, resulting in a not guilty verdict being declared.

Case five brought nothing but trouble for Chrysalis and the rest of the agency. A murder occurred and the body was found in Chrysalis' hidden evidence room, causing her to be imprisoned in the detention center for the murder. Cotoli took on the case with James against Roberto and Nevada. The first trial day ended in disaster for everybody involved, as Nevada took the blame for the murder to free Chrysalis from the detention center, despite not being involved in the case other than pinning up the assault victim with her scissors (again, to take suspicion away from Chrysalis, who's name was written in blood). Chrysalis assisted with the investigation and was there when James determined who the culprit was via a ring found at the crime scene. In court, James accused the Masked Gentleman, who soon appeared and confessed to being James' older brother, Albert, and the one who orchestrated the murder. Raymond had attacked the assault victim, who stumbled upon the murder scene, however, so that wasn't held over Albert's head. James was increasingly upset with Albert's being arrested, so Chrysalis volunteered to assist him in getting a lighter sentence, which she did, as shown in the epilogue.

Speaking of the epilogue, Chrysalis signed off the book after complaining about her older sister kissing Nevada and her not doing so.

### Beginning of the End

In *Turnabout Romance*, Chrysalis made a brief appearance at the start of the case to be introduced to Victoria von Graye, though she gave the new attorney the cold shoulder (most likely thinking back on the stunt pulled by the new lawyer in Secrets Beneath Secrets). When Nicoletta Wood appeared, Chrysalis began chatting with her before Victoria left with Tenniswood to take on the case of James.

In *The Wealthy Turnabout,*Chrysalis was at the agency when Peko appeared, asking for help in defending Byakuya Wood. Chrysalis slipped up and accidentally called Peko by her name, something only her Amy alias would know. Shortly after, Chrysalis went under said alias to help prosecute the case, where she and Wood met Stalkuma the bear, who was for some reason sent by Buddy to watch over Amy and Wood's investigation. Chrysalis assisted the prosecution in the trial when it was revealed that the defendant was being blackmailed into silence by the culprit.

### Justice and Truth

Chrysalis' first appearance in this new series is in case two, *Turnabout A Capella.* Chrysalis briefly shows up at the beginning of the case with the other workers to be introduced and to receive information on the A Capella murder. Chrysalis also assists during the second half of the case, helping Lily and Sky Amaya investigate and even saving Sky's life when he nearly falls off the cliff. When Sky doesn't show up for the second day of the trial, Chrysalis takes over as co-council. At the trial's conclusion, Chrysalis is with Sam Shine when Lily channels the victim, Singa Shine. Chrysalis gets the text, a hinted confession, from Roberto Shield at this point as well.

In *The Despairing Turnabout*, Chrysalis is found at the crime scene when Roberto, Polly, and Ryan Aura go to the agency for an odd reason. They arrest her for the murder of Sam and the assault of Sky. Chrysalis requests Cotoli's services before being taken away for proper interrogations by the three prosecutors. In the detention center, Chrysalis is visited by Anton and Nevada. Anton began crying, whereupon Nevada drugged him to keep Polly off of her back. Cotoli arrived shortly after, and after the siblings had a brief chat, Stevie appeared and announced visiting hours were over. The next day, Chrysalis arrived at the courthouse alongside Vera Stanhope. Chrysalis and Cotoli once again talk about the case before being called into court. Vera testified about the case before Polly summoned Sky to the stand. Court was adjourned after Sky's testimony.

### No Boundaries

Chrysalis is a major character in this story. She first appears getting ready for school before boarding the bus and having a brief conversation with Anton. They later go to math class, and Chrysalis realizes that she left her pencil case next to her sleeping brother (who fell asleep at the kitchen table that morning while filling out case files after being drugged). She asks Anton for a pen, and he gives her one, only to be scolded by their teacher, Mr. Dense (he is not deceased in this universe). Chrysalis sticks up for him and the two get detention. Anton confesses his love to her in detention that day and they kiss for the first time. Polly and Cotoli come to pick them up from school and take the two back to Cotoli and Chrysalis' apartment. Anton and Chrysalis try to get Polly and Cotoli together by lying about the other speaking about them (though Cotoli does talk about Polly). Chrysalis takes Cotoli's Magatama and leaves with Anton. While alone with Anton, the two are confronted by Toadally Da Keela (the implied culprit of *The Despairing Turnabout* with his dialogue). Da Keela knocks Anton unconscious and takes Chrysalis hostage. Cotoli and Polly soon find Da Keela holding a knife to Chrysalis' throat. Cotoli knocks Da Keela unconscious via tranquilizer gun when Da Keela is about to take his revenge for Cotoli putting him in prison. Chrysalis is with the others when Anton wakes up later in that chapter. She also takes many pictures when Polly and Cotoli kiss for the first time. A few days later, Chrysalis books a double date at a fancy restaurant and demands that Anton get Polly dressed up for it, something she would never do on her own.

### From the Darkness Within

Chrysalis doesn't make a decent appearance until case three *Turnabout on Air*, where she is the co-council for the defense.

In case four, Chrysalis visited Lily in the hospital briefly at the beginning of the case. It wasn't revealed until the final case, she had been pretending to be Lily the whole case while the latter visited the trial of Aya Eve.

## Relationships

### Cotoli Morix

Cotoli and Chrysalis are the among the closest characters in the series. Chrysalis looks up to her big brother and the two get along well, only fighting once to date in Secrets Beneath Secrets over discovering their relations with Sora and Chrysalis hiding her arrest. Other than that one occasion, Chrysalis and Cotoli get along perfectly and even comfort one another when times are rough. The two get rather upset when the other is in danger, as Chrysalis was acting odd when Cotoli was arrested in *The Festive Turnabout* and *Turnabout on the Waves.* Cotoli also got defensive when he discovered Chrysalis was under arrest in *The Despairing Turnabout*.

### Sora Lin

Chrysalis and Sora get along well, Chrysalis being the one to request Lucas' services in defending her in case four of SBS. They even openly refer to each other as sisters in *Turnabout Paradox.* The two get along rather well for the little time that the readers see them together. With their sibling relationship, the two are bound to meet again in future stories, as Sora has been confirmed for Web of Mistrust.

### Anton Burke

Chrysalis and Anton are in a romantic relationship, proven by the romance chapter by Digital existing as well as No Boundaries.Chrysalis and Anton have kissed multiple times to date, proof of their love for one another. Chrysalis was deeply upset when Anton was assaulted at the crime scene of Shiram Lion and Lassie Sinn's murders. Anton returns her kindness by risking getting in trouble in No Boundaries.

### Polly Bloom

Chrysalis and Polly are on relatively good terms, as they know each other through Anton and Cotoli. Polly even prosecuted Chrysalis' trial in Web of Mistrust at fear of evidence being forged to get her a guilty verdict. Chrysalis was also one of the people Polly asked for backup when called to Umber Mansion by Carson earlier that book. The two share a romance chapter, though this is not a canon ship in the books.

### Nevada Wood

Chrysalis and Nevada didn't get along well at first, though the QS-5 incident changed this. Nevada and Chrysalis became close friends afterwards, both being protective of the others due to the similarities they share with being assassination targets. Nevada becomes increasingly upset in the final case of the third QATH book due to Chrysalis faking her death to escape the mastermind, even crying upon being convinced Chrysalis had passed away after collapsing at the witness stand during said trial.

### Pieter Fury

Chrysalis and Pieter are good friends and get along quite well. They love being around each other and are rarely seen apart during the final case of the fourth QATH book. Pieter is extremely defensive of Chrysalis and says that he will do anything he can to see her smile. Chrysalis even convinced Pieter to join the agency at the end of Future Assassin's Blade*,* which he accepted to be around Chrysalis more.

## Quotes

-"It's been a while." *(to Cotoli Morix)*

-"I'm Shayla Willows, spirit medium and artist. And I... I... I... witnessed the murder."

-"I know... But that doesn't stop me from blaming myself..." *(speaking with Venus Rinko about her murder)*

-"I-I hope you aren't mad... I was going to tell you! I really was!"

## Trivia

-Chrysalis' left wrist doesn't work properly due to the injury she received in *The Undercover Turnabout.*

-Chrysalis has a mental state forged from her fear of the OOTL project that causes her to become manipulative and rude. This condition is called midnight discord and only one other person, Carson, has it as well.

-Chrysalis has Black Psyche-Locks regarding the OOTL project that remain hidden underneath her Red Locks.

-Chrysalis has an odd obession with ducks, causing Aiden Healy to be terrified of her and her duck army (led by what Chrysalis calls the Crystal Ducks, who are named after the protagonists of Steven Universe).

-Chrysalis has a pet cat named Thea, who is white with tan fur around the eyes. Thea makes a cameo appearance in No Boundaries, leading Polly to the drugged Cotoli.

-Chrysalis' back is covered in whip scars from childhood incidents with her father, which is why she never appears with a tank top or sleeves shorter than that.