Amandine

—Ambrosia Heroux

Amandine's Human Form

## Information

***Amandine*** is an Unusual who currently holds the rank of ***Upper Rank Nine*** within The Mezurashi. She was born on *Skiens Island* to two unusual parents, both whom possess the ability to morph into animals, a rare and unique ability to the unusuals of Skiens Island. Amandine's human form has features that resemble that of a snake. The other demons of The Mezurashi refer to her as "*Madame Serpentine*".

She is a relatively young demon, being less than 100 years old, a testament to her ability to gain incredible power in such a short amount of time. She is projected to be one of the strongest demons in the world as she ages if she continues to progress at her current rate. She is one of Ankou's favorite demons, and is blessed with fractions of his power on a regular basis.

## Joining The Mezurashi

As an unusual born on Skiens Island, Amandine was as far away from The Mezurashi as you could possibly be, growing up peacefully with her family, undisturbed for her early childhood years. However, during a massive country-wide cleansing of unusuals that took place many decades ago, Amandine and her family were attacked and forced to leave the country for good. They travelled with numerous groups of Unusuals who had managed to flee the country on numerous ships headed to Minerva where they would take refuge in The Cityscape.

Amandine's parents were slain by extraordinary individuals shortly after they found peace in Minerva, she was only 17 at the time of the incident, yet her powers had developed well beyond her parents', allowing her to defend herself and kill the two extraordinary individuals. Unfortunately she could not save her parents.

It wasn't until later on that Amandine would find out that the two individuals she killed were decorated Lieutenants in The Purorigu. She figured this out when she received a knock at her door one night from Zichi, who had delivered the news to her. He stated how an upper rank demon had witnessed what she did that night and reported it back to HQ, which prompted an investigation.

Zichi offered Amandine an interview with Ankou, to which she happily accepted, even flirting with Zichi a bit, to which he swiftly shut her down. She followed him to HQ and met with Ankou, explaining her situation. He offered her a spot among their lower ranks, and she accepted, assuming the role of Lower Rank Two. Amandine was a prodigy within the organization, swiftly eliminating extraordinary individuals left and right with her incredible abilities.

She continued to rise in the ranks, eventually joining the Upper Ranks and making her way to the ninth position, all in a matter of a couple decades, a feat rarely accomplished by demons in the organization.

## Abilities

Amandine possesses the ability to morph into animals. Her specialty is morphing into an incredibly large serpent whose length can range from 75 feet to hundreds of feet depending on how much power she is outputting. The serpent is multi-segmented, with each segment being held together by one of her six cores. When in her serpent form, her cores also increase in both size and density, making it incredibly challenging to defeat her in this form.

## Appearance

Amandine's human form consists of long burgundy hair that reaches her neck, yellow ringed eyes, a forked tongue, and incredibly sharp teeth. She has broad shoulders, a large bust, and strong arms and legs.

## Fighting Style

Amandine is virtuosic in a fighting style that she herself developed known as *"Lutté Glissant".* This style of fighting involves Amandine contorting her body in extreme ways in order to dodge attacks, as well as move around efficiently in a "slithering" type of fashion, similar to a snake. She is the most flexible of all of the members of The Mezurashi.

By moving and contorting her body the way she does, her dodging capabilities are unparalleled as she can bend around every attack you throw at her. She opts to fight with a short curved dagger similar to a Karambit. She prefers to slice her opponents with this dagger, striking major parts of the body that will lead to a quick death.

When in her snake form, she swallows her opponents whole as a snake would and kills them inside of her digestive tract. Her skin and internal organs are incredibly dense and tough, making slicing her open frighteningly difficult, even if you were to slice her from the inside.

Amandine has 6 cores, one in her neck, two in her torso, one in her right arm, and two in her left leg. When she is in her serpent form, her cores are spread out among her body, making killing her significantly harder.

## Location

Amandine resides in City S, known as "The city that never sleeps" due to their lavish lifestyle and extravagant entertainment opportunities. Amandine often disguises herself as a human and patrols the city at night, looking for opportunities to engage with humans. Her looks alone are enough to convince the average resident to follow her commands. She is a French Femme Fatale, the authority of the city that never sleeps.

## Quotes

*"Would you like to dance with me? I could show you a couple things..."*

*"You're not from around here, are you? This is the city that never sleeps, City S."*

*"Je veux qu'on soit amis, c'est tout."*

## Trivia

* Amandine is the youngest Upper Rank Demon at less than 100 years old
* Amandine has a crush on Zichi
* She and Okumo are the only two Unusuals in The Mezurashi who can turn into non-human creatures