Mayce

Mayce [May-See] is a human serial killer believed to have been born in the Earth city of San Calico, though she is now rumoured to live in Dystopolis. Though little is known about her personal life and physical condition, she is believed to be a living zombie, controlled by a powerful South American fungus that uses her to hunt for sustenance and -more troublingly- spread itself across the world.

## Appearance and Powers

Mayce has been described by the occasional eyewitness account as ashen-skinned and dark haired with a hint of green to her complexion. She wears a simple plastic mask which covers her eyes and suggests that her other senses are heightened by her fungal occupant. Her only known articles of clothing are a hoodie and jeans, though it is unclear if she has multiple sets of these, since they apparently appear less tarnished than one might expect.

Mayce's recognizable golden eyes and lengthy tongue are attributed to the fungus that controls her, but otherwise her body has been described as healthy and limber, suggesting that unlike many known zombie fungi, the specimen controlling Mayce has entered into a more symbiotic relationship with its host. Little outward fungal evidence has been observed or found by witnesses, leading many to wonder where in her body the host lives, and how it regulates its growth.

Similar questions have been asked regarding Mayce's intellectual capacity. Under the fungus' influence Mayce has been described as primal, but communicative, if in a fragmented manner. Her sentences are reportedly rudimentary and scattered in both structure and contents. Most experts following her case agree that her brain is one area that her host fungus has only partial control over, as many aspects of her prior character seem to remain, whatever that character may have been.

Though she is intellectually scattered, Mayce is physically superhuman, and is capable of overpowering nearly any known humanoid with ease. This power is important to Mayce, who has built up her legend by hunting and devouring other humans specifically. Eyewitness accounts claim that after chasing down and pinning her prey, Mayce simply swallows them whole.

## Biography

The details of Mayce's past life are currently a mystery. Rumours claim that she escaped from the mythic Zone 90X, a paranormal prison and test site that supposedly exists in the desert surrounding San Calico. These rumours raise questions regarding her fungal possession, but no proof of their validity has been found.

Some witnesses report that Mayce will not hunt non-humans, even if they are humanoid in stature and appearance. Some witnesses have even claimed that Mayce will engage in conversation with non-humans, though it is difficult to validate these claims given that she apparently refuses to talk about her own life. Instead, witnesses claim that Mayce has a fondness for conspiracy theories, particularly concerning the government of the United States of America. The subject of these theories varies wildly, and many pin it on her clouded mind rather than any concrete evidence.

Due to her alleged fondness for non-humans, some believe that Mayce can be caught if she is lured in by someone alert enough to realize who they are speaking to. Many others believe this idea is not worth pursuing until more is known about Mayce's whereabouts, for though she was last seen in Dystopolis, she has been spotted in many other cities, even as far as 500 kilometers away. More substantial sightings are needed to chart her movements at this point.

## Notable Appearances

* Mayce has not appeared in any major games or events, though she does appear on a card in **Axugaem1.**

## Trivia

* Though Mayce was initially a fan-character based on the Hunter from Valve's Left 4 Dead series, she has since been reworked to be an original character based on Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an insect-pathogenising fungus colloquially known as the 'zombie fungus.'