Surrender to Madness

*Surrender to Madness* is a unique move to Lily's Gardevoir. It is G's alternative to Mega-Evolution, albeit considerably more dangerous.

## History

Surrender to Madness first appeared shortly after G established her mating bond. Lily's parents attempted to assert their authority over her and slapped their daughter across the face during an argument. G became immediately incensed and moved to protect her as she always did, but didn't realize how powerful her new mating bond was and completely surrendered. She nearly killed Lily's parents before Lily managed to settle her and calm her down, being extremely alarmed by what had just happened. After that, G kept her mating bond closed to a trickle and tried not to lose control. G would only allow this change to happen in extremely dire circumstances, though Lily tried to coach her through it. Occasionally G could channel the appearance of Surrender to Madness as a threat, which Lily made frequent use of, but truly surrendering was something that happened extremely rarely. G has only surrendered on two occasions since the first, both of them dealing with extreme threats to Lily's safety and well-being.

G notoriously surrendered in a battle against Syir, which allowed her to hold her own against her sadistic sister and fight her to a standstill. However, this was all without Syir Mega-Evolving and the battle turned south for them after she did.

In 2020, G remarked on the fact that Surrender to Madness could allow her to assert her will over Lily completely, and that it was the reason Surrender to Madness required an intense amount of trust between them in order to use. She also expressed that surrendering was an act of intimacy in and of itself.

## Effects

G achieves Surrender to Madness by releasing the throttle on her mating bond with Lily and completely giving in to her baser instincts. She weaponizes her own protective and possessive behavior to turn into an extremely powerful monster capable of untold destruction. This allows her to perform feats beyond what she is normally capable of, such as cracking thick steel and teleporting extremely long distances. She is also physically stronger and capable of ignoring large amounts of pain. However she is so dominated by her baser instincts that she's a threat to everyone around her both friend and foe alike.

When surrendering, G's body appears to be billowing purple, smokey energy similar to a Shadow Pokemon. However, her eyes do not turn completely red. Her irises and heart also turn a dark purple and her veins can be seen glowing blue underneath her skin. Her claws become longer and pierce through her gloves and her entire body passively hovers above the ground. The purple coloring is presumed to be, according to G, a result of Lily's aura itself being purple. Gardevoir is far more bestial in this form, and dominated by her baser instincts almost entirely. She snarls at others, is quick to violence, and is so possessive of Lily that she will not allow anyone to come within five feet of her. When in this form outside of battle, G will hover around Lily like a guardian.

Surrender to Madness is the ultimate example of G's hostility and ruthlessness, as well as how dependent she is on Lily both physically and emotionally as well as her extreme possessiveness.

## Trivia

* Surrender to Madness was named by Lily herself, claiming that the use of the ability is G succumbing to all of her baser instincts that she continuously tries to bury.
* Like all unique moves, Surrender to Madness is a new move created for *Madhouse.*
* Surrender to Madness draws inspiration from the banshee-form of Sylvanas Windrunner, of Warcraft fame.