Rye C

*This article is for the According to Xander version of Rye, for the Fun Times On Friday avatar, see Sirena.*

## Rye C

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Rye C, also known as Inspector Cee, is a character feautured in Apocolast and Fun Times On Friday. Rye is a member of SALIC, who investigates and reports on the case of Aya Decine.

Rye is also said to appear as a minor character in Planet-Shite.

## Gender

Being a secret inspector, Rye's gender has been left a secret, with characters tending to use both 'he' and 'she' to describe them.

Throughout Apocolast's second volume, Rye's backstory is seen, portraying Rye as a feminine child with long hair, hinting at the possiblity that Rye is female.

## History

### Apocolast

#### Initial kidnapping

In attempt to prevent future murders and sacrificial rituals, SALIC, a paranormal based investigation group, created an active witchhunt around the uk. During the time witches had been actively killing virgin men and women and sacrificing them to Xander.

After the hunt ended, SALIC was alerted by their quarters in southwest england, that many children were found to be kidnapped by several of the witches. These children included Rye.

When regaining full conciousness, Rye found themselves trapped in a steel cage, surrounded by bagged meat and the sounds of nearby victims being killed.

#### Saving Aya

Rye managed to break into Agent Kent's manor, where they found Aya. After successfully rescuing Aya, Rye escorted her to the head office, where Dreamshine was ready to meet them.

After a rough fight between all three, Dreamshine sneaks up behind Rye and injects them with an unknown drug, causing Rye to grow a small limp.

#### Rye's fate

After a confrontation between Rye and Agent Kent, Rye is severely wounded and (mixed with the chemicals of the injection) is on the verge of dying.

Desperate to re-awake the Cluster Unit, Rye struggles to put together one final shock to repower the city. After completing the ritual, Rye uses their last ounce of strength to make one phone call to an unknown recipient, saying words unhearable to the reader. During their dying moments, Rye watches their life flash before their eyes and recalls their most beloved and happiest memories, seeing the people they love the most. Rye is later assumed to have died of blood loss, however Rye's true fate is unknown.

#### Legacy

In the epilogue of Apocolast, Aya and the remaining SALIC members visit the graves of the ones lost in battle. Several headstones are seen in a long panel. Due to Rye's unconfirmed fate, it is debateable whether or not one of these headstones belongs to them.

After the memorial Juilet calls Aya to check up on how she's doing. After said call, Juilet whispers Rye's secret codeword into Simon's ear, to which he smiles. This could be yet another hint that Rye is alive.

## Relationships

### Michi C

During their time together, Rye and Michi were very close, with Rye often mentioning to the younger members of SALIC (and in one case Aya) that they are reminiscent of Michi.

Based on flashbacks and interactions with other characters, it is made clear that Apocolast and Planet's musical, share a similar canon.

Because of this, it is to be assumed that during the events of Apocolast, Michi has been long dead. With Rye's suposed final thoughts and words seeming to confirm this.

### Xander

Although not making a direct appearance in any Apocolast media, Rye's opinion of Xander had been made obvious by Volume 3. Rye has a strong dislike of Xander, they themselves describing it as a 'strong loathe'.

If Planet-Shite's musical adaptation is to be assumed semi-canon, Rye would hold an elicit grudge against Xander for not only killing their sister, but for using Michi's corpse as a puppet to live out his twisted wishes.

## Trivia

* Until 2021 Rye was often used as the mascot for MIKIZ (and occasionally the Kirsha-Ay brand) as a whole.
* Their iconic 3D glasses were semi inspired by a pair worn by the tenth doctor in *Doctor who*.
* There is a common misconception popularised among non-readers that Rye dies in volume 4. This is not confirmed.
	+ In every MIKIZ project (including Apocolast), when a character dies, a body is always seen. Suspiciously during Rye's final scene, a body is not shown.
		- It should also be noted that is very unlikely that Rye actually died, due to the amount of drugs Molli injected into them. It is more likely that Rye is in a comatose state.
			* There is also a possibility that Aya might have saved them.