Type of Nightmare: "Manifestation of bad luck, those she directs her wrath at finds themselves in a never ending cycle of bad luck"
Gender: Female
Role: Female Nightmare 1
Face Claim: Full Metal Alchemist Lust
Negative Traits: Short-tempered/ Impatient/ Vain/ Emotionally manipulative
Positive Traits: Curious/ Talkative/ Cunning/ Lucky/ Hidden hopeless romantic
Dislikes: Loud Noises/ Invasion of her personal space/ Being challenged
Likes: Gambling, always up for wager/ Nature/ Romance
Fears: Her entire being feeds off the bad luck of humans she comes into contact with as well as the constant rehashing of her folklore allows her to keep her powers and influence within the Nightmare realm. If humans lost belief in 'bad luck' or superstitions, perhaps worse scoffed at her legendary mirror trick, the effects could potentially weaken her so much that her entity would cease to exist.
Personality Description: At first meeting, this manifestation is as vain as they come, constantly staring at her own reflection in a assortment of mirrors. In truth, its to appease her constant fears of her 'true' form taking over her current form. If one could get past the self-obession, they could see curious persona of a spirit longing to see the changes of the human world even her short trips into the human realm have required the aid of a foolish mortal not believing the folklore of her namesake. It is not surprising for her drop the arrogance facade if humans visiting the Nightmare for to inquire with one too many questions. Has a soft spot for animals despite their constant rejection of her company as her abilities to change the luck of others can be very hazardous to their survival.
Among other nightmares, her body language seems to become tenser as her strength depends on human fears of bad luck, which can remedied with resolve that there is no such thing as well as if they are watchful of their actions such as avoiding ladders, not crossing black cats and above all not breaking mirrors. So if there is a low supply of bad luck in her 'fields' of mirrors that she uses as conductors for the human world to bring the negative energy to her own body, her form can become fragile and at times transparent. Despite this constant threat, she is never one to back away from a fight even if it could potentially mean the end of her own life.
Biographical History: Before the darkness, there was once the light at end of the tunnel for this entity. Mary was once a young woman living in London during the years leading up to her end as a human..that dreaded year of 1888. Times were hard for the woman known as Mary Ann Nichols as she found herself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Freshly divorced by her husband, she found herself facing the reality of being tossed out on the street without a steady income, meaning almost certain death or taking the risk of selling her body to keep lodging and food on the table..with mouths to feed at home and she chose the second option. It was a difficult year, yet by the skin of her teeth she managed to get by until that fateful August as her bad luck dropped to deeper levels as she found herself brutally murdered by the killer that would later be dubbed "Jack the Ripper". Her poor luck seemed to go beyond her own mortal life as her remaining family seemed to be haunted by her unsolved murder in the form of bad luck as her will lived on in the shape of a shapeless specter.
Decades passed as Mary's wrath at the mortal world for never solving her murder seemingly cooled down. The truth her anger was still a alive and kicking, she just unable to muster enough energy to continue her torment. The best she could do was cast a haunting reflection of her face within mirrors..her face pale in shock with gashes about her face and a never ending stream of blood dripping from her slit throat. After this one occurrence, her folklore as 'Bloody' Mary began to spread like wildfire as doubtful youths began to summon her spirit as a party game. Little did they know that there would negative consequences to their thoughtless actions as Mary fed off the spiritual energy of these rituals. Slowly she found herself shaping a physical body of her own as her strength grew, her presence in the physical world now appeared as a full-bodied apparition, frightening and ever so bloody.
As her summons to the mortal world continued, she found that every time she appeared a human's mirror a small gateway between the moral world and the Nightmare world imprinted itself on it the mirror. This small pathway allow her to constantly feed off the energies of humans in exchange for bestowing her 'gift' of bad luck. One such victim nearly died after almost falling down the stairs after a raven cawed outside his house (Superstition of the raven means an accident will happen), his sanity was fragile as his dreams were haunted by Mary who had grown gluttonous off his energy. Yes, she admitted it she did send the raven to do her bidding. In an effort to put an end to the nightmares, the victim smashed the mirror with a well-thrown punch..resulting in a furious Mary to reach through the gateway, widening it just enough to make a appearance in the fragments cursing the victim with bad luck for the rest of his lifetime. That victim died a week later after getting in a car accident..the oddest crime scene police had ever been to as all the glass in the car never broke despite being fragmented to the core. Or at least so the legend goes...mortals still avoid breaking mirrors after that incident.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos/Markings:Her throat has a large slash when she speaks, blood seems to seep out of it with each word. If her temper is pushed far enough, she can physically open up her other wounds from her mortal body such as her nearly disemblowed stomach seems just be held in by a strip of flesh. Her face wraps into a bloody mess as open wounds seem to spring to life, blood mixing in with tears as she relives the pain of her murder.
Height: 5,5
Brief Appearance Description: Full-figured and enchanting is one word to describe the physical figure of Mary as she finds pride within her form. Her hair is midnight black reaching the middle of her back with a slight curl to it. Her eyes are dark brown, almost ebony at first glance, possibly one of the most imitating features that she has. Traditionally dressed in a body-hugging black evening gown along with black opera gloves, she cuts a stunning figure as if its going to be the start of a good dream that is if you stay on her good side. Her 'true' form is that of a mangled corpse with a ruined dress and ripped corset. The corset portion is ripped at the bottom allowing the viewer to see her nearly visible intestines as blood seeps from the cursed wound along with her throat gash become practical waterfall of black blood as each word is spoken. This form seems to appear only when she is either in a rage or if she is weakened enough that she can't sustain her 'natural' form.
Notable Skills/Abilities: Reflection: This allows her body to physically enter the reflection of either mirrors or water, although the second option is a bit risky.
Luck of the Draw: Has unnaturally good luck a majority of the time. Do not ever play cards or make wager with this Nightmare, chances are she will rig the odds in her favor.
Stealth: If enough reflective surfaces are available, she can become as invisible as a ghost just using her Reflection as her way of following someone. Has light enough feet to move without making noise in her physical form.
Reflexes: Seems to inherit a natural sense of balance about her person regardless of her situation. So maybe the myth that cats always land on their feet is true.
Power Description:
Mirror, Mirror: An extension of her ability Reflection, this where it can be particularly tricky for both Mary as well as her victim. This power allows her physically reach out of her reflective surface and grab the item/or unlucky person and slam them against the surface of the mirror/water. It is exceedingly dangerous for the victim as if they shatter the glass, they can find themselves bleeding from numerous glass fragments as well as the negative consequences of breaking a mirror. The sudden rush of bad luck can easily give Mary a boost of strength in her physical form. If the surface she is occupying is water, drowning is not a pleasant way to go. This power can also be used defensively as it allows her make a quit exit through mirrors if the odds are against her.
Shape-shifting: The mythos of two particular creatures have stood out to her as valuable for many purposes. The first creature she can assume the form of is an impossibly large black cat, that is about the size of medium sized dog. One could easily call it a panther, but that would be biologically incorrect. The cat form itself is mainly used for stealthier tactics or she wants to become blended in with the darkness of shadows. The only offensive capability this creature has unsettling large claws..which would become a burden very quickly as if anything becomes stuck between her sensitive toes her balance can be thrown off.
The second form she has can become multiple forms if she desires it, this form is purely for evasive tactics or scouting purposes. The form is that a raven, nothing unusual about it aside from the fact that it does not have a reflection of its own. If one were to see the raven's reflection, it would merely be that of Mary. Flying has its benefits in terms of scouting, however her form is extremely sensitive to ranged attacks. Her preferred evasive tactic if she finds herself being overwhelmed is to literally burst into an unkindness of ravens (Unkindness is the term for a flock of ravens), with numerous possible targets to attack, she can find herself only suffering minor wounds if any of her ravens die in action. Eventually she has to resemble to her Nightmare form within five minutes of forming the unkindness as to keep up that many forms can be very trying. Any longer than five minutes and she begins to suffer from the her mortal wounds reopening.
Absorption: She is an entity that survives off the bad luck of others, obviously there will be benefits to this power. With enough absorption she can maintain her powers for longer periods of time as well as maintain the vanity of chosen form. Another boon to this method is that her body is a pool of energy that is constantly stacking upon one another, giving her relatively fast healing gifts such as a paper cut will be completely sealed within thirty seconds. Actual flesh wounds can take longer and she must rest while the repairs are being to this form.
Coin Toss: Can easily form some of negative energy into the shape of a coin, which is cursed with bad luck. This coin can be passed to a selected target, which will amplify any superstitions that the person believes in resulting in consequences that could be fatal. An example of this would be crossing the path of black cat while walking on a pathway could result in you spraining your ankle etc.
Power Weakness:
Concentration: She has to have complete focus while using her method of transportation through reflections, if she distracted by anything unrelated to the task at hand, there can be consequences. One being slightly less dangerous, she is stuck behind the safety of a reflection in an safe house so to speak, the only major danger is if one were somehow manage to smash all mirrors or take away all reflections trapping her permanently behind her own trick. The second complication that can arise is that she is so off-balanced is that she unable to physically enter her desired reflection..possibly dooming her to an impossible fight.
Dependence: She is an entity that literally can wax and wane with flows of bad luck. If there is not enough negative karma for to absorb either from her gateways in the human world or that her victim is literally covered in good luck charms, her powers can easily be reduced to nothing rendering her to 'natural' form of a literally walking corpse or vapors of negative energy.
Fatigue: While in her shapeshifting forms, her instincts can merge with that of the actual animal mind. This can be troublesome as she has constantly subdue these instincts in order to accomplish her own ends, yet to subdue these urges it take mental prowess which can be draining on her energies. In order to combat this weakness she has to have a constant balancing act between the mind of Beast and Nightmare. To maintain these forms it is physically draining unless she gives into her wilder nature.
Equipment: Carries around an assortment of small mirrors such as hand mirrors or even using her make-up case as a direct line to the numerous reflections that she see in the immediate area.
Her only weapon that she has on her person is large fragment of a glass mirror with a specialized hand. The fragment is wielded like an impromptu dagger that has only one use to seriously main the target after one use. She can easily create more of these through breaking other local mirrors with a quick reflection and smashing it with a snap of her fingers.
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