Among all curses, all artifacts and ancient magic, there is no item quite so nefarious as the Skull Heart.
A rock totem shaped like a skull and wreathed in cyan fire, it is capable of granting the wish of any girl or woman, no matter how big or small. And it can, and will: but with a caveat. If the wisher's heart is not pure, or if her wish is selfish, the wisher becomes a monster that not even Hell can contain.
Her body becomes an animated corpse, her torso hollow so that the Heart may blaze within and whisper into her mind, utter its pleas for death and destruction. The skeletal remains of the dead rise from the ground to heed her every call, and those slain by her hand immediately join the tide. What cannot be killed is consumed by veins of cyan flame, leaving nothing behind.
This monster is known by all as a Skullgirl, harbinger of devastation. Entire countries can trace their devastation to the unimpeded rampages of Skullgirls past, who were only silenced once finally slain. Death of the host, however, is never the end: when the current Skullgirl expires, the Skull Heart falls from her crumbling torso, whispering its promised wishes to all who behold it.
Those who refuse the offer of a wish will simply make the Heart disappear, waiting seven patient years before it appears again, somewhere in the world.
There is no known way to stop the cycle permanently.
What happens when, for the first time in history, a child takes the Heart?
Cut deep by the world's cruelty and driven to desperation, young Marie Korbel wished for the strength to fight humanity's evils.
She would not let there be any more innocent victims of greed and brutality. Her best friend would be the very last person to suffer.
Even as the flames and the voices scalded her body and mind, Marie did not waver.
Instead she turned her newly-red gaze forward, and sought to exact her judgment on the world she knew.
She began small, beginning with criminals that the law failed to punish. They were mere practice, torn easily to shreds before their remains joined the undead. Next came the corruption that dwelt within the law and the government itself... which lead her down the trail of a powerful mafia.
And to all looking on, it was a strange spectacle. Unheard of was a Skullgirl that explicitly avoided hurting innocents or causing widespread destruction: her thralls of undead ignored passerby, and when rubble fell, she flung it away before it struck bystanders.
Instead she chose very specific targets, using her sheer power and numbers to get her way.
Then, before any specialized forces or soldiers could try to fight her, she would disappear into the night.
Marie did not heed the intrusive, blazing thoughts that tugged at her sleeve.
It hurt, everything hurt, made her want to lash out just like the Heart wanted her to-- but in all childish stubbornness, she persisted.
With her power exponentially expanding and her undead hordes amassing, the Medici mafia would not survive. Every last one would perish.
She would not give up until she found the people who took Patricia away, and cleansed the world of their filth.
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Marie has a minion!
the Skull Matter
the Skull Matter
Marie
Legacy Name: Bloody Marie
The Reborn Pherret
Owner: Marine
Age: 10 years, 4 months, 1 week
Born: December 25th, 2013
Adopted: 10 years, 4 months, 1 week ago
Adopted: December 25th, 2013
Statistics
- Level: 5
- Strength: 13
- Defense: 13
- Speed: 10
- Health: 12
- HP: 12/12
- Intelligence: 0
- Books Read: 0
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Unemployed
Pet Treasure
Stone Skull Totem
Blazing Rogue Ember
Retro Vacuum
Blue Escaped Aura
Mori Spirits
Skull
Grave Reminder
Omen New Era Witch Doctor Skull
Unnervingly Cheery Skull
Lost Man
Fungus-Infested Skull
Twitching Skeleton Prop
Bonedancer
Begbones
Dead Flesh Fisher
Skullface Bunny
Aura of Mortal Terror
Torch Bearer Torch
Kumos Skull Faceguard
Dragarth Skull Faceguard
Hauntling
Tiny Harbinger
Skullion
Blazing Skull Sticker
Stolen Rotten Arm
Cursed Mini-Skull Stickers
Bones
Stolen Pieces of Bone
Loose Rictus Teeth
Marquesa Rose Signet
Lich Lord Conjuration Ring
Lingering Scrap
Blue Tinged Haunted Crystal
Banshee Sleepless Night
Smoking Doomsday Rubble
Shattered Hourglass
Diary of a Skeleton
Cardiac Cycle
Mutated Heart
Gourd Witch Rose Skull
Calavera Bride Single Red Rose
Red Peony
Ruinous Enchanted Hexbloom
Death Perfume
Rotten Blush
Black Flower Basket
Black Vanity Rose Brush
Black Beaded Rose Headpiece
Pale Rosea Drape
Black Lolita Headband
Dark Lace Bow
Black Ribboned Cameo Collar
Fancy Black Collar
White Lace Rose
Calaca Groom Skull Cufflinks
Black Double Layered Skirt
Long Black Tulle Skirt
Elegant Lady Victorian Ball Gown
White Sweetie Ribbon
Crimson Orb Necklace
Heartless Unlucky Bunny Plushie