Deathshadowed - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭.

Ruining every barrier until she gets to Wrath was both tiring and boring at the same time. What she haven't tried yet was the elevator, a bit too public for her liking along with her power being contained in a relatively small space. Still, Karma wanted to see her horse Villám as soon as possible, the shortcut should be worth it.

Death lurked here. The ghastly feeling breezed through her senses, her hands automatically flying to her revolvers. Someone exited close to her, and the doors closed the dimly lit crosshair scar following it visible in the tiny crack before it sealed. The volume and amount of light was searing in such small place, then the screaming. The coughing and suffocating. Like her parents' final moments. Trapped between dying demons, one of them was large enough to unintentionally almost fully shield her from the explosion of holy water.

The same holy water bombs she so far managed to avoid, but these came with a dreadful upgrade. Pain of the burn of her left leg barely registered when she had heard the dreadful creaking of metal signaling that toxins and holy water weren't the 'only' threat.

The gunslinger morphed into a swirling mass of shadows, using others' to travel with extreme speed and slither out of the damaged entrance. Karma materialized outside the ruins, a towering shadowy creature well over ten feet with viciously glowing crosshair and soulless silver eyes.

“ I̵̛̼ ̶̨͂̆A̵̧̳̫̔̍M̷̠̹̋̌̚ ̵̬͓͓̈́̅S̵͔͍̞͌̋̒T̸̙̹̈́́̚ͅI̸̬̮̙̽͛͂L̴̢̢̉͂̈L̷̨͙̘̒ ̶̜̆͋̓Ḁ̸̳̔̏͝Ḷ̷̊I̴͉̹͆̓͜V̵̳͆͗̒E̸̺̅͊ͅ ” the survivor howled into the echo of the destruction as a challenge to the coward who played with lives, families as they pleased

Heaven, Iowa

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@spxcesins

1/C with Striker (this actually doesn't have to be in an overly sexual/sensual way; him ending up cradling her face during a fight works just as well👀)

[ Teasing Gif Starters ] | Always Accepting!

Striker had pinned Karma onto the ground with his tail, making sure that she wasn’t going anywhere or retaliate with him. He finally got to her after they had a sort of fight, and he was going to have her. Clawed hands gently trail from her sides all the way up to her toned chest and collarbone, finally resting themselves against her face in an uncharacteristically gentle way. In a sense, he was cupping her face. He hissed lowly, a smirk on his smug and punchable face as a pair of neon yellow hues met with blazing emeralds.

“ Seems like ya got caught this time, didn’t ya, gunslinger~? ” “ Aww, don’t worry ‘bout fightin’ me anymore, I’m done with that... ” The imp cooed in a taunting manner, cupping her cheeks and leaning forward. His lips planted a small kiss on the front of her neck, barely grazing the skin all the way up to her chin. He was almost tempted to run his teeth over such a vital area, but he realized that it would be a bit too dangerous for both of them. Wouldn’t want her to get fatally injured now, not yet...He growled a bit in amusement, his voice more rugged as he spoke.

“ Mnhh... I feel yer pulse around my lips. So frantic and poundin’ fast, like a rabbit’s... Either you’re havin’ an adrenaline spike ‘cause of th’ fight, or yer really gettin’ off to somethin’ like this. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were, I sense it in ya, Karma- ”

@spirit-of-vengeance

Do you know who Karma resembles way too much?

@phoenixduelist , Pirate Captain Rozália Klára Véghváry, aka The Hungarian Devil.

Actually, my faceclaim choice for Karma (Miss Fortune) was entirely based on the vibes of how she's animated & only saw the striking resemblance later: face structure, eyes of course and part of how Karma styles her hair. The Captain's is chopped short, hers is messy but actually in a long braid.

They also rely the most on their weapons, the Captain is the grand duelist, Karma is an extraordinary marksman. Both of them have long, wiry fingers which help them in speed & injuring their hands is one of their worst fears. With Karma along with her vision.

And my faceclaim for Karma was purely accidental, without any intention to make her similar to Captain Rozy.

💀 Long before the whistling death became canon, I already wrote Karma whistling this , more upbeat yet not less sinister when she purposely draws out a kill by avoiding vital organs and slowly stalking after the terrified criminal. Proof:

💀 Karma is actually very talented in drawing, it's a small hobby, ranging from extreme precise sketches of revolver parts and anatomy to actual portraits. It calms her and allows her to get lost in a non dangerous activity.

💀 Her revolvers are called Salvation and Damnation because she's dramatic.

💀 Her special move is called Dance of Death. This is used as last resort when she's facing more opponents up to 12, as with her dual revolvers she has 12 bullets without reloading. She mentally marks the stances of all opponents, predicts their movement, firing order and possible way of their bullets before whirling out of her hiding place. Each pose minimizes the chance of getting shot, and with each change of movement two bullets are fired, two men drop dead. This is where her saying that she has 13 lives originates, 12 bullets to protect the final one residing in her.

💀 Karma is afraid, no terrified of fire. She is more tied to lightning, the scent of smoke is enough to send her into a silent panic attack and despite loathing the cold she will never sit too close to a fireplace. Her other deep fears include injuring her hands & sight and losing Vihar. Her horse is the only remaining family member of hers, she can't fail her as well.

💀 Most of Karma's scars, injuries are a result of her standing between Vihar and a knife/bullet/ even a bullwhip when a criminal was smart enough to catch on their deep emotional bond. The freshest one is a snakelike scar from a bullwhip.

💀 Due to her dad, Karma is actually half aristocrat. Not like she cares about it the slightest; the only indication of noble blood is her idle stance. It is an unconscious mirror of how her father used to hold himself: back straightened to almost impossible point, left arm behind it, right hand resting on the grip of in her case, revolver instead of hilt of a sword. Because of this, she also received quality education from him and later her uncle.

💀 Her curse/gift to escape death at the age of 6 left her hollow, aching inside as if she indeed had died. She tries to do everything possible to chase that feeling away and she's hopelessly addicted to adrenaline, the tightrope between life and death just to feel she's still alive.