Maya's Illusion

*holds Maya and Minerva*

"Two futures came together,"

'Ah,' Maya stares up at the numbers flashing on the screen, 'I'm going to lose,'

She glances at Willow, who looks out of breath. They had looked scared through the entire performance. But at the same time...

Maya thinks Willow's singing was their way of saying goodbye. A way to bid farewell to their sister. Minerva would have called that braver than a normal performance. Maya thinks she understands that now,

....Maya thinks Riley would be proud of Willow. She seemed like that kind of person.

She sees a gun being lifted in the corner of her eyes, the red light blinking slowly. She's going to die, she knows this.

Did she have any regrets? Should she have fought more?

...What was she even singing for?

Most of the human pets sang to win, or to survive. Some sang for the sake of others, for the people they lost.

But Maya....Maya had been singing because that's what she knew she had to do. And there was nothing else she could do. Nothing else she wanted to do.

Did she ever really have a dream? Or an opinion? or was she just always going foward without a thought, walking on a path already dug out for her?

...Maya doesn't think Minerva would have been proud of her. If Minerva was still alive to seewhat had become of Maya, she would look at her with that same look in her eyes she always had when Maya struggled to do what she could do so easily.

She misses Minerva. Maybe wherever death will take her will lead her to wherever Minerva is.

Maya felt happy. She couldn't wait to see her sister again.

Maya looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't look all that different, in her own opnion. Her hair was still tied in the same style she had adorned since she came to Anakt Garden (Though it was longer). Her dress was long and white, mostly plain. Her Guardian, Echidna always liked this style, for some reason. And lastly, her face still felt blank, blonde strands framing it.

She smiled. It looked wrong.

Is this what Minerva feared? Is that why she tried to run?

...should Maya try to run too-

"Please make your way towards the stage," a crackling voice called out. Maya looked at the speaker blankly, before she stood and began to walk.

It was too late to change her mind now, she had already resigned to this fate. Most of them did. It wasn't like they could escape.

She walked to the platform, and waited. After a moment, she could see her opponent; Willow.

Maya stared, and stared. Willow had never been one to talk much, and neither was she. But there was something familiar about their expression...

Ah.

"You still miss her..."

Willow glanced back and her and admitted that was the case. It felt familiar...not just from the garden...but before that.

...Of course...Maya still misses her. She wonders, would Minerva be proud of her right now?

She feels herself being raised to the stage and silently smiles.

'Probably not,'

ALSO, SHE FINALLY HAS EYES!!

Maya is a part of the 40th Anakt Garden, and currently does not seem to have any close friends for the time being. (Please feel free to make your ocs her friends.)

PERSONALITY

She is a quiet girl, who likes to observe everything around her and make her own conclusions. She is remarkably good at analysing others.

She always wears a smile, which is small but visible enough. If one tries to talk to her, they will that Maya will often push the comversation to you, orefering to listen rather than talk.

Maya seems friendly and kind on the surface, but in reality, she feels alot more numb to everything happening around her. She doesn't find herself having strong reactions, nor emotions. Despite this, she is good at pretending to have the strong emtoions others seem to have.

However, this does not mean she lacks kindness. She will help, and advise when she can, but mostly keep to herself.

BACKSTORY

Maya had been in the system for as long as she could remember. She may have friends and family, but none that she could remember clearly. All that's left is vague memories. She couldn't care less for those memories long gone.

She was adopted around the age of 10, by an Alien called Echidna. Echidna was the type fo alien who loked to dress up her human pets and flaunt them off at parties and such. (A bit like Sua and Luka's Guardians). Echidna had become interested with Maya, after seeing a specific look in her eyes.

At one of these parties, Maya met another girl called Minerva. Minerva was a older girl, who liked to tease Maya in the way an older sister would. They grew closer and closer at these parties, with Maya unconciously staying close to the girl.

Minerva is actually the one who taught Maya to whistle really loudly. Its a talent that Maya carried on for years.

Suddenly, it was announced that Minerva had gone missing, and Maya wasn't able to grow close to anyone else in the time that it took for her to get into Anakt Garden.

ANAKT GARDEN RELATED LORE

Maya knows the truth about Anakt Garden. She knows what lies after death is unknown, and its not as glorious as the Guardians paint it to be. She also does not mind it. She does not hate singing, but she does not have a strong talent for it either.

CLOTHES

"Watcha doing there?" a voice called out.

Maya looked up to lay her eyes on a taller women. She wasn't dressed nearly as elegantly as the other human pets, only wearing a simple sleeved black dress.

Maya couldn't help but feel comfortable around her...How strange. The other pet smiled at her, despite her lack of a response. Her hair, crudely tied back, had her curls falling in her face.

"Who are you?" Maya smiled said, tilting her head slightly.

The lady's smile only widened, "I'm Minerva. It's nice to meet you, kid."

Maya frowned at that, and Minerva raised an eyebrow questioninly. She simply said, "I'm not a kid,"

But Minerva didn't seem to take her seriously. She only looked amused, "How old are you, kid?"

"...10," Maya said, in a slow tone. She must sound silly to older girl, but it was true. Maya hadn't been a kid in a long time.

"Mm, alright then," Minerva shrugged, still smiling, "I guess you're not a kid,"

"...No, I'm not," Maya repeated, "I'm not a kid,"

"Sure, you're not," Minerva grinned, looking at her mischievously, "And I'm not a human pet,"

"I'm-!" Maya doesn't remember what else she had said that night.

All she knew is that she had woken up later that night, her own head resting on Minerva's shoulder. She felt...she felt safe.

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