Post by Z451 on Feb 18, 2014 19:04:28 GMT
Teresa
She guessed that her parents named her after one of the Twin Goddesses of Love.
In her dreams, she remembered having black hair, which she believed was her best feature.
At some point in her life, she was sold to the Organization by the people she trusted.
It wasn't clear whether it was her family or the town she was from, but this betrayal left her permanently scarred.
During her Claymore training, she was called a "problem child" by her handler for her routine escapes from the Organization.
It was during one of her escape attempts that she met Rafaela in a Yoma-infested forest.
As a Claymore, Teresa was a cold-blooded killer who cared for no one, performing her assignments in a blase manner and loved to frighten clients with horror stories.
She outwardly appeared to be obedient, but she was not above keeping some secrets from the Organization, and she even had her own suspicions about their dubious actions.
Teresa was immediately ranked as a single-digit warrior upon completing her training.
She then participated in the mission to slay Hysteria, Claymore No. 1 at the time, who had reached her limits but didn't send a black card to anyone and likewise refused execution.
The mission took place on Rockwell Hill.
Hysteria, with her unmatched speed, slaughtered the many warriors sent to kill her.
Teresa, however, managed to critically injure Hysteria, taking away her speed advantage.
Hysteria was eventually slain by Rosemary, who was No. 4 of that time.
Some time later, Teresa overtook Rosemary as Claymore No. 1.
Since then, Rosemary held a grudge against Teresa and secretly plotted to kill her.
Rosemary Awakened and then sent her black card to Teresa via Orsay in an attempt to lure her to a secluded location and then finish her off.
Despite her initial confusion as to why the former No. 1 warrior would send her black card, Teresa went to Godahl Plateau to meet up with Rosemary.
Rosemary's intentions immediately became clear to Teresa and the two engaged in battle, with Rosemary assuming her Awakened form and apparently gaining the upper hand.
However, Teresa easily wrenched herself free from her grasp and proceeded to release 10% of her Yoki.
Rosemary briefly faltered at the size of Teresa's Yoki, but she was unable to dwell on it as she was immediately slain.
On her way back, Teresa encountered Orsay and lied about the events that took place, saying Rosemary did not Awaken and died a splendid death worthy of a former No. 1.
In the village of Theo, Teresa sensed the Yoki of seven Yoma.
After killing six, she spotted the seventh hiding behind a young girl.
After killing the Yoma, Teresa discovered that the girl was kept as its prisoner and toy for quite some time.
Despite rebuffs to the mysterious girl's attempts at affection, the girl persisted.
She followed Teresa through the wilderness and despite Teresa's initial annoyance, she eventually became fond of the young girl.
Teresa named the girl Clare, after the Twin Goddesses of Love, Clare and Teresa, and Clare mutely affirmed that it was indeed her name.
A few nights before Teresa had a run in with some bandits, where she accidentally cut off one bandit's hand, the rest of the bandits soon revealed themselves afterwards where the leader states the cardinal rule: "that Claymores couldn't kill humans," implying that they could do anything to her without fear of being killed.
Teresa then smiles and tells them: "Is that all?" and proceeded to show them her terrible wound, telling them she would gladly "have fun with all of them," though the state of her body ultimately drives them away.
The bandit who had his hand cut off then tracks down Teresa and attempts to rape her.
Teresa then states that he saw her body and that he wouldn't gain any pleasure from raping her, but the bandit then replies it was to humiliate her.
Afterwards Clare appears and attacks the bandit with a wooden stick, only to be beaten.
At this moment, Teresa intervenes and argue with the bandit about the rule that Warriors cannot kill humans or they will be hunted down by the Organization.
Teresa then says that follow the rules are by her to decide.
The bandit then run away.
Clare awakens Teresa's lost compassion, leading Teresa to say: "This little girl, who's not even half my size... taught me that tears can flow even from these silver eyes."
From that point onwards, Teresa began openly displaying her affection for Clare without holding back.
However, she decided to leave Clare with foster parents in Rokut, believing a normal life would be best for the young girl.
Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, the village was raided by a group of bandits, the same group that was encountered outside of Theo.
Teresa rushed back to save Clare and, seeing the latter's bloodied form, flew into a fit of rage.
She killed all the bandits, breaking the cardinal rule that a Claymore should never kill humans, no matter what the circumstances.
By breaking the Organization's cardinal rule, Teresa became a target for execution.
At the execution site, instead of accepting her punishment, Teresa disabled all five of the Claymores tasked to slay her.
She calmly said that she had found a reason to live—Clare.
Priscilla (Claymore No. 2), Irene (No. 3), Noel (No. 5) and Sophia (No. 4) were then summoned to execute Teresa.
Teresa defeated them easily but considered killing Priscilla, noting the monstrous potential the younger Claymore possessed.
However, Clare had softened her warrior heart.
Thus, she spared Priscilla and left the town with Clare in tow.
Priscilla, her idealist views shattered, went into a fit and pursued Teresa, seeking revenge.
Priscilla released over 70% of her Yoki and attacked in blind rage.
However, she still lost to Teresa, who released a mere 10% of her Yoki.
Priscilla then passed her limit and begged Teresa to euthanize her before she fully Awakened.
Teresa sympathized with her and agreed to end her suffering.
Priscilla, however, saw that Teresa had let her guard down and took this as a chance to attack, cutting off Teresa's hands before decapitating her.
This cast some doubt as to whether Priscilla deliberately lured in Teresa to strike her down when she was least expecting it.
After this, Priscilla completely Awakened.
Clare later decided on using the Organization as a means of revenge.
She carried Teresa's head back into town and wandered, searching for a man-in-black.
Upon meeting/finding Rubel, she demanded that Teresa's flesh and blood be put inside her own body, thus, beginning Clare's quest for vengeance.
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