Riful (Claymore)

In Hanel, a dying Raquel told Clare about her Awakened Being Hunting Party being captured by their quarry.

Clare, then, set out to rescue the party, abandoning her original quest to find Raki for the meantime.

Meanwhile, in an abandoned castle on Mount Zakol, Dauf tortured Jean and Katea, trying to force them to Awaken.

When Katea Awakened and failed to impress Dauf, Riful ordered Dauf to kill her while Jean looked in horror.

When Clare arrived at the "Witch's Maw," Riful noted her low Yoki.

She told Dauf that the intruder was useless and that he could just dispose of her.

Clare got captured by Dauf, but was later saved by Galatea.

Galatea tried to leave with Clare, but Dauf caused the entrance to collapse.

Dauf and Galatea clash, the high-ranking Claymore initially gaining the upper hand.

However, Riful appeared and caused the tide of the battle to change by informing Dauf on how to overcome Galatea's ability.

Galatea, then, ordered Clare to get Jean while she held off Dauf.

Clare successfully retrieved Jean, and in the ensuing battle, Dauf is overwhelmed by the three Claymores.

Just as Jean was about to decapitate Dauf, Riful intervened, ending the fight.

She decided she wanted to recruit the three to her army, but left them time in order to get stronger before turning them into her Awakened allies.

Riful also suggested that the only way to beat Isley was for the three to join her.

She later appeared before Isley after Luciela's defeat, warning him to not expand into her territory.

It was then she realized that there was something amiss regarding the story of Isley defeating Priscilla.

She noted that Priscilla was much stronger than either Isley or herself.

This was one of the few times where she showed real anger.

Riful has changed her focus to acquiring of Claymores skilled at sensing and manipulating Yoki.

She attempted to recruit Audrey and Rachel, but Clare, Miria, Helen and Deneve intervened.

She seemed pleased to see Clare was still alive and even asked how Jean and Galatea were, though she seemed slightly upset to hear of the death of Jean.

Afterwards, Riful managed to capture Renee.

She took Renee to her new base and ordered Dauf tear off her limbs, though Riful told her she would let her re-attach her limbs and let her go if she did as ordered.

Riful, then, showed Renee the merged bodies of Rafaela and Luciela and asked Renee to use Yoki-Manipulation to make them Awaken.

Renee asked Riful what she would do if the creature turned out to be stronger than her, to which Riful cheerily replied that she would kill it before it Awakened completely.

Renee managed to convince Riful to let her reattach her legs as she couldn't concentrate.

However, Riful became impatient when Renee took too long regenerating her legs and tried to hurry her along.

She was interrupted by Dauf Awakening in the castle to fight Clare.

She left Renee to scold Dauf, warning the warrior not to try and escape.

Riful began to fight with Clare but sensed Renee's Yoki disappearing.

She ordered Dauf to go after her but when he failed, she went after Renee herself, vowing to mince the Claymore to shreds for making a fool of her.

Soon after, Rafaela and Luciela Awakened, causing a large explosion of Yoki.

She turned back to her human form and seemed shocked at that the new Awakened Being's power kept increasing.

She told Dauf that her chances of beating it were at 50-50, but would lessen as time went by.

Dauf convinced her not to fight it and she decided that they should retreat.

They were then surrounded by Abyss Feeders, who manage to rip off Riful's left arm.

She used her hair to impale their heads but one managed to bite off the right side of her head.

Riful commented that they were the first to do such damage to her and that she would make them regret having such durable bodies.

Alicia and Beth arrived shortly after and told Riful that she was the next target they were to eliminate.

Riful Awakened and began to battle an Awakened Alicia but was unable to keep up with her.

Alicia's arms were easily able to slice through Riful's body.

Riful had to order Dauf to attack Beth, who she knew was performing Soul Link with Alicia, to try and give her an advantage.

This worked, slowing down Alicia's movements, but only for a short time.

The battle was interrupted when the new Awakened Being began firing projectiles.

The projectiles injured Dauf, causing Riful to reach out to him.

However, Riful herself got pierced by several projectiles in the process.

Due to the confusion, Riful managed to escape, reverting to her human form and dragging the injured Dauf to safety, but the Abyss Feeders quickly caught up and surrounded them.

One Abyss Feeder managed to bite off one of Riful's arms, and, too exhausted to regenerate, Riful focused on eliminating as many as she could but was soon overwhelmed.

Beth, however, had been hit by a projectile at this time, causing an Awakened Alicia to indiscriminately attack the remaining Abyss Feeders.

Alicia, reverted to her human form, reversing the Soul Link as Beth Awakened.

She engaged in battle with Riful and removed two more of the Abyssal One's limbs, causing the Riful to weep in anger at being defeated by "this fellow."

Just then, Riful realized that Soul Link was starting to fail and that Alicia was having difficulty maintaining Beth's consciousness.

Despite knowing that Alicia was vulnerable and having Dauf shout at her to finish her, Riful didn't move.

She sensed the Yoki of the person Beth was fighting and knew immediately it was Priscilla.

Alicia left Riful and Dauf in order to help her sister while Riful continued to "watch" from the sidelines.

After Priscilla killed both Alicia and Beth in quick succession, Riful was stunned, incapable of believing such a powerful creature could exist, and warned Dauf to run away as fast as he can.

He refused and immediately thereafter, the two were confronted by Priscilla herself.

When Dauf stubbornly threatened Priscilla, she effortlessly ripped his body to pieces.

Angered, Riful retaliated, only to have Priscilla punch her right hand through Riful's spine and shooting spikes within Riful's body.

Helen and Deneve later find her severely mutilated upper body, and she is assumed dead.

Much later, an animated lower body is seen ambling aimlessly towards Priscilla's location.

Ribbons similar to Riful's erupt from it and begins to form a humanoid shape.

The surviving Awakened Beings in Rabona quickly feel the Yoki the new being emanated, noting how it was similar to Riful's but somehow different.

The Being, who is shown to be similar to Riful in stature, appearance and abilities, is next seen confronting Priscilla herself, proclaiming its hatred for her.

Priscilla grasps the being by the head but is punched away with incredible force, surprising the observing Awakened Beings.

The Being begins to shoot rods similar to Dauf's projectiles, and then protects herself from Priscilla's own projectiles with her ribbon-like hair, similar to Riful's own.

The Awakened Beings note that the being was like Priscilla - that she was also one who surpassed the Abyssal Ones.

Engaging in a fierce battle with Priscilla, the Being began to gain the upper hand by absorbing her opponent's attacks.

It appeared to the onlookers that the being was an even match for Priscilla after she was shown drawing power from the remnants of the Destroyer.

After it looked like the battle had been decided when the Being punctured Priscilla's head, Priscilla calmly brushed aside her attacks and transformed.

The ensuing battle did not last long before the claymore-wielding Priscilla dispatched her foe.

Just what the being that appeared from Riful's corpse is has yet to be seen, but it can be assumed that it is somehow related to Riful and her lover, Dauf, due to the similarities in its appearance, abilities and hatred of Priscilla, their murderer.

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