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| “ | I'm currently trying to publish my manga but... none of the local publishers liked my work... I'm trying to improve it, but I'm suffering from a lack of ideas... *sighs* My life's difficult kid... I'm something called a lamia, we're snake people meant to live in the wild but thanks to a bunch of hunters, I live with you guys. And... it's really difficult... everyone's either afraid of me, or they think I'm some filthy snake woman... I write manga in a hope to distract myself and succeed, prove I'm not a monster... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa about her life. |
Zephixa Scaleton is the main protagonist of Monsters Among Humanity. She is a timid but kind lamia who lived among humans her whole life, who as a result, faced lots of discrimination. She wanted to publish manga to get her ideas out to the world, and also wishes to prove that she’s not a heartless monster.
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Personality[]
Zephixa is a timid and shy lamia, often feeling anxious about situations and finding it difficult to talk to others. She has anxiety, and while at first she greatly suffers from it, she later learns to try and live around it. She is scared to get angry at others, as she doesn’t want to be feared by others, or seen as a monster. She can get very emotional, and is also quite sensitive.
Although she may be anxious, she is a very kindhearted girl deep down. She is shown to be very compassionate, accepting and empathetic towards others, even those who she doesn’t get along with. She tries her best to be friendly and get along with others, and will offer her undying support. She is also pretty selfless, as she is willing to protect and help others, and was even willing to die so Derek wouldn’t hurt tons of innocent people.
She also is very determined, as even though she had a few moments of almost giving up, she continued to pursue her dream of becoming a manga artist, from middle school all the way into her adulthood, she didn’t give up in the long run. She also didn’t give up when she was fighting against Derek, being determined to save her village, and to protect Cassie and Miyuki from suffering a painful death at the hands of Derek. She was determined to prove she wasn’t a heartless monster, and it paid off in the end.
Heroic Deeds[]
- When Cassie had an allergic reaction to garlic powder that was put in her food, she rushed over to her side and tried to help her breathe and remain calm.
- She saved a child from being hit by a truck.
- She tried to intervene with a mugging, standing up for someone who was being mugged. Thanks to her, the victim managed to escape as the muggers turned their attention on her.
- She allowed Miyuki to stay with her in her hotel room, because she was homeless and lonely.
- When she saw that Cassie was actually a vampire, she didn’t tell anyone, comforted her about it and promised to protect her secret. She lived up to her promise, as before Cassie exposed herself, she successfully kept it a secret. (GOODNESS ZONE)
- Keep in mind that this is the first time she saw Cassie in over four years, and before that, Cassie was a bully towards Zephixa, which makes this even more admirable.
- Thanks to this, Zephixa and Cassie became friends,
- She (alongside Cassie and Miyuki) performed in Charlotte’s concert as dancers despite her anxiety, trying to help open people’s eyes about accepting non-humans, as the song was to do with acceptance. Even when Charlotte dragged her on stage despite her promise to keep her behind a screen, she kept going.
- She let Miyuki travel home with her to America and stay with Joshua.
- When Cassie was exposed as a vampire, she stood up for her and protected her from Midnight, who was trying to kill her. After the fled, she stuck by Cassie’s side the entire time.
- When Cassie asked Witch to turn them back into humans, Zephixa reminded her not to be ashamed of herself. She then told Cassie that the choice was her own, but also let her know she was going to be there for her, and comforted her.
- When Derek threatened her to come back to her village or else he would blow up part of her village, she decided to go over, aware that Derek wanted to kill her, but was willing to die for the safety of others. (GOODNESS ZONE)
- When she found out that Derek was going to blow up the houses anyway, she fought against Derek to get the remote off him.
- She defused several bombs that were inside houses, and freed countless people from being barricaded in their own homes, saving them from being blown up. (GOODNESS ZONE)
- She defeated Derek Hunter, stopping him from brutally killing Cassie and Miyuki, and preventing him from hurting anyone ever again. (GOODNESS ZONE)
- Even though it was admirable, she felt remorse for having to kill him, even though Derek absolutely deserved it.
- She helped Charlotte show society that monsters weren’t bad people, and that non humans could live among humans, which inspired vampires to come out and tons of monsters, such as lamias, began moving in with humanity.
Quotes[]
| “ | Alright... Middle school... If I just be nice to people... Then maybe I can fit in! Hope it's better then my primary school... *slithers forward, weakly smiling* | „ |
| ~ Zephixa at her first day of middle school. |
| “ | (Nicole: *looks and laughs* Wow, what shitty ass manga!) (Cassie: You... really expected to be a manga artist?) Yes! Ok?! I'm sick of you two and your gang constantly ridiculing me everywhere I go! Why can't you just leave me alone... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa being bullied by Nicole and Cassie. |
| “ | It's just... *sighs* I was just born a monster... in a society of humans. I have weird pointy ears, hideous eyes, a long snake tail for legs... I'm just a filthy snake in the eyes of everyone... how am I going to be a good manga artist, if I'm just a monster in the eyes of everyone else? How am I going to even live low profile and normally as Cassie puts it? Even when we walk out in public, people stare at me, their all afraid of me... the world isn't designed with lamias in mind, because I'm the only one! I'm just an outcast... it's all i'll ever be... *looks down, and more tears drop down* | „ |
| ~ Zephixa after her last day of middle school went absolutely horribly. |
| “ | What... the hell... is wrong with you... DID YOU PUT GARLIC POWDER IN HER FOOD?! (Nicole: Uhhh-) It's one thing to bully someone, but it's ANOTHER THING TO FUCK WITH SOMEONES ALLERGIES!!! *hisses, then calms herself down* You don't deserve her... Despite how badly you treat her, she stuck around you... I hope she re-evaluates her choices. I really hope so. For her own good... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa, furious at Nicole after she spiked Cassie’s food. |
| “ | Easy, easy! I'm not going to hurt you... *lets go of the kid* Are you... lost? (Kid: *nods*) I... I'm lost too, but in a different way to you. (Kid: How?) Well... I'm currently trying to publish my manga but... none of the local publishers liked my work... I'm trying to improve it, but I'm suffering from a lack of ideas... *sighs* My life's difficult kid... I'm something called a lamia, we're snake people meant to live in the wild but thanks to a bunch of hunters, I live with you guys. And... it's really difficult... everyone's either afraid of me, or they think I'm some filthy snake woman... I write manga in a hope to distract myself and succeed, prove I'm not a monster... but I don't know how to go on... (Kid: Isn't manga Japanese?) It originates from there, yeah... (Kid: You think you could go to Japan and try to get it published there? Or maybe get some more inspiration!) I was thinking that... but what if they hate me even more there? To them I'd be a monster and a tourist...( Kid: Japan has cat people in it! Why would they hate snake people?) Your right, Japan sounds great! Maybe I should stop worrying... I apologise, I have something called anxiety... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa getting inspiration after talking to the kid she saved. |
| “ | Uhh excuse me... why are you tapping my tail? (Neko: Gah! *jumps back pretty high in the air, then lands on her two feet* Wait, wait wait! Don't beat me with a stick please! I just found your tail really fascinating...) My... what?( Neko: The way it moves, it feels like it's something to catch!) Well, uhhh... I'm not food... (Neko: Oh I didn't mean it like that! Say... What are you?) I'm a l-lamia... My name is Zephixa Scaleton...( Neko: Ah... I'm a Neko. My name is Miyuki Nekolia! Everyone thinks I'm weird, but I think everyone else is weird.) Yeah... people think I'm weird too... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa meeting Miyuki. |
| “ | W-Well... it's about... uhh... *inhales to try and counter her worries* It's about a bunch of sirens trying to disguise themselves as humans, to try and escape their oppressive siren queen, who is threatening to conquer the entire ocean... I'm sorry if it sounds bad! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa explaining what her manga is about. |
| “ | W-What on earth?! She's never showed this much emotion before, the Cassie I remember was much colder, more cynical and quite mean... she never showed her emotions... could she have been suppressing them this whole time? This is a lot to take in, maybe I should... wait no... wait yes... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa’s thoughts after seeing Cassie break down after she saw her vampire wings. |
| “ | Your not alone... I'll be here if you want... I could also go if I'm making you uncomfortable... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa comforting Cassie. |
| “ | Yeah... They say a lot of mean things... I'm a lamia so that's a start for them... plus I'm autistic, and a l-lesbian... so that's 3 things people will target me for... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa explaining why people discriminate against her. |
| “ | It's ok... I understand and forgive you... You suffered so much at such a young age... (Cassie: H-How could you forgive me so easily?) I feel like we're not so different... I may have survived being out in the open, but well... Most people think I'm some m-monster living among humans who's gonna go s-savage, even though I don't wanna h-hurt anyone... I don't feel like I belong here, that's why I wanna be a manga artist, I wanna be someone who matters, who belongs and can make people happy! I mean, there was a fictional axolotl manga artist people loved, w-would a lamia one be so bad? It seems a lot of humans are nastier towards non humans, and I don't get it... (Miyuki: They don't like what they don't understand, in fact it scares them... Humans are pretty scary themselves, especially when their terrified on the inside...) What I'm saying is... Cassie, you being a vampire puts us in a similar boat... it's not common that there's another non-human... You did mean things, but I know your not a bad person... you are a good person deep down, and I know it! I think we could be great friends... What do you say? | „ |
| ~ Zephixa forgiving Cassie. |
| “ | I'm sorry if it's too much, you can drop out if you want... I just want a chance to not be hated, and I think Charlotte may help us out here... And my anxiety... it causes a lot of issues, and I've tried seeing help but not many are willing to take a lamia in... So I want to try and get more confident... and besides, I'm not gonna be seeing the crowd, I'll be just behind the screens! I'll try to imagine it's something else... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa on why she agreed to perform at Charlotte’s concert. |
| “ | (Charlotte: So, are you excited?) I mean... I'm really nervous, but I'm also hoping to overcome my fears, I'm sick of even talking about them... I also hope this helps people see non humans as equals. Just in case one day more races that aren't humans come to love among humanity, and not just be seen as monsters! I'd really like to see peace... I believe humans are just scared of us, not cruel. (Charlotte: Alright, I see! What do you plan to do after?) I wanna publish my manga. I've been talking to my publisher I just found in Japan, and we might actually be able to make this work! I'm really excited to get my work out... I really hope I do well, so I can get my imagination out for the world to see, and people can stop hating me... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa before Charlotte’s concert starts. |
| “ | So I came here for nothing... All this time, I was getting ideas, all for my only publisher to get into an accident and be unable to publish anything... I failed... I guess I'll work at the Serpents Shack for the rest of my life, and be called a monster every 2 seconds... But hey, sometimes things are too good to be true... *then she smacks herself* Augh, I'm being so selfish! Someone got into an accident and I'm thinking about myself again... I really am a monster... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa’s thoughts after she finds out her publisher got into a coma. |
| “ | A lot happened... and well... I made friends with a neko, managed to find and befriend Cassie Sidero, and I performed in a concert... (Joshua: YOU PERFORMED IN A CONCERT? How did you... do that?) Charlotte Mythic, if you've heard of her... she hired me and my new friends... But those are pretty much the only good elements of my trip... (Joshua: What happened?) I couldn't do my m-manga... I found a nice publisher but... *starts crying again* H-He got into an accident and a coma... and I feel so self centred for being upset... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa venting to Joshua about feeling like a failure. |
| “ | Wait, uhh I meant your wrong about this being goodbye! We loved spending time with you too, Miyuki... So I talked to daddy, and we agreed... You could come with us! My dad is a really nice person, and he's a nature biologist! I'm sure you two can get on well! And you can visit us whenever you like! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa offering Miyuki to come back to America with her. |
| “ | Ah... Well, Cassie has had a... difficult life. She lost her family when she was nine, and she's always felt like she didn't belong, so she tried to fit in with the crowd while keeping low key... She was always scared that if people found out more about her, and her secret hobbies, that people would judge and scorn her, perhaps hurt her... We used to butt heads a lot, as she at first thought I was weird, and wasn't very nice to me, so people wouldn't pay attention to her... But then, I saw her, hurting... I reached out, and she turned out to be a nice girl deep down, just... terrified of the outer world. She realised she was wrong to treat me badly, and we became good friends! She's been protective, helpful and supportive. She learned to accept... and that's why she's in the dance. She may be a human, but she felt unwanted, like me and Miyuki. She's my best friend... *slightly blushes* | „ |
| ~ Zephixa about Cassie. |
| “ | It's ok... I'll try. *directly faces the teens, and her heart starts to race* Y-You know... It's one thing to call me that... But insulting my friends too? That's it... *inhales, and stands up higher* Can you just stop it already? Society slowly changes overtime to be more inclusive, and better for everybody, and yet your still in the past. Your not "hip" or "cool" by spreading hate, so just cut it out already! One day, there's gonna be more people like us out there, and we'll get treated as good as humans. Until then, I'm not taking your shit. I've dealt with it my whole life, and thanks to some lessons I've been taught, I'm going to learn to stand up for myself. | „ |
| ~ Zephixa standing up for herself against two teens. |
| “ | Ughhh... Am I... No, I can't let people tell me I can't do it, I'm tired of people telling me I'm not good enough, that I don't belong, that I'm a monster... *clenches her fists* I'm a nice girl, I'm not evil. I want people to acknowledge that and see me for who I am really... *snaps suddenly and screams at the top of her lungs* I'M SICK OF BEING DEMONISED!!! *raises her arm and is about to swipe her shelf, but then holds herself back* ... That's what they would want... they'd want me to act like that. They want me to lose control of myself. No... NO! NO GIVING UP! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa in her room, fighting against her inner demons. |
| “ | Hey, just want to say... Going to Japan was the best decision I've ever made... Before going, I was always so... scared and anxious. I've always felt a scared feeling when trying to stand up against someone... When I yelled at Nicole in the cafeteria in high school, my heart was racing, and I didn't mean to look scary, as in the end, everyone kept away from me... Which is why I didn't feel like doing it much, I didn't wanna scare people away from me, and I had thoughts of being attacked by the police if I ever acted up... I don't like being yelled at, I really don't like confrontation... But, I realised that if people would keep using me as their punching bag, then I wouldn't feel any better. Then I went to Japan, and people were much nicer to me there! I found Miyuki, a fellow loner, and then I saw you in the toilets. You went from someone I was scared of, to someone I felt safe around, and someone who cared about me. I feel like I can tell you anything now. (Cassie: *blushes* I mean, you can... But I'm not as cool as you think.) When Charlotte asked me to perform, I felt anxious as hell, but... I wanted to do it. I wanted to take the step up, risk having a panic attack on stage, to help my confidence. You guys really didn't have to tag on, but you did. Even though being dragged on in front of everyone was scary, it felt necessary. I don't think I would've been able to stand up to those jerks yesterday if not for Japan boosting my confidence. I really thank you, Miyuki and Charlotte for everything... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa reflecting on her Japan Trip. |
| “ | S-Stop! J-Just because I'm not a h-human, it d-doesn't mean I'm a m-monster... W-What do you have against us?! Why do you like hurting us so much... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa trying to stand up to Derek. |
| “ | MIDNIGHT, STOP!!! SHE ISN'T HURTING ANYONE! PLEASE!!! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa to Midnight after Cassie exposes herself. |
| “ | H-Hey, my names Zephixa! I haven't met a fellow lamia before... (Kissaia: Yeah, I heard you were raised among those... humans... and now your here. Your wearing covers, show me your eyes...) Uhh... (Kissaia: Oh... oh my... Your... Your Nesusi's child... Shame she couldn't raise you... But it's great your alive...) Do you... uhh... hate me? (Kissaia: No, no. Your a victim too, along with your friends... Humans, I used to think they were hot shit. But that was me being childish... Those hunters, really destroyed my faith in them. And hearing what the cat girl said... Almost everyone treated you like shit.) | „ |
| ~ Zephixa meeting Kissaia, and the first time she ever met another lamia. |
| “ | I know... but humans aren't all bad! There's Joshua, the serpents shack people, Charlotte... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa to Kissaia on that not all humans are bad. |
| “ | She's right, Cassie... Remember what we talked about on the roof? On how you mentioned you weren't ashamed of who you were... (Cassie: I know, Zeph... *more tears and her voice gets sad* but I'm gonna die if I go back because of it... I wanna be proud and not give a shit! But it's hard, when the punishment for being myself is death. I just don't know what to do... Witch, can't you please do it? Make me a human? If Zeph and Miyuki don't wanna be humans, good for them... But I can't survive out there as a vampire! And I couldn't bear to change my identity and start again... *sits down on a chair and starts crying into her hands*) *hugs cassie* We'll get through this... I promise... The decision is your own, just know that I'm here for you. | „ |
| ~ Zephixa comforting Cassie. |
| “ | I'm going. You guys don't have to... (Cassie: ARE YOU CRAZY?! *clings onto zephixas arm* YOU'LL DIE, HE'LL KILL YOU! I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!!) He's gonna blow up the village if I don't, and Heather is gonna torture Charlotte even more... Besides, it would be best for me to die then anyone else... (Cassie: Y-You think that monster is gonna hold up his end of the bargain?! The gangster might, but Derek? NO...) But I can't let him kill them! If he tries anything... I'll... do my best... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa being willing to go back to the village so Derek doesn’t blow up houses, even if it means she dies. |
| “ | I could go for the bombs, but Derek could easily blow up areas I go into, so that would be too risky... I need to take Derek out, it's the only way to save my village! But if I approach, he could detonate... I need to be smart here and get that remote off him! He won't listen to reason, so I have to be quick about this... This is frightening but I have no choice, it's life of death here! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa’s thoughts before fighting Derek for the remote. |
| “ | (Derek: W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!) I'm getting rid of the monster that's among humanity... I'M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE... NO MATTER WHAT, I'LL PURSUE MY DREAMS OF WRITING MANGA, AND PROTECT MY FRIENDS... I DREAM OF AN ACCEPTING SOCIETY, WHERE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WON'T HURT ANYONE!!! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa before killing Derek. |
| “ | O-Oh my... What... What have I done... (Miyuki: Z-ZEPHIXA! OH MY, YOUR COVERED IN BLOOD!!! ARE YOU OK?!) ... I just killed someone... *tears well in her eyes* H-How am I gonna live with this... (Cassie: You did the right thing... You killed him for a reason, he just couldn't be allowed to live and cause more trouble.) I-I don't know... *starts crying* I-I broke my promise I wouldn't hurt a human... I'm now a monster, as everyone else told me... I was meant to be a pacifist, b-but I k- | „ |
| ~ Zephixa feeling remorse for killing Derek. |
| “ | Well, I actually want to thank you for that... pulling me on stage taught me things the hard way. Honestly, if not for that, I don't know if I would've been able to face Derek like I did... Anxiety isn't something that just goes away, it's something I need to live with and try to work around it. I've learned a lot... | „ |
| ~ Zephixa to Charlotte. |
| “ | Thanks for reading my story. And to answer your question that you've all had since I first hatched, "How would a lamia living among humans turn out?" Well, it was a rough, bumpy and stressful ride with many tears, but it ended up improving society as a whole! Acceptance is always the right choice in the end, regardless of others differences. It can lead to a whole chain of positive events to just accept one person and let them in your life. I would like to thank everyone who accepted me. Oh, remember the underground lamia and vampire society? Some of them moved to live among humans, so hey, I don't feel like the odd one out anymore! So for any readers, if someone is different then everyone else, in any way at all, I would advise to be there for them, and accept them for who they are, regardless of any flaws they have! Sometimes, difference is beauty! And if you ever feel that your not good enough, always remember that there are people who love and care for you, and will accept you, no matter how bad of a person you may think you are. Flaws make us what we are, after all. I may have anxiety, Cassie may be quite cold, and Miyuki may be a bit crazy, but that doesn't matter! Flawed as we are, we're still us, and we're proud of ourselves after everything we've been through. As should you! You've been on a long journey and grown so much in your life as a person, and you should be proud! Not everyone is going to like you, and that's okay! Even though my life has improved and I have some friends and fans, I still face racism and hatred from others. But that's not going to stop me from living my life! So you keep going, I'm rooting for you! | „ |
| ~ Zephixa’s message at the ending. |
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Cassie Sidero (Former Bully turned Girlfriend)
- Miyuki Nekolia
- Joshua Scaleton (Adoptive Father)
- Charlotte Mythic
- Witch
- Kissaia
Enemies[]
- Derek Hunter (Arch Enemy)
- Midnight (Formerly)
- Heather Pepitone
- Nicole (Bully)
- Cassie Sidero (Formerly)
Appearance[]
Zephixa is a 20 year old lamia with a white skin tone, short cut brown hair with pigtails, red markings on her face, orange eyes, and a long brown and red scaled tail. She wears sunglasses, a red shirt with a flower pattern, and a black skirt.
Trivia[]
- Zephixa is autistic, and a lesbian.
- During a scene, she references a humanoid axolotl manga artist being loved, which is a reference to Axol.
- She is CrystallicWolf108’s only main protagonist to be female.
External Links[]
- Zephixa Scaleton on the Pure Good Wiki