AU time!
in a reality where Vermin!Mr. Trickster manages to evade Giggle’s shot she would have fled with her new host. The unique demonic nature of Mr. Trickster’s mind would break Vermin’s code as magic isn’t something she was designed for and with the demon clown fighting back as hard as he can to try and regain control of himself she’d eat more and more of him til he was nearly all gone, replacing the gaps with bits of herself when she could.
Giggle and Squeaks would still destroy Vermin’s game and she’d completely die off from the web as her main body would be dealing with Mr. Trickster’s mind and wouldn’t be able to do anything to stop the duo.
As the demon and virus would struggle they’d both lose more and more of themselves and when the fighting finally stops something new would be left.
Not Mr. Trickster nor Vermin but a new monstrosity with a broken and warped mind.
That is who Vertebrae is!
A demon who doesn’t recall her origins but knows she must feed on humans to survive. She’s able to use shadow magic and can easily summon her shadow hands (her outfit) but struggles with all other forms of demonic magic. She collects bones from offerings and her prey to construct little minions but they’re incredible unstable and usually don’t last longer than a few hours or a day if she’s lucky. She travels to a space in the shadows where she lives in an abandoned castle, who lived there before or what the space even really is she doesn’t quite understand herself. She stores her failed experiments in jars knowing she’ll get the recipe right one day and bring them all to life as her family. A lingering yearning of both Vermin and Mr. Trickster that is deeply embedded in her.
In this AU Giggle ends up handing the new ringmaster title to the demon clown Mr. Fortune. Giggle and Squeaks would end up leaving the clown life behind to instead live together in the country. Away from most humans and technology and surrounded by nature especially sun flowers. While Giggle would want nothing more than to find Mr. Trickster and save him, he told her to keep her distance should they fail. He knew there was a chance of him surviving Vermin’s control but he didn’t want to potentially harm Giggle should he lose. So he made her promise to stay away and he’d find a way to get back to her. Giggle retains her immortality thanks to a deal Mr. Trickster made with a higher demon and while Squeaks eventually grows older and passes, Giggle remains in their little country cabin home with Puppy the demon dog waiting and hoping her true love comes back to her.
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This story isn’t one I plan on using for anything but Vertebrae I use for personal art a lot so thought it’d be fun to mention some background stuff about her. c: