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Imani

the Obsidian Butterfly

Racing through the beetle-swarmed model of her own family, the real Imani finds unexpected peace — proof her uncle would have died even if she'd stayed — though her sewn-eye-free dog unsettles her.

Story so far

The real Imani, driving with Elle, reaches apartment 310 — the AI's what-if model of her family, a man convulsing on the floor while sewn-eyed relatives watch. She corrects Carl flatly: 'That's not my dad.' After casting Confuzzled to stun the invulnerable beetles and clearing her gate, she reports she's 'good, actually' — the grim tableau proved her uncle would have died whether or not she'd left home, lifting a private guilt. What lingers instead is a small mystery: her dog, Gucci, alone had no stitched-shut eyes, and she doesn't know why.

She and Elle then split off toward the finish, thanking Carl for the assist. It's a quiet counterpoint to her earlier bitter opposition to the floor-eleven plan.

Appearance

A middle-aged woman with large iridescent black-and-violet butterfly wings and warm healing hands; steady and composed here despite her exhaustion.

Role

The crew's healer, finding a measure of peace in the AI's cruel family model even as her real dog's spared eyes puzzle her.

Relationships

Carl — Whom she thanks for the assist through her family's what-if apartment.
Elle — Her racing partner, who remarks how rough her what-if self looks.
Gucci — Her Maltese dog, the only figure in the model without sewn-shut (dead) eyes.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 17
  • The party's winged healer and organizational backbone, racing a military carrier — and quietly falling for Chris.
Chapter 38
  • Reading Carl's spiking vitals, Imani realizes a god just visited — and finds her Legendary card, the Reverse Tooth Fairy, now permanently summoned.
Chapter 75
  • The party's winged healer, now revealed as an alien spy's true assassination target — and openly leaning on the god Chris.
Chapter 79
  • Racing through the beetle-swarmed model of her own family, the real Imani finds unexpected peace — proof her uncle would have died even if she'd stayed — though her sewn-eye-free dog unsettles her.
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Obsidian Butterfly (winged healer)
Skills & spells
  • Healer's touch; Confuzzled (stuns even invulnerable beetles); knockout potions; triage
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