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** [[spoiler: Played straight finally in the fifth book, where a combination of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PhysicalGod John]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DealWithTheDevil Lucifer]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoreThanMeetsTheEye Umara]] helps her return to life first in someone else's body and then eventually back to her own.]]

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** [[spoiler: Played straight finally in the fifth book, where a combination of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PhysicalGod [[PhysicalGod John]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DealWithTheDevil [[DealWithTheDevil Lucifer]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoreThanMeetsTheEye [[MoreThanMeetsTheEye Umara]] helps her return to life first in someone else's body and then eventually back to her own.]]



* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Matt]] rescues Sita when it looks like she's about to be killed by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTrap the Pulse]], killing anyone who stands in his way.

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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Matt]] rescues Sita when it looks like she's about to be killed by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTrap [[DeathTrap the Pulse]], killing anyone who stands in his way.



* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle]] compels its victims to kill themselves or others [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath in gruesome ways.]]

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* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle]] compels its victims to kill themselves or others [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath [[CruelAndUnusualDeath in gruesome ways.]]



** [[spoiler: Numbria]] is skinned and then eaten alive by [[spoiler: Cradle!Sita]] after being tied to a bed with a special alloy she cannot escape and having many broken bones. The worst part is, because [[spoiler: Sita]] can't talk about what she's done, most of the details are left [[http://http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoryDiscretionShot to the reader's imagination.]] Even worse when you think about the fact that the victim is Telar and can last an extremely long time without dying.

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** [[spoiler: Numbria]] is skinned and then eaten alive by [[spoiler: Cradle!Sita]] after being tied to a bed with a special alloy she cannot escape and having many broken bones. The worst part is, because [[spoiler: Sita]] can't talk about what she's done, most of the details are [[GoryDiscretionShot left [[http://http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoryDiscretionShot to the reader's imagination.]] Even worse when you think about the fact that the victim is Telar and can last an extremely long time without dying.



* LeaveNoWitnesses: The main way Sita has remained alive for so long is that anyone who knows her secret and threatens to reveal it dies. Examples include [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EstablishingCharacterMoment Ray's father]] and the secret facility in "Red Dice".

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* LeaveNoWitnesses: The main way Sita has remained alive for so long is that anyone who knows her secret and threatens to reveal it dies. Examples include [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EstablishingCharacterMoment [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Ray's father]] and the secret facility in "Red Dice".



* SuperWindowJump: Averted. Both Sita and two telar pretend to jump out of windows by throwing furniture out of them to deceive each other into thinking they've left. It doesn't work.

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* SuperWindowJump: Averted. Both Sita and two telar Telar pretend to jump out of windows by throwing furniture out of them to deceive each other into thinking they've left. It doesn't work.
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* HolyChild: [[spoiler: John]].
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# ''The Sacred Veil''
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* ExpansionPackPast: Sita. Did Sita every tell you about that time she was in Ancient Egypt? Or Nazi Germany?
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* MeaningfulName / PropheticNames: Several instances in the series.
** Yaksha is named for a class of nature spirit, which are sometimes benevolent but about as often evil.
** Sita and her human husband, Rama, are named for the protagonists of the Ramayana. This is even more fitting (or prophetic) given that a major chunk of the Ramayana's plot is about Prince Rama's quest to rescue Princess Sita from the demon who has abducted her.
** Kalika is named for the goddess Kali, who [[spoiler: she is implied to be an avatar of]].

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The protagonist is the vampire Sita, who was the lieutenant of the first vampire, Yaksha, as well as the target of his affections. Thousands of years ago, Yaksha created a whole army of vampires and intended to take over the world, only to be stopped by TheMessiah (Krishna), who made him vow to destroy all of the vampires as penance. The first novel begins with Yaksha's quest nearly completed, in modern times, with only he and Sita still alive. The novels show Sita's relationships with humans and battles with enemies that are more powerful than her. Though it all, she just wants to have a family, having lost her original family when she became a vampire 5,000 years ago. Each volume offers a mix of present day action, and flashbacks to previous eras in Sita's life (sometimes hundreds of years in the past.)

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The protagonist is the vampire Sita, who was the lieutenant of the first vampire, Yaksha, as well as the target of his affections. Thousands of years ago, Yaksha created a whole army of vampires and intended to take over the world, only to be stopped by TheMessiah the MessianicArchetype (Krishna), who made him vow to destroy all of the vampires as penance. The first novel begins with Yaksha's quest nearly completed, in modern times, with only he and Sita still alive. The novels show Sita's relationships with humans and battles with enemies that are more powerful than her. Though it all, she just wants to have a family, having lost her original family when she became a vampire 5,000 years ago. Each volume offers a mix of present day action, and flashbacks to previous eras in Sita's life (sometimes hundreds of years in the past.)



* MayflyDecemberRomance: Happens with pretty much every romance Sita has, since she is a vampire and other vampires are quite rare. Emphasized because TheMessiah made her take a vow to create no more vampires, so she can't turn any of her human lovers. Exacerbated by her CartwrightCurse.

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* MayflyDecemberRomance: Happens with pretty much every romance Sita has, since she is a vampire and other vampires are quite rare. Emphasized because TheMessiah the MessianicArchetype made her take a vow to create no more vampires, so she can't turn any of her human lovers. Exacerbated by her CartwrightCurse.



* TheMessiah: Krishna and John both fit this trope.
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Arguably a large part of why Yaksha was attracted to Sita. From day one, she seems less than susceptible to the charm that makes all the other people in their village trust him utterly. Shee tends to defy him and run counter to his wishes.

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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Arguably a large part of why Yaksha was attracted to Sita. From day one, she seems less than susceptible to the charm that makes all the other people in their village trust him utterly. Shee She tends to defy him and run counter to his wishes.



* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Seemingly played straight with Yaksha and Sita, until we find out (a) [[spoiler she really did love him, in a way]] and (b) [[spoiler: that he never stopped loving her but still fell in love with another woman, married, and had a kid]].

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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Seemingly played straight with Yaksha and Sita, until we find out (a) [[spoiler [[spoiler: she really did love him, in a way]] and (b) [[spoiler: that he never stopped loving her but still fell in love with another woman, married, and had a kid]].
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* HotMom: Sita.
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* CyanidePill: The first Telar Sita comes across has a cool device implanted in his molars.

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* CyanidePill: The first Telar Sita comes across has a cool device implanted in his molars.molars, that causes him to turn to red dust upon activating.

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*BackFromTheDead: Sita keeps doing this.
** Averted in the second book, where she explains it is through Krishna's grace she survived a stake through the heart.
**Averted again in the fourth book, where she says she never really died at all, and John's blood had healed her instead of Seymour.
** [[spoiler: Played straight finally in the fifth book, where a combination of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PhysicalGod John]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DealWithTheDevil Lucifer]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoreThanMeetsTheEye Umara]] helps her return to life first in someone else's body and then eventually back to her own.]]



* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle]] compels its victims to kill themselves or others [[tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath in gruesome ways.]]

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* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle]] compels its victims to kill themselves or others [[tvtropes.[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath in gruesome ways.]]
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*AncientAstronauts: According to Umara, the Telar learned many secrets, including anti-aging teas that actually worked and irrigation systems, from spirits they communicated with via the array.
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** The CII.

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** The CII.CII has information that the players are often denied until they reach certain levels.
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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Matt]]

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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Matt]]Matt]] rescues Sita when it looks like she's about to be killed by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTrap the Pulse]], killing anyone who stands in his way.



* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle.]]

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* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: The Cradle.Cradle]] compels its victims to kill themselves or others [[tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CruelAndUnusualDeath in gruesome ways.]]



* MindRape: The Cradle.

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* MindRape: [[spoiler: The Cradle.Cradle can make the victim see apalling images and convince them to kill themselves and the people around them, usually by focusing on any hatred they feel and magnifying it.]]
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*StuffBlowingUp: Including Sita's house in book The Eternal Dawn as well as [[spoiler: Matt's fort]].
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*HydraProblem: Sita with the Telar.
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* 1. The Last Vampire
* 2. Black Blood
* 3. Red Dice
* 4. Phantom
* 5. Evil Thirst
* 6. Creatures of Forever
* 7. The Eternal Dawn
* 8. The Shadow of Death

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* 1. The # ''The Last Vampire
* 2. Black Blood
* 3. Red Dice
* 4. Phantom
* 5. Evil Thirst
* 6. Creatures
Vampire''
# ''Black Blood''
# ''Red Dice''
# ''Phantom''
# ''Evil Thirst''
# ''Creatures
of Forever
* 7. The
Forever''
# ''The
Eternal Dawn
* 8. The
Dawn''
# ''The
Shadow of DeathDeath''



* TheAllSeeingAI: The CII

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* TheAllSeeingAI: TheAllSeeingAI:
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The CIICII.



BeingWatched: Sita in the IIC building, the first two visits.

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* BeingWatched: Sita in the IIC building, the first two visits.



* CheckovsSkill: Teri's ability to run, and fast.
* ChildByRape: Haru
* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: the Cradle]]

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* CheckovsSkill: ChekhovsSkill: Teri's ability to run, and fast.
* ChildByRape: Haru
Haru.
* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: the Cradle]]The Cradle.]]



* CradlingYourKill: Sita has a tendency towards this, though whether it's kind or creepy depends on who she's killing and her mood.

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* CradlingYourKill: CradlingYourKill:
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Sita has a tendency towards this, though whether it's kind or creepy depends on who she's killing and her mood.



* EnfantTerrible: There are quite a few examples - Yaksha and [[spoiler: Kalika]] are the straight-up vampire kind, while [[spoiler: the children in the Array]] are more alarming for being [[spoiler: human]].

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* EnfantTerrible: There are quite a few examples - Yaksha and [[spoiler: Kalika]] are the straight-up vampire kind, while [[spoiler: the children in the Array]] are more alarming for being [[spoiler: human]].[[spoiler:human]].



* FaceDeathWithDignity: Several people, including mooks. Most notably for this user, [[spoiler: Umara]]
* FakingTheDead: Sita thinks Yaksha is dead at the start of the series, having heard back in the Middle Ages that he was accused of being a witch, hunted down, and burned alive in a castle. Obviously, she was mistaken.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Several people, including mooks. Most mooks, but most notably for this user, [[spoiler: Umara]]
[[spoiler:Umara]].
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Sita thinks Yaksha is dead at the start of the series, having heard back in the Middle Ages that he was accused of being a witch, hunted down, and burned alive in a castle. Obviously, she was mistaken.



* GlamourFailure: Sometimes Sita lets her age show in her voice/eyes, and humans are taken aback.
** Also Telar and vampires have powerful heartbeats which unless carefully controlled can be detected by other vampires.

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* GlamourFailure: GlamourFailure:
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Sometimes Sita lets her age show in her voice/eyes, and humans are taken aback.
** Also Telar and vampires have powerful heartbeats which unless carefully controlled can be detected by other vampires.



* MindRape: the Cradle

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* MindRape: the CradleThe Cradle.



* NoEscapeButDown: Sita when escaping the witch on the way to the Scales, jumps into a chasm she can't really see the bottom of.

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* NoEscapeButDown: NoEscapeButDown:
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Sita when escaping the witch on the way to the Scales, jumps into a chasm she can't really see the bottom of.



* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: All of the older vampires fit this trope. Averted slightly with [[spoiler: Arturo, who looks to be middle-aged but is, in fact, about seven hundred years old - he made himself a vampire-human hybrid, which slowed his aging]].

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* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: All of the older vampires fit this trope. Averted slightly with [[spoiler: Arturo, who looks to be middle-aged but is, in fact, about seven hundred years old - -- he made himself a vampire-human hybrid, which slowed his aging]].



* ResurrectiveImmortality: [[spoiler: Sita in The Shadow of Death]]

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* ResurrectiveImmortality: [[spoiler: Sita [[spoiler:Sita in The ''The Shadow of Death]]Death''.]]



* RomanticVampireBoy: [[spoiler: Matt]]

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* RomanticVampireBoy: [[spoiler: Matt]]Matt.]]



* TheTeamNormal: Seymour Dorsten, unless you count the fact that he has a psychic bond with Sita.
** Seymour also fulfills the role of TheSmartGuy.

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* TheTeamNormal: Seymour Dorsten, unless you count the fact that he has a psychic bond with Sita.
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Sita. Seymour also fulfills the role of TheSmartGuy.



* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Seemingly played straight with Yaksha and Sita, until we find out (a)[[spoiler: she really did love him, in a way]] and (b) [[spoiler: that he never stopped loving her but still fell in love with another woman, married, and had a kid]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Played straight with Sita (who was a perfectly normal housewife before she became a vampire), but subverted with Yaksha and Eddie - it's implied they've ALWAYS been evil.
** Also subverted with [[spoiler: Shanti]]

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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Seemingly played straight with Yaksha and Sita, until we find out (a)[[spoiler: (a) [[spoiler she really did love him, in a way]] and (b) [[spoiler: that he never stopped loving her but still fell in love with another woman, married, and had a kid]].
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Played straight with Sita (who was a perfectly normal housewife before she became a vampire), but subverted with Yaksha and Eddie - it's implied they've ALWAYS been evil.
** Also subverted Subverted with [[spoiler: Shanti]]Shanti]].



* VampiresAreSexGods: Most of the vampires are described as being very good-looking, and having eternity to work on your performance in the bedroom means that the older ones in particular make excellent lovers.
** Many of Sita's lovers who knew (or suspected) that she was inhuman found this fact an incredible turn-on. One of them, an artist who knew that she was a vampire, loved to paint nude portraits of her with blood all over her face.

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* VampiresAreSexGods: Most of the vampires are described as being very good-looking, and having eternity to work on your performance in the bedroom means that the older ones in particular make excellent lovers.
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lovers. Many of Sita's lovers who knew (or suspected) that she was inhuman found this fact an incredible turn-on. One of them, an artist who knew that she was a vampire, loved to paint nude portraits of her with blood all over her face.
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*LeaveNoWitnesses: The main way Sita has remained alive for so long is that anyone who knows her secret and threatens to reveal it dies. Examples include [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EstablishingCharacterMoment Ray's father]] and the secret facility in "Red Dice".
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*FemmeFatalons: Sita often uses her nails to open veins in her victims.


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**Also subverted with [[spoiler: Shanti]]
*TheVamp: Sita, literally.
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* ElectricTorture/DeathTrap: The Pulse

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*BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Matt]]


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*DeepCoverAgent: Two of the Telar are deeply ensconced in the UN, involved in helping the poor and educating children in poor countries. It is implied that this is a cover, although interestingly enough Sita never bothers to find out.


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*NoEscapeButDown: Sita when escaping the witch on the way to the Scales, jumps into a chasm she can't really see the bottom of.
** When the group jump out of a helicopter that is about to get shot down, into icy water. It is possible there is a more fitting trope for this scene though.


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*SuperWindowJump: Averted. Both Sita and two telar pretend to jump out of windows by throwing furniture out of them to deceive each other into thinking they've left. It doesn't work.

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BeingWatched: Sita in the CII building, the first two visits.

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BeingWatched: Sita in the CII IIC building, the first two visits.


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*CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: The IIC are supposed to be an investment company. Slightly averted in that they are, but that's only half the story.


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*NoSuchAgency: At the beginning of The Eternal Dawn, it is mentioned that the IIC is illegally connected to many other companies, forming an umbrella organisation that doesn't have a name.
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*DeusExMachina: When Sita is about to be killed by the Pulse, [[spoiler: Matt]] is suddenly a fully-equipped, Telar-killing hybrid.
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*TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Matt?]]
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*CheckovsSkill: Teri's ability to run, and fast.
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BeingWatched: Sita in the CII building, the first two visits.
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* CyanidePill: Used by the first Telar Sita comes across

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*CruelAndUnusualDeath: Many.
** [[spoiler: Lisa]] takes a pen and stabs her own veins, then has to jump off the roof naked. This is relatively light compared to the others killed by the Cradle.
** Two Telar die because the wife fed 40 tubs of chlorine into her husband's hot tub, then falls in because she thinks she is being pushed in by a giant insect, they both boil together in the chlorine as their skin falls off, and to top it all off one of them bumps the button so the cover of the pool covers them and they have absolutely no chance of getting out.
** [[spoiler: Numbria]] is skinned and then eaten alive by [[spoiler: Cradle!Sita]] after being tied to a bed with a special alloy she cannot escape and having many broken bones. The worst part is, because [[spoiler: Sita]] can't talk about what she's done, most of the details are left [[http://http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoryDiscretionShot to the reader's imagination.]] Even worse when you think about the fact that the victim is Telar and can last an extremely long time without dying.
* CyanidePill: Used by the The first Telar Sita comes acrossacross has a cool device implanted in his molars.

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