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Their streak of peaceful weeks are counted, as a new threat finally emerges from the dark, with an even more dangerous miraculous in their hands. The mission is simple - stop said threat and somehow navigate through school life, involving possible love on the way.

Prism is a fanfiction related to Miraculous Ladybug and the sequel to Shadows and A Different Song, created by magiaburst. It has 13 chapters and is completed.

Not to be confused with the controversial 2010 manga by Higashiyama Shou.


Tropes found in this fanfiction:

  • Action Girlfriend: Jessica is this to Cyril.
  • Action Prologue: The story begins with Eagle, Karasu, Silverwolf and Hydron hunting down a group of criminals, which are the remaining members of Cash's gang.
  • Animal Motifs: After all, all miraculouses are based upon animals.
  • Animal-Themed Superbeing: Prism introduces one more with the arrival of villainess Shade, who wields the Wyvern Miraculous. Her ability is to create a black sludge that infects citizens and turns them into mindless monsters. The similarities to the Butterfly Miraculous are intended, as it is the first miraculous with the ability to affect others and the Butterfly Miraculous is seen as the safer variant.
    • The Falcon Miraculous is used for the first time. It's main ability is Windbreak, which creates a storm. It's used by Valerie who uses it as the heroine Aeria.
  • Battle Couple: Jessica/Eagle and Cyril/Karasu.
  • Big Damn Kiss: While it is a short one in the eighth chapter, the twelfth chapter has Jessica and Cyril getting the big damn kiss they deserve.
  • Birds of a Feather: Jessica and Cyril are such. They both wanted to prove themselves, they are caring and helpful and watch each others backs.
    • Ironically, the birds they are based upon are NOT of one feather.
  • Birthday Episode: The fourth chapter focuses on Cyril's birthday.
  • "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Karasu tells Shade in his speech that this all could have been avoided if Shade wasn't so obsessed with revenge.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: When Shade — who has infected herself and became a monstrous wyvern - gets Eagle out of the equation and fights him 1 on 1, Eagle uses liberation...on Karasu. And as soon Shade starts mocking him, he relentlessly attacks Shade, unleashing a powerful version of the Blackout called the Void Surge, blinding her, tearing off one of her wings and then hurls her to the ground in light speed, crashing her onto it, then tears her miraculous off her rather roughly and finally, to top it off, gives her an The Reason You Suck speech. This breaks Ruby and makes her regret everything.
  • Darker and Edgier: Prism is this to Shadows / The Raven's Flight and A Different Song / Breaking Boundaries.
  • Didn't Think This Through: When Cosmarasu realises that without corruption, the citizen they just freed cannot fly, he exclaims that "he had not thought about this" before flying after the citizen and catching him midair.
  • Epic Fail: When Hydron saves Lucia from the monster, he tells her that "this is what friends are for"...completely forgetting the fact he is transformed. He clears that up with saying he had quite a confusing day. This DOES lead Lucia to suspect something, however.
    • The epilogue confirms Lucia figured out Marian's identity as Hydron.
  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Ruby dearly cares about her mother and Mike Rochip — both criminals, but still. That is mostly her reason why she becomes Shade in the first place.
  • Expy: You would expect a fanfiction playing in New York City to continue the concept of referencing other superhero franchises. Indirectly, the ability of the Dark Matter is not unsimilar to the Klyntar from the Marvel Universe.
    • Thorn reveals that Hurricane's real name is Munroe — a straight reference to Storm from the X-Men.
    • Silverwolf's weapons are retractable claws that can cut through steel, similar to a certain marvel hero.
    • Shade uses a blade in the last battle and says that "it would bring about great carnage". I don't think further context is needed.
  • Family of Choice: Chapter 12 implies that Cyril is trusted so much that Olympia may see him as a part of their family, given the many times he hangs out around Jessica and Aeon - and the fact that they're mostly working as a trio.
  • First Love: Lila was this to Cyril. That he soon found out the truth was more than enough justification for his actions later.
  • Inevitably Broken Rule: Master Kuruk confirms that the rule of not being allowed to wield a miraculous if you are a guardian is already broken, he however keeps following said rule, even though he lightly changed it for himself that he can only use it in most dangerous circumstances.
  • Interrupted Declaration of Love: Jessica tried to confess her love in the fifth chapter already, was however interrupted by a call from Olympia.
  • Loss of Inhibitions: Eagle frees Karasu from his morals during the final battle...which additionally unleashes Karasu's inner fury. He defeats Shade - but not without the latter getting hurt.
  • Love Revelation Epiphany: It is implied that when Cyril suspects that Jessica is in love with him, he falls even more for her.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Marian accepts Valerie's will that she wants to help nonetheless, despite him feeling this is not a good way.
    • Turns out, it REALLY wasn't, because that acceptance justified Valerie's naviety and she became Shade's next monster and renounced her miraculous.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: When Shade starts her plan, Valerie is brought back as falcon heroine Aeria.
  • No Loves Intersect: Despite the story giving a lot of chances to do so, it seemed pre-determined from the start that Cyril and Jessica would become a couple.
  • Official Couple: Jessica and Cyril.
  • Oh, Crap!: In Chapter 12, after taunting Karasu, Shade realises that she is about to have hell to pay. Unfortunate for her, the damage was done.
  • Power-Up Food: The power ups from the main series are used here once again for Eagle and Karasu.
    • In Chapter 8, Karasu and Hydron use the fire-power up, becoming Firasu and Hydare.
    • While Karasu and Eagle take on Shade with flying powerups, Hydron, Uncanny Valley and Aeria take on the monsters, using the fire powerups in the finale (minus Uncanny Valley).
  • Relationship Upgrade: A certain couple started out as friends, until they ultimately confessed their love for each other.
    • A timeskip of two months after the finale reveals that Marian and Valerie are in a relationship, as well.
  • Precision F-Strike: Once by Tec hno-Pirate and once by Karasu.
    Tec to Ruby: "Just sayin'. Shit's really rough when the Heroes arrive."
    Karasu to Shade: "None of us would have had to take this battle. None of us would have ended up the way we ended up now. And yet, this was not your intention, was it Ruby? And for what extent? Revenge. Of a pitifully fucked up kind. Hurts hearing that, doesn't it?"
  • Revenge: Strongly implied to be Shade's motivation.
    • The ninth chapter confirms that she wants to take down the Heroes and the city as a whole for taking "everything away from her".
  • Secret-Keeper: ChloĆ© is promoted to one in the fourth chapter by Cyril.
    • It is confirmed that Ladybug knows that Jessica is Eagle.
  • Second Love: Jessica is far better than a certain liar, anyway.
  • Sequel Hook: In the epilogue, Jessica and Cyril discover that Hawk Moth's identity is Gabriel Agreste.
  • Shut Up, Hannibal!: When Shade tries to mock Karasu during the last chapter, the latter interrupts it...by giving her a deserved beatup.
  • Spin to Deflect Stuff: Both Eagle and Karasu can do so, as their weapons are a bullroarer and a will-controlled feather.
  • Tempting Fate: Olympia, Barbara and Jess talk about the new threat and former expresses doubt on the whole situation...followed by Uncanny Valley knocking at the window, saying a monster appeared in the Central Park. The irony doesn't go past them.
    Jessica: Looks like we've jinxed their appearance.
    • Also done with Ladybug - which says that Hawk Moth does not know something certain in the grimoire, being the rule of the miraculous wielders making their own limits. Chapter 10, where this comes up, plays during the same day as Wishmaker. Guess what happens three episodes later...
  • The Bus Came Back: The seventh chapter teases the identity of this mysterious "Tec" person that talks to Ruby. The ninth chapter confirmed it's Mike Rochip, also known as Techno-Pirate, who was the secondary antagonist of the New York special.
  • The Corruption: Shade's power... which, itself, is a reference to the Miraculous Adventures comics.
  • The Leader: Eagle is the leader of the American Miraculous Team.
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Karasu, when he has enough of Shade.
    Karasu:: "Look around you. You could have avoided all of this. None of us would have had to take this battle. None of us would have ended up the way we ended up now. And yet, this was not your intention, was it, Ruby? And to what extent? Revenge. Of a pitifully fucked up kind. Hurts hearing that, doesn't it? You never took a step back and wondered the possibilities of why things had to be done. I understand that you care about them, I really do. And neither do I know what kind of dispute our families had, but behind every action, there is a reason. Your dear friend Techno-Pirate wanted to cause a third world war, under command of a french terrorist. You could have taken a different route than him, or your mother, if you weren't foolish enough to steal the miraculous for your own questionable desires. Revenge breeds more violence in the end." Karasu added. "And to threat civilians to feed your pettiful ego? You attempted to corrupt the idol of many, who would have left major destruction in her wake. Not even your loved ones would have survived this. But your narrow naviety would not have made you understand this. A wrong belief built on the capability of murder. I suppose you truly are Cassandra's daughter."
  • The Unfettered: Karasu in Chapter 12, after he is liberated by Eagle.
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: One could see Jessica and Valerie as such. Jessica rides skateboard, plays guitar and is the one to be cheeky, while Valerie is shy, tends to calmer moments and does ballet.
  • Ship Tease: There are a few wholesome moments between Cyril and Jessica. They finally confess their love in the sixth chapter.

Alternative Title(s): Prism

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