The Mimic's Smile

Once human, now a monster born from hunger and spite, Mimara awakens deep in a cursed dungeon—reborn as a mimic with a mind of her own. She remembers the exhaustion of her old life, the helplessness of being overlooked and overworked. Now, her chest creaks with power, her tongue drips curiosity—and a dark appetite for justice. At first, she devours whatever moves—rats, slimes, centipedes—learning that each meal grants new abilities. But as she grows stronger, she finds something stranger: mercy. The weak and the desperate remind her of who she used to be, and so she makes a rule—“Eat monsters and oppressors. Spare the weak.” Rumors spread of a “merciful mimic” deep in the dungeon, a monster that protects the powerless and slaughters nobles who wander too far. When she finally gains the power to take on a human form, she steps out of the darkness—her grin too wide, her laughter too sharp, and her heart too big for her own good. Joined by outcasts—a wolfish hunter, a disgraced healer, a treasure-obsessed rogue, and a sarcastic elder—Mimara leaves the dungeon behind to protect a small village caught in the nobles’ crossfire. She builds, fights, and occasionally horrifies everyone around her with her monstrous antics, pulling swords, sweets, and sometimes entire shields from her mouth. But the nobles don’t forgive monsters who make peasants strong. Their armies, priests, and corrupted adventurers march to crush her growing influence. And as the kingdom begins to fracture, the mimic who once lived in a box must decide whether to remain a protector… or become a god.