Original Challenge Fic by Dany_le_fou.

Rule – This fic must be Raki/Riful. These two must become friends and eventually more. The start may be rocky, with a bit of manipulation from Riful, but they must be loyal to each other. Bo Raki dumping Riful if Clare ever came back (doesn't mean I'm opposed to someone else joining on the fun though). Also, the goal is not to make Riful a goody-two-shoes. She is a human-devouring monster and that won't change; besides, Raki accepted what Isley and Priscilla are, and Isley mentioned he kept feeding, even barely.

Leads: I'm leaving this pretty open but here are a few points which should be considered

- Raki has just been abandoned by someone he considered a friend, and, though he doesn't know it at this point, Clare does not care for him the same way he cares for her. Also, he has a pair of parasites and a piece of Priscilla's flesh embedded in his back, and doesn't know what he's becoming. So, he would be fairly vulnerable to outside influences.

- Whether Raki remains human or not is up to you. So is how strong he'll be if he doesn't - Riful may decide to remove the arm or the parasites later on to quicken the process, or let it continue.

- Riful's survival also changes things: when Clare seals Priscilla, this will leave Riful the greatest power on the Island for an undetermined time. So how would this affect the balance of power? Would Riful attempt to seize power or just go on with her life?

- The Org is not getting Priscilla's arm, so no resurrecting dead warriors. How would this affect the Claymores' rebellion?

- Down the line, Raki will probably meet Clare or her friends again. How would this meeting go?

I haven't played around with Claymore in a long time but saw this fic and decided to give it a try, because I've only found one person taking it up and they seem to have abandoned theirs. I'm going to be taking the falling part of falling into the abyss pretty literally here and playing with that lead: i.e., what happens if Raki winds up no longer Human, influenced by an Abyssal in a low moment of weakness, and one of the last two Awakened on the island. This will be dark.