Clarisse Delacroix, a.k.a "Madame Musicmouth" is an aspiring songstress and 'child-prodigy' with her own Youtube channel originally dedicated to her numerous talents, but soon took a darker path towards a more fanatical and religious aspect of her life.
She is the main antagonist of the creepypasta stories "Madame Musicmouth", "The Diary of a Cherub" and "Sevenmouth"
Appearance[]
Clarisse is a young woman at 19 years old with fair skin, short blonde hair and emerald-green eyes. Her height is roughly 5.5 ft though she usually compensates her height by wearing high heeled shoes. She is very fashionable and usually wears clothing that compliments her curvaceous body figure, while also showing off her legs and/or midriff. Her favourite colours of clothing tends to be purples and pinks, though occasionally will also wear all white (usually an "angelic" dress she wears during her cult's sermons). She is rarely seen without her trademark pink orchid hairpiece, as it was a special gift from her late mother when she was just an infant.
Personality[]
Clarisse is a very light-hearted, bubbly individual that is very extroverted and friendly, as well as very flirtatious and charismatic. However, the usually bubbly façade hides a very intelligent character who is in turn both a grand manipulator yet also a victim of her own circumstance. While she genuinely comes across as friendly, she is not to be fully trusted, as a lot of spite and frustration has built up over the years regarding her view on humanity as a whole. A lot of this spite is fuelled by the beliefs of her dogmatic aunt, as well as her own experiences with bullies, but also a horrific incident of a child murder that Clarisse was the unfortunate witness to, that shaped her view on people for the worst.
Early Life[]
Clarisse Delacroix was born in Bordeaux, France, though both her parents died when she was only an infant after a car accident. Her opera singer aunt brought her in and raised her as her own, teaching her how to sing, dance and act just like herself, and these would be skills that Clarisse would later utilise in the future.
Her aunt, Abigail Delacroix, was a very strict and dogmatic person, and not only taught Clarisse theatrical talents, but also taught her her own worldviews on modern day society as well as various religions, though mostly those of Christian subject. Being home-schooled, Clarisse had no other way of escaping what was essentially her aunt grooming her for her true future, and these lessons were deeply embedded into Clarisse's psyche.
Unbeknownst to Clarisse at the time, her aunt was leader of a religious organisation known as "Sevenmouth", a cult dedicated to keeping contact with God and the balance between the mortal plain and the realm of ethereal beings. However, the cult took it a step further and decided to bring about the "Second Coming", bringing their god to Earth through a ritual. But an undisclosed incident happened during the ritual, causing the death of one of their members and the rest of the cult members going their separate ways. Abigail herself suffered from the mental trauma of the botched ritual, which slowly ate away ate her mind and landing her in a care home, where she eventually passed away around Clarisse's seventeenth birthday. Her death took a heavy toll on Clarisse.
All the while, Clarisse had been running her own Youtube show, named "Madame Musicmouth", where she talked about fashion, music, films and art, gaining a slow but dedicated following who were enamoured by her charm, beauty and soothing voice. But soon during her aunt's diminishing health and after her death, her videos took on a stranger and darker tone, talking more about religion and politics, and how humanity itself is heading for its own destruction. These all seemed to stem from her aunt's worldviews, but also from an incident at school where Clarisse had witnessed a child getting brutally killed by two students, giving her the impression of having seen one of the true evils of the world first-hand.
Her very last Youtube video was just ten minutes of her crying on camera. Why this video was upload was unknown.
After this video was uploaded, Clarisse had seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth, not turning up at school and disappearing for a whole year. It's speculated that during this time, she accumulated funds and resources, presumably from her aunt and what was left of Sevenmouth's loyal followers, and began to rebuild her aunt's cult from the ground up once again, gaining even more followers than before. After a year, Clarisse returned to the public once again, now as the leader of the newly restored Sevenmouth.
Sevenmouth[]
Clarisse Delacroix had gained a huge following of cultists through unknown means, though it has been speculated that many of her cultists are brainwashed homeless people and ex-convicts. This has not been proven by those attempting to infiltrate the cult (who in return, sub-sequentially disappeared under mysterious circumstances). What is known is that a majority of the members act as Clarisse Delacroix's own personal security force, dubbed The Cherubs, because of the golden cherub-faced masks the cultists wear.
Picture of the former members/"mouths" of Sevenmouth, with Abigail Delacroix in the centre.
However, the main members of Sevenmouth are referred to as "The Mouths". There are six of them in total, all from different backgrounds but with the same goal of bringing about the "Second Coming". The cult itself doesn't seem to specify which god is the "true god", and seems to embrace all religious aspects of the world, believing that there is a divine power beyond human understanding, and bringing that power to Earth will bring everlasting peace and knowledge to the human race.
The ritual to bring about the second coming of God is as follows; each Mouth is to find a "soulmate", one who shares in the same beliefs and spiritual connection with the chosen Mouth. The soulmate must be of the opposite sex in order to 'procreate' and give birth to what could potentially be the "Seventh Mouth". This child is often referred to as the 'Mouth of Innocence' while the other Mouths may represent certain aspects of humanity deemed as 'chaotic'. After the Seventh Mouth is born, an unspeakable act is carried out within the base of operations, the Sevenmouth Cathedral, in order to summon "God" to possess the child's body and be born into the world in physical form. However, this process in the past has led to several failures as well as other 'entities' using the child to gain access to Earth, with the latest eldritch abomination believed to be some form of the entity known as Zalgo, represented as a 'mooncalf' being that failed to properly form, but caused enough mental damage to the previous Sevenmouth members.
Sloi A'ark, The Great Ophanim, as depicted by Sevenmouth cultists.
As a result of this botched ritual, Clarisse Delacroix has vowed not to repeat her aunt's mistake and has dedicated her life to following the ritual all the way through, gaining what she believes are the right "Mouths" and creating the most thoroughly prepared ritual yet, in order to fulfil her aunt's wishes and do what she believes would be saving humanity. However, the pressure and workload results in heavy stress for Clarisse, who in return dedicates half of her time throwing elaborate parties and "charity" events to vent her stress, where she spends her time drinking, singing, dancing and flirting with various suitors.
Other Members[]
Orlon the Butler[]
Orlon Dinos Cohen, or simply known as "Orlon" is Clarisse's manservant and personal butler, mainly looking after the Cathedral and keeping everything in perfect working order. Abigail supposedly chose him out of several ex-convicts for sharing her taste in art, music and flamboyant theatrical flair, as well as his obsessive-compulsive behaviour and the need to keep things tidy and in order. Apparently convicted for murdering his husband, Alexander Steed (though the body was never found), the artistic Orlon was allowed to have his own private gallery in the sanctuary of the Sevenmouth Cathedral. While many of his pieces are both beautiful and macabre, his most prized piece is a lead sculpture of a man screaming in pain. Many have speculated what this sculpture really is, but Orlon denies all claims, but keeps the sculpture under a watchful eye, even from Clarisse.
Moonface[]
Simply known as "Moonface" among Sevenmouth members, Clarisse's mysterious henchman seemingly has no real name and his origin is a mystery. Only Clarisse knows where she found him, and why he's so loyal to her and the Sevenmouth cause.
He is a huge, muscular figure with a Venetian style crescent-moon mask and is the leader of the Cherub security forces. Despite what some may think would be a weakness for wearing a mask, Moonface is a skilled marksman and an even more skilled hand-to-hand combatant, making him the perfect bodyguard for young Clarisse.
He is mute, expressionless and seems to show no emotion or empathy when killing those who oppose Sevenmouth, leading those to question who or what exactly Moonface is, and if he's even human to begin with. Many speculate what is beneath his mask, as he has never taken it off, not even to eat or drink, and only communicates with simple gestures, otherwise he takes direct orders from Clarisse Delacroix and no one else. It has been theorised by those who joined the cult that Moonface was among the first to have joined Clarisse on her journey to rebuilt her aunt's organisation, and that he was used to "persuade" others to join.
Cherubs[]
The Cherubs are Madame Musicmouth's private security force, tasked with guarding the Sevenmouth Cathedral and keeping the more unruly 'Mouths' under control. They are also known to wear all black clothing, with shaved heads, and serialised numbers instead of names. It would appear that the Cherubs have had their identities taken from them as part of the unknown initiation process of joining Sevenmouth. Despite their uncanny appearance when around the Cathedral, several more trusted Cherubs are able to go under cover in order to take down any conspirators or those attempting to uncover Sevenmouth's secrets, able to dress as normal civilians and carry concealed weapons.
- Notable Cherubs- Carl Whitlock, Michelle Whitehead"SuperHotTea", Jim "The Inquisitor" Craven, Anthony Sweeten "The Smiling Cop"
List of Sevenmouth Religious Figures[]
Idol of Lu-Ra Kysh
- Sloi A'ark- The Great Ophanim/The Great Wheel is the sun deity of Sevenmouth, a symbol of the gateway between Earth and Heaven, where the domain of God(s) is located. Depicted as a vast golden wheel in the sky, with six eyes and six mouths, all surrounding a massive central eye in the center. The 'spokes' of the wheel are sealed with six different symbols that relate to six different aspects of humanity, those these aspects vary from interpretation to interpretation. According to Sevenmouth lore, the central eye of Sloi A'ark is the gateway that will deliver onto Earth a spiritual being that will be known to all as "God", who will teach humanity to better themselves. So far, the only being that has descended from Sloi A'ark's great eye is Aharon, said to be the Voice of "God".
- Lu-Ra Kysh- The Soul Keeper/Prince of the Moon is the moon deity of Sevenmouth. Believed to be a creature born of Luna (the moon itself) this being is responsible for the creation and reincarnation of souls, as well as the being that can decide the fate of the Earth. Said to have been responsible for creating the First Deluge that flooded the Earth, as well as the creation of a biblical-sized monster referred to as "The Walking Tempest".
- Aharon- The Great Teacher is a being of pure light and knowledge, though is also depicted as a humanoid being lying down asleep. This being is what many believed to have been the voice of God(s) as well as their comprised knowledge to teach the lesser beings of Earth, such as humans.
- Baeloth- Lord of Pain and Suffering, an abomination of a creature that is composed of many lame and crippled animals with a humanoid torso in the center, with a massive, blind eye in the center of its face. This creature syphons the pain of humans and thrives in it, as well as having constructed and guards the Glass Palace, a hellish prison in the void.
- Monarch- The leader of the Golden Beings that came to Earth when it was new, from the distant world of Nadir, a world at the end of the cosmos. These Golden Beings soon became known as "Cherubs" and Monarch was banished back onto Nadir, where he served as its eternal protector.
Former Sevenmouth Members/"Mouths"[]
- Abigail Delacroix
- Simon Montague
- Fr. Ethan Drake
- Dr. Horace Kharagosh
- Luis Havana
- Sebastian/"Mr Sleep"
Trivia[]
- Clarisse's theme music is Silence by Delerium
- Her favourite movie is Amadeus.
- She loves cats.
- Clarisse is partially inspired by infamous cult leader Jim Jones; both being charismatic leaders who claim to have created their organisations for a greater good, though are responsible for many deaths and brainwashing.
- The Sevenmouth Organisation takes heavy influence from the Abrahamic religions as well as the Cthulhu mythos.
- The creator is Tsnophaljakarax