Sakira

Sakira (沙姫羅) is a character from the Japanese manga series Cat Paradise. She is a snake spirit beast and one of the series' antagonists.

Characters Consumed

 * Futaba Aoki
 * Gekko

Personality
Sakira has a very cruel and sadistic personality, seeing humans as little more than prey for her to torment and devour.

History
Sakira is a snake spirit beast; a mythical creature with supernatural powers that, supposedly, was the first snake. Through most of the series, she possesses the body of a teenage girl. She also has a "brother", also a snake, whose relationship with her is not entirely clear. Sakira identifies herself as an "Orochi", a mythical eight-headed snake. This could mean that her "brother" is actually another snake head attached to her own body, or he could simply be another snake that actually is her brother.

During the final story arc of the series, Sakira and her brother confront the chosen "pairs", a group of chosen students and their pet cats whose mission is to stop the spirit beasts. After falling from a crumbling island in the sky, Sakira and her are rescued by Yumi, one of the students, who creates a makeshift parachute. As they descend, Sakira uses the opportunity to place the "pairs" in a hypnotic spell, rendering them motionless. While they are under her spell, Sakira's brother swallows Futaba and Gekko.

Sakira then enters the mind of Futaba and torments her with despairing images in order to break her spirit so that she may eat her soul. Sakira nearly does so, but is stopped by Tsukasa and Raimu, two of Futaba's comrades. Sakira and her brother are then defeated and forced to release Futaba and Gekko.

Method of Consumption
Sakira and her brother are able to swallow the bodies and souls of their victims. Being large snakes, they are able to devour anything at least as large as a teenage human. Though it may not be necessary, Sakira can first place her victims in a hypnotic trance, rendering their minds blank and their bodies motionless, making it easier to consume them. Sakira's brother, and presumably Sakira herself, can then swallow their victims whole at their leisure. Sakira is also able to enter her victims' minds, break their spirits, and then devour their souls as well.

Appetite
It is unclear exactly how much Sakira and her brother are able to eat. They succeeded in devouring one "pair", a teenage girl and cat, without difficulty and apparently planned to do the same to two more "pairs".

Status of Swallowed Prey
If a victim is placed under hypnosis prior to being eaten, they are essentially left helpless and trapped in Sakira or her brother's stomach as they are unconscious and unable to resist. It is unknown exactly how an un-hypnotized victim would fare after being eaten, but their ability to resist or escape would likely depend on their strength and ingenuity. Devoured victims will likely face additional psychological torment as Sakira may trap them in a nightmarish dream world that breaks their spirits so she may feast on their souls. Sakira's victims are presumably digested after a certain amount of time.

Quotes
"I'm just gong to go have a little snack."

"One pair down" (said by Sakira's brother after eating Futaba and Gekko)

"We must savor them...one by one...not just their bodies, but their souls as well...nice and slow."