C) Both male and female characters are treacherous
Explanation:
The segment <em>There are both male and female characters who are treacherous...</em> is unnecessarily wordy in this case. In the previous sentence, we've already received information about the presence of certain characters (<em>The Mayan world portrayed in the story is filled with rivalries, violence, and transformation </em><em>of characters</em>) and the insertion of <em>There are...</em> in the following sentence feels somewhat unnecessary, like a repeated introduction of the characters.
