Makayla Cervantes

Makayla Cervantes is a seventeen year old Greek Demigod daughter of Melpomene and Aaron Cervantes. She came to camp at around nine years old

## Basic Stuff

### Affiliation

* Camp Olympia
* The Muses
* The Trix

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Stockholm, Sweden (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Melpomene (Mother)
* Aaron (Father)
* The Sirens (Half-siblings)
* The Nine Muses (Aunts)
* Cora Williams, Crystal Bay, Elena Agape, Emerald Amanda, Paige Abbot, Tina Ernst, Theodora Asimov, Uma Johnson (Cousins)

## Items

### Weapons

A tragic mask on a stick that can turn into a sword

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually has black, pink and red
* Usually wears a pink shirt
* A red sweater
* black leggings
* Green sandals

## History

### Early Life

Makayla Cervantes was born to Aaron Cervantes, a mortal and Melpomene, goddess of Tragedy in Stockholm, Sweden on September 5, 2004. Aaron met Melpomene on a warm windy day in a park while he was feeding the ducks. She sat next to him and they soon got to talking. After about three hours of talking and duck feeding Aaron invited Melpomene out for a hot chocolate at a nearby coffee shop. They talked late in the night and he invited her out the next night. After a few weeks of dating almost every night and a lot of long talks, Melpomene gave herself up to him. When Aaron woke up the next morning prepared to tell her how much he loved her  but rolled over to an empty bed and a note describing who she was. Three months later, Aaron heard a knock on the door and saw a basket with note on it and a baby girl in the basket, who he named Makayla

### Childhood

Makayla grew up to be a pretty young lady who made friends easily. She soon became close to a classmate of hers named Woody. They started their friendship in the homeroom on her first day of second grade. and were always close after that

### Bring on The Monsters

One day soon after her ninth birthday she was walking home with Woody when out of nowhere they were attacked by what at first appeared to be a large German shepherd, but it was upon close inspection she noticed his glowing red eyes. She was scared of this strange dog but stepped in front of Woody so he would have a chance to get away as he had difficulty walking. As she stood there trying to think of something to do she turned to Woody and he threw her a bronze sword. She dodged to the left when the dog jumped at heart just missing his snapping jaw, and turned to see how Woody was holding up. It was to her surprise to watch Woody shove his own smaller sword into the dog's side injuring it before yelling at her to aim for the heart. With a lucky stab the monster lurched and then fell to the floor. When the monster exploded into gold dust she turned and saw Woody was now sporting a pair of goat legs. she was of course quite shocked and asked him about this new development. He then explained that he was a Satyr from Camp Olympia and told her she needed to go to the camp to be safe and learn how to fight. She agreed but begged to be able to tell her mother where she was going.

### Going to Camp

Aaron told her how much he loved her and explained who her mother was. After a tearful goodbye with her father and a promise to write to each other at least once a week she heads out with Woody. The trip would have been uneventful if Woody had not decided to get them lost. So what should have been a relatively short trip from Sweden to camp turned into a tour of California and some of Nevada. The only good thing that came of the long trip was after all the monster attacks she was pretty well trained with her sword. The bad part was Woody not only got her lost but also hit on any nymph he saw along the way. Finally luck was on her side and they met up with a Hare nymph who was on her way to camp as well, so she ended up crossing the border of Camp Olympia on the day of her eleven birthday and soon became the fifth member of The Trix

## Personality

Makayla is known to be very rebellious and mean. Her friends call her a “Pastel punk” for the clothes she wears. She, like Crystal, can fake her emotions. She is known for luring in friends with fake kindness then showing her true colors as a world-class jerk. Her favorite pastime is either bullying others or hanging out with friends. She and Isaiah had a bit of a rivalry between each other and the two were always mocking each other. On the outside, Makayla can be seen as cheerful and approachable girl. She is often seen helping new students with class-related issues. Makayla is helpful and open-minded and more often than not, prefers to not get involved in any fights or be part of any side, rather wanting to hear both halves of the story to come up with a compromise. Makayla doesn't like making assumptions and has trouble with fitting into a set box; She, instead, **l**ikes experimenting and goes into situations without thinking much and loves new experiences. This often leads to her getting into much more trouble than its worth. Due to her non-confrontational nature, Makayla is very much a pushover and tends to give up when things starts to become more challenging. Behind her cheerful facade, Makayla is actually very insecure about her image and how other people percieve her and often favours creating herself a favorable image instead of working on her own personality; Because of this, she finds interacting with people very exhausting but often has to push herself to keep up a good image. Makayla isn't entirely sure who she *really* is behind the mask she's put for herself and, to be entirely sure, is afraid to find out. Makayla struggles to find things she truly can invest herself on, as she often finds herself too tired or unmotivated to do other things than maintain her social status. For those meeting Makayla for the first time, her peers would say she is cold, strange, and reserved. They are not wrong because making friends is not Makayla priority at all. Anything a typical teenager would enjoy, such as shopping, going out with friends, let alone making friends, Makayla finds them pointless. She absolutely detests the fact her father made her come to camp, protesting by getting poor grades and skipping almost all her classes every single day. If anyone or anything gets in Makayla's way and hinders her from becoming the best actress she can be will find them a nuisance. Due to this, she is very anti-social and would only go out and interact with people by any means necessary. Because she is so fixated on pursuing her destiny, she will do anything to get away from situations that interrupt her. This way of thinking has made Makayla do things on an impulse, which can get her in worse situations than before. She does not think her plans and choices through since 90% of her attention is about becoming an actress. Makayla is very blunt since she will not hesitate or spare a person's feelings when she finds them annoying. When someone gets on her nerves, she will lash out at them at the top of her lungs; she has a short-fuse and easily gets hot-headed. Her words can be mean and harsh, which gives her somewhat of a bad rep across the school. Still, this does not bother her since she never wanted to go to Camp to begin with. Even so, that does not mean Makayla is blind, she knows when she has gone too far. When she realizes this, she becomes a bit timid and less vocal, biting her tongue more and becoming mindful of what she says. Underneath that cold front of hers, Makayla is very self-conscious and views herself negatively. No matter how great people view her work and creations, Makayla will always see them as inadequate, mediocre, and subpar. She is too self-critical to the point it is unhealthy and destructive, instantly finding the worse in herself. Since she views her mother as the epitome of perfection (when it comes to being an actress) she judges and compares herself to her; looks, talent, skills, anything, and everything. Because she has been doing this all throughout her childhood and life so far, Makayla suffers from a severe case of inferiority complex, which explains her aggression. And just the slight mentioning of her mother would instantly set Celes into a sour mood. Unfortunately, Makayla is completely unaware of her condition and ends up disagreeing with anyone who suggests there is something wrong with her. She refuses to believe there is anything wrong about her mental health and overall well-being. But if anyone is able to look pass Makayla's rough and uptight demeanor, they will quickly find her to be loyal, sincere, and generous. Despite envying her mother in every possible way, she absolutely loves her and respects her. Being expressive is not one of her strong points and tends to be embarrassed when conveying her feelings to those she cares about. She may not say it, but she will show it by making them things like baked goods, mochis, and crafts. Makayla is shy when it comes to affection, but she does treasure those she is close with. She prefers to show her gratitude and sincerity in secret.

### Fatal flaw

Makayla's fatal flaw is ambition. She will do anything to complete a task or reach her goal

## Appearance

Makayla is a beautiful seventeen year old Swedish girl. She is described with caramel brown hair, light skin, and shinning brown eyes. She is often seen wearing a red sweater, a pink shirt, black leggings, and green sandals

## Powers and Abilities

### Melpomene Kid Powers

* She can curse someone to only speak in rhymes for a while.
* She can induce a feeling of inspiration in someone.
* She has the ability to communicate with and understand swans and magpies, given that they are their mother's sacred animals.
* She has the power to feel the emotions of those around her
* She has the power to induce a feeling of great sadness.
* She has the power to create an illusion of tragedy around an area for a short time
* She can feel things so intensely that sometimes they affect her environment.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: As a demigod, Makayla possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Willpower: Makayla has ton of will power
* Fighting skills: Makayla is a skilled fighter
* Superhuman durability: As a demigod, Makayla is more durable than a regular human being
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Makayla is much stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman Reflexes: As a demigod, Makayla reflexes are greater than the average mortal
* Superhuman Agility: As a demigod, Makayla is more agile than the average mortal
* Swordsmanship: Makayla is skilled with a sword

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Isaiah Castor

Makayla has no idea why Isaiah bothers her or why he even sticks around. They first met when Isaiah caught Makayla walking one day in the hallways of Camp (a rare sight to see) and rushed over to greet her and ask if her mother was the muse of Tragedy because of her weapon. Makayla was reluctant to answer and once Isaiah found out another person represented Tragedy was also at camp, Makayla's lonely and social-less days started to go away. As always, Kayla was very rude and bitter towards Isaiah especially with his constant questions about why she never goes to class, what she does, what her mother does, if he can try some of her mochis, and if he could come over to The Muses' Cabin. When Isaiah has pressed too many buttons, Makayla would lash out at him and sometimes avoid going to class just to get away and hide from him. But as time progressed, Kay's thoughts and opinions on Isaiah changed. Kay noticed she started warming up to him when she noticed how her old typical lonesome days started to actually feel lonely. Gradually, Maykayla would attend some of her classes just to bump into Isaiah and hopefully engage in conversation. She realized that Isaiah, while annoying, has made her days at Camp more tolerable. Makayla has been meaning to give her some of her homemade mochis but is too ashamed to do so since she was so mean and harsh to Isaiah in the beginning. Days at Camp started to become brighter once she met Isaiah, but Kay will never admit that to her friend nor herself.

### Family

#### Melpomene (Mother)

Makayla and her mother have a pretty positive relationship. Melpomene cares for her daughter and tries to make sure she has a happy life. Melpomene watches over her daughter and tries to protect her

#### Aaron (Father)

Aaron and his daughter have a positive relationship with each other and they often write to each other while Makayla is at camp

## Etymology

Makayla is a girl's name of Hebrew origins meaning **“who resembles God?”**

**One who came from Cervantes, in Spain; descendant of Cervanto**. From the latin "cervus" - place of stag. "Servandus is one who cares for cattle. Could come from "servando" meaning to serve. Some feel that it is a Galician name that relates to "ciervo" meaning stag.

## Trivia

1. Makayla is represented with the color red
2. Makayla can play the piano
3. Makayla's middle name is Bianca
4. Maykayla is often called Kayla
5. She is Swedish
6. She is Virgo
7. Makayla's favorite Movie is The Little Mermaid
8. Makayla hates strawberries