Maya Prasanna

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**Maya Anusha Prasanna** is the main protagonist of the Éternel series. She is the daughter figure of the previous ruler of The Embrace, Viserys Prasanna. However, she was actually born of The Jinsei, making her a pure Dragonborn - more specifically The Guardian destined to protect the realm. She is 21-22 years old in the first book (Wings of Fire), 23 years old in the second book (The Fire Within), 23 to 28 years old in the third book (Between Two Worlds), 30-31 in the fourth book (Soul of a Dragon), and 31-32 in the final and fifth book (A Star of Sapphire). Her dragon and best friend, Toothless, is a Night Fury, one of the rarest and most intelligent of the dragon species.

She is also the girlfriend of Min Yoongi as of the ninth chapter in Éternel: Wings of Fire. After the final battle with Daenerys' army, Maya settles into a polyamorous relationship with the rest of BTS. Over time, Mei Hua Chen becomes a daughterly figure to Maya and Yoongi.

## Biography

In 1996, the Jinsei had finally procured a Pure Dragonborn fit to fill the prophecy, and that Dragonborn turned out to be Maya. Stuck inside the Jinsei's walls for days, Viserys Prasanna found her laying on the ground after he was alerted by Mileena that the doors to the Jinsei Chamber had opened. Not knowing what to do, the king took her in and raised her, not knowing that she was a Dragonborn until he noticed a few strange things about her - one of the big indicators being her wings.

During her infant years, Maya was a very clingy child, and always wanted attention from her father and his girlfriend. As she grew, she learned to trust the other servants that lived in the castle at the time (D'Vorah, Zenobia, and Luthais). With each year, her powers grew stronger, and just as every Pure Dragonborn does, she also gained new powers every four years (ex. Waterbending, healing touch, visions, etc.) She noticed how fast her wounds would heal, and how her eyes would change color with her emotions.

To avoid conflict with his girlfriend, King Viserys told her that he was asked to raise Maya by one of the other rulers. Viserys' girlfriend had been very strict and particular about how their son Jaebum was raised, and believed all of that nonsense about the Guardian and The Sapphire Star would taint him.

By this age, Maya had grown accustomed to her powers, but she was told to hide them from her father's girlfriend and her son, Jaebum. Jaebum and Maya were very close, and considered themselves blood related even though they weren't. Maya would show him her wings in secret, earning her the nickname "little bird."

One day in 2005, when Jaebum and Maya were playing, Maya accidentally summoned her wings in front of his mother, and she immediately took her son and left without another word. A hole was left in Maya's heart from the loss of her brother, and for the longest time, she believed it was entirely her fault that he left.

The future years were spent exploring and learning about the world around her. As a child, she was extremely invested in learning about dragons, which is easily explained by her genetic makeup. She would tame wild dragons around The Embrace, shocking her father as he realized her importance to the realm. Her father encouraged her to spend time around the dragons, and she did just that.

Around 2008, Magister Mortalis rose up again after hearing about another Dragonborn being born. They were previously put down by Viserys after they ran an extensive dragon hunting market. Magister Mortalis' plans had been ruined, so they needed to change everything and start anew.

Wanting to create a safe future for his daughter, Viserys arranged a marriage between Maya and Prince Levi of The Bind. She was to be married off at 16, and become the Queen of The Bind, away from Magister Mortalis.

The group made attacks on the kingdoms, including The Embrace, and demanded that Maya be given to them. Her father instead offered himself in exchange to spare Maya's life, and the deal was taken. The day of his execution, Maya was crowned High Queen of The Embrace, taking her father's place.

Maya experienced many months of depression afterwards, once again believing it was her fault that her father was gone as well. It was at this time that she developed depression and anxiety, and began to self-harm. Luckily, her servants were there for her, and were able to help her through the difficult situation.

Two months after her coronation, she discovered a Night Fury wounded in a cove, and decided to observe it. Unfortunately, the dragon noticed and she ran away, as she had never seen or heard of this dragon before. After telling her servants of what she had found, they convinced her to not go back, and leave the dragon for dead. However, she defied their orders and went back the next day with a fish, and fed the starving Night Fury. It was at this point that she decided to name him Toothless, due to his retractable teeth. Maya kept coming back to feed the dragon, and with time, Toothless slowly began to trust her. Though, he would never let her get close enough to touch him. One day, while Maya was drawing a portrait of Toothless in the dirt, the dragon copied her actions and drew a messy portrait of her. Maya carefully stepped her way through the drawing, making sure not to step on any of the lines, then approached the Night Fury and held her hand out. Finally, Maya had gained the his trust, and Toothless pressed his snout against her hand. Over the weeks, Maya worked on leather fins to attach to Toothless' tail to replace his missing one. Despite the many times he threw her off, the two worked together until they formed a bond, as Toothless couldn't fly without Maya.

Over the years, she was able to tame more dragons, and declared The Embrace to be a safe haven for dragons, where all species were welcome, and were to be protected and taken care of. By the end of the fifth book, she's homed about 24,000 dragons. Maya hired Castilla and Tashi to help her take care of the growing island. During this time, she met Fawn and Samantha, who decided to live in the castle with her after they grew closer.

A month and a half after befriending Toothless, a young girl with silvery blonde hair washed up on the shores of The Embrace. Maya rescued the injured girl, whose name was Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys was the same age as Maya, and told the new queen that she had run away from The Rise and shipwrecked on The Embrace. Feeling pitiful for the white-haired girl, Maya let her stay in the castle, and declared that The Embrace would be Daenerys' new home.

Daenerys and Maya grew very close, and were always with each other, either talking or going on horseback rides or playing with the dragons. She had stayed with Maya for a total of four months, and was Maya's first friend. Unfortunately, Daenerys was very curious about the dragons, and often snuck out to go play with the dragons. Maya found out, and warned her friend, telling her it was too dangerous. Daenerys listened for a while, but she ended up continuing to sneak out, eventually taming a Deadly Nadder on her own.

After Daenerys found the Jinsei and tried to open it, Maya felt betrayed, since she had previously told Daenerys to leave the Jinsei alone, and therefore banished her friend from The Embrace forever. Although it pained Maya, she knew that it would be safer for the realm, as interfering with the Jinsei was unpredictable, and messing with it could cause catastrophes.

In 2016, a wave of slave trading began in The Claim. Many young girls were being traded and sold in the back alleys of Auction Island. After being notified by Mileena, Maya set out to put an end to the slave trading, threatening the slavers with her dragons. She declared that if she ever found another operation, there would be a death sentence. Unfortunately, operations still continued, and Maya had to perform many executions. However, she was able to save hundreds of people, including Hyunae, who Maya decided to take back to The Embrace and offer her to stay with her, as she was the youngest of all the slaves.

In late August of 2016, while on a trip to Earthrealm to buy baking supplies that couldn't be found on Auction Island, Maya came across Min Yoongi, who accidentally knocked over a canister of sugar onto her. Yoongi apologized, and even though Maya insisted it was okay, he offered to pay for her groceries, then walked her to her car and gave her his number. The two met up the next day to get coffee, and immediately hit it off. Of course, Maya felt guilt in the back of her mind, knowing that she was leading him on, as there was no way they'd be able to maintain a relationship due to her situation.

Yoongi, on the other hand, introduced her to his bandmates, and the eight of them became quick and close friends. Through 2016 and 2017, Maya and BTS became best friends, but she knew she had to focus on her duties back home.

In 2017, Maya went to The Cut on official business, but found herself almost falling off of a cliff after slipping on ice. Luckily, Minjun was there to rescue her. The two immediately clicked, and after a few months of conversing, Maya told him he was allowed to stay at the castle any time he wanted. After many months of visiting each other, the two agreed for him to move in and live with Maya and her friends permanently. Maya shared her knowledge with her friends, and gave each of them dragons to call their own, including her servants.

On February 25th, 2018, Maya decided to visit the boys one last time before disappearing from their lives. As the eight were talking and lounging about in the dorm's living room, they were suddenly transported to The Claim by the hands of All-Mother. The goddess sensed danger, and brought the eight guardians to the realm in quick succession, unfortunately harming some of them in the process. It was at this point that Maya realized the boys knew and wouldn't be allowed to go back to Earthrealm.

This is the moment the first book starts, and thereon, the series continues, showing the dangers of the realm and the foes Maya and the boys have to face.

## Physical Appearance

Maya is an Indian woman with short black hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile. She stands at about 5' 5", shorter than her boyfriend Yoongi. She initially has great physical strength, being able to take down a 170 lb pound man with ease, albeit with a weapon. Her figure is quite curvy, and she weighs about 145 lbs. One of her more unique traits is her black wings, which reach a wingspan of a whopping 14 ft, about 3 times the size of her body. She also has eyes that change color depending on her emotions - white when frustrated or scared, and red when angry. On her back between her shoulder blades is a mark written in Draconian translating to "Guardian."

Maya's clothing style varies by the day. Some days, she'll dress up in a tight-fitting dress, wear heels, and put on makeup, and other days, she'll lounge around in a tank top and sweatpants. It really depends on her mood. Many would describe her style as comfy, trendy, and casual.

Maya often dyes her hair to different colors, some of the more notable colors being coral pink, blue, and vermilion. However, after the second book, she stops dyeing her hair.

During her young and teenage years, Maya had long hair, often tied in a single braid. After her breakup with Levi, she had a breakdown and cut off her hair into a short pixie. This is how she ended up keeping the short hairstyle through the many years, including during most of book one. However, in the second book, Maya grows her hair out down to shoulder length, and decides to leave it that way for the time being. In the third book, she lets her hair grow out, the ends reaching past her chest. This is due to the spiraling depression she was caught in at that time - she didn't see the point in taking care of herself. However, she found a way to make a meaning out of her hair, and decided to take the custom of the (once thought extinct) tribe of the Dothraki and show her strength subtly by adding a braid for every victory, and by the end of the Second Dragon Hunter War, she has dozens of braids in her hair. She keeps her hair this way for the rest of her life.

## Personality

Maya is an intelligent yet stubborn woman, who stays determined to reach her goals and preaches perseverance. Many describe her as brave, honest, and kind, and her actions show this. Maya always puts others ahead of herself, and is willing to face great danger to protect the ones she loves. Sometimes, she acts before she thinks, but oftentimes, she is rational about her decisions. However, her emotions can take control at times. Maya has very good observational skills which come in handy during her time training dragons. Most of the time, she can be sarcastic and snarky, snapping back in clever ways. She has a fun side when not on official business, where she enjoys joking and messing around with her friends.

She is very protective of her dragons and friends, especially the boys. Any who wish to harm them will be shown no mercy by the young woman. When it comes to her dragons and friends, she is quick-to-anger, and will not hesitate to protect them. This was shown when Jungkook was hurt by a group of Magister Mortalis assassins in Éternel: Wings of Fire, and instead of resting to heal her own wounds, she pushed herself to heal Jungkook to the point where she passed out. With Yoongi, she expresses her love to him often, describing him as "one of the the best things that had ever happened to her." Throughout the series, their relationship grows, and expands out to the other boys.

Despite her many virtues and her clear capabilities as a leader, Maya is not without her flaws. She is rather prone to letting her insecurities cloud her judgement and affect her actions. Oftentimes, when frustrated, she'll lash out on others. She also succumbs to her depression often, shown by her multiple suicide attempts and self-harm situations she finds herself caught in throughout the series. During the events of the third book, she fell victim to her guilt and spiraled into a deep depression, attempting to drink and cut the pain away. However, her friends were able to help her out of the seemingly bottomless pit of darkness. After giving birth to her dragons during her capture on Amesstall Island, she became much more vengeful, and she seemingly slips into the morally grey side of things, no longer being a rational thinker.

Maya's ultimate goal in life is to make life better for the people of The Claim, which shows her good-hearted nature and natural kindness.

## Abilities, Skills, and Talents

Being the central character of the series, Maya has many varied and useful talents.

#### Dragon Training and Riding

Having discovered this talent from a very young age, Maya has been able to grow and learn how to master the skill of taming, training, and riding dragons. Her dragon, Toothless the Night Fury, is the rarest and best dragon in her friend group. She has been recognized as the best dragon trainer and rider in the realm by all kingdoms. She and Toothless have the strongest bond of all riders in the series. Maya is always the one looked at when dragon related problems or needs come up. She was able to gain the trust of a young Bewilderbeast and befriend it, then convinced it to live on The Embrace with her. She then raised the alpha like her own dragon, and she considers him to be hers.

Still, some dragon challenges are greater than her ability, but she can always rely on Toothless and her friends to have her back. Most of the time, when she is unable to train a dragon, she falls back to her Dragonborn side and sees if she can work it out with the dragon that way. Maya has managed to devise a more effective method of calming wild dragons by showing her wings. This makes the dragons consider Maya as one of their own as only a dragon should be able to have wings.

Maya is an exceptional dragon rider, having done it for nearly 9 years (prior to Book One). She can ride nearly any dragon, and can perform multiple aerobic maneuvers in battle. On Toothless, she is able to hold onto him without any trouble during his dive-bombs, which clock in at a whopping 750+ MPH. She is also able to ride dragons without a saddle, even at high speeds, such as Drogon, who flies at about 200 MPH.

#### Leadership

Maya is a natural born leader. Most of the time, others - both dragons and humans - will follow her commands without question. However, from time to time, even she has trouble controlling the dragons and the kingdoms.

#### Waterbending

Maya was born with the ability to manipulate water in all of its various forms, though Maya doesn't learn how to form ice out of water until the fourth book, Éternel: Soul of a Dragon. Her fighting style with waterbending is mostly fluid and graceful, acting as one with the environment. She deals the flow of energy, letting her defense become their offense and turning her opponents' own forces against them. Some of her go-to moves are water-whipping (creating a tendril of water to swipe at an opponent), water bullets (bending a large amount of water and sending it in a forceful blow), and waves.

#### Strength and Combat Skills

Despite Maya's size, she can easily take down a man weighing 170 pounds due to her years of training and fighting. She is exceptional with her war fans, being able to slice and maim with her blades, which were specifically made for her by Levi Ackerman after seeing her struggles with normal swords. She knows dozens of moves, and has perfected the use of her fans. She is also skilled with knives and daggers, and capable of using a sword. Unfortunately, she is not the best at hand to hand combat, and often feels less confident when faced with hand to hand, due to her being of a smaller figure and most of her enemies being larger men. Instead, she utilizes weapons to take down enemies, and relies on offense, oftentimes forgetting to defend herself. However, in tense situations, she is able to use both offense and defense properly.

#### Intelligence

Maya's intelligence is proven many times throughout the series. She's almost always the one to come up with the solutions to the problems that her and her friends face. She's also cunning, resourceful, and perceptive, and possesses a great aptitude for strategy and tactics. She is also very knowledgeable about dragons and the world around her, including the plants and animals native to The Claim.

#### Endurance

Due to her Dragonborn side, Maya is able to recover and heal from injuries very quickly. However, there are a few exceptions, such as after Minjun tortured her, her powers were weakened by his injection. In Éternel: Wings of Fire, Maya's fingers were cut off by Minjun, but after two weeks, they had regenerated on their own.

During her time at Amesstall, she was able to endure the extreme torture and testing they had done on her, including being shocked continuously through a shock collar over 9 months, along with being drilled into for bone marrow extraction, being tested on with acid, having her fingers cut off, and the three times she had psychokinetically given birth to her dragons. Although much of her powers had been worn down by then, she was still able to make it out alive and escape the facility.

#### Healing Touch

Maya had the ability to heal injuries after focusing her energy into her palms, then touching said injury with the light that expelled from her palms. She used this power to heal Namjoon's cut in the first chapter of Éternel: Wings of Fire. When Samantha was impaled by a spear, Maya attempted to use this power, but due to her panicking, she was unable to focus and could not heal Samantha. When Jungkook was stabbed after a Magister Mortalis ambush, Maya used her healing touch to heal Jungkook's wounds, but doing so made her faint, as she had used too much energy, since she herself was injured.

After dying for the first time, Maya's healing power disappeared for unknown reasons. Although she tries to use it throughout the second book, it never works, and she comes to the conclusion that she has lost it.

#### Horseback Riding

Having lived on The Embrace for her entire life, Maya had to learn how to ride horses in order to get around the island. Viserys taught her when she was young, and over time, she has gotten exceptionally better, being able to jump multiple feet with her horse Agro, gallop at high speeds, stand on a horse's back, and even backflip out of the saddle.

#### Singing

Maya is a natural born singer with varying singing styles, matching to artists like Aurora Aksnes, Troye Sivan, and girl in red. Under the stage name **AURORA**, Maya has released a total of three albums, one EP, and one single. Maya first debuted in 2012 with the EP *All The Lights in the Sky,* releasing her music on YouTube, Soundcloud, and Spotify. After a year, her music took off, and she was quickly placed among the most popular rising indie artists. She created her own record label, Interstellar Records, and continued to make profit off of music and merchandise.

In 2022, she finally released two new albums after years of being inactive. She collaborated with RM (Namjoon) of BTS on one song, Poison, and the entire group of BTS on another song, My Way. Maya went on tour as AURORA for the first time ever in April of 2023, and even had BTS make a special appearance during the Los Angeles concert.

#### Dancing

Along with singing, Maya is a fantastic dancer, able to dance in multiple styles (hip hop, contemporary, and modern). She learned through watching tutorials and music videos on YouTube, and eventually, she obtained her own irreplaceable style. Maya was inspired often by Korean musical groups, including BTS, EXO, and 2NE1. Currently, she matches the talent of Jung Hoseok, the lead dancer in BTS.

#### Transforming

As a Pure Dragonborn, Maya is able to transform into two dragon forms: the Guardian (Alpha Form) and the Guardian Angel (normal Dragon Form).

When transformed into Alpha Form, it seems as if Maya loses her consciousness, and is not aware of people she previously knew. During the final battle in Éternel: Wings of Fire, she was focused on taking down Minjun, who had also transformed into Alpha Form, and after she killed him, she burned down the ships of Magister Mortalis' fleet. When she turned back to her friends, Yoongi described her as "a real dragon." Yoongi himself was concerned that Maya didn't remember who they were. After Maya reverted back into human form, she had lost her memory, as when a Pure Dragonborn transforms into Alpha mode, they have a chance to lose their memory forever. However, Maya was lucky, and when she was confronted by Toothless and looked into his eyes, she was able to get her memories back.

In normal Dragon form, Maya is much smaller, about the size of a Red Death, compared to her Alpha form which rivals the size of a Titan Wing Bewilderbeast. In this form, Maya has consciousness, and is aware of her surroundings and relationships, knowing who her enemies and allies are. Maya will transform into normal dragon form when furious. With the help of Prince Zuko, she was able to learn how to control it, and can transform on command by focusing her energy.

There are risks, however, when it comes to transforming. If she is killed while transformed, she will stay dead, and will not get a second chance, as opposed to when she transformed after dying from Minjun's sword during the Battle of The Guardian, which only happened as she was in the presence of another Alpha.

## Dragons Trained

* Toothless (primary dragon)
* Drogon
* Tiidrahaan
* Quinn (with Jungkook)
* Phaedra (with Taehyung)
* Indra (with Jimin)
* Phelan (with Namjoon)
* Leia (with Hoseok)
* Aeneas (with Yoongi)
* Kira (with Seokjin)
* Xena (with Minjun)
* Sansa (with Samantha)
* Kuromori (with Hyunae)
* Alvenion (with Fawn)
* Cressida (with Axel)
* Cepheus (with Levi)
* Rhanda (with Luthais)
* Dirge (with D'Vorah)
* Adelinda (with Mileena)
* Attor (with Tashi)
* Chelianth (with Zenobia)
* Katla (with Castilla)
* Vhaghar
* Ariea (partially)
* Nova
* Unnamed Breathquencher
* Costa
* Adria
* Cenobia
* Tiamat
* Basaran
* Ymrichodia
* Xuihcoatl
* Ethelinda
* Hope
* Xylinth
* Melusine
* Chusi
* Zurnmis
* Britgramzin
* Vasuki
* Aido-Hwedo
* Synn
* Herensune
* Tatsuya
* Ayin
* Rhiannon
* Casyl
* Kyrissmi
* Tok
* Vesta
* Shruikan
* Osiris
* Dakiva
* Haku
* Enenra
* Ananasi
* Qeirve
* Azrael
* Wild Deadly Nadder
* Wild Whispering Wind
* Wild Sparrowthorn
* Gaius
* Yudai
* Nymr
* Red Monstrous Nightmare
* Blue and Yellow Monstrous Nightmare
* Light Blue Monstrous Nightmare
* Tezcacoatl
* Gwilanna
* Endewyn
* Unnamed Rainwing
* Volos
* Veles
* 3 Unnamed Snow Wraiths

## Core Relationships

#### Toothless

Maya first found Toothless in a cove, wounded from a fight and therefore flightless. The Night Fury attempted to scramble onto the top of the wall but slid back down as he haplessly clawed at the rock, unable to find purchase, before attempting to avert a hard, awkward landing by leaping off the rock and pivoting to glide back toward the ground, crashing nonetheless as he neared it. Maya moved out of the niche and jumped onto a sloping rock platform just below it, taking the opportunity to make a quick sketch of the dragon in her book as she observed him attempting to take flight and escape the clearing several times, each attempt culminating in failure.

The Night Fury laid on the ground, frustrated and exhausted, when a fish flopped up and back into the lake nearby, and the dragon got up to try and catch himself some food. He plunged his face into the water, but failed to catch himself any food. Maya, watching from above, felt sorry for him, and accidentally dropped her pencil into the clearing. It bounced off some of the rocks, catching the reptile's attention, and causes him to look up. They both looked at one another out of curiosity.

The next day, Maya brought a fish with her and searched for the dragon in the cove, looking around for him, who was actually sneaking up on her from behind. The Night Fury carefully moved closer to Maya, standing across from her with an aggressive stance. The moment she moved, he growled, as he had noticed the knife she had in her pocket.

     Quickly, Maya threw the knife into the lake, and the dragon immediately lowered his guard, ears perking and purring slightly. She held out the fish and the Night Fury very slowly approached, then opened his mouth, reaching for the fish. Maya noticed how he didn't have any teeth, but suddenly, his teeth popped out and he ate the entire fish in one bite. After this, Maya decided to call him Toothless, since back then she chose much less Draconic names for her dragons.

After finishing the fish, Toothless backed Maya up into a rock, chittering as he sniffed for more fish. Maya, scared, backed up and sunk against the rock. A few moments passed, and the dragon sat on his back legs, flaring his wings slightly as they stared at one another. Maya smiled, and the dragon squinted his eyes before trying to replicate her smile. Maya reached out, thinking she had earned his trust, but the dragon snarled and glided away to the opposite side of the cove.

Following Toothless, Maya sat beside him as he slept and reached out to touch his tail, but the dragon caught him before he could and the two walked away from each other, the dragon sleeping in a tree. Meanwhile, Maya sat across the cove to draw a picture of the Night Fury in the dirt. Intrigued, the dragon came to watch, then went to rip off a tree branch, digging in the dirt to copy Maya.

When Maya walked forward to look at the drawing and stepped on one of the lines, the dragon growled, but every time she stepped in the space between them, his pupils got wider and he purred loudly. Maya walked her way over to the dragon and tried to reach out again, but it growled. Maya then turned her head and held out her hand, and finally, the Toothless pressed his snout against her palm.

After finally gaining his trust, Maya began the process of forging a new tail for Toothless. She went to visit Toothless with her first tail prototype, distracting him with a basket full of fish. As she was attaching the tail to the dragon, he realized what had happened and took off suddenly, Maya clinging desperately to his tail. Toothless began to fly, but fell as his tail wasn't open. Just as Toothless began to fall, Maya opened his tail and they swooped up into the air, Maya cheering as she realized she successfully made a tail for her dragon. Of course, Toothless still didn't like Maya that much, so he threw her off, but he fell as his tail closed again. Nevertheless, Maya was ecstatic to have created a tail for the flightless dragon.

Over many weeks, she continued to develop multiple tail fins and setups, from using a rope to attach to her leg to keep the fin open, to creating a brand new saddle to put on Toothless. The Night Fury realized he couldn't fly without Maya, and gradually began to trust her as she showed no harm.

After Levi came to The Embrace and grew closer with Maya, he offered to make a tail for Toothless that would allow him to fly freely. At first, Toothless was very hesitant to fly without Maya, but after some time, Toothless accepted his newfound freedom. Still, he always keeps close to Maya, staying around the castle in case he ever needs her.

    Throughout the series, Maya and Toothless' friendship never goes unnoticed. They treat each other like siblings, and they even tease each other just for fun. Maya cares for Toothless deeply, and Toothless loves his rider with all his heart, much like every rider to their dragon, although Maya and Toothless' relationship goes beyond that. Toothless has saved Maya on multiple occasions, from defending her from assassins to protecting her from wild Direwolves. He even challenged Daenerys' Bewilderbeast in order to protect Maya. When Toothless and the group found Maya after she was captured for the first time, Toothless tore Minjun to shreds, knowing he had hurt Maya.

While Toothless was under the control of Daenerys' Bewilderbeast, Maya approached him and spoke to him softly, asking him to come back to her. Toothless then tried to fight the Bewilderbeast's control, and with more encouragement from Maya, Toothless was able to free himself and was finally back with Maya. Toothless in return challenged the massive Raelyx solely through his desire to protect Maya, showing that their bond is unbreakable even in the toughest of trials.

#### Viserys Prasanna

Viserys and Maya were very close as father and daughter, despite not being biologically related. When he first found her behind the doors of the Jinsei, he immediately took her in as his own daughter, knowing that she was of importance. Although Viserys's girlfriend at the time was opposed to keeping Maya, he did it anyways, and raised her with extreme care. He taught her about the wildlife of The Claim, and encouraged her to learn about dragons as much as she could, which definitely paid off in the future.

After Magister Mortalis rose up, Viserys hired Mileena as Maya's protector as an extra precaution. When Magister Mortalis grew more violent and began to target Maya, Viserys set up an arranged marriage with Prince Levi Ackerman of The Bind in an attempt to separate her from the renegade group, as The Bind was well known for its warriors and weaponry skills.

Magister Mortalis demanded Viserys hand Maya over, but instead, Viserys sacrificed himself in order to protect Maya. He made a deal with Magister Mortalis, so if he went with them, they wouldn't touch Maya. This oath was upheld until Kim Minjun took over as leader of Magister Mortalis, and he decided to kill Maya as he believed she was weak and a stain to the Dragonborn.

It is very clear that Viserys cared deeply for Maya, as he was willing to sacrifice his life to keep her safe. Although he wasn't Maya's biological father, Maya loved him just as much as he loved her.

#### Min Yoongi

Yoongi is Maya's closest friend and loving soulmate, who has stuck with her through thick and thin for the decade he has known her.

 **Main article:** Maya and Yoongi's Relationship

#### BTS

The members of BTS (Jeon Jungkook, Kim Taehyung, Park Jimin, Kim Namjoon, Jung Hoseok, Min Yoongi, Kim Seokjin) are Maya's best friends. Yoongi becomes her boyfriend in the first book, and near the end of the second book, all of them briefly settle into a poly relationship with Maya before she wipes their memory to take them back to Earthrealm.

 **Main article:** Maya and BTS's Relationship

## Killed Victims

* The Green Death
* 218 unnamed warriors
* 294 unnamed slavers (executed)
* 37 assassins (killed in various methods)
* Unnamed Magister Mortalis assassin (stabbed in the heart)
* Aemon Renshan (stabbed in the head, abdomen sliced)
* Unnamed Magister Mortalis woman (stabbed in the heart)
* Unnamed Magister Mortalis woman (throat slit; killed to protect Jungkook)
* Chanwoo (head severed)
* Daewon (decapitated during the battle with Magister Mortalis)
* Unnamed Magister Mortalis soldier (abdomen sliced)
* Minjun (neck snapped while both were transformed into Alpha Dragon form)
* About 27,000 Magister Mortalis warriors (burned in Alpha Dragon form)
* Minho (abdomen sliced; executed on The Embrace)
* Mavrock (stabbed repeatedly with a dagger)
* Five of Daenerys' warriors (burned in Dragon form)
* Unnamed spearman of Daenerys' army (torso ripped from lower half in Dragon form)
* Two of Daenerys' warriors (clawed in Dragon form; bled out)
* Female archer of Daenerys' army (burned in Dragon form)
* Unnamed hunter (throat slit)
* About 80 hunters (burned in Dragon form)

## Quotes

**Minjun**: "*Nyke gīmigon skoros ao pendagon yno. Ao pendagon iksan hae tolvie tolie vala. Vestrā valar morghūlis. Yn ivestragī nyke ivestragon ao mirros. Ziry iksos vala's gaomilaksir naejot udrāzma. Konir sagon sepār se vyguēsin hen ra.* [Translation: I know what you think of me. You think I'm like every other man. You say all men must die. But let me tell you something. It's a man's duty to rule. That's just the nature of things.]'**"**
**Maya**: "*Kessa, valar morghūlis. Yn iksan daor vala. Iksan aōha dāria. Se lo ao tolvie sylugon naejot ilāragon nyke arlī, kesā addemmagon lēda aōha ābrar.* [Translation: Yes, all men must die. But I am no man. I am your queen. And if you ever try to undermine me again, you will pay with your life.]'**"**

## Trivia

* The idea of Maya being a Dragonborn was made up on the spot, while writing Chapter 15 of the first book. Minx wanted to give Minjun a better motive than simply being King of The Embrace, so after some thought, she added the Dragonborn.
* Originally, Maya was also supposed to have a mermaid form, but Minx scrapped this idea, as she didn't see the point of adding it into the story.
* When in Earthrealm, if the topic of career ever comes up in conversation, Maya always says she works in animation, specifically for movie creatures, such as dragons. This is in fact a cover-up in case someone from Earthrealm ever sees a photo of a dragon on her phone or laptop, or overhears any talk about dragons.
* For five years, Maya didn't have a real life model reference, but after finding Teena Singh on Instagram, Minx decided that Maya would be portrayed by her.
* According to Jimin, Maya always gives the best presents.
* Despite having wings for almost all of her life, whenever Maya has them out, she usually knocks stuff over and doesn't really know where to put them. Fawn often teases Maya for this.
* Before meeting Yoongi, Maya didn't believe in marriage, but she changed her mind after settling into a relationship with Yoongi and realizing how much marriage means.
* Maya describes herself to have the inability to ever kill a dragon. However, she is the only one of her entire group of friends to have actually ever killed a dragon (the Green Death) with the assistance of Toothless. This was the first kill she had ever made, adding further irony to this statement.
* In the battle with the Green Death, Maya almost died when she fell into the inferno of the Green Death's exploding body, which Toothless protected her from. In the second book, she almost died in a completely opposite way, when Daenerys' Bewilderbeast Raelyx shot her with an icy blast, from which Toothless also protected her.
* Maya has the highest kill count of all characters.