Derek Novak

Prince of the Shade (formerly)

Leader and Founder of the Global Association of Supernatural Protection

Leader and Founder of the Shadow League

Member of The Elite

Hunter (Formerly)

Human (Formerly)

Lucas Novak (Brother)

Vivienne Vaughn (Twin Sister)

Kiev Novalic (Distant Cousin)

Erik Novalic (Distant Cousin)

Helena Novalic (Distant Cousin)

Xavier Vaughn (Brother-in-Law)

Marion Novak (Sister-in-Law)

Hunter Claremont (Adopted Brother-in-Law)

Aiden Claremont (Father-in-Law)

Camilla Claremont/Ingrid Maslen† (Mother-in-Law)

Caleb Achilles (Son-in-Law)

River Novak (Daughter-in-Law)

Jeremiah Novak (Nephew)

Avril Novak (Adopted Niece)

Victoria Vaughn (Niece)

Hazel Achilles (Granddaughter)

Benedict Achilles (Grandson)

Grace Novak (Granddaughter)

Field Novak (Adopted Grandson)

Serena Hellswan (Great-Granddaughter)

Phoenix Hellswan (Great-Grandson)

Harper Hellswan (Great-Grandaughter)

Fiona Achilles (Great-Grandaughter)

Vita (Great-Granddaughter)

Caia (Great-Granddaughter)

Chantal (Great-Great-Granddaughter)

Jericho (Great-Great-Grandson)

Sophia (Great-Great-Granddaughter)

Isabelle (Great-Great-Granddaughter)

Aida Blackhall (Great-Niece)

Jovi Blackhall (Great-Nephew)

Dmitri Blackhall (Great-Nephew)

Scarlett Novak (Great-Niece)

Voss Blackhall-Novak (Great-Great Nephew)

Richard Blackhall (Great-Great Nephew)

**Derek Novak** is one of the titular character of the ongoing A Shade of Vampire series. He is the titular character of Season 1 with major roles in Season 2, 3, 4 and 8 and recurring role in Season 5, 6, 7 of the series.

His story with Sofia is told in Season 1 where he awakens after a 400 year long sleep in order to fulfill a prophecy of bringing 'true sanctuary' to the Shade and the vampires.

Derek is the King of The Shade and one of the founder and leader of GASP.

Derek Novak was turned into a vampire for the first time by his father Gregor Novak. After that, they arrived at the island they will call The Shade.

Derek slept for 400 years due to a spell placed by the great witch, Cora and woke up finding himself hopelessly attracted to Sofia, a human who was kidnapped to be part of his harem. His interest and concern for Sofia, is immense and for that reason, he lets her leave The Shade with Ben. Sofia later returns of her own accord and then Derek protected her from his own father, who wanted to whip her, however, Derek receives them for her, giving hope to the humans who lived on the island.

Derek dethrones his father and begins to fulfill the role he should have always had, as King of The Shade.

During attempts to find a cure for vampirism, The Shade is threatened by The Elders' children and hunters. To maintain protection, Derek makes a deal with Emilia so she keeps the spell, while he spends a week with her in The Blood Keep. Emilia who was actually Cora, the witch who had always been in love with him, uses her magic to make Derek forget Sofia and when he returns to The Shade, he attacks her to consume his blood and leave her on the verge of death, however, the spell on Derek is broken and Emilia loses her powers. Rather than go back to the Blood Keep and endure the punishment for her failure to keep Derek under her spell, she asks Derek to kill her and dies at the Port in The Shade.

Derek learns about the trials on the cure and decides to try the cure himself rather than let any other vampire die of its failure. Sofia tries to stop him but eventually gives up. She asks Derek to marry her before he tries the cure for she loved him as a vampire and wanted to marry him as one. He agrees and they get married.

After drinking Sofia's blood, Derek as King of The Shade, decides to test the theory of the cure and is exposed to the sun, which for the relief of all, works and he becomes a human.

During his honeymoon, he is kidnapped along with Sofia by Kiev and is taken to The Blood Keep. There, they discover the Hudson's to be murdered by the Elder's children from Abigail Hudson, Ben's younger sister. Later, Derek is rescued by The Ageless and spends five months in the realm of the witches, The Sanctuary to activate his fire powers, which were the after-effects of Cora's spell and were asleep all this time because of his vampirism.

Derek comes to save Sofia and witnesses Sofia give birth to their children, Ben and Rose. He tasks Corrine to get them to safety but Kiev snatches away Ben and escapes leaving a devastated Corrine with Rose. Sofia is also abducted and Derek goes alone.

Derek returns to The Shade and enters secretly. He comes to know about the Elders and uses his new powers to save the residents of The Shade, who had become The Elders vessels. He reunites with Sofia after a long time when she shows up to where he was living with Corrine and Ibrahim, a warlock of the Sanctuary. He is baffled by her behavior and the realization that Sofia had turned into a vampire. She briefly explains him and when they spend time, she feeds his blood. Later, she disappears from the hut and later, he learns about her being possessed by an Elder. When Sofia is about to die, because of being possessed for long, the Ageless heals her and opens the portal to Aviary to let the couple look for their son, Ben. They find Ben with Kiev who reluctantly returns Ben to them, giving in to his light side.

Together with Sofia they live in California as humans with the twins for a long time. However, the constant news of human disappearances around them, put them on alert, so they returned to The Shade and turn into vampires permanently. They rule The Shade as King and Queen.

At the end of season eight, due to the pills that Ta'Zan made him ingest, Derek's vampiric DNA changed and made him a day walker.