Eight

> “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
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> ― Haruki Murakami
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**Octavia Vita (**literally meaning *Eight Life***)** is the eighth clone of Megara Melancon-Alekou spliced with the DNA of Magi-Human, Osiran, Ruedian and Lilin, she prefers to be called ***Eight***. She is the eighth and only successful close of Megara for the sub-Project CHIMERA.

She would mother her a child, a daughter named Minevra "Digit". She would become the significant other of Phoenix J. Corday.

## Appearance

Eight looks exactly like Megara when she was alive. Eight has a diamond-shaped face with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, shoulder length straight black hair, cat-like shaped eyes and a heavy lower lip. Unlike Megara who had heterochromia and wide lips, Eight has intense silver eyes with lavender pupils. She also has a voluptuous body with large teardrop shaped breasts and perfectly shaped ass, and long legs. Eight also has a much paler complexion then Megara.

Due to her DNA splicing Eight has metallic green-black nails (she tried to bite them short, but they would not yield to her teeth), pronounced pointed ears like a bat and a long black tail that is longer than her legs that has a whip-thin-end.

On her chest between her breasts and on her back, she has large scars, the one on her chest is from having the Ruedian Queen removed and on her back are from four vestigial growths, two on either side of her spine, her body's attempt to grow the Ruedian dorsal horns; these vestigial dorsal horns were surgically removed by Cojocaru while she was still growing,

### Tattoos

* On the side of her right hip to her knee she has a two-blooming rose with a thorny vine. Eight also has a quote wrapping around the vine that says, "*Media Vita in Morte Sumus*" which means "*In the midst of our lives we die*". She got it as a tribute tattoo to her "*sister*".
* Eight has a unalome with a lotus at the bottom in between her breasts.
* On her left thigh Eight has a skull with horns along with flowers behind it.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Chimera Physiology** - Eight is a chimera made up of Human-Magi, Osiran, Ruedian and Lilins, As a Chimera, she has several abilities such as the Hive Mind, superhuman levels of strength and durability, and blood with acidic properties from her Ruedian DNA. From her Human DNA, she has emotions and from her Magi, Osiran and Lilins DNA she can manipulate Mana and telepathic resistance.
	+ **Hive Mind** - Eight's mind is very unique due to the telepathic resistance she also possesses a Hive Mind. Upon her resurrection and given her own body along with the Ruedian DNA from Megara body Eight has a Hive Mind with the species being able to know where they are but they cannot access her mind, but they can faintly sense her. She also inherited the memories and emotional attachments of Megara through this process.
	+ **Superhuman Condition** - From her Osiran, Ruedian and Lilins DNA, Eight has superhuman strength and durability. She can also see in the dark and can hold her breath for several hours.
		- **Enhanced Smell** - Eight is able to easily detect when someone is approaching her purely by scent and was able to easily tell the difference between a man and a woman, as seen when she was able to immediately detect (\*&\*) and identify that he was a man after one whiff of his scent.
		- **Somatic Senses** - Eight has exceptionally good sense of touch, allowing her to detect specific persons, objects, substances or even places, locate their origin and track with nothing but the tip of their fingers. She may even be able to detect the thinnest crack on anything that is invisible to the naked eye. Eight is able to sense vibrations through solid substances, liquids or even the air-pressure changes.
		- **Enhanced Metabolism** - No matter how much Eight eats she'll never gain any weight or get any fatter.
		- **Regenerative Healing Factor** - From her Ruedian DNA, Eight can heal at extremely fast rates such as when (\*&\*) stabbed her through the hand once she removed the knife it began to heal in only minutes. In only a matter of moments, gaping wounds were sealed up, leaving her none the worse for the wear. Later, Eight was able to reattach her right leg after it was cut off due to it being cut off along with her arm by (\*&\*). After cocooning herself to heal Eight could also reattach herself after being bisected in half in only minutes.
		- **Acidic Blood** - Perhaps the most obvious similarity between Eight and the Ruedian was the former's acidic blood. While the blood in Eight was far less potent than that of Ruedian, it was still capable of corroding metal, glass, plastics and other materials over time. It was also red, the same color as normal human blood, instead of grey.
		- **Tail** - From her Osiran DNA Eight inherited her tail which she can fire laser beams from the tip of her tail. However, her tail is both her weapon and her weakness, for it is very sensitive.
	+ **Empathy Sensory** - Eight can sense the emotions of others around her.
	+ **Telepathic Resistance** - Even amongst Eight is highly resistance to telepathic species and individuals described as a "*Brick wall in the middle of an ocean*". Those who attempt to intercept her mind only hear static or see a monstrous darkness causing one of the telepaths on the Ergastulum Z2-19 to have a mental breakdown and attempt suicide.
* **Bendis** - Eight is the avatar of Bendis, an ancient celestial deity of moon fire, hunting, victory, protection and madness. As such Eight can manipulate moon fire, and under complete madness Eight can accomplish things she couldn't do being saine.
	+ **Pyrokinetic** - Eight is a highly violate pyrokinetic much like Megara even down to their bright blue flames. Her flames are connected to her emotions especially when she is angry but due to the combined Osiran and Lilin DNA, Eight's ability are ten times more heightened then Megara. She showcased the power to create powerful destructive blasts of fire and miniature fireballs to completely destroy (\*&\*-\*&\*).
* **Genius-Level Intelligence** - Despite her childish personality, Eight is extremely intelligent much like her "parent" Megara. She is able to create devices from random things around her in a short amount of time, and can escape from situations very easily.

### Possessions

* **Inventions** - Eight has create several inventions such as WASPS, cubes that look like ice that when held can electrocute people, a stunning machine, anti-gravity wing system and from the memories of Megara, Eight began looking into dark photon research and design her Lamia-class Androids.

## Etymology

* Octavia is the feminine form of Octavius is a Roman family name derived from Latin *octavus* meaning "eighth".
* Vita is the feminine form of Vitus a Roman name that was derived from Latin *vita* "life".
* Shamash means "sun" in Akkadian. This was the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian name of Utu.

## Trivia

* Eight is associated with the number "2" which is in reference to the tarot card the High Priestess.
	+ She is also associated with the Queen of Blades.
* She is an animal lover.
* Her blood type is AB with no Rh antigen.
* Her favorite meal is pork zhajiangmian with rolled omelettes.
	+ Eight's second favorite meal is tendon with breaded pork cutlet-sandwich.
* Eight also has a large gluttonous appetite that she had when she was Meg but is intensified by ten due to her DNA slicing.
* Eight is a germaphobe.
* She has eidetic memory.