Zorina Kriska

Zorina Kriska is a seventeen year old Slavic Demigod Daughter of Zorya and Andriy Kriska. She came to camp at fifteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Name

Zorina Natasha Kriska (Ukrainian: Зоріна Наташа Криска)

### Alias

ZoZo, ZorZor, Zee, Nia, The Red Child, Rina, Ina

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Lviv, Ukraine (Formerly)

### Love Interest

Xavier (Formerly, arranged marriage)Ronan (Former crush)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Zorya (Mother)
* Andriy (Father)
* Aurelia Yamamoto (Japanese Half-sister)
* Sun (Dažbog), Moon, Zvezda (Uncles and Aunts)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally peach color
* Peach colored dress with a butterfly motif
* Light pink jacket
* Brown boots

## History

### Early Life

Zorina Kriska was born to Zorya, goddess of the dawn and Andriy Kriska, a mortal man in Lviv, Ukraine on May 17, 2004. The Kriska Family. Just the sheer sound of the name would make people cower in fear. They were a powerful, rich, and in a way - a royal family. Well as royal as you could get in the year 2003 and trust that if you angered them well, let's just say you wouldn't wanna be on the other end of their wrath. Andriy Kriska, though, he was different from his family. He didn't quiet care for his families statues though, that never stopped his parents from arranging a marriage for him. By the age of 25 he was married and unhappily at that. He knew nothing of his new wife Kristen, only that her family held status in Paris, France and it would only increase the Kriska's families power as well. He couldn't really complain though could he? He had everything anyone could ever want. Money, Cars, House, Anything you could possible think of. However, he didn't have love and what is life without love? To get away from his infuriating family and clingy of a wife, Andriy would go on many "Golfing Retreats". Of course, he wasn't really where he said he was but, instead he went off to a cabin his family owned just a few hours from the city. It was a way for him to get away from everything, the thing he called a life and while he was out there he was at peace. No stress could ever reach him here and Andriy was quiet happy with that.

The day was like any other, Andriy would wake up, eat breakfast, shower, do some small chores like cutting fire wood and after all that was done, he'd set off for a small hike. Something he did almost every day however, this days hike took a turn for the worst. While walking down an unmarked trail, Andriy found himself falling down a small hill - once the ground under him had crumbled. He shouted and once landing he had realized he had sprung his ankle, which wasn't a good thing considering he didn't know where he was at and he was now hurt so he wouldn't be able to make it back to his cabin. As if the universe was looking out for the man, the sound of another person could be heard minutes later - bringing up the hopes of Andriy Kriska Immediately he began to yell "I'm down here!!" and just after he could see the figure of a women standing where he had once fallen from. He smiled brightly as he watched her climbed down and was grateful when she helped him bandage his ankle. "Are you ok?" The young women asked, as she gazed at Andriy through her lashes. The young boy was in awe by the women's beauty and for a moment didn't answer. "Uhhhh..." Was all he was able to muster out which cause the women, who later introduce herself as Zoe, to laugh. After a short conversation between the two, Zoe decided to help Andriy back to his cabin and from there it was the love of a life time. Something that swept Andriy completely off his feet.

Sadly, the love only lasted a few weeks considering Andriy had a wife to go back home to and although he didn't know it, Zoe had a very important job to get back too as well. What was that job you might ask? Well, it's being Zorya, the goddess of The Dawn, of course. While Zorya did indeed love Andriy just as he did her, She couldn't stay around forever and she just couldn't bring herself to tell him the truth. The truth about her title and the truth that she was actually pregnant with their daughter. What if he freaked out? So, just like any other goddess would do, Zorya disappeared but not before erasing every memory about her from Andriy's mind. It was the only way she would be sure that he wouldn't look for her and also that he wouldn't be heart broken once she left. 4 months had past since Zorya left Andriy and just as planned, Andriy didn't remember a thing. All he could remember was his trip to his cabin and how it was as usual as it normally was. Nothing special to be frank and just like before, Andriy's life went about as it usually did as well. That was until Zoe, or should I say Zorya, showed up at Andriy's cabin once more. Andriy was chopping wood when he suddenly heard the voice of another person, the voice somehow sounding familiar. "Hello, how can i help you?" He asked Zorya, having no memories of her he couldn't recognize her. "I'm sure this will sound very strange but, it'll all be clear very soon." Zorya voiced before placing a hand gently on Andriy head and just like that, a flood of memories came rushing back. Andriy was taken back from the flood of memories but once they had returned, he ran to the goddess and took her into his arms. It here that Andriy realized Zorya was holding something in her arms though, that something being their daughter, who Zorya had named - Zorina, After explaining everything to Andriy, Zorya left, leaving Zorina with her father and leaving Vincent with a better understanding of who Zorya really was and the struggle that'd be waiting for him once his daughter matured.

### Childhood

Zorina Kriska grew up in luxary, living the life of a Kriska child - though she was always somewhat shunned by her family considering she was a spawn of her father's affair. This however, didn't matter to her step-mother Kristen. While everyone saw her as unpure blood and shunned her, Kristen actually loved her like her own and of course, the fact that she couldn't have children herself, was a big part of this love. Because of this, Andriy and Kristen raised the girl together. In matters of development, Zorina excelled more than other children. At just 1 and 1/2 she began to walk, at 4 she started school, and was also put into ballet classes. Zorina fell in love with the art of Ballet, the art of any dance as a matter of fact. though, this wasn't the only thing she fell in love with. At the age of 6, Andriy and Kristen decided to take their daughter along with them to a concert. A concert where the main focus was violins. It was here that Zorina fell in love with the instrument and after the concert, the young girl asked to be bought one and to be put in classes for the instrument. Of course, since the parents loved their child, they granted the young girl her wish and bought her a violin. From there on, Zorina's life was all about Ballet and Violin and of course she focused on the other important things like school. She actually excelled in school as well.

### First Monster Attack

After a few years, just like any other child, Zorina's grew older. By this time she had reached the age of 10, and things were going quiet well. Her skills in Ballet and the Violin had grow quiet much and in matter of schooling, she was already at the top of her class. All was well and things would have continued to go well had it not been for a stray hell hound. The beast had attack while Zorina was at home but, it wasn't her the monster was after. In fact, the hell hound was actually after Kristen of all people - who would have thought that Zorina's step mother would turn out to be a demi-god child of Pandia. It was here that Zorina saw her first monster and like any sane person, she was terrified. She watched as Kristen battled the beast and in just a short time, it exploded in a cloud of golden dust. Once gone and all emotions had been settled down, Kristen told Zorina of her heritage and even told her that she was from the same. She wasn't quiet sure who Zorina's parent was but, Kristen was able to sense it. It shouldn't be a surprise when I say that Zorina was shocked at first and somewhat didn't believe it but, what else could explain what just happened? From then on, the daughter of Zorya trained with her step-mother Kristen - getting ready for any monster attacks that might come along.

### Years as Tween/Yearly Teen

After the incident with the Hell hound, Zorina became quiet fascinated with the mythological world. She read ever story and learned everything she could about all the gods, imagining what it might be like to be a child of each of them - which might have seemed bit childish. She didn't care though, who else wouldn't be excited about this? It was because of this that she spent a lot more time at the library, when she wasn't at ballet class, violin lesson or school. Yes, Zorina has a very busy schedule. Today was like any other day, after her ballet classes Zorina had made her way over to the library and after about an hour - she was making herself outside. Suddenly though, the sound of music filled the air and because of this, Zorina looked up from her book and spotted the source. It was coming from a boy with a boombox and he was dancing though, the dance was not one that Zorina was used to - she did however like it. The music was good as well, she actually liked the song and her foot began to tap to the beat. Considering the demigoddess was the only other person around, the boy took notice to her and her tapping foot - which he smiled and danced his way over. From there he pulled her into his arms and the two danced, it was something Zorina had never felt before and when they were done she was taking deep breaths, there faces only inches apart.

Suddenly, her phone began to ring and Zorina was snapped out of her trance to pick it up - it was her grandfather and apparently he need her to come over right away. With that, Zorina gathered up her things and ran, thinking whatever her grand dad needed her for was an emergency. She didn't even get the name of the boy she had danced with before leaving...Upon arrival, the daughter of Zorya walked into her Grandfathers mansion and let her eye wander around the area. Of course, he was waiting for her and it didn't take long for Zorina to find him in the living room - standing along side some boy who looked around the same age as her, 13. "Hello grand father, what was it that you needed?" She asked in a polite tone, looking from her grandpa and the young boy. "Yes Zorina, i called you here because i wanted to introduce you to Xavier Bellamy of the Bellamy family." As her grandfather introduced Xavier, Zorina watched the boy with a slight confusion. "It's nice to meet you Xavier... Grandfather. If you don't mind me asking, why exactly did you call me here?" It was after this question that Zorina's grandfather explained to Zorina that he had arranged a marriage between the two, probably another way for their family to gain more power. "But..but Grandfather why me?!" She shouted, not caring that she might have offended Xavier.

"Because! Despite you being a bastard, it seems you're the only woman in our family that the Bellamy family is willing to arrange a marriage with! You will do as i say or i won't hesitate to cut your father and step-mother off... then how will they pay for your precious classes?" It wasn't that she cared for herself or her classes but, she didn't want her action to affect her father - he'd struggle to survive, especially with the new bills coming in from Kristen's medical help. You see, a few months ago Andriy and Kristen had found out that Kristen had cancer and it was to late to cure it. The family was heart-broken but, with their wealth - it didn't affect them as much as you'd think. How would they go on if their grandfather cut them off? how would they pay all the bills? Even a full time job couldn't pay everything. With all this running through her mind, Zorina only looked down and nodded her head - tears swelling up in her eye's "Yes grandfather, i understand.

### A Tale of Two Loves

Zorina had somewhat come to terms with her arranged marriage after a while, Xavier was even quiet the nice boy. He was sweet and caring and even a bit funny and to top it all off, He played the violin - beautifully. It could even be said that Zorina was actually fall for him but, how was she supposed to choose between a boy she was being forced to marry and a strange boy she met on the street a couple weeks back? Oh, did i forget to mention the boy and how Zorina had actually come to know his name? Well, it's a funny story actually. After getting the news of her arranged marriage Zorina began to walk home, just passing the gate to her grandfathers mansion when a figure came out of the shadows. "Who are...." Her voice faltered as she saw the boy face and recognized him as the boy from earlier. "Sorry, Sorry... I couldn't let my Cinderella get away though, now could i?" It was from there that Zorina and the boy, who introduced himself as Ronan, talked the night away and even continued to meet on many occasions after that. That's what leads up to the current time. Zorina was spending time with both boy and although it may have been wrong, she loved both boys equally. They both had things she loved and it was hard to choose between the two.

### A Day She'd Never Forget

For a while everything was good, Aside from the occasional monster attacks, which Zorina was able to get by with the training she received from her step-mother and everything was well with her two suitors, and was able to turn fifteen in piece. Sadly though, the day took a turn for the worst. While Kristen was getting treatment for her cancer it seems like it had developed to far for it to actually be cure, considering her health took a down fall and she died. Zorina and her father were heart broken not know how to deal with the situation. Not like she had time to deal with it because on a ride home with her father, Ronan, & Xavier, a Cyclopes smashed into their car - sending them flying and into a tree. Where the monster came from will always be unknown to Zorina, maybe it was just in the area and smell her scent? Either way there it was and walking over to the car. Zorina, who hadn't been completely knocked out crawled out of the car and tried attracting the beast away from her father and two "Friends", as she referred to them as. Her attempt succeeded as the Cyclopes chased after her but, it wasn't very effective as it swung it's arm and smacked her - sending her flying and smacking into another tree.

A scream of pain filled the air as she hit her back and for a moment she blacked out - her vision going in and out. It was here that, in her in and out black-outs, that she suddenly saw Ronan and Xavier standing in front of her. Because of this she was able to focus and her eyes widened at the sight of them. "Ronan... Xavier... What are you doing!" She shouted but the two just stood there, ready with large branches. What the two boy were seeing was unknown, maybe they were clear sighted and saw the beast in it's true form or maybe they were seeing some sort of mist version - either way, they saw the girl they both loved in danger and they were ready to fight for her. It was to no avail though as with one simple thrust, the two were crushed under the Cyclopes' fist. Zorina couldn't believe her eyes, as if her step-mother dying wasn't enough, the two boys she had come to love - not only as suitors but as friends had just died before her eye. Her emotions were building up, to the point she couldn't hold them in anymore and finally she screamed. As if it were some kind of switch, the nature around her reacted and branches, rock, vines, even leaves shot towards the beast and impaled it from every direction. The cyclopes shouted in pain and before it could do anything else, it busted into golden dust. That's when Zorina passed out.

### Getting to Camp

When the daughter of Zorya woke up she was on a bus leaning against the window. Quickly her head shot up and an immediate shot of pain went through her body. "Ughh where..." Her voice faltered as she looked to the side and noticed her father. "Dad?" She asked as she watched the man sitting next to her and recognized him as her father. "Did that really..." Tears stared to weal up in her eye and before she knew it she was crying into her fathers shoulder. All her dad could do was stay silent and wait for the ride to be over. Once it was though they just transfer to a cab and suddenly the two were at the bottom of a hill where Alexia could see an archway at the top. Vincent finally started talking and began explaining everything. From Zorina's mother being Zorya to Camp Olympia, which Andriy heard about from Zorya and Kristen - and yes he knew she was a demigod as well. After he was done explaining they said their goodbyes and Zorina made her way into camp. Being claimed as the daughter of Zorya just as she entered and being 15 years of age.

## Personality

orina is, first and foremost, an incredibly polite and kind individual, who believes that respect is the main key to every relationship. While she might disagree with one's opinion, she never fails to be considerate when debating with someone, no matter who they are. Zorina is a very open person, and it's very easy to approach her to talk about absolutely anything. Her calm and smooth voice is also quite helpful, and she provides a feeling of safety to those who come to talk to her. Zorina has a strong sense of justice. She considers herself to be a lawful neutral: she will follow the rules, as long as they are fair (and nonpartisan) to everyone. If she has to fight for someone's rights, she will without thinking twice. Zorina is so passionate about being fair to everyone that she is willing to give up her life to fight with and for those who want a lovely Happily Ever After. She truly believes that everyone should have a chance of living a future that is kind to them instead of sticking around with something that will hurt them in some way. Despite being a visionary, someone who wants to leave old customs and beliefs behind, Zorina can't help but feel attached to tradition. Those used to be colliding points for her in the past - but now she sees it as something that can be good. She believes that one should be proud of where they came from and honor what was passed down to them from their parents, grandparents and so on - but still, they should be different from their ancestors. Everyone, in Zorina’s opinion, should fight to be themselves, not a copy of what their parents were before them. Additionally, as the daughter of a sun goddess, Zorina is very festive herself, and due to her fondness of her heritage, tries to incorporate the meanings of sun into her personality: she is generous, optimistic and truly wants to love everyone who surround her (even though the last one is sometimes a little hard). Natasha wants to spread the magic of cheer, and, secretly, hopes to someday take the job of her father - in her own way, of course. Zorina is pretty laid back and chill now-a-days and is very sarcastic. She likes to show people her singing and comfort people when they’re being bullied or anything bad happening. When we first met her, she was a timid girl who looked like she wanted to leave badly. Her fists were clenched up and she was shaking. Zorina slipped them a note saying she was coming and escaping that place. She escaped and became more cautious. She was one of the only campers in New Athens and was showing her power off, she was happier and covered in winter clothes. Emily described her as more energetic and it made her smile. Zorina met Phobe and Karina and the twelve year old showed them around becoming Zorina’s friends. She hugged them tight and ventured off to her room being too cold. Near the War with the Dark Spirits, she became less cautious but still very cautious and found Adelaide. She was very happy to see her and hugged her. Many were surprised that Adelaide hugged Zorina back but could tell why. Zorina protected her friends a lot. During the war, people got to see how brutal she really is and how destructive she is. She fought very hard and nearly killed Alfonsp when he stabbed Melody. She called Leo and Caspian on the borrowed phone while Aubrey dabbed Melody’s head and high fixed will with her food. Zorina fought those spirits.. painfully. Very painfully. Zorina is shown to have a bit of anger issues to her, as she often retaliates with violence and aggression, and sometimes hurts her friends or even random campers. Vulgar, rowdy, and short tempered. Everyone can agree that these words can describe Zorina, and some even say those words are an understatement. Every sentence Zroina yells out is an insult, or screams with ill-mannered cussing. An aggressive girl who explodes at the littlest things, people have to blame her dragon blood for making her so hostile. Some wonder what she would've been like if she had been assigned to a less aggressive destiny, but everyone is so used to her screeching in the halls that some would miss her intimidating presence. The ADHD in her makes Zorina a reckless and impulsive individual with no regards for fire safety. Zorina leaps into the action with her bow and won't hesitate to shoot arrows all over the place if she's in a bad mood. There may as well be a warning on the nurse's office door to remind Zorina not to cause chaos everywhere, due to the numerous times people have come in with burns and said it was Zorina’s fault. (There probably has been, but who reads the messages on the walls?). On the good side, Zorina is passionate about the things she takes an interest in, which is similar to her friends. Zorin is hardworking and refuses to quit, which makes some people see her as stubborn, and while that is true, Zorina just has a good work ethic. Zorina knows she has to work in order to be successful, and makes the most of her time doing that at school before she gets stabbed with a sword. Hey, four years can go really slow or really quick.  A protective girl who won't hesitate to take a hit for someone she likes (and that's very few, so be honored), Zorina knows there's more to life than screaming and breathing fire, even if it doesn't seem like that. She values her remaining family members in life (who knows if she'll be gone like some of them), and can appreciate the little things without wanting to steal gold or going into a rage. Charcoal is proud of what she can accomplish, and if someone can earn her respect, she's chill with them. Not literally, but you know what I mean. In short, Zorina may be a complicated girl, but if you look closely into those slit eyes, there's truly someone loyal and independent. She doesn't know what will happen to her, so Charcoal is living in the present, and right now the present is filled with hallway fights and a lot of trips to Anger Management. Trying to control her temper is hard; there is a lot to be angry about. But, hey. She does throw a good punch. Though, it is hurtful to both one's body and ego.

### Fatal flaw

Zorina's fatal flaw is her Vengeance. Zorina is very vengeful with anything that happens to people close to her. She would do ANYTHING for her friends. Even if it’s killing people.

## Appearance

Zorina is described as a very beautiful and young looking seventeen year old girl. She is a girl of Afro-Ukrainian descent and is described with golden blonde hair that is very curly, dark skin, and hazel eyes. Zorina is often seen wearing bright clothing with a sorta pink or yellow aesthetic to her. Zorina is often seen wearing a peach coloured dress with a butterfly motif on it, a light pink, colored jacket and brown boots

## Powers and Abilities

### Zorya Kid Powers

* She has photokinesis meaning she can control light.
* She can create light shields or force fields.
* She can blast streams of lights to impale or blind enemies for some time or even forever.
* She can turn herself or others invisible by bending visible light around the person.
* She can cause optical phenomenons from the Sun, like light pillars, circular halos or sundogs. While it lasts, her powers are stronger.
* She can stare at the Sun and other bright sources of light without being blinded.
* She can travel through sun rays.
* She can glow in the sun.
* She can heal others with the power of the Sun or with herbs, as many people asked her mother for cure in sickness.
* She can manipulate someone's romantic feelings, as her mother was asked to force people's loved ones to love only her and no others.
* She can feel romantic feelings between people.
* She has the ability to make someone fall into madness because of love.
* She can understand Slavic-based languages to some extent.
* She has fire manipulation.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, Zorina 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 reading Ancient Slavic instead of modern languages.
* Ukrainian: Being born and raised in The Ukraine, she can speak fluent Ukrainian
* Dagger usage: She is skilled with dagger
* Archery: She is super skilled with a bow
* Fighting skills: She is known to be a very skilled fighter
* Singing skills: She loves to sing and is very skilled at singing
* Superhuman Strength: As a demigod, Zorina possesses physical strength greater than an average humans
* Superhuman Agility: As a demigod, Zorina is more agile than the average mortal.
* Superhuman Durability: As a demigod, Zorina is more durable than a regular human being.
* Superhuman Reflexes: As a demigod, Zorina's reflexes are greater than the average mortal.
* Will power: Zorina has great willpower.

## Relationship

### Friends

#### Aurelia Yamamoto

Zorina first met the sweet talking trickster, and half-sister when Aurelia to steal her cufflinks. Instead of getting angry (like how sane people react in response to people attempting to steal their possessions), Zorina found it hilarious and floated over in her laughter. An unique friendship was forged from this eventful meeting, comprising of Zorina helping Aurelia steal heavy jewelry and hanging out in Aurelia's room

### Family

#### Zorya (Mother)

Zorina loves her mother very much and respects her highly, both as a goddess and her mother. Zorina knows her mother is close when the sun is rising, and feels comfortable in the sun light

#### Andriy (Father)

Andriy, much like her mother, is shown to love and care for his daughter. He was a caring father, along with Kristine and raised her with the best childhood, giving her her ballet and violin lessons. Sometimes, the two chat over video call

## Etymology

Zorina as a girl's name is of Slavic origin meaning **"dawn"**

Her last name is Slavic, from a derivative of the Greek personal name **Khristophoros**

## Trivia

1. Her middle name is Natasha, meaning **"Born on Christmas day"**
2. She is the only character to have been in arraigned marriage
3. She is Bisexual
4. She is a Taurus
5. She is afraid of the dark
6. Zorina really likes watching musicals. She especially loves the song "defying gravity" from *Wicked*, and can be found singing it in public — she's not particularly good at singing though.
7. She loves puns
8. Both she and George like to play the violin together