Lyla Ankhaf Egyps

Leelah (by Alarick)

Nitocris (by Brenna)

Vaiolet Takelot's Protegeé

Divine Mourner

19 (as of 4023)

Medjay (formerly)

Divine Mourners

Usert II (maternal grandfather)

Kiya Charmian (maternal grandmother)

Alukah Ankhaf (cousin)

Theresa Ankhaf (aunt)

Aharon I (uncle)

Cecily Egyps (aunt)

Jamsu Egyps (cousin)

Hatshepsut V

Pharaohs of Saturania

Nebau Ankhaf of Hamunaptra

House of Amun

**Lyla Ankhaf Egyps**, or **Lyla Nightborn**, is the Setepnetjeret of Serket (Setepenserket) and the only daughter of the former Princess Monique Egyps, now Nebet, and Neb Hector Ankhaf of Hamunaptra. Lyla is part of the head-family of the Ankhafs, sister of Ethan and Alarick Ankhaf Egyps, cousin of Alukah Ankhaf and nephew of Theresa Ankhaf. She resides in Per-Ankhaf, Hamunaptra, Khalem.

## Biography

### Early Life

Lyla Nitocris Ankhaf Egyps was born as the last child of Monique Egyps and Hector Ankhaf, union between two powerful families, the midnight of the 17th of Epep in the Nefertem Hospital, Khalem. Her parents stood awake the entire night and finally slept by morning, when Renenutet and the Seven Hathors appeared to them in dreams to claim her the Setepenserket, scorpion goddess of venom. Hector and Monique were warned of her rough and edged personality (her "venom"), but also that she was going to become one of the greatest warriors in the world. Renenutet gave her the name "Lyla", meaning "Born At Night", given her sudden birth at midnight; also being the reason she is called "Lyla Nightborn" by many, which she really likes and adopts in the near future.

She received the Serket necklace with a woman-headed scorpion holding a purple gem. But as her brothers received also guardians, two of the Four Sons of Horus, she did not, denying slightly Hector's theory about the offsprings of an union between two Setepnetjeru.

Hector had planned the name "Iaret" to be her second name after his great-grandmother who had the personality the Seven Hathors described. This changed once his mother Brenna had her in her arms and called her "Nitocris" many times, after the legendary Pharaoh who took vengeance on the people who murdered her brother. Also, from Hector and Monique's three children, Lyla is the one who inherited more aspects from the Egyps family.

The Seven Hathor's depiction was proven true when Lyla grew up with a strong enraged personality like she was always being attacked by everyone, a product of a clawed creature appearing in the edge of her bed every night. Monique took this aspect very hard after her daughter almost always refused her love. Lyla hated company since she was a little girl; reason why she grew up detached to her brothers, but felt a little jealous about their relationship. She liked to spent most of the time alone without causing any problem, playing with sticks and wooden swords.

Lyla attended middle school but was expelled from many institutes and academies for bad behavior. Since then, she has been home-schooled by various tutors, many of them quitting along the way. Since Lyla's thing was always swords and swordmanship, instead of the usual archery she has on the blood from her father's side, her parents offered her to train with Medjay when she was 14 years old. She trained with them for a year, only in ancient weaponry, but decided not to become one of them unlike Ethan, because she didn't like working in a team and following orders. It was by her fellow soldiers that she was nicknamed "Nightborn" as a new recruit. Her aunt Theresa, leader and director of the Medjay, offered her private sword lessons and has had them since.

Her life turned when she traveled in 4020 with her family to the Castle Takelot in Nepidae, Sepat of Serket, where the *sheut* of the legendary warrior Vaiolett Takelot appeared to her there and then back at her home. Vaiolett warns her constantly that the time to prove herself is near.

## Setepenserket Abilities

### *Was* Abilities

Lyla's *Was* abilities relate only to the *ka* brach of *Heka*.

* ***Metut*** - **Toxikinesis:** Summon from her own body, shape and manipulate poison and poisonous substances, such as toxins and venom. The word "poison" summarizes all of the types.
	+ **Poison Immunity -** Lyla is immune to every kind of poisonous substance.
	+ **Poison Absortion -** She is able to absorb or consume poison, storing it in her body and using it as a power source. By consuming it, she can also know its components and symptoms.
		- **Healing -** As she can infect, she can also absorb poison from someone's body and instantly cure them.
	+ **Poison Attacks -** Release poison from her hands to attacks of various intensities prejected. In this she has to be careful not to drain her poison resources completely or harm her allies by accident.
		- **Poison Infusion -** Lyla is able to transmite and infuse her sword Venom with poisonous substances, making her attacks on her oponents more harmful.
		- **Poison Beam Emission -** Project beams of poison of variable size and range that could damage anyone caught in the blast range, reason why she barely uses it.
		- **Organic Bolt Projection -** Create and project bolts of poison and control their intensity. For these, mortal poisons are not used.
		- **Organic Wave Emission -** Releasing blasts of poison, that can infect her oponents.
	+ **Poison Generation -** With the toxins in her body, Lyla can generate and emit poison.
	+ **Miasma Emission -** Exuding toxic gases from her hands causing various effetcs on the beings who inhale the fumes, including hyper stimulation and lethargy. Because gas diffuses indefinitely in concentration, it becomes less potent and less concentrated once it has expanded.
	+ **Infection -** Infect others with the poisonous substances in her body after she releases it from her hands.
	+ **Necrosis Inducement -** Cause premature cell death of her oponents once the poison is directed to them.
	+ **Paralysis Inducement -** Depending on the toxins she uses, Lyla is able to temporarily immobilize completely or partially her targets, making them crumple to the ground.
	+ **Nerve Gas Generation -** Emit Nerve Gas that blocks nerve impulses as well as respiration, leading to convulsion, pupil contraction and profuse salivation.

* **Animal Empathy:** Lyla can sense and understand the emotions of scorpions and vice versa. She also shares typical behaviours of this insect.