Kyra Qalhata

**Kyra Qalhata** is the Setepnetjeret of Bastet (Setepenbastet) and the one of the last descendants of the Qalhata family. She lived her entire live in Bubastis, Sepat of Bastet, but moved to Khalem with her mother after her father died.

She attends to the Senenmut Academy in North Khalem.

## Biography

### Early Life

Kyra Qalhata Meshir was born on Farmuti 26, 4002 in Bubastis, Sepat of Bastet, to Loshy Qalhata, a middle grade teacher, and Lyria Meshir, a marketing manager. From her father's side of the family, Kyra descends from the Expelled Nomarch House Qalhata of Bubastis, who, from the year 3373 to 3381, took total independence from the Pharaoh in Khalem, conquered their neighboring Sepaut, and installed the Basti Empire during the Great Secession. In their final loss, the dynasty was forced to retire from their position of government, becoming an Expelled House.

She was named as the Setepenbastet and given the Bastet amulet by Renenutet. The Seven Hathors described her as a difficult strong-headed person who would never be satisfied but would still look for satisfaction nonetheless. Both Loshy and Lyria accepted her being a Setepnetjeret with open arms, but when contacted by Neb Hector Ankhaf and Nebet Monique Egyps, they made the decision for her to be raised as a normal girl and begin her training after graduation. Hector and Monique on their part offered protection from the Smaiu.

As Kyra grew up she became closest to her father, who taught her the history of Miti the Fierce, their ancestor. Lyria was a member of the Church of Atum, thus was very conservative and controlling of her daughter's liberties.

### Birth as an Eye of Ra

In 4006, at four years old, Kyra went through her first experience as Setepnetjeret. Having breakfast before kindergarten, she all of a sudden fell to the floor and started crying and screaming in pain. Loshy instantly tried to pick her up, but his hand burnt when in contact with her skin. Lyria called an ambulance and Kyra was taken to the nearest hospital. Every surface she touched that wasn't her clothes was burnt from the heat emanating from her body, but at last it ended when exposed to cold temperature.

The doctor told her parents they had never seen something like that happen, and that made them realize that it wasn't a disease or health problem, but something to do with her being a Chosen One. They never considered it too because they were informed by Hector and Monique that Setepnetjeru were completely human until they acquired their *Was* abilities. Hector called him and told him other Setepnetjeru suffered from the same thing at the same time, including Monique. He made sure that they would look into it and inform them the moment they have an answer.

Days later nothing strange happened to Kyra and she returned home. Monique was the one who told Loshy and Lyria about the possibility that what happen was because a great wave of energy was produced by the Setepenra and directed unto the Setepnetjeret Chosen by goddesses who are given the title of Eye of Ra in mythology.

### Father's Death

As the 4010s started, Kyra's family was strongly hit by the Western Saturanian financial crisis. Loshy lost his job and Lyria was paid less than the minimal wage, but they didn't have enough money to move. They had to reduce their expenses drastically so Kyra could still able to attend public school. Kyra's cat, Meow, had to be sold, which left Kyra very sad. Lyria tried to convince Loshy to ask Hector for a job, but he was too proud to do it.

Eventually, but slowly, they recovered a bit more, although Loshy and Lyria's marriage became troubled. In 4014 tragedy would struck again. On a father-daughter camping trip in the Basti wastelands, Loshy was stung by an extremely venomous scorpion. Because they were too far from civilization, an ambulance arrived a crucial time later. Loshy died in the hospital from heart failure produced by a fatal sting.

### Moving to Khalem

For years Kyra lived with her mother in Bubastis and their relationship without Loshy as mediator was not the best. Kyra felt like Lyria was too impatient, too strict, and didn't want understand her. In 4020 Lyria wanted a change and decided to ask Monique for a job after Kyra graduated from high school. Lyria and Kyra moved to Khalem that same year when Lyria was given a job at one of Monique's charities. Kyra was reluctant to leave her home and friends, but was forced to accept, as it benefitted her because she would be more easily protected from the Smaiu in Khalem than at the other end of the continent. Monique offered Kyra a scholarship in any university she wanted in Khalem. Kyra was interested in art and design, so she originally wanted to study at one of the prestigious art institutes in Philae if she ever moved from Bubastis and had enough money. Because she could not leave Khalem, she decided on a small art institute ranked among the best in the Sepat. However, Lyria protested that she could have a free entry into better and more distinguished universities in the world. Forced by her mother, Kyra ended up choosing the Senenmut Academy of Arts at the Seshat University.

Kyra did not like Khalem and was unwilling to adapt. At first, she had a hard time with class homework, the institution itself, and making friends, finding herself in a world of privileged and pathetic people so different from her. With time she would find out that looking for approval would help her "survival" in her new environment a lot better.

## Setepenbastet Abilities

### As Eye of Ra

**Pyrokinesis:** Generate, shape and manipulate fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire. Although, this ability is fully tied to her impulses and emotions. It is mostly important to know that the Eye of Ra are not immune to fire, making the fire they summon able to potentially burn them if they are not careful.

* **Thermal Resistance -** Even though they can burn, their bodies are resistant to the extremely high temperatures of fire; reason why no harm comes when they generate fire or are close to it, but only if they touch it. This doesn't make them immune to smoke either.
* **Fire Generation -** Generate and project fire from her hands.
* **Heat Generation -** From all of them, Kyra is the only Eye that can increase the kinetic energy of atoms, meaning they effectively make things hotter, ranging from slightly warm levels to absolute hot.
* **Fire Atack -** Use fire to attacks of various shapes and/or intensities projected.
	+ **Fire Stream Projection -** Generate or create flamethrower-like blasts of flame and they can control the size and radius of their blasts.
	+ **Fire Ball Projection -** Create fireballs of different sizes and throw them, causing the targets to burst into flames.
	+ **Fire Breath -** Only Arielle, while being in her lioness form, can generate and manipulate fire within them in a way that allows them to shape the exhaling of the effect. These shapes can include bursts, streams and spheres.