Nyx Vis

*This article is about Nyx, formerly known as Cassia Vis; you may be looking for their brother, Cassius Vis.*

## Nyx Vis

* AotB
* Light's End

### Other Names

Cassia Vis (deadname)Vivia Astrus (fake name)

### Status

Alive (as of the end of Aria of the Blind)Deceased (from Blank Period 5 on)

### Age

LW: 15 (pre-skip, 20 (end of arc)LE: 22
BP 4: 25
AOTB: 37
BP 5: 40

### Affiliation

The Pecistu (formerly)The Fialdio Band (temporarily)
The Skonia

### Family

Unnamed parentsCassius Zoi (older brother)
Masozi Kimaera (surrogate parent)
Cerys Tineos (surrogate mother)
Avalon Tikosta (surrogate parent)
Ares Motusyn (surrogate mother)
Arabella Prodigium (surrogate sister)
Taylor Sphaeram (surrogate sister)
Fenn Mirocutis (surrogate sibling)
Evelyn Krounouper (surrogate sibling)
Kallia Synkrore (ex-girlfriend)

**Nyx Vis** is the main protagonist of *Lightwalk* and Light's End and a supporting character in Aria of the Blind. Born as **Cassia Vis**, they were a member of the Pecistu, rescued from Achan Lexonas' experiment before he could brainwash them like their brother. They served loyally in the Pecistu for years, bonding with a handful of members, especially Amity Hydrus, Cinder Congelo, and Evie Mineralis. After unintentionally taking Amity's place during a self-organized mission to rescue her, they spent five years in complete isolation, being used as Achan's living energy source, eventually rescued by the Fialdio Band, who helped them recover and return to life. The reception they received from the Pecistu after having lived with a group that cares for and looks out for each other above all else was cold and only after seeing the real world did Nyx understand the faults of the modern Pecistu. With many threats and a fight with their mentor, they left, swearing to never fight for the organization's sake again, getting themselves branded a dangerous enemy by Perenchos. They made a home with their off-putting guardian "angel," Masozi Kimaera and their partners, becoming a beacon for the possibility of a new future for other Pecistu members, namely Arabella Prodigium and Taylor Sphearam, who became their greatest companions. They amassed friends and foes alike building family-like group that would be everything the modern Pecistu failed to be, a group dedicated to fighting for and protecting those who were Divine-Touched, that they eventually dubbed the Skonia. Since their success in destroying the Pecistu and the very first days of the official Skonia, they've been honored, revered, and respected by almost every God-Touched person, still honored and viewed as an ideal leader after their death. Their spirit has hardly rested, however, serving as a constant guide and protector of the family they created.

## History

For a more detailed history, check this page!

## Relationships

For a more specific rundown of their relationships, check this page!

### Family

To see all of Nyx's family, check this page!

## Quotes

*"How much longer will you deny what has to be done? This system preys on me and you and all of us the Divines have cursed. It’s beyond saving or reworking. It has to be destroyed. No other option will work. I’m too stubborn to start pursuing anything different at this point, anyway. And I’m well aware of what this will cause. I know what the people will whisper. I don’t care if they fear my name, deem me immoral, condemn me to Hell. They’re not who I’m fighting for. I’m working for our siblings, Zinnia. This is a bigger fight than you or me. This world hates us. The Divines hate us. This fight is for them, so that we may eventually see a world that treats us as equals."*

- Nyx to Zinnia during their final fight.

## Trivia

* I think Nyx canonically picked out their new name the way I picked it out for them: compiling a list of cool-sounding names and putting them into a name picker wheel, removing every name that gets picked until they were with the last name.
	+ I think if someone were to go through their desk in their study in the polycule's home, they would probably find old, crumpled up sheets of notebook paper with different names listed on it, some scribbled out, some with notes about why they wouldn't pick it ("too girly," "doesn't flow nice," etc.), with "Nyx" circled and underlined multiple times.
* I've tried to pair Nyx with other characters after Kallia's death, mainly in the Blank Period, but nothing really worked out right. Nothing would stick or feel right.
* Nyx originally had another girlfriend in Lightwalk, whom Cassius would end up killing and sending Nyx into the rage that caused their fight, but I eventually scrapped it to instead give Kylah and on-screen (on-page?) death instead, making it more impactful for both Nyx and Zinnia.
	+ I also made Marlowe's death more directly tied to Nyx to keep the same amount of "haunts" in their nightmares and fears since I was also contemplating removing Kallia entirely. Also because I think it would further complicate Nyx and Evie's falling-out relationship. But because of the first fact, mostly.