Nataliya Dorokhova

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Nataliya Dorokhova is a current student in Class B at Arcana Collegiate Institute.

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## Appearance

Nataliya is a Russian female in her late teens. She stands at an average height of 5’4” and has a fairly slim, though slightly toned, build. She also has green eyes, fair skin, and dark brown hair that falls at shoulder length. Nataliya also has a beauty mark under her left eye. As for attire, she tends to dress in a ‘90s grunge fashion.

## Personality

Nataliya is surprisingly very laidback, considering the trauma she went through.

## History

### Early Life

Nataliya Pavelovna Dorokhova was born in Moscow, Russia on February 11, 2002. Not much else is known about her childhood prior to possession. However, she developed a love for books, as well as ballet at an early age.

#### Possessed by Baba Yaga

When Nataliya was only 7 years old, she went on a hike with her family. A voice calls out to her from deep within the forest. Nataliya strays away from her parents and little brother Dmitri, finding herself in a clearing. An old, abandoned building stands before her. A church. The voice continues to call to her, leading her inside. She sees a tall, slender woman with light hair and dark clothing emerge from seemingly nowhere. The woman asks her to "come along," holding her hand out to her. The young Nataliya takes her hand, then blacks out.

#### Failed Exorcism

Upon discovering that his daughter was missing, Pavel sets out to find her. He stumbles upon an unconscious Nataliya inside an old, abandoned church. Pavel notices runes and other symbols covering the walls, noticing one to be associated with the Goddess of Death, Baba Yaga.

Deducing that she may have been possessed, Pavel calls upon a family friend to perform an exorcism. During the session, Baba Yaga appears outside of Nataliya's body, seemingly attached to her soul. She warns Pavel that the exorcism may kill Nataliya in the process, her soul appearing to be ripped from her body. It stops abruptly, Baba Yaga retreating back into Nataliya. She then wakes up, eyes flashing from purple to their usual green, having no memory from the past few hours.

#### School Incident

Yaga had remained dormant for several years, up until the unfateful day, unbeknownst to Nataliya. She could not recall the events that led to what she refers to as “the school incident.” Currently, all she remembers is waking up to see her school destroyed, bodies strewn across the debris. A voice tells her that she had done this. Horrified, she rushes home.

### Phoenix Labs

News had spread quickly by the time Nataliya came home. Seeing their daughter as a monster and a murderer, her parents immediately banish her. In disbelief, she runs away. As she ran, a sharp pain emits from her back, causing her to fall to her knees. Right before losing consciousness, she sees a blurry image of a large building. Nataliya soon comes to in a cell.

That night, Nataliya dreams of the church, unaware that it was the one from her childhood. A woman steps out, her hand outstretched, asking her to “come along.” She takes the woman’s hand and wakes up. The woman, who Nataliya calls “The Priestess,” would appear in her dreams every now and then, explaining more about Nataliya’s powers. However, the Priestess became more and more violent with each visit.

Over the course of 4 years, the laboratory had put Nataliya through brutal experimentation in order to further understand her abilities. Within those years, the lab’s psychiatrists studied her, diagnosing her with schizophrenia. They prescribe her medicine that also suppresses the Priestess’s visits.

On the bright side, Nataliya had developed several friendships during her time at Phoenix, most notably with her temporary cellmate nicknamed, “The Traveler.” The two form a guardian-ward relationship. On Nataliya’s 18th birthday, “The Traveler” gifts her a pocket watch, for when “the time was right,” then departs.

### Eden Labs

After experimentation was done at Phoenix Labs, Nataliya was transferred to Eden Labs. A few months after her arrival, her abilities, as well as Nataliya herself, become weaker. She knew she had to leave. A few days prior to her escape, Nataliya asks for a tape recorder from a guard, to which they comply. She records a series of messages, detailing her life (or at least what she remembers) up until now, including her “deteriorating" state. After recording, she uses whatever’s left of Yaga’s power to escape by using Yaga’s ability of mind control to get a guard to free her. With the pocket watch she received from The Traveler, a being she met in Phoenix Labs, she finds herself in 2044 (several months prior to current events), in the home of The Traveler. Nataliya regains control of herself, unsure if Yaga is still “alive.”

### Arcana Collegiate Institute

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## Quotes

"I wasn't going to *rot* in that place alone."