Eurydice Joyce

Eurydice Joyce is is a seventeen year old Māori Demigod Daughter of Ārohirohi and Amiri Joyce. She came to camp at fourteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Yuri, Dice, Evie, Rica, Eury, Dicey, Rue, Illusion Kid, Mirage, Shimmer, Ārohirohi

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Christchurch, New Zealand (Formerly)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally bright colors
* Yellow shirt that says “The Summer's Shimmering Heat” in black writing
* Jean skirt
* Black converse high tops

## History

### Early Life

Eurydice Joyce was born to Ārohirohi, goddess of mirages and shimmering heat and Amiri Joyce, a mortal man in Christchurch, New Zealand on July 24, 2004. Amiri Joyce was in Christchurch, New Zealand the place he lived for so many years. He had been trying to do online dating and had found a girl called Maia Cook, they both decided to meet in a local bar. After two hours of waiting what Amiri thought was going to be his bride or even just a date, no one appeared. After this Amiri got drunk and the night was a bit of a haze. He remembers vaguely of bumping into a woman, that woman being Ārohirohi but being as drunk as he was he didn't understand who or what she was. As a depressed as he got, he ended up somehow falling in love with Ārohirohi and soon found himself sleeping with her. The next day Amiri was confused as hell to find out he had just slept with someone. Hecate lied telling him she was Maia Cook.

Believing her, he asked Ārohirohi if they wanted to meet again, Ārohirohi was unsure at first but soon she agreed and they went on their the second date. After their the third date over one year they had fallen in love with each other and Ārohirohi was pregnant with Eurydice. Unsure how to break this news to Amiri she started with a simple, 'I'm not really Maia Cook!' Before walking away. Within a few months, Ārohirohi had told Amiri everything and explained how she is a goddess and how she was pregnant with a demigod! Shocked, he told Ārohirohi to away and never come back. She did so feeling sorry for Amiri but after having birth to Eurydice, she fed and looked after her as long as she could, like most god/goddess before putting her in a basket and leaving her at Amiri front door with the note: This is our daughter, please take care of her and make sure she never gets into trouble and is loved by all And so Amiri stepped into 'father mode' and looked after Eurydice till she was at the age of 14.

### Childhood

As a young kid and at the age of three she realized everyone was different from her since they all had mothers and soon she started asking her father about her mother. Amiri stayed quiet and kept saying that he didn't knows which, of course, was half true. She was quiet and didn't speak much, especially to boys. The teachers at Nursery (preschool, kindergarten) tried to get her to talk and play with the other kids but after one day of playing with them she went back to being alone. She also rarely slept and spent most of her summer days staring at the sky and used to ask it questions like: 'Is it cold up there?' This was mainly because Eurydice thought there were some kind of creatures (like fairies) hiding. In some ways, she was talking to her mother. At five she joined into primary school (elementary school) like any normal kid and made her first friend, Sam. Sam was the only boy Eurydice seemed to be able to speak too. Other boys made her scared, but Sam was fine. Before Eurydice knew it she had lots of friends making her and her father happy. At seven years of age, things changed. And said that they had to leave New Zealand and move to America, California, and Eurydice was so confused.

She left her best friend and everyone she knew to be left in a strange place making Eurydice upset and so she went into a 'rebel' phrase and started stop listening to her father and joined a cult. Eurydice felt at home with the cult that wasn't real. It was people who had rebelled and now think they were witches. Eurydice started practicing 'witchcraft' and during one of the circles rural a bright golden flame was created on Eurydice's candle. The cult barred her and said she was possessed, but Eurydice was only doing what she was born to do. Also in the Cult she learned self-defense, kick, punch, block etc. She started to get into school again and on her 11th birthday she got a present from an Ārohirohi It had a note in golden, elegant writing, *This is a present for you, you MUST have it on you at all times! When you are in need hold it fast and think on a weapon. It might just hep you in the future, from your benefactor.* Eurydice opened her present to find a golden ring. She started to wear what is stated above and stopped the rebel phrase. Her father had been keeping the present under his bed until he felt *The time is right*. But also on her 14th Birthday after Eurydice went to school her dad got a letter. It was from an unknown person who had wrote that if worse case scenario happened Eurydice was to be sent to the coordinates written on this letter.

### First Monster Attack

One day Eurydice was outside in the school yard. An older girl came up to her and said how pretty she was before asking Eurydice to come with her, during school in America she had become loner again but even so followed. After a while, they stopped to find themselves just outside school and soon the Mist realized that instead of a normal school girl she was really a Dracane Remembering what her mother/benefactor had said on her note, she held fast and thought of a weapon, a sword be exact. Two celestial bronze thin swords came into Eurydice's hand and Eurydice thought one thing. Fight! Being untrained only made thing harder but the self-defense she got in her cult helped quite a bit. Her sword were pretty heavy since she never really held a heavy object and so her swinging was pretty much missing most of the time. The Dracane got a lot of hits on Eurydice making her even gain a scar on her left cheek. After about ten minutes, Eurydice was tired and unable to fight. A small whisper although entered her head, "retreat doesn't mean you lost, go to your me whenever you feel lost. You will be safe there..." The whisper was no more than herself reminding herself of what her father use to say when she was younger and got bullied.

The Dracane hissed and wouldn't let Eurydice escape and before long Eurydice fainted unable to battle. Even so Eurydice had stalled the battle long enough - the battle was about 20 minutes - for her father to come running and see what had happened. This was because he had heard a faint voice telling Amiri: "*Your true masterpiece of work is needing your help, paint the path out or she shall die. And if your masterpiece is to die, then that would mean the last love of yours will surely be away...*" Another benefactor who made his words a poem almost making Amiri think it was Apollo but even so it is really unknown if it was Apollo or not. The Dracane looked at Amiri and smiled. "A mere mortal who can ssssssee us? Issssss that all!" The Dracane had laughed but Amiri picked up one of Eurydice's sword and started to attack. Amiri wasn't as bad as Eurydice but wasn't much better either. Eurydice tried to help but she was unable to move much and soon she gave up after the Dracane getting another hit on her. She fainted due to being tired and injured. Amiri fought for 15 minutes before things were slipping up really badly.

A satyr - however - came to save the day by running into Amiri and Eurydice. He said he had been watching Eurydice but had went to empty his bladder and the next thing he knew Eurydice was away somewhere. The satyr took over the battle and Amiri retreated and grabbed Eurydice taking her over to his car. The satyr killed the Dracane but the Dracane made a promise: *"You may of stopped me Ssssatyr but how long can you do that. That mere demigod will be mine and I sssshall kill it!"* The satyr, Kasa, promised Amiri it would never happen. After two days of recovering Yui stayed inside for one more day - ignoring school - and then told her father about the voice in her head. The question came out of her head and her father sighed and explained everything with the help of Kasa.

### Coming to Camp

As the daughter of Ārohirohi, she had to go to Camp Olympia or she would die, and so she did so with the help of her father and a small help with Kasa who promised to her father that he would take good care of Eurydice. Amiri promised to travel with her as much as he can. The walk to camp was long, but the worse part was the silence as Eurydice and her father had no idea how to talk anymore. It didn't help when Kasa made talk about how 'tasty cans are' all the time. Their silent world had turned upside down and thoughts just kept brewing in Euyrdice's head as she ignored Kasa who would be her new best friend. When they finally reached the gate of Camp Olympia she promised her father that she would one day return and on that day she would treat him to a home-cooked meal even though Eurydice couldn't cook. With a small smile on Amiri's face he let his daughter enter Camp Olympua and has never seen her since but he has talked to her via Iris messages. She was later claimed by her mother.

## Personality

Friendly. Amicable. Without a doubt, Eurydice Joyce is always open to conversation. Easy to approach, she'd rarely turn you away as she lends her ear -- and her own voice -- to you. She is loud, with a tendency of quick-fire questions and a desperate need to hold your attention. Her energy is that of a salesperson or a keynote speaker pitching to you: pretending to listen, pretending to get at your concerns, all the while only pushing for herself. It is fun, but only for a bit, because the line between fake and genuine feels jarring, and some people have stated that talking to Eurydice feels like a job interview where she's grilling you about your credentials. Nonetheless, most people, despite her villainous destiny, tend to give Yuri the benefit of the doubt and assume the best of her, treating her as yet another excitable technie who is looking forward to a bright, bright future. And of course she's energetic, she's a jing! More stamina than your average mortal, and hence, a skewed perception of what "working hard" is. Eurydice doesn't believe she's overworked. She believes in dedication. She believes she is a brilliant engineering mastermind that will change the world, and hey, didn't they tell you that innovation is 99% perspiration? Because of her supernatural stamina and increased energy, Eurydice believes she can always do more, and hence, does too much sometimes, ending up as a brash teenager who is easily jumpy and darts around issues. As a shapeshifter, Eurydice holds fast and tight to the importance of adapting, especially to the times, and fears obsolescence. This nature of hers to always push harder, to push for the best, to be the best, means that she believes strongly in the ideal that everything can be more perfect, can be more improved. While this can manifest as a keen engineering eye, she is also easily critical and judgemental, especially when she already operates on a skewed level of strength. Anyway, things are looking up, aren't they? Invest! INVEST! Eurydice is the embodiment of optimism and hope; she has a sunny disposition, easily gives second chances, and is always ready with a kind word of encouragement for anyone who needs it. She's bubbly, energetic, and caring to a fault, wanting everyone to get a happy ending simply because as people (or creatures) they deserve that chance. That being said, she is also determined, and often stubborn, and will fight like a mad hatter to get those happy endings. The first and most noticeable thing about Eurydice is her energetic personality. She is truly lively and seems to have a never-ending enthusiasm, and it probably is quite a lot of energy for such a small body. Passionate about life and very excited to fully live every single second of her day, Eurydice's vivacious spirit never seems to cease. She is constantly dragging her friends on adventures with her; wandering around the streets of New Ahtnes and pulling people to dance with her and singing out loud as she excitedly greets everyone passing by. Her happiness is certainly endearing; it is usual for people to feel happy just by observing how joyful Eurydice is. Prone to act purely on impulse, Eurydice's spontaneity is both entertaining and sometimes a little stupid. She doesn't think much before acting and then lives to regret (momentarily) when things go wrong. Despite all her intelligence, the daughter of Ārohirohi can be quite careless sometimes, not giving sufficient attention to avoiding "bad consequences", constantly needing someone to be her impulse control and making decisions based exclusively on the moment. Eurydice will most likely rely on her heart rather than on her mind, and listens to her feelings to guide her actions. Due to her "live the moment" line of thought, the demigod isn't the type of person to get really attached to someone, and overall doesn't get sad if someone suddenly leaves her life. While she is an affectionate and tender friend, she probably isn't the type to fight for you to stay if you're willing to leave, something that can be both a good and a bad aspect of her personality. Many, many people have passed by Eurydice's life, but she can count those who have stayed longer than a year or two. As mentioned above, Eurydice isn't by any means a rancorous or resentful individual. In fact, it is extremely easy for her to forgive and forget. When someone does something she doesn't like, Eurydice's not the type of person who will hold something against them, and no one has ever ended a friendship with her due to that. Overall, the demigod is very, very friendly and easy to approach, being acquaintances with almost everyone she knows. However, to be considered her friend and to be close to her is another story. As she is someone carefree who doesn't get attached easily to people, it's not unusual for someone to not feel completely safe in forming a relationship with her, as they know she's not a girl to really insist on something or someone. Eurydice is always surrounded by people, spreading her happiness and jovial love, but in fact, she is rather lonely and is secretly a little afraid of not having someone to run to if she's not okay.

### Fatal flaw

Eurydice's fatal flaw is her distrust. It takes her a while to open up to some one, especially if it's someone she doesn't really know. As soon as she meets someone, the thoughts of "What if they hurt me?" go through her head.

## Appearance

Eurydice is often described as a beautiful looking seventeen year old girl of Afro-Maori descent. She is described with smooth brown skin, shorty and kinky brown hair that has sun hair clips in it, and shining hazel eyes. Eurydice is often seen wearing a yellow shirt that says “The Summer's Shimmering Heat” in black writing, a jean skirt, and black converse high tops

## Powers and Abilities

### Ārohirohi Kid Powers

* Eurydice has the ability to create and manipulate illusions. S
* he has minor light manipulation, with this she can create illusions with the light.
* She has the power of heat manipulation.
* She can make her surroundings change to represent summer.
* She can cause mirages by bending light.
* She can create holograms by using the light.
* She has minor fire manipulation
* Eurydice also has the ability to shape shift

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like all demigods, Eurydice has incredibly enhanced/supernatural reflexes and durability that able her to analyze an opponents fighting style and defend herself.
* Dagger usage: Eurydice is skilled with a dagger
* Dancing skills: Eurydice is very good at dancing, especially traditional Māori dances
* Singing skills: Eurydice has a very strong voice and is very good at singing
* Illusion detection: Eurydice has the ability to tell what is an Illusion and what is not
* Creativity: Eurydice has a knack for making things like robots and coming up with *very detailed* illusions to use in battle
* Māori: Having been raised completely on Māori by her father and not learning English until he moved to the United States, Eurydice can converse and speak in complete Māori without any struggle.
* Superhuman durability: Like most demigods, Eurydice is much more durable than most mortals
* Superhuman strength: Like most demigods, Eurydice is much stronger than most mortals
* Superhuman Reflexes: Eurydice has shown to have much stronger reflexes
* Superhuman Agility: Like most demigods, Eurydice is much more agile than most mortals
* Tech skills: Eurydice is *very* good at tech, specifically robotics. Eurydice's field of engineering is Robotics, and she holds a steadfast fondness for quadcopters and probes, especially hoping to work in the AI field of helping such robots intelligently navigate a space and carry out instructions, without a human driver. She is an fan of Battle-bots, though if you asked her about any underground battle robot fighting leagues, she would gasp in horror at the assertion she would be aware or take part in any.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Marley Dalgleish

Marley and Eurydice are good friends since both their mother's are sun goddesses. Marley loves to hear about the creations Eurydice like to create and they are often seen hanging around each other

### Family

#### Ārohirohi (Mother)

Eurydice has a pretty positive relationship with her mother, since Ārohirohi tried her best to protect her daughter from any harm, Eurydice thinks her mom is pretty great.

#### Amiri (Father)

Eurydice loved her father. Amiri did his best to raise his daughter with much love (which is why Eurydice somewhat resents herself for going into that cult when she was younger). The two often video chat while she's at camp

## Etymology

Eurydice is a girl's name of Greek origin and a great way to awaken the Greek myth maven in your little one! Springing sweetly from the Greek expression eurydike, which means **“wide justice,”** the name Eurydice tells a tragic tale of courage, tenacity, and true heroism.

Joyce is an Irish and French given name and surname. It is derived from the Old French masculine name Josse, which derived from the Latin name Iudocus, the Latinized form of the Breton name Judoc meaning **"lord".**

## Trivia

1. Her middle name is Inia, which means **"Sweet, A body of water"**
2. Her shape-shifting power can represent her power to creat illusions. She can pretend to be a person she really isn't, while also creating something that isn't truly there
3. Her childhood hero is Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes.
4. She loves to wear things related to the sun
5. She is the third Māori demigod
6. Eurydice was named after a Greek figure despite being a Māori demigod
7. She is Bisexual
8. She is a Leo