Nystina Ekk

Nystina depicted as an avatar

Nystina Ekk is the mother of Mystice Ekk and the adopted daughter of the Torment Dimension's ruler Infernal. She and her daughter fled from Infernal's captivity during The Mergence to live a life in peace far away from the Torment Dimension.

## Biography

### Backstory

Nystina was born in 1703 with a clan of Infraret demons. They were a fairly peaceful race that lived on the outskirts of the Torment Dimension. In 1715, a powerful demon named Infernal invaded the entire dimension and claimed that he was their ruler. When the Infraret's denied Infernal's leadership, Infernal had them all killed with the exception of Nystina who he took and raised. Under Infernal's care, Nystina was forced to become a warrior and execute many prisoners. Nystina was soon given the name "The Tormenter" and was soon feared by the rest of the Torment Dimension.

### Raising A Family

Nystina soon longed for a family and to leave her life of killing. She was shocked when she saw a fellow Infraret demon as one of Infernal's slaves. The fellow Infraret was terrified when she approached him but she ensured him that everything was okay and that she wanted to talk. The two entered an empty room in Infernal's castle and Nystina introduced herself properly to him and he did the same. She asked the fellow Infraret, Myrral, how many of their kind was left and she was surprised to hear that quite a few had surrendered to Infernal and were still around. Nystina and Myrral started visiting each other more frequently and after many months they mated and Nystina soon became pregnant. Nystina knew that she couldn't give birth around Infernal or he would have Myrral killed, so she kept it a secret and soon hid from him from a long time after making up a fake story that she would be travelling far away. In 2024, Nystina gave birth to a baby girl who they named Mystice. Myrral and Nystina continued to raise Mystice in secret but Infernal began to grow suspicious. Nystina soon went to tell Myrral to run away with the baby but Infernal was already there holding Myrral in one hand and a sword in the other. She begged Infernal to let him go but to her horror he killed him and punished her, but her daughter's whereabouts were unknown.

### The Mergence

While locked in her room, the entire dimension began to change. Infernal roared for answers but reality began to break and the other dimensions began merging together. This caused the door to break open and Nystina bolted out to look for Mystice. After many hours, she found her crying alone behind a bunch of crates. Nystina picked her up and ran away from Infernal's castle unsure of where she was going. As the world around her began to change, she soon found herself in a strange place with tall rectangular buildings and metal monsters moving fast and crashing into each other. The residents looked strange to her and were all running around screaming. She noticed she was being stared and pointed at, so she quickly ran away where she couldn't be seen. She sat in a dark corner between two of the buildings and comforted Mystice who was still crying. The next thing she knew, she and her daughter were asleep.

The next morning they awoke to a bunch of loud noises and screaming. Nystina told Mystice to stay there and hide, and she exited the alley to find out what was happening. (More to come)

## Powers & Abilities

Nystina has the ability to create red lasers that shoot out from her eyes and can energize any object she touches making it hot and glow red. She also has the ability to see heat which gives her an advantage when fighting in the dark.

## Appearance

Nystina is known for her unique visual look. Nystina has white skin, and her eyes and hair are bright red. The look of the Infraret Demon is inspired from Illyria from the *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* spinoff show *Angel*.

## Appearances

* The Mergence
* Night Riders
* Heroes Unite: Tormented