Nyka

**Nyka** is a Vampire Greater Undead and Kalla's adopted daughter.

## Appearance

Nyka has raven black hair, emerald green eyes and light rosy skin (pale white when malnourished). Undeath gives her smooth, delicate features and a toned body, as well as soft, perky curves. Her movements are described as "graceful and sensual". She looks like a young woman in her mid 20's, around 1.7 meters (5'7") tall and wears a white shirt and brown pants over leather boots, and outfit that noblewomen use to go hunting. Together with her long hair held up in a ponytail they give her a tomboyish look.

## Personality

The young Vampire is socially awkward, lacks common sense, and doesn't know how to behave around others, and thus is incredibly blunt and honest. She considers Solus an "immortal vampire" like herself due to her bond with Lith's life force.

## Abilities

Nyka uses the **Refine** meditation technique to consume blood. Even though they were not Awakened, some vampires discovered a technique to refine all the blood they ingested instead of just a small part. They had shared their knowledge with Kalla who in turn had passed it onto Nyka. Thanks to Refine, Nyka is able to assimilate most of the mana and light energy inside blood, allowing her core to grow at a faster rate than normal.

## Equipment

Nyka wields a mace called **Thunder**, one of the artifacts Scarlett had liberated during her travels. Its head is bigger than Nyka's and it weighs over 20 kilograms (44 pounds), but the Vampire is able to hold it with one hand. Thunder is true to its name, producing a boom every time it hits due to the air magic boosting its speed and the fire magic converting the kinetic energy of the impact against a target into shockwaves that spread throughout the target's body, damaging their internal organs.

## Background

Nyka was a human serial killer that Kalla killed and resurrected to test Higher Necromancy and torture the woman again. However, due to Greater Undead's nature of being entirely different people after being turned into one, Kalla decided to adopt her as a daughter. Kalla knew nothing about raising a Vampire, so she asked the Firstborn Vampire Vladion Dragonborn for help in the Eclipsed Lands, who taught Nyka how to hunt, access her abilities, and deal with her hunger.

She develops a liking for Lith's blood after he falls unconscious wounded while trying to heal Kalla. Lith tells Kalla, Nyka and Nok about Solus and his reincarnation problem. Later on, Nyka becomes acquainted with Tista and Solus, learning from Tista about how to act in human society. The girls occasionally go shopping or eating during "girl's night out."

After Solus gains a glimpse of a memory as a Forgemaster while helping Lith with his experiments, she calls Nyka and Tista to help support her weak core to Forgemaster a cloaking ring to try to trigger lost memories to no avail. Nyka pressures Solus until she expresses her true feelings about Lith. After Phloria's Awakening, Nyka meets her for their "girl's night out."

Nyka undergoes puberty, becoming irritable and arguing with Nok. Kalla secludes herself in her experiments for several years to the extent that the siblings stop arguing when she comes out of her lab. Nyka is greeted by Scarlett when she returns to her lair several years later. She tells the Scorpicore about Solus, how she invented an air and darkness array for Nyka to practice true magic with, and how she takes etiquette lessons with her along with Tista. Nok and Nyka's various states of neglect cause Scarlett to furiously drag Kalla out of her lab. Scarlett arranges for a family dinner and forces Kalla to clean without magic.

Nok, Nyka, Kalla, and Scarlett visit Faluel's lair when Lith returns for his apprenticeship, and after informing him of the events with Leegaain, congratulate him on his newly discovered heritage. Nyka notices Quylla and her violet core aura, though Kalla quickly warns the girl away from the Vampire. Lith gives Nyka a glass of his blood and tries to warm the Ernas sisters up to Nyka. Kalla gives a lecture about undead's nature and the difference between Baba Yaga's children and Liches. Afterwards, Nyka familiarizes herself with the others with and Nok acting as her wingman. After hearing that a Warp Gate is being constructed inside the Verhen's barn, Nyka, Solus, and Tista start planning their new social life, and the Ernas sisters eventually join in.

Nyka accompanies her family, Faluel, and Scarlett to the Lutia evening fair on Blackest Day and is treated as a porter for food, when the news of Count Lark's death reaches them, cancelling the festivities. Nyka and her family meet with Lith to discuss Parmegianno Haug's proposal for a mission to the Eclipsed Lands. Kalla brings Nyka along with Scarlett and Lith, meeting Vladion Dragonborn again. Nyka convinces Vladion to allow Lith and Scarlet entry to his city of Lightkeep. Vladion discusses rewards for finding the undead children's kidnapper, promising Nyka the secret of Vampire Awakening, when the city's arrays are suddenly sabotaged and the Second Life Academy attacked. Nyka accompanies Scarlett, Lith, and Vladion to intercept the kidnappers before they can escape.

Nyka takes on one of the kidnappers, a Roc able to use Origin Flames, but her lack of battle experience hinders her and she falls into a blood frenzy which the Roc easily takes advantage of. She is saved by Vladion, who easily dispatches both his and Nyka's opponents, allowing Nyka to drain the Roc of her blood. Kalla later scolds her for her recklessness. Scarlett forbids Nyka from accompanying them further and Nyka relents, realizing her shortcomings.

Nyka mourns after Scarlett discards her mortality and ascends to Guardianhood. Vladion gives Nyka the secret of his bloodline Awakening technique and she decides to stay in the Eclipsed Lands to gain the strength to protect Kalla. Kalla decides to stay behind as well to learn how to use the Eyes of Menadion and use Lightkeep's libraries for Lichhood research.

## Quotes

* *"You share one body, one mind, and one life. If that's not a spouse, what is it?"* (Nyka to Solus, Chapter 608)
* *"Since you have no troubles with other women sleeping with your spouse, can I borrow him from time to time? He's beyond delicious and Mom has taught me how I can feed on a man while we both experience the same amount of pleasure."* (Nyka to Solus, Chapter 610)
* *"Actually, yes. I would never touch your man, I just wanted you to express your feelings out loud."* (Nyka to Solus, Chapter 610)
* *"Hi, sweetie. Gods, you smell delicious."* (Nyka to Lith while drinking his blood, Chapter 746)
* *"How hard can it be so hard for someone named Nok to learn to actually knock?"* (Nyka to Nok, Chapter 1283)
* *"Nyka is a friend who happens to be a Vampire just like I happen to be an Abomination. As simple as that."* (Lith to the Ernas sisters, Chapter 1323

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 371
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 1283
3. ↑ Chapter 608
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 609
5. ↑ Chapter 1380
6. ↑ Chapter 211
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 1373
8. ↑ Chapter 368
9. ↑ Chapter 515
10. ↑ Chapter 610
11. ↑ Chapter 1046
12. ↑ Chapter 1323
13. ↑ Chapter 1325
14. ↑ Chapter 1346
15. ↑ Chapter 1377
16. ↑ Chapter 1381
17. ↑ Chapter 1387
18. ↑ Chapter 1404
19. ↑ Chapter 1418