Nightshade

**Nightshade** was a recurring character in the World of the Exceed. She was the adoptive daughter of Hira M. Luna and Hargon L. Luna, as well as the adoptive sister of Adolf and Ch'en M. Luna. She attended Stonewall Prep as a student council recording secretary and was part of the Ghost Casters secret society before joining the Reunion. Outside of school she worked as a personal assassin for her mother and was known as the Nighttime Assassin.

## Appearance

Nightshade was a young sixteen-year-old girl. Her hair and eyes are purple, but she rarely showed her face as she wore a dark visor over her eyes at all times, as well as a hooded cloak and battered clothing with holes in it. She also had a small belt filled with magical items she used in combat, along with a unique sorcerer's staff she constructed herself, and a dagger that was a gift from Hira. Nightshade also wore fake horns so she looked like she was related to Ch'en in order to get closer to her.

## Personality

Nightshade was an orphan girl whom was raised by Hira since she was ten. Hira treated her harshly but demanded she pay her debt to her for taking her in. So Nightshade follows Hira everywhere but is always hidden from view, preparing to protect her foster mother in case of an attack. The best assassin of Luna Industries, Nightshade has killed many high-ranking government officials and never been caught. She is quiet, self-reserved, vicious, aggressive, and rude. She always seems angry and dislikes anyone except Hira. She does however, respect those who defeat her, meaning that she is willing to admit defeat against those who have bested her. But her honor only goes so far past Hira.

## Relationships

Hira M. Luna - Nightshade saw Hira as her godmother, and loved her as her own mother. She felt Hira as her savior from the days of the orphanage, and despite her brutal training, she never saw Hira in a bad light.

Adolf M. Luna - Nightshade never cared much about her brother, however, Adolf could say otherwise. He was immensely jealous of Nightshade, as Hira praised her skill and agility rather than his. He saw Nightshade as a brat rather than a member of the family, and never knew why Nightshade loved Hira after all the horrible things she did.

## History

### Early Life

Nighshade didn't remember much about where she came from. She didn't even remember the name that she had before Hira had given her one, and had trouble remembering the details of her past.

However, what was known was that Nightshade was born a different person on the Eastside of Springdale. She had lived alone, abandoned by her parents at an early age and barely scraping by from digging through garbage and eating anything she could find.

But one day, when she was eight, she was found by the authorities and immediately taken to an orphanage. There, Nightshade lived one of her worst memories. She was constantly beaten there by the staff, and even raped a few times. All of the girls were, and the only way any of them would survive was to stick together.

But from birth Nightshade had always been socially awkward, which was why she could never had made a living from selling drugs. So when the staff caught a whiff that Nightshade was a loner, they dragged her off to a warehouse where she was chained up, beaten, raped, and tortured in various ways for an entire month. She was initially going to be killed a few days after the end of the month, but Nightshade had barely been given any food or water and was skinny enough to slip out of the chains, and with all her strength she managed to break the lock outside the warehouse and ran away as fast as she could. She ran for hours, and never stopped until she reached the Northside of River City.

When she arrived she was so tired that she collapsed, and when she woke up she found herself in another orphanage. She was terrified, and afraid that she'd be tortured by the staff again. So terrified, in fact, that she managed to escape from that orphanage, too. But she was quickly found again with the city's developed police force and brought back to the orphanage where she was forced to stay for months.

But eventually, the staff explained to her that she was getting adopted, and took her to meet her new mother, Hira M. Luna. At first, Hira seemed nice and inviting, but after a while of living with her, Hira explained that Nightshade was old enough to go into training.

For the next few years, Nightshade was put in brutal and torturous situations that reminded her of her time at the orphanage, but her obsession for Hira led her to endure it. When she reached the age of fifteen, the training finally had stopped, but that didn't stop Hira from being intentionally and unnecessarily rough on her.