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Melaina Kokkinos

"Death comes for everyone eventually... I know that well." - Melaina Kokkinos

Biographical information

Full Name: Melaina Kokkinos

Gender: Female

Sexuality: AroAce

Status: Alive

Age: 55 (season 4)

Birth: 1835

Race: 

* Human

* Seer (formerly)

Nationality: Greek

Origin: Ithaca, Greece

Residence:

* Concordia, USA

* Rome, Italy (formerly)

* Ithaca, Greece (formerly)

Profession(s): Writer and Illustrator

Family: Jason Nicchi (adopted son)

Profile

Height: 5'1"

Age: 55 (season 4)

Weight: 117lbs

Eyes: brown

Blood: O-

Melania is a petite woman with an ashen look to her tanned skin and minor bags under her brown eyes. Her long black hair is tied into a side braid, and she has a golden streak on the front right side. She wears a simple, empire-style red dress with long bell sleeves featuring a lace overlay, an orange blanket draped over her lap, brown ankle boots, and a yellow shawl across her shoulders. Around her neck, she wears a short necklace with a tiny feather hanging from it, which is a fiery mixture of red, orange, and yellow.

Melania also wears a specialized bronze corset/brace around her torso to help secure the tubes implanted into her sides. The tubes connect to Hestia's Heart, which is mounted to the back of her wheelchair. Jason custom-made the wheelchair to be strong and sturdy, with dark red cushions on the back and seat for comfort. It's a beautiful chair with bronze, copper, and gold plating on the metal, and the wheel spokes are designed to resemble swirling flames.

Powers and abilities

Melaina is a ex-seer. She could see the future and make prophecies, but she lost her powers several years ago.

Facts about Melaina's powers:

* Her heart disease is actually an unbreakable curse placed on her. Likewise, her hair represents the status of the curse. Her hair used to be fully blonde but started turning black as the curse eroded her heart. When the last strands of gold disappear from her hair, Melaina will die

* She couldn't always control when she would have a vision and was very prone to having it in her sleep. However, she could initiate a vision through a special ritual she created to help guide her through the future sight

* Her gift of storytelling is tied to her old abilities. Since she often had to tell people about their futures, she became an avid storyteller to keep things interesting

* She knew she was going to lose her powers one day and knew when and how she would lose them. But despite being able to prevent that future (it wasn't a fixed point), Melaina still let it happen as the alternative future was much worse. She misses her powers, but she doesn't regret giving them up

History

To be revealed in Murders of The Past

Events of Criminal Case

Season 4

Melaina first appears at the end of Heartbroken, where it is revealed that she is the first and, so far, only recipient of Hestia's Heart. She had been in poor health for years and had moved to America, seeking new advances in medicine to help improve her condition. But sadly, Melaina was diagnosed with heart failure and given only a year to live. This led to Jason dedicating himself to inventing something that would give his mother more time while also elevating some of her pain. Jason created an invention designed to take over the work of pumping blood through a person's body to reduce strain on their heart, giving them an estimated five extra years to live.

Melaina is proud of what her son accomplished and was even prouder to see him win the World Exhibition. She knows how hard he worked to save her, and she will forever be grateful for what her son has done for her. Now that she can leave her assisted living home more often, Melaina looks forward to spending more time with Jason, Argo, his family, and their friends. She also hopes she'll be able to make friends of her own now and has already received invitations from Argo's fathers, plus Amelia and Rhys, to socialize together.

Story Information

First appeared: Heartbroken

Trivia

* Due to her weak heart and issues with blood flow, Melaina is always cold. It's why she wears long-sleeved clothes and always has a blanket or two with her. Ember will also cuddle her to warm her body (plus the robotic dragon LOVES riding on Melaina's lap)

* She couldn't have biological children, so she always knew that if she had children, she would adopt them. She's happy that Jason came into her life, even if it weren't how she imagined adopting her child would go

* Jason offered to make her an automaton companion, but Melaina couldn't decide which type of animal she would want. She loves all animals and has always found it hard to pick a favourite. She considered a dog, cat, monkey, bird and even something fictional but hasn't settled on anything yet

* She is a fantastic storyteller. People love listening to her storytelling, whether it be a preexisting story or one she's created. As a child, Jason always looked forward to bedtime, as it meant he would get to listen to his mother's latest story

* This love of storytelling is what led to Melaina becoming a writer, and while she focuses on children's books, she also writes other genres, too

A/N: *January 21, 2025 update* I decided to return to my original plan of making Melaina a seer (or now ex-seer) instead of making her a demigod descendent of Hephaestus.