History Age TenRika sighed. Her mother had been forcing and shoving from every which way to enter Girl Scouts, which in Rika's eyes, was lame. Even for a ten year old. But everyone had been there; even her mother and grandmother. She decided to give it try, because like it or not, she was going. After selling cookies up and down the streets, the group of little ten year olds were able to go on a camping trip. Now Rika's mother was very pampered, and hated the outdoors, so she was very worried about her daughter's well being. However her mother finally agreed to let her go.
Rika being, well Rika, she wandered off and saw a snow white wolf in the distance. Instantly after she took out her camera. The snarling wolf jumped on her, and knocked her to the ground. She'd never forget those icy blue eyes. So much pain, so much hurt. The wolf didn't bite her; instead it fled when footsteps approached.
Age TwelveTwo years later, Rika was still focusing on the poor wolf. She was still in Girl Scouts and surprised that every year the group leader kept taking them back to the same exact camp. Camp Hollywood. Yes, it was a weird name. But Rika just went to see her wolf companion. She stayed up for hours the first night, hoping to see that same wolf. Being alone in the forest, because she had snuck away from camp, was pretty scary for a little girl. She didn't sleep, mostly because it was to cold. She was being paranoid and kept hearing growling noises coming from behind her. Finally, Rika shut her eyes and drifted off.
When she awoke, she was face-to-face with those cold, icy blue eyes. "Wolf!" She yelled in delight, and hugged the creature without thinking. The wolf just sort of stood there. Realizing what she had done, squeezing a wild animal, she quickly backed away.
Every year she went back to the forest. On March 2nd was the day she would always see that wolf. Not March 1st or March 3rd, the wolf wouldn't appear on any other day. She named the wolf, "Nevah," because it's haven spelled backwards. The woods was her haven, her serenity.
"Still I hear you say, you want to end your life." Freshman YearSuicide. A work Rika was all to familiar with. On her fifteenth birthday, she noticed a nagging voice inside her head. Not really a conscience, telling her to be an angel; it more like a demon, telling her to be evil.
Her life had been going downhill after her father talked about a divorce. She didn’t know what to do. Even though at school she was popular; no matter how many friends she had, she still felt alone. She was alone, always alone.
The drop off was a cliff near her house. At the bottom, was a raging river, that was always flooding. Rika had always been afraid of drowning; therefore she stayed away from it. One night, when her parents were arguing she went out and jumped off the cliff.
Lucky for her, someone came to her rescue. Guess who it was. Yep, it was TK. The boy who saved her life and then destroyed it. She was hospitalized for a couple days, and then released to the custody of her parents.
Sophomore YearRika had met Kyrio a while ago, but it was during her eleventh grade year that she began to like him. Of course, TK, would've had a fit if she had showed it. He claimed her, and pretended to be dating her. Rika didn't like it much, but TK was her best friend, so she put up with it.
After she found out the Kyrio had attacked TK, she kind of got mad at both of them. When were those boys ever going to learn? She tried to ignore it, but all the signs were there. She liked Kyrio and he liked her. She hid it though, in a certain fear of what TK might do if he found out.
Junior YearIt was shortly after she had turned seventeen that Saige had proposed to Kyrio. That much, she did know, but other than that, she didn't really talk to him. Either of them. It was a Friday night and Rika was working on an Honors English assignment when TK started instant messaging her.
Rika1408: I seriously have to finish this paper. I have to go.
TrevorKane101: you'll finish it don't worry
Rika1408: TK, I HAVE TO GO!
TrevorKane101: RIKA! the more time you spend telling me you g2g the less time u have to work on that paperShe finally stopped talking to TK and finished her essay, and then the phone rang. She asked "Hello," and "Who is this," but no one answered. In response, she rolled her eyes and hung up, however the phone rang instantly afterward.
Two days later the phone had finally stopped ringing and a police report had been filed by her parents. Rika still didn't feel safe. Whenever she was out she felt like someone was following her. She told TK about everything and he invited her over. Rika would've taken her Viper, but it had broken down and decided to walk.
On the way there, she swore she heard foot steps behind her. She kept turning around every minute because she was feeling completely paranoid. Four houses away from TK's she was knocked out.
Rika had no memory of how she became unconscious. She woke up in what looked like a government lab. Her hands and feet were bound to a bed. She felt dizzy and couldn’t see straight. There were three people in white lab coats standing over her, monitoring her heart rate and blood pressure.
Rika stayed in the laboratory for about five weeks. They injected her with animal DNA and other toxins. The animal DNA didn't seem to affect her, and all the other crap they put into her body also made no difference. She escaped and ran all the way home, back to her hillside mansion. Her parents had been worried sick.
Rika knew to keep her mouth shut about where she had been and what she had seen. She just lied and said she had no memory of what had happened. About a week passed and Rika discovered she had the power to teleport. She could think of a place and instantly go there, leaving behind a small puff of black smoke.
After what happened with the laboratory the first time, Rika went to see her friend one more time. Only, is wasn't on March 2nd. It was closer to November 2nd. Rika prayed she would find Nevah. Tell him all the crazy things that had happened to her, even if Nevah couldn't speak back.
There, on an icy sheet of hard snow, was Nevah. The wolf lay on the red snow, with his eyes tightly closed. Nevah had been in a fight with another wolf. His left eye was bleeding and one of his back legs was badly bitten. When Rika went to pet Nevah, he turned and bit her right arm. She screamed and than ran away, never to see Nevah again.
When she returned from the woods with a scar of her right arm, she knew she could trust was TK, so she told him about her ability. Well, turns out she couldn't trust TK. His father worked as one of the scientists in the lab and before she knew it, she was captured from her own house and brought back.
They injected her with a special mind reading serum. Rika didn't enjoy being used as a lab rat, plus the mind reading fluid didn't even work. When a scientist came to give her a shot, she managed to slip her feet out of the ankle chains and kicked him in the gut. She somehow flipped up and broke her wrist straps. She punched the scientist until he was unconscious than grabbed a small tranquilizer gun from his pocket.
She rushed into her old clothes; thankful to get out of the hospital gown they had put her in. She tried several times to teleport out, but her power was useless in the building. She ran around, knocking out everyone in her sight, and grabbing as many weapons as she could. When she finally broke out, she knew in her heart she could never return home. It was too risky; she didn't want to endanger her parents and friends. That’s how she ended up at Ravenblack.
Rika was hell bent on revenge, (her old favorite word). She hoped that some day she'd stumble upon the mad scientist people and wreak havoc. What the heck, she'd just be happy to find TK and kill him (cause he betrayed her). After everything happened, he vanished (in the non-teleport type way).
Black RingRika raced cars all throughout high school. She was in deep with the underground racing leagues. She normally only raced for pinks. Her old buddy, Kai, was the one who got her into racing in the first place. She mostly drifted, but circuits and drags were also her style. Rika had two cars in the garage, her Viper and her Nissan Skyline. Her Viper was jet black with blue flames, and her Nissan Skyline was white with purple racing strips. Kai was the one who started the Black Ring. The Black Ring consisted of twelve expert racers, including Rika. They ruled the underground races. Nothing bad ever came from racing, except Kai. Kai died (right before Rika turned 17) because he ran his car off a cliff. No one knows if he committed suicide, or if he died racing. Now, Rika only races off and on.
It was easy to tell if a car belonged to the Black Ring. On the right side of the steering wheel would be a small Black Ring sticker with the driver's name inside of it. Both her Viper and Nissan had that sticker. Kai was the person in charge of the Black Ring, but since his death he had left his cousin in charge. Rika had never met his cousin, the only thing she knew about him was that he was a vampire. It wasn't until Rika had gotten into the car with Adritha that she realized the Black Ring still existed. He had been the chosen leader of the Black Ring.