In the moment of truth
You're giving it all
Standing alone, willing to fall
If you can do it
Get up and prove it
Get up and show them who you are
-Survivor

I was born in South Africa and was there 'til I was 'bout nine years old. My mom an' dad were nice folks, I guess. Never really knew my dad. My mom was 'round when she could be. Other than that I was left with a friend who I never did like at all. When my folks got the money, they took me to New Orleans with 'em. We didn' got the money fer a nice place so we gots stuck in the place where gangs were an' all that shit. 'bout six months later, they both died in a car wreck. I hit the streets 'fore anyone could take me 'way. Guess they think I died too. I joined up with Las Araņas when I was like 10. Got 'long pretty well with the others. I gotsta see Paco's whole rise to el jefe too. I got pretty high myself unlike my best friend, Jynx. Guess she liked the low place better. I liked bein' an Araņa a lot, but Jynx got left at some fight an' then she left Las Araņas. I got real mad too. I became a vamp not too long after an' then I went out ta find Jynx. I wanted ta give her a piece of my mind, guess I gotta piece a hers. We ended up bein' friends 'gain, even though she joined Las Panteras. We kept it all a secret, only Miguel knew. Whip then formed a plan 'gainst the Strikers...I hate 'em. She got in trouble fer it cause it broke their 'liance with Las Araņas. After that she left Las Araņas too. I didn' leave, didn' wanna. I really did like bein' an Araņa. Well I gots some Earth magic and it screwed me over. The bitch, Megiana, decided to teach me. Not like I had a choice or nothin'. I worked fer two weeks on it and then jus' got sick as hell of Megiana. In the end she caused me ta leave Las Araņas, though I still have the jacket. After she got me sick from a spider and cause I was gonna die, I decided ta become a Pantera ta help Jynx out a bit. Now I still wear the jacket an' the poison ain't workin' no more. Megiana got pissed at Juan fer it too cause she did it ta get me back er outta the way an' Juan saved me life. I then got caught an' got marked by Megiana 'stead. They caught me with Jynx who Paco beat the shit out of. They did somethin' ta me and I joined Las Araņas again fer 'bout an hour...then Jynx died from the beatin'. I left again causa that an' they wouldn't bring her back. We had ta wait some, but she's back now, but still recoverin'. I'm seein' Juan cause well, I like him...a lot. I was used ta get him marked though. Megiana don' like him none. Guess that's it. Gotta work on my magic some so I can do somethin' like help the fall of the Strikers a bit. I hate 'em.

Once in your life you make a choice
Ready to risk it all
Deep in your soul you hear a voice
Answering to the call
Though you know that it won't be easy
It's a promise you make for love
For the people that keep believing
And the one that you're thinking of.
-Survivor

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just the first step.
-Martin Luther King Jr.