Sylvia Carla Santiago, known affectionately as Sylvie, was the daughter of Dominic Santiago and Maria Flores, sister to Benedicto Santiago. The youngest of the two Santiago siblings, Sylvia was born just before the landing at Aspho Point.[1]
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Sylvia Santiago was born on the day before the Battle of Aspho Fields. During which, Sylvia's father, Pvt. Dominic Santiago, and uncle, Pvt. Carlos Santiago, were present. When Sylvia had been born prematurely, Carlos received the message first, then sent the message to his brother. Unfortunately, during the battle, Carlos was killed. Her middle name, Carla, was in honor of her late uncle.
Pendulum Wars[]
Early Childhood[]
During the next two years, Sylvia grew up with her older brother, Benedicto, and her parents in their apartment in Jacinto City. Sometime after, Dominic and Maria rented a house in the suburbs of Ephyra for Sylvia and Benedicto to grow up in. Sylvia had her own room and was filled with stuffed animals. She was particularity fond of her stuffed, green-striped caterpillar and took it everywhere.
Two years after her birth, the Pendulum Wars had ended. Dominic Santiago returned home on permanent leave as Sera secured peace among all nations. Sylvia then began to spend more time with her father as the war was over. With his new civilian life, Dominic and Maria took Sylvia to a local park with Benedicto to play, as Dominic hoped Sylvia and Benedicto would grow up into a world without war and conflict.
Locust War[]
Emergence Day[]
Six weeks after the end of the Pendulum Wars, Sylvia and Benedicto were sent, by Maria, to her mother and father's apartment as she wanted to surprise Dom with giving themselves the day off together. Sylvia and Benedicto were especially excited to be with their grandparents as they had just moved and taken in a new cat. Sylvia, before leaving, took her favorite stuffed, green-striped caterpillar with her.
Unfortunately, this day would become Emergence Day, in which a race of subterranean creatures called the Locust Horde emerged from the Hollow and invaded every major city on Sera, including Ephyra, to slaughter every man, woman, and child without prejudice. Sylvia and Benedicto were separated from their parents on that day, and were in the southern region of Ephyra, which was the most damaged by the Locust invasion. During the attack, Maria's parents were killed by the Locust Horde.
Death[]
During Emergence Day, both Sylvia and Benedicto were killed as they fell through an opening Emergence Hole to their deaths. Maria and Dom were unable to bury Sylvia and Benedicto due to their bodies being lost underground, but were able to bury Maria's parents in the family graveyard in her hometown in Mercy.
Legacy[]
Both Dom and Maria suffered the loss of their children, as well as both of their parents. However, Dom was more able to grieve as he already experienced the death of loved ones such as his brother. Dominic would keep track of how old his kids would be if they were alive. Maria, however, continued to blame herself for their deaths for years, and eventually began to hallucinate that they were still alive, searching for them when she could.
Maria spent weeks without talking or eating, and spent her time crying while cleaning their bedrooms as if they were still alive. She was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and was prescribed anti-depressants. However, no amount of medicine or grief counseling could help Maria and eventually left Dominic in 4 A.E. to search for her children, and disappeared ever since until she was found in 14 A.E. by Dominic as a lobotomized, Locust prisoner - later euthanizing her.
Appearances[]
- Aspho Fields (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- One Day (Appears in flashback(s))