Niccia
| Niccia | |
|---|---|
 The only known photograph of Niccia | |
| Born |
Niccia March 18, 1832 Reservation |
| Died |
October 6, 1851 (physical) March 18, 2001 (spiritual) Unknown Reservation (physical) New Prairie (spiritual) |
| Cause of death |
Burned at the stake (physical) Spell (spiritual) |
| Species | Ghost, Demon |
Niccia was a tribe woman who, after being killed, returned to possess Alison Nadel.
Bio
Birth & Early Days
Niccia was originally born in 1832 on a small reservation located a few miles west of where New Prairie eventually was founded. Born as a result of an English settler rapping a tribes woman, Niccia and her mother were shunned by the rest of the tribe. At the age of 6, Niccia's mother gave her a necklace to keep and then committed suicide in front of the other tribesmen as a result of their constant hatred towards the two of them. Niccia was left to live alone and fend for herself.
Her Powers Emerge
In 1848, she met a man traveling through the area, whom she stayed with for the night. When the man tried to seduce her, she angrily fought back and, with a swipe of her hand, caused a large gash to appear across his face. Moments later, the man fell over dead as a result of the gash. Scared and confused as to what just happened, she grabbed what valuables the man had with him and fled the scene.
Over the course of the next 3 years, she learned her “power” came from the stone necklace her mother gave her when she was younger. The necklace contained a special magic that slowly seeped into her body, and soon she took on its characteristics even when not wearing it. She started seducing travelers herself by using her powers to convince them to go with her, only to kill them and take their possessions.
Turning On Her
As time went by, villages and tribes in the area started hearing of her presence and acts, and eventually, the very tribe that her mother was from set a trap for her and burned her at the stake. Before she died, she made a pact with the devil that she would return someday, and her spirit was kept in the necklace she wore around her neck. The necklace survived the fire.
Niccia's Return
70 years later, the necklace made its way to a jewelry shop in Chicago, where it was purchased by a man and brought to the city of New Prairie. There, the man gave the necklace to his daughter, and soon, the spirit possessed the girl's body. After taking some time to adjust to the “new world” she started back on her trek of seducing older men and taking their belongings. Niccia was found out and her spirit exorcised from the young girl and banished back to the necklace, which was then locked up solid in a stone case and buried at an unknown location.
Banished to the Lake
27 years later, a construction crew unearthed the stone case while building a highway through the area and returned it to the town authorities. With no previous knowledge of the stone case, besides the ranting of a “crazed inmate” at Rhenderelli Asylum, the case was open, and the then mayor, Alfonzo DelFanni, took the necklace and gave it to his teenage daughter. Niccia’s spirit was released and possessed the body of Lucia DelFanni, causing her to start back up the practice of robbing and thieving. Lucia/Niccia nearly killed her own father during an argument that led her, Alfonzo, and three of the town’s policemen to the roof of the town hall. Lucia/Niccia stood on the ledge of the building and fell backwards off. Alfonzo reached the ledge in time to see Niccia’s spirit start to flee Lucia’s body, only to be sucked back into the necklace the moment Lucia hit the ground. Alfonzo rushed down to the ground, pulled the necklace off Lucia, and found she was still alive. Alfonzo handed his daughter off and sealed the necklace back into its stone case. Carefully leaving proper instructions about the danger the necklace has caused, Alfonzo and two men took the stone case with them on a boat ride into Lake Michigan, far away from the city, where they dropped it over the side of the boat in hopes that it’s resting spot at the bottom of the lake would prevent anyone from having to suffer the same scenarios ever again.
Face to Face with the Dark Killer
There the stone case lay, until a storm in the summer of 1995 ravaged Lake Michigan and the stone case mysteriously found its way to the shoreline north of New Prairie. Alison Nadel and her boyfriend spotted a weird-shaped rock, which her boyfriend proceeded to grab for her, only to slip and break his neck on the jagged rocks. After his funeral, Alison returned to the shore, came across the stone case, opened it, and found the necklace along with a wadded mess that once was the letter. Discarding the mess, Alison wore the necklace and soon was possessed by Niccia's spirit once again. 2 months later, the Dark Killer had attempted to kill Alison; however, Niccia’s spirit protected her from his murderous attempts.
Destroyed Once and For All
The new Niccia’s third return proved harder than before. She was having trouble trying to control Alison’s body; however, around the first of the year 1996, she finally managed to take total control over Alison and went back to her old ways. Niccia started committing major crimes throughout the town, which soon drew the attention of Jack Ridley.
Through closer inspection of security photographs, video footage, and eyewitness accounts, Jack recognized that the crime wave and “mysterious” happenings throughout town were connected to Niccia. Shortly after discovering this, Niccia personally confronted Jack and told him to back off or face consequences. When Jack refused to do so, Niccia killed his best friend, Al, and then set a trap to kill Jack himself. She believed she succeeded; however, Jack emerged alive and recited an incantation that pulled her spirit from Alison's body and into another dimension for good.