Theta Knight

Theta Knight is a seventeen-year-old teenager living in New York City. She is a Ziegfeld girl and performs in broadway shows at the Follies. She is noted to be very beautiful with a short, black bob adorned with shingled bangs. She resides in the Bennington Hotel with her best friend Henry Bartholomew DuBois the Fourth who she often refers to as her brother.

Past Life
Theta Knight, formerly known as Betty Sue Bowers, was raised in Kansas before moving to New York. When Theta was a baby, her father left her at an orphanage after her mother was murdered and their village was set aflame. She was adopted by Mrs. Bowers and turned into a child star, made to participate in beauty pageants and talent shows in the local circuits. Her adoptive mother was detached from Theta and only cared about the money and fame she earned her. This left Theta emotionally scarred and lonely. When she turned 16, she met a seemingly charming man named Roy and married him, running away with him.

Theta, while living in Kansas, was ensnared in an abusive marriage with Roy would often rape, hit, and mentally abuse her. He forced her to do housework and chores while regularly gaslighting her. One night while forcing himself on her, Theta suddenly discovers her Diviner powers in which she uncontrollably summons fire. Scared and horrified by what Roy was doing to her, she unintentionally burns down their house and presumably kills her husband. Terrified, she panics and hops a train to New York where she lives on the street until she meets Henry DuBois the fourth.

After pulling Theta off the street, Henry offers her food and a place to sleep while reassuring her she is safe. Theta is reasonably skeptical of his motives, but she wearily takes his offer and returns to his apartment where she rests while he watches over her. After this, their friendship blooms and they become inseparable. Theta confides in Henry all that happened with Roy and tearfully tells him that she is pregnant. Together, they seek out an abortion and Theta tries to move on with her life.

After navigating all the events of her earlier life, Theta pursues a career at the Ziegfeld Follies and finds her love for performing again. Through the book series, she learns to control her emotions and learns to love again.

Powers
Theta Knight has the power to create and wield fire. At the beginning of the series, Theta's power is volatile and she is unable to control it. She is scared of her power as she believes it to be destructive and the cause of her ex-husband's death. This creates a lot of insecurity towards herself and her gifts, making them harder for her to control. Her powers seem to come from anger and negative emotions, but also present themselves when she is protecting the people she loves.

As the series continues, with the help of her friends and mentor, she is able to better summon her power and begin to control it.

Henry Du Bois the Fourth
Theta meets Henry in New York after running away from Kansas. He helps her deal with the aftermath of her abusive relationship with Roy and begins a new life for herself in the big city. Henry and Theta live together under the guise he is her brother, but people often think they are secretly lovers, which they find quite hilarious.

After Theta learns Henry is gay, she supports him in any way she can while helping him pursue his dreams of writing and recording his own songs. Referring to Theta as his best girl, Henry looks after her while she pursues her dream of acting in the pictures. Henry and Theta share a deep love for each other and have an unbreakable bond that is stronger than any other they share.

Memphis Campbell
Memphis Campbell, also known as the Harlem Healer, meets Theta at the Hotsy Totsy, a nightclub in Harlem, while they both seek a break from the boisterous nightlife of New York City. After chatting, a suspicious police raid breaks their romantic moment apart and Memphis saves Theta from getting arrested.

After making their escape, they share that they both see the same eye and lightning symbol in their dreams. They flirt and end up dating to the controversy of society in the 192's who are against interracial relationships so they keep their love for each other secret. They both deeply love each other and Memphis tells Theta he loves her while they are kissing at their spot at the lighthouse Theta is still nervous about being with other guys after Roy her abusive husband but doesn't know how to tell Memphis and if he will be disgusted in her. When Roy comes back she pushes Memphis away temporarily breaking his heart. Memphis finally learns of and about Roy during a confrontation where Roy tries to kill Memphis and Theta and Memphis get back together. They are together when Memphis and his younger brother Isaiah along with M.r Johnson have to run away due to the unwanted attention from the shadow men. They reconcile when Memphis and company are chased out of the tunnels after Isaiah warned them to get out of the tunnel due to a vision they meet back up at Seraphina's. They are once again forced to split up when the Diviner's crew become outlaws after Marlowe puts a price on their head at Sarah Snow's memorial.