Novella was born August 7th, 1874. She's born into the Oakley family, well-known for their clothing and furniture companies. Grayeson and Orelia, Novella's parents, weren't ready for a child; they gave her up to Grayeson's brother and his wife, Derek and Lunabell Oakley. It's been three years with them and everything was going great until one day Lunabell started getting violent and Derek got a bit sexual towards Novella. Novella went through four years of brutal violence-one took out her left eye-and rape. That fourth year she snapped and summoned Fenrich, her demon butler; her mark is placed on the right side of her back. During one night she went to her aunt and uncle's room where she murdered them in cold blood; Fenrich cleaned up the mess and all possible evidence then ran away. She had Fenrich search for her parents, she was mad that they left her in the care of those pigs.
"I found them my Lady." Novella looked up with a stoic expression on her face, her only eye filled with joy. "That's good to hear."
That night they headed out for Grayeson and Orelia. Novella followed her parents up and down streets until she found the spot to fulfill her deed. She walked up behind them and stabbed her parents in cold blood. Fenrich of course cleaned up all evidence. By the time she was 10 she took on the role as the head of the manor. She dressed as a male, wore an eye patch where her eye once was, and renamed herself Nolan. Only she, Fenrich, the Queen, and the reapers knew of the truth. The Queen made her a loyal protecter and called Nolan her Serpent based on Nolan's horrid past.
Nolan was never the same after that; a smile never again crossed her face, never laughed or cried, she's always so mature, barely feels anything, and she always wears the same stoic expression.