Melaka Fray is a fictional character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics by Dark Horse Comics. She debuted in the first issue of Fray (2001), a limited series in a shared universe with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Melaka is a professional thief who learns that she is a Slayer destined to fight supernatural foes, while her twin brother Harth inherited their prophetic dreams. She learns that Harth, whom she thought was dead, is a vampire intent on bringing demons back to Earth's dimension. After stopping his plan, Melaka remains a thief, but chooses to protect others as well. In Tales of the Slayers, she connects with her heritage by reading journals about past Slayers. Melaka reappears in the canonical comic-book continuation of the television series, meeting the 21st-century Slayer Buffy Summers in Season Eight and helping her defeat Harth in Season Twelve. Academics have analyzed Melaka's character arc in Fray as an example of the hero's journey. A fan film featuring Melaka was released in 2017. (Full article...).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1815:

Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last novel released during her lifetime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28novel%29

1958:

Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower

1990:

About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Slovenian_independence_referendum

1997:

The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Helmet

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

relish: 1. (transitive) 2. To give (something) (a pleasant) flavour or taste; to make appetizing. 3. (also reflexive, figurative, sometimes in the negative) To take delight or pleasure in (someone or oneself, or something). 4. (obsolete) 5. To eat or taste (drink, food, etc.). 6. To provide (someone, or their appetite, mouth, stomach, etc.) with something appetizing or tasty. 7. (figurative) To appreciate or understand (something). 8. (figurative) To experience (something); also (rare), to feel (something). 9. (figurative) To have a particular opinion about (someone or something); to receive, to regard. 10. (figurative) To have a tinge or trace of (something). 11. (figurative) To provide (someone) with something delightful or pleasant; to delight, to gratify, to please. 12. (intransitive) 13. (figurative) Followed by in: to take delight or pleasure. 14. (obsolete) 15. To have a particular (specifically, a pleasant) flavour or taste. 16. (figurative) To have a particular (specifically, a favourable) characteristic or quality. 17. (figurative) To have a tinge or trace of something. 18. (figurative) To provide delight or pleasure. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relish

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Ultimately, your generation will have the decisive voice. You will determine whether rage or reason guides the United States in the struggle to come. You will choose whether we are known for revenge or compassion. You will choose whether we, too, will kill in the name of God, or whether in His Name, we can find a higher civilization and a better means of settling our differences. And this is not a new choice, not for your generation — it is a choice that many others have faced throughout history. Only now, we can hope that with your help and engagement we can find a new answer.   --Wesley Clark https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark