Author's Note – With All My Heart
Dear beautiful readers,
Thank you so much for journeying with me through Cipher: The Diamond Queen. Every read, every vote, every comment… they mean the world to me. Truly. 💖
For now, I need to take a short break from updates. Starting Monday, the 14th through Friday, I'll be sitting for my final year mid-semester exams — a very crucial time for me. I hope you'll understand and wait for me just a little.
✨ I promise to return stronger — with more secrets, more fire, and more unforgettable chapters.
In the meantime, if you've enjoyed the story so far, I kindly ask for your vote. 🙏
Not to force anyone, but if your heart feels it, please vote for this story — it helps me so much, and keeps me motivated to bring you the best I possibly can.
With all my gratitude, love, and burning inspiration,
– Agyariita 🖤
Author of Cipher: The Diamond Queen
Characters Profile
Yirenda Diamond(fl)
19 years old. Yirenda is the brilliant and dangerously beautiful protagonist of Cipher: The Diamond Queen. A global superstar actress, elite model, and academic prodigy, Yirenda lives two lives—one under the spotlight, the other in secret shadows. Orphaned young, raised in secret after her mother's mysterious assassination, Yirenda grew up mastering nearly every field: hacking, medical science, martial arts, language, and war strategy. She's known to the world as a flawless diamond, a "national treasure," but beneath the fame lies a girl carved by vengeance and silence. Yirenda's character is deeply layered—cold and strategic when needed, bold and fearless in danger, but secretly yearning for real connection. Her loyalty is absolute once earned, and her wrath is merciless once provoked.
She is ethereal in appearance, with silver-black hair that shimmers like stardust, luminous violet eyes that seem to know too much, and skin kissed by moonlight. Every step she takes demands attention, and her voice can disarm even the cruelest soul.
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🔹 Zavira Diamond
Deceased at 36. Zavira was Yirenda's biological mother and the first host of the Cipher system. A beloved actress and peace ambassador known for her charm and calm brilliance, Zavira secretly led a double life as a high-level Cipher operative. After uncovering too much about a traitor within the Cipher Syndicate, she was assassinated in front of her daughter. Zavira was elegant, deeply protective, and never afraid to challenge powerful institutions. Her death was staged as an accident, but Yirenda never believed it.
She had waist-length platinum hair, porcelain skin, and piercing blue-gray eyes that could shift from soft warmth to lethal fire. Her presence was regal, magnetic, and unforgettable.
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🔹 Madam Inora Vellare (Godmother)
In her late 40s. Known in the underground world as the "Scarlet Hand," Inora is the secret guardian of Yirenda. She abducted Yirenda after Zavira's death, not to harm her—but to protect her. Once Zavira's closest friend and Cipher's lead defector, Inora faked her death and created her own network of information brokers and mercenaries. Ruthless, powerful, and enigmatic, she raised Yirenda like a weapon and a daughter. Though her love is strict and silent, she has risked her life more than once to keep Yirenda alive.
Inora is tall, graceful, always dressed in red or dark silk. She has wine-black hair always pinned up, storm-gray eyes, and an unreadable face. Her beauty is sharp and mature, with a voice that chills the spine of men twice her size.
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🔹 The Phantom Sniper (real name classified)
22 years old. Once Cipher's best-kept secret, he became a weapon too dangerous to control and was betrayed by the very system that created him. Imprisoned and auctioned like an animal, he was eventually reclaimed by Yirenda. Quiet, calculating, and scarred by violence, he is a master of long-range combat, pressure points, and survivalist warfare. He shows deep loyalty to Yirenda—not just as a protector, but as someone who understands her darkness.
He has short ash-brown hair, intense moss-green eyes, and a lean, sinewy build covered in coded tattoos. Even in silence, his presence is unnerving, and when he speaks, every word cuts with precision.
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🔹 Cipher (System)
Age unknown. Cipher is an artificial intelligence survival system originally implanted into Zavira Diamond and now bonded with Yirenda. It's not simply a tool—it's a consciousness. Cold, brilliant, and sharp-tongued, Cipher often challenges Yirenda's choices and morals. It offers enhanced memory, combat predictions, emotional readings, hacking support, and bodily optimization. However, it keeps many secrets, and Yirenda suspects it was never meant to fully obey her. Cipher is mysterious, and its deeper layers are encrypted by someone it refuses to name.
It has no physical form but manifests in Yirenda's vision as fractal data, burning blue glyphs, and a smooth, almost-human voice that is neither male nor female—somewhere in-between, like a synthetic soul.
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🔹 Raith Zakar
29 years old. Once a Cipher systems architect, Raith turned rogue after being blamed for a failed prototype death. He now operates as a brutal underground kingpin, selling tech, secrets, and people. He's obsessed with perfection and wants to recapture the Cipher code through Yirenda—by force if necessary. Sadistic, manipulative, and brilliant, Raith hides cruelty behind polished manners. He wants to remake the world, even if he has to break it.
Raith has glacial silver-blond hair, pale skin, and silver eyes that seem to scan people like code. Always dressed in black velvet or silk, with rings that hum with encrypted power.
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🔹 Professor Ellian Vosk
42 years old. Yirenda's favorite instructor at the Royal Intelligence University—at least until he betrayed her. Secretly a Cipher informant, Vosk is one of the few who knew Zavira personally. Though he once protected Yirenda from political danger, he later leaks her location to the Auction House for unknown reasons. Charismatic, fatherly, and brilliant in public—but hiding a ruthless agenda behind his glasses.
He has curly dark hair, smooth brown skin, and always wears navy suits. His voice is deep and comforting—until it turns cold. His betrayal still haunts Yirenda
Delva Cresswell
21 years old. A rising celebrity influencer and second-tier actress in the entertainment world, Delva is Yirenda's public rival and private stalker. At elite banquets and auctions, Delva constantly schemes to overshadow Yirenda—yet always ends up second-best. While she's beautiful and media-trained, she lacks the raw magnetism and intellect Yirenda possesses naturally. Backed by powerful family ties to corrupt entertainment moguls, Delva thrives on gossip, envy, and dirty tactics.
At the secret auction, she made a public attempt to humiliate Yirenda by outbidding her for the Phantom Sniper—an act that nearly cost her everything. She often leaks manipulated videos, mocks Yirenda on talk shows, and uses fake scandals to gain clout.
She has flowing red curls, sharp teal eyes, and a surgically refined face that's more fashion than soul. Always wrapped in diamonds, fur, and jealousy. She's a storm wrapped in glitter—harmless until you turn your back.
Kai Renzo
20 years old. A fellow student at Royal Intelligence University and one of the few who can match Yirenda in academics. Known for his calm intelligence and analytical brilliance, Kai is respectful but secretly fascinated by Yirenda. He once offered her help during a hackathon and got blocked by Cipher.
He has short black hair, neat glasses, and dark skin with angular cheekbones. Often wears clean techwear and doesn't speak unless something needs saying. Kai may have a hidden identity and a secret obsession with Cipher systems.
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🔹 Nessa Thorn
19 years old. A cheerful classmate and aspiring investigative journalist, Nessa is one of the few students Yirenda actually tolerates. She has no idea about Cipher, but often picks up on strange patterns and uncovers secrets unintentionally. She's extremely loyal, clever with data, and fearless when chasing leads.
Nessa has bouncy curly hair dyed pink at the tips, brown eyes with sparkles of green, and a small gap in her teeth. Her curiosity may one day get her too close to danger.
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🔹 Lior Vaelen
25 years old. Yirenda's lead bodyguard, handpicked by Madam Inora. Former Cipher agent turned rogue guardian. He's cold, professional, and emotionless on the outside but secretly protective of Yirenda—sometimes too much. He rarely speaks unless ordering death or stopping someone from getting close. Known for his "Black Silence" combat technique, which leaves no trace of blood.
Tall, muscular, with rich umber skin and jet-black eyes that seem like empty space. He wears Cipher-grade nano armor and is always watching—even when unseen.
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🔹 Selene Arvain
23 years old. A Cipher Syndicate codebreaker and backup strategist embedded at the university. She poses as a graduate student but secretly monitors Yirenda for Raith Zakar. She has an unpredictable personality—sometimes flirtatious, sometimes psychotic. Her skills in digital warfare are unmatched, second only to Cipher itself.
She has silver-blue hair always braided, tattoos of binary on her neck, and one artificial eye. She speaks in riddles and teases before striking. Her loyalty is to no one—yet.