Eternal Darkness (The Amagarians 1)

Fear tightened in her gut. Impossible. She exhaled, sighing, when he whipped the wraith he rode, and they flew off towards his kingdom with exquisitely graceful power. Her demon roared and a long sibilant hiss scraped against her mind.

Mate.

Glossary of Terms

Ageni: The order of death placed on a person by the King of their nation if judged a traitor.

Aria: Kingdom of earth and sand. Citizens with good chakra control are able to control and manipulate all elements belonging to the earth.

Avindar: Kingdom of lightning.

Boreas: Kingdom of winds and mountains. Citizens with good chakra control are able to control and manipulate the wind.

Caelum: Kingdom of water. Citizens with good chakra control are able to control and manipulate water.

Cerja: A tattoo of a Demon beasts with which each Darkan is born. It is located on the right shoulder blade on non-bonded Darkans but covers the entire back and spills to the front in bonded Darkans.

Chakra: Life-force used to form mystical techniques by molding and releasing the physical and spiritual energy present in the body—gained from training and experience.

Consort: The lover of a member of the royal family. Held in high esteem by peers of the realm and it is considered a privilege to be chosen as a royal consort. A consort must be of equal rank before royal scion can wed him/her.

Darkage: Kingdom of darkness and shadow.

Demons: Powerful, malevolent spiritual beings composed of pure chakra. They come from the Demonage realm, and their spiritual essence can be found in Darkans.

Flash: The art of using one’s chakra to move with such speed it appears as if one blurs.

Keni: A powerful mystical technique unique to the head families within a kingdom. This technique can be gained only through inheritance from a particular bloodline; hence, the term “bloodline keni.”

Mevia: Kingdom of sound.

Nuria: Kingdom of eternal fire.

Ricarkri: Formal name/title for the leader of each kingdom. Not every king is the Ricarkri. In such cases the Ricarkri is the right hand of the king.

Senjis: Darkans that are taken over by their demon essence.

Serange: A parallel dimension to Earth and Amagarie. Their powers lie in the psychic plane (telekinetic, telepathy, bio-kinetic) and their method of warfare is with the mind. Citizens of Serange are referred to as Serangites.

Shenkiri: Mystical elements wielded by citizens of the seven kingdoms with powerful chakra control—elements such as shadow, water, wind, sound, fire, lightning, and earth.

Shiktre: A unique skill to the Darkan population. The ability to use the shadows to move faster than the eyes can track.

Taijiu: The body art of dismembering and killing without the use of weapons—hand to hand combat.

Witchia: In other dimensions they are called witches, powerful beings that conjure, incants and cast spells.