《Gods & Monsters (The Reaper Chronicles, #1)》Glossary
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C H A R A C T E R S
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Amber /am-ber/ : Leo’s Physician Assistant.
Avalyn “Ava” Concerto /e-vuh-lynn/ /a-vuh/ /con-chair-toe/ : General of the UFE. Gio’s younger sister. An enemy to the gods.
The Black Rabbit /black-rabbit/ : Terrorizes Ava and her guardians while wearing Junipea’s face. True identity unknown.
Caterina /kat-er-eena/ : Mother to Gio and Ava. Freedom Fighter. Advisor to the UFE. A former citizen of Primordial. Sought asylum on Earth.
The Council /cown-sil/ : In charge of providing structure and rules to the UFE.
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Darious /dar-eas/ : The twins’ retainer. Amaranthine’s Planetary Ambassador.
Giovanni /geo-vaw-nie/ : Second guardian on the team. Ava’s older brother.
Gregori Concerto /gre-gor-ee/ /con-chair-toe/ : The Commander of the UFE. Founded and established the last standing nation. Like a father to Ava.
Harry /hairy/ : Old classmate of Ava and Gio’s. A tech guru who collects junk. Kay’s cousin.
Joshua “Josh” Dubois /josh-oowa/ /josh/ /du-bow/ : Lieutenant General. Trains their team. Gregori’s right hand man. It’s expected that he will take over the UFE one day.
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Junipea /june-eh-pea/ : Ava’s best friend. First guardian on her team. Deceased; killed by Ava during the last battle against Primordial.
Kay /k/ : Owner of Club Disco. Harry’s cousin. Ava’s friend.
Leonardo “Leo” Valentino /leo-nar-doe/ /leo/ /val-in-teeno/ : The Team’s Physician.
Marcoussius “Marc” /mar-koo-see-us/ /mark/ : Crown Prince of Amaranthine. Lives on Earth as part of the alliance between Amaranthine and Earth. Captain of their team. Personally, trained Ava, and he is her crush.
Mikaela “Mika” /mee-kai-la/ /mee-ka/ : Prince of Amaranthine. Third in line for the throne. Fourth guardian on the team. Sam’s younger twin brother.
Samyr “Sam” /suh-meer/ /sam/ : Prince of Amaranthine. Second in line for the throne. Third guardian on the team. Mika’s oldest twin brother.
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G O D S
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Christine Jackeline “C.J.” /chris-teen/ /jack-a-lynn/ : Goddess of War. Works for Mars. Has been reborn 4 times.
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Razael “Raz” /raz-eel/ : God of Desire. A sneaky rat who collects secrets and does odd jobs for those who hire him. Plays all sides. Has been reborn more than 50 times.
Zephyrus /zef-er-isssss/ : God of Wisdom. Head Advisor for Primordial. Has never died. Is the original god of wisdom from when the Doku were alive.
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R E A P E R S
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The Reaper /ree-per/ : Terrorizes Ava in her dreams and in real life. Known for taking souls to the afterlife and are used to scare children into obedience. True identity unknown.
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P L A N E T S
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Amaranthine /ama-ran-thine/ : Oldest and longest living planet in the universe. Known for using magic and being equally ruled by two monarchs, both queen and king.
Doku /doe-coo/ : The first planet known to exist. They created the gods. Planet was destroyed; race is considered extinct.
Earth /earth/ : Our planet during the year 2144. The infrastructure has collapsed. Demons roam the world. The UFE is the last standing nation against their alien foe Primordial.
Mars /marz/ : Settled by Earthlings, the planet offers asylum for those fleeing from war. Known to have a melting pot society.
Primordial /pree-more-deal/ : Seeks to help other planets survive will the sole purpose of bringing them under their reign. Unfortunately, started an interstellar war with Earth.
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R A C E S
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Ama /aw-ma/ : Those from Amaranthine.
Doku /doe-coo/ : Those from Doku. Same as the planet’s name.
Earthlings /earth-leengs/ : Those from Earth.
Gods /gods/ : Most of the gods consider themselves a race. Can be from any planet.
Martians /mar-shans/ : Those from Mars.
Prim /prim/ : Those from Primordial
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T H E U F E B A S E S
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City Base 1 : The Capital City of the UFE. The city is inspired by Genoa (Genova), Italy.
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City Base 8 : City that was destroyed during the last battle against Primordial.
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W E A P O N S
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Battle Ax : Josh’s weapon. Is a double-headed blade. Made of the same black metal fiber. Gifted to him when he became Lieutenant General.
Bō /bow/ : Ava’s weapon (aka, a gods weapon). Made of lightweight, indestructible, black metal fiber that comes from Doku. A gift bestowed by Amaranthine as part of their alliance. It has 7 different forms:
Bō - Original form. Takes on the appearance of a metal pole. Double-Headed Spear - Has two spears at the end of the Bō. Sword - Basic sword that’s similar to a katana. Double Blades - Similar to Mika’s blades and katana blade width. Bow and Arrow - Turns the Bō into an archers bow and uses her energy as arrows. Pulls a thin string of metal from the bow when shooting. Staff - Shorter Bō form with floating triangles at the top. They surround the power of the Bō. Is currently used as a barrier in combat. The Seventh Sin - Sword that can kill an immortal without having to behead her opponent. Requires a lot of energy. Power of the Bō can be seen in a glowing sphere where the hilt meets the blade.
Crystal Sword : The Black Rabbit’s weapon. Origin’s unknown. The blade is made from glass and seems to be indestructible.
Katana /kaw-tawn-uh/ : Sam’s weapon. Made of the same black metal fiber. Long, narrow blade. Gifted to him when he became the third guardian as part of the alliance with Earth.
Kunai /kuh-neigh/ : Small blades used for throwing/stabbing an opponent during a fight.
Long and Short Swords : Marc’s weapons. Based on the daishō, a term used when pairing the katana and wakizashi. Made of the same black metal fiber. Gifted to him when he first arrived on Earth as part of their alliance.
Pocket Knife : A weapon that Ava favors when in hand-to-hand combat.
Scimitar /si-muh-tah/ : Gio’s weapon. Shaped like a sabre with a wide blade. Made of the same black metal fiber. Gifted to him when he became the second guardian.
Throwing Knives : Weapon that Caterina specializes in and taught Ava and Gio to use. Similar to a kunai, but usually has a flat hilt that is smooth with the blade.
Wakizashi /waa-kuh-zaa-shee/ : Mika’s weapon. Same black metal fiber. Blade is shorter than a katana but close in length. Wakizashi is referred to as the back-up blade for a katana. Gifted to Mika when he became the fourth guardian as part of the alliance with Earth.
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