“No,” Dagger said. “You’ll never see us again.”
The man probably didn’t believe him, but Scythe couldn’t tell. Half of his face was hidden in the bandage because of her burning him.
“What are your names?” Dagger asked, curious.
It was the woman who answered, still leaning her head on her husband. “I’m Cilla, and this is Polybius.”
“I am sorry about what we did to you.” In truth, Scythe wasn’t, but they needed to hear that. She was reminded than of her own bloodlust. She still didn’t feel a thing for these people. Dagger did, but she didn’t. That was something she would have to keep in check.
Before Dagger and Scythe could terrify them anymore, they joined hands and vanished from the clearing.
Pronunciation Guide
Most names of places and people are based off of the Ancient Greek language in this story. It’s not too difficult to pronounce most things actually, mainly because there are hardly any silent letters, all of them are spoken, and there aren’t many combinations such as “th,” or “ch,” making their own sounds. There are exceptions to the rules of course, but this guide should help with the most common names seen in this story.
The names of the Incruentus Ferrum are not in this list, however. They are the names of the weapons they chose written in the English language (Dagger, Scythe, and Axe for a few examples).
Acheron – Ak-e-ron – River running through Skiachora, into Ichorisis
Chalcis – Kal-kis – city-state of Ichorisis
Cilla – Silla
Ichorisis – Ichor-eses – land of the living
Incruentus Ferrum – In-crew-en-tus Fer-rum – undead creatures who deal out mischief and death, ruled over by Maniodes.
Kaliasma – Kali-as-ma – city-state
Limaros – Li-mar-os
Lumeon – Lum-e-on – god of the sea
Maniodes – Mani-o-des – god of the underworld
Marella – Mar-ella
Nereus – Ner-e-us
Nukternios –Nuk-ter-ni-os – end of harvest festival for Nyx
Nyx – Nix – goddess of death, chief deity over all others
Phaos – Fa-os – god of the living
Polybius – Poly-bi-us
Potamis – Po-tam-is
Sappho – Sap-fo
Skiachora – Skia-kora – land of the dead
Stymphalia – Stym-fal-ia – city-state
Tholus – Tho-lus
Tyndareus – Tyn-dar-ius
Acknowledgments
I’m still bad at these parts but I want to thank my friends, and beta readers. Jessica Pringle, Allesha Bauer, Kelly Marentette, along with Spyroula Manti, you are all awesome. Also to the voices in my head, they still don’t shut up.
About the Author
Emilie Knight studied Ancient Greek and Roman history at the University of Windsor. Using that and her love of Greek Mythology and horror, she ties them together in an amazing dark fantasy combination. Her first novel, Era of Undying, does this as well, even being compared to the Odyssey or Beowulf.
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