“Kalina and Draconis La Rivière have promised me oodles of surprises at our latest blood orchard.” The queen lifted up a pair of high heels against a gold brocade dress. Not satisfied with the contrast, she opted for the sequined heels instead. “It’s become quite profitable now dzat it’s at full capacity. Much better dzan we anticipated. We hit it big time with all the Malaysian volunteers.” She held up the other pair of shoes. “What do you dzink of dzese?”
Aisling gave her a big smile, nodded, and presented a thumbs up. They looked hideous with the dress.
“Will Amicula be traveling with us?” Aisling asked more out of planning protection for herself than caring for the queen’s niece. “Do I need to make travel arrangements for anyone else? Any special requests?”
The queen stopped her search through the dressing chamber and slowly turned her head toward Aisling. A queer smile smeared across her face. Her eyes narrowed and her Brazilian accent thickened. “Oh jes, we definitely have a special guest who will be awaiting us on dze island, and I cannot wait until you meet her.”
Glossary
In order of appearance
Kuthri - Noun Hindi
Common curse word in Hindi. A spiteful or unpleasant woman. A bitch.
Kamina - Adjective Hindi
Common curse word in Hindi. Rascal, a mean person.
Rakshasa - Noun
In this mythos, the Rakshasa is the East Indian, Hindi version of a vampiric entity. A Rakshasa is a demonic being from Hindu mythology. Rakshasas are also called maneaters.
Cyberchondriac - Noun
Cy·ber·chon·dri·ac sībərˈkändrēak/
A person who compulsively searches the Internet for information on real or imagined symptoms of illness.
Trabuc - Noun
A cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking.
Romanian version of the word cigar. https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabuc
Feck - Verb
An Irish word that has fallen into similar usage as fuck, made famous by Father Ted. Of Irish origin, feck is what a lady says when she really wants to say fuck.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=feck
Shite - Noun
The Irish/Scottish equivalent of the word shit. A very British and therefore great way of saying shit. Shite sounds much more effective than shit.
Iubirea vieții mele - Romanian words for “The love of my life”
Vrăjitoare - Romanian word for witch
Taarakian - Noun
Warrior maiden summoned to defeat the Loc Nar. A fictitious character in the movie Heavy Metal in 1981. An adult animated science fiction anthology film.
Loc-Nar - Noun
The Loc–Nar is the central villain of the 1981 adult animated film Heavy Metal. A green glowing sphere which self describes itself as "the sum of all evils" and melts people upon contact.
ma chére - French word for “My Dear” an endearment said from a man to a woman pertaining to friendship.
je t'aim - French words for “I Love You”
je suis désolé - French words for “I am sorry”
Weres - Scientific Family Classification
Weres is the familial name to all genus and species of Were creatures.
Witches - Noun
Witches affirm the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles.
Vampyre - Scientific Family Classification
The spelling with the “Y” refers to the familial name to all genus and species of Vampyre.
Vampire - Noun
Being born or transformed into a living vampire. A human person who consumes human blood to support the vampyric DNA. Depending on their blood dynamics, they can easily ingest food, drink and walk into the sun. They live among humans.
Draconian - Scientific Family Classification
Draconian is the familial name to all genus and species of dragons.
Frog Hair - Noun
Sounthernism for something that is very sparse or fine. A figure of speech.
Cinglé - French word for “crazy”
Gráim thú - I love you in Gaelic. One of many ways to say this phrase.
Woobie - A term of endearment for a child’s blanket.
References
Locations
North Sentinel Island - The Andaman Islands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island
Walt Disney World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World
Music
“Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen (1980) Album: The Game Label: Elektra
“Happy” by Pharrel Williams (2013)
Soundtrack Album: Despicable Me 2
Label: Columbia - Back Lot Music
“1999” by Prince
Album: 1999
Label: Warner Bros.
“Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley (1977)
Also widely know as “Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be Alright”
Album: Single
Label: Tuff Gong
“Closer” by Nine Inch Nails (1994)
Album: The Downward Spiral
Label: Nothing/TVT/Interscope
“Shake Your Groove Thing” by Peaches and Herb (1978)
Album: 2 Hot
Label: Polydor
Videos
Montana Citizens Zombie Hack of the Emergency Broadcast System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yld0o0nGHJg
Cups Game with Pitch Perfect with Guns!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtM7X0xYN8
Taarakian Transformation from Heavy Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmT79zMFh8s
People
Julia Child (August 15,1912 – August 13, 2004)
She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.
Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Her marksmanship skills first came to light when, at the age of 15, Annie won a shooting match with traveling show marksman Frank E. Butler (whom she married). Oakley became a renowned international star, performing before royalty and heads of state.
Master Pai Mei - Performed by veteran Chinese actor Gordon Liu
As depicted in the film, Pai Mei was a powerful, very old practitioner of the Bak Mei style of kung fu. Pai Mei was the former teacher and master of The Bride, Bill, and Elle, although it is unclear whether he instructed the other members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in the Kill Bill series.
Annie Wilkes - Is a character in the 1987 novel Misery, by Stephen King. In the 1990 film adaptation of the novel, Annie Wilkes was portrayed by Kathy Bates, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal. This characters ranks sixth most iconic villainess in film history. A nurse by training, she has become one of the stereotypes of the nurse as a torturer and angel of death.
Hannibal Lector - Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.
Companies
National Geographic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Channel
Coca-Cola - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company
Utilikilt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Utilikilts_Company
Rémy Martin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9my_Martin
Cheetos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetos
Life Savers Candy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Savers
Movies
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Warner Brothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Must_Love_Dogs
The Matri
x (1999)
Warner Brothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix
Blade (1998)
New Line Cinema
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_(film)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Columbia Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(film)
Lord of the Rings (2001)
New Line Cinema
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_of_the_Rings_film_trilogy
Kill Bill (2003)
Miramax Films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Bill10 v
Alien (1979)
20th Century Fox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Paramount Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary%27s_Baby_(film)
Carrie (1976)
United Artists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(1976_film)
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
Warner Bros.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon%27s_Vacation_(film_series)
Misery (1990)
Castle Rock Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_(film)
Television
The Walking Dead (2010)
Original Network: AMC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)
Thank You
Thank you for reading Obfuscate, book 2 in the World of Blood series. I hope sincerely enjoyed reading it as I much as I enjoyed writing it. As with every Indie Author, your review on sites such as Amazon and Goodreads help boost my rankings to help others discover the book series too. If you loved Obfuscate, please take a moment to let me know. I read every review and listen to your heartfelt words.
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About the Author
Killion Slade
Killion Slade is an award-winning, Amazon bestselling speculative fiction author. As a loyal reader of dystopian urban fantasy herself, the apocalyptic genres drew her to become a homesteader, ensuring her family could survive if a world-wide crisis ever occurred and washing machines disappeared.
When not writing, she can be found raising chickens, geocaching, making soap, growing things with aquaponics, or becoming a crack shot with her 9mm and crossbow. (Seriously, no apocalypse is taking this woman down.)
Killion's novels include Exsanguinate (2013) and the upcoming release, Obfuscate (Spring 2016). Her short stories can be found in Sirens Call; The Danse Macabre; Cynic Magazine; Bewildering Stories; Midwest Literary Magazine; and in the anthologies Bite from the Heart; Death Sparkles; and Roms, Bombs, and Zoms
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Also by Killion Slade
Exsanguinate - Book 1: World of Blood
Exsanguinate
A Halloween scream night theme park adventure for software gaming developer Cheyenne O'Cuinn reveals a hidden supernatural reality she never dreamed existed. Recovering from a vicious attack and her sisters’ abductions, Cheyenne must rescue her sisters from vampiric kidnappers before they’re used to breed warmongering dhampirs.
Betrayal lurks in every corner. Cheyenne must evade attackers by unconventional means through her online role-play game. She must navigate through virtual, tortuous clues and mailed body parts, which cross over from her virtuality into reality. Can a team of dragons, vampires, and werewolves come together to help her? Who can she trust? Will the help from her virtual lover become compromised when he learns of her new immortal existence and crush the fragile love they share?
Amidst an impending vampire apocalypse, Cheyenne finds herself both in conflict for survival and for her heart. Will her immortal self derail any hope of solving the multiplying puzzles before time runs out to save her sisters, herself and her humanity?
What’s Next?
Detonate - Book Three! Obfuscate was originally over 135 thousand words. Yeah … I know. There were story lines I wanted to expand upon and new characters to build out, so I chose to break the book in half. Detonate, the third book, won’t be long a wait as most of it has already been written. My goal is get it published by winter of 2016.
The Super Market Anthology! Yes, you’ve asked for it and you’ve got it! I am expanding the universe of The Super Market in the honor and style of the Thieves’ World books by Robert Asprin and Disney Infinity gaming. I am inviting authors to collaborate and bring their paranormal and supernatural characters to come play in the World of Blood. Anticipated published date winter 2016.
Audible Version of Exsanguinate! YES! So many of you have asked for “When will it be on Audible?” Soon … very soon. ☺ We anticipate having Exsanguinate available by summer 2016. That’s just around the corner, folks. Looking for beta listeners if you want to provide feedback before it goes live.
Language Translations? What language would you like to read the series in? I’m considering Spanish to start off with. What say you?
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to real events, people, or places are used fictitiously in this contemporary work. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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