𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒 | privation; a state in which things that are essential for human well-being are scarce or lacking. Esmerelda had suffered through some pretty awful summer vacations before like that one time she was nearly sacrificed to a world-ending Titan, and that other time where she went through a war while deal...
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐒 | "Doom; fate" the personified spirit of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate. Esmerelda thought she had left all those feelings of pain and suffering behind once the Second Titan War ended, but another war was brewing and she knew that she was going to be forced straight into the frontli...
𝐄𝐔𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀 | Happiness, but better translated as "human flourishing"; to flourish by realizing one's ideal end or goal, by achieving the purpose of human life with excellence or virtue. In Ancient Greek theater, a Greek tragedy is a play where the protagonist is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow. In...
𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀 | No way out, nothingness, or the impenetrable. A puzzle or something puzzling. Esmerelda spent the school year dog-hunting after discovering the truth about the mortal side of her family during a 'visit' to the Underworld. Her summer vacation was spent trapped in a never-ending labyrinth where she was co...
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒 | Moral choice. Nothing is properly considered either good, or bad, aside from those things that are within our own power to control, and the only thing fully in our power to control is our own volition. Esmerelda's attempts of having a decent school year go awry when a basilisk decided to go arou...
𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐀 | Unveiling, uncovering. The Greek notion of truth. Esmerelda knew everything was going to change the second her super nice foster father suddenly turned into a snake monster and tried to eat her. She just never expected for all of it to lead her to a life full of gods and magic. BOOK ONE
𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔..... 𝐀 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑶𝒇 𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕...
𝐍𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐄 | (n.) something that can make you forget grief or suffering Where there is life, there is death. Where there is light, there is darkness. There is a balance within the universe, always. Only two things remained infinite in the universe; death, and chaos. The lifespan of a demigod is one that is unbel...
❛𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦.❜ 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. . . . Loving has always been easy for her. All her life, she had l...
𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐚 | εὔνοια 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧. 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 - 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭. "𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠" "𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈'𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤." After the first Great Prophecy ended, Lilith is determined to finally find herself. Along the way...
𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐚 | ἀγορά, 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧. 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 Preparing for an upcoming war isn't as easy as saying it. Lilith Jade, a third-year student in Hogwarts has to face the consequences of her previous choices, discovering new abilities, and finding her true power. Navigate through her life as a dem...
𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 | Μακαρία (𝐧., 𝐟𝐞𝐦.) 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 "𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀" 𝗼𝗿 "𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲" from ancient greek, makaria, literally 'she who is blessed' Navigating through her second year in Hogwarts, Lilith has to find a way to balance her dou...
Lilith Jade grew up with two loving parental figures, but for her own safety, she was sent to live with a rich adoptive family. However, she often visit her father, or the other way round. Her father wanted the best for her, and to keep her safe, he did what he had to. Along her few years of living with her father, sh...