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she ascends and becomes the elder of the IkĂș Clan, with the former elder, MĂązeli, becoming her Second. ZĂ©lie receives an ĂŹsĂpayĂĄ, a vision from the gods, that depicts multicolored ribbons of light twisting together. The Iyika learn of what happened in Lagos with Raifaâs outpost, and Ramaya blames Amari, threatening her. Amari challenges Ramaya for the position of ĂmĂ Clan elder, and though she wins, she loses control of her magic and leaves Ramaya in a coma. In the days following the battle, Amari stays in her room, the
Healers refuse to treat her injuries, and she feels ostracized by the rest of the maji. ZĂ©lie convinces her to attend the eldersâ meetings, but she is ignored by the other elders, who agree that Inan canât be trusted. The elders decide to send maji to retrieve any remaining scrolls with incantations from ChĂąndomblĂ©, but Dakarai, a Seer and Elder of the ArĂran Clan, realizes that Inan and Nehanda know about their plans. They enter the temple through a secret tunnel, but are attacked by soldiers before they seal themselves in the scroll room. ZĂ©lie and Amari gather the scrolls, but when ZĂ©lie touches Amari, she sees a blue ribbon of light coming from her chest. This leads ZĂ©lie to realize that Amari, like Nehanda, is a cĂȘnter, meaning she can draw power from other maji of her clan. They escape ChĂąndomblĂ©, fighting their way past Inan and the rest of the soldiers, and as they leave Nehanda destroys the temple. Once back at Ile Ijosin, Mama Agba explains that what happened with Amari was a result of the moonstone, which allows maji to join their lifeforces, or create cĂȘnters, but at the price of a blood sacrifice. Mama Agba suggests that Amari killing her father, Saran, was the act of sacrifice that made both her and her mother cĂȘnters. ZĂ©lie asks if the moonstone can be used to join maji of different clans, but Mama Agba tells her it only leads to disaster; the last time it was attempted the combination of magic created majacite.
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the moonstone to save him, binding their lifeforces together. In Ibadan, Nehanda reveals to Inan that she was responsible for the Raid, as she created the tension between the monarchy and the maji by having
Burners attack the nobility. After hearing the bombs go off, Nehanda and Inan escape Ibadan. The other Iyika donât realize this, and Amari along with Cancers Jahi and Imani send a wave of disease through the village, planning to sacrifice the people of Ibadan to kill Nehanda and Inan. When they realize that the monarchy has left, and learn that their army has captured the Iyika forces in Lagos, Amari is imprisoned. ZĂ©lie tries to save the dying villagers, discovering that they can use the moonstone to bind eldersâ lifeforces and bring the villagers back to life. ZĂ©lie realizes that this is what she saw in her ĂŹsĂpayĂĄ - she and the other elders can use the moonstone to combine the eldersâ power and defeat the monarchy. Mama Agba sacrifices herself so they can perform the ceremony, and the remaining Iyika sail to Lagos.
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some fish to Nailah, and gives them information on a new band of rebels calling themselves the Iyika, or the "revolution." Roën tells them that when magic came back to Orïsha, they stormed the capital, Lagos, taking hold of the city with their new abilities. Amari's mother, Queen
Nehanda, is presumed to be dead, with no one having heard from her since the attack. After learning this, Amari decides to announce her rule, asking for RoĂ«n's help in taking control, but is interrupted by the still-alive Queen Nehanda. Nehanda, now an extremely powerful tĂźtĂĄn, a member of the nobility who recently gained magic, is searching for Amari, and calling for her death. RoĂ«n abandons them when he realizes they canât afford to pay for his help, and though the group manages to escape, ZĂ©lieâs lionaire throws her against a tree and she is left unconscious.
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General JokĂŽye, a Winder cĂȘnter, attack them. Amari draws on Inanâs power to defeat the guards, and ZĂ©lie fights with the other Reapers from her clan. Facing defeat, ZĂ©lie and MĂązeli connect their magic through the moonstone, and they manage to drive the soldiers off. MĂązeli, however, is killed from the strain, and ZĂ©lie is near death when Mama Agba severs her connection to the stone. Afterwards, at a meeting of the elders, RoĂ«n reveals that Inanâs forces are splitting up, dividing themselves between Lagos and Ibadan. While ZĂ©lie suggests they use this opportunity to escape OrĂŻsha, Amari insists they stay and fight, as both Inan and the capital city will be vulnerable.
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he brings them to their camp. When they finally meet the Iyika, ZĂ©lie learns that Mama Agba is the founder of the group, and that they have built a sanctuary called Ile Ijosin. Mama Agba leads the group to the sanctuary, where they meet the elders of the Maji Clans. The elder of the Eranko Clan, a Tamer named Naâimah, has received a message from one of their spies in Lagos, Raifa, about Inanâs proposed rations, but ZĂ©lie angrily insists that Inan is a liar and will do nothing to help the people of OrĂŻsha. Amari attempts to defend her brother, but is told off by Ramaya, the ĂmĂ Clan elder, who says she is unwelcome.
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Admiral. Soon Inan prepares to take the throne, donning the robes of his father, King Saran. Ojore is openly uncomfortable with the fact that Inan is a tĂźtĂĄn, as his parents were killed by a group of Burner maji, but is willing to help Inan. He gives Inan the bronze coin he received from ZĂ©lie, saying that, while he doesnât know why Inan would have had it with him at the temple, it must be important. Inan goes before the advisors, expressing his desire to create peace in OrĂŻsha, and orders the monarchy to hand out rations to the people, who are starving after much of the city and roads were destroyed.
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she finds him, she begins to kill him, drawing the life from his body, but is stopped when she sees Roën racing down the hallway, a cloud of thick white gas following him. As the cloud hits them, they lose consciousness, and when Zélie eventually wakes up, she is chained in the cell of a ship at sea.
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Amari convinces ZĂ©lie to teach her how to use magic, but she struggles. ZĂ©lie explains to her that tĂźtĂĄn magic is not like the magic of born maji. It is much harder to control, and can result in overwhelming explosions of power. ZĂ©lie is later called to a ceremony with Mama Agba and the elders, where
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After Baba's death, Tzain and Zélie bury him at sea, with Zélie conducting the ritual to lead his spirit through to the afterlife. Tzain, Zélie, and Amari reach land, and as they are discussing their plans to gain the Queen's blessing and install Amari as ruler of Orïsha, Roën comes aboard. He offers
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In Lagos, Inan drugs his mother's drink, before going to speak before the nobility. As he speaks to them, explosions are heard outside; ZĂ©lie and the elders destroy the monarchyâs defenses and infiltrate the palace. As the elders free the captured Iyika from the dungeons, ZĂ©lie hunts down Inan. When
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While the Iyika send forces to Lagos, Zélie joins the elders in Ibadan. She, Roën, and the Omi Clan Elder Nùomi travel through underwater caves, but are stopped when bombs planted in the caves by the monarchy are set off. Roën is trapped and nearly drowns, but Zélie drags him to the surface and uses
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Nehanda are riding through the city, overseeing the distribution of rations. Nehanda reveals to Inan that she has the ability to absorb the power of others, and that she is planning to annihilate what is left of the maji. They are confronted by Raifa and several Iyika. Acting
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ZĂ©lie wakes up in a dreamscape, where she sees Inan. Remembering his betrayal at the Holy Temple, she attacks him, starting to choke him with black vines. Inan wakes up in the palace, and is told about the current situation. Nehanda has taken control of OrĂŻsha, with Inanâs cousin Ojore as her
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stated that writing the novel was harder than writing its predecessor because of the determination to balance the book ideas and the pressure from fans and her publishers to reach the deadline set for publication.
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