And our love would never burn out.
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The End
Fire & Brimstone
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Translations
Kapara -- Dearest, precious
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Ahuvi -- Beloved
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Neshama sheli -- My soul
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Chaim sheli -- My life
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Ani ohev otcha -- I love you
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Ohr -- Light
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Araphel -- Shadow
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Abba -- Father
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Ima -- Mother
About Nikole Knight
Nikole Knight is a born and bred Hoosier living in a top-secret location in Europe. She’s the lone female in the house, unless you count the dog, and she writes love in all its forms, unshackled and freed.
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When she isn’t racing after a half-naked toddler or arguing with a child’s logic, Nikole can be found in her writing nook, typing away as her fingers turn to nubs.
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Also By Nikole Knight
Fire & Brimstone:
Revelations
Sacrifice
Illusion
Betrayal
Redemption
Elysium
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Far From Ruined:
Every Broken Thing
Every Hidden Truth
Every Mended Heart (TBA)
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Stand-Alone Novels:
The Death Games
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Short Stories
The Night We Met
Glossary
Listed in alphabetical order
Archangels: The “politicians,” golden-winged Archangels sit on the Council in groups of four, rotating their rule every century. When not on the Council, they support the current councilmen in the day-to-day.
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Archangel Council: A council of four Archangels with many tasks, such as bonding Guardians to wards, settling petty disputes among angels, passing judgment when laws are broken, etc.
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Cherubim: Citrine-winged angels of knowledge. Cherubim fulfill many roles in the heavenly realm, including but not limited to teachers, healers, scientists, inventors, and scribes.
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Committed: An angel who is romantically bonded to another. A Committed bond is the strongest bond after that of Secondaries and is equivalent to the joining of marriage. Committed pairs live as spouses/partners, and betraying such a bond is incredibly difficult, almost impossible.
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Demons: Souls of humans who bargained with Fallen during their mortal lives. After death, their souls are owed to the Fallen they bargained with, and they are “remade.” The process pulverizes their souls, coating them in the same curse as their Fallen creators.
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Dominions: Dominions ferry souls to their final resting places, in both the underworld and Elysium. The sapphire-winged angels have immunity when traveling through the cursed realm to deliver damned souls, and they possess special abilities to aid in their calling.
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Elysium: The place in the heavenly realm where blessed souls rest after death. It is also the place the Maker resides.
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Exchanging: An exchange of energy during intimate or sexual encounters that allows angels to share physical sensation and/or emotion.
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Fallen: Angels who sided against the Maker during the Heavenly War and were then punished. They were cursed with ancient magic, their wings were ripped out, and they were banished from the heavenly realm.
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Guardians: A group of three, tasked to protect a single ward—usually a being of significance. Assignments are passed down from Thrones through the Archangel Council.
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Guardians-Prime/Primary: Bronze-winged leader of the Guardian team, the Prime works more closely with the Council, directing Secondaries and stepping in to aid in a ward’s protection when necessary.
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Guardians-Secondary: Always created together in a pair, one of white wings, one of black. As complementary opposites, they share the load and responsibility of their ward’s protection in the day-to-day.
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Hybrid: Half-Fallen, half-Angel offspring. Never known to exist due to the forbidden nature of such a coupling and the fact female angels were not created to conceive.
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Intended: The angelic term to describe a betrothed or fiancé.
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Nephilim: Half-Angel, half-human offspring. Born of female humans, sired by male angels, they are neither accepted by the mortal realm nor the heavenly one. Nomads with no true “country,” they develop abilities that closely match their sire when they start to physically mature. Puberty is usually a catalyst, but it can happen anytime between the ages of fourteen and twenty.
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Other: The term coined to describe one of a bonded Secondary pair.
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Powers: Ruby-winged captains of a team of Principalities, Powers investigate supernatural occurrences, sightings, and attacks in the mortal realm. They work closely with the Council as their team of Principalities works in the field.
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Principalities: Following their Power, Principalities investigate supernatural occurrences in the mortal realm. As the “police force,” the emerald-winged angels ensure demons and Fallen stick to the rules of neutrality in the mortal realm and keep peace between the supernatural world and the mortal one. When security is breached, Principalities and their Powers work together to eliminate demonic threats.
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Seraphim: Mighty warriors, they are the silver-winged protectors of all.
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The Maker: “I Am,” the Creator of all.
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The Seven: The coined term referring to the Fallen angels: Lucifer, Leviathan, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Berith, Mammon, and Belphegor. The Seven are the instigators of the Heavenly War, the original traitors.