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A maji’s magic. Ashê glows different colors depending on which clan a maji is part of.
Ashê Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Ashê or refer to Ashê. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter One
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The moment magic breathes under my skin, I can’t find my voice. The purple light of my ashê glows around my hands, the divine power that fuels our sacred gifts. I haven’t felt its heat since the ritual that brought magic back to Orïsha. Since Baba’s spirit tore through my veins.
I stumble back as magic bubbles inside me. My legs go numb. Magic shackles me to my past, dragging me under despite how hard I pull—
“No!” The shout echoes against the ritual walls [...]
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Ashê Term Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the term Ashê appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter One
...of the burial oil as she begins to recite the Yoruba incantation. Zélie feels her ashê for the first time in weeks and stumbles as she relives Baba’s death. This causes...
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Chapter Three
...“maggot” into her back not long ago. Several other mercenaries corner Zélie, which makes her ashê bubble, but Roën disperses his crew with a menacing look. Roën leads Zélie up a...
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Chapter Four
...in the mirror, Amari catches sight of her new scar on her shoulder. Suddenly, her ashê flashês. She cries for help as her palms split and blood courses down her chest....
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Chapter Nine
...white streak marking her as a tîtán too. She summons her magic and her green ashê is so bright that Zélie can see her ribs in silhouette. Nehanda begins to draw...
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Chapter Ten
...doesn’t cause spectacles for fun. Roën threatens Amari for payment, but Amari calls on her ashê and Roën backs down. Harun and the men ride up and Roën announces that they’re...
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Chapter Twenty-Four
...At a small dam of rocks, she asks Amari to think of the water as ashê and explains that when maji use incantations, it’s like lifting one rock. When tîtáns use...
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Chapter Twenty-Five
...stone as purple smoke surrounds her. Everything else disappears and Zélie sees a teardrop of ashê appear on Oya’s hand—Zélie’s ìsípayá. The teardrop hits Zélie’s palms and she sees a purple...
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
...has no right to even be in the sanctuary, since she’s not a maji. Amari’s ashê glows hot and blue; she knows that because of Ramaya and the current elders, they...
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Amari strikes first with a Yoruba incantation, but Ramaya dodges a ball of ashê and sends her own ashê into Amari’s skull. It takes a minute before Amari can...
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Chapter Thirty-Eight
...normal, but Zélie’s gold tattoos now stretch down her back. Zélie realizes she can see ashê glowing in each maji, but Amari radiates waves of blue, especially when they touch. Zélie...
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Chapter Forty-Two
...Inan knows Nehanda is right and gives the order to destroy the temple. Nehanda pulls ashê from her tîtáns and blows up Chândomblé. Inan knows he has to end the war,...
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Chapter Forty-Nine
...to think of the Reapers that will die. When Amari begins to conjure her own ashê, Zélie backs down. Inan steps toward Zélie and says that he knows she’s terrified. Zélie...
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Chapter Fifty
...Nehanda are just like Saran: monsters that need to die. Amari begins to suck Inan’s ashê and she thinks of how easy it’d be to kill him. She hears “Strike, Amari”...
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Chapter Sixty-Eight
...him past. Inan throws a dagger at Ojore, but Ojore stops the dagger in midair. Ashe surrounds Ojore’s fingers.
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