Shadow Kiss Glossary

Shadow Kiss Glossary

Court

Located in Pennsylvania, this is where Queen Tatiana, leader of the Mori, resides.

Mână

This is an exclusive club that celebrates being able to abuse the Moroi magic. It requires a violent initiation to prove strength. Jesse Zeklos is the leader.

Field experience

A test undertaken by novices where they are on full-time Guardian duty and anticipate attacks coming their way. This is to give them an outlook of how real Guardian's work.

Magical wards

These wards are placed around area of Moroi stronghold and protect Strigoi from entering and attacking. The wards are infused with the five elements but rely on Spirit magic the most to keep the Strigoi away.

Strigoi

The 'bad' vampires. They are made when a Moroi drains the blood of a Damphir, human or another Moroi and then refills them with Strigoi blood. They can drink all types of blood but desire Moroi blood the most. They are noted as being deathly pale and have red-ringed eyes. Sunlight is fatal to them. They are immortal and can live forever unless staked, beheaded or burnt.

Molnija Mark

This mark looks like a X. It is given to a Guardian when they make Strigoi kills. It is tattooed on the back of their necks.

Shadow Kissed

When a Spirit-user brings back another person back to life using Spirit magic. The person is said to be shadow-kissed because they have been touched by death. Rose is shadow-kissed.

Impaling

to pierce someone with a sharp object e.g. a stake

Intense

feeling something very strongly

Testify

providing evidence in court

Emotional baggage

Carrying around a lot of feelings that weigh you down.

Migraine

a throbbing ache in your head. Rose experiences this due to being able to see multiple ghosts because she has been shadow-kissed.

Fortune teller

Someone who has an affinity to predict what is going to happen in the future

Infirmary

a hospital in the school

Manic

Crazy

Hostage

Keeping people ransom as a bargaining chip

Coherent

Logical

Wasteland

An area that has been neglected

Understatement

Presenting something as being smaller than it actually is

Bloodshot

Red eyes

Exposed

Being open emotionally/physically

Icky

Unpleasant

Star-crossed lovers

Lovers doomed to end in tragedy

Dumbstruck

So shocked you are unable to form words

Spaced out

Feeling dazed

Sluggish

Slow moving.

Treasure

to keep and look after something carefully

Impromptu

doing something with planning

Karma

bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad,

Salvation

to save oneself from sin and evil

Astonishment

immensely surprised

Stride

walk with decisive steps

Aimless

purposeless

Unfathomable

incomprehensible

Seized

to take something in a forcible way

Graphically

providing a vivid picture

Sacrifice

to give something up for the sake of someone else or something else

Confine

to enclose

Stiffen

become rigid

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