Read Death's Avatar (The Descent Series) Online
Authors: SM Reine
Finally, they came back. I didn’t have time
to react to the first prick before my world went black.
Glossary
aspis
: Greek for “shield.” A witch bound to
the service of a kopis as his protector.
centuria
: A term historically used by the
Roman army to indicate units of 100 men. Also called a
“century.”
Earth-bound
: Demons that were born in Hell
but have lived so long on Earth that they could no longer survive
on the infernal planes.
Gray
: Entities with mixed human/demon
heritage. There are also Gray with angelic parentage, although they
are much less common.
hellborn
: Demons that were bred and live in
Hell.
kopis
: Greek for “sword.” Also indicates a
human imbued with better-than-average strength, an extrasensory
perception of supernatural creatures, and the responsibility of
policing relations between Heaven, Hell, and Earth.
undercity
: Demonic settlements on Earth,
usually positioned beneath human cities.
Warrens
: The undercity and tunnel system
built from mines beneath California, Nevada, and Arizona.
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