Blood Flows Deep in the Empire
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Authors: N. Isabelle Blanco
First published by The Writer’s Coffee Shop, 2013
Copyright © N. Isabelle Blanco, 2013
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About the Author
N. Isabelle Blanco, the woman who would come to be known as “Nyddi,” was born in Queens, New York. By age three, due to an odd fascination with studying her mother’s handwriting, she’d already begun to read and write. By the time she reached kindergarten, she was reading at a second-grade level, not to mention talking up a storm and showing off her extensive vocabulary. Her obsession with words and reading ended up bleeding into every aspect of her life. As she got older, romance novels took the reins of her obsession, leading her to devour every romance story she could find.
Thanks to the world of Japanese Anime, N. Isabelle was introduced to the wonderful universe of Fanfiction. She would come to write fanfics on and off again as a hobby for the next ten years, but it wasn’t until the Twilight phenomenon came along that she began dedicating hard hours to writing. For the next year and a half, she amassed a following that, by her own admission, she would never be able to live without. It is those fans that encouraged her to step beyond the fanfic realm and take her talent out into the publishing world.
Acknowledgments
To my sisters, Lety and Sarah; my cousin, Angie; my girl, Cindy; and my niece; Brianna. You’re all crazy, but that’s one of the reasons I love you so.
To K.I. Lynn, Flora Roberts, Amy, L.J. Anderson, JoAnna (Joey), my beautiful Nat (Raven) and her “warden”, Massy, Ashley, my baby Deb (Sri Sri), Kimberly (Noc), Linda D., H.E. Regis, Abigaile R., Mia B., Laura S., and the rest of my crazy girls: “Momma” loves your crazy asses, too.
To my son, who I adore and is one of the biggest reasons I strive every day to be more, Mom loves you “more than the Universe.” And no, you don’t win just because you say you love me as much. I still love you more.
Tamea—my baby girl, my gorgeous “wifey”—you are my arm. I could never function without you. I love you so hard girl.
Sweets, Trease, you knew you were going in here. And what can I say? Who loves you? We all know who. Say it with me . . . “My Nyddi loves me. Yes she does.”
Thousands of species had risen and fallen within the Universe by the time humans came along. While many self-aware races came close to emulating the Gods, none did so more than the humans—those creatures that physically came closest to resembling their divine predecessors. Although the humans had none of the Gods’ physical strength, they did have godlike powers of creation locked within their minds. From the moment that humans first walked their planet, it was known to the Gods that their corner of the Universe would be pivotal. Their race was destined to become intertwined with Fate on a level no mortal species had before.
Glossary of Characters
Crius
– God of the Underworld
Cyake
– God of Divination/God of Prophecy
Dimithinia
– Ancient
Ritrioan
Queen
Dyletri/Salicyar
– God of Fertility
Enteax
– Aviraji
Evesse Salazar
– Ismini’s best friend
Ianthen
– God of the Hunt
Ianythi
– Goddess of the Wild
Ismini Harrovnian
–
Prophexia
, the Prophesied One
Lisrn
– Aviraji
Lizzisi
–
Exivisi Genelhi
, Goddess of Light
Maivera
– Goddess of Illusions
Nylicia
– Watcher of Destinies
Sillizi
–
Exivisi Genelhi
, Goddess of Darkness
Soleria de Leon
– Ismini’s best friend
Vedlyl
– God of Medicine
Vermylea
– Goddess of Deceit and Maivera’s sister
XreakLi
–
Sesengt
, Guardian of the Earthen sector
Zeniel/Mavrak
– God of Tranquility/God of Vengeance
Zexistr
– God of Existence
Glossary of Terms
Abideos –The Chamber of Souls; inside Renentr.
Aristi – Soul Orbs.
Aviraji – Corrupted gods who want full control over the Universe.
CeFtut – Monsters created when the Aviraji combined the DNA of the worse creatures in the Universe.
Dixieme Eductu – Melting of the ice sheets that submerged hundreds of ancient kingdoms.
Enzyria – The Szolite’s domain.
Etaeryb – Mind-meld/mental connection.
Fieren – Illness resulting from an unrequited mating.
Gnetica – Shield that hides things from human eyes.
Haklenayasas – The dream realm/Nylicia’s realm.
Illion – The source of all things in the Universe.
Kystm – The veils, or barriers, between dimensions.
Prophexia – Prophesied female.
R’ma – Female mate.
R’mann – Male mate.
R’mmanev – Mating between two beings.
Renentr – The main underworld/Crius’s realm.
Ritrio – The Empire of Blood, one of humanity’s earliest empires.