Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Just ask Zoey Redbird shes become an expert on suckiness. And Neferet has declared war o Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Neferet reveals herself as the Tsi Sgili queen from the poem, and then kills Shekinah with her thoughts to prove it.Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. In the ensuing commotion, Neferet makes Stark shoot Stevie Rae, fulfilling another line of Aphrodite's poem. Zoey tries to introduce the red fledglings and Stevie Rae makes an appearance, but is interrupted by Neferet who brings an undead Stark and tries to frame Zoey. She incredulously hears how Neferet manages to twist all the problems she's faced since the beginning of her change and make it seem as if they were Zoey's fault.īack at school, Zoey begins a cleansing ritual at Shekinah's request. Outside the Council chambers she happens to eavesdrop on a discussion between Neferet and Shekinah. She escapes Aphrodite's second vision of death by calling for Damien, who sends Air to banish the creature. Zoey then goes to Shekinah, and is attacked by a Raven Mocker on the way. Zoey asks her to come to the House of Night to be safe. Her grandmother also warns her to beware the Raven Mockers, half-raven half-human offspring of Kalona. The poem warns that Kalona, a fallen angel, will rise again throughout the help of the Tsi Sgili queen, a dark witch that uses pain. Zoey calls her grandmother and together they uncover that the poem is a warning about an ancient Cherokee legend. Aphrodite has been having a vision of Sylvia Redbird's house and copies out a poem in her writing. Outside, she meets Darius who brings her to Aphrodite, revealing a gift for speed. She's initially mad, but uses this as an opportunity to explain her feelings for him and kisses him just before the bell rings, but he storms off.
Their leader, Sister Mary Angela, astounds Zoey with the contrast between her beliefs and John Heffer's.Īt school she's late for drama class and Erik, the new teacher, makes her play Desdemona to his Othello in a Shakespeare improvisation. The organization is led by nuns from the Benedictine Abbey. Zoey, Darius and Aphrodite go to Street Cats, a local cat shelter, as Zoey has been searching for a community activity for the Dark Daughters.
While he is dying, Zoey tells him about Stevie Rae and how he can come back to life. Quickly after he confesses his gift, he starts to cough up blood. Because he fears his power, he asks Zoey to use her powers to protect the others from him. He confesses to her that he has a gift for archery – that he never misses a target – and it was discovered when he killed his mentor by mistake. On her way back Zoey meets Stark and watches him practice. Erik Night returns to the school and takes over Professor Nolan's drama class, much to Zoey's dismay. She follows Zoey's advice to put Detective Marx on the case instead. They find out that the Priestess of all vampyres, Shekinah, has come to the House of Night to reject Neferet's declaration of war on humans. Nyx appears to tell them that she still loves Aphrodite, that she was only safekeeping the Earth affinity for Stevie Rae, and that she reverted to human because her own humanity was too strong.Īfter the goddess' disappearance, they rush to a Council meeting. Zoey casts the circle and asks for guidance. She finds out that Stevie Rae is mostly normal now and the only differences she experiences is an intense aversion to sunlight, and that Aphrodite's Mark is fake – she has mostly reverted to a human teenager, except for her visions. A confrontation is postponed by the arrival of new fledgling and famous archer James Stark.Īfter lunch, Zoey meets Aphrodite and Stevie Rae in her room. She tries to blend in and act normally but her friends ignore her and the situation degenerates with the appearance of a newly re-Marked Aphrodite, who chooses to sit with the 'nerd herd'. On the way to the cafeteria she feels the presence of Darkness and rushes inside. After an internal debate she finally decides to talk with her friends. Zoey is hiding in the stables with her horse, Persephone. ( February 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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