Ecstasy Unveiled (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Lore: "Loren" - Seminus demon/human half-breed; Sinead's twin; Eidolon, Shade & Wraith's brother; Is six-six and massive male with short, nearly black hair and ebony eyes; Has a tongue piercing; Was born in 1880; His dermoire looks faded and did not appear until he was 20 years old it also lacks a personal symbol; Covers his hands in black leather since his touch kills everything his bare hand comes into contact with; His touch can also resurrect the dead or 'feel' how a person died; Is an assassin enslaved by Detharu; Has a handprint-shaped burn mark over his heart indicating his assassin bond
• Idess: (Eye-dess) - "Cookie" - Memitim Angel; Assigned to protect Kynan and someone named Chase; Is tall and curvy with an athletic build; Has chestnut hair she wears in a waist-length pony-tail, honey-colored almond eyes and smooth porcelain skin; Over 2,000 years old; Has a piercing at the top of her right ear
• Gemella Endri: "Gem" - Doctor at Underworld General; Kynan's pregnant wife; Tayla's fraternal twin sister; Half-human & half-Soulshredder demon; 26 years old; Has shoulder-length black-and-electric violet hair and green eyes; Wears Goth clothing and has a pierced tongue, eyebrow, ears & navel; Her tattoos include Celtic bands around her ankles, wrists & neck, a long-stemmed rose running the length of her left leg and a dragon covers her belly with its teeth appearing to clamp down on her navel piercing
• Kynan Morgan: "Ky" – Marked Sentinel; Part Fallen Angel; Gem's husband; Idess' Primori; Sariel's descendant; Highest ranking Aegis Elder; Used to work for R-XR; Former Doctor at Underworld General; Former Regent of the NYC Aegis cell; Former Army medic; Is six-two and lean with thick, muscular arms, a broad chest and deeply tanned skin; Has spiky brown hair and denim-blue eyes; Speaks with a gravelly voice due to a throat injury while in Afghanistan; 30 years old
• Eidolon: "Doc E" - "Hellboy" - Seminus demon; Tayla's mate; Lore, Sinead, Shade & Wraith's brother; Doctor; Head of Underworld General; Has a Judicia demon mother; Former Justice Dealer; Is six-four with expresso eyes and short nearly black hair; 102 years old
• Tayla Mancuso: "Tay" - Eidolon's mate; Regent of the NYC Aegis cell; Gemella's fraternal twin sister; Half-human & half-Soulshredder demon; 26 years old; Has deep red hair, green eyes rimmed with gold and pale freckles shimmering just beneath the surface of her creamy skin
• Shade: Seminus demon; Runa’s mate; Father of triplets; Lore, Sinead, Eidolon & Wraith's brother; Paramedic; Has an Umber demon mother; Is nearly six-four with brownish-black eyes and shoulder-length, nearly black hair; Wears a stud on his left ear; Can turn to shadow in the presence of a shadow; Since Runa bit him, he can now shift at will into a huge black werewolf and is forced to shift every full moon
• Runa Wagner: Werewolf; Shade's mate; Mother of triplets; Arik's sister; Used to work for R-XR; Has long, caramel brown hair, pale champagne eyes and smooth, golden skin; 27 years old; Can shift at will thanks to one of R-XR's experiments
• Rade: Seminus demon; One of Shade & Runa's infant triplets; Has big brown eyes
• Stryke: Seminus demon; One of Shade & Runa's infant triplets
• Wraith: Seminus demon; Serena's mate; New father; Lore, Sinead, Shade & Eidolon's younger brother; Has a vampire mother, which is an anomaly; Is six-five with blue eyes and shoulder-length, bleached blond hair; 100 years old; His job at Underworld General is to hunt down ancient relics and magical artifacts, often from hazardous locations
• Serena Kelley: "Sere" - Vampire; Wraith's mate; Valeriu's daughter; Former Marked Sentinel; Treasure Hunter; She possesses an uncanny ability to locate anything she's looking for; 25 years old; Is five-five with wavy blonde hair and big brown eyes shot through with gold
• Talon: "Stewie" - Wraith's infant son; Serena's stepson
• Sinead Donnelly: "Sin" - "Smurfette" - Seminus demon/human half-breed; Only female Seminus ever; Lore's twin sister; Eidolon, Shade & Wraith's sister; An assassin enslaved by Detharu; Has waist-length blue-black hair and coal-black eyes; Her dermoire gift is to cause disease with a touch; Is petite with a toned body
• Rami: Angel; Idess' brother; Former Memitim; Ascended 500 years ago
• Skulk: Umber demon; Shade's younger sister; Paramedic; Had flashing gunmetal eyes that matched her ashen skin and hair; Was killed by Roag
• Omira: Judicia demon; Eidolon's sister
• Valeriu Macek: "Val" - Aegis Elder; Serena's father; Speaks with a Romanian accent; Archaeologist and former archaeology professor, one of the few who specialized in paranormal archaeology and demon artifacts
• Arik Wagner: Runa's brother; Kynan's Army buddy; A high-ranking officer at R-XR; Ex-Delta Force operative; His dark hair is cut in a severe high-and-tight
• Chase Barnstead: Werewolf; Idess' Primori
• Reaver: Battle Angel; Former Fallen Angel; Former Healer at Underworld General; Has long golden hair and pale blue eyes
• Dr. Shakvhan: Doctor at Underworld General; An ancient succubus who practices Druidic medicine; Has pale blonde hair; Is Playboy-centerfold gorgeous
• Conall Dearghul: "Con" - Dhampire; Paramedic at Underworld General; Lone representative for dhampires on the Warg Council; Has sandy blond hair and silver eyes; Is six-six with broad shoulders and a lean athletic build; Is over 1,000 years old
• Chu-Hua: Guai demon; Nurse at Underworld General
• Pon: Doctor at Underworld General
• Rivers: Doctor at Underworld General
• Luc: Werewolf; Runa's sire; Paramedic; Born in 1896, American-born son of French immigrants; The victim of a warg attack in 1918, while fighting as an American soldier in World War I France; Is six-six with a thick build; Has dark eyes and dark hair; Shifts into a black werewolf; His would-be mate was killed by The Aegis right before they mated
• Blaspheme: "Blas" - False Angel; Paramedic at Underworld General; Enjoys her ability to fool humans into thinking she is a real angel
• Sunil: Tiger Shifter; Assassin; Has an unusually docile nature; Has long tawny hair
• Ystla: Drekevac demon; New assassin
• Tavin: "Tav" - Seminus demon; Healer; Has chin-length blond hair
• Valko: Senior Warg Council member; Has red hair
• Azagoth: Fallen Angel; Is the epitome of male beauty; Appears to be in his early 30's; Is tall, with black hair, emerald eyes, chiseled cheekbones and a strong, square jaw.
• AprilMayJune: Dire Mantis; Has flaxen hair and black eyes; Tried to eat Lore's brain after having sex with him
• Detharu: "Deth" - Molegra demon; Lore's master-slash-a$$hole boss; In his true form he is an eyeless man-shaped creature with white skin
• Hadrian Maggotface: One of Detharu's assassins
• Roag: Seminus demon; Lore, Sinead, Eidolon, Shade & Wraith's insane brother; Is now enduring the curse that was originally placed on Shade by a vengeful warlock; Cursed to be eternally incorporeal
• Byzamoth: Fallen Angel; Was an angel of Destruction and then a demon of Destruction; Tried to start Armageddon; Was killed by Wraith
• Zaw: Demon; Lore's partner; Was eaten by Luc
• Rariel: Fallen Angel; Has black waist-length hair
• Khane: Seminus demon; Lore, Sinead, Eidolon, Shade, Wraith & Roag's father
• Lycus: Werewolf; Assassin
• Mange: Eidolon's dog; A black and tan mutt
• Mickey: Tayla's ferret; A brown weasel

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• “He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed from knowledge, and his spirit will be empty of affection.”

  Kahlil Gibran

• “For us, the end is just the beginning”

  Idess

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• He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed from knowledge, and his spirit will be empty of affection. —Kahlil Gibran

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• Azagoth is the being humans know as the Grim Reaper.” She glanced at the portal, which began to shimmer. “He’s also my father.”

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• “Life on Earth truly means little to angels, because we’re concerned with the soul, not the body. The soul is the true essence of a person or animal. Life on the other side, in Heaven, is the true existence. In fact, those in Heaven see those who are earthbound as the ghosts.

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• “What makes you think that being saved from death means one is deserving?”

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• “All of this? It’s hell in comparison. But humans don’t know that until they ‘die.’ What you call dying is, to us, birth.”

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• “The drunk driver is not given a gift by surviving. He’s given more hell on Earth. He’s either being punished, or his soul has something more to learn while earthbound. He might even be Primori whose actions lead to new laws or to activism that ultimately saves more lives. But the victims? Their souls are already perfected and ready for their reward.”

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• Sin would rather charge into a situation with all guns blazing, mow everyone down, and let God and Satan sort out the souls.

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• It was probably rude to ask, but it was also rude to chain someone to a bed, so fuck it.

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• He washed, but no matter how hard he scrubbed, his past wouldn’t come clean. Too much had happened, too many people had died, and too many mistakes had been made. A shower wasn’t going to send it all down the drain.

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• “Congratulations on the new spawn, by the way.” “Well,” Gem said, “that was better than what Wraith said.” She lowered her voice and did an imitation of Wraith. “Way cool about the fuck-trophy.”

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• Underworld General Hospital: "UG" - "UGH" - A hospital that specializes in nonhuman medical care; Is located beneath New York City's bustling streets and hidden by sorcery right under unsuspecting human noses.
• New York City: "Manhattan" - "The Big Apple"
• Mount Everest
• Heaven
• Italy
• Ukraine
• Earth
• Sheoul
• Nile River
• North Carolina
• Canada
• Yukon Territory
• China
• The Great Wall
• Crest Gel Archway
• Sheoul-gra: A holding tank for demon souls. The place where demon souls go until they can be reborn or kept in torturous limbo.
• Scotland
• Buck-fast Abbey: in England
• England
• The Forbidden Abyssal: "The Butchers' Playground"
• Venezuela
• Athens, Greece
• Mount Ararat
• Pompeii
• Stonehenge
• Melbourne
• Moscow, Russia

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• Assassins' Guild: Add a description of this organization.
• The Aegis: Society of human warriors dedicated to protecting the world from evil.
• Council: All demon species and breeds are governed by a Council that makes laws and metes out punishment for individual members of their species or breed.
• Memitim Council: Has two female and two male members
• Vampire Council: Consists of 17 vampires; Komir & Victoria are council members
• Sigil: Board of twelve humans known as Elders, who serve as the supreme leaders of The Aegis. Based in Berlin, they oversee all Aegis cells worldwide.
• Seminus Council
• Warg Council: Headquartered in Moscow; Conall & Valko are council members
• Raider-X Regiment: "R-XR" - The U.S. Army's paranormal defense division; A super secret military unit that inspires loyalty by giving "special humans" a purpose and a sense of belonging in a world that has rejected them.
• USAMRIID: The Army's Institute of Infectious Disease

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• The Aegis: Society of human warriors dedicated to protecting the world from evil. See: Guardians, Regent, Sigil
• Carceris: The jailors of the underworld. All demon species send representatives to serve terms in the Carceris. Carceris members are responsible for apprehending demons accused of violating demon law, and for acting as guards in the Carceris prisons.
• Council: All demon species and breeds are governed by a Council that makes laws and metes out punishment for individual members of their species or breed.
• Dresdiin: The demon equivalent of angels. See: Memitim.
• Fakires: Derogatory term used by vampires to describe humans who either believe themselves to be real vampires or who pretend to be vampires.
• Guardians: Warriors for The Aegis, trained in combat techniques, weapons, magic. Upon induction into The Aegis, all Guardians are presented with an enchanted piece of jewelry bearing the Aegis shield, which, among other things, allows for night vision and the ability to see through demon invisibility enchantment.
• Harrowgate: Vertical portals, invisible to humans, which demons use to travel between locations on Earth and Sheoul.
• Infadre: A female of any demon species who has been impregnated by a Seminus demon.
• Maleconcieo: Highest level of ruling demon boards, served by a representative from each species Council. The United Nations of the demon world.
• Marked Sentinel: Humans charmed by angels and tasked with protecting a vital artifact. Sentinels are immortal and immune to harm. Only angels (fallen included) can injure or kill a Sentinel. Their existence is a closely guarded secret.
• Memitim: Earthbound angels assigned to protect Primori. Memitim remain earthbound until they complete their duties, at which time they Ascend, earning their wings and entry into Heaven. Also known to demons as dresdiin. See: Dresdiin, Primori.
• Orgesu: A demon sex slave, often taken from breeds bred specifically for the purpose of providing sex.
• Primori: Humans and demons whose lives are fated to affect the world in some crucial way.
• Regent: Head(s) of local Aegis cells.
• Renfield: Fictional character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Also, derogatory term for any human who serves a vampire. A vampire groupie.
• S'genesis: Final maturation cycle for Seminus demons. Occurs at one hundred years of age. A post-s’genesis male is capable of procreation and possesses the ability to shapeshift into the male of any demon species.
• Sheoul: Demon realm. Located deep in the bowels of Earth, accessible only by Harrowgates.
• Sheoul-gra: A holding tank for demon souls. The place where demon souls go until they can be reborn or kept in torturous limbo.
• Sheoulic: Universal language spoken by all demons, though many species speak their own language.
• Sigil: Board of twelve humans known as Elders, who serve as the supreme leaders of The Aegis. Based in Berlin, they oversee all Aegis cells worldwide.
• Swans: Humans who act as blood or energy donors for vampires, either actual undead or fakires.
• Ter'taceo: Demons who can pass as human, either because their species is naturally human in appearance, or because they can shapeshift into human form.
• Therionidryo: Term a were-beast uses for a person he or she bit and turned into another were-beast.
• Therionidrysi: Any survivor of a were-beast attack. Term used to clarify the relationship between the sire and his therionidryo.
• Ufelskala: A scoring system for demons, based on their degree of evil. All supernatural creatures and evil humans can be categorized into the five Tiers, with the Fifth Tier comprised of the worst of the wicked.
• Seminus Demon: ---Kingdom: Animalia ---Class: Demon ---Family: Sexual Demon ---Genus: Terrestrial ---Species: Incubus ---Breed: Seminus
• Dermoire: Intricate, swirling tribal tattoos on a Seminus demon's right arm, from the hand all the way up to his throat; The markings are the history of a Seminus demon's parentage; The symbol on the throat is his own and only appears when he reaches the first stage of sexual maturity at around the age of twenty; The symbol below that is his father's, the one below that is his father's father and so on, all the way to his fingers; Once he completes the second and final stage of sexual maturity at the age of 100, a marking appears on the right side of his face identifying him to the entire demon world as a menace to all things female and a threat to all things male; If mated the symbol on the face disappears and a linked circle appears around his neck; Also the mate then has an identical dermoire on her left arm.
• Gargantua Demon: Describe this term.
• Dire Mantis
• Ramreel Demon
• Molegra Demon
• Huldrefox
• Heraldi: A quarter-sized Primori mark worn on the underside of a Memitim's wrist; The edges turn pink, swell, burn and begin to glow when the Primori in question is in mortal danger.
• Croucher Demon
• Qeres: An ancient Egyptian mummification perfume used by The Aegis to combat fallen angels; It won't kill them but the poison can cripple and incapacitate for years.
• Bedim Demon
• Trillah Demon
• Shapeshifter
• Slogthu Demon
• Haven Spell: A spell that prevents any type of violence within Underworld General; If anyone acts out violently against another they suffer excruciating pain; The only exceptions to the spell are Eidolon, Shade, Wraith, Lore & Sin.
• Bracken Cuffs: Chains used by demon jailers and Justice Dealers to negate a demon's abilities while in custody.
• Neethul Demon
• Vampire
• Warg: Werewolf
• Bore Worm
• Griminions: The Grim Reaper's little helpers.
• Umber Demon
• Soulshredder Demon
• Cherubim: A class of angels
• Thrones: A class of angels
• Guai Demon
• Blanchier Demon: An elflike demon
• Judicia Demon
• Justice Dealers
• Mamu Demon
• Dhampire: A rare cross between a vampire and a werewolf. So rare, that their existence is thought by many to be a myth.
• Maltranseo Treaty
• Grim Reaper
• Spiny Hellrat
• Imp
• Maluncoeur Curse
• Lirsha: Loosely translates to lover or beloved.
• Drekevac Demon
• Vivificus: A class of angels; Restorers of life
• Sora Demon
• Battle Angel

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Passion Unleashed, and followed by Eternity Embraced.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Larissa Ione (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3146 vol. 8
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Contains some sexually and violent explicit material

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Erotica › Adult Fiction
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Urban

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• Larissa Ione: Demonica page

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