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Gerard

Gerard is the main antagonist of *The Choice*. He was a sorcerer.

## Character History

Gerard is a sorcerer that became a member of the Society of Winged Dragons; a group of sorcerers and alchemists that made contracts with The Atrox. The Atrox would give them spirits to help them. Gerard asked for the three nymphs formed from the blood of Medusa.

Gerard appeared to Chris in the thirteenth century. He put a seal on the Scroll to break that would tell Chris when someone tried to use the scroll. However, Chris didn't trust him and managed to get past the seal.

He found an incantation inside that would alter the future and leave Gerard in control of the world. However, it needed a certain alignment of the stars to work. Others that Chris went to about the incantation laughed and called it harmless instead of helping him.

For the Atrox to be summoned, Chris said that someone else had to be tricked into using the scroll so Gerard wouldn't die from the curse.

### The Choice

Gerard first appears as Professor Hendrix, a teacher at UCLA who worked with Kendra. They were friendly and she often went to him for help translating Latin. Chris warned her about him but didn't know that he was Professor Hendrix.

Chris also revealed that he is the one who sent the three nymphs after her. Jimena discovered who he was when Tianna Moore said that she had gone to him to get a translation on the Scroll. Jimena fought him, only to almost be killed by a spell he cast on her. After Catty Turner took her back in time, she was freed. It is unknown what happened to him after Catty and Jimena went back into the future.
Night Shade

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***Night Shade*** is the third book in the *Daughters of the Moon* series. It was first published in the United States on March 19 2001. It was also included in the first series omnibus, comprising the first three books, published in 2010. This book focuses on Jimena Castillo.

## Official Summary

> *Jimena was once one of the toughest* chola *in East L.A. No longer in a gang, she is still feared by many. Nothing scares Jimena. Nothing, that is, except the reappearance of Veto, who was once the love of her life. That terrifies her, because Veto was killed by a rival gang one year ago. Or was he? Jimena discovers that he made a devil's bargain that could cost both of their lives.*
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The Atrox

The Atrox is a being of pure evil that breathed life into itself at the dawn of time.

## History

### Role in the Pandora Myth

After Pandora got her box as a wedding dowry, the Atrox piqued her curiosity about the contents. Doing so, tricked her into opening it. Once the box opened, all sorts of evil swept out.

Pandora closed the box, leaving only Hope. After Hope was all that was left in the box, the Atrox sent a demonic being to devour Hope. Selene's interference caused the two to become enemies. She sent her Daughters out to perpetuate Hope.

### The Followers

The victims of the Atrox are referred to as Followers. They become Followers by having their hope stolen. The Atrox grants the most worthy ones immortality and the ability to turn into shadow.

## Trivia

* The Atrox takes human form in volume 12: *The Becoming* and goes by the name of Ethan
* It was revealed that Maggie bound the Atrox to its shadow in the times of ancient Greece
* Jealous of the gods' ability to make people, the Atrox conducted experiments to create its own being. However, only one attempt was successful, and the rest became horribly disfigured. Tianna Moore was the only success, her foster mother, Mary, an example of a failure
* The Atrox can only be destroyed through use of the Secret Scroll
Cassandra

A Follower, she was once madly in love with Stanton. In the third book, she is given an opportunity to destroy the Daughters and gets into the Inner Circle for a little while. Unfortunately for her, she fails the Atrox and becomes an Outcast. She is seen on and off throughout the books, causing trouble and such, in an attempt to win Stanton.

## Appearance

She is described as having long maroon hair and icy blue eyes, and has the letters S-T-A carved into her chest with a razor blade. Cassandra has a tattoo of a bleeding heart pierced by a dagger. The script on the heart reads 'Stanton'. The tattoo is on her hip. Cassandra's hair was once described as being maroon with black and blue highlights in it.

## Character History

### Goddess of the Night

Cassandra was first introduced in Planet Bang, where she was hanging out with Stanton and the others from their sect. She tried to carve Stanton's name into her chest but was stopped by Vanessa Cleveland. She taunted Vanessa in the club and later fought the goddesses when they tried to get Catty Turner back.

### Night Shade

Cassandra developed a plot to get into The Atrox's Inner Circle and be higher ranked than Stanton. She enlisted Karyl and Morgan Page to help. The Atrox gave her the power to go back in time and change an event. She sent Morgan to Jimena Castillo's old boyfriend, Veto, and tricks him into enemy territory to get him killed. She stole Jimena's powers for a while but was defeated by the Daughters of the Moon.

### The Sacrifice

Cassandra returned in *The Sacrifice*, working for a man named Darius. He had told her that if she helped, she and Stanton could, and would, finally be together. When she discovered that he had betrayed her, she turned to Stanton and tried to help him.

## Trivia

* Cassandra was in love with Stanton, and tried to carve his name into her chest. Thanks to Vanessa, she only got the letters 'STA'. She told Stanton in The Sacrifice that she tells people it stands for Stalin
* Cassandra is one of the few people to not appear in *The Final Eclipse*
* Her hair has been changed multiple times.
Collin Killingsworth

Collin Killingsworth is the protective older brother of Serena Killingsworth.

## Personality & Appearance

Collin has blond, sun-bleached hair in a shaggy ponytail and blue eyes. Collin is very protective of his sister Serena.

## Character History

With their mother missing and their father often absent at work, Collin and Serena were forced to take care of themselves. Collin lives in a Spanish style house with his sister and her pet raccoon, Wally. Collin is a surfer and seems to always be surfing. He eventually becomes informed about the Daughters of the Moon and consequently becomes really interested in mythology.

### Night Shade

Serena and Jimena tried to tell Collin their secret, but he didn't believe them at first. After being kidnapped by Followers, he believed them. He is one of the few people outside of the Daughters of the Moon and the Followers to know this secret.

## Love Interests

Morgan Page once had a crush on Collin and used his sister to get to him. Their relationship didn't last very long, but he had believed her that Serena needed a boyfriend.

Jimena Castillo was the best friend of Serena, and she and Collin didn't get along in the beginning. He developed feelings for her and, after the again dying Veto's blessing, Jimena ended up with him. Their relationship ended for a while after a misunderstanding concerning Collin dancing with an unknown girl and Jimena dancing with another guy as revenge.
Malcolm

Malcolm is a Regulator that appears in *The Sacrifice*.

## Character History

### The Sacrifice

Malcolm appeared, undisguised, to Stanton on Halloween. He was sickly, almost to the point of death. Stanton thinks Malcolm had come to destroy him because of his forbidden relationship with Serena Killingsworth, but Malcolm said that he had a message for Stanton.

Stanton brings him back to the squat he is staying at in order to get the message. Malcolm managed to say 'caveas Lamp' before praying to Hecate. Stanton watched in horror as he died, considering that Regulators are immortal and can't die. When he vanishes, he leaves behind a ring.

## Trivia

* Malcolm's message was meant to be 'caveas Lambert', but due to his deterioration, he couldn't form the whole sentence
* The ring that Malcolm left behind originally belonged to Stanton's father
Daughters of the Moon

The *Daughters of the Moon*are mortal goddesses whose destiny is to fight an ancient evil called the Atrox and its Followers. The series centers on four or five Daughters throughout, although there have been other Daughters in the past and it is possible that perhaps there are others in the world.

## Origin

The Daughters origin is explained by the myth of the moon goddess Selene and her lover Endymion. The myth is described in the prologue of *Goddess of the Night*, which tells that Endymion gave Selene many daughters "to guard the night."

## The Choice

When a Daughter reaches her seventeenth birthday, she must make an important choice: either give up her powers and all her memories of life as a Daughter or to disappear. The Daughters who disappear may become guardian spirits or something else, but it is not known to them. Of course, if a Daughter stops being a Daughter before her metamorphosis - for example, to become a Follower - then the choice does not need to be made.

The ninth book in the series, *The Choice*, is named for this important decision, which Jimena makes at the end of the book.

## Known Past Daughters

* Vanessa Cleveland - At the end of *The Final Eclipse,* Vanessa chose to lose her memory of being a Daughter when she turned seventeen.
* Serena Killingsworth - Serena becomes a Goddess of the Night and stays with Stanton in Nefandus.
* Jimena Castillo - At the end of *The Choice*, Jimena turns seventeen and loses her memory and power, but later becomes the Daughters mentor and develops a power similar to her previous one.
* Catty Turner - Catty loses her life to destroy the Atrox at the end of *The Final Eclipse.*
* Tianna Moore - Tianna was not born a Daughter, but became one after saving the other Daughters from Followers and having the title bestowed upon her by Selene. She is destroyed by the Atrox.
* Zoe Reese - Zoe is Catty's birth mother, who became a Follower.
Karyl

Karyl is a Follower from Stanton's sect in Los Angeles.

## Character History

### Goddess of the Night

Alongside Tymmie, Karyl taunted and teased Vanessa Cleveland in Planet Bang after first meeting her. Karyl then reappeared with him to fight the Goddesses when they tried to rescue Catty Turner.

### Night Shade

Karyl assisted Cassandra in her plot against Jimena Castillo in *Night Shade*. He ran off when he saw that there was no way of winning the battle.

### The Final Eclipse

Karyl was not seen again until *The Final Eclipse*. He was working for Adamantis alongside Tymmie.

## Trivia

* Of the members of Stanton's sect, Karyl is the third least seen member, alongside Yvonne. Both only appeared three times
* It appears as though Tymmie and Karyl were friends, or at least allies. They were seen in Planet Bang together, working to make Vanessa feel uncomfortable
The Dungeon

The Dungeon is the name of the underground club that the Followers frequent.

## Appearance

The Dungeon is described as a brick building with the words 'The Dungeon' scribbled on a sign above the door.

## History

### The Sacrifice

Stanton went to The Dungeon to meet Yvonne, who had to tell him what he missed at the last meeting. Cassandra brought him back to the club later to get him to steal a party-er's hope and prove himself still loyal to The Atrox. However, he was stopped by the angry Daughters of the Moon, who Cassandra had gotten to go there.

### Moon Demon

In search of Stanton, Vanessa Cleveland went to the Dunegon. Yvonne taunted her by saying that she thought that she was too good to mingle with 'commoners' anymore and only wanted to be with the 'royalty'; referring to Stanton's Prince of the Night status.
Nymphs

The nymphs are three girls sent after Jimena Castillo by Gerard De Molaire in *The Choice*.

## Appearance

In the prison, the nymphs appear as pretty young women. However, Jimena was often able to see their true forms. Like Medusa, they had snakes for hair, and large, translucent wings.

## History

### In Mythology

Nymphs are minor deities. They animate nature and appear as beautiful young women. They could only have immortal children with gods, but they also mated with mortals.

They tried to exist far from humans, but the occasional traveler would stumble across them, and the music they made.

### The Choice (Prologue)

*After the gorgon Medusa was killed by Perseus, he carried her bloody head in a bag as he flew home. Three drops of blood fell from the head to the desert. The nymphs were born out of these blood drops.*

### The Choice

Liselle, Azera, and Zonda are sent after Jimena Castillo and rat out to the police that she is a drug dealer. After Jimena got busted and sent to prison, they were arrested shortly after as well. In the prison transport bus, they taunted Jimena, but she was saved by Chris. They continued to chase after her. When Gerard was destroyed, they were killed as well.
Daughters of the Moon Wikia

## Welcome to the Daughters of the Moon Wikia

This is a Wikia made by and for fans of Lynne Ewing's fantastic book series *Daughters of the Moon*, as well as occasionally mentioning its spin-off series, *Sons of the Dark*. We hope to become an in-depth resource for fans old and new looking for information on these series, the wonderful characters, captivating books, and fascinating mythology.

## What is "Daughters of the Moon"?

*Daughters of the Moon* is a YA fantasy book series by Lynne Ewing, comprised of thirteen books spanning from 2000 to 2007. The book centers on four (later five) teenage girls with special powers derived from the Greek moon goddess Selene and it takes place in Los Angeles.

An official summary of the series:

> *Vanessa, Serena, Jimena, Catty, and Tianna are five seemingly ordinary girls from Los Angeles. But the truth is that they are all far from ordinary. Each has a secret power that separates them from others - and makes them Daughters of the Moon.*
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A spin-off companion series, *Sons of the Dark* was released between 2004 and 2005. This series focused on male characters and was marketed more towards a male audience.

An official summary of theseries:

> *A rock star, a rebel, an artist, and a shaman. Like most students at Turney High School, they're just trying to survive. But these four - Renegades on the run from the sinister world of Nefandus - survival means learning how to control their powers and fulfill their destiny as Sons of the Dark.*
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Kendra Turner

Kendra Turner is the adoptive mother of Catty Turner.

## Character History

Kendra found a six-year-old Catty walking alongside the road in the middle of a desert. She was going to turn Catty over to the authorities, but Catty used her powers of time travel. Seeing this, Kendra was convinced that she was an alien that she [Kendra] had to protect form government agencies.

### Goddess of the Night

Vanessa Cleveland 's mother didn't think that Kendra was a good mother. She said that Kendra lets Catty run around at all hours of the night, skip school, and set no boundaries for her. Catty and Vanessa went to see Kendra about Vanessa's powers at the magic shop that she owned, where Catty works part-time.

### The Secret Scroll

After Kendra became sick from prolonged contact with the Scroll, Catty revealed to her the secret of the Daughters of the Moon. Kendra was pretty calm about it and didn't seem to mind.

### The Choice

The Daughters of the Moon went to see Kendra to see if she knew anything about the missing scroll. At the time, Kendra was at UCLA, where she was a teacher, talking to Professor Hendrix.

## Trivia

* She is the only adult that knows about the Daughters of the Moon. The others who know are all teenagers; Collin Killingsworth, and Derrek
Kyle Ormond

Kyle Ormond is an escaped servus that goes to La Brea High School. It is later revealed that he is a *servus*, a slave in Nefandus. As a *servus*, Kyle can read minds.

He is also under a curse that forces him to kill any non-resident of Nefandus that he tries to kiss by slowly absorbing her power. He first stepped into Nefandus to save a friend who had been lured into the realm with promises of learning magic, only to become captured and enslaved himself. Kyle escaped with the help of a monk (Stanton in disguise) who showed him the portals and told him the myth of a black diamond that could set him free.

In pursuit of this jewel and his freedom, he is tricked by Adamantis into bringing Catty into Nefandus, inadvertently putting her in danger. Realizing his mistake, he eventually saves Catty and the two begin a relationship after Catty accepts her evil heritage. In *The Final Eclipse* , Kyle sacrifices his life so that Catty could infiltrate the Inner Circle and destroy the Atrox.

### Relatives

Ms. Caine (foster mother), Kent (Possible twin brother)

## Personality & Appearance

He is first described as a gorgeous high school boy who attracts girls despite his reputation as a magnet for trouble.

## Character History

### Early History

Kyle was abandoned at a hospital by his mother when he was still a baby. While there, blankets of different colors would weave themselves over him without anyone doing so. After jumping from foster home to foster home, he thought he found a home with his foster mother Ms. Caine. However, he was taken away from her because she was unlicensed.

Kyle got into a lot of trouble in school as a kid for things that he hadn't done, but that other kids had blamed him for. He thought that it was his twin brother causing the trouble, but he was talked out of thinking he had a brother. At some point in time, as a teenager, said brother lured him into Nefandus.

Kyle escaped Nefandus with the assistance of a monk a short time after he first went in. At an unknown point in time, he joined up with two other escaped servi, Omer Ostrov and Yaolt Roberto Ehecatl.

### The Prophecy

Kyle hid Catty Turner in the museum from people who were after the Scroll. He later revealed that he was working for a man named Adamantis and lured Catty to see him. However, Adamantis betrayed him and he escaped.

### Sons of the Dark

Kyle is a main character in the *Sons of the Dark* series, also by Lynne Ewing.

## Powers

* Projection
* Turning to shadow
* Immortality

## Love Interests

* Ashley (former)
* Kyle is Catty's boyfriend during *The Prophecy* and *The Becoming*
* Emily

## Trivia

* Kyle's mother revealed to him that he is half demon
* Kyle's notable creations from his powers are Ms. Caine, Kent, seagulls, and a monster
* The other Sons of the Dark have described Kyle as a nervous watchdog
* He is extremely paranoid of authorities finding out that he and the other guys share an apartment with no adult supervision
* The other Sons of the Dark didn't believe Kyle about the monk at first
Heaven's Ballroom

Heaven's Ballroom is a club on the dangerous side of town.

## History

### Moon Demon

One of Jimena Castillo's friends went missing from the club, prompting the Goddesses to investigate. It was later revealed that the girl in question was not the only one taken from the club. The moon demon, Hector, was kidnapping girls from the club and tried to make Vanessa Cleveland his next victim.
Hector

Maggie's old lover. He fell in love with Maggie and wanted to marry her, but she could not accept because she promised herself to Selene until the Atrox was destroyed. As a result, he challenged the Atrox for Maggie, but it tricked him and he became the moon demon.

## Physical Description

### Moon Demon

In book 7, the Atrox summons him to destroy the Daughters but he falls in love with Vanessa. He tries to marry her and have her rule with him but in the end, Vanessa frees him and he peacefully dies.
The Prophecy

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***The Prophecy*** is the eleventh book in the *Daughters of the Moon* series. It was first published in the United States on June 7, 2004. This book focuses on Catty Turner.

## Official Summary

> *Catty almost has her hands on the Scroll, with its power to destroy the Atrox, but time is running out. Anyone who sets foot near the cursed parchment will die, and it's about to go on display at the local art museum. Before Catty can steal it, the Scroll is hand-delivered to her by a surprising messenger.... But the gift has strings. In return, she must travel to the dark world of Nefandus, where she will finally meet her father, a member of the Atrox's inner circle. There he awaits her, with a tempting proposal. Will Catty succumb to her dark heritage?*
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Mason

Mason is one of The Atrox's Followers. He is one of the main antagonists of *The Lost One*.

## Personality & Appearance

He has a he-goat tattoo and is the only follower to wear glasses.

He's a follower, so he's not a good person.

## Character History

At an unknown point in time, Mason became a Follower. He and Justin were sent back in time to kill the family raising Tianna Moore. Fearing that they failed, he and Justin went after Tianna again to kill her, though it wasn't what The Atrox had wanted them to do. She suffered amnesia after running from them and hitting her head one night and forgetting about them.

### The Lost One

Mason and Justin went after Tianna again to try and terminate her. They tricked Derrek into thinking that they were her estranged cousins and needed his help together to talk to them again. They kidnapped both Derrek and Tianna and held them hostage.

The two escaped together, and Mason and Justin weren't far behind. They were eventually defeated.

### The Becoming

Mason appears with Justin at a skateboard contest that Tianna entered. They say they want to warn her that she is *The Becoming*. They both appear to not be well taken care of. Both of them have had their tattoos forcibly removed.

He and Mason beg her to talk the Atrox into letting them back into its congregation.

## Trivia

* Mason's he-goat tattoo suggests that he may have at one point been a member of Zahi's sect of Followers from *Into the Cold Fire*
* Mason and Justin are the first two of the Atrox's congregation in the series to be sent back in time. The third person to be sent back was Morgan Page as part of Cassandra's plot
Chris

Chris was the Keeper of The Scroll. His life was bound to the scroll, meaning that he would die if it was destroyed.

## Character History

He was Catty's boyfriend and the keeper of the Secret Scroll. His real name is Chryssipus and is from ancient Greece. He met Maggie on her way to destroy the Atrox and helped her bind it to its shadow.

Throughout the centuries, he was the keeper of the secret scroll, which he later gives to Catty. He fell in love with her in *The Secret Scroll* (Book #4). He disappears but comes back to help Jimena in *The Choice* (Book #9).

In *The Prophecy* (Book #11), he is held prisoner by Catty's father. He tells Catty that his life is bound to the scroll so that when Catty destroys the scroll, he is destroyed as well.

### The Secret Scroll

Chris first appeared as a good-looking student at La Brea High School and was the object of Catty Turner's affection. He later revealed that he was the one who brought her the Scroll.

### The Choice

Chris rescued Jimena Castillo from the nymphs by turning her invisible and fleeing from the prison bus she was in. He told her that Catty was in danger, but vanished before Jimena could ask him for more help. He returned to her later at Planet Bang to warn her of Gerard De Molaire.

### The Talisman

Chris appears in Maggie's memories of Ancient Greece as Chryssipus, which is his true name. He was a warrior from Sparta who was disgraced by not dying in battle like his brother. He ran into Maggie on a trip to free his brother's soul.

He helped her bind The Atrox to its shadow and returned with her to Athens. Like Maggie, he dedicated his life to Selene.

### The Prophecy

Sometime between *The Choice* and *The Prophecy*, Chris was captured by Catty's father, Adamantis, and held prisoner. Chris tells Catty that his life is bound to the scroll, and he will die if it is destroyed. with a heavy heart, Catty destroyed the Scroll before her father could get a hold of it. When she did so, he was also destroyed.
Possession

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***Possession*** is the eighth book in the *Daughters of the Moon* series. It was first published in the United States on September 1, 2002. This book focuses on Serena Killingsworth.

## Official Summary

> *Serena hasn't been herself lately. She's been having sudden lapses of memory and finds herself acting like a completely different person - one she doesn't like very much. To add to her confusion, she knows that someone has been following her. It all started the night an elderly woman helped her. Now Serena is beginning to wonder: Who was that woman? And what has she done to Serena?*
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Lambert Malmaris

Lambert is one of the main antagonists of the series. A member of the Inner Circle and allowed to wear the Phoenix Crest, which makes him very powerful. Lambert first appeared in *The Sacrifice* , where he joined forces with Cassandra to destroy the Atrox and take over.

In the end, Stanton destroys his body but he shows up again in *Possession* . Stanton imprisoned him in his memories of the Atrox but Aura, Lambert's lover, possessed Serena to get close to Stanton and use Serena's powers to free Lambert. After Stanton destroyed him in book 5, he becomes a sphere of light that can possess anyone. He is also known as Darius.

## Character History

### Lambert and Aura

In ancient times, Lambert was a follower responsible with bringing The Atrox his new bride. However, Lambert fell in love with her, and she fell in love with him as well. When the Atrox learned of the deception, it devised a plan of revenge. When she stepped into the Frigidus Ignis, her body was burned away along with her mortality. Lambert vowed revenge and spent centuries trying to save his beloved.

### The Sacrifice

This is Lambert's first appearance in the series. He comes under the name of Darius and used Cassandra to get to Stanton. He had promised her that when he became The Atrox, then she could be with Stanton forever. However, he was just using her and wasn't planning on keeping his promise.

Lambert revealed that he knew of Stanton's relationship with Serena Killingsworth and was going to turn him to the Atrox or destroy him and gain the title Prince of the Night. He said he had revealed his plan to the Atrox, but it had said that it was reserving the spot for Stanton. Angered and not understanding of why Stanton had been chosen, Lambert tried to kill Serena Killingsworth for revenge on Stanton, but he was stopped by the Daughters of the Moon.

They destroyed him, and Catty Turner thought they were victorious, but Stanton explained that because of the Phoenix Crest Lambert wore, his body was destroyed, but his spirit remained. The spirit tried to possess Serena, but he was stopped when Stanton went back to the Atrox. Stanton trapped Lambert in a memory of the Atrox inside his head.

### The Possession

Aura Triton's efforts to bring back Lambert from Stanton's memory succeeded. Lambert possessed Stanton for a while, but he was expelled. Lambert and Aura went off together, never to be heard from again.

## Trivia

* Lambert was a traitor twice. First was to the Atrox for Aura's demise. The second was when he abandoned Stanton so he'd be taken by the Atrox as a child, while he had been working for Stanton's father
Zahi

Zahi first appears in *Into the Cold Fire* as a foreign exchange student. Serena Killingsworth falls in love with him.

## Character History

Zahi is a mortal enemy of fellow Follower, Stanton. Zahi posed as a foreign exchange student at La Brea High in order to get closer to Serena. He would steal her memories of spending time with Stanton and Stanton's warnings against him to further deceive her.

Stanton called him 'caper', which angered him. His sect of Followers are represented by a he-goat standing on its back legs. Zahi gave an amulet of this to Morgan Page and told her it would ward off evil spirits and Serena's 'spells'

The Daughters of the Moon get Zahi back into the cold fire and make him mortal again. Serena read his mind and sensed no evil within him anymore.

## Trivia

* Though Zahi's origins are unknown, he claims that he is from France, and is half French and half Arabic
* Serena tried to read his mind, only to find that his thoughts were in French and Arabic
* Zahi and Stanton's rivalry goes back a long way, but it unknown how far back
* Zahi's negative reaction to the word 'caper' was explained by Stanton. He said that it means 'he-goat' to anyone that speaks latin, but the original meaning was 'smell of an armpit'
* Morgan threatened Serena that they would 'get Zahi back', but it seems as though nothing was done to further her claims
Baji Quan Paris

Baji Quan Paris martial arts school based in Paris, France, which teaches Kaimen Bajiquan alongside Nan Chuan, Chang Chuan and Chin Na.

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Karl Miika Wikberg

Karl Miika Wikberg is a martial artist and the head teacher of Baji Wasa in Finland.

## Biography

Miika began training Baji with Lü Baochun in 2002. Beginning his training with a focus on Bajiquan he has also learned Xingyi and Chen style Taiji under Lu. He taught for several years as the assistant instructor for Baji Association until he moved to live in Vaasa where he now resides and teaches. Much like his own teacher, Miika is teaches with a focus on practical application and encourages his students to spar regularly.

Miika has also taught in Stockholm, London and Hong Kong.
Escape

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***Escape*** is the second book in the *Sons of the Dark* series. It was first published in the United States on July 19, 2004. This book focuses on Samuel Reardon.

## Official Summary

> *Samuel has just landed in modern-day L.A. He is totally lost until the beautiful Ashley shows up and promises to help him travel back in time to find his family.*
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Derrek

Derek is the former boyfriend of Tianna Moore.

## Appearance

He has red hair, blue eyes, and freckles on his face.

## Character History

### The Lost One

Derek first appeared and helped Tianna when she went back to La Brea High School to try and get back some of her memories. He revealed that he had liked her since the first day she had come to school. After helping to fight off Followers Justin and Mason, he learned about her secret. They became boyfriend and girlfriend shortly after.

### The Becoming

Derek's strange behavior caused a rift between himself and Tianna, and they broke up. Derek revealed that Ethan, who he hadn't known was the human form of The Atrox had been flirting with Tianna and it was annoying him because she seemed to be flirting back.

### The Final Eclipse

When Vanessa Cleveland went to Planet Bang with Catty Turner after she escaped from Nefandus, she ran into Derek. Because Tianna had been destroyed when she bound the Atrox to its shadow, all memory of her faded away. Derek didn't know who she was when Vanessa mentioned her to him.

## Trivia

* Derek said that he wanted to play football, but his mother refused to sign the permission slip because it was 'too dangerous'
* He was on the Water Polo team with Michael Saratoga
* Derek likes to skateboard
Maury

Maury is one of the Initiates. He only makes one appearance in the series.

## Character History

### The Sacrifice

Maury is first seen watching a vampire movie with Tymmie and Kelly. He was crossed over to the Atrox's side in the fifties and still kept his hair and accent/lingo in the style of that time. He likes to lean against the walls in clubs and wait for girls to approach him. This tactic is nicknamed 'The James Dean Method' by Maury.
Liu LianJun 刘连俊

Liu LianJun is a Bajiquan master who practices Wu Family's Kaimen Bajiquan.

## Life

He is a direct disciple of the late Wu LianZhi.

## Influence

Liu LianJun has incorporated into the style a short form that is trained on both sides, known as Baji BaFa.

He has also made a short stick system, Baji Bang, which has a Xiaojia containing 24 movements, a danda with 42 movements, a duilian and Baji Bang Shi Zhan.
Kelly

Kelly is one of the Initiates to The Atrox.

## Personality & Appearance

She is described as being very pretty.

Seeing as she's aligned with The Atrox, she's probably not a good person.

## Character History

### The Sacrifice

Kelly lives in Stanton's squat and is probably a part of his sect. She makes fun of a Vampire on TV for living in a 'dump', but then looks around and mentions that their place could be much worse.

## Love Interests

Later, she is pursuing Stanton, who has been brought back from The Atrox by the Daughters of the Moon.
The Lost One

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***The Lost One*** is the sixth book in the *Daughters of the Moon* series. It was first published in the United States on October 1, 2001. It was also included in the Daughters of the Moon: Volume 2 omnibus published in 2011. This book focuses on Tianna Moore.

## Official Summary

> *When Tianna wakes up one day, she doesn't know where she is. And more important, she doesn't know* who *she is. All she has is a note written in her own handwriting warning the police that someone is trying to kill her.*
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> *Soon Tianna realizes that she is not like other people. She has the power to move things with her mind. Then she notices Vanessa, Serena, and Jimena watching her. What is her connection to the Daughters of the Moon?*
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Yang Xiaodong 楊曉東

Tony Yang is a 7th Generation practitioner of Bajiquan and one of the first generation of students of Liu Yun-Qiao and Su Yu-Chang

## Biography

He began studying at age 6 under the instruction of his uncle, a martial arts master. He learned Northern Shaolin and three-section staff. During high school he studied Tang Lang Quan (Praying Mantis Kung Fu). He then moved to Taipei and became a student of Su Yu-Chang, of the Praying Mantis system. It was Grandmaster Su who introduced Master Yang to Liu Yun Chiao. For two years, he studied under both teachers and then became solely a student of Grandmaster Liu. During this time he practiced Tai Chi, Baji, Praying Mantis, and various weapons. He also received personal instruction from Grandmaster Liu in Bagua, Pigua, Mizong, Baji and numerous weapons. Grandmaster Liu learned his Baji from Master Li Shu Wen. At age 24, he was allowed by Grandmaster Liu to teach martial arts, a high compliment indeed. He was soon instructing at five colleges, teaching classes in Tai Chi and Praying Mantis. During this time of intense dedication and training, he also taught Tai Chi and sword to elderly students at a mountain temple. Before coming to America, he taught the Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan for four years.

In May, 1980, Master Yang came to the United States and settled in Canton, Ohio. He has since opened his own martial arts school, Wu Tang Center for Martial Arts and continues to teach there. Well versed in a wide range of martial arts techniques, his favorites are Praying Mantis and Baji. The Bagua weapon, Deerhorn Knives (Lu Jiao Dao, or Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue), is his foremost weapon. They are said to have been invented during the shrouded infancy of Bagua, probably in the Qing dynasty. The weapon can be used to grab, block, or hook an opponent or their weapon. Many moves are designed to disarm the opponent. The original shape only had three pointed ends. Later, a fourth was added to increase its ability to catch, trap and lock. In recent history, Grandmaster Liu modified the shape by making the fourth point recurve. Other names sometimes used include double moon hooks, meridian axes, crescent knives, Mandarin Duck Axes (Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue), Sun Moon Sword (Ri Yue Qian Kun Jian), and Deer Hook Sword. Two deer-horn knives form the symbol of the Wu Tang organization. The eight points represent the Ba ji style, inside the circle are yin and yang representing Tai Chi, and together they symbolize Bagua.

## References

1. ↑ Grandmaster Tony Yang - Wudang Martial Arts
Frigidus Ignis

Frigidus Ignis is a Latin term that means 'cold fire'.

## History

### Into the Cold Fire

Serena Killingsworth stumbled into a ceremony involving this cold fire while at the beach one night. Stanton and his Followers were standing around it, dressed up as if going to Prom. A girl, later revealed as Yvonne who now has a group of Followers herself down at Venice Beach, stepped into the fire while everyone else chanted the term *Lecta*. When Serena got close to the fire, she discovered that it was cold instead of hot. When she accidentally brushed her fingers against it, they "licked her fingers and gave her a craving for it." Later on, Maggie explains the cold fire to the girls.

### The Sacrifice

After turning back to The Atrox and destroying Lambert Malmaris, Stanton was allowed to step back into the fire to become immortal.

### Possession

The prologue tells the story of Aura Triton, who had her body burned away by the cold fire as revenge for her betrayal of The Atrox by falling in love with one of its Followers and him with Aura.

### Definition

The Frigidus Ignis ceremony, according to Maggie, was an ancient ritual that she didn't think was practiced anymore. In the ceremony, the chosen one would go into the fire to have their mortality burned away and become a Follower. If someone who is not a chosen one gets into the cold fire, they die a painful death. Aura Triton is an example of dying a painful death of its flames.

### People Who Stepped Into The Frigidus Ignis During The Series

* Yvonne (Into the Cold Fire)
* Serena Killingsworth (Into the Cold Fire)
* Stanton (The Sacrifice)
* Jimena Castillo (In an attempt to save Serena)
Xiang Long 降龍

Redirect to:

* Xiang Long 降龙

 Name

降龍

Ascending Dragon

Beat Dragon

## Description

Xiang Long is a straight, cross-body punching technique delivered while stepping diagonally forward. The fist travels at a roughly 45 degree angle and generally makes use of either a straight fist or a palm-up fist.

While it is often initially confused with an uppercut, the trajectory of the strike is straight and not curved.
Lai 癞

Lai is one of the two semi-mythical monks who first taught Bajiquan to Wu Zhong, and is generally considered the 1st generation.

## Name

Lai 癞 is likely a nickname and means "leprosy".

## Biography

Lai is said to be one of two wandering monks who taught Bajiquan to Wu Zhong. They are sometimes specified to be Daoist monks.

Depending on the source, Lai is sometimes considered to be the master of Pi.

## Debate surrounding identity.

Little is known about Lai and Pi, indeed, there is some debate as to whether they even existed at all.

Due to renewed interest in martial arts, particularly during the 1980s, there has been renewed interest in trying to trace the origins and many have attempted to uncover their identities, but to no avail. Some authors have tried to link the origin of BajiQuan either to the famous Shaolin temple in Songshan, to the YueShan temple of BoHai county in Henan province, to the daoist temples of WuDang mountains of HuBei province, or even to Ding FaXiang from MengCun village. There is still, however, no solid evidence beyond oral information and no written information supporting any of these hypotheses that predate the 1950s. Many believe that these attempts may be financially motivated.

A common consensus is that Wu Zhong likely did not want to identify the sources of his martial arts and it is likely that they are simply names meant to symbolise the skills that he acquired during his lifetime and were not specific people.

## References

1. ↑ Brief history of Baji Quan - Wu Family Bajiquan
Wang ShiQuan 王世泉

Wang Shi-Quan is a bajiquan master and student of Bao You-Sheng.

## Biography

Wang is a student of Bao YouSheng who had himself studied under student of Xu JiaFu.

## Media

Wang has written a book about his baji.

He also was involved in demonstrating techniques for the illustrations in the BajiQuan volume of the wushu DuanWei series of book alongside Wu LianZhi and Li ShuDong (李树栋) from Huo family, as well as Zhou XiaoFei (周小飞).
Sun Lu-t'ang

**Sun Lu-t'ang** or **Sun Lutang** (1860-1933) was a renowned master of Chinese neijia (internal) martial arts and was the progenitor of the syncretic art of Sun-style t'ai chi ch'uan. He was also considered an accomplished Neo-Confucian and Taoist scholar (especially in the I Ching), and was a distinguished contributor to the theory of internal martial arts through his many published works.

He was born in Hebei and was named Sun Fuquan (孫福全) by his parents. Years later, his Baguazhang teacher Cheng Tinghua (程延華) gave him the name Sun Lutang. (It was common in old China for people to have multiple names). He continued to use his original name in some areas, including the publishing of his books.

LuTang and other Taijiquan studied and influenced alongside Chen Style Bajiquan helped shape the neijia aspect of Bajiquan.
Pi 癖

Pi is one of the two semi-mythical monks who first taught Bajiquan to Wu Zhong, and is generally considered the 1st generation.

## Name

Pi 癖 is likely a nickname and means "craving".

## Biography

Pi is said to be one of two wandering monks who taught Bajiquan to Wu Zhong. They are sometimes specified to be Daoist monks.

Depending on the source, Pi is sometimes considered to be the disciple of Lai.

## Debate surrounding identity.

Little is known about Lai and Pi, indeed, there is some debate as to whether they even existed at all.

Due to renewed interest in martial arts, particularly during the 1980s, there has been renewed interest in trying to trace the origins and many have attempted to uncover their identities, but to no avail. Some authors have tried to link the origin of BajiQuan either to the famous Shaolin temple in Songshan, to the YueShan temple of BoHai county in Henan province, to the daoist temples of WuDang mountains of HuBei province, or even to Ding FaXiang from MengCun village. There is still, however, no solid evidence beyond oral information and no written information supporting any of these hypotheses that predate the 1950s. Many believe that these attempts may be financially motivated.

A common consensus is that Wu Zhong likely did not want to identify the sources of his martial arts and it is likely that they are simply names meant to symbolise the skills that he acquired during his lifetime and were not specific people.

## References

1. ↑ Brief history of Baji Quan - Wu Family Bajiquan
Regulators

Regulators are those closest to The Atrox. Their dedication to evil has made their bodies rot from the inside out. They can change their appearance, but they mostly use their more disfigured appearances to inspire raw terror and fear into the servi and Followers who have become traitors or are thinking of it.

### Association with Servi

The Regulators bring back runaway servi to their masters. They are also permitted to destroy servi. This is done in an arena, with undrugged servi and Followers alike watching the display.

### The Secret Scroll

Regulators make their first appearance at the morgue where Catty Turner was summoned to identify the remains of her biological mother. Maggie explained to Catty that they are very dangerous. It was also revealed that Vanessa Cleveland's boyfriend at the time, Toby was a Regulator that wanted to destroy the Scroll.

### The Sacrifice

Stanton tried to explain to Serena Killingsworth that if the Regulators found out about their relationship, they would both be destroyed. However, she said that she wasn't concerned about that. A Regulator named Malcolm appeared to Stanton on Halloween to deliver a message to him.

### The Final Eclipse

Catty explains to Vanessa Cleveland that her father, Adamantis , summoned unnamed Regulators to destroy Kyle Ormond and his friends. The boys agreed that Catty had to be kept safe in order to finish her and Stanton's plan. They sacrificed themselves to the Regulators so that she wouldn't be destroyed for being associated with them.

She said that Kyle's eyes looked back at her through the Regulators eyes and told her to not say a word. Later on, Adamantis conjured up unnamed Regulators to try and destroy Stanton so he could take his place as the new Atrox.
Miao GanJie 繆淦傑

## Life

Miao Ganjie was a martial artist from Wujin in Jiangsu active during the early 1900s.

### Martial Arts

Miao studied ShaolinQuan as well as Bajiquan. His Bajiquan originated in Hebei, but it is not known for sure whether or not it came from Zhou ChangChun, a practitioner of Ma Family Bajiquan. He was either a teacher in or a student of the Wujin in the Double-Sword School.

## Legacy

Miao wrote the book "Baji Boxing" containing instructions and photographs of the 48 techniques of DanDa with the goal of standardising the movements for educational purposes and teaching large groups to "strengthen the nation by strengthening the people". It contains a preface from Xu Zhen

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 八極拳 - 繆淦傑 (Ba Ji Boxing by Miao Ganjie) - Brennan Translations
Ma Yingda 马穎達

Ma YingDa was a master of Bajiquan, alongside the other styles involved in Ma Family Tongbei.

## Biography

### Family

* Ma FengTu (Father)
* Ma LingDa (Brother)
* Ma MingDa (Brother)
* Ma XianDa (Brother)

### Early Life

Ma YingDa was the son of the reknowned martial artist Ma FengTu, a member of the Hui (Chinese Muslim) ethnic group. The family lived in Gansu, a province located in the North-West of China, in a region dubbed "The Quran Belt".  The family moved to Cangzhou at some point during the early Qing Dynasty.

Being a member of the Ma Family, Ma was taught the family's Ma Family *Tongbei* (*Ma shi tongbei* 马氏通备) from an early age.

### Later Life

Ma taught Guo NaiHui alongside his brother Ma XianDa.

## Martial Arts

### Lineage

Wu Zhong > Wu Ying/Rong > Zhang KeMing > Zhang JingXing > Ma FengTu > **Ma YingDa**

## References

1. ↑ WHEN IS A MARTIAL ART AN ART? COMPLEX AESTHETICS AND TRADITIONAL KUNG FU By Gene Ching and Gigi Oh - KungFuMagazine.com
2. ↑ A LIFETIME DEDICATED TO MARTIAL TRADITIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MA MINGDA By William Acevedo, M.Eng., Mei Cheung, B.A., and Brenda Hood, Ph.D. - KungFuMagazine.com
Li Shun-Xiao

Li Shun-Xiao is the Head Master of China Shaolin Martial Arts Academy (China Siping Shaolin Martial Arts Academy).

## Biography

> Born in May 19, 1952. In 1960 he began his lifelong journey of martial arts, at the age of 8 and now has over 60 years of practice behind him.
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## Martial Arts

He has practiced Shaolin Boxing, Bajiquan, and Wing Chun for more than 60 years. He has won national martial arts competitions, various trophies and medals in provincial and urban martial arts competitions. He has over 30 awards and has been teaching at the academy since 2005.

Li initially learned BaJi Quan from Long Jin-Ju with whom he studied until his master stopped teaching following a stroke. After this, he studied under Wang and Qi.

## References

1. ↑ Our Masters - China Shaolin Martial Arts Academy