Magical individuals like Nehanda and Amari who can draw power from tîtáns who share the same magic type (i.e., Connector cênters can only draw from Connector tîtáns, while Tider cênters can only draw from Tider tîtáns). This makes cênters exceptionally powerful, depending on how many tîtáns they have to draw from.
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Cênter Term Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the term Cênter appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
...can absorb powers of tîtáns of the same magic type. She decides to call them cênters and says that with enough Connector tîtáns, Amari could overpower Nehanda. Amari comes up with...
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Chapter Forty-Three
...they arrive, but Amari falls into Tzain’s arms. Amari squeezes him, hoping that being a cênter won’t distance them even further from each other. She fills Tzain in on what happened...
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Amari says that this is their answer: they can build an army of cênters and force the monarchy to concede. She asks to go to Lagos to speak with...
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Chapter Forty-Four
...light she saw in her ìsípayá. She thinks that she initially thought her ìsípayá showed cênters, but she realizes that Amari’s magic is only blue and Nehanda’s is only green. She...
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Chapter Forty-Five
...spot was the best place to explore her powers. She reminds Amari that as a cênter, she doesn’t need an incantation—it doesn’t matter that Zélie destroyed it. Amari settles in and...
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Chapter Fifty-Three
...Zélie screams at the Iyika to retreat as Jokôye raises her hands: Jokôye is a cênter and is harnessing the wind. Na’imah captures ryders so the Iyika can get back to...
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