The maji resistance group; the word translates to “resistance.” Zélie learns that Mama Agba actually started the group. Its symbol is a red I and its goal is to overthrow the monarchy.
Iyika Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Iyika or refer to Iyika. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twenty-Three
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“For so long we’ve been defenseless against the havoc the maji wreak, but now the gods have blessed us as well. We’re powerful enough to annihilate them, Inan. The only way to achieve lasting peace is to cleanse the maggots from this land.”
Her words make my fingers grow cold. To cleanse Orïsha of maji would be finishing Father’s work. It would be another Raid.
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Chapter Twenty-Four
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“Yoruba is sacred to our people. It’s not just something you can learn.”
“This is bigger than that,” I wave my hand. “For skies’ sake, we’re at war—”
“Our magic isn’t about the war!” Zélie shouts. “Our incantations are the history of our people. They’re the very thing your father tried to destroy!” Her chest heaves up and down and she shakes her head. “Titans have already stolen our magic. You can’t steal this, too.”
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Chapter Twenty-Seven
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“These rebels burned your city to the ground. They wanted you and your people to starve. They are the poison of Orïsha! If you do not cut off the hand now, eventually you will be forced to sever the entire limb.”
I clamp my mouth shut, digesting her words. I know as long as these rebels terrorize us, every maji in Orïsha will be seen as a criminal. The Iyika have to go.
But despite knowing this, my insides twist as Ojore grabs the Burner by her hair.
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Chapter Forty-Two
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“No!” I jerk up, wincing at the pain that shoots up my side. “This temple may be the oldest Orïsha has. It holds the stories of our past!”
Though Chândomblé wasn’t created for me, I feel its pulse like the beating heart of this land. I remember wandering its hallowed grounds in search of Zélie’s path moons ago. Kneeling before the portrait of Ori. This temple was the one place that could quiet the noise in my head.
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My chest falls as Mother marches forward with her tîtáns that still stand. As she walks past the carnage in her path, I know she’s right. Our enemies are gaining ground. We need to eliminate every asset they have. But how long can both sides keep going like this before we destroy Orïsha?
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Chapter Sixty-Four
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“This war didn’t start when magic came back, Inan. You are only seeing the end of a battle countless have given their lives for. By winter’s dawn, we will have wiped the scourge of maji from this land. Even your wretched father couldn’t achieve that.”
“Mother, what are you talking about?” I grab her arm. “We’re fighting the Iyika. Not the maji.”
“We’re fighting them all. We have been for decades. This war started long before the Raid. It began before you were even born.”
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Iyika Term Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the term Iyika appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Two
...there was an attack on the capital city, Lagos. The attackers are maji called the Iyika, and no one has heard from Queen Nehanda. People believe the royal line is dead....
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Chapter Three
...pass a mural of a red I created out of dots, the sign of the Iyika. Zélie thinks the Iyika sound like an army, not just rebels. A young girl steps...
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Chapter Six
...that kind of violence must end as cheers erupt. However, Amari catches sight of an Iyika girl snarling. Amari takes off her helmet, revealing her white streak. She shouts that the...
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Chapter Fourteen
...sees the burn scars, he realizes it’s his cousin Ojore. Ojore tells Inan that the Iyika are attacking—they’re at war.
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Chapter Sixteen
...out and threatens Roën, but Roën smoothly knocks her sword away. He explains that the Iyika already attempted jailbreaks and now, every fortress in Orïsha is armed with mines of majacite...
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Chapter Nineteen
As they walk, Mama Agba tells them the origins of the Iyika. She founded the group; she had a vision of Zélie at the divîners’ settlement and...
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Chapter Twenty
...points out that the elders aren’t fans of hers. Mâzeli explains that they run the Iyika. Amari says she needs to meet them.
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Chapter Twenty-One
...on the throne. He announces that he has a plan to liberate Lagos, beat the Iyika, and bring peace to Orïsha. He asks everyone to present their problems. A young woman...
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...in orphans. General Jokôye steps up and declares that Inan’s benevolence is admirable, but the Iyika will soon retaliate. None of the scouts sent into the forest return, and Jokôye insists...
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...and people duck for cover. Inan makes his way out and discovers Ojore holding an Iyika girl. There are stale bread loaves around her. General Jokôye insists that child maji are...
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Chapter Twenty-Two
...Lagos. Ramaya reads that Inan is alive and offering food to maji who leave the Iyika.
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Chapter Twenty-Three
Inan and Nehanda ride through Lagos to welcome Iyika defectors. The streets are clear now, and villagers line up to receive food from the...
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Seven Iyika members stand at the top of the hill. Inan calls to Raifa and the two...
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Chapter Twenty-Four
...could die if they keep trying, but Amari thinks of Ramaya and knows that the Iyika won’t respect her unless she can prove herself. With a sigh, Zélie leads Amari to...
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Chapter Twenty-Six
In the evening, Inan decides to sneak out and figure out where the Iyika camp is. He covers his white streak in his hair, dresses in simple clothes, and...
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...turns away in shame. In a pained voice, he says he doesn’t know why the Iyika attacked with Burners when they have Reapers and Cancers too. Inan looks at Ojore’s burns...
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Chapter Twenty-Seven
...Jokôye enter, thankful for and thrilled by what Inan did. Inan peeks out and sees Iyika kneeling in the dirt, bound in majacite chains. Jokôye marches to them and asks for...
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Chapter Twenty-Eight
...back. The monarchy will open their roads by morning. Amari thinks that this is the Iyika’s fault; if they’d listened to her, this wouldn’t have happened. The elders gather and discuss...
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Chapter Thirty-Two
...here under Saran’s rule and wonders where Amari is. He doesn’t believe she’s with the Iyika. Around the corner, Inan watches Nehanda give money to two masked men, one of whom...
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...a rundown of their successes and Jokôye says that they’re getting closer to discovering the Iyika’s hideout. They have discovered that some are heading south, presumably to Lagos. Ojore shows wanted...
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Chapter Thirty-Six
...Jokôye appears behind him with Nehanda. Jokôye releases majacite gas and blows it toward the Iyika. Jahi creates a cyclone in response and blows Inan and the soldiers off their feet....
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
...surround the room and summons the other tîtáns from outside. Inan says he wants the Iyika alive, but Jokôye says they can’t hold back. Painfully, Inan knows they’re right and hears...
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Chapter Forty
...Inan but doesn’t hurt him. Ojore drags Inan into a room and they hear the Iyika thunder past. Inan tries to pull Zélie into his dreamscape, but the attempt hurts. Ojore...
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Chapter Forty-Three
It takes four days for the Iyika to make it back to the sanctuary. Nâo kisses the sanctuary’s grass when they arrive,...
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Chapter Forty-Five
...be a great king and is probably fighting for the same thing Amari is—but the Iyika won’t listen.
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Chapter Forty-Six
...headed for a bloodbath. Jokôye says that she’s getting closer to figure out where the Iyika are thanks to tîtán Seers. Inan rubs his bronze coin and dismisses the council. He...
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Chapter Forty-Seven
...on killing Inan, but she’s happy caring for the other Reapers. She says that the Iyika are training to kill Inan and put Zélie on the throne. Inan asks what they...
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Chapter Forty-Nine
Once Zélie finds her voice, she accuses Amari of betraying the Iyika. She doesn’t believe Inan when he says he came alone, since he’s betrayed her so...
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...it and says it’ll be enough to open negotiations, but a horn blares from the Iyika sanctuary. Zélie lifts herself on shadows and sees Nehanda and her army marching toward them.
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Chapter Fifty-Two
...tries to shout the order to stop the attack, but he can barely whisper. The Iyika overpower everything Nehanda’s army tries. Ojore finds Inan as Na’imah turns the soldiers’ ryders rabid....
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Chapter Fifty-Three
...thrilled as their shadows destroy soldiers. A siren blares and the monarchy’s forces retreat. The Iyika celebrate while Zélie raises herself into the air. From there, she can see a single...
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Chapter Fifty-Seven
...enough. He flashês on Jokôye’s insistence that her forces would be ready to kill the Iyika. They haven’t found her body yet. Nehanda comforts Ojore and says they must attack now,...
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Chapter Sixty
Zélie shouts that Inan isn’t in Lagos: he’s in Ibadan, waiting for the Iyika to march on Lagos. They plan to destroy the Iyika while they’re divided. Zélie says...
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Chapter Sixty-Four
...when magic returned; it’s been years in the making. Inan insists that they’re fighting the Iyika, not all maji, but Nehanda says that this war started before the Raid and before...
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Chapter Sixty-Six
...she must be ruthless like Nehanda. She thinks of Ibadan’s villagers and of what the Iyika could do with the villagers gone. She gets up and wakes Jahi.
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Chapter Sixty-Eight
...with his bronze coin. He can’t look at Nehanda. A general brings word that the Iyika are outside Lagos and Nehanda smiles at Ojore. Inan stares at Ojore’s burns. Inan excuses...
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Chapter Sixty-Nine
...wanting to run, but Roën spits that Zélie is a coward. He snarls that the Iyika die for Zélie, and all she wants to do is run. Zélie points out that...
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Chapter Seventy-Five
...Roën alive with the connection, but she wants to live and fight. Zélie hears an Iyika signal horn and puts Roën down. She drags herself over the top of a cliff...
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Chapter Seventy-Seven
...follows Amari’s gaze to a message reading that the monarchy has the rest of the Iyika forces. The Iyika will die if the elders don’t surrender.
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Chapter Seventy-Eight
...of Ojore’s hatred. Nehanda soothes Inan and says they did it: they captured the main Iyika force at Lagos. She encourages Inan to not grieve for Ojore, since he was a...
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Chapter Seventy-Nine
...discover Inan and Nehanda’s escape route. Dakarai summons a vision of the rest of the Iyika, chained in the palace cellars. Amari feels as though Saran’s words, “Strike, Amari,” are taunting...
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Chapter Eighty-Six
...Agba. Zélie announces that they can hide here until sunrise, when they’ll free the captive Iyika. Tzain calls for Zélie and points to the distance, where a single reed dwelling stands...
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...wanting to believe Inan. She tells Tzain that they still have to free the captive Iyika and asks what Tzain is going to do about Amari. Tzain winces and says they...
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Chapter Eighty-Nine
...maji wreak havoc on the palace as Zélie runs for the cellars and the captive Iyika. Amari starts to follow, but Nehanda stumbles down the stairs behind and shrieks, “No.” Amari...
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Epilogue
...She remembers the cloud of white and realizes that she didn’t kill Inan, and the Iyika didn’t win: the monarchy captured them somehow. Zélie roars for Inan and tries to figure...
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