The god of the Reaper clan. She wears lush red and purple clothing.
Oya Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Oya or refer to Oya. 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 Eighty-One
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I feel the most sacred gift of Oya beneath my hands, the holy magic of life and death. When the last body breathes again, I stare at the glowing tattoos on my hands.
No Reaper or Healer in history has ever been able to do that.
In our magic, I see the answer. What Oya wanted me to understand all along. If we use the moonstone to bind our lifeforces, we can save the maji from the monarchy’s grasp.
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Oya Term Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the term Oya appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Twenty-Five
...and glittering beads. When Zélie is dressed, she thinks she looks like Mama and like Oya come to life. The girls leave Zélie alone. Though she knows being the elder will...
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...smoke surrounds her. Everything else disappears and Zélie sees a teardrop of ashê appear on Oya’s hand—Zélie’s ìsípayá. The teardrop hits Zélie’s palms and she sees a purple ribbon of light,...
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Chapter Thirty-Eight
...each maji, but Amari radiates waves of blue, especially when they touch. Zélie says that Oya showed her this during her ascension: this is how to beat Nehanda.
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Chapter Forty-Four
...her the staff. Mama Agba says that if Zélie weren’t meant to be an elder, Oya would’ve rejected her.
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Chapter Fifty-Five
...everyone else is safe, trying hard not to cry. Zélie assures him that he’ll see Oya and his family on the other side. He asks Zélie to not be sad as...
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Chapter Seventy-Two
...tries to make her shadows move the slab, but they’re too weak. She prays to Oya and conjures shadows that slice Roën’s arm at the shoulder.
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Chapter Seventy-Three
...of gold. She thinks back to her ìsípayá and wonders if the purple and gold Oya showed her was herself and Roën. Zélie prays to Oya and her tattoos glow violet...
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Chapter Eighty
...his own metal leg for Roën. Khani helps Kâmarū and Zélie realizes that this was Oya’s vision. Khani leads Zélie outside and they bring a blackened corpse back to life. Zélie...
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Chapter Eighty-One
Zélie realizes that Oya wanted her to understand that by using the moonstone to combine their lifeforces, they can...
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