Legacy of Orïsha, #1
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Contents
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Amari
Overview
Amari leads a covert assault on Gombe’s fortress, using Femi’s Welding to breach the wall and coordinated firebombs to distract guards. Newly awakened maji powers rout defenders as the team descends to free Zélie. Amari briefly confronts Saran from afar but abandons vengeance to prioritize Zélie’s rescue and the mission’s timeline.
Summary
Under night cover, Amari’s strike team times a patrol and sprints to the southern wall. Femi, newly awakened as a Welder by the sunstone’s surge, liquefies the iron to open a passage, sealing it moments before guards return. Inside the armory, they subdue a guard and extract directions to the cells below.
They await the planned diversion. Outside, allied divîners launch slingshot firebombs made with bar alcohol, pulling troops away. With the fortress quaking from blasts, Amari’s group descends the central stairs toward the prison, racing to free Zélie and reach the sacred island before the ritual deadline.
On a lower level, soldiers block their path. Kenyon, a Burner, hurls flame; Femi melts enemy blades; Imani, a Cancer, engulfs foes in a diseased cloud. Their raw, newly awakened magic breaks the resistance, allowing Amari and Tzain to slip through and continue downward.
Amid the chaos, Amari spots her father, Saran, shielded by guards. Rage and the memory of Binta’s murder push Amari toward vengeance, but Tzain snaps her focus back as Saran retreats behind an iron door. Amari suppresses the urge to pursue, choosing the mission: reach the cells and save Zélie.
Who Appears
- AmariLeads the infiltration of Gombe’s fortress; coordinates the diversion; resists killing Saran to prioritize rescuing Zélie.
- TzainSupports the strike, helps subdue a guard, and keeps Amari focused on freeing Zélie.
- FemiNewly awakened Welder; opens and reseals the iron wall to enter the fortress.
- KenyonNewly awakened Burner; unleashes flames to break through soldier resistance.
- ImaniNewly awakened Cancer; debilitates guards with a malignant energy cloud.
- SaranKing and Amari’s father; appears during the chaos; Amari chooses not to confront him.
- KhaniHealer who awakened but stays out of the assault due to non-offensive magic.
- IfeTamer who awakened but remains outside, lacking quick-strike capability.