"I am not evil. [...] I am a Yin, but I am not evil, or vile or wretched. It is a shame that you automatically stereotype against us. Just because I'm a Yin, Lit Sek is an orc and Kardama is wearing a dark cloak, it does not mean we are evil. In fact, we are the very opposite at the moment."
- Nocte Yin (Book 4, Chapter 7)
Nocte Yin is a Fantasy series by Zhen Xue Qing. It follows the life of the exasperated Nocte, whose family is one of Erisire’s most prominent Villain clans. In the first book, she’s sent to Evil Academy to learn how to follow in her parents’ footsteps.There is just one problem: Nocte doesn’t want to be evil.Despite this, she ends up adventuring and collecting several friends and Friendly Enemies, on both sides of the law.The series currently consists of five books and two side-stories:
Villain Cred: Is important, considering villainy is a career.
Casual Danger Dialogue: Half the cast gets a moment or two. Nocte once lampshades it in the fifth book when Farhat seems completely unbothered by the possible death of pretty much everyone.
Dark Is Evil: Black is always in season for villains, and Evil Academy’s uniform deliberately invokes it. Although Nocte and Pyralis, at least, count as Dark Is Not Evil.
Deadpan Snarker: Nocte again, most notably in the third book, which she narrates.
Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Xon is Erisire’s equivalent of the Far East and in the fifth book, we get an actual comparison of which place on Erisire approximates which on Earth.
Fire-Forged Friends: How Nocte acquired about half her friends and not-quite-enemies.
The Grim Reaper: There are enough that they have a High and a Low Council. They uniformly wear Black Cloaks and have Sinister Scythes, but Death himself is the only skeletal one.
Don't Fear the Reaper: Farhat of the Low Council becomes one of Nocte’s closest friends and in the fifth book, she also offers Death her friendship.
Kraken and Leviathan: A leviathan shows up in the fourth book and becomes Nocte’s bond creature.
Kung-Fu Wizard and Magic Knight: Depending on what the villain or hero specializes in, it is possible that they will learn martial arts, weaponry and magic.
Lady of War: Malise, Ebony, Melantha, Xiâng Huâ and some others.
Life Energy: Control over both Life Energy and “Death Energy” is necessary for a resurrection.
Light is Good: Hero Academy even has a white uniform. Funnily enough, the Yang Clan counts more as Light Is Not Good, despite the name.
Lightning Bruiser: Several major characters, particularly Powerhouses.
Living Aphrodisiac: Both Bloodstones, but especially Incubus. His pheromones can warp the atmosphere in a room and make girls faint just by seeing him.
One-Man Army: After her training in the beginning of the fourth book, Nocte has become this. Several other characters also count, though some have yet to properly show it.
is a Fantasy series by Zhen Xue Qing. It follows the life of the exasperated Nocte, whose family is one of Erisire’s most prominent Villain clans. In the first book, she’s sent to Evil Academy to learn how to follow in her parents’ footsteps.There is just one problem: Nocte doesn’t want to be evil.Despite this, she ends up adventuring and collecting several friends and Friendly Enemies, on both sides of the law.The series currently consists of five books and two side-stories:
0 reviews