Necromancy (Kane Chronicles)



Necromancy is the mental or physical ability to control the bodies and spirits of the dead.

Description
As shown by Hades and Nico di Angelo, Necromancy is an extremely powerful ability. Those that possess it can summon skeletal minions and zombies to do your bidding. Depending on how many of the dead one can summon depends on how powerful the one resurrecting the dead is. Those with this ability also have some influence over ghosts and spirits, being able to control them, or simply communicate with dead spirits to gather information.

The Sea of Monsters
Clarisse La Rue sails in a submarine of undead warriors (a gift from her father Ares) to travel to the Sea of Monsters. She claims that the losing side of a war has to give a fraction of their dead over to her father.

The Titan's Curse
While on a quest to save Artemis, the group is attacked by a group of skeleton warriors brought to life by Atlas (a form of Necromancy). Bianca di Angelo (unknowingly a child of Hades) stabs one of the undead warriors and it bursts into flames and dies, even though no one else was able to kill them.

Later in the book, Nico opens up the Earth, creating a portal to the Underworld that drags the skeleton warriors into it, killing them for good.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
Nico, while by himself, after running away from camp, spends time talking to King Minos; a ghost that claims to be trying to help bring Bianca back. During this time, Nico shows the ability to summon and talk with ghosts. Later he also summons a group of dead warriors to help defend Camp Half-Blood from the Titan army. He also releases Daedalus' soul, allowing him to finally die.

The Last Olympian
During the Battle of Manhattan, Hades and Nico arrive outside the Empire State Building and summon an army of undead warriors to help defend Olympus from the forces of Kronos.

The Son of Neptune
Mars gives Frank Zhang a dragon tooth-tipped spear which he can use to summon Gray, an undead warrior, by stabbing it into the ground. However, Frank can only summon Gray three times.

Users of Necromancy

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 * Hecate
 * Melinoe
 * Thanatos
 * Ares (small degree)
 * Nico di Angelo
 * Bianca di Angelo
 * Persephone
 * Erebos