Death's Touch Sign
The Death's Touch Sign is a hand position used in the famous "Saga of Darren Shan" series. The hand position is to take you right hand and to put it over your face so that the middle finger is on your forehead, the ring and pinky fingers are on the left side of your face, and the pointer finger and thumb are on the right side. The sign translates to, "Even in Death, may you be Triumphant." The sign is first shown in book 5 of the series, Trials of Death, when Darren must take the Trails of Initiation nicknamed the Trials of Death. Vampires throughout Vampire Mountain direct the sign to him to show that they wish him good luck. It is used by vampires throughout Vampire Mountain to show their appreciate towards a dead or no doubt "about to die" vampire.
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