' ▁existence ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁in comp et ent ▁and ▁present ▁very ▁little ▁danger ▁to ▁anyone . ▁Lord ▁Om bra - ▁Lord ▁Om bra ▁is ▁the ▁returning ▁villa in ▁in ▁this ▁novel , ▁and ▁Peter ' s ▁ar chn em esis . ▁He ▁moves ▁like ▁liquid ▁and ▁causes ▁a ▁ch ill ▁to ▁come ▁over ▁anyone ▁he ▁ne ars , ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁ste al ▁their ▁shadow ▁or ▁possess ▁them ▁to ▁read ▁their ▁thoughts . ▁Om bra ▁is ▁afraid ▁of ▁the ▁light , ▁but ▁it ▁a ids ▁him ▁in ▁capt uring ▁sh adows . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁al ien ▁shadow ▁be ings ▁who ▁are ▁enemies ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁manipulate ▁the ▁human ▁" O thers " ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁ends . ▁In ▁Peter ▁and ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Th ieves , ▁Lord ▁Om bra ▁was ▁apparently ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁brilliant ▁flash ▁of ▁light ▁that ▁broke ▁him ▁into ▁millions ▁of ▁tiny ▁sh adows . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁out ▁in ▁this ▁book ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁destroyed , ▁but ▁weak ened , ▁and ▁is ▁becoming ▁stronger . ▁The ▁name ▁Om bra ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁for ▁" shadow ". ▁He ▁is ▁further ▁weak ened ▁on ▁the ▁ro cket ▁used ▁by ▁" O thers " ▁to ▁gather ▁raw ▁star st uff ▁from ▁space . ▁He ▁is ▁never ▁killed ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁books . ▁Captain ▁N ere zza - ▁N ere zza ▁is ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁Le ▁Fant ome , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" O