Chapter 17 “Heaven and Hell” Hyakuhei slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Kyoko, whose emerald eyes were opening as well, staring at him in confusion. They lay together on the bed with his arms wrapped tightly around her. The heat that had raged through their bodies, within the dream… only an instant before still sizzled dangerously between them like an all-consuming fire. The knowledge that it had only been a flash of what was to come was disturbing enough to freeze the flames in time. Quickly, he rolled until she was pinned beneath him. He gazed down into her face as memories of what he’d just witnessed washed over him in a wave of exhilaration. He took in her flushed features and wide eyes, seeing the confusion amplify as she began to remember as well. Hyakuhei found himself wanting to smile in victory… but that victory would come at a high price. They would be together… but only in a different dimension and he would have to die in this world to be
Chapter 18 “Shattered Hearts” Kyoko could feel the spirit dart rip through her chest with scalding heat. All sound stopped within the room as sporadic lightning flashed all around her… then the scream started. She wasn’t sure if it was her or the demon making such agonizing sounds as she watched the light echo off the walls. Hyakuhei rose up on his knees and crawled to her… reaching out, wanting it to stop. As soon as he touched her, lightning shot up his arm and surrounded him… trying to purify the demons within his body. Refusing to let go, a hoarse, guttural cry was ripped from him before he summoned the willpower to silence it once more. The sound of Kyoko’s voice broke through the pain and he looked at her, his usual calm expression in place despite the agony. “Let go!” Kyoko rasped now that she could see him. The disturbing images had stopped but she could still feel the demon within her along with all the pain. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she wondered how
Chapter 19 “Kyou’s Possession” Kyou looked down at Kyoko as he held her safely within his arms while they traveled. He could see she was already healing. Little by little the wound was closing and he knew within a day’s time, his power… the love he had given her would erase the wound from existence. He gently caressed her cheek. He’d placed his mark upon her to heal her but whether she stayed or not would be up to her. He would know as soon as it happened. 'She will accept me in time,' he assured himself. Until then, he would simply not let her go. Either way, she would be a prisoner of his love… his brothers had been right about that. She looked so dangerously fragile but he knew the truth. Her soul was strong and she had taught him well. His mind drifted back to the question Kotaro had so angrily asked him. 'Do you even know what love is?' Kyou inhaled deeply. He knew what love was. It came in the form of a tiny priestess with a heart of steel and he knew how to win
A Guardian’s Possession The Guardian Heart Crystal Series Book 5 Amy Blankenship, RK Melton Copyright © 2009 Amy Blankenship English Edition Published by Amy BlankenshipSecond Edition Published by TekTime All rights reserved. The Legend of the Heart of Time The worlds may change… but true legends never fade. Darkness and light have constantly battled since the beginning of time. Worlds are formed and crushed beneath the feet of their creators, yet the ongoing need for good and evil have never been in question. However, sometimes a new element is thrown into the mix… the one thing that both sides want but only one can have. Paradoxical in nature, the Guardian Heart Crystal is the one constant that both sides have always striven to attain. The crystalline stone has the power to create and destroy the known universe, yet can end all suffering and strife in the same breath. Some say the crystal has a mind of its own… others say the gods are behin
Chapter 2 “Fearless” Unaware that the storm was now growing closer, Kyoko felt the breeze cool her heated skin and welcomed it with a soft smile. Closing her emerald eyes, she enjoyed the solitude of the night before heading to Sennin’s and joining the guardians that slumbered there. Sennin’s daughter, Suki, had become her closest female friend on this side of the time portal and her hut was where the group stayed when they weren’t traveling across the dangerous lands looking for the shattered fragments of the guardian heart crystal. Suki had been with them from the very start, even though she wasn’t a guardian. Kyoko smiled thinking of Suki and the one guardian that never left her friend’s side… Shinbe. He was one of the five guardian brothers. He was also a letch and very much had a thing for Suki. With midnight blue hair and eyes of amethyst, it was all Suki could do to continue to fight his advances. Her smile widened wondering how much longer Suki could hold out.
Chapter 3 “Descending Darkness” Shinbe landed behind Toya having arrived just as Kyou and Kyoko vanished. The others descended behind him as they watched Toya’s powerful aura expand around him in florescent blue waves. Kamui’s face showed the shock from what he had just witnessed as the purple highlights within his untamed hair rustled from the winds of Toya’s outburst. His eyes seemed to change color with every confused heartbeat that followed. “Kyoko?” his voice sounded breathless as his bottom lip quivered in rebellion. Glittering multihued dust fell from his translucent wings as he lifted them in one mighty stroke intending to give chase to the one who had taken Kyoko from them. A flash of lightning silhouetted the dark wings of the enemy as he shimmered to life right in Kamui’s path. Hyakuhei’s long midnight hair lifted in the current caused by his sudden descent. His ebony eyes locked with Kamui’s causing the guardian to jerk back in his headlong rush to rescue Kyok
Chapter 4 “Double Trouble” Kyoko sat up on the pillows staring at the door that had slammed only a few seconds before. Her thoughts were frozen on the reason he said she was there. Kyou wanted her to teach him human emotions? Why would the prince of ice want to know human emotions? And why would he want to learn them from her? She raised her hand to her lips still feeling the tingling sensation his kiss had caused. Kyoko's eyes narrowed as she lowered her hand thinking. 'One thing is for sure! Kyou knows two emotions already… anger and conceit.' ***** Hiroki and Hiraru opened the door peeking in, looking for the pretty girl. There had never been a girl in the castle or at least one that they had ever seen. It had been a long time since they had even seen another human among them. They were so used to only seeing Kyou that it had never dawned on them that they were missing out on anything till now. Now they couldn’t keep their curiosity at bay. Looking at each other whe
Chapter 5 “Black Wings” Toya looked to the north as he flew. His translucent silver wings danced in the light of the moon, the seemingly delicate feathers fluttering slightly. He needed to find Kyoko as quick as he could. He scanned the area wondering where to search first when the rising smoke in the distance caught his attention. “A village?” Toya turned in that direction wondering why Kyou had allowed human’s to even live on his lands. ‘Kyou hates all humans’… Toya’s thoughts skidded to a stop… ‘Kyoko is human.’ His lips thinned with the debatable point. As he neared the village, he noticed there was too much smoke to just be coming from cooking stoves. The village was in trouble. He quickly scanned the area sensing demons in the midst of the flames he was now seeing. ‘What were demons doing in Kyou’s territory?’ Spreading his senses out beyond just the village, Toya realized demons where crossing the boarders of the northern lands in several places… not just her