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
Chapter 6 “Deadly Escape” Kyoko awoke with a start just as the memories of what had happened came rushing back to her like a confused tidal wave. She could almost swear that she could hear the echo of Hyakuhei’s angry roar as she slipped away from the dream and it gave her cold chills. It was his scream still ringing in her ears leaving her eyes wide with shock. The dream had found her again and somehow she knew it was waiting for her to close her eyes once more. Her fingers trailed up to softly touch her lips and something within her wondered if she fell asleep again… if the dream would start out with that same kiss. She wrapped her arms around herself, strangely missing the heat. Wondering how long she had been sleeping, she glanced toward the window. From the height of the moon and all the stars she could see it was still the middle of the night but getting closer to dawn with every heartbeat. It was no wonder her mind was trying to make Hyakuhei her savior when her re
Chapter 7 “Toya’s Blood” Toya flew back to the maiden statue at top speed, jumping into the time portal with a mere touch of the maiden’s fingertips, never once looking behind him in fear of what he might see. If Kyou had wanted to, he could have beaten him to the shrine. But Toya didn’t stop to think about that until he was safely on the other side and out of Kyou’s reach. Daring to finally look over his shoulder, he sighed at seeing only the maiden statue within the wooden walls of Kyoko’s time. He could see daylight shining through the cracks of the shrine house. When Toya peered out of the shrine walls, he could see Kyoko’s grandfather sweeping the walkway in front of the small structure. Pressing his back against the side of the maiden statue, he slid down into a sitting position to wait till it was safe before leaving the shrine. That was the only thing he hated about Kyoko's world. The fact that he didn’t appear normal, he had to at least try to hide some of his
Chapter 8 “Blood Bond” As Toya appeared back within his realm, landing in front of the time portal, the first thing he did was inhale a deep shaky breath trying to recover from what had just happened. His breath stopped and his gaze instantly narrowed. He could smell Kyou's scent… strong and annoying. "Damn it." Toya growled as he flipped over one of the white stones surrounding the maiden statue. He landed gracefully on his feet still feeling the effects Kyoko had just had on him. If he didn’t know better, he would have said that he was stronger and faster than he’d ever been. He really wasn’t in the mood to deal with Kyou's frustrating personality and suddenly he had to deal with this weird jealousy that flooded his veins. "What the hell do you want now?" Toya growled out not even bothering to look for him. From nowhere, Kyou descended beside Toya on silent feet. He watched his brothers every move noticing something a little different about his aura. His powers seeme