Dark Whispers

Title of series … The Guardian Heart Crystal series
Title of book… A Guardian's Possession
Drawing by Seifer-sama

Clip from book...

Kyoko stood behind the line of trees as the fight went into high gear. Seeing Kaen get separated from the others and almost taken to the ground, she started to step from her hiding place until the hair on the back of her neck stood on end. She felt something kin to a soft dangerous evil descend all around her.



It was extremely eerie and the remembrance of the dreams that had been haunting her came back in flashes as if warning her of something.



Kyoko stifled a scream as she grabbed her crossbow and quickly turned around coming face to face with her worst nightmare. He was as beautiful and deadly as ever, standing in the rain though not a single drop had touched his evil perfection. His long midnight hair caught in the stormy wind lending to his frightening aura.



“Come with me Kyoko.” His words brushed over her feeling more like soft caresses.



She couldn’t tell if it were just a trick of the dim light or if what she was seeing was real. Upon closer inspection of him, she watched his ebony eyes shift to a soft brown and the lines around his lips soften for a moment. Was this the enemy or was she dreaming again? Her hand began to shake on the crossbow until she noticed the slight curve in the corner of his sensual lips.



“I will not be fooled Hyakuhei.” Her lips parted as the softness left his appearance and he seemed… hurt somehow. “This is not a dream.” she reminded both of them.



Her hand tightened on her weapon as a spirit dart began to form but her uncertainty made its power unstable. With a slight flickering, it vanished… leaving her defenseless. Wondering how he had took away her powers, Kyoko glanced over her shoulder needing help but her eyes widened seeing a water wall from the storm blocking her from her protectors.



Knowing he was the cause of her separation from the guardians, Kyoko turned to glare at him only to find him now within a couple inches from her. His eyes were the deepest midnight and she had the sensation that he could see straight into her dreams… as if he knew what she was dreaming at night… as if he too shared them.



Hyakuhei reached out and grabbed her wrist, making her drop the only defense she had as he jerked her forward.



Lowering his lips to her ear, he began to whisper. “Have you forgotten my dear Kyoko? Or is it that you have started to remember?” his hand trailed around the back of her neck to stroke the guardian symbol that he knew rested there. “You belong to me… what would they say if they found out?” he brushed his lips across her earlobe. “We both know we are not dreaming.”



Kyoko could feel her body growing numb as if he were casting a spell on her… making her unable to resist as he pressed her flush against him as if claiming victory. It startled her to realize if he weren’t evil incarnate… he would be seduction in physical form.



Reading her mind, his eyes softened for an instant, seeing the girl he had once loved within the priestess he now held. “Come with me…” his body glided backwards as if being pulled and Kyoko could see a black hole open up behind him. Just like the dreams.



Where was he taking her? Did the cave really exist? His hand felt so warm and strong… guiding her. Kyoko’s mind screamed as she fought the spell unable to break it. Was this what the dreams had warned her about? She watched his lips move as he breathed words that somehow made her feel calm… she wanted to go with him.



Her emerald eyes lowered to caress his lips. She knew those lips.



“I will keep you safe… my love… you belong with me.” His body tightened around hers knowing she was falling under his spell… just as she did so many lifetimes ago. He stalled momentarily as he noticed something enter her expression. It was a look he had longed to see outside the dream world. Want… need… dare he even think it? Love.



Kyoko nodded in confusion, accepting this as destiny until she saw his eyes widen in shock as he looked over her shoulder. Rainbow dust seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere all at once as she heard Kamui scream her name.



Hyakuhei watched as glittering wings expanded behind the enraged form of the youngest guardian as he broke through the water wall he had created. Feeling Kamui’s power knock him backward, his grip on the priestess loosened.



Kamui reached out and snatched Kyoko from Hyakuhei’s grip with more fury then he had ever possessed. As the monster was sucked backwards into the passageway, Kamui held Kyoko tight against him so she would not see his wings… wings that were now tinged with darkness. His eyes glowed as if the hounds of hell… or his true father… could not take her from him ever again.



Striving to draw his unstable powers back within him, Kamui placed a soft kiss to Kyoko’s cheek whispering the word “mine” as his wings disappeared and she turned in his arms.



Kyoko turned to see her savior just as the rainbow dust whirled away in the breeze. As her eyes locked with Kamui’s, she gasped seeing the angry glittering flecks that still lingered there. She hugged him tight willing the rest of his fury away.