The Time Stone Crystal

Chapter 32 - Meet Vinity Vine and Brith Reid

Margareth fixes her garments based on Kairo's order that they have a visitor coming. A gorgeous light blue dress with sequins and beads design. She could hardly believe that she looked like a princess while wearing it when she looked in the mirror.

"You are so beautiful, Lady Weng. I will not be surprised that Master Kairo would love you," Margareth told her.

"I also can't believe it, Margareth. In my whole life, I've only just experienced such a kind of royal dress I wear right now," she replied.

"Many will envy you in the palace because Master Kairo chose you. Many women who adore him here, especially Lady Vinity."

"Vinity Vine?"

"Yes. Vinity Vine admires Master Kairo very much, and she is one of the important guests today."

"Is that so?" It seems that I have many rivals in Kairo's life.

They heard a knock on the door, so Margareth immediately moved to open it while she just kept looking at herself in the mirror. Yes, and she is beautiful. That body she had was even more beautiful than she had been before.

A moment later, Margareth returned in her direction.

"Lady Weng, Master Kairo's guests have arrived, and he is looking for you."

"Alright, and I'll go down as well."

"I'll be out first."

"Okay."

Margareth turned to leave her room while she remained in the mirror. Kairo, I don’t know how to deal with the people around you. One more glance, then she walked out of her room.

The area around her was wide with crystal clear on the other sides. It was very different from what she saw in her real world, so Weng was again gently touched on the palace wall. Fainted view. Are they genuine crystals? She looked up to the ceiling.

She was distracted by a garden just downstairs. She hurriedly down there to observe the flowing water in the fountain. When she got there, she admired the beautiful flowers around her again. God! She slowly walked closer to the fountain.

"Does the water coming from the fountain glowed?"

"Yes."

"Huh?!" To her surprise, someone answered her and hugged her back. She immediately smelled the masculine scent it was using, so she recognized it. "Kairo..."

"I miss you," he whispered to her.

She moved to confront the young man. "Kairo..." She saw his golden eyes again.

"You're taking a walk without me?"

"No. I was just amazed around. I'm sorry and—"

She couldn't finish what she was going to say when it suddenly covered her lips and sweetly shared Kairo's deep kiss with her. She missed him so much even in split hours; they are not together. Slowly their lips parted as they stared at each other.

"I'm longing for your kiss and your warm touch. Can we do that such thing?"

"Huh? Do you have guests, right? Besides, we're not allowed to do that here, are we?"

"I want to break those rules for you."

She laughed. "Don't do that, Kairo. The creator might punish us both. We will do follow your rules."

"There's another way."

"What way is that?"

"Let's divert to another world."

"Are you serious?" She wanted to laugh at the young man because she was determined something would happen to them that day.

"Damn. I'm serious."

"Later. Let's just face your visitor. I know they're waiting for you."

The young man just stared at her again as if he were observing her whole being. "You're beautiful."

"And you're handsome," she smiled.

"I know, right," it was his firm response.

She smiled again. "C'mon, Kairo." She invited him inside while holding his hand. "They're already waiting for us."

ALMOST everyone's eyes were focused on them as they entered a large hall where the others are waiting. That hall also had a throne in the front with a glowing crystal chair, the young man’s soldiers, its staff at the high levels of society of their race, its guests, and their traveling companions. Kairo also held her hand as they walked the blue carpet among the people there. They again bowed as they passed, and she seemed to feel that the eyes of the visitors were almost focused on her.

“You’re finally here, Kairo. We didn’t meet for a long time,” said the man.

"I'm glad to see you again, Brith Reid," Kairo replied.

"It's good that you're back, Kairo." The woman was pleased as she hugged Kairo. "I miss you."

Kairo released her hand as she stared at the woman who was embracing her boyfriend. Boyfriend? She didn't know if that was the right words because there wasn’t an official announcement for both of them. All she knew was that he wanted to be with her forever.

The woman kissed his cheek before parted from Kairo’s distance. Is there a kiss to be needed? We will fix that later, Kairo Middlestone! She was indignant at what she had seen. She may have already felt jealous of it because this was the first time anyone had dared to hug her beloved man.

“Nice to see you again, Lady Vinity. It’s been a long time.”

"Yeah."

"Thank you for the help, and especially you sent us your warrior Thiara."

“It doesn’t matter, Kairo. I will give all my support as long as I can help you.”

Ahh! She was Vinity Vine. Her ears felt hot because of the jealousy she felt.

Kairo took a glimpse of her and slowly gripped her hands again, then faced everyone's crowd in the palace. “I want to introduce you to the woman who will be part of my kingdom and our world. And it will be a part of my life as well. Lady Weng!” he announced.

Everyone applauded except Vinity, who frowned and could draw a face of insecurity. And now, she has the reason to called him her boyfriend or her king.

"Have you ever asked the creator for a blessing about the two of you?" Vinity asked.

“Vinity is right. She is still a mortal even though she has half of your stone crystal, Kairo. ” Brith turned to her. "And I'm interested in her rebirth process."

"Do you know anything about this?" Kairo asked.

"If I hold her hand, I might find out something."

Kairo glanced at her and smiled slightly, a sign that he agreed to hold her hand. She gives her hand to Brith while still on gripped with Kairo’s hand.

"Here."

Brith gently held it out with her right hand and then released red energy from his hand. Brith's eyes are also gleaming like the red energy he released. But she was more shocked by what happened next because she saw encounters or scenes that she had only been there before.

First, there was a man whose light was incomparable as he blessed a child laden with a lovely woman. He gave what seemed like a blessing for the newborn baby until the scenario turned to a garden view accompanied by a boy with him. The two talked, but she could not hear the voices of what they discussed.

Later, they went to an accident that involved her that night in C. Raymundo, Pasig. She saw herself in an accident and her body full of blood. She couldn’t look at herself directly because those memories still seemed fresh.

Someone walked with her after the accident incomparably and accompanied her soul until they came to a dimensional place full of souls. This person deleted her name on the list and the rebirth process that the guardians wouldn’t know. Until a woman lay on the bed lifeless, and her soul has collided there so that it could be alive. The woman came to life in just a few seconds, and to surprise, she looked like her.

Go, my angel, and you will forget everything!

That was the only voice she heard until it suddenly disappeared from her vision.

"Huh!" She was shocked when she returned of the present views, and Brith let go of her hand.

“My suspicion is correct. The creator has something to do with her resurrection that no longer goes through my rebirth process or Hyperion hands. You are an unidentified soul, which means there is no identity, and you are a grace from the creator,” Brith explained to her.

“That was what I had in my mind at first, but I still have to face the creator regarding our destiny. But even before that happens, I have to get the half of the time stone crystal from that monster Hyperion,” Kairo said.

"It's just surprising because the creator chose to take another unidentified soul from a mortal to face a mission that she doesn't know about," Vinity replied.

"The creator only knows what his plan is in our world and the world of humanity," Khalil replied.

"Khalil has a point." Vixen was also there. "The important now is that we need to strengthen our forces to fight Hyperion and oust his warriors around the Dimensional World."

“My staff has a point. Do you agree with the purpose of my kingdom to punish Hyperion for his blasphemies against our race?”

“I have no problem with that, Kairo. I also don’t want my kingdom will ruin by him just because of that one’s stupidity. Also, we need to turn back the wheel of time because my work has been affected.”

"And you, Vinity?" Kairo turned to her. "Will you help me to stop Hyperion?"

She glanced at her before responding to Kairo. "Of course. I don't want Hyperion to rule the Dimensional World and take over everything he doesn't own.”

“Good. We need to plan. Follow me and you too,” Kairo turned to her.

She nodded. "Alright."

All of them walks through except the warriors of Kairo into a room where they would plan every step they would take. They will hold on to their force because they don't want to have another war and reach their point where everything is destroyed just because of Hyperion's ambitions.

***

WHILE in Hyperion's fort, the expensive goblet he was furiously broked and said. "Profanity!"

The crystals from the broken cup scattered on the floor. Hyperion sat on the throne and clenched his fist when he knew that Kairo had returned to the Dimensional World and gathered the two mighty Brith and Vinity Vine to join his force.

"Kairo brought me into the end of my rampant because he knows the woman with him can control and use half of his necklace!"

"Lord Hyperion, we need to get that stone as soon as possible before they could attack them here," General Gallio said.

“General Gallio, it will be a long process of time before their attack takes place, and you will strengthen the borderline in the Dimensional World. Don’t attack first until I tell you because I want them to fall into my trap. I feel that they will return at the seven portals and go where we are, but they will die there before that happens. I hope that my three generals will be able to do my command.”

"Yes, Lord Hyperion!" They spoke to him in chorus.

"I'll take care of Kairo Middlestone's teammates," General Gallio said.

Hyperion thought as he clenched his fists. He can't allow Kairo to deceive him, especially now that he's back in the Dimensional World.

“Lord Hyperion…”

“What?” His messenger approached him while he was thinking in deep.

“I have something to tell you.”

“Now, tell me.”

“Your lady Heira has a child.”

“What?” he was surprised. He stood up and faced the messenger closer.

“It is true, Lord Hyperion. That was what I found out when I saw her vomiting and her womb carrying your race.”

“It can be…”

“I never lied to you, Lord Hyperion.”

“Bring me the woman, and I want to see her!” he ordered.

“Yes, Lord Hyperion!”

The messenger walked outside from the place where Hyperion is. He will be a father soon, and he wanted his woman Heira to be with him. But how? Heira doesn’t wish to his evil works and against her will.