The Guardian's Protector: The Chamber of Souls Read Free Page B

beginning to think she’d turned crazy, ‘is it normal?’
    ‘It’s normal for him!’ Adaizi smiled enigmatically, placing her warm hand on Amy’s arm as if to reassure her. ‘But,’ she added, her tone darker, ‘I’m afraid this is not all he can do!’
    As Amy looked at Adaizi with a mixture of curiosity and confusion, a sudden coldness emitted from Adaizi’s palm and a prickling sensation, like tiny icicles had penetrated her skin, began to travel the length of her arm. As the prickling crossed the top of her body, a feeling of euphoria entered her state. The power halted her shaking at once.
    ‘What’s happening to…?’ Amy began but, after peering deep into Adaizi’s eyes, she caught the breath in her throat. To her complete bewilderment, hundreds of tiny lights like glowing stars in the night sky began to glitter and rotate inside Adaizi’s dilating pupils. Deeper and deeper they sank until Amy felt like she could see a whole galaxy through a narrow vortex of space. Amy knew she should have been scared but all her natural responses were nullified, like she’d been hypnotised.
    ‘Don’t worry, Amy, please,’ Adaizi said, her tone warm and non-threatening. ‘Just listen carefully. What I’m about to tell you will come as a shock…but you need to stay calm and focussed.’
    Amy drew Tom towards her protectively. She made to speak but the speckles of light in Adaizi’s eyes gave a vivid flash and Amy felt an overwhelming sense of peace wash over her.
    ‘I am a Guardian of Divinity. I am imbued with Light Energy powers to help wherever necessary on Earth. This here boy is a Guardian too…but he is special and…unique!’ Adaizi stopped as if waiting for some kind of response.
    Amy stared in disbelief. As she sat, motionless, in what could only be a drugged state, her mind telling her she was imagining things, she wondered if Adaizi was a lunatic from the street who captured babies from hospitals.
    ‘You are also a unique and gifted soul, known in Omnipion as the Protector of Delicates!’ Adaizi continued as Amy’s eyes grew wide in alarm. ‘Your purpose was to protect, nurture, and help prepare all the newborn souls before they enter the Chamber for their Test.’ Adaizi gave Amy an appreciative smile.
    Amy concentrated hard, trying to muster some strength to her body. She couldn’t believe Adaizi had placed her in this catatonic state. She tried to sit up but all she could do was pull Tom in tighter.
    ‘Now then, beautiful,’ Adaizi said, ‘I’m going to take my palm off you, but you must try and stay relaxed.’
    Talking in a calm and composed manner, Adaizi still even looked trustworthy. Even more curious to Amy was that, whether through sheer morbid curiosity or whether Adaizi had influenced her mind, she wanted to hear what Adaizi had to say. Amy knew this wasn’t rational. White noise buzzing through her ears, confusion clouding her judgement, Amy blinked in response whilst trying to concentrate on mustering some strength to her body.
    ‘You volunteered to be this magnificent child’s mother! You knew the importance of his arrival and, additionally, agreed to help prepare him for our mission.’ Adaizi stopped to look at Tom in a loving way and stroked his head.
    Amy pulled Tom closer. She wished more than ever that Luke would come through the door.
    Adaizi smiled amiably. ‘This soul is precious, Amy. You named him the Bright One because his light was the most powerful to ever rise from the core of Omnipion. We’d never seen anything like it before. He’s brighter than the Decision Maker himself.’
    Focussing on her strength now rising to the surface, Amy remained still, trying not to show any sign her senses were returning. Her ears hot, her heart thundering against her chest, a tight coil began to churn inside her stomach.
    ‘We believe Tom came from the core, as bright as he did, to counterbalance an evil soul known as the Dogod, who has become so dark that ordinary