The Tiger Within
/ The Tiger Within Chapter 378
He smiled warmly as she recognized him, a huge weight lifted from his shoulders . There had been hope, yet she had been so young… Their communication through the last few years had been solely accompanied by the deaths of other blackened souls . Those spirit orbs only showed her to him, not him to her . However, there was also a small detail he hadn't realized until he caught her in the air and pulled her tight against his chest .
Those orbs didn't do her beauty justice . He wondered if they distorted because in truth, she was more beautiful than her mother in his eyes . The Shadow King kissed her forehead and let her go so she could stand on her own . Kyera smiled as she gained her footing but then she looked down . That's when she realized she hadn't finished falling . She stood on the air a few feet above the treetops . Shadow magic swirled around her feet where she levitated . She couldn't help but laugh as she looked back at her father .
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"Always one for grand gestures, Father?" Kyera asked teasingly, wondering if the old man would admit it . Afterall, he had been so extravagant when she met him in his world, and now they were suspended in the air . He chuckled shaking his head, merriment in his eyes as he slowly lowered them to the floor .
"I suppose from your point of view, I would be . When you were a child I only saw you and your brothers once a year . I did everything I could to make sure it was memorable so that you wouldn't forget me when you went back to the human world . This… well I had planned to see you at the castle later, it was meant to be low Key but then I heard the dragon's cry and I knew it was your Storm Dragon . After seeing that storm it wasn't hard to put two and two together so I teleported to you and rescued my baby girl . " He replied as their feet found the ground, gently coming to rest on the ground . Kyera smiled glad her reunion with mother earth had been a soft one . She had never intended to die, but there had been a chance her magic wouldn't have been able to save her .
"So, my magic wasn't enough huh?" Kyera asked knowing he would be the one to ask . He smiled softly and sighed looking her over .
"Kyera, your true power would never have allowed you to die from this fall . However that requires you to have your heart in it . You wouldn't have survived that fall . " The Shadow King replied reaching out to gently caress her shoulder . Kyera looked at him her eyes filled with confusion .
"What do you mean? I wanted to live…" Kyera defended trying to make sense of his words, but also knowing deep down there was a truth to his words . Her heart sped up wondering if he knew her as well as he thought he did . He sighed deeply folding his arms and looking deep into her eyes, those black orbs that struck fear into most hearts were like home to her . Their cold depths like a protective shield warning no harm would be done here as long as it kept watch .
"No, you wanted to return to that boy and his daughter . At heart, you have never wanted to live . Once your brother's joined me your dreams have been filled with returning to us . Joining us in the Shadow Lands as my daughter, their sister . Your mother wasn't enough to make you want to live on . " The Shadow King pointed out gently, revealing her heart for them both to see . Kyera looked away, remembering her own dreams pointed to the same . There was shame in her eyes as she tried to hide it . Tears pricked her eyes as she stood before her father .
"I've been so alone… is it wrong to be back among those who love me?" Kyera whispered and The shadow king wiped a single tear from her eyes .
Chapter end
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