Page 1 of Tainted Rose


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In The Beginning…

Only the stars provided pinpricks of light throughout the galaxy. Over time, they drifted together and collided, creating ten powerful beings—the Starlight Gods.

The Gods’ purpose became to create life and light. Within their galaxy, they created ten separate realms but began by creating life in only one. Cycles passed and their first creations—humans—blossomed and grew.

The Gods were pleased; however, they wanted more. So, they created spirits—angels, demons, fairies, animals, and more—to bond with the human body, and the shifter race was born. They placed the shifters throughout the other realms. Some realms were home to only a specific species of shifter, while others held an assortment—the shifters learned to coexist with each other in harmony

The Gods created rules: a set for the human race to follow and a set for the shifter race.

One rule was absolute . . .

“Thou shall not take upon the role of the Gods. We bless you with our protection. Your purpose is to defend, not destroy. One shall be blessed with the number of spirits we approve of and bestow. No creation shall be granted ultimate power over the species. Defy this law and you shall know nothing but catastrophe and everlasting despair.”

The Starlight Gods reside in the stars, having power and authority upon all beings. They can take any shape or form, whether human, shifter, animal, or familiar. The shifter race looks to the Starlight Gods for power, strength, stability, and hope.

As long as the shifter believes, the Gods will always be there.

~In Stars We Trust~

I failed...

I, Ryder Carter, was destined to do great things as the future Heir of Realm Five Minato.

With my grand duty to walk along the side of my fellow star knights, we desperately searched for the woman who would lead our galaxy to salvation.

We finally found her, in rough shape, but she was alive.

Two rotations was all we needed to watch her blossom into a beautiful rose — one with delicate petals filled with purity and life. Our mission was to guide her home, to where she truly belonged, as our Princess and the woman I’d loved with all my heart.

But I failed…

My once perfect rose was now damaged by my failures.

Could she ever forgive me, her star knight, who’d sworn to protect her?

Will I get a chance to tell her how much she means to me…to us?

Only the Starlight Gods can tell what the future holds, but I pray with every ounce of my being that they bring her back to us.

Please…bring my Firefly back to me.

~In Stars We Trust~

Prologue

SOLACE ROTATION – VII, CYCLE 5032

I’m cold.

I could only feel how cold it was.

My mind surrounded by darkness.

I didn’t like it here.

I wanted to go home.

But, where was home?

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