Star Crossed In Time - Chapter 205

When I walk into the pool room and see Bai Lei crouching next to the dark water, looking as if he’s hurt, I quickly run over with worry. I reach out and quickly jerk back when I touch him. He’s so hot! I reach out and use my powers to call the water from the pool.

I soak both of us but I don’t care. He’s literally steaming! When the water touches him, a loud hiss is heard before he finally cools off. “What the hell happened? Are you okay?” I ask pushing back his long black hair.

His larger hand wraps around mine as he pulls it up to his lips, kissing it before saying “I’m fine, little star. I told you I would be fine, remember?” I look at him like he has a few screws loose but he ignores the look and slowly stands.

He rolls his shoulders and says “Thanks for the cold shower.” He then lifts out his hand and opens it. A bell of some kind sways from his hand as he says “Jiang isn’t where he should be so the King will look for him but until then, he said for you to hold onto this.”

I frown at him and reach up to take the bell but he quickly pulls it back and says “If Jiang or another Demon shows up, just ring it and the King himself will come. It’s made from his essence so only he will be able to hear the bell ring.”

I look to the bell then back to him before nodding my head saying “Got it” He hands it to me and says “I don’t know if we can really trust him or not so unless you absolutely have to, don’t ring it.” As soon as I touch the strange bell, I feel a strange pulse of energy go up my arm.

The back of my neck tingles making me slightly shiver. What the hell was that? “What’s wrong?” Bai Lei asks, making me look back at him. I slightly lift my hand saying “It feels weird.” Bai Lei nods his head and says “I felt that too. Just be careful with it. It anything, think of it as a backup plan.”

I tie the strange bell to the sash around my waist and say “I got it but are you sure you’re okay? You looked hurt.” Bai Lei smirks and waves his hand, instantly changing his clothes and looking fresh out of the shower.

I shake my head and say “When I felt your energy, I rushed over here and left Zhen. I need to finish asking him some questions about Hundun.” Bai Lei steps forward and says “I’ll go with you then. What do you need to ask him?”

I turn around and walk beside Bai lei as I say “It seems Zhen knows Hundun.” Bai Lei frowns but he nods his head and says “Zhen’s been around for a very long time. It’s not too surprising if they’ve run into each other in the past.”

I nod in understanding and quickly shift back over to Zhen. Zhen still stands in the same spot staring at a flower that lightly glows. As soon as we appear, Zhen turns and looks over to us with sharp eyes. After looking Bai Lei over he sighs in relief and says “That was stupid Deity, even for you.”

Bai Lei smirks and says “Good to know that you care about me as well, old fox but I’m fine. It was something that had to be done.” Zhen snorts and shakes his head as I say “I’m sorry for running off. How do you know Hundun?”

Zhen sighs and rolls his eyes as he says “Back in the day, Hundun was very popular and was seen all over. I ran into him more times than I care for but before you ask, I don’t really KNOW him. I’ve only seen what he’s capable of and what he’s known for.”

I nod my head and say “I need to ask him a few more questions but I need you two to stay back, okay?” Zhen and Bai Lei share a look before nodding their heads saying “We’ll stay over here.” I sigh and walk over to the other side.

“Hundun” I call out and within a few seconds, a dark shadow separates from mine as he slowly becomes solid in front of me with a smirk. “I wasn’t gone for long… did you miss me already?” He says looking over my shoulder at Bai Lei and Zhen.

“You know why I’m calling you again but I have another thing I have to ask about… Are you following me around? Inside my shadow?” I ask with a sinking feeling. His smirk grows as he says “I can if you’d like?”

I roll my eyes and ask “What did he offer you?” Hundun suddenly sobers up as his smile quickly fades. He nods his head and says “He offered me… you.” Shock and confusion hit me head-on as I try to figure out how that’s even possible.

As if reading my thoughts, he places his hands behind his back and says “You agreed to be his queen before he died so in a way you’re his to claim and even hand over. He told me you killed him… is that true?” I scoff in disbelief as I say “Yes, I killed the snake… wow… we weren’t even married! We didn’t even sleep with each other!? How could he claim me like that over some petty words?”

Hundun watches me with a rare serious look as he says “Words carry weight, Nova.” Well shit… does that mean he’ll send another Demon? Suddenly, the ground under me disappears! I try to reach out to grab something but everything is gone!

I feel something painful around my ankle as I’m pulled through… space? What the hell was happening!? Before I can even wrap my brain around my surroundings, I find myself falling! I land hard on a hot, black ground.

I groan and look up to find Jiang looking down at me with a dark smirk. I try to call my powers but nothing happens. Instead, the thing around my ankle burns, nearly taking my breath away! Jiang’s dark smirk grows as he kneels down in front of me saying “Tsk, tsk. You are completely powerless here. We have a few things to settle, right?”

Only now do I see a man in black behind him. The man has light red hair and black eyes but I can instantly tell that he’s a Demon just like Hundun. Jiang snaps his fingers in front of my face as he says “You never did pay attention but I’m willing to look past everything if you do something for me.”

I sit up and slowly come to my feet as I brush my dress off asking “And what’s that?” Jiang stands to his full height but I’m suddenly surprised when I see that his eyes look normal. He stares down at me and says “You’re gonna bring him and I out of here.”

My face goes blank as I blink several times in confusion. “Huh?” I ask looking between the two with growing confusion but before either one of them can answer, a dark wave of energy washes over the area as Hundun’s figure suddenly appears before me saying “Looks like I almost missed the fun. She’s not going to be doing anything for you.”