Free The Guardian's Protector: The Chamber of Souls by Debbie Kowalczyk

over the sides of his palm and grew in length until both strips came to a stop and bound together, making a solid but lightweight chain. A faint, iridescent shimmer continued to run up and down the unique, silky material. Tom’s gaze lifted to Amy’s before he pushed his tiny hand towards her.
    Tears trailing down her cheeks, she stared at it in awe. She gingerly took the necklace and as the sunlight hit, the stone became prismatic. The weightless chain, with a power of its own, rose from her hand and floated towards the top of her head, settling perfectly onto her neck. She moved her long hair out of the way and, not too tight and not too loose, it shrank to a perfect fit. A feeling of warmth overwhelmed her as it touched her skin.
    She didn’t know how she managed any words but, holding the stone and peering into Tom’s magical, loving eyes, which were sparkling intently with tiny, glittery particles of light, she said: ‘I won’t let you be harmed by that Dogod, Tom! Never!’
    Tom looked considerate, as if wondering how to answer. It was so strange the way he studied her. Then, as if he realised what she’d said, he smiled.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    THE CHAMBER
    THE OBSERVATION
     
    Her wings pulsing red, Nevaeh stood transfixed to the Disk in front of her. The worried look in her grey, glitter-filled eyes was nothing to the emotion she felt as she helplessly watched her lower self, Amy, hold Tom close to her chest like someone was about to hurt him. Nevaeh’s soul ached as she watched Amy rock Tom back and forth on that bench, but she knew it was nothing compared to what Amy must have felt because to Nevaeh, it looked like Amy had lost her mind.
    Amy had built up so much resistance that Nevaeh knew there was no way she could communicate to her through emotions to trust the people around her. Amy was resisting in so many ways that Nevaeh felt helpless. After watching what Amy had been through, Nevaeh understood Amy’s anxiety, confusion and fear, but she also knew she’d be okay if only she could allow them to help, which she knew at this point Amy would never permit.
    Seeing Amy looking so young, lost and helpless, Nevaeh wondered if this human part of her would be able to handle the mission at all. Nevaeh knew before her soul had split, before she said goodbye to that part of herself until death, that what she’d taught others was right—that life was so very emotionally challenging, but she thought any part of her would have been more accepting of the truth, no matter what environment they had been a part of. As she watched Amy read about angels, psychics and mediums throughout her life, Nevaeh had been convinced that, when the time came, Amy would receive the information well. She now doubted whether her lower self could cope with the infliction at all.
    Turning towards the Omni-Pod to her right, the brightest pod on level one, she pushed the tip of her wing to the wall, squinting her eyes to cope with the blinding light of the soul inside. The Bright One, who glowed a phosphorescent gold, turned to her, pushing his luminous wing on the wall of his own Omni-Pod, which meant they could communicate.
    I love you, Tom , Nevaeh thought.
    The Bright One smiled, his green eyes beaming with rays of violet as he did. I love you too, Mother , he thought. Then, after feeling the Decision Maker’s presence above them, they both gazed up.
    After smiling lovingly at the souls in Omni-Pods who were having the Test, the Decision Maker turned to the Guardians’ patch, interested in just two specific adjoining souls.
    ‘Why do you look so sad, Nevaeh?’ he asked, his wing turning a compassionate pink as he did. ‘You are doing very well.’
    Not well enough, Decision Maker , she thought, knowing he could read her.
    ‘What makes you think that?’ he asked. ‘You have done better than we thought, and you certainly make a good mother.’
    Nevaeh turned to look at her disk again, her heart aching as she