Jinx Lux Novels & Stories

No, I was the product of a monster. I turned and walked next to Jinx who was still asleep, but she was restless, her silver marked hand clutching the sheets. I went to her side, my heart hammering against my ribs. I looked at her throat, where her pulse thrummed the cure my father wanted. I leaned down, whispering into the quiet room. "You're like a magnet, Everyone seems to want you." I said frustratedly. I reached down and gently touched the silver runes on Jinx's wrist. As I did, a flicker of that dream darkness tried to rise, but the silver light from her skin pushed it back.

Jinx wasn't in danger yet but if he didn't show in the next minute or so the healer might have to get proactive. Trips in and out of the Underworld were complicated even for the most seasoned of auric power users. Jinx had the power of an Underworld-enhanced Orangelo Chariot tarot card and now Wound worried it was not enough for two. As it was, Wound's Topside glamour felt like it was taking more power than it should after he had to boost the journey with some of his demon aura.

“Shame you kept her hidden. I’d have given her a dance or two.” Hunter’s smirk vanished. His eyes flashed dangerously, though he still didn’t move. “Lux,” Hunter’s voice cut sharp, moving on before he did something rash. Lux was dark-haired. His olive-toned skin and sharp, narrowed eyes gave him an exotic, deadly beauty. He looked almost too perfect, the kind of man that made women’s heads turn in any room. He gave her a slow, deliberate look, then smirked, revealing a silver tooth that glinted under the lights.

It was aggressive and loud—spiked shoulder pads, a mohawk made of holographic flames, and a leather jacket that said BORN TO FRAG on the back. "You can't call shotgun, Leo," Jinx said, leaning against a stack of virtual tires. She looked like a futuristic racer, wearing a suit made of white and pink carbon fiber, holding a racing helmet under her arm. "I'm the designated driver. My Agility stat gives me +20% Vehicle Handling. If you drive, we flip in the first turn."