Kira From The Dark Crystal Novels & Stories

-Kira- My heart is sitting in my throat. I don’t recognize the woman staring at me in the mirror; the grown-up woman who will no longer depend on her Pappa for protection. The adult who will become Luna to another Alpha in a few hours' time. My love for dancing will be a forgotten memory, my stuffed toy collection will be donated and my bedroom will be cleaned out. Kira Volkova, the Alpha Heir, will fall away, and Kira Helseth will take her place.

For a girl who’d survived. Pups braided wildflowers into her hair until she looked like a meadow. Old warriors told her stories about the old days and the new days. Kira gave her a necklace made of silver chain - the same chain she’d tried to cage her with months ago. “To remind you,” Kira said, clasping it around her neck. “That you can’t be caged. Not by iron, not by crowns, not by gods.” That night, Luna and Damian lay on a hill outside the Court, watching the moons rise one by one.

“Two years ago, I went through some painful stuff and couldn’t get out of it for a while, so I thought about buying some jewelry to comfort myself.” Kira gave a soft chuckle, her tone nonchalant, “I saw this ‘Twilight’ at the exhibit, and I just fell head over heels for it. The moment I laid eyes on it, I felt like it was a magic pill that could cure all my woes, so I didn’t think twice before snagging it.” Thiago was deeply moved by Kira's words, even too embarrassed to look directly into her bright eyes. Two years ago, when he was going all guns blazing, crafting the Ruby Enigma for Veronica.

“That’s impossible. It’s sealed. Contained. It shouldn’t be able to affect anyone.” “Shouldn’t doesn’t mean can’t.” Alina looked at Kaden. “We need to consult with the dreamers. See if Lena knows what’s happening.” Kira was summoned. She’d become the primary liaison between the surface and the sealed. Now twenty-five. Still powerless. Still dedicated to helping Lena and the others. “I’ll try to reach her tonight,” Kira said. “But the dreams don’t always work on command. Sometimes they come. Sometimes they don’t.”

But it isn't pain that lingers… It's power. I'm no longer just Mira, servant girl of Pine Shadows. I’m Mira, the girl who shifted beneath a full moon, who ran in the wild, who faced down a rogue and chose Mercy. I can still feel her—Kira, my wolf…curled somewhere deep inside me, sleeping but present, like a silent flame.

"She should be grateful Alpha Cedric let her live." It was Damon, her son, and the next Beta. He was a year older than me, his golden-brown hair falling into his smug eyes. I could only bow my head and continue my assigned task. I knew better than to respond to them. A familiar, chilling laugh made my stomach turn as Delta Gareth stepped into the hall, his presence commanding attention. His daughter, Kiara, followed him, laughing as they walked towards me. Kiara didn’t just hate me, she enjoys making me suffer because she believes I ate her mate, my twin and my father's true Heir. Thus she made it her life's work to make me suffer

A savage laugh sounded. Grinding my teeth, I withdrew my sword and watched him stumble back. I was aiming for his throat next, but before I could move, the ground beneath my feet quaked. Dahak raised his head and smiled. He extended his one arm toward Kaira… or rather, toward the dark crystals lying around her. Kaira shrieked, her body convulsing in pain as countless tendrils of black floated from the crystals toward him. He clenched his hand as if claiming the new power, drawing more and more…

Just people. Dozens of them. Some young, some old. All watching me with a mix of suspicion and fear. And at the front: Pipa. Her eyes narrowed. "Mira?" I lifted my chin. "It’s Kiara." Silence. Pipa’s face went pale. "No. That’s not…" A voice cut her off. "Enough." Fiona stepped from the shadows, her cane tapping the ground with each step. We stared at each other. For a second, no one breathed.

“ Relax! I'll never take the blindfolds off. Now let's just go! ” “ Let's hurry! This isn't the case with Jane's girls. Anyone that sees you kill them off. ” Intel orders, her eyes taking their kite shape, her ears elongating and unlike the others, her hair turned white. “ We're going all out! ” “ Hell yeah! ” Kira exclaims. Her eyes and hair turned to gold as she stretched her arm to the sky. On cue, her original sword flies to her palm. The object was almost as transparent as Jane's knife and it glowed gold under the sunlight.

It wasn't going to be one this time. Kira was the head warrior of the Blue Orchid Pack. Many thought that a female shouldn't be in this position. But that's how everything worked in her pack. Every pack member was given a position according to their skills and abilities. Every person received what they deserve; nothing less nothing more.