This is an original story set in the late Edo Period with some fantasy and supernatural elements added. Since the dawn of time, a war has raged between those who fight for the dark and those who defend the light. Born in the year of the ominous Fire Horse but on the hour of the highly revered and vigorous Dragon, regardless of what others say about her birth, Houki has inherited her ancestor's vision as well as his great samurai spirit. However, times are changing, as the era of warriors is drawing to an end. The shogunate that has been a tall, sturdy tree for more than two hundred years, is slowly beginning to rot upon being challenged by the imperial court and several domains who were derided under shogunal rule. Amidst the turbulent times, one group remained true to the old ways and risked their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system. Fighting as brothers-in-arms, the Shinsengumi upheld the code of honor of the samurai. Old clashed with the new as the age of turmoil is set into motion, but in the darkness lurks much more than political unrest-something much darker... The Tokugawa princess fights to protect the legacy that has been passed down to her, protect her family from the possibility of cessation in the hands of their enemies, and end what no one else can. Cover: *Houki - the woman in the cover's background *Saito Hajime - the one with purple hair and the biggest picture out of all the guys *Harada Sanosuke - the one with brown wavy hair *Hijikata Toshizo - the one with long blue hair in a ponytail *Yamanami "Sannan-san" Keisuke - with green hair and glasses *Todo Heisuke - the one with the braid *Okita Souji - the one with blonde hair *Nagakura Shinpachi - the one with short green hair *Yamazaki Susumu - the one with red hair Note: the pictures of the characters on the cover are not mine, they belong to the otome games Armen Noir, Harukanaru Toki Naka De and Hiiro no Kakera, it's just how I picture them to be.

"He didn't love me anymore!" I screamed. He raked his hand though his hair, clearly frustrated, "Adora, HE NEVER LOVED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE." He knew I was in denial, "you do not know true love, world shifting love..." He grabbed my shoulders suddenly and crushed our lips together... he did love me... Adora's heart was broken-more like brutally beaten and torn to shreds by a man she fell so hard for- a man who never even loved her in the first place. As she wallows in woe after losing her 'soulmate' a mysteriously captivating teacher arrives in her art class, the only place she can express herself, and he teaches her the real reason 'the man' hurt her so purposely. Now she wants Revenge.

Brooke is a 17 year old girl, who comes from broken foster homes since she was 5 yrs old, with a unknown father and a dead mother, Brooke has no where to go until a mysterious relative offers a place to stay and a chance to finish out her last year of high school. Now with family secerts to uncover, a dead-beat dad who doesn't want her, sudden popularity at school, and a few new enemies, Brooke seems to be able to handle it all. But when the dark powers threaten to awaken on her 18th birhtday Brooke isnt sure if any of it was worth it, especially when a blossoming love is threaten.