Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (14 page)

Connor’s eyes met
hers
and
she
saw his defenses drop
with the sigh he blew through his nose
. The other mind was from his
older
and differ
ently looking brother. He slid
Tool in his belt loop and s
ighed in relief. He smiled at her
and offered out his hand
,
after walking
over to her side
.

Sarah
smiled back and took his hand. He helped
her
to stand up.
They
walked over to th
e front door and Connor helped her
slide
her sneakers on while she
slipped into
a
heavy
jacket. He did it because
her
belly will not allow
her to see her
own two feet. Soon
they
were ready and he opened the door.

It was
still very cold outside, but they
had special visitors coming by.
Sarah’s warm
cheeks felt the cold, but
her
belly
remained
insulated.
Sarah
stepped out i
nto the slush and stopped when she
felt Connor’s power rising.
She
glanced at him and then understood what he was doing. He
started
using his power over Liquid to lift and throw the mushy snow into the woods surrounding
their
home. Once he finished
the simple task
he w
alked to
her
side and
they
looked
e
a
stward.

Th
e
blue
sky was clear and bright but she
couldn’t see anything
.

The moment Connor saw something he pointed
slightly to the left of where she
was
currently
looking. Apparently he could see something that
she
couldn’t
. It
took
another minute before she
saw two
tiny
black dots
moving slowly
in the sky
and then felt their energy being used
. The
ir forms
kept growing and grow
ing as they flew straight for them
. Once they were small dots, but now they were huge.

Sorono and Veronica were flying side by side as they
soared
directly towards
the small clering
. They saw the dark brown ground that separated
the two younger immortals
from the white surroundings. As they closed the distance they began slowing down
even further
.

Connor and
Sarah
stood still as they landed gracefully on their back legs
,
despite their enormous size and weight. First
to come to a halt
was Veronica. She looked like the first time
they
saw her
; elegant and powerful
. She wore a white robe and a gold belt encrusted with red rub
ies
.
S
he stood proudly at around ten feet tall
and her sleek black scales looked in perfect condition. Her sharp claws and thin whip-like tail looked dangerous, her
casual
body language was anything but
. Her large
golden eyes looked happily
upon
them
. And then there was her mate.

Sorono
i
s by far the largest of the Keepers
Sarah’s ever
met
and the oldest. He stands about fifteen feet tall and his muscles are
just
as overly developed as
her
mate’s. His tail is slightly longer and
more
than twice as thick compared to his new mate Veronica
’s
.
He wore a different robe this time; silver and green. And inside the robe
lay
a small bulge.
He has large and piercing hazel eyes that have a slit pupil
, like a feline
’
s
. His eyes have the same color as Connor
’s
because they are brothers and Harmonizer’s. Despite the size
and species
difference between Sorono and Connor, the Head Elder said they were equally strong.

The very first to speak was Veronica.
“It is good to see my old friends again after such a long time. You two look well.”

Connor grinned as he
spoke calmly up to
their
tall friend. “You look more than well, Veronica. I can sense that you are more powerful
than
the last time we seen each other. It seems like Sorono did to you what I did with Sarah.”

She looked up to her mate with a sly smile. Then Sorono spoke to her.
“I told y
ou he would notice right away. Y
ou cannot hide from our perception or intuition. And you thought he wouldn’t notice?”
Sorono let out a hissing chuckle and Veronica used her tail to smack his bottom.
“Ouch, what was that for?”

She grinned
,
show
ing
her large teeth.
“Because you made fun of me!”

“Sorono!” Connor called out and changed the mood
with his smile
. “Don’t let it bother you too
much. Sarah did the same to m
e
, but
with a
metal
spoon.
Take my advice
and don’t say anything else, for now.
” Everyone smiled in mild embarrassment.

Veronica drew herself up slightly and
returned to
Connor’
s statement
“Yes, Sorono’s bond with me has strengthened me.
I’ve never felt so powerful in my whole life.
All of my strengths have become even easier to manage and my
former
limitations have become just as strong. And also my aura has somehow changed
color
. It’s no longer gold like my eyes.”

Wanting to see for
her
self
,
Sarah
poured energy into
her
eyes. Everyone glanced
in her direction
and it was tr
ue. Veronica’s energy i
s now
as
pure white a
s
Sorono’s
is
, instead of golden
. Remarkably her energy’s size
became
as wide
and heavy
as Sorono’s and the entire clearing
became saturated
by both w
hite and dark blue energy’s. Sarah
then compared it to the size of Connor’s and
her own
and it seems like
they
all ha
ve about the same size
auras.

“So can you guess why we are here?”
Sorono taunted her
mate
and brought Sarah
back to the conversation
.
She
stopped the energy
flowing into
her
eyes.

The younger Harmonizer
went silent for a minute while studying the two Keepers in front of
them
. Then Connor’s smile
changed to
pure joy as he looked between them. “Your Egg
! It has hatched! If it hadn’t Veronica would still be carrying it in the bend of her arm. She would always hold it unless there was something that she had to do.”

Sorono knelt down and looked closer at Connor.
He moved very slowly so as to be careful of something fragile.
“Very good deductive skills. Yes
,
our egg has finally hatched. I would like you to meet my stepdaughter
,
Shannon.”
Sorono leaned closer to the ground until his chest
hovered
almost four feet from the
ground
. His tone changed to a calm and fatherly coaxing.
“Come on out now, little one.
T
here are people who would like to meet you.
They have been waiting for a very long time.
”
Then he seemed to coo.
“Please?”

Sarah
stepped closer to
her
mate and gently rested
her hand against his forearm. They
silently watched as the bulge in Sorono’s robe began shifting and moving of its own accord.
The small movement ruffled as it mo
ved towards the opening. Then they
saw the first glimpse of the new addition to their family. It
came out as
a thin black tail. Just after the tail escaped it was followed by two small clawed feet. Once the feet dangled
,
the new Keeper seem
ed to l
ose its
grip
. It slipped
out of the robe in a single slide. The new baby fell on her bottom.
She hissed from the impact, but wasn’t hurt.

She was absolutely adorable when she finally looked at her surroundings. She had a rounder face
than adult Keepers
once she finally looked at
the new creatures
and her black scaly skin was pristine
. Her leathery lips pulled back in a smile to show her small
, yet sharp,
white teeth. The top of her skull sloped back just like all the others of her kind.
Both of h
er eyes were situated forward like all other predators. She had eyes just a shade darker than Veronica’s gold. She was wearing a light brown robe
of her own,
that
i
s brand new and a thin golden sash tied around her middle
, holding it together
.

Sorono pushed himself back up and Shannon’s attention went to him.
Veronica moved to stand directly next to her mate. They both
stood tall and proud as
t
he
y
looked down at
their child
.
Sorono said in a coaxing tone again
“Go ahead and stand up. Take all the time you need and introduce yourself like your mother and I taught you. You can do it.”

They
all were silent and patient as the childlike Keeper pushed with her claws. It took a minute for her to finally manage to push herself into a standing position
and keep her balance
. She then quickly brushed off her robe and drew herself up as proudly as her parents
, but she didn’t even stand as tall as their shins
. She looked to be around three and a half feet tall, but she was a gracious looking child. Then everyone felt her mind reaching out. It wasn’t very strong, but she managed to speak with her mind. Her mental voice
sounded
like a sweet girl
’
s that
i
s
both
rich and intelligent.

“Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to meet all of you. My name is Shannon.”

Connor smiled and walked right up to her. She
became
frightened and looked to her
mother and she smiled to her daughter
reassuringly
. Veronica knew
they
weren’t a threat to her child
so she didn’t intervene in any hostile way
. Shannon looked back and up to Connor. He saw her fright and knelt down in front of her to ease her worry. He offered his right hand and said “The pleasure is all mine, little niece. It is a relief to finally meet you.”

She looked at Connor’s hand and back to her parents. They both grunted
in coaxing
and she slowly reached out and grasped Connor’s hand with her three claws and thumb. She then smiled at him.
“So you are
the
strange looking uncle that Father has told me about. I thought he was joking when he showed me what you look
ed
like.”

Sarah
couldn’t stop
her
self from bursting into laughter. Everyone else joined
her
as Shannon spoke her mind
as any other child does
. Once
the hilarious fit calmed she
looked at
her
husband
as he said
“Yes I am, but you may call me Connor. How old are you, Shannon?”