Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (72 page)

Sorono turned and looked straight over at
them
.
“Connor, your concerns have been
granted in your
favor, but I ask you this, how will you take responsibility for
your actions?”

Connor didn’t take much time in coming t
o a conclusion. He smiled a
t
Sarah
and soon st
ood
on the bench so t
hat all could clearly see him. She
knew that he would need to yell at the top of his lungs so that the ones furthest away could
hear so he did something else. She
felt the touch of his mind and knew that he was reaching into everyone else’s. He hasn’t done something like this since the last meeting when he told all who the real Head Elder was.

His mental voice was calm and clear.
“Since it was I who brought this to the attention of the elders and must take responsibility
,
I will be the one to train the Balancer’s in the new ways.”

Not on your own you won’t.
Connor heard
her
p
ersonal thought and looked at her
.
She
stood up by his side and projected
her
mind just like he was doing. Using telepathy in this way is neither easy nor difficult, but it requires much concentration.
“I will also help in their training.”

It was difficult to see from this distance, but Sorono gave a nod to
them
.
“Very well.”
he then began looking at the crowd.
“As all of us who are gathered
,
heard there will be a new flow to our time together. Now besides everyone sparring, Balancers will be taught in how to use
their
abilities to their highest potential.”
Then
she
saw as Sorono turned his sights on the collected crates.
“Ah, it seems as if my first shipment of supplies have arrived. I would like for them to be opened. Inside one crate should be a generator and in another will be
methane
fuel. Even if we are out here we will need some comforts and the electricity will be an aid.

“In several containers will be food. Please bring them over to Adela’s
cooking cabin. Also bring in the large freezers to keep the food from being spoiled.

“In the rest of the crates will be cloth for us when we need new clothing and large cubes of metal
for forging
. We will use those cubes to begin making our armor and weapons.”
Then Sorono gave a warning.
“We are all in this together and I will not tolerate any hoarding. We will share everything equally. If you need help, ask. If there is something that you are capable of that others aren’t, help them. We are not here for personal gain because as of right now we are all one peoples.”

Sorono had finished his speech and turned towards
their direction
again.
“Connor, how would you and Sarah like to proceed?”

Connor and Sarah
looked at each other and remembered that
they
were still standing. He smiled after he saw the image formulating in
her mind. She
then told him to go ahead and use it.
“Sorono, we will begin now. I will work with them for two hours each day. Will it be alright if I make the daily training schedule last from ten in the morning till noon?”

“Indeed, that will be best. The rest of the time can be devoted to sparring, weapons making and anything else that they will like to accomplish.”

Connor nodded and Sorono saw it and began walking from the center of the stage. Then
her
husband laced his fingers with
hers
and turned his attention to a new direction.
“Will all Balancer’s join me on stage?
And please separate into five groups pertaining to your element. If you have the ability to control multiple elements please take the element
that you
favor
the most. Make your way to the stage if you will.”

He
and
Sarah
dropped to the ground together.
Jack, Jillian
, Amber and Ben
were looking at
them
and
she
gestured for them to go on ahead.

“Daddy, can we come up with you?”
Pearl asked pleadingly.

“I’m sorry, but it might not be safe up there. We’ll need to have someone watch you and your brother.” Connor said lovingly.

“I’ll do it.”
Sorono s
aid, appearing out of nowhere. Sarah jumped when she
realized that he stood behind
her
.
She
looked up into his eyes as he said with a smile
“I need to rest my feet for a while and can keep my niece and nephew company simultaneously. It is a win-win situation for me.”

She
knew they would be safe and said “Take care of your Uncle Sorono.”

Pearl pouted cutely as Darrel said with a smile
“Yes, Mommy!”

Connor and Sarah
were soon walking t
o the stage, hand in hand. As they
moved so too did many among the crowd.
She
could already see that the stage had been cleared of sparring matche
s and had begun to be replaced b
y nothing
except
Balancers. They even had begun separating into the five groups.

Before she
knew it
they
were on stage with every Balancer who ha
d
arrived. The groups had split up into Fire, Terra, Liquid, Pressure and Metal B
alancers. There were only twenty nine
Metal Balancers and
her
sister was only one of three women among the others. The two largest groups were of the Fire and Liquid Balancers. The Terra and Pressure Balancers were slightly uneven because some of the rare Balancers with multiple talents chose what they
favored
. Even the
Elder Balancers had all graced them
with their presence
. They must want to see these secrets that would be taught to all.

There was much chattering as everyone made
their
way up on the stage. That all en
ded as Connor raised his hand
for silence
. She
took that chance to see that many Keepers and a few Changers were looking upon this new spectacle. Co
nnor’s lecturing voice brought her
back to the task at hand.

“As all of you already know, Sarah and I have the affinity for all elements. Not only that, our energy levels are well over one hundred times larger than each of yours. I’m not bragging, but am explaining how we’ve come to learn about these variations and gifts.
My mate and I have worked together to use our gifts in new and exciting ways. We will be teaching you these techniques for your
own
protection. Now we will first begin about teaching you about seeing Aura.”
The groups began mumbling and Sarah
heard a few hisses from some Keepers, but they knew that the Elders had given Connor free reign to teach.

“Aura is very useful for many things. What Aura is, is a visual confirmation about what ones energy looks like. We all have different colors and when we do things our aura is left behind like a signature. It can be even used to identify the person or Keeper without needing to look in their eyes. Some colors look closely the same, but if you look
long
enough you will
begin to
differentiate
the
subtle
differences. Only Harmonizers and their mates share the exact same color.”

Then Connor began teaching. “Alright everyone needs to listen carefully. To use this ability
you need to focus your mind.” Sarah
watched as everyone in the groups began calming themselves and breathing easier. “Good, now imagine your energy flowing into your eyes and allow your instinct to accomplish this goal. All who use energy will be capable of this. Go ahead and begin.”

It didn’t take too long to feel the subtle amount of power it took to begin rising in everyone. Many had focused with their eyes closed as they set out to accomplish this task.

Some gasped when they opened their eyes and began looking around. Many were stunned into being completely still. Everyone soon began using an ability that they never knew they were capable of and each one of them w
ere
older than
she is
. This new sense brought a new look at their world and they began noticing different things. Many had looked to their mate and others looked everywhere. Then one person finally said “No way!”
Sarah
looked over to see that
her m
other was looking straight at
her
. Her eyes slowly began creep
ing skywards.
Jillian
was stunned speechless yet again as she finally co
uld see the representation of her daughter’s
true power.

Then others started following
her example
and looked at either Connor or
herself
. Soon everyone was looking at
them
with shock and awe. They could now see the strength of a Harmonizer and his mate. It made
her
feel proud and strong to see the ex
pressions everyone was giving them
.

Sarah
took a step forward and spoke clearly “Now that you can see in this way you will be able to identify the strength of your opponent. The larger the aura
,
the more energy they have at their disposal.”
She
could feel Connor’s satisfaction for
her
swelling thanks to
thei
r bond. “Now that you can see
,
you can act accordingly. Since this ability is all fresh to you, you must begin practicing with it on your own. Only you can judge its usefulness and how it should be used.

“Now that each of you are gathered
,
we will teach you special variations to your
abilities. Mainly Fire and Liquid Balancers will have a wider range of skills, but the other three elements are stronger and honestly
don’t need to worry as much.” She
glanced at Connor for a moment to see him smiling. With
her
gaze r
eturned to that gathered group she
stated “First we will demonstrate a versatile skill for the Fire Balancers. Many of you saw this ability last meeting when my mate fought the Keeper Guards. This technique is called the Fire Shield.”

For the next two hours Connor and
Sarah
gave demonstration. They saw how fire could be used to absorb energy, but something had changed with
her
shield this time. Not only was it larger than
she is,
it was closer to Connor’s height
,
and swirling uninterrupted in the ground, but it didn’t collapse like it used to. Even when water was thrown on it, it didn’t implode on itself anymore.

It did collapse when the Fire Balancers tried their hand at the skill. The rotating shields that were conjured
ranged in size from a small Targe to large enough to cover t
heir owner’s torso. Connor and Sarah
lobbed fireballs at their defense and showed them the bonus to this technique. When
they
tossed small globules of water, their shields were destroyed.

For the Liquid Balancers Connor demonstrated how if there was no water available to use ones sweat as a small weapon. Many of the women
,
including
Jillian,
didn’t like this, but they did follow the instructions.

Sarah
taught the Terra Balancers how to make trap holes and seal them so that if they caught a Keeper
,
it wouldn’t be able to escape alive.

Connor gave flying lessons to the Pressure Balancers. No one was as swift or as graceful as Connor, but then again no one could ever be as capable. He showed them how to flip in the air, like they were swimming, and then
fly in the opposite directions.
Agility was key to surviving an aerial battle.

There really wasn’t much
they
could teach the Metal Balancers because there was only the variation of the mind when they altered the form of their affinitive element, but Connor did manage to give them hints on what they could do. They could make different weapons and find a way to make both ranged and close range weapons for everyone. Amber said that she would do what she could.