Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (92 page)

“If what you say
is
true, then what should we do?” he actually
sn
eered
, not believing the importance
.

“Would you like to see
what the face of the enemy looks like
?”
Connor
sneered angrily back. “We are here to protect you
defenseless children
. It looks like you need to see for yourself just what kind of enemy is coming to eat you.”

He
brought energy forth and funneled it down
his
legs to slowly and dramatically fly above their heads. Some stumbled back from fright and the
jet-streams coming from below his
feet. Mostly others stood in utter shock at seeing a flying man.

Without another word i
t was time to give the signal. Connor raised his
right hand over
his
head and released
the
energy. So
on a fireball conjured
overhead
and he
dumped more energy into it and made it grow. Before long
the
fireball
grew
even larger than the White House
itself
. I
t was as bright as the sun and he
needed to fly higher because
the intense heat
i
s too hot for human’s to handle. Off to the side
of the many streets,
cars stopped on the side an
d
right
in the middle of the road and people were getting out of them
to see what exactly was happening
.
S
ome came outside and by the time the flame complete
ly dominated the sky
,
just about all of D.C. aw
oke
and look
ed
.

He yelled as he
threw the enormous flame
high
into the air. Once the
flame reached a safe altitude he
made it detonate. The fireball exploded like a gigantic fireworks display. Even the explosive sound
it made
could be heard all around.

Now th
at the signal was sent he
dro
pped back down, directly where he
origin
ally took off. The President had
stumbled back due to such a
landing and
everyone was looking between him
and the sky.

“What’s happening!!!???” a male voice shouted in the silence.

In answer
Connor explained
“Your Only Hope For Survival!”

His
instinct
said to look up only moments before he felt energy drawing closer to his
location. The Preside
nt and everyone else followed his
example and looked skyward.

The entire yard silenced as they could all see what was happening
to the new world that had finally shown itself after more than a thousand years of secrecy.

At
the
signal
,
good
Keepers were all flying to th
is location
. Soon the
over
eighty
thousand Keepers all flew high above the city and came together like a massive flock of bird. Each and every one of them flew closer to the White House. Soon the
ancient
Keepers were all hovering about ten stories in the air.

Then they started dropping from the sky, one at a time
, but quickly
. The immortals landed heavily around the area surrounding the perimeter of the White House. Each and every
one of them held their weapons in preparation for the
coming
fight, but their casual stances weren’t threatening.

For the next few minutes the Keepers revealed themselves to the world
by doing nothing but standing and looking at their surroundings
. They didn’t hide any longer
,
nor were they upset
about being in the open
. In fact many of them looked relieved to no longer remain in secret. Before the President and his people knew it, the entire street and perimeter area had been completely surrounded by warrior reptiles that all stood ten feet tall or higher.

Lastly Connor
looked up to see only a single Keeper still float
ing overhead, looking down
.
He
nodded and Sorono began making his descent.

While he came
down
,
Connor
gained everyone’s attention. Not a single one of them were prepared for what they saw before their very eyes. Guns were shak
ing and being pointed in every direction
. The situation needed to be taken a hold of or else people were going to faint or even have several heart attacks. “Mr. President.” He and a few others were drawn to the sound of
his calm
voice while many were stuck in their
own little
worlds. The President could no longer keep a calm
expression
at realizing the
amazing
situation
laid bare
. “As you can clearly see, the world you think you knew all about
is much more unique than the narrow minds of humanity
believed
. These creatures around us are our sentient predecessors. They are called Keepers.” Then there was a strong wind that pushed people back and out of the way, but the President
found himself
too scared to
consider
mov
ing
.

Connor
then raised
an
arm as
his
brother slowly landed
beside him
. “I would like to introduce you to the eldest of the immortals and the leader of the Keepers, Sorono.” Then
he
saw the President
’
s eyes slowly
,
and hesitantly
,
look to
the right
and up and up, until he found Sorono’s face.

Sorono stood by
Connor’s
side
,
in full battle gear. It was
a
first
,
seeing him w
earing everything all at once. On his large head
rested
a smooth h
elmet that covered everything except his large haz
el eyes, his nostrils
and the bottom of his jaw. Over his robes
hung
four
massive plate
s
that covered his
entire
torso
to move freely
and was contoured perfectly to
fit over
his overdeveloped muscles.
On each of his legs were small spiked plates that moved in perfect sync with his gait. Finally on each of his hands and feet were metal gauntlets and shoes that were a perfect fit to him alone. His metal claws were even sharper than his natural ones, but his
natural
claws were no match against Dark Steel.

Everyone
became
startled when Sorono used his telepathy to speak mainly to the Keepers.
“We are not here to harm the humans. If they attack you, disarm them
only
and send them away. I will not tolerate any slaughtering. Am I understood?”

As one, every Keeper grunted in acknowledgement.

With
their
intentions made clear Sorono knelt down on one knee. He raised his hands and removed his helmet and sat it on the ground to his side
, to look at
his brother
. The feel of his mind allowed
him
to know that he was
speaking to everyone within the White House and the other Keepers.
“We all came at your signal, Brother. How is it going on your end?”

Both
of them
looking calmly at the President and he still
appeared
in
disbelief. “It seemed like he needed to understand his position. Even though I asked him to come with me several times, he didn’t believe my words…until right now. Plus he is having a ha
rd time in accepting reality.” Then
Connor
spoke in complete control
“Mr. President, I truly hope you realize the gravity of the situation
facing you
right now. Please give us your answer or I’ll get someone to do your job for you.”

It took a few moments for the leader of America to finally find his voice, even if it was weak.
“I…I get the picture. If I go with you, will my people remain unharmed?”

“You have my word, Hatchling.”
Sorono said for all to hear.
“We did not come here to harm anyone, nor will we. The ones that are craving your blood and flesh is of a different matter. You must come with us
,
alone
,
so we may speak in private. While you are with us, have the news
and local media
gather here and upon our arrival
,
you must give the orders you see fit
, just as I must
.”

The President swallowed dryly and thickly
as he looked into the penetrating eyes of the ancient Elder
. He nodded and regained his calm voice, but
Connor
knew it was forced for the sake of those around him. “Very well, I shall go with you.” Then he looked to his men and ordered “Call for a press conference
immediately
and get every news station in D.C. to
come
here
at once
. Also be sure that no one is to provoke or threaten these…
what did you call yourselves?” Connor
told him again. “Don’t threaten these Keepers.
Whatever they are they are diplomatically immune
at the moment
.” Sorono and Connor
smiled at each other for what the President just did. “If anyone tries to harm these Keepers in any way have them arrested and taken away. As long as they remain peaceful, we
shall
too.”

He made a few more order
s and variances before meeting their daunting
eyes. “I’m ready to go. What do I need to do?”

Connor
smiled and said “Sit down and try not to move around much.”

Everyone watched with interest as the leader of the free world sat d
own slowly in the green grass. Connor
raised
an
arm towards him and funneled energy to create a pressure shield beneath him.
The man’s
eyes widened as he saw how he had floated up
above the ground. He repeated
“Remember, don’t struggle or you might fall. Don’t worry I’m more than strong enough to catch you. It is just for the benefit of your mental health.” He nodded and did his best to not
move.

Sorono nodded positively at
Connor
just before putting on his hel
met. He stood up and together they
began flying slowly. O
nly Sorono, the President and Connor
would be privy to this conversation as the three of
them
continued to ascend
. There wasn’t a need to go far so
they
only flew up into the air about
ten
stories.

Once
they
were stabilized the President looked down and said shakily “I have to admit this is rather disconcerting for me. I feel something solid below me, but I cannot see anything.”

Connor
smiled and
explained
“If it will help you to understand, I can control the elements. What I’m using to hold you up is called Pressure. You might
refer to
it
as
the element Wind.”

The president
finally looked up and showed us a ghost of a smile. “That does help, actually.” He brought his fist to his mouth and cleared his throat. “Alright, since we are up here and alone, what do you want?”

Sorono drifted forward and said
“Like I said before. We are here to save your people. We can stay up here for no more than a half hour
,
if we are to have any chance to save as many lives as possible. If we make it through this then we may speak more at length. Right now, time is against us as the attack will occur at any time. My brother here has come up with a few solutions to get your people to safety and quickly.”