Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (93 page)

“Brother?” then the President followed S
orono’s claw that pointed at Connor
. “Wait… are you saying that you two are actually…”

“We can talk about
our
lineage after
wards
. Right now you need to listen.” His mouth clicked shut and then he raised a hand for
the young man
to continue. “As the attack could get underway at
any moment, people will most incontrovertibly
be caught and killed in the crossfire.
You cannot bring in the military nor call for any air support. You won’t be able to tell the difference between us or our enemy. Even if you somehow manage to be able to
do
harm, you could be firing on
friendly fighters
. Only we can
,
and will
,
take them on. There is no other option
for you
in this fight. We will have our hands or claws busy in our battle so we will be hard pressed to defend people.

“That being said
,
what we need you to do is evacuate people out of the city or to a defensible shelter. We are prepared to dispatch several of our warriors to protect those populated area
s
. The rest of us have our targets that we will defend until our last breath.”

“Where would you have me send my people for shelter?” The President asked sincerely.

Connor
sighed and knew
t
he
man
wasn’t going to like this. “The most secure and defensible location to send everyone is to the Smithsonian museum.” Like
he
imagined,
the man’s
eyes became white all around. “You can evacuate everyone down into the lower levels for their safety. I know there are many artifacts that are priceless, but that place is the largest and capable
place
of offering shelter for thousands.” Then
he
sa
id realistically “Even if we lo
se
this war
, the shelters will be useless against our
special
powers. Whether above or below the ground, the enemy will destroy you, without our assistance. The only thing you can do is stay out of the gaze of our enemy
,
if you value your lives.”

The President went silent for several minutes
and then asked “What kind of numbers are they coming at us with?”

Sorono then said
“Their numbers are around eight hundred thousand, but this location isn’t their only target.”
The President gasped
, but didn’t fully comprehend the force a single Keeper had at his or her disposal
.
“We have dispatched the other two races of immortals to the other two locations. The
enemy’s
other objectives are to obliterate both New York City and Los Angelis.

“What you must understand is that their main force will most certainly be heading here.”

The President shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose before suddenly sitting straight up. “Where is your proof? For all I know you could be the monsters and they could be coming to stop you. You don’t even know they will attack at all
do you
. Show me some proof that we aren’t already enemies.”

Sorono looked at
Connor
and nodded sadly.
The President noticed the exchange between
them
and saw the pain in
their
eyes.
He
nodded back after
his
throat thickened.

Flying closer
to the President
,
Connor
said “If you want proof
,
we will allow you to see
our memories as if you were the
r
e
yourself. What you will see is what awaits all of humanity if we stayed on the sidelines and didn’t interfere with those that are most certainly coming
here
. Close your eyes and you will understand
everything
.”

His eyes were doubtful, but he eventually closed
them
.

Connor
looked to Sorono and allowed him to go first. He sighed and projected his memories into the President. As the President saw the images like a recording he gasped aloud.

Sorono allowed his brother
access to see what he was showing the Commander and Chief. He
began
showing the devastation Ranvan caused with the tsunami and showed him all of the lifeless corpses that he found in his search for survivors.
The vision changed when Sorono
had been
ambushed and then when he awoke to see Ranvan after so long.

Then Sorono stopped giving his memories and the President opened his eyes to say “Oh my…”

“That isn’t the end of it.” Connor
interjected. “Now you need to see what I have
to offer
.”
The President conceded by closing his eyes again.

He
swore to never show this to anyone,
but this was an exception. In the darker areas of his
mind
he
brought forth the images
his
mind recorded wi
th perfect detail and clarity. Connor
showed the President
just
what the Keepers did to
defenseless
people back on th
at horrendous volcanic island. He
let the President
feel the sickening emotions that ran through
him at the time
,
see
what he
did
, smell
the decay
and even taste the air that surrounded the piles of cooked and rotting human bodies. He could see the teeth marks on the severed corpses
,
left by those who were fi
nished with their human meal. The President
had no choice to vividly understand what
i
s coming for humanity and where even he would end up.
Apparently
the
images were too much.

The President soon had enough as he rolled to his side to throw up
everything he had eaten
.
Connor
adjusted
the
barrier just enough for him to stay safe, but allowed the vomit to fall down towards the ground. He remained on all fours and breathed deeply
to clear his head
.

The brother’s
waited patiently while the President steadied himself. While he did
,
several h
elicopters
began approaching rapidly
. Apparently things were underway and there wasn’t any coming back into the shadows and secrecy.

The president finally moved back into his seati
ng position and the
barrier acted accordingly. His eyes were distraught to say the least, but he managed to say “I don’t know exactly how you showed me what you did, but I
… I
believe you. I don’t necessarily understand the complexities you face, but a good leader needs to know when to step back and let those who
know w
hat to do, to do it.” H
e looked down at the swarming ground and said “Since this is an emergency we’ve never faced before I’ll do what I can. Can we please go back down now?”

“Indeed, we can. You understand that we are only here to help and I can tell that you are a man of his word. You will do the right thing.”

As
they
slowly made
their
way back down
they
w
ere
able to count thirteen helicopters that had arrived and they had their cameras filming everything. On the ground, the White House was swarming.

They
made it to the ground and The President finally stood up and said “Thanks for the ride. I will be right back after I change. Do what you will until my return
…
Then I’ll address the public.”

“Be Quick.” He
acknowledged
to both
Connor
and Sorono
with a nod
.

As he began a brisk jog
away
,
many Secret Service
personnel
fell in around him and
escorted him
safely
inside the White House.

Sorono then
asked
privately
“What should we do in the meantime?”

It didn’t take
Connor
long to say. “Perhaps we should send out some scouts to warn us if they see anything.” He nodded.

Connor
began walking across
the lawn with Sorono by his side
. The humans all quieted and followed
their
slow and casual movement. The reporters all had
their cameras following Connor
and it wasn’t difficult to imagine what they were saying
even without his
sensitive hearing
. They were asking the most simple
and unintelligent
of questions like “What are these
strange and giant
creatures? Who is that man with them? Where did they come from?
Are they genetic creations?
What do they want
from us
? Are they aliens?
Are we being invaded?
” The reporters weren’t very creative
or imaginative
.

All noises stopped as Connor
shouted “Xaon! Clarein! Damian! Firon!”

The Keepers were alerted
to
his
voice
and made way for those that were called. Firon and Clarein jumped over the fence to
the
left and they wore only claw weapons, but neither were
changed
in
to
Dark Steel. Damian wore almost exactly the same weapons and armor as his father, but his helmet had sharp spikes
on the top
and his armored chest was smooth unlike his father’s contoured kind. Xaon moved through the crowd of Keepers
and
slowly and effortlessly
jumped over the human crowd and landed in an open spot inside the White House lawn. He wore only leg and forearm protectors over his robe, but in his right hand
rested on the hilt of his
ten foot
Dark Steel
katana.

The four Keepers approached him
and the human’s were silent so t
hat they could
try and
hear what
he
had to say
.
Connor
looked up into each and every one of their eyes and said “We need some scouts. Please go as high as you can manage and search for any large moving auras heading in this direction. If you spot anything suspicious contact either me or Sorono. Do not engage
them
without
alerting
us first. Go!”

They either nodded or
grunted before blasting straight into the sky.

Let’s just say the people who were
came
were continually dumbfounded.

After the
scouts began their tasks
,
Connor
studied the humans. Many were shock
ed and confused at seeing the
astounding
creatures
that
completely
surrounded them
.
Some looked up at the giants with absolute wonder in their twinkling
eyes
.
What
came as more of a
surprise
i
s
that there were o
nly spott
ed a small handful
of humans
who were visi
bly
threatening towards the warriors. Those who posed a threat to one of
the
m
were quickly subdued
by local police or the Secret S
ervice.

What
i
s
also
astounding was that after
he
spoke to Damian and the others, a few reporters began directly asking questions to the Keepers that were close by. Some of the Keepers were focused on the task at hand while others were very personable. Those with exubera
n
t and narcissistic personalities spoke with the reporters
openly
, but their thoughts couldn’t be heard by the cameras so the reporters spoke
aloud
for the
public to understand
. The playful Keepers kept their mouths
or minds
shut as to why they were here by saying repeatedly
“Wait for our elder or
your leader to answer your questions.”