Changer's Blood (Balancer's Soul cycle) (51 page)

Kara then understood that the room
became
dead silent. Connor’s mind
began instantly
reaching into
hers
.
“Sarah, what is she doing?”

Sarah
couldn’t take
her
eyes off
t
he finger bone.
“I haven’t a clue
.”

Just then Mark cautiously stepped closer and sat down next to her. He gently grabbed her left wrist and examined Kara’s ability carefully. When he saw enough he looked up at her. “Kara, you are a
Bone
Changer.”

Connor finally broke his silence. “Mark
,
what is a
Bone Changer
exactly?”

When Mark’s silver eyes
looked at them
he spoke evenly. “Bone Changers are the rarest of our kind. To my knowledge
,
including Kara
,
only six Changers have this unique ability. A Bone Changer is the strongest and most adaptable of our race. I can only manipulate my bones to grow wings
, change the shape of my teeth
or make myself larger, but I cannot push my bones out of my skin.
She can even use them outside her body
without them dissolving,
like
making
a
b
one sword.
Kara’s bones
…
I’d bet are three times denser than mine or yours
,
Buddy. Watch this…” Mark stood and walked over to the box at the front door.
He pulled out
Tool and walked back. He sat down next to Kara again. “Sweetheart
,
can you absorb your bone back and mak
e it an even cylinder about four
inches long?”

Kara nodded then absorbed her bone back in her finger and pushed a f
our
inch cylinder
back
out.
She then grabbed the base of her finger with her right hand as Mark grabbed the tip. “Right now Kara’s bone is pound for pound s
tronger than steel.” Mark took
Tool’s hatchet side and dropped it directly across the cylinder. Knowing that
Connor
ke
eps Tool
razor sharp made this demonstration
all the
more understandable.

When
the blade struck the white bone
Sarah
expected it to slice right through
or at least make it chip
. It did the opposite and bounced right off
like hitting another surface of steel
. Kara’s new reflexes caught
the multipurpose item
before
it connected with
the ground. Mark showed where the blade struck and there wasn’t even a scratch. “Right now Kara has more potential than I do.”

She reabsorbed the bone back and started rubbing his back as he shook his head in wonder. “Honey, don’t worry about it. By the way I have a personal question
.” Mark looked at her again. She grinned
while
asking “Can I also make my breasts larger too?”

Connor finally started laughing
,
bringing Sarah
into the mix. Mark s
poke
after
they
settled down “What is
wrong
with you May siblings. The two of you are something else.” He
then
looked at Kara
seriously
. “You die
d and Connor brought you back. T
h
is
has never happened before. Also you wind up to be a Bone Changer.” Then
he spoke
to Connor. “And you are something completely unheard of. No Balancer has ever been able to manipulate all five elements, let alone harness the power of
lightning
.
I’ve never heard of that before.
”

Connor’s
piercing hazel eyes held
Sarah
. “Is that true?” His tone gentle.

“I wasn’t s
ure, but I had my suspicions.” She
said in total honesty.

Connor turned his piercing eyes back to his best friend. “W
hat else am I unaware of that
you have figured out?”

Mark shied back
from his fierce gaze
as did Kara. “When you do something
else
out of the ordinary,
I’ll let you know
then
.”

The room
grew
silent until Kara stoo
d and started toward the door.

Sarah
asked “Where are you going?”

Kara
turned her head and smiled. “Its morning and I’ve become a Changer. Jillian and Mr. Branderson are probably waiting for us at the training grounds right now. Plus I want to finally be
a participant and fight too.” S
he smiled as she reached for the doorknob.

“She’s right. Plus, I also wanted to test myself out too after I became a Balancer.
It’s
only natural to test your limits.
Let’s go wild.”
Connor t
elepathically said. He grabbed
Tool off the tabl
e and holstered it at his hip. Sarah
felt a little apprehensive, but more excited than anything. Connor said aloud “Bud,
let’s
see what she’s
got.” He sounded excited and the bond collaborated her
assessment.

Kara ope
ned the door and sprinted out. Sarah
followed first
,
then Mark followed before
Connor as
she
heard the door slam shut behind
her
.

Sarah
caught up
to Kara quickly and saw that sh
e was testing her new speed as she ran. Connor’s longer strides allowed him to catch up
without seeming to try
. Soon Mark showed up in his wolf form
,
running on all fours.
Mark’s
shirt disappeared, but
her
husband’s
borrowed
pants were now ruined. Mark’s tail made a new hole in the backside.
Kara giggled as she ran. “This is great. I feel like I’ll never get tired…”

Mark
’
s
animalistic
voice said “As long as you have enough stored nutrition, you never will.” Kara giggled and he barked a laugh.

On Sarah’s
right
,
Connor
challenged
“Race Ya
,
Bud!”

Suddenly Connor scooped
Sarah
into his arms and instantly picked up his pace.
She squeaked at his suddenness. She then
heard Kara yell “Giddy up!”
Sarah
turned
her
head just enough to see over Connor’s shoulder.

Kara
mounted
atop Mark. She was situated on his back and he
charged
at his fastest
,
in his
wolf form.
It was a hysterical sight.

Mark and Connor were neck
and
neck and
they
finished in a tie
,
two minutes later. They both were breathing deep and slow like trained athletes, but these two were so much more
than your usual
competitors
.

As Connor sat
Sarah
down Kara slid off Mark
’s back
. He reared on his
back legs and both of their
men
bumped fists. Kara stood next to
Sarah
as
she
saw a small red flash out of the corner of
her
eye.

Kara closed her eyes as
Jillian
became
the first to greet
them
. “Hey kids, how was the weekend.”

Co
nnor said “Informative.” w
hile M
ark said “Shocking.”

Jillian looked at them confused. Sarah
whispered in Kara’s ear. “Show Mother the new you
,
little sister.” Kara grinned, but kept her eyes closed.

Kara took a few steps forward until
Jillian
acknowledged her. “Hey Kara
,
You
’
r
e
looking as beautiful as ever…
Why are your eyes closed?”
Sarah walked to the side so she
could see both of them clearly.

The moment Kara opened her eyes,
Jillian’
s golden eyes widened. She was completely spee
chless for over a minute. Jack
showed up and stood beside
Sarah,
wearing a smile
while
rolling Haunt
back and fo
rth across his right shoulder. She
saw that his
azure
eyes were smiling at
his mate’s
reaction. Finally
Jillian
spoke
and also sounded suddenly breathless
. “
Y…
You’re a Changer… You survived…” Her voice became stronger and more animated
as she looked at the newest immortal
, but
was
still hard to understand. “When… How…?”

Kara stood proud
,
even if she was
only
as tall as
Jillian
. “Yes, I am now a Changer. But I didn’t do it all by myself.” She sighed slightly. “My heart stopped during the change, but Brother
managed to
save me by using electricity to
somehow
jumpstart my heart again.”

Both of
the Branderson’s
turned as one to him. They
simultaneously
asked “How did you revive her?”

Connor looked at Sarah
with his hazel eyes questioningly. He
started scratching his head as she
shrugged
her
shoulders. He sighed
while
looking at
her
parents who now started walking up to him. He said clearly “Ok, I’ll demonstrate for you, but it consumes a massive amount of
my
energy.”

Jack
put in “If it’s energy you need, I can give you mine.”

Connor shook his head. “Jack
,
the amount of energy it consumes would drain every drop of energy both you and Jillian have stored
in a single second
.” Jack’s
jaw dropped
,
he
involuntarily
stepped back slowly as
Sarah’s
mate
’
s predatory eyes zeroed in on him. “Ok, everyone step back.”

Mark growled at her
parents. “That’s not far enough. I’ve received a single jolt from him and he floored me instantly.
It wasn’t
a
pleasant
experience
, trust me.
I
t’s worse than sticking a key in an electric outlet.
” Mark walked next to
Sarah
as
she
stood
ten yards away. Kara skipped to his side and interlaced her fingers in his furry clawed fingers.
Sarah’s
parents took the hint and stood
over
by Kara’s side.

Connor closed his eyes to focus and his body
began to glow. The first time Sarah
felt him yesterday using so much energy
,
it
actual
ly
scared
her
. When he opened his
focused
eyes
she
saw the energy flowing into each of his hands that were at his sides. When only his hands were glowing he brought them forward. Suddenly arcs of blue electricity started jumping across his palms. It was so bright that all
she
could see were the
afterimage from the
bolts. After a few seconds of the shockin
g display, he stopped the show.

He started falling
forward
, but Sarah
moved faster.