Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (28 page)

“That’s because they aren’t Balancers.”
Sorono stated.
“Connor
,
I think it is time you
t
ell
everyone everything. Maybe then they will understand what your children are
,
the way they are.”

“Alright
,
bu
t first I’ll need to be free.” He
returned
his
eyes to
his
son
’s
. “Darrel,” he stopped wiggling his
little
fingers and looked
up
to
him
. “Someone needs to hold you while I talk to everyone. You may choose who you want to hold you.” The look in his eyes said he understood the gist of
the
words.
He
then adjusted him so that
Darrel
could see
around for himself
.
Connor
pointed and
small eyes
followed
the
finger. “This is your sister Pearl and your Mom
my
.” She smiled and her
emerald green
eyes were twinkling when Darrel made the
instant
connection. Connor
shifted
the direction of his
finger to everyone
he
spoke
of
so
Darrel
could make a connection or a correlation to them. “This is your
Aunt Kara and U
ncl
e Mark. Over there is my mom and
your grandmother, Jenny. Those are your mom
my
’s parents and your other grandparents, Jillian and Jack. Next to them are your great-g
randparents, Rhoda and David.” He
then turned around and pointed up. “This is
your other Uncle Sorono and Aunt Veronica. Lastly this
is your cousin
, Shannon.

“Darrel,
” his eyes reconnected with his Dad’s
and he was
still
expressionless. He hadn’t yet learned about
expressions
. “it is your choice. Who would you like to go to?” It took a minute
, but he
touched his fingers
to
Connor’s
chest
. He shook his
head and said “Not me, you need to
pick someone else.”

He shook his head
in mimicking
and
touched
his
sternum
again. “I think he want
s you to turn around.” Mark assumed
.

Sure enough that
i
s what Darrel wanted. He then pointed to the silver haired grandfather. He didn’t know how to point
exactly
so he wiggled his fingers
in the expressed direction
. Jack’s brow furrowed as he pointed to himself. “Darrel, do you want me?” In response
Darrel’s tiny
fingers wiggled even more
energetically
. Jack cautiously moved forward and his azure eyes were locked on his first gr
andson. Everyone
became
quiet as his
actual
Viking
and
father-in-law moved closer. Jack reached out and
he
sat
his
son in his arms. Darrel quit moving his arm and held the connection with Jack’s eyes.

“Alright,” Connor
started to say for everyone. “now it
’
s time that you hear what I’ve figured out about our children.”

When
her
mate said
our children
her
expression and
mood had taken a darker path. Sarah
evened
her
voice while
her f
ather stood a few feet away while staring lovingly
down
at her
son. “How long
has this been going on, Connor?
”
H
is eyes widened when he
could hear the hollowness of her
voice. “How long have you known that I was also carrying a boy?”

His smile was placating and it
became
difficult to look at him when it ma
d
e
her
feel like the bad guy. “Sarah, I’ve known about him for over six months.” He admitted to everyone. He then looked to the side as everyone
began
walking over
to hear what he had to say
.
Jillian
moved
by
Jack
’s side as he still held Darrel with reverent pride. David and Rhoda stood to either side of
Sarah
and they were multitasking. They were staring at
her
wide eyed daughter while listening
to their grandson
. Then he finally began explaining.

“Before we left for the meeting last year
,
I didn’t have all the
correct
information and so my theory was
relatively
s
kewed. Back then we all thought that I was just a strange Balancer. Only using the available knowledge at my disposal
,
I came up with the idea of why mated Balancers can only breed daughters. It turned out to be the truth amongst real Balancers, like you and Jack.” Connor was speaking to
Jillian
right about now. “And then we went to the meeting. We didn’t have a single
legitimate
clue as to how
I
was different, until Sorono told me that we were Harmonizers
,
that were given life from the Hallowed Mother.

“Once I was told that I was a Harmonizer
,
most of my theory’s had changed and there were many new ones already forming. The biggest change was about myself
and what possibilities could be done.” Then Connor turned and set his predatory eyes on
Sarah
. “When we became mates
,
neither of us knew what would come of us. We didn’t know that I was already destined to become an immortal.
We didn’t know I was
n’t exactly human when we blended our souls together
.
When we fused our souls, you unlocked my hidden powers. Unlike when a Balancer chooses a human mate, you didn’t change any part of me. That being said you didn’t change what kind of offspring I would give you.

“Sarah, I’m like Sorono.”
Her
eyes shifted and saw
Sorono’s
large eyes stari
ng calmly at all of
them
. “H
e was born a Harmonizer
,
like me
,
and has proven that he has a son. Knowing this
,
I knew that we could bear a son because of our circumstance
s. And that’s not all.” By now her
jaw was
hanging open and her
lips were parted in disbelief.

“Like Keepers, our children are
going to be
unique. Why do you think that female Balancers and a Keepers egg take so long in coming to the world?”
No one had an answer, but the calm look in Sorono’s eyes said that he did. “The reason the gestation
period
is so extraordinarily long is because of our children. They develop slower and as a result they have larger mental faculties
at birth,
along with the ability to manipulate energy later in life.
Their bodies are perfect so they don’t need to rush into adulthood.
” He then grinned and looked up at Sorono. “I’m just guessing, but the moment after Shannon hatched she was similar to my children. Am I close?”

Sorono shook his head.
“You are not close. You are dead on. Less than an hour after hatching she began studying and mimicking our movements.
Through flesh or shell they can hear words, that is how they can slightly understand the meanings you speak.
By the end of the week your children should be able to communicate like Shannon does. But the only difference between them and my daughter will be how they move. My guess is that your children will take more time to learn how to walk
. I
seriously
doubt
that
in two weeks they will be able to do it.”

David then spoke in a flabbergasted tone. “You mean that they will be able to communicate
with us
by this time next week?”

“Indeed, but it could be sooner from looking into their eyes. The more situations and more languages
they hear
, the quicker that they will learn. Do not enter their minds until the time they enter yours first. I did it to Pearl and Darrel only so that
they
could understand my words. I have better focus and control of my mind so they wouldn’t be harmed by my intrusion.
It could be dangerous for them if you try entering their mind if they aren’t ready.
I’ve al
ready
asked Shannon and Veronica to refrain from using their telepathy until they reach out and make contact
first
.”

“If that’s the c
ase,” Sarah
said and looked down at
her
perfect daughter. “then
we should get started. Pearl?” H
er little hazel and green
eyes narrowed and focused on her mommy
.
Pearl
knew her name and reacted to being called. “You heard what your Dad said to your brother
. Can you point to who you would like to go?”

Her head gently turned away and it was then that
she
knew
her
daughter
i
s as special as
her
son.
Sarah
adjusted her so she could see everyone. She looked at everyone who looked back in silence. She then managed to
reach her arm out and began wigg
ling her adorable little digits at a very special person.

“Uh oh. It looks like we’ve got a little daddy’s girl.” Kara announced with a laugh. She took a step closer and raised her arms. “Pearl, are you sure you don’t want to come with your number one aunt?” Pearl shook her head slowly and continued wiggling.

“She’s made up her mind.”
Jillian
said with a giggle.

Connor smiled a new smile. It was a smile for his daughter. It was a soft smile of fatherly love. “Pearl, we have all night to be together. All four of us.
” He corrected.
“
Right now you should meet everyone.” His sight moved
around
one and all
. “Alright Pearl.
Look for
your great-
grandfather
and show him that you want
to go to
him.”

David moved over once Pearl began searching. Once she found him she reached out
and wiggled
her fingers
,
like her brother
had done
.
David
greatly accepted
his great-grand
daughter. Then he and Rhoda cooed and talked with her.

Connor moved to
Sarah’s
side and wrapped a loving arm over
her
shoulders. Without looking away from
their
children getti
ng passed around she
asked quietly “Why didn’t you tell me that we could have a son, but not even mention it when you saw the evidence inside me?”

“The only reason I kept it hidden was because it was a miracle. I wanted to see your expression when you found out we were the first to conceive a male child. But there is a slight misfortune.”

Her
heart began beating rap
idly in response to his words. She didn’t know if her
son
i
s in danger, but what could be misfortunate? “What do you mean?”

“They are fraternal twins. That means that we
ha
ve used up two of your four
eggs.
I wondered where one disappeared to when we found out.
Normal twins are a copy of each other, but fraternal
are from two separate eggs. That
means that they will only have two
more sibling
s
in the future. I didn’t mean to worry you
, my love
.”

Her
worry eased and
she
leaned into
her
husband’s side.