Chapter 15

I knew something was up when the fifth presence started to sputter and not really answer. If this is how things are going to be? Then why in the hell would I even think of joining the five of you?

This time, the fifth one actually got mad as it reached out to me. I just smacked its hand away from me, making the shock on its face comical.

No one denies joining us! Came the shouting thoughts of the fifth. It again, tried to reach out to me this time

it trying to grab and wrap me. I had to go up quite a ways to smack it away again, this time trying to hurt it. This time I saw that the face of the fifth was growing far redder than I had seen it. You will join us, or we will lay waste to your planet, its thoughts screamed at me.

I just smiled as I wrapped the fifth as it had tried to do me. I started to squeeze as it yelled and started to power up even more. I waved a finger in its face as I also increased.

I think that you and your underlings should just go away, while you still can.

This time the fifth managed to break free, though, I felt it took quite a bit for it to. This is not over human! Your power will join with ours!

Ah! I see now why you want us as badly as you do. I leaned forward near the fifth entity and whispered, good luck with that.

I then created a huge energy ball and hit the fifth entity with it. It knocked it completely out of the link with nothing of it left. I smiled, bowed, then left.

When I appeared back in my house, I could still feel the anger from it.

I then started to increase everyone’s levels. I knew that this was going to seriously piss off the strong entity.

I still thought they needed more battle knowledge.

The only problem with that was that the advanced were far harder to teach than the basics. The only ones that were learning everything I was teaching, were Bell, Trina and Alice. Then again I kept seeing more and more glimpses of my dead wife, Shemie.

I could only shake my head as this was the hardest thing of all. I felt as if it had been my fault that she had died. Though she said I hadn’t I still felt deep down it was my fault.

Both my daughters were the only ones who seemed to drag me out of the funk I felt I was falling into. I could see that Alice wanted to help, but for the moment it was harder than anything.

I had hoped that I’d see more of Shemie, however, I knew that her time here was limited. So, once again, I tried to think of a better way to teach all of them the more advanced techniques.

I had finished for the day actually getting one advanced installed in all of them. So I sat going back to the Xetron home planet, looking for many of the old regime that only wanted destruction.

I had been around the world once, thinking I had gotten them all. I then felt that I found a pocket of some far worse than the leader.

Though they were as evil if not worse, I was able to rid the world of them. The only thing was that I was actually feeling bad, I hadn’t tried to change them.

I looked at everyone after I had finished, for some reason feeling as if I had missed something. The thing is, the more I thought about it, the more it seemed to evade me.

I had to stop after a while as I got a major headache. This was strange, since I hadn’t had one in a long time.

After an hour, I stopped though I was still feeling something at the edge of my consciousness. I shook my head trying to clear it, seeing that it didn’t.

This seemed to raise a red flag for me. I had learned that this was usually a bad thing. I sighed for the moment I had to let it go as the headache had increased.

I looked at everyone again, as I was still feeling that something was wrong. Just for the hell of it, I passed a hand across everyone when no one was looking at me.

For a moment, I felt another presence, one that didn’t feel good at all. I was shocked for a minute, did it again, not finding anything. I narrowed my eyes. I had learned early on not to disregard these feelings no matter what.

I put it aside when I was in less pain and could concentrate better. If what I was feeling was right, we might be in trouble.

I also noticed that this exercise had again increased my abilities to another partial level. I needed more, though there wasn’t that much to actually increase me. I also knew that as high as I was, I needed to let my body catch up.

I then turned to the shield I had around the earth. It was strong, yes against physical attacks. I looked harder, noticing that the mental shield was weak. Thing is, when I tried to increase it, the headache came back.

Without really thinking about it, I started to increase it. This, of course, increased the headache. It was growing worse as I felt the mental defense increased.

I stopped after it was twice as strong though the headache was still there. I knew that the strong entity I had felt before was behind this. I sighed, even twice as strong wasn’t enough, though I hoped it helped.

I shook my head as I started again, the headache coming back with a vengeance. This time I actually felt the pain lessen as the shield increased. That’s when I smiled when I heard the scream.

I thought that something was wrong, I stated as I kept increasing the shield. Hope you enjoy the pain, the same I am sure that you gave others.

I will destroy you human, you are nothing compared to my power, it said.

Huh, here I thought that you were desperate to add me and the earth. Too bad you screwed that up. I imagine that half the earth is immune to you. Though as I keep you distracted, more are added.

This time I pushed harder as I felt my mind slip to the next level. I also heard the entity scream, even more minds slipped from its control.

I took a breath, then pushed more as it screamed again, then was pushed away. I smiled as I felt it fade rapidly. I kept watch as I continued to increase the shield.

I felt the increase stop as I suddenly snapped back to my body. I tried to open my eyes, finding that they felt like they weighed a ton.

Dad? I heard Trina ask, are you OK?

Yeah, I think so, though, I am weak from fighting so much. This new enemy is stronger than I thought, even if I just went up another level and a half.

Don’t try to do too much dad, Bell thought. The last time you were out for days, we aren’t that strong. We need you.

I know hon, I thought, as I felt the concern from both of them. I also noticed that I didn’t hear anything from Alice nor Shemie.

It was then that I felt the darkness take me as I finally surrendered to it. For once, I felt worried, I just hoped that what I had done helped.

Once again, I was in a gray area feeling that there were more powerful beings there. So, now that we can talk, I can make you see that this is the only way things can go.

I was immediately angry that it had invaded my dream scape. I don’t think so, I believe it’s time for you to go.

With that I pushed as hard as I could, feeling it almost scream as it was pushed out.

I then noticed that the other four were there. It isn’t the strongest, as I have discovered, though if you continue to help it you are doomed.

All of them looked at me as I let a look of anger cross my face. I then locked my glance with Dutenner, a small smile on my face, then I blasted it away.

I saw the other three staring at me as Dutenner flew out of the mist area. I am not happy with the four of your races. Though his I am the least happy with. You do not want me as an enemy. With that, the last three started to choke slightly, then they found they couldn’t move.

A smile crept to my lips as I felt all three struggle more. I then felt the strongest entity start to break through. It appeared that I felt it had less power. I then managed to blow all of them out of the mists, a shock on their faces.

I immediately pointed to where Dutenner had gone, the image of it just erecting itself.

Dutenner made it’s form of a smile, as it bowed to me. I know that you dislike trickery, though it appears that you are a master of it.

I do not like it and avoid it if possible, I said, then moved toward Dutenner. I was suddenly standing beside it, the shock less as it was more used to it now.

I saw that things were in fact better, though I felt that many were still very weak. I reached out feeling the millions that were indeed still sick.

I thought for a moment as I looked at Dutenner, like me, he felt much of the pain for his people. I sighed, as I wasn’t sure I had the power, though I could try.

Dutenner looked at me strangely as I started to concentrate. It then started to back away from me when I also started to glow. I felt the multitude of its people that were deathly sick.

I had looked at Dutenner seeing how its people should be. I’m not sure how long I was in it, I know the mate soon appeared.

Dutenner’s mate, was yelling as she broke into the room, then stopped short. The mate could only stare at me as I was glowing very brightly.

I then barely heard the mate describe what I was actually seeing. Thousands were suddenly getting out of their infirmaries completely healed.

I suddenly dropped my arms as I felt the drain starting to grow deeper. Damn, I hadn’t thought that I had used that much energy, then I almost passed out as I slipped up another level.

I looked at Dutenner as I stumbled backwards. I have to go, I have to, I started, then fell through whatever I had passed through before. This time, I felt as if I was falling from a great height, then I stopped or rather crashed hard.

Oh, shit I thought as I tried to move. Damnit, I thought, as I tried to claw my way out of wherever this was. It was very hard as I felt completely drained.