Bodies collided and the ground shook. Soldiers fought relentlessly as they defended their kingdom. Beings with superior strength ravaged the battlefield, overwhelming the mere average warriors. The beings where not supposed to be violent in nature, until something made them that way.
Previously, about a year ago, one of the boarding kingdom's elders sensed something was definitely changing. That kingdom, named Enbli, consisted of beings who were blessed with superhuman abilities that allowed them to protect their world and preserve the seemingly weaker race, the Humanas. They were called the Poderous. The Humanas weren't like the average Earth humans, slightly superior, but not quite to the Poderous level. No. The Poderous were five times stronger than the Humanas and even the latter were twice as powerful as regular human. Talk about intimidating.
The elders sensed a shift in the kingdom's natural balance. Whenever something like that occurred, which was rare, it meant that someone powerful has either passed on, or left. Left, meaning, traveled to another world. And that other world could only be Earth.
Sometimes when there was a need for human hearts, some Poderous would teleport to the human world to connect with those hearts. Since the human heart had been known for a fact to be infinitely powerful, Poderous long to establish a connection with them. But not just any human can be a host.
This particular Poderous had used teleportation to reach a distant city. Occasionally, a Poderous would watch from their crystals a human with a strong heart, and hope to one day connect with them to increase their power and longevity. Even though Poderous were immensely powerful physically, their life time was slightly shorter than a humans. If they could find a strong human heart, they could live for over 200 years and have nearly infinite elemental power. Every Poderous had their unique power, based in elements such as fire, wind, ice, lighting, and so forth. That power was restrained deep in their souls until they find a worthy human heart. After that, the power is released and free to use without draining a Poderous's life energy...as long as they stay connected. If the human died it will decreased their energy but not enough to kill them. If they betray or willingly let the human die, then their energy will be cut off completely and the Poderous will vanish along with the human. Although it is a luxury, it comes with risks. That's why only few, bold Poderous attempt this ritual. Their life depended on it.
The Poderous had arrived close to her potential host's home. She had watched this human for many years, and the human had proven to be worthy. The Poderous was named Atria. She was young, but powerful. Her appearance was about that of a seventeen year old. She had jet black hair, slightly spiked down and her eyes were beautiful emerald green that seemed to glow mysteriously. She was taller than the average human teen, about 6'2 (Poderous grew faster than regular humans). Dark leather clothing showing off her lean, toned body. The Poderous appeared in an alley way, calculating how far she was from her desired destination. The human she was looking for was a young girl named Ramine. From her appearance Atria guessed she was around twelve years of age. She is still amazed at how strong her heart shined, being so young and innocent.
Atria was familiar with modern human culture, so she tried her best to fit in and be subtle. Poderous were also natural shape-shifters (as if they couldn't get more complicated) but that power was also minimal until a heart was found. She can only transform into small Earth creatures for now. As she slowly walked out, she looked to the sky to see a red glow emitting from some kind of apartment building. That should be it.
Atria swiftly shape-shifted into a small red bird before any pedestrian could notice. She flew in the direction of the light and soon landed on a balcony. There was a window open, so she peered inside and found it was empty. Where could she be?. As Atria gazed at the sun, she guessed it was about noon, which meant it was probably lunch time for humans and maybe that's why they weren't home. Should I wait? What if someone sees me...
As she pondered, a sound quickly interrupted her train of thought as she found a place to hide behind a pot with flowers in it. Turns out it was just a garbage man driving a truck across the street from the balcony. Surely she wasn't used to sounds of machines created by humans. Poderous were actually slightly primitive when it comes to technology compared to humans, but they make up for it with magic.
Atria patiently waited several hours until a key entered a lock and a door opened. She woke up from a lazy nap as humans poured into the apartment. There was a tall male, about mid-age with light brown hair and brown eyes. He had square glasses mounted on his nose and was wearing a tan polo shirt with dark blue jeans. There was also a female, about the same age as the male, she had dark blond hair brown eyes and wore a simple light blue dress. Based on her observations, Atria guessed they were the parents. But her human could not be seen. Where could she be? As to answer her thoughts, Ramine bounced into the living room with plastic bags in her hands. The little girl had blond hair, similar to her mother but lighter, bright blue eyes and wore a similar blue dress with yellow flowers. She looked a little taller than other kids Atria had seen around her age.
"Mom, can I play outside with Megan?" The human spoke. Her voice was sweet and polite, awaiting approval from her mother. "Sure, but be sure to come back before 6 o'clock for dinner, okay?". The mother answered. Her voiced sounded kind and patient as well. She took the girl's bags and placed them somewhere Atria couldn't see, then the girl ran out of the apartment and down a flight of stairs before appearing on the side walk below the balcony. Atria watched as Ramine played with another little girl who had a rope, holding it and then swinging up and over her head. Atria was fascinated by the scene, she wasn't sure about what they were doing, but it looked like fun to them. The girls were laughing and giggling as each of them tried to compete for who can jump for the longest time without stopping or tripping. Ramine seemed to always win, jumping 27 times before the other girl gave up. The event went on for about an hour, the sun about to set in the distance.
"Sorry Meg, gotta go. Mom's gonna yell at me if I'm late for dinner again..." Ramine waved good bye to her friend just as the other muttered a low "bye" as she too ran off into a house across the street. Atria bounced up as she noticed her human had walked into the apartment to greet her parents and disappear inside somewhere. Atria thought about how she could sneak inside without being spotted or heard. She quietly and swiftly flew inside, landing on some type of furniture until she saw where the girl was heading and followed her until she went into a room, then quickly sneaked inside before Ramine could shut the door. That was close. Atria was almost hit by the door as it closed. She quickly found somewhere to hide before Ramine could notice.
The room was spacious. It had a walk-in closet, a bathroom and a comfortable bed with a nightstand. There was a desk in a corner with a computer, surrounded by papers and some drawings on the wall, a ceiling fan, a lamp and some clothes and objects scattered around. Ramine took some folded clothes from the closet, then walked into the bathroom, closing the door. Atria wondered around the room, still in the form of a red bird, until Ramine opened the door and stepped out, clothed with some kind of t-shirt and shorts. Atria hid under the bed until Ramine left.
"Mom, I'm done" Ramine announced as her mother got the table ready for dinner. She placed the plates and silverware and then went to the kitchen to get the food. Ramine went and slid out a chair from the table and sat down. Her father walked in, also doing the same. The mother appeared with two plates,one had salad, and the other chicken. Then she went back to the kitchen and got a pot of white rice. The family peacefully ate and talked about their day, The mother had taken Ramine to the zoo and the Father joined them latter after finishing his shift at the local radio station. As time moved on, the family had finished eating, watched a movie, and where about ready to go to bed. Ramine headed towards her room just as the lights were turned off in the living room and kitchen. A click of the door was heard, and there was movement around the room. Atria shot up from sleep after she heard there was something moving around. She grumbled and shifted about under the bed, stretching her small wings and letting out a yawn. Sure, Poderous were powerful and all, but that didn't mean they couldn't get tired and that they wouldn't enjoy a nap every chance they could.
The Poderous felt the bed sink in, slowly shortening the distance between it and Atria. Soon, she heard the girl shift about on the bed, then after a few moments, silence. Atria wondered out from under the bed and fluttered onto Ramine's side. She made sure she was fully asleep before whispering something, then disappearing after a red light shone. Ramine shifter a bit before settling down again and resuming her sleep.
The connection had been successful.