Chapter Ten: Eliminated
AN: I had this all mapped out in my head before I even wrote it for once! I hope it work out like it does in my mind…
General POV
The Colonel told us he 'knew' that the creator of the newborn army was Victoria, hell bent on receiving vengeance by killing me/Izzy. Our mate was even more determined to train us after that revelation. Izzy had allowed I to take control as the Major, Colonel, and Captain trained us from dawn until dusk, and then we would hunt and relax for 6 hours before resuming.
The Colonel began by teaching me basic boxing and karate as well as Tai kwon do and sword fighting footwork. The Captain then took over, teaching me dance- mainly ballet and ballroom- and forcing me to move faster and think rationally. The Major taught me combat and how to use momentum against my opponent, gage their moves and react to them effectively.
Izzy learned along with me but allowed me full control of our actions and reactions. But we worked together when we began training to use our powers outside of our mind.
General Izzy's POV
The General was guiding me through the process of projecting as I once again fell into a trance like state in the center of the training meadow. I could successfully protect myself from physical and mental attacks, but not much else.
Sighing in deep frustration, I opened my eyes and checked my watch. I had four hours to master this until it was time to hunt, then we moved in on Vicky's army. I decided to really center myself this time and work from there.
Feel the band around your skin, Isabella the General instructed patiently. I concentrated and found the skin tight elastic band. Good, now carefully allow your body to relax before slowly pushing it out to protect Jasper.
I did as she said; pushing the pulsing elastic like it was another muscle. It went farther than last time but not far enough and it required all my concentration. Before I could get too frustrated, the General spoke again.
Let go, Isabella. You are trying too hard to protect yourself. You are being selfish. Something in me snapped at those words; I was not selfish!
With an internal roar, my shield expanded exponentially, covering a near fifteen mile radius and I could feel each individual life force within it. Shocked, I pulled it back in with ease.
Finally, the General sighed. Now you can truly use your shield, it'll be as easy and natural as running now.
And so I practiced control with ease for the next three hours.
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Major Jazz's POV
We hunted four humans each and ran over the plans again. But after an hour or so we all agreed we'd done enough stalling and headed out. It was high noon and overcast as we surrounded the cabin. We could smell the newborns inside. My mate and the Captain entered first, dancing through the masses and safely secured under my mate's shield. She formed the invisible barrier into a sort of bunt cake shape, the 19 newborns trapped inside.
The Colonel and I then entered that area and tore the newborns to pieces. All, except one.
The girl looked about 35, her red eyes slightly dulled. She cowered in the corner and begged us not to touch her. My mate suddenly encased the girl in her shield and I allowed Jazz to partially take over.
"What is it, my mate?" He asked curiously.
"She has a gift," She explained. "She has no control over it yet, but she drains the energy of anything she touches, and can strengthen others as well. If you touch her, you'll pass out for a few hours. Besides, can't you feel her emotions, her innocence? She doesn't want to fight; she was planning on running away from the others when they set off to attack us."
Reluctantly, we felt pity for this girl, we could emphasize with her past, and we never wanted to fight when we were dragged into this word, either. So we sent our mate off to finish her task as Peter, Char and Jazz returned.
General Izzy's POV
We picked up the trail we 'knew' was Riley's and followed it to a cabin 10 miles off. As we came within sight of it, we smelt Victoria and Riley were inside, trapping them inside our shield, we ripped them to shreds and burned them before they even had a chance to react. We said only a few words as a promise when we threw their heads into the fire.
"This'll be a warning from now on to anyone who threatens my family."