My Brother Is The Hero Of Earth

It was the morning of Katye"s fourth day that our lull came to an end. We were all sitting around the table, enjoying breakfast, when Alice interrupted the peaceful atmosphere with an announcement.

"There will be an opening in the "Rift" tomorrow. Since Katye is removing the restraining collar today, I don"t want Becca leaving so quickly. I"m sure Terri will volunteer to go with Gustavo, but is there anyone else?" Alice asked.

"I"ll go, it"s been awhile since I"ve cracked a few head," Lesedi said as she cracked her knuckles.

"I can go as well," Melissa offered.

"I can be available if I"m needed," Yue added.

"Thank you. I"ll be sending you all into the Fuban Tundra, so dress warmly."

"How long is the window this time?" Gustavo asked.

"A day and a half. It shouldn"t be too difficult… I"ve only detected Drekavacs in the area which are Russian zombies before you ask, Gustavo."

"And everyone else knew that?"

"Unlike you, we have all finished the Beast Compendium. I bet even Katye has since it was in her stack of books," I responded, teasing my brother.

The other girls nodded, including Katye which caused me to laugh at his expense. We finished eating breakfast and the entire group headed out for the training field since everyone wanted to see Katye"s full transformation. On the off chance that the she couldn"t control her powers, it was decided that the training was the safest place because of the numerous formations and wards Alice and Yue had arranged to handle me when I lost control.

As the only person who could touch her easily, I was elected to help her remove the collar with Alice standing next to me, talking me through deactivating the layers of wards on the collar. Katye had a mild blush on her face and looked away as I worked. Her mana really seemed limitless as sparks of electricity danced up and down my arms, but, just as before, there was no pain, just a strange pleasure that was messing with my suppression on my bloodline. I finished disabling the last ward and both Alice and I jumped back.

Katye gave a puzzled look at first, but the next moment, the change started. My eyes shifted to their dragon form as I watched a rainbow-colored flood of mana being pulled into her body which caused the air around her to become chaotic, whipping her clothes back and forth. Within a few seconds, vision of her was blocked by the rush of mana and, even with my human eyes, the wind kicked up so much sand that it looked like she was using the sandstorm spell I used to hide my transformation, only considerably stronger.

"d.a.m.n…" Terri said quietly.

Although no one else said anything, we all shared her feeling. No one could manifest the amount of mana that was being channeled into her and it didn"t appear to be stopping soon. Finally, after a long ten minutes, the energy swirling around her began to settle and we got our first look at Katye"s Chaos Fairy Bloodline form.

The first thing I noticed was her height which was now just under five feet, having lost six inches. She was beautiful before, but now her body had taken on an ethereal appearance despite the fact that her clothes were now baggy on her. Her figured had become perfectly proportion, not in a hard, muscular way as I had gone through, but her curves become fuller and there was a "softness" that hadn"t quite been there before. Her skin was pristine and was as white as fresh snow. And, as if her physical transformation wasn"t enough, the air around her distorted like above a fire and crackled with electricity, much like her hair had before removing the collar, only to a larger effect.

Katye blinked a few times before lifting a hand to inspect it. A ball of violet flames suddenly appeared above her hand and she ran the fingers of her other hand through it. The tendrils of the fire wrapped themselves around her fingers, almost as if was alive and asking her to stay. She pulled the fire close to her chest where it "sunk" into her skin and she rubbed the spot with a gentle smile.

"The moment she fully awakens, and she has already bonded with a wisp of Arcane Fire. No wonder she was the final one…" Alice said quietly.

"When you say Arcane Fire…" Lesedi started.

"Don"t even think about it!" Alice, Sophia, and Yue all shouted in unison.

She gave a sheepish chuckle as she rubbed the back of her head. The outburst got Katye"s attention and she looked over at us which caused the hair on the back of my neck to rise. The others felt her gaze, but no one seemed as affect as me. A hand shoved me out of the group and I looked back to find Sophia motioning to Katye with a nod.

Swallowing the antsy sensations my body was sending, I walked forward and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Strange," she said then furrowed her brow and looked away as she heard the change in her voice.

"You"ll get used to it with time," I replied.

Katye looked up into my eyes, since I now stood over a foot taller than her, as her wings fluttered. My mind stalled as I was caught up in her unnatural beauty and it wasn"t until Alice placed a hand on my shoulder that I finally regained my clarity.

"It looks like we can illusions and hypnosis to your list of magics," Alice said.

"I"m sorry, I didn"t…" Katye started, but was cut off by Alice"s raised hand.

"No one is going to blame you for anything, Katye. You just need to start learning how to control your abilities," Alice said with her trademarked smile that she always used when teaching all of us.

"Of course," Katye replied with a sigh.

"Relax, you may not realize it yet, but you have an incredible apt.i.tude for magic, no doubt, thanks to your bloodline. Controlling your innate abilities will be just as easy as using magic once you start learning."

"Thanks, Alice."

"How about I show you Meditation Chamber and help you through your first few exercises for basic mana control?" Alice offered.

I gave a depressed sigh as she mentioned the room which caused Katye to give me a puzzled look.

"There are wards all over the room that help you to relax and meditate, but no matter how long Becca sat in there, she was never able to. She has problems emptying her mind and sitting still for long periods of time," Alice explained with a teasing grin. "If it wasn"t for her innate magics, I doubt she would have any."

"Thanks, Alice. Why don"t you tell her about Whitehaven Beach next?" I said sarcastically.

"Oh, that is a good one," Alice chuckled.

"Shut up!"

Alice only laughed harder and Katye gave a giggle. I glared at Alice for another moment, silently threatening her to keep quite, which she did... for now, at least. We turned back to the group and walked over, although Katye did so on her tiptoes without realizing it herself. Gustavo stared at her with a dumbfound expression, memorized by her beauty, even a couple of the girls had similar problems.

"Melissa, could you cast a minor resist charm spell on everyone?" Alice asked with a sigh, noticing the problem right away.

"Y... yes, right away," Melissa said, almost falling into a daze herself, and waved her hand with her eyes closed.

A soft, blue glow enveloped everyone and the clarity to their eyes returned.

"I"m sorry everyone, I promise I will learn to could my abilities as quickly as I can," Katye apologized.

"No, you"re absolutely magical," Ella breathed, her eyes sparkling, as she drifted Katye"s direction.

"Does she need a stronger spell?" I whispered to Melissa.

"That is just Ella, I think," Melissa replied in a confused tone.

I reached out and stopped Ella from Katye as she ducked behind me. I flicked her forehead which snapped her out it and made her rub the spot. Melissa just shrugged as I shot her a questioning look.

"Sorry... It"s just... I always wanted a fairy friend when I was growing up," Ella said dejectedly.

Katye peeked out from behind my back and said playfully, "I can be your friend, Ella." She froze for a minute then jumped back, shaking her head. "What was that?"

Alice and I sighed in unison and both said, "Personality shift."

"How about everyone give us time?" Alice suggested. The other quickly excused themselves and I would have too, expect for Alice giving me a look. "Katye," Alice sighed once everyone was gone, "a disservice has been done to you. Because you are a bloodline user, a part of you has been separated since you were born, your fairy-half. Now that you have fully awakened it, you are going to have to deal with the personality that comes with it."

"Why didn"t you tell me before?" Katye asked.

"Telling you beforehand comes with much greater risks of the other personality consuming your own. Since it has been in a dormant state your whole life, if you become aware of it before you fully awaken your bloodline, it could awaken first and use the fact you are at your weakest during your transformation to consume "you". Clearly, you are still "you", but you will notice some changes. If you let your guard down like with Ella, the "other" you might come out for a second, but ultimately, you are still in control."

"It"s like how I was telling you about my issues controlling my temper. There may be a few "outburst", but its something you can control," I added.

"Okay," Katye sighed. "Anything else I should know about my bloodline?"

"Impulse control?" I shrugged.

"Other than the personality shift that can happen, you"ll notice heightened senses, emotions, urges and such. I"ll be honest your power has a lot more side effects than normal magic, but they aren"t all bad once you get used to them," Alice said.

"Okay."

"How about we go to the chamber now? Meditation is an excellent way to handle a lot of the problems you may have," Alice suggested.

Katye nodded and said, "I"ll see you later, Becca."

"Yeah, I"ll see you at dinner," I said as I watched the two of them walk back to the manor. I gave a sigh as I turned to the nearest sparing ring and started walking over while rubbing my shoulder. I felt off and could tell it had something to do with my bloodline, but no matter what the cause was, the golems would always be waiting for me to vent my frustrations.