Mother Elaine returned to the dining room more purely. Her hair was back up and combed, wearing her white tights with a t-shirt under her brown jacket. She came sitting down in front of Xavier, more energetic than prior.

“Sorry for the appearance earlier. I just didn’t expect to be guests…” She glared back at Daniel, prompting him to reply it was not his fault. Otherwise, she would have woken up from the notifications and he was busy having a conversation.

Xavier smiled. “No worries. I was presenting the matters to him. He mentioned you, so I’m well aware of who you are.”

“That’s great. Where are you from?”

“Not from here.”

Mother Elaine caught the details of his outfit. “Yeah, no one wears that here, so I figured.”

Xavier was silent momentarily, tapping his fingers on the table. Before he could speak, Daniel arrived with another cup of coffee for her. Like him, she doesn’t eat breakfast unless events vary.

“To sum it up, He’s from another world and can help us find our answers of where our powers originate.”

Mother Elaine didn’t get the premise at first until Xavier added on to his statement, which is when her mind clicked. The explanation sounded absurd, which is as expected. She then took a whole gulp of her cup, not wanting to be interrupted and demanding more explanation. Cutting all the extras, Xavier just told her all the relevant information from his conversation with Daniel earlier.

Eventually, she seemed to absorb all the knowledge well, not going into a tangent. She would look at Daniel, seeing his bruised nose. Xavier assured to her it was all just a test to see what he could be capable of doing. And he was also curious of Mother Elaine’s powers, to which she shrugged. One moment of the strength she received from grabbing the pot back at her place was the most she could interpret. According to the journal, her powers weren’t mentioned completely. Xavier demanded the journal, which Daniel gave to him, and he quickly skimmed through the entire journal. He stood from his seat and out of the blue; he tore the journal in half, stunning the two. Mother Elaine vented at him in the expression of a cougar. He then swiftly refuted, calling all the descriptions accurate and gibberish. From the look of his eyes, the pupils glowed like the stars with a backing motivation behind his body language. He considered the training to start immediately.

“Right now?” Daniel asked.

“Yes! The sooner you two learn, the more verifiable information I can reveal to you all.”

Mother Elaine calmed herself down, but held some contempt at Xavier for tearing her journal. She displayed her facial expressions when he made eye contact with her. He ignored it and went along with the insistence to train. Unfortunately, Daniel’s residence lacks a proper backyard because of being on the hill. And to the methods they have to train, it was fairly obvious a significant area of flat land is optimal.

Daniel whisperingly rambled, figuring one location in mind. “I remember there was an abandoned football field outside, away from the urban area of Colemond. We could start there. It hasn’t been monitored for the past years, as it was not in Colemond's interest.”

“Will anyone be interrupting our fiasco?”

“Not that I know of. It’s always the teenagers who wanted to hang out, and it has always been their safe spot. Free from their matters. I couldn't care less if they take pictures or witness our training.”

“How far is the football field from here?”

“By car? Around twenty minutes at the most.”

“Can you all fly yet?”

Daniel and Mother Elaine shook their heads, causing Xavier to sigh. However, no big deal for him. He was now certain of what they needed on the first day and walked out to the front door. The two have no choice but to pursue him. He opened the door and Mother Elaine, in front of Daniel, saw the wreckage. Her unscathed Lincoln is parked on a separate pavement, next to the garage and away from the downhill to the gate.

As Mother Elaine continued to glance at the damage to the front lot, Xavier gripped firmly onto Daniel’s shoulder.

“You direct me to the football field, and I’ll glide.”

“Sure. We are in your hands until then.”

Xavier and Daniel walked right up to Mother Elaine, who was currently bending down, examining the concrete. Daniel slid over to the right of her in parallel, giving Xavier the position to grip both of their shoulders.

Daniel’s eyes took a moment to recalibrate and as his vision went vivid, he was already thousands of feet into the air. This is unreal! He admired the geographical view of Colemond and with his eyes gave off a different vibe compared to on the internet. The central highway he traveled daily, connecting from one end of the region to the interstate.

“Hello? We can’t stay up here forever,” Xavier said.

“Sorry, over there. You can see the raised bleachers facing in our direction.” Daniel pointed in front of him. The highway is to its right and a heighten hill to its left, making the relative location easier to comprehend.

“Got it.”

Within a flash, they are back on foot, standing on the green grass that is surprisingly fairly maintained despite being abandoned. Xavier stepped away from the two, observing the entire field, satisfied at the size of the lot.

“This will do! Alright, get yourselves ready! I want you two to stand there!” Xavier exclaimed, pointing at the two spots for Daniel and Mother Elaine.

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Daniel went to the right spot and noticed her standing, shaking. Is she in a state of shock? Hopefully, Xavier doesn't take this harshly. He turned to Xavier, glancing his eyes at her and he blasted a qi blast, causing her to jump back. She crashed to the floor with an aura surrounding her.

“Come on now. You got to get rid of that mindset because I’m teaching you two of the properties of flight. And we won’t leave until you succeed and grow comfortable with it.”

“Why did you fire that at her?!”

“I want you to look carefully,” Xavier said in a serious, instructive tone, pointing back at Mother Elaine. “I didn’t fire an offensive attack, and I’m sharing a portion of my qi.”

Elaine’s shaking body soothed, her jaw clattering was progressively reduced, and her tightening muscles around her cheek and neck softened. A couple of seconds after, the aura dissipated and she stood up, feeling more relaxed and stood at her spot. She apologetically murmured.

Xavier exerted his black aura with a white outline and told both to try exerting on their own.

“I can't seem to get it to work,” Mother Elaine grunted.

He literally just showed it. Daniel awkwardly watched her struggling to exert her aura. When she could, only a faint cloud-like content of qi hovered around her in a yellowish tint. Daniel, not wanting to hold much longer, flexed both of his arms downward. A vibrating shockwave flowed through the field and his bright blue qi exerted surrounding his entire body.

“Flex both of your arms and inwardly push out,” Daniel said, not having a better explanation.

Xavier with his aura came right in front of Mother Elaine, visibly showing her flexing his arms, dissipating his aura. He insisted she keep trying to while telling Daniel to do a rotation until he felt at ease exerting it without concern.

6.2

Glancing at Daniel and Mother Elaine, Xavier paid more attention to Mother Elaine’s struggle to manage her qi. I can feel her qi but unfortunately not enough can be pressured out. He looked at Daniel, who was consistently going on and off with his aura, and felt the vibrations directed at his legs and feet. He is an interesting kid. Maybe I don’t have to worry about my world’s future.

“Mother Elaine!” Xavier called.

She stopped at his command. Xavier’s hand brightens with a ball-like black, hovering above his palm.

“I’m going to give you more of my qi.”

Mother Elaine’s face grew confused, and she waved to not accept, “No, please, you don’t have to. I’ll try more times if I have to.”

Xavier hesitated while observing her confidence flowing through her eyes. He stepped back and sensed her qi started forming after her confidence was peaked. Also was supplemented by Daniel’s constant shockwaves. Just like when he felt it, the difference is her body is absorbing it in, effectively fueling her. He called on Daniel to stop, satisfied with his result.

This should work. I can feel it. He was determined to see Mother Elaine’s successful attempt impatiently waiting. Daniel, too, watched from his spot and silently raised motivating gestures.

Click!

Boom!

A pillared size and a couple stories high of lemon-colored qi shoot up into the air above Mother Elaine. Daniel and Xavier felt her shockwave vibrating through the fields. However, Xavier noted the difference between her and Daniel’s is that she is more of a rhythmic pattern. He could hear the slight harmony and a soothing melody flowing from her. Two unique attributes I’ve seen today. More surprises are coming too of a sudden.

“Ok, thank you! You can simmer down now.”

“Uh, how do I turn it off?”

“Just like how you turn it on.”

Mother Elaine flexed her arms and well felt like nothing happening as she was still exerting qi.

What the- Xavier was ticked, it didn’t shut off as it should. Mother Elaine grew concerned as she manically questioned why nothing was happening. He quietly observes her before coming up with an explanation.

Wait a minute. She was doing what it was supposed to do. The pillar is descending but slow. Hmm…I guess that could be the cause. I’ll give it a couple of minutes.

“Just stand there and wait for a couple of minutes.”

6.3

Why isn’t her qi stopping? Daniel walked off from his spot, heading towards Xavier if he could dissect the matter.

“Xavier, what is going on?”

Xavier glanced back at him, returning with his attentive eyes and back to viewing Mother Elaine.

“Do you see what’s going on with her?”

Daniel looked at her, expecting to have something revealed. And perceived nothing. He shook his head while remaining focused.

“Look up, and if your observations are keen, what do you see changing?”

That’s when Daniel finally saw the difference, so he tried glancing away with a wink. Returning, he could grasp that it had changed. The bright lime-colored flashing in the air progressively dissipated and with enough focus, he saw it descending, just like taking apart a tower from up in the air floor by floor.

They stood observing her for what felt like hours, but only another minute had gone by. And finally, her aura vanished.

“Are you gonna make her do multiple attempts?”

“I don’t know. You already aced this, but for her, we might have to spread her training out until she can stop it quicker. I guess I’ll move on with you first as I understood of your swift adaptation since yesterday. I’ll try everything, so both of you will come out complete together,” Xavier shared his opinion. He invited her over, discussing what he had told Daniel to her and finishing with his verdict.

Overall, he was pleased with the variety that was discovered through their aura. He promised to provide all the knowledge he can for the best and once Daniel finished his flight tutorial, he will expose the first part of history.

“Can I start now?” Daniel asked while feeling pumped to fly.

Xavier directed him to the far end of the end zone, pinpointing the corner where he would face at the mark of the number ten or ten yards.

Thus, he asked him before starting. “What’s your longest running time?”

Daniel, thinking he meant constant speed, “Around five minutes…”

“Jesus…well let's bump that up to ten.”

Xavier pushed Daniel’s shoulder, prompting him to sprint across the perimeter of the field.