Chapter 23 - New Powers
After Elsie was sent away, everyone cheered. No one liked having someone like her in the coven. Spirit Energy didn't believe in increasing one's wealth and status for their own gain. They helped others even when others weren't aware of it. Now that Anna was mated to the next tiger king, they knew they would be able to help even more people. However, their biggest concern now was the reason for the rainbow flame. They were going to prepare the coven in the event the fight came to them rather than the tiger kingdom.
Anna and Kamryn were going back to the ceremonial clearing to see what abilities they had been given. They wanted to do it privately until they found out what they were. Both could feel a magnetic pull as though something was drawing them as they approached the firepit.
"Do you think our new powers are ready to show themselves?" Kamryn asked Anna softly. He didn't feel any different, but he'd noticed that Legend was quieter than usual.novelbin
"It's been over twenty-four hours, so they should be. It's necessary to return to this area where the powers will be given to us and make themselves known." She looked toward the firepit that currently had no flame. Anna took Kamryn's hand, and they touched the black stone together.
As soon as their hands were placed on it, a flame appeared. It was green on one side and purple on the other. The flame grew until it was like a tall thin rope. It swirled around and wrapped itself around Anna and Kamryn. It didn't feel hot. They actually couldn't feel anything other than a warmth spreading inside their bodies. They were so focused on the flame that neither noticed their eyes were glowing. Anna's were glowing purple, and Kamryn's were glowing green. When the flame unwrapped itself from them, it returned to the fire pit and extinguished itself.
Anna felt something weird happening. Her body was trembling so bad her teeth were chattering. She then felt a fire inside that made her feel like she was burning. The fire seemed to stop at her hands, and when she looked down, she gasped. Little purple flames were coming out of her fingertips. She raised her hand and opened her palm; a purple ball of fire appeared. She looked at Kamryn with wide eyes.
"That's new." She said, laughing as she threw the ball of fire into the snow. Kamryn couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Uh, Anna. I think you got more than fire." She looked at him, confused. "What do you mean?" She asked, not noticing anything else different.
"When you raised your hand to make the ball of fire, you disappeared. I couldn't see you or the fireball until you threw it." Anna looked down at her body as she made another fireball and saw that Kamryn was right.
"Wow, that I was not expecting. How about you? Do you feel any different?" She looked at him to see if she noticed anything. Kamryn raised his arms up to see if anything happened, and the next thing he knew, he was off the ground. He was flying through the air, looking down at Anna and the firepit. She clapped her hands as he landed next to her.
"Now I see why you like flying so much; that's incredible. I don't understand how that's going to help me in a fight, though.
*"Go pick up that large boulder over to your right."* Legend said in his head. Kamryn flew over to the boulder and looked at it from above with skepticism. There was no way he could lift that thing. It was three times bigger than he was. Weretigers were strong but not that strong.
*"Are you kidding?"* He asked Legend.
*"Trust me."* The tiger replied.
Kamryn landed next to the boulder and prepared to break his back. He put his arms around the boulder as much as he could and braced himself. He took a deep breath, and to his astonishment, as he lifted the rock, it felt like it weighed nothing. He flew with it through the air and dropped it on the other side of the clearing. He then landed next to Anna, who was laughing.
"That was amazing, my mighty tiger." She said, pulling him down to her so she could kiss him.
*"I hate to break this up, but we're not done yet. Can you shift into me?"* Legend was ready to show what he was now capable of.
"Legend wants me to change into him." Kamryn took his clothes off and handed them to Anna before shifting into his tiger. Anna stared at him in disbelief.
Legend was no longer the orange and black tiger she knew. He was now snow-white with black stripes. She ran her hand over him, and he purred.
"Legend, you're beautiful. Do you have new powers too?" She asked him, and the majestic tiger ran across the clearing leaping into the air. He couldn't quite fly, but he was able to glide for a while. After landing on the other side of the clearing, he closed his eyes and suddenly stood next to Anna. He laid down so she would get on his back and teleported them both to the other side.
"So you can take us wherever we need to be in a split second. I think you have the best power of all." Anna said to the massive tiger, who purred with delight.
*"All right, let me shift back so Anna and I can talk about our new abilities."* Legend laid down so she could get off, and then he shifted into Kamryn.
"I can't believe he's a white tiger now, and he can teleport. That may come in handy." Kamryn said as he put his clothes on. Anna was impressed with all their new power but also concerned. If they were given something so strong, that meant they were going to need all of these powers.
"He's gorgeous. I'm worried about what's coming and that we're going to need all of this. Are you ready to return to the others so we can show them? I'm sure they're all anxiously waiting." Anna took his hand, and they started walking toward the opening.
"Why don't we show up flying. That will surprise them because tigers don't fly." Anna nodded, and they held hands as they rose above the trees. They flew to where everyone was standing waiting on them. A little girl looked up and saw the couple flying.
"Look." She said, pointing to the sky. Everyone looked up and recognized Anna and Kamryn coming toward them. They clapped as the couple landed in the middle of the crowd. Micah ran over to his brother.
"You can fly now?" He asked, stunned.
"Yes, and that's not all." Kamryn walked over and picked up a boulder that was larger than the one before. He held it above his head, and everyone laughed. After he put it back in its place, they looked toward Anna.
She straightened her fingers and showed everyone the flames, and then she made a ball of fire as she disappeared before their eyes. They all looked around for her. A minute later, they saw the purple fireball flying through the air. Anna was standing as though she'd never left.
"I can make fireballs and disappear. Legend has new power as well." She looked toward Kamryn, who smiled.
"My tiger is no longer orange. He's white. Legend can glide long distances through the air and teleport." Everyone gasped. Caprice and Stanley walked forward.
"You two have been given powerful gifts, but you know what this means don't you?" Stanley asked with concern.
"Whatever we're going to be fighting will be just as powerful. We're ready to start training." Kamryn said.
"Alright, everyone, to the training grounds. No matter where this fight happens, we're in it together. The weretigers and Spirit Energy are one family now, and we protect our family." Stanley began flying, and the others followed suit. Micha stood on the ground watching as everyone flew to the training grounds, including his brother. He ran below them. He had never felt inadequate before, but not being able to fly suddenly made him feel like he didn't measure up to the witches. They were incredible.