The Tamarians

Chapter 8

It had been 6 weeks since I had started training my sons in combat and they all had shown amazing progress. Since they all had enhanced bodies I had them do 500 push ups and sit ups daily as well as run 100 laps around the island a day. Eli had learned to throw larger objects with his mind without having to concentrate or focus as much as he did before while Henry was able to teleport instantly within a second. I was proud of my two youngest and how far they've come. The most impressive feat for both of them so far was that they were both able to use 15% of their demonic energy which mainly just changes their eyes Yellow or red and enhances their speed and strength. Despite not having any demonic abilities , Cole was also very impressive. With his super strength he was able to go toe to toe with me while I was using 50% of my demonic energy , I can already tell that he would one day become powerful enough to even rival the Professor. Sam on the other hand had managed to learn how to use all of his abilities but struggled to use any of his demonic energy. I spent each day using the ability I had copied from Anna Marie to enter his mind and try to figure out what it was that was preventing him from gaining control of his demonic abilities but I was always unsuccessful. At night while me and the younger ones slept , I could hear Sam and Cole sparring with each other trying to push each other past their limits. It was nice seeing them finally getting along after spending nearly their entire lives fighting with each other. I knew it was only a matter of time before the demonic energy within Sam would take over again so that's when I decided it was time to take a different approach. I woke him up that morning and took him close to the beach shore. "Are you ready?" I asked him. Sam nodded his head and that's when I used my ability to enter his mind. "Alright , let's do this. Try to unleash 5% of your demonic energy." I said inside of Sam's mind. Sam began to concentrate on the outside while in his mind he approached the giant ball of demonic energy that was deep within his consciousness and placed both of his hands on it. The Demonic energy began to swarm Sam but then after a moment it retreated it and returned back to its original state. "Fuck!" Thought Sam loudly. "It's okay , we'll keep trying." I encouraged. "I don't see what's the point of even trying anymore. I know how to use my regular abilities so maybe I don't need that demonic shit." Said Sam. "You know it's important for you to learn how to control this energy Sam! If it takes over you again then you could end up killing someone!" I yelled over at him. Sam grew angry as he began to remember when he almost killed Aries and Cole. "Alright. I'll try again." He said quietly. He placed his hands on the demonic energy again and then it started surrounding him again but this time it didn't retreat. A bit of the energy stuck on to him and covered his entire left arm. "I'm doing it!" Said Sam with excitement. Suddenly the energy retreated and merged back with the rest of the energy. "No! Fuck!" Shouted Sam. He then opened his eyes and he was back on the island. I retreated from his mind and looked at him. "I think the reason why it stuck on to you was because you were angry at me. The moment it began to sense your excitement it retreaded. It seems like the only way you'll be able to merge with the energy is if you give into your negative emotions." I said. Sam stood up angrily and began to walk toward the shore. "Sam wait!" I called after him. "This isn't fair! My own kid brothers can use this demonic energy but I can't even learn it! The hell with this shit man!" Shouted Sam so loud that he woke up his siblings. "Why do you have so much anger in you Sam? Is it because of me?" I asked confused. "I-I don't know...I never really thought about it...." Said Sam quietly. "I think you do know why. Tell me what I did to wrong you so we can overcome this together." I said encouragingly. "I already told you I don't know if I have anger towards you!" Yelled Sam. I knew it was important for me to figure this out so Sam could control his energy so I knew I had no choice. "I'm sorry." I said to Sam. Sam looked at me confused as I used my ability to enter his mind. "Show me, when did your anger towards me start?! " I said into his mind as I began to explore his thoughts and memories. The first memory was from 11 years ago when Sam was 4. He came running into the house with a drawing in his hand that he made at school. I had almost forgotten how creative he was when he was younger. I was in the living room holding Eli on my lap with Cole sitting next to me coloring. Cole learned how to do a lot of things at a very young age. Even at three years old he was able to color only within the lines. Henry was sitting on the ground surrounded by his baby toys. "Dad! Look! My teacher said that I made the best drawing in class today! I got a gold star!" Shouted Sam happily. I looked at the paper for a moment but what caught my attention was Henry who was behind Sam standing up. Henry then walked a couple steps before he fell to the ground and began to cry. "Henry! You just took your first steps! I'm so proud of you!!!" I shouted with excitement as I picked him up and began bouncing him up and down to calm him down. Sam looked at me with a sad expression and then turned around to walk away. "Sam wait , what were you saying son?" I asked as Henry slowly began to stop crying. "It's nothing." Said Sam as he ran upstairs to his room to cry. Then suddenly I began traveling deeper into Sam's mind where I began to see multiple memories where Sam felt like I neglected him. I then began to feel Sam's dark emotions in my heart and that's when I finally exited his mind. Sam as I both dropped to the ground breathing hard due to the exhaustion from going so deep into his mind. "That's why you have so much anger towards me and your brothers....you felt like I neglected you and paid more attention to them..." I said. Sam grew angry as he stood back up. "How dare you enter my fucking mind like that! That's like invading someone's personal diary!" He shouted. "I'm sorry Sam , I had to know. I'm sorry if you felt I neglected you. I wasn't trying to it was just hard dividing my attention between the four of you. I'm sorry you had to get the short end of the stick. Trust me I know what that's like." I said. Sam grew even angrier. "Oh you know what it's like? So you're telling me you had siblings?" Asked Sam. "Yeah....i did." I admitted quietly. Cole and the others came walking toward us. "What's going on Dad?" He asked. "Sam and I are just talking things out." I said to Cole. "No! That's not what we're doing! Tell me them how you invaded my privacy by entering my mind and seeing my personal thoughts and memories!" Shouted Sam. "Dad is that true?" Asked Eli. I remained silent for a moment and then nodded. "You know what? I have your power too ya know! I've been practicing and I think I can even bring others into another persons mind." Said Sam. I looked at him confused and that's when I realized what he was about to do. "Sam , stop!" I shouted quickly. "No! It's time to learn your secrets Dad! What exactly are you hiding from us?! Show us!!" Shouted Sam as he entered my mind along with his brothers.