Free Shattered Light by Viola Grace Page A

tight as they could until the power of the repulsion of their talents drove them apart.
    That was…you are crying!
    Noma smiled sadly. “Of course I am crying, I am going to be parted from Trala for the first time in my life.”
    Trala sniffled and wiped at her tears. “I am going to miss you, Noma. My heart will bleed.”
    “And my soul is broken but we will both go on. I will start fresh and you will take over. We will go on.” Noma smiled and backed toward the portal and a moment later she was gone.
    Trala blinked in astonishment. Her sister had left her in a matter of seconds. They were apart and nothing was going to put them back together in this lifetime.
    Trala, I need you to make the link now. Go to the orb and pick it up.
    I can’t. She’s gone!
    Look deep. She is still there and she needs you to be strong or her journey is for nothing. Go to the orb and pick it up.
    Trala moved sluggishly as Resicor prodded her.
    You will have eternity to grieve. For now we have a world to save and what we do here today will matter to the sector and all those who enjoy freedom.
    What do I do with the orb?
    Take it to the surface and open the gates. They are waiting.
    Trala reached into the orb and pulled out the core.
    What are you doing?
    This holds an imprint of Skiria’s mind. If Noma can use it, I want her to have it. The links won’t be impacted by the lack of power. I will boost it myself.
    You don’t have enough power.
    I will find it.
    The voice inside her went quiet. Do what you must. I will help you.
    Thank you.
    Trala lifted the core and rolled it through the rippling black portal. If the orb could be of help to Noma, she would have it. Something told Trala that it was needed wherever that portal led.
    Focusing on the silent instruction that Resicor was giving her, Trala looked skyward and propelled herself upward in a blaze of power.
    Subtlety was over, it was time to stand up and be counted.
     
    The mountain above them gave way as she shot past the holders and felt the freedom from suppression. She hadn’t even realized that they were keeping her down.
    We are nearly to the sky. I have missed the freedom to move about my own surface. Thank you for your help and your service, Trala.
    Trala kept flying but mentally acknowledged the thanks.
    When they broke through the rock and the sky whirled above them the light embraced her and she grinned as she soared upward.
    Fighter ships were approaching but she continued her focus to achieve the correct height.
    The moment the first ship fired at her, she simply turned and blinded the pilot while dodging the burn. It was an easy slip to the side and she could hear the panicked shouts of the pilots as her body glowed and they lost their target.
    We are here, Trala.
    I can feel it. Hold on to whatever you are attached to. She lifted the orb over her head and poured the power of her first light into it. The orb shattered and the streaks of light broke into a rainbow of energy that made their way around the globe.
    Trala let her body go limp and she fell toward the surface through the crowd of ships that were milling around the point she had been occupying. She turned slowly and didn’t used any power until she was just above the point of trees.
    With the lightest of steps she landed on the surface and walked into the forest. It would soon be time to call in the reinforcements but for now she would revel in the moment of freedom when everything was going right. Tomorrow, everything might change, it was important to enjoy the moment.
     
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    “These clothes suck.” Trala looked at herself in the still water of the rippling pool.
    I can help with that. Picture something that will make a big impact on the ruling bodies when you confront them.
    Smiling, Trala closed her eyes and thought of a costume as far from the light shapeless robes she was wearing as she could. She included her ideal hairstyle and when she felt fabric sliding against her skin she