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Juniper stayed in the gymnasium to try his abilities out, On earth he could never use fox fire but from the information shown he did have it but it was weaker than his other abilities. Maynard had given him information on training your ability and it showed that it was possible to increase the power level of an ability but it took time and practice to harbor the energy for it. Juniper realised that this practice was similar to cultivating, and that it involved a lot of meditation and effort. In short, it wasn't easy.
Juniper decided to start practicing in the gymnasium trying to bring in the energy around him to get a sense of how to increase his fox fire, he was deep in concentration that he didnt hear the noise of someone coming from nearby.
Above on the observation deck there was a familiar face. It was Marshal Demetrius. He was standing with his arms folded, looking down at Juniper. Though he wasnt exactly looking at him more the energy swirling around him, Demetrius had a peculiar ability to see auras and energies, he could tell where energy was concentrated to determine attacks before they happened and could guess what peoples power levels were, because of this he was very young for a marshall and had selected and built a strong team of subordinates.
Demetrius gazed down at Juniper. His expression was one of curiosity. The energy surrounding Juniper was different from what he has seen before, at first he thought that he was cultivating fire but over time the red energies swirled with blue creating more of a mixed purple hue within the red and blue. Energies have been researched and Demetrius has the knowledge more than the average person but he couldnt understand the one he was seeing right now. He knew that he should leave the boy alone, but something about him made him feel curious, so he wandered over to him.
Juniper heard the sound of footsteps approaching and his ears ticked. He didn't realise anyone was right in front of him until Demetrius spoke. "Hello, Juniper. We haven't met yet, have we? I am Marshal Demetrius."
Juniper slowly opened his eyes and raised an eyebrow at him, "How did you know my name?"
"Your aura is interesting," Demetrius began, still looking at the swirling swirls of colours. "It's unlike anything I've ever seen before. It looks like you are cultivating something but it's hard to tell what, it seems as if it isn't finished."
Juniper was confused by this. "Oh yeah, I'm trying to cultivate this fox fire..I guess it is like your fire type ability but a bit.. different."
Marshall Demetrius watched him carefully. "If you don't mind me asking, what is the difference?" Demetrius asked curiously.
Juniper lowered his head his ears drooped down. "I don't really know yet, I couldnt really use it before.''
Demetrius nodded. "That explains why you're here then, I suppose. What I mean is, it does take time to train a new ability, even if you have a talent for it."
Juniper looked up at him. "Is that true?"
Demetrius shrugged. "From what I've gathered, yes, it takes some time to get used to something new – you just have to keep at it, but I can offer you assistance if you want it. Your training will also allow us to collect data on the process."
Juniper nodded. "Thank you, I'd appreciate any help you could give me."
Demetrius stayed and taught him things such as how to focus on the energy and not the physical sensation of it, how to increase the power behind his abilities and the best ways to channel it. Soon Juniper began to feel much more confident in his abilities. After some time, when he felt ready, he decided it was best to head home.
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Back in the house, Juniper went straight to the living room and sat in a comfortable position. A small flame appeared between his palms. He closed his eyes and concentrated on using the technique Demetrius had shown him. Slowly, the flame grew stronger and brighter until it reached its full extent and finally disappeared. He opened his eyes and found himself sitting in the dark with only the light of the moon shining through the window.
Juniper felt that soon he would be able to use his abilities well. All he needed to do was practice a little more. But he was sure that he would get the hang of it sooner or later.
He had grown tired by now and decided it was probably best to head to bed for the night. As he walked his commicator lit up. He picked it up and pressed the button, it was from the Pheremone matching database. Junipers heart jumped and now he was wide awake, he paused for a moment and then got into bed wrapping himself in the blanket then decided to open the message.
Juniper read the attachment, there were 170 Males who had high gene matching within the database. He scanned the list and narrowed it down to those with the highest compatibility rating. There were only 17 males listed with a score higher than 90 percent.
One of them was named Youg-Jin. His DNA matched 98% with Junipers which was the highest value. Out of curiousity he searched to see if there was any names he recognised. He was suprised to find two names he recognised; Gio was there at 88% and Demetrius who had just met today was there at 92%. Males are automatically notified if they have a female match. If the female wants to also be in contact with the male the information will become available to both parties.
Thinking he was going to meet Gio tomorrow he felt a bit embarassed, 'Gio would probably know we have a match by time we meet' he thought before he drifted off into a deep sleep.
On the other side, the males who had been notified Yong-Jin, Gio and Demetrius all had different facial expressions.