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Then it happened. Hoki a Simeron, appeared as though by magic? Her tiny form, caught their attention as they saw her hover mid air, toward Heliera to whisper to her?
“Well well well.. now that, is interesting..“
“What is that?” The Kalheiron were NOT the only ones who had been interrupted by the arrival of this whatever it was? “From the Far Away Lands.” “Really? IT is forbidden from being here!” Lixii was talking louder as she interrupted them!
The sight of Jaho, of the Jade; shifting to stand alongside Heliera AND Hoki, who now rested on his wide shoulders. His arm up and hand joining with her sooo tiny hand. 
“Seems YOU, have a lot to say for yourselves.. “ He paused his eyes fixed on them and, one could swear, there was a flicker of energy, across them. “The competition is open to TWINS.”
They glared at him and, those in front of them. “WE ARE TWINS! “ Nach growled. “Do you want a slap?” Iche hissed at her.
“Not good sister.. “ She paused to force a smile whilst looking at Jaho. Stopping Nach from raising her fist.
“Nach won this fair and square. EVERYONE here knows that.
We ALL, were monitored, throughout the race.
To the outer marker buoy AND back. The twin on the bank, watching on, did not take over! “
A murmur, agreeing that indeed, even they had, with the main screens, watched throughout and the winner WAS Nach.
Itche, was moving, to stand next to the GlobeSat cast unit. “This is what happens, when those, who want US to lose so they can win. Even if, it means LYING, to see my Ketwen (Sister-twin) lose.
What are they going to say next ! Because we are Kalheiron? The Jade do NOT like us.. we know that to be a FACT. They attack our trade routes, our colonies and reap destruction AND enslavement, of those they attack, including Ketlevlings. “
The Kalheiron, do not take slaves.. Well they do, but. they sell them on or exchange them. An uprising, of slaves, on one of their homeworlds was enough, to make sure, that could never happen again.
Jaho, had the expression, that a lot of other Kets, had come to realise was the equivalent, of anger, though
HE, IT; does NOT feel emotion. Thus ‘ANGER’ is something, that has been agreed upon, by other Kets defined by them.
HE, IT; was angry.
The arrival of Hanika, from Bexes, pushing her way through them to whisper to Heliera?
A lot of scrutiny from Itche and Nach. As for the Matsupa trio of troublemakers? 
Zetian was showing her usual contempt, towards that thing from Bexes. Mocking and being generally abusive.
Xixian adding ‘fuel to the fire’.. “Like you have said so many times. The worst happened when those from Bexes were set free.
Chains AND OUR pets! FOOD, to be cooked and eaten! “
Zetian licked her lips. The thought of eating Hanika, seemed to be appealing to her. “Do we know what she transforms into?”
“We are leaving, WITH our prize; our winners trophy! “
Heliera blocked them as overhead an ‘Opticon’ appeared.
Communicating with it, Jaho looked up at it and then back at
them? “THIS, is being recorded and, NOT just, by GlobeCast.
“YOU, are LIARS; CHEATS’”
Tell me Hanika HOW good is your eyesight?” She looked at him. “As is or transformed?”
“Both” Excellent deep vision, beyond most here. “
Hanika transforms into a ‘Peregrine FALCON’ The peregrine is renowned for its speed.
It, can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its, characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom
“How high, were you, in flight, above us and, what did you see?” “A lot more, than some of those, in the swim, might have wanted me to. “ She looked at Sadowan.
“You, really are, a pleasure, to watch; swimming. You swim like a professional. The Kalheiron, was just slightly ahead of you? BUT dived and that, SLOWED IT down.
When you, moved forwards, YOU, overtook the Kalheiron. NOTE the ‘OVERTOOK’ the Kalheiron, who was BENEATH YOU, hidden from view momentarily.
I watched as IT, disappeared, BENEATH YOU. YOU, moving ahead ?” She stopped, to take a Frubu wash, from Becci. Sipping at it, to quench her thirst.
“YOU, Nach are a CHEAT! That trophy does NOT belong to YOU!” She stepped forwards to grab hold of it taking Nach by surprised as it was now prised from her hands.
Handing it to Sadowan who had been joined by Chadren helping her to hold it high? “These two are the real winners.”
The ‘Ones’ who had been received AND’ had been placed into the care of Ocasa? Now resting in one of the allotted domiciles. Specially reserved for them. Anaset had made sure they were able to refresh themselves AND relax. Finding someonw to deliver a message to Ocasa?
Stopped by one of them. “We can enter his mind and call him, WHEN we are ready.”
Ocasa was taking in the events, unfolding before him, re the Swim. Their eyes on him, as they too, looked on via a Globe cast screen. A desire NOT to disturb him. Aware of future events?
Immortals. Sacred and, VERY powerful, their powers somewhat reduced and controlled by the Obelisk?
“He, is watching Becci. The Haphketsut from Fendiq. HER powers, are almost fully embedded.
Most unusual. There are those, who are wanting to attack ? “
“The Kalheiron are enraged by what is taking place. One of them, is the Ketlet of a Kalheiron Elite commander.
IF, she does NOT, meet what is expected from her re hostility and ATTACKING ? 
Punishment will follow. when, she leaves the Akademy.”
True, Ocasa, had been more than aware, of Nach and that scrunching of her lips, the ripple across her cheeks meant only one thing; trouble.
Violence fuelled by the traits deeply embedded in every Kalheiron. HOW had Nach cheated? He, was at a loss, to understand WHY, the accusations, were so strong against her?
Throwing Itche to one side, she moved towards Sadowan, eyeing the one, she reckoned, was the weaker of them; the male Chadren. Totally oblivious, to her as she raised her fist and ..
Sadowan passed the trophy into his hands and stood in front to block her from him. “Get out of the way you Vendaren .. “Her cursing tailed off as she went to shove Sadowan aside?
NOW almost ALL of the Ket will tell you. Sadowan is no push over. A strong swimmer meant strong muscles in short strength BODY STRENGTH!
BUT, she had just, completed a full length swim, to the marker buoy AND then back to the finish?
Tired, exhausted and feeling less than her normal self. She wavered her legs crumpling beneath her, as to their horror she fell onto her knees? T
The sight, of her, now on knees before Nach. She decided to ignore Chadren THIS would be televised across the Qiverse.
Her fist raised as she..
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