The unfamiliarity with where I have found myself sends unease radiating through my body. My usual adventurous nature shies as I find myself alone. Being alone wasn't something I was accustomed to and I find anxiety rising quickly within me.
There is a sudden gnawing need to turn around. When I do fear cripples me as I stare up at a blazing inferno. The giant pines towering over my small form, are lit brilliantly in flickering hues of orange and yellow. I gasp at what I am sure I have caused. More fear grips me as I think of the trouble I have again found myself in.
Nothing though was to prepare me for what I see next.
He walks out from the wall of flames seemingly unscathed. I call out to him, my voice crackling as I stammer in disbelief. Why had he followed me here? To save me from my stupid self I am sure.
“Vic! Hurry over here!” I go to run towards him but my legs remain cemented to the earth. Struggling to gain control of myself I shift in frustration, my red eyes frantically searching the area for a cause.
When I look back up the sight leaves my jaw gaping open. The flames begin to consume him. His face is the first to melt away. I cry out, “Nooooo! Vic!” The flames continue across his body, ravaging it until nothing remains identifiable. His burnt remains crumble to the ground as the fires beyond him extinguish.
Only then does my mind gain control over my legs and I rush to him, tears streaming down my face. I gasp for air as I look down at his charred body. “No,” I choke out, my head shaking in disbelief.
Look what you've done… A shadowed voice whispers.
“I'm sorry Vic, I didn't mean to hurt you, I… I…” the words don't come for the excuse I want to find to blame anyone other than myself. My body stumbles to my knees as I sob over my brother's carcass, “I'm sorry!”
Fire Mimicry- Foxfire, Phoenix-Type Immortality, Fire Wings