EXORD: ExtraOrdinary

Chapter 11: Rekindled Flame!

How did I burn the mannequin with just electricity? Is it really possible? How is it that I felt a sudden anger? So there is a possibility that my powers also depends on emotions?

"It seems that you have lost control of your powers for a minute there Jennifer." Douglas said as I walked out of the test room.

"It seems so, I sometimes lose control of it accidentally." I said.

"Gabriel was the same as you when he didn't know how to use his powers yet. He burned down a building when he was a kid and luckily the building was already abandoned then we needed to make up a story that a bomb exploded in that building to hide my son's power from the public. With the help of my friend we made evidences present in the scene. My son Gabriel was a short-tempered child so he oftenly lost control of his powers since he lost his mom and brother. That was the time I studied more about those powers, by the time passes I learned a little on how powers work and how they can manage to control it." He told me.

"It was that time..." He continued to tell the story.

----------------------Flashback----------------------

/Douglas' Point of View/

I'm driving towards home and I encountered a shady man running to my oppossite direction. What is it with that guy? I rushed home and I saw our house in flames. I hurried inside.

"Miranda!...Michael!...Gabriel!..." I shouted in a panic and worry.

I called them a lot of times but no one answered or even a slight voice of my family. I was gonna head outside until I saw a puddle of blood from the kitchen. I dashed into the kitchen even if it is too hot for me already. I was sweating a lot from the heat and from worrying. When I got to the kitchen I was horrified of what I saw... I cried out of anger and pain.

My eldest son, Michael was stabbed a lot of times in his chest while my wife, Miranda was shot in the head then I saw Gabriel trembling, his hands were coated with flames and his eyes turned red. Behind him are three burned unidentified person.

"Gabe calm down and let's head out, I'll bring mom and michael out okay?" I abided the feeling of pain.

Gabriel is still 8 years old, he is still too young to witness all of these. He didn't listen to me and he didn't moved a single step from the spot.

"D-Daddy they-they killed m-mommy and big brother!" He stutteringly said.

The flames in his hands turned from red to blue and it burned the surroundings faster. I rushed to Gabriel and carried him outside even if I cannot withstand the heat anymore then he suddenly calmed down when he realize that he was hurting me with his flames, his flames disappeared and eyes turned back to normal. He cried and hugged me tightly as I watch the house burned down with the corpse of my wife and my eldest son. I endured the pain from the burns and the pain that I have lost my wife and my son.

The firefighters came and extinguished the remaining fire...then an ambulance followed and got me and my son inside, I lost consciousness shortly afterwards.

"Douglas, take care of Gabriel." I heard from a woman's voice.

"Dad, watch over little Gabriel." I heard a man's voice next.

I suddenly woke up, and I heard Gabriel crying beside me. We were in a hospital.

"Hush Gabriel, its gonna be fine." I pat on his head.

He stopped crying and lie down beside me then fell asleep.

The memories of my family flashed back in my thoughts and tears began to flow from my eyes. I will take care of Gabriel and help him with his powers, I promise Miranda and Michael.