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Chapter IV: A New Day, New Dangers

*Seto POV*

I was still working when Brice came down to learn more things that he needed to learn.  Quickly, I told him that I was setting things up and that he should leave.  The books were shoved onto the bookshelf and I put the quills and ink into a drawer.  Only a brewing stand was left on the desk.  I then let Brice in.

"So, what was so important that you had to shove me out for?  You do know that I could've helped you clean up if that was the problem,"

Saying nothing, I lead him to a seat in front of the brewing stand

"Brice, we have to find a potion that can help quench your powers, but yet, still let you control it.  To make the potion we need some ingredients of your choosing,"

He questioned none of this and just closed his eyes, trying to find ingredients that his subconscious mind would choose.  Eventually, it was over.  Brice had chosen a wide range of items thatI never would have thought to put together.  An alchemist and a fire element.  We really needed to watch out for this one.

*Brice POV*

After choosing the ingredients that just felt right to put together, Seto gave me complete use of the brewing stand.  He told me no instructions, save for the one where he told me to place in ingredients when it felt right.  After all the brewing was done, I walked the concoction over to the cooler.  Ten minutes later, it was ready to be taken out.  The potion had turned the exact shade of auburn as my eyes.

Seto looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to down the potion.  I lifted it up to my lips and let a drop slide down.  It seemed to light my mouth on fire, leaving me shaking on the ground.  Seto stared even harder into me, forcing me to drink the rest.  My throat lit up and my body started convulsing on ground.

Finally the spectacle was over.

"Brice, concentrate on your fingertips and try and feel the warmth there.  Feel them slowly heating up.  Imagine a fire erupting from them,"

I did so and a gust of flames burst from my fingertips.  We had found that potion that I needed to take, everyday.  Seto told me that that was enough for today and pushed me out of the room.  It wasn't enough though, now that I found my new power Ai needed to find out what I can do with it.

Back in my room, I did the exercise that Seto told me to do and got the flames crackling at my fingertips.  But I went further; trying to push the flames out away from me.  I didn't get it straight away but a small ember leapt away from me.  It was a start.   Gradually, I got full fireballs to leap out.  But a catastrophe happened.  An ember caught onto the wooden walls and set it alight.

"SETO, I NEED YOU HERE NOW!"

He didn't hear me, so I screamed again.

"SETO!"

This time he heard; teleporting up to my room and saw the fire licking away at it.

"Brice, it's time for your next lesson.  These flames, you created so you can get rid of them.  Imagine water dissolving the flames to steam and the fire should go away,"

I concentrated on the fire disappearing and opened my eyes.  The fire was still there and I could still feel the intense heat.

"TRY AGAIN BRICE!"

I tried again, and this time, with me being under pressure, it worked.  The flames were gone.  Seto and I high-fived and I felt my cheeks burning.  This time, not from the heat.