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I look at myself and I see fire. I see my eyes orange like flames. I see canine teeth like I'm some sort of dog. Fire is around me. My skin darkens to the color of ash. What is happening to me? I see my arm burning the girl. I drop her. I back away in a startle.

"What's happening to me?" I growl.

"You don't know what you are?" She cocks her head.

I grab her again. I feel angry. I feel like fire. I rip off her head. I look at what I've done. I draw back. I see claws. I see her body burn like a candle. I see her body turn to ash. I grip myself. I have to cease this fire. I dig my claws into my fists. I suck in a breath. Focus. Focus. I look at the mirror and I see Kaoru. I see my friends.

They can't see me like this. They can't see the fire that surrounds me. Like this, I look like a monster. Like this, I could kill them. I need to control this fire. I need to control myself. This anger... I haven't felt this in ten years. This anger I feel right now fueled me as a kill sword. I felt like this as a kill sword. I'm only realizing this now. 

I grip my fists harder. Blood drips. The fire ceases and my eyes turn back to normal. I fall to my knees. I gasp in breaths. I release my now normal nails. The blood keeps flowing. What the hell was that? What am I? Am I a monster? Am I a demon? What?

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