Teen Hunter: The Darkness Within

Healing Touch

Chris

"Where should I take you!?" Claire cried. My vision blurred as I looked at the dark sky.

"Chris?" Claire asked.

I didn't respond as I blacked out.

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My eyes opened slowly adjusting to the incoming light. It took me a while to notice that I was in a snow field with a rushing river behind me. A tree line was visible along the horizon.

"Not this again," I groaned as I rose from the ground.

"Hello!" I called out into the distance. I sighed as I turned around hoping to see the trainer of white wolves show up any moment.

But as I turned back from the river I was shocked to see a confusing sight. A fox was staring at me, and it looked as if it was smiling cockily.

A bird flapped down, a bright spectacular bird who was vibrant red with yellow and orange trimmed wings.

"What do u see?" a voice from behind me asked.
"A fox and a Phenix," I informed him.
"Wrong. You and to know what is standing in front of you? Demons."

"But foxes are kitsunes, they aren't all bad. And a Phenix, aren't they supposed to be "pure" creatures?" I asked confused.

"Foxes are trickster spirits, you can barely rely on them. Either they are tricking you or can't control their own power. Now a Phenix starts of pure. But, it can be manipulated, it can be twisted, and it follows anyone who saves it. The host and the spirit never, and I mean never become one. Either the Spirit takes over completely, or it burns the host up. Literally."

"Claire's different," I stated. Conscious laughed darkly. "Sure she is. I'm sure she's helping you right now because she feels bad about what she did when she couldn't control herself. The shock of you almost dying jolted her awake. But when demons are together, chaos strikes!" He exclaimed.

"Im not gonna let her die!" I exclaimed. Suddenly I was turned around my shirt grabbed Conscious glaring at me.

"YOU DONT HAVE A CHOICE! YOU HAVE TO KILL HER BEFORE ITS TO LATE!" He yelled.

"I CANT!" I roared back.

"YOU HAVE TO! I HAD TO THE GUY BEFORE ME HAD TO AND SO DO YOU! SO SUCK IT UP!" He exclaimed before letting me go and taking a deep breath.

"Look, I know the way you feel about Claire. But there's a reason you've been attracted to her since you met."

"And what's that?" I asked.

"A Phenix is a beautiful creature. But it's manipulative. It finds what you truly want and becomes that. You wanted someone to care about that you can trust. And when Claire isn't the Phenix she is."

"What's your point!?" I growled.

"Claire is still being controlled by the Phenix when she isn't the Phenix."

"How do I save her?" I asked.
"You can only delay it, but the fire inside of her is to strong, and I'm sorry Chris but you're gonna have a rough road ahead.l

"What does that mean?" I asked as I noticed the scene fading around me.

"Don't let the darkness in."

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I woke up slowly blinking for my eyes to focus on the light shining over me. I leaned up realizing I was on a couch without my shirt, my wounds where bandaged but still bleeding.