Deception

The Fire's Breath and One Simple Rule

"Are you okay?"

Stiles didn't answer for a while, his mind flashing back to what happened almost an hour ago but it felt like minutes.

Daichi was dead.

He'd never see him again and that was the thought seemed the most difficult to process, to swallow.

Kirah was standing beside him, hand on his shoulder, looking grim but also concerned.

"No, no I'm not" Stiles said, his voice shaking.

His hands clenched into fists

"It's difficult to accept" Kirah said slowly

Stiles shot him a look.

"No, What gave you your first clue"

Kirah shook his head and then tapped him on the shoulder.

"Come on, I've got something new to teach you, it'll help"

Stiles glanced up at him curiously.

Kirah smirked then showed the palm of his hand, before Stiles could question him, something flickered, yellow and orange in his palm.

Then it burst into life.

Stiles jumped back startled, his eyes widening in shock.

"That's..." He choked out.

"Fire" Kirah said with a huge grin on his face.

Stiles could feel the heat coming from his palm.

Stiles reached out as if to touch it but held himself back. It didn't look fake, it probably would burn him and yet Kirah's palm looked completely fine but he still was holding fire.

"That's-that's amazing" Stiles said, forcing and letting his mind completely focus on the fire, this was what he wanted to think about and concentrate on, not anything else.

"Do I need a ruin?"

Kirah shook his head "Not for creating fire like this but for controlling it you'll need one but we'll just be focusing on creating fire for today"

Stiles nodded, still exited by the prospect.

"I thought it would be a good way to teach you because fire tends to need a strong emotional connection for you to create it. And right now you're full of one, it'll help you focus"

Stiles nodded but restrained himself from saying anything, his eyes stung a little. He couldn't protest against his Training Master' words.

"Now put your palm up right, facing the sky. That's right. Here comes the hard bit. You need to concentrate on what you are feeling and think of the Fire you want to create, don't make it to big mind you"

Stiles halted.

"Concentrate on what I'm feeling?" He repeated, unsure.

He did not want to do that!

Kirah gave him a sympathetic smile as he replied "Yes, you always need to do that with fire. Or it will not light for you"