ARAMIS
"Ow that fucking hurts you meanie!" I shouted at Wolf as he carried me into the tent we shared You
"Complain one more time and I'll throw you back out there" he replied as he lay me down in my sleeping bag. He lay down in his next to me and we both stared at the ceiling.
"Tomorrow we're going to have to start decreasing our daily rations" Wolf said, thinking out loud
"You could go hunting" I suggested
"Yeah but who would defend you if Shades attacked?"
"I'd like to remind you of the hacker with a pistol that we are also travelling with". Wolf shrugged his shoulders
"The girl can barely defend herself let alone both of you"
"That's a bit harsh"
"It's realistic"
"Axel" he turned his head to look at me, his eyes deep violet "She'll be fine. No matter the similarities, she's not Whisper."
"I know she's not" he replied "But it feels like...what are the chances of that? Two people that look so similar and meeting both of them? It's like she's fucking haunting me. And when she smiled at me-"
"Stop" I said "The more you think about it the more it'll get at you. And I need you right now okay? So let's not get insane"
Wolf's eyes flashed yellow with amusement "bro we're already insane. In this world you have to be. If you're completely fine in this world, then you're more insane than anyone else"
"You make no sense" I said to him. He smiled.
"I know"
"Anyway" I said, zipping up my sleeping bag "I'm going to bed. Night"
"Night bro" Wolf said
I opened my eyes. I was standing in pitch black. Hehe. Pitch. Fuck you Pitch. Cocksucker. Anyway, it was so dark I could see my hand in front of my face. Then again I don't know if I raised my hand. I think I'm dreaming
"Aramis!" I deep voice shouted. I immediately clenched my fist. But it didn't ignite. Huh. I grabbed my scythe off my back instead and stared into the darkness
"Aramis!" the voice shouted again
"Sah dude!" I shouted back. Suddenly two yellow eyes and a set of jagged teeth appeared in front of me
"Ohhhh so this is my wet dream about the Cheshire Cat. For a second there I thought I was in trouble" I said to the face. A Phantom walked into view. I immediately slashed through it. The scythe passed straight through the Phantom like a ghost, leaving just a line of black fire across its chest, almost as if the Phantom was made of Dark Fire
"Can I do that?" I asked
"With training" the Phantom hissed back "with training, instead of just using my fire, you can become my fire."
"Wait, your fire?"
"Remember that you only have these abilities because of me" the Phantom said "If I didn't want to lend you my fire, you wouldn't be able to use it"
"I want your fire" I said
"And I will lend it to you if-"
"I don't think you understand pal" I interrupted "I don't just want you to lend me your fire. I want it. I want to take your fire from you. I want it to be my fire." The Phantom laughed "I don't think I made a joke" i said "And if I did, it wasn't your joke to laugh at so stop"
"I'll make you a deal" the Phantom said "I'll give you all my power. All of it. The tentacles, the Hell Fire, the ability to become intangible, the ability to turn into fire, the Phantom Form-"
"What's that?" I asked. The Phantom suddenly transformed. Instead of being all Phantom, half of its body was, and the other half was me. The face was the wierdest. Half of it was like a reflection, the sandy hair, the blue eyes, but the other half was the Phantoms grotesque permanent smile and yellow eye
"this is your Phantom Form. Your most powerful form. You've already used it twice" it said to me "I'll give you full control of it. And of course, my fire"
"What's the catch?" I asked
"I want more freedom" it replied
"What do you mean?"
"I have no body. I was fused into you, giving me some of your intelligence, enough to speak and in exchange giving you some of my power. Now I want freedom. A new body"
"I can't make a body for you" I replied
"Yes you can. You've done it before without realising"
"When?" I asked. The Phantom sighed and touched my forehead. Suddenly I was in a forest clearing. A group of people were in the middle. Suddenly two of the people started fighting. I remembered this. My fight with Reaper.
"Dark Fire Hawk!" Past me said. Suddenly the memory froze
"Was that when?" I asked
"Exactly" The Phantom said, standing next to me.
"You channeled me into into the attack. I became the Dark Fire Hawk. That's why it hit Reaper. It would've missed if I hadn't directed myself into her"
"So if I channel you into these types of attacks, I can essentially make sentient creatures out of fire?" I asked
"Yes" it replied "I just ask that you give me these bodies more often. I am not your enemy. As long as I get freedom, you may have all my power. And in my new body, I shall assist you in any way you want"
"Sweet" I said.
"Do we have a deal?" It asked
"Definitely Blaze" I replied
"Blaze?"
"Well you need a name" I said smiling
"I like it" Blaze replied. We shook hands and suddenly we both burst into flames. Except this time I felt more powerful. Blaze disappeared into the burn on my back. But I swear I heard him say
"Thank you" as he disappeared.
