Flame Thrower

Chapter 3

(From Marcus’s POV)

I started on the mess Trisha and I had created, reached into the closet for my new vacuum. Everything is going as planned except for one thing; I never expected Trisha to be so…beautiful. I thought, wistfully. I didn’t want to drag her into the war, but it was looking like I had no choice. I had just gotten a message. Ice was winning big time and fire was running out of time and men. Also, the ice generations were looking for Trisha, too. I sighed. I couldn’t wait for this whole mess to be over. I sighed once more as I looked about the room. I had to find out how to use this thing. I looked on the vacuum for some kind of on button. Finding what I was looking for, I straightened up and checked on Trisha using a fire mind sweeping spell. I gasped! She had collapsed on the ground! Oh crap! What now?! She was fine five minutes ago! I relayed all that had happened, trying to think of any sort of breach that may have happened. I checked on her once more. There was someone approaching. It was Euclise!

“Oh crap! Oh crap, I have to hurry!” I yelled and I raced out the door, with the vacuum still on and buzzing about my home!

I reached Trisha just in time! Euclise hadn’t touched her yet!

“You’re getting slower, Marcus. What took you so long?” Euclise asked, ice puffing out of his mouth as he spook. The air around him was ten degrees colder in that one second and it kept dropping at a freakish rate. Trisha began to violently shiver as Euclise bent down over her. He’s going to freeze her inner fire! I thought as Euclise stretched out his hand, ice swirling around on his palm. I growled and burst into action! My palms were already lit because of my anger and I flung them at the swirling vortex on his palm. I didn’t miss. I never miss. Many long hours of training have helped me achieve that and for once I was grateful! Euclise snarled and stood up, facing me and getting into battle stance. I placed a ring of shape-shifting fire around us so that normal humans couldn’t see us. Euclise spit on the ground, disgusted by all the heat. On his side, he placed an ice barrier behind the fire to block the heat. I smirked. That wouldn’t last long. Fire trumps ice in this case! The barrier would surely melt. My eyes grew huge as saucers and I gasped. Euclise smiled evilly as he flicked his hand and the ice melting into water at his will and start to writhe in the air, dousing out the fire barrier I had made! Oh no, he was one of the Gifted! I don’t know if I can win anymore! He replaced my fire barrier with one of ice. “Ah much better. Now I can beat you more comfortably!” Euclise said and he laughed. It was not joyful but cold and menacing. I shuttered as the temperature started to put out my inner fire! I looked over to Trisha. Her lips were blue and she moaned. I stared at Euclise. He looked at me, amused. I growled. I may not be able to beat him, but I will die trying! Trisha was our only hope and I could tell we would be good friends if given the chance. I wanted that chance. My eyes turned red. My palms were dancing with flames. Steam started to rise from my body. I began to chant, making the flames rise even more! I lunged right at Euclise and I missed! I had grazed him though, and he howled. I screamed for him to shut up and lunged again. He was too busy wallowing in his pain that I knocked him right in the chest! SCORE! I had knocked the wind, or in this case ice, right out of him. The Gifted were prideful and thought no one could hurt them. They got sloppy and I had used this fact to my advantage! I began to cause the fire to writhe in the air, heading straight for Euclise. His eyes grew sizes bigger! Ha! The fire began to wrap him and he screamed! I laughed! I had become bloodthirsty. He had hurt Trisha and I would never allow that again. I wanted to see him in pain; to watch him melt and die! I was hysterical now! My eyes were bloodshot and I couldn’t even see Trisha anymore. I wanted. Him. To. Die! His hand started to flick around, but I failed to notice this because I was in a crazed state that came on during a fight. Suddenly, water started to fly into the air, dousing out the fire holding Euclise captive. It also knocked me straight in the chest, throwing me back! I was shaken out of my blood crazed state and held my head in my hands. I hated when I was like that! It happened when I got really mad! I would get overcome by fire and it would someday be my demise! The fire would envelop me and I would be at my most powerful, but it would later kill me! My fighting instructor told me I had it worse than the other students for some reason. I was very powerful but I could die easier! I had laughed at this at the time. Now, I knew it was true. I looked up to see Euclise. He was badly burned and was limping away. I had to admit, he had saved my life, and Trisha’s and he didn’t know it! I chuckled sadly and shakily stood up. I walked over to Trisha, picked her up, and at the flick of my wrist, the fire and ice barrier was gone and the world could see us once again. I started towards the door and set her on her bed. It was now almost nine. She snuggled into her covers and was asleep fast. I could’ve cried. I had been foolish and I would never let that happen again! From now on, I would be by her side as much as possible! She would never have to endure that while I was watching. I placed a spell with my fire on the house to put everyone to sleep and walked back to my house, shaking in rage at myself. I would make sure my vows were never broken!