Igniting Sparks

Chapter 17.

Edited by KitWulf     7-5-2020

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The three of them sat in a triangle, facing each other while deep in thought. Azura had just finished telling Dr. Jensen and Lucas about everything the Phoenix related things again and all the times the voice had spoken to her. She had been reluctant as both knew about it and repeating it again was not something she enjoyed. She did make sure to keep the details of the fight vague as Lucas did not know about her being a snow leopard shifter.

"Now you wanted me to bring you here," she turned to Lucas, "You obviously have an idea, so spill it." She softly started tapping her foot on the floor while her fingers drummed on her knee. There was this uneasy feeling growing in her stomach. For some reason, she knew she would not like what he would say.

"I'm curious about your observations as well. We have mostly been focusing on getting her outbursts and anger under control, but this is something that goes hand in hand. Maybe if we get some more insight into this matter, we can tackle your problems from another angle." Dr. Jensen shifted his gaze from Lucas to Azura, addressing them both.

"Alright, let's start." Lucas took a deep breath. "What we know is that Azura killed a Phoenix together with her friend Nora with whom she shared a rare and powerful blood bond. In that fight, Nora died and so did the Phoenix-"

"No, a Phoenix never dies. I told Azura that as well." Dr. Jensen interrupted him.

"I know, that's what she told me and that's also what had me thinking. Ever since that day, the voice started appearing in your nightmares. Your nightmares used to be of one single event but now both events started to haunt you at night, blurring the lines between them and almost making them one."

He stopped talking and both Azura and Nicolai remained quiet. Azura had bit her lip softly and tried to keep her nerves under control.

"Ever since you got here, the voice has become more prominent has it not? Talking to you even outside of your dreams? I, at first, just thought it was a figment of your own imagination, your way of dealing with the trauma, but there's something that's been bothering me. Whenever you get upset or are in a nightmare, you seem to radiate extreme heat. You even gave me some slight burn marks when you or the voice addressed me from that nightmare a while back."

Lucas turned to Doctor Jensen and from the corner of his eye, he could see Azura shifting uncomfortably on her chair. She had grown even paler than she already usually was.

"I believe you when you say a Phoenix never dies. And that's why I came up with the following theory based on what Azura told me last night. That day they fought the Phoenix, they did kill it...but it might have killed both of them as well."

"No! I'm here, alive and well! That's not possible!" Panic filled her eyes as Lucas said the same thing the Phoenix had told her.

She started to tremble and had to force herself to stay seated. She didn't want to hear it, but she knew she had to. Her eyes frantically darted between Lucas and Dr. Jensen as her heart started beating at a faster pace. Surprisingly, the voice had not yet spoken up and she did not yet feel the heat rising within herself.

"You are... That's what had me puzzled but I have this theory. You died Azura, there is simply no way you could have survived that fight. But what if you were reborn? Right there at that spot. A Phoenix always is reborn. What if the Phoenix and you were both reborn, that it brought you back to life. What if the Phoenix has become part of-"

"Don't you dare! Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Azura had jumped up and stood before him pointing her finger in his chest.

"Azura please calm down. He is merely speculating." Nicolai had gotten up from his chair and got behind her. He placed his hand on her shoulder trying to connect with her emotions so he could take some of it away.