The Immortals

7 Eternal Flame

I open my eyes to see I am standing in the middle of a road in a deserted,run down city. Destroyed vehicles scatter the ground,not allowing for much movement.
I see Jaidyn approximately seventy-five metres in front of me,but he's cloak is gone and all I can see is some sort of highly advanced machine with a sniper on its back. He begins to sprint at me,jumping over or moving any obstacle in his path, staying on course.
I dawn my armour and begin to sprint at full speed,keeping my eyes on his black,mechanical form.
Just before we meet,he leaps into the air,his hands glowing red. On his return to the ground,Jaidyn hits his hand on the ground with great force. A wave of fire shoots out from the ground around him and I suddenly am hit by an enormous heat,hotter then any natural fire. Once the fire diminishes,I advance with speed to meet him in close quarters combat. I greet him kindly with a armoured fist to the chest,moving him about five metres back. Fire engulfs his hands like fiery gauntlets,as shadow engulfs mine. He attacks,swinging one fist at my face and the other at my stomach,me catching both. My shadows extinguish his flames,but a new heat comes from his hands,far hotter then before and both his hands produce an explosion similar to that of a small grenade. I find myself flying back through the air the sky a grey, like that of the buildings. I feel myself make impact with a car,causing the car to effectively implode under the force. I stand up,readying myself for the next attack. A ball of flame forms in each Jaidyn's hands,each about the size of a tennis ball. He begins to launch them at me. I start to advance towards him,using the cars as cover from the flaming projectiles. I am ten metres from him,my bow forming in my hand and an arrow ready. I jump out of cover and fire the arrow,but he dodges it and fires three balls of fire that hit me square in the chest. I refuse to move though. I change my bow into a battle hammer and charge him,swing the hammer into his chest,causing him to travel approximately fifteen metres through the air. Jaidyn quickly gets up,small swords coming from his arms. He charges me with a war cry,tackling me then stabbing at me with the blades until they shatter against my armour. I shove him off me and get up. I turn to continue the fight to see a ball of fire the size of a soccer ball in his hands. He pulls his arms apart and the ball of fire produces an explosion of a huge proportion. I go flying into a building,breaking three of its pillars. I rapidly make myself recover and retreat to a dark place where I can hide and gain my thoughts.
I hear Jaidyn's footsteps,loud and metallic. I engulf myself in shadow to conceal myself from his view. He passes me,not noticing my presence. I summon my sword and sneak up behind him,eventually rapidly cutting across his back with great force. Jaidyn falls forward landing on his chest,blood oozing from the cut in the flesh beneath his armour. He slowly gets up,flames now engulfing his entire body. He pulls out his sniper,orange patterns now covering its black surface. The barrel is pointing at me and suddenly a burning pain hits my right should,temporarily incapacitating it. My eyes suddenly grow wide and blank as they look at the boy standing before me. A grin forms on my face as my left arm rises in front of me,my palm pointed at him. My hand suddenly clenches into a fist,multiple tentacles of darkness coming out of my arm,piercing Jaidyn's armoured body. My trance breaks. Jaidyn falls to his knees,obviously suffering from great pain. He then collapses,seeming to be unconscious. I look at my hands,realising what I have done.
"Can you die in this dream world? Did I kill him?"
I begin to panic. My breathing and heart rate sky-rocketing. I have not killed anyone with my current memory,all I have done is hide away,using my armour to avoid injury.
I hear Harmony's worried voice enter my head.
"I'm pulling you guys out now. Close your eyes."
I feel myself fall,the world fading to a black.

I wake up to Grace's worried face.
"Are you okay?!" Grace quickly asks.
"I think I'm alright. Wait! What about Jaidyn?! Is he alright?!"
"He is fine,injuries from the simulation do not carry on into real life. What about you,how do you feel?"
"I feel...."
I realise I'm not in the simulation room anymore,I'm in a medical facility.
"Why am I here?"
"You have been in a mild coma for almost four days now."
I quickly sit up right.
"What happened?!"
"We're not really sure,but it was like your brain just shut down."
"How strange." I say with a frown now on my face.
A smile forms on Grace's face.
"We just need to run a few tests and if your nice and healthy,we can go have our fight." Grace gives me a friendly punch on the shoulder as she finishes her sentence.
"Grace,I will have to ask you to move back so I can run the tests to see if you two can have your fight." I hear a deep raspy voice say from behind me. I turn to see a large white wolf standing like that of a man,holding a clipboard in its hands. My jaw drops. It's a Veil.