FIRENIX - The Beginning

A Dream?

GABRIEL

"Ahhhh!!", I awoke with a start. Shit, was that all just a dream? My mind was so incoherent like I wouldn't even know one plus one right now. I had this burning sensation all over my body, it literally felt as if I was on fire. And not the funny kind.

"Hey Gabriel! You up?", I heard Maxen shout from downstairs.

"Yeah  coming", I took a shaky breath to calm down. But the more I tried, the more suffocated I felt. Beads of sweat started forming all over my forehead, the hot feeling in the pit of my stomach grew and so did my anxiousness. It felt as if I was in a trance, burning and building up. Suddenly the trance broke at another shout,

"Do you wanna be late again dude!! I can't drive you today, so just get your ass down quickly", Maxen screamed once again.

Late... Late for what? What the hell was I supposed to do. All these emotions swirled so quickly in me that I felt weak all over. I had to get up, I don't know about yesterday but since I was home, everything was probably fine right? Maybe all of that was just a sick dream or so. I wobbled out the bed and hopped into shower hoping to cool myself down.

As I was downing my uniform I remembered the English assignment which was due today, I glanced around the room but I couldn't find my bag anywhere. So I padded downstairs to the kitchen.

"Just in time", muttered Maxen as he put down a bowl of cereals.

"Hey, by any chance did you see my bag?", I looked at him.

"No, dint you bring it home yesterday." He replied.

"Uhh... I don't remember. When did you get home?", I questioned him.

"Around midnight I guess. I dint wanna disturb you so I went straight to bed. Wait.... Did you come home last night Gabriel?" He looked at me dauntingly.

I gave a shaky laugh, "Of course.... Why wouldn't I?"

"Whatever, just eat breakfast and get out. I need to lock up." He got up from the table and walked away.

As I was walking down to school with another bag, I thought maybe that whole thing wasn't a dream, maybe there was more to it than what I just remembered. I was determined to know the answers so instead of the road, I turned towards the forest and ran in.

I was so confused, it seemed as if overnight the whole structure of the forest had been altered. I felt this strange pull, it felt as if something in there was calling out to me. I don't know what came over me, but I decided to follow my gut and I kept looking further. After a really long while of searching, I grew really tired but I couldn't find the same meadow as yesterday. So I sat down around the small lake I found and drank some water. Accidentally my foot slipped and I fell down into the lake.

Shit ! I couldn't swim. I thrashed my hands and feet around, grabbing onto the water, struggling to come up for just a breath of air. My head started spinning, it felt as if I had engulfed a lot of water in, I felt my limbs go still because of all the tiredness.

Just when I thought this was all over, a hand grabbed me by the waist and pulled me outside. I couldn't see who it was as I was busy puking. My whole face was covered with snot and tears.

I looked up to thank my savior and  was startled at the sight before me. There stood a guy not much older than me dripping wet, but what shocked me the most was his eyes. They were glowing, and not in the romantic way, it was as if they were literally the color of fire, molten orange and almost a burning red, and his hair, Ohh God, the tips of his brown hair was on fire too, just a light blaze but they were literally burning!! I then just noticed his arm around my shoulder which was very warm, way too unnaturally warm for a normal person.

I shrank back in fear and cried, "What the hell are you?"

"I am also a Firenix, and so are you", he sighed as he pointed me towards  the lake. I gave him a confused look, nonetheless I turned around.

As I glanced at my reflection in the lake, my hand flew towards my mouth, with a huge gasp. My eyes were exactly like his. Molten hue giving a burning red color, and my wet hair which was sticking to my face was on fire. It was like the color was spreading from the tips of my hair slowly towards the scalp.

"Holy shit!! What the bullocks did you do to me!"I exclaimed.

"It isn't what I did, but what you chose for yourself", he said.

"What do you mean I chose this?!! I don't even know what the hell is going and why am I like this! Wait... this is all probably a big bad nightmare right. I just haven't woken up. Shit!" I couldn't breathe, my lungs were literally dying of the lack of oxygen but there was nothing that I could do.

"Hey Hey Hey! Calm down! It will get worse if your emotions are heightened. You need to stop now. It'll all get better once you get the proper guidance okay. Just hear me out!" he shook my shoulders repeatedly.

But nothing was going to calm me down right now. Not when I had seen that monster in there. That monster was me...

In a swift motion, I threw him away from me with a strength I dint know I possessed.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" I put my head back and screamed at the sudden paid that overcame my whole body. My skin was burning, not just internally, small wisps of flame covered my whole arm down to my fingertips, my hands had this weird fire like glow. I slowly lifted from the ground and fire exploded from within me.

And suddenly the world went black.

Again.

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