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He steeled himself for the inevitable outcome. They were always the same. His frigid anger shifted to resentment, his vision becoming cloudy as he seethed.
I wish I could help you but I can't.
I'm out of my depth here. I wish you the best.
Voices clamored in his ears, ranging from remorse, regretful. He gritted his teeth, his body tensed to spring as he awaited her words. No more would he accept rejection.
"I don’t want you to do the same thing I did.”
His anger faltered, his posture and jaw slackening. He truly saw her then. Vulnerable. The confidence she had portrayed was gone as the flames from her body resided, and lost its brilliance. Her gaze never met his own as she confessed to him. He felt the blood drain from his face as she told her story, one she had a part in, one she was not proud of.
He felt her loss, her grief, her guilt. She would never get that back. She would never forget. His gaze turned inward, fear creeping its way inside. It threatened to smolder his spirit.
"I'm sorry." He spoke quietly. He could afford no more than that. No amount of words he could give would assuage her and he knew that. "I really am."
"So if you wish to leave. Wish to live with that rage. Wish to let your flames control you then be my guest.” He could hear her voice rising in volume, stern once, her gaze finally meeting his. They were determined, burning brightly with the flames she had once displayed.
“But I will do everything in my power to stop you if you do."
He inhaled softly, his breathing unsteady. The worst to come should he truly lose himself. It wouldn't be just her and he was sure of it, his thought leading to another. One who he would be desperate to never see in such a state.
“I leave the choice to you Zhen. You alone decide which path you want to walk.”
"It has always been my choice…" A statement. He made the choice to seek her out. It was his decision to learn. It was always him.
Only him.
He seemed to make a decision then, averting his gaze, his posture relaxing.
"What I am about to tell you never leaves here. As much as I would like him to know, I can't bear to face him if he knew what was wrong." He whispered of another, a wealth of pain contained in his voice.
"You asked me before. If I had burned someone. I have, Reshi," he admitted, his voice quivering. "And I don't think I can fix it… I can't heal," his voice became anguished. "I can only burn and that's not what I am supposed to be."
His golden gaze burned bright, searing. "THAT'S NOT WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO BE!" He exclaimed, surging to his feet. "I am supposed to heal! I am supposed to create! What am I?! A JOKE?! GODS WHAT AM I?!"
He collapsed to his knees, fists clenched tight to his chest, his expression that of torture. "I don't know anymore…" he lamented, defeated. The surge of energy left bereft him, his expression shifting to despair.











