Fire On Fire

I sat there on the floor for a long time.

Feeling numb and drained.

So much had happened I couldn't deal with it. How was I just okay ? okay with my parent's death ? no, I wasn't okay, like I pretended with most things.

How was I okay with learning about another world filled with things I never could've dreamed existed ? I wasn't, all this time there was still a part of me that thought it was a dream, some weird nightmare because the truth was too hard to face.

Just like my parent's deaths.

I couldn't face the reality that I did something that night, that I could be the one responsible for their deaths. Learning about this world just solidified that theory, that thought. What if I'm some type of creature too ?

What if I'm a monster ? I feel like one that's for sure. What about Ace ? What is he ? Am I falling for a beast ? Is he even real ? Is ANY of this real ??

I clutched my head and put it in-between my knees as I screamed out loud letting out all my emotion in that one cry.

All those questions gave me a headache. I felt like I was about to explode. I didn't hold back as I cried out into my hands.

Only then did I realize that my hands...were free..?

"What..." I questioned, rubbing my wrists turning around to see the chains-a glowing melted mess on the floor behind me. My heart skipped a beat and I sucked in a breath.

ACE P.O.V

As I walked away from the mirror room something didn't feel right, I didn't want to leave. I didn't want to leave HER.

I felt like I had to stay.

I'm letting my emotions get in my way.

I thought to myself as I gave one last look at the castle, seeing an image of Ava's face before I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath.

She's better off. I thought to myself as I disappeared into the woods. The walk back to the cabin was quiet. I was used to the quiet but...I had also gotten used to Ava's whining, her company...however short it may have lasted.

I sighed as I neared a stream, my mind now wandering to what led me to meet her in the first place.

I was on the run, a crownless king. A beast. The last of my kind. I thought back to my people and the life I had before all of this. 400 years. My heart ached, I wished so badly I could've been the king my people needed. I shut my eyes. My heart ached with the memory of my loss. This had been my second chance. A chance to right my wrong. Free my people... if they were still alive that is.

I squinted up at the stars and remembered the first time I saw her... how she looked at the sky with such wonder. That look. I wish I could see it again...

No, what am I thinking ?

I shook my head as if that would clear it, but an image of Ava just burnt itself deeper into my mind.

I continued walking hoping that would clear my head but it just got worse.

Now all I could think about was her, her scent, her lips, her eyes, he sweet sweet sarcasm.

I growled, frustrated that I couldn't get her out of my head. The further away I got from her the worse it got.

Now her scent filled my nose as if she were right there next to me.

What the fuck is happening?

I had nearly reached the cabin when I was forced to stop by a ringing in my ears. I clutched my head and stumbled. Someone screaming ?

No...not just someone....

"Ava..." I breathed out. Just then I heard another scream.

It was filled with such pain and anger, such sorrow. The thought alone that someone was hurting Ava made me growl.

The fire that filled my heart, that rage, extended out towards the tips of my fingers, and the tips of my toes. My skin Burned hotter and hotter and I could feel the beast inside me clawing its way out.

I bellowed and it sent a wave of hot wind through the air, making the trees swing and the ground rumble and shake.

Now there was nothing on my mind except Ava as my bones shifted. I let out another roar. The trees and bushes closest to me burst into flames as a symbol began to take form on my forearm.

My eyes shifted from their usual grey to a bright red and orange.

I'm going to fuck up whoever hurt her.

With that thought in myI raced through the dark forest towards the castle, taking down anything in my way.