heart beating mercilessly. There was so much adrenaline pumping through my body that I needed something to happen to relieve this rush. I didn’t have to wait long.
The ground started to rumble. The sound echoed through all the entrances, booming like a thunderous storm. Light flashed like high beams, getter brighter. Then the heat intensified.
“Fire!” Ian burst. “It’s coming for us.”
The flames hugged the surrounding walls, filling the cave as they spread.
“I don’t want to die.” Those were Amanda’s favorite words.
“Put it out, Noah!” Nick shouted.
Noah and Tim did the best they could, but the air was too dry and thick. They had no source to draw water from. There was no way out. Zara and Tara tried to build a shield around it, but it didn’t seem to be holding. This couldn’t be the end. There was a reason why Hephaestus thought I was ready. Then it came to me…tame the flame and it will all be yours.
“Everyone, get close to me and get down!” I ordered.
Just as the flames were about to reach us, I stuck out my hands. Like a massive hose, water flowed out from them. I turned like a propeller, putting out all the fire. It was so hot that the ground sucked up the water. The fire disappeared as if it had never happened.
“Clever girl,” the voice said. Every time it spoke, it gave me aching, terrifying chills.
“Who said that?” Everett spun around.
“The same voice that asked you for all your memories.” Zara stood up to straighten her cape. When she turned to me, the look on her face told me that this wasn’t over.
“Battle formation,” Mason ordered.
“Not the beasts again.” Colin got his sword ready.
I didn’t know why he had thought it was the beasts until I heard their roars.
At that point, we were all tired, and I’d had it with these crazy games. Enough was enough. Tame the flame and it will all be yours wasn’t meant for the water. It was meant for something else. I wished the gods wouldn’t speak in riddles.
“I got this. Everyone down!”
“Sky, what are you doing now?” Mason gripped my arm. “They’re coming from all the entrances. You can’t take them by yourself.”
“I can, Mason. Trust me.”
That was all I had to say. With a nod, he got down. Extending my arms like I did before, instead of water, fire came out from my hands. I didn’t know how I did it, I just knew it had to be done, and my body automatically tuned in with my mind. It was the first time I had done this, and I was overcome by what I was doing. The flames poured from my hands and traveled around us like a protective barrier; it was dangerously beautiful. My friends didn’t fear it; instead they embraced it, making it easier for me to control it.
For some strange reason, besides having fire between us, the countless beasts positioned to attack stopped from advancing. I was sure they could have dashed through the flames or jumped over them, but they didn’t. They barked, growled, and snapped their jaws, but they didn’t dare come any closer.
When I stepped toward them, they took several steps back. I kept doing this until they were a good distance from my friends. I had to show these creatures that I was the boss. Not really knowing what I was doing, but using my gut feeling, I held the fire in front of me and blew out my breath like I was blowing candles out. The fire quickly dispersed around them and then disappeared. Unexpectedly, they folded their hind legs and sat with their heads down, then a few seconds later they dropped to the ground. Seeing movement from their chest meant that they were still alive.
“Are they dead or just sleeping?” Sarah’s tone was shaky and scared.
I poked one of them. “I think they’re sleeping.” Stepping back, I was shocked at what I had done.
“Why didn’t you do that before, Sky?” Ian hesitantly took a step closer. He bent lower to take a closer look at one of them.
“Boo.” Nick chuckled, appearing from the other side
The ground started to rumble. The sound echoed through all the entrances, booming like a thunderous storm. Light flashed like high beams, getter brighter. Then the heat intensified.
“Fire!” Ian burst. “It’s coming for us.”
The flames hugged the surrounding walls, filling the cave as they spread.
“I don’t want to die.” Those were Amanda’s favorite words.
“Put it out, Noah!” Nick shouted.
Noah and Tim did the best they could, but the air was too dry and thick. They had no source to draw water from. There was no way out. Zara and Tara tried to build a shield around it, but it didn’t seem to be holding. This couldn’t be the end. There was a reason why Hephaestus thought I was ready. Then it came to me…tame the flame and it will all be yours.
“Everyone, get close to me and get down!” I ordered.
Just as the flames were about to reach us, I stuck out my hands. Like a massive hose, water flowed out from them. I turned like a propeller, putting out all the fire. It was so hot that the ground sucked up the water. The fire disappeared as if it had never happened.
“Clever girl,” the voice said. Every time it spoke, it gave me aching, terrifying chills.
“Who said that?” Everett spun around.
“The same voice that asked you for all your memories.” Zara stood up to straighten her cape. When she turned to me, the look on her face told me that this wasn’t over.
“Battle formation,” Mason ordered.
“Not the beasts again.” Colin got his sword ready.
I didn’t know why he had thought it was the beasts until I heard their roars.
At that point, we were all tired, and I’d had it with these crazy games. Enough was enough. Tame the flame and it will all be yours wasn’t meant for the water. It was meant for something else. I wished the gods wouldn’t speak in riddles.
“I got this. Everyone down!”
“Sky, what are you doing now?” Mason gripped my arm. “They’re coming from all the entrances. You can’t take them by yourself.”
“I can, Mason. Trust me.”
That was all I had to say. With a nod, he got down. Extending my arms like I did before, instead of water, fire came out from my hands. I didn’t know how I did it, I just knew it had to be done, and my body automatically tuned in with my mind. It was the first time I had done this, and I was overcome by what I was doing. The flames poured from my hands and traveled around us like a protective barrier; it was dangerously beautiful. My friends didn’t fear it; instead they embraced it, making it easier for me to control it.
For some strange reason, besides having fire between us, the countless beasts positioned to attack stopped from advancing. I was sure they could have dashed through the flames or jumped over them, but they didn’t. They barked, growled, and snapped their jaws, but they didn’t dare come any closer.
When I stepped toward them, they took several steps back. I kept doing this until they were a good distance from my friends. I had to show these creatures that I was the boss. Not really knowing what I was doing, but using my gut feeling, I held the fire in front of me and blew out my breath like I was blowing candles out. The fire quickly dispersed around them and then disappeared. Unexpectedly, they folded their hind legs and sat with their heads down, then a few seconds later they dropped to the ground. Seeing movement from their chest meant that they were still alive.
“Are they dead or just sleeping?” Sarah’s tone was shaky and scared.
I poked one of them. “I think they’re sleeping.” Stepping back, I was shocked at what I had done.
“Why didn’t you do that before, Sky?” Ian hesitantly took a step closer. He bent lower to take a closer look at one of them.
“Boo.” Nick chuckled, appearing from the other side
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