Black Fire

Enemy of enemies, Harbinger of ****,
Feel my fire, the inferno of My breath.
Black are the flames, as it once was a'fore
The power once granted, in ancient times of Yore.
Lord of Darkness, Heed my call
The Order of the Dragon may never fall.
Our contract: never-ending, Life and **** made one.
Rise from ****'s clutches, My beloved rising sun.

Sins of the Unworthy, who fight in my Name
Rend them in fire, and cast them in shame.
Cay'an may possess you, tis' nought but a minor disruption
Together we will crush our foes, with Purity & Corruption
Our contract: Never-ending, Life and **** made one.
Rise from ****'s clutches, My beloved rising sun.

There was fire indeed. Unlike any fire ever possibly imagined, a dark flame danced through your organs, boiling the blood, rupturing the veins; scattering blisters across your Skin.

It didn't hurt, no You weren't in pain exactly, more like, warm, very warm. Slightly agitated, alright very agitated.

This wasn't just candlelight, it was sunny and blazing and angry, mixing with the abyss within you, made for something... incredible.

"MO~VE N~O~W!"

"CH~AR~LIE WHA...... GOI~ING... ON~FI~RE...."

You couldn't tell for the life of you who was speaking, the voices washed in and out so chaotically, soothing and calm, and the opposite. ugh, this was complicated.

Although the blinding flash and earthshaking boom that bit into your burning eardrums was not at all complicated, it was simple and powerful, flickering teeth of Black and white sizzling on your skin, before lowering down to a gentle melancholy, that is when your eyes opened.

You were standing on the scarred remnants of what was once the rooftop. Your family where nowhere to be seen, only the desolated cement and liquid tarmac that bubbled like a festering wound. Smoke, soot and embers like umbral torch bugs scattered in the air.

The Wound in your chest had sealed shut, the gaping hole in your father's armour where the silver steak had torn through still present only, nothing was quite the same as it was, the streaks of silver in the seems of the Kevlar pulsed now with brilliant gold, the charred wings of your coat collar, smouldering as the ashes arose; burned but fully intact.

Lifting your hands, you peered with curiosity and a hint of fear. flaming tendrils of black fire kissed across the surface of your skin harmlessly, almost lovingly.

What was this? what was that voice it sounded... fatherly, sunny, like walking barefoot in floran field beneath the summer sun.

So... That moronic solar abomination finally decided to take notice, even at the end of my millennia. I never thought it'd grant it to us a second time.

"Vlad! we're alive, how are we alive!? what is this?"

If you don't know exactly what this is, then You really haven't been paying attention.

"Life and **** made one... Rise from ****'s clutches... The Fire's of the Sun."

We are a Dragon once again.

"Charlie!"

Your eyes flickered up, as the flames subsided, Anchor calming the Hellish blaze.

Your body returned to its normal temperature. Diana threw herself out from two buildings across, soaring through the air, as Artorias and Remhilde peaked out from behind a stairway arch, helmet and mask blackened from the Explosion.

Feet planting on an unburned corner of the rooftop, unable to cross the bubbling pool of red hot tarmac "Hey, Hey! look at me, are you okay?" She clicked her fingers as you blinked confusedly...

Looking around, You scratched your head "Did I just... Explode?"

She'd never once looked so vexed in her life "Yes! Yes, you exploded, like a bomb! and You were on fire! Charlie what the Hell happened, The bolt went through, that weird Crusader chick caught you, and then... BOOM!"

"Really? That's hot."

Okay... now, she had never looked so Vexed. "Chip, I swear to god..."

"Just Chill alright... damn, talk about taking your own advice." Your smile arched widely on your handsome face. this felt... wrong, and good.

You wouldn't be the only one who'd explode if you kept this up. Luckily Hilde came to your rescue, literally. You yelped as a silver hand snatched you off of the rooftop, tossing you unto a building not so scarred by fire as she Flashed through the air "Move your ass, Fire Boy!" The Rabbit commanded.

Staggering along as Shuck darted towards you, snatching up a screaming Dawn as his heels ground across the cement, shoving you with wild eyes "5 and 2."

"What?" You asked.

"The Police will get here in 5 minutes, and the Fire department in 2, now get moving!" He roared madly, The Three making an effort to hoist you up and cannon off into the distance, the echoing scream of sirens growing louder in the Night.

"What the fuck was that, I had them, they were in my grasp and we just let them run off like it was nothing!?" Hilde growled, throwing her mask aside, teeth clamped as she sunk her fist into the drywall of the abandoned office building that the four of you hid out in.

"Calm down. We have more pressing matters than the Moores, Remus." Artorias spoke, catching shallow breaths, sat with his Helm in his lap on a frayed office chair.

"Your Nephew turns into midnight napalm and You're worried about that!?" Diana shot back angrily, fussing over you as You groaned with irritation.

Remhilde glared at them both, jaw tight with rage "You know what this means to me, You know why They have to die tonight, we had their balls in fucking vice and now they know what we are capable of, what they are facing, and they have time to plan. I will not sleep another wink while their pathetic existence still persists in Our city-ghch!" Hilde's eyes became bloodshot, muscles twitching as a horrible painful sounding cough shot blood from her lips, the Black Rabbit clutching her guts as she shambled face-first to meet with the ground.

Shooting forward, you caught her as her fingers clutched at her throat, straining to breathe.

You held her pale form close, hushing her, stroking her hair as she lent into you. "It's okay, just relax... relax. We'll get them, I damn near burnt one of them to ashes myself, the time will come, I promise. Talia and Russel will rest easy in good time."

Her eyes lazily looked up at you, fear whirling within those golden orbs as she touched your face, smearing it lightly with blood "You could have died. That Rotten bitch was waiting to stab your right in the bac.... ugh.."

"Well she didn't didn't get the chance, that fucking Quincy did the job for her and look..." You placed her hand on your bare chest where the wound had been "I'm fine, see?"

Her fingertips were soft as they explored your chest "You're H-Hot..."

You went to open your mouth but her frown shut you up, probably for the best. "It's like... Y-Your burning up, what the hell... was that?" She sounded exhausted.

Artorias and Diana too seemed extremely concerned "You melted the tarmac kid, the cement was burned to coal... one minute you were standing there, the next, Black Fire, everywhere."

Taking a breath, You grunted, feeling the strain on your muscles from prior events of the night, Letting Hilde lean weakly on you.

Hear that? that's the sound of me telling you that informing them about the Fires of the sun is a very bad idea, and that it tends to destroy everything it touches without proper temperance. We can tell them later, Chip.

"I am not. Lying. to my Family. Ever."

Exhaling, feeling how weirdly hot your breath was as it left your maw. "I think, it's the Fires of the Sun."

For once, they shared a collective _"Watchu talkin' 'bout Willis" _Look and not just Diana.

You smiled, wow... knowing something they didn't, blue eyes white dragon rare. "It's... complicated, it's not like an undead power, it's more Divine, like father, son and Holy Spirit Divine."

They exchanged looks and seemed confused "Wait, so let me get this straight, the Holy God gave you its power after you died? how the hell does that work, You're the spawn of a blood-drinking demon that doesn't make any damn sense."

"Gee, thanks Pops." Quite the charmer after a hunt "Look, I barely understand it myself, but if I have it, *Chuckle* this is really dangerous stuff guys, the things I could do with it... I don't even know where to start." An insidious smile creeping along your face.

"Is this, the same creepy fire shit that Daisy does?" Didi asked.

You winked "One and the saaaaamme, holy shit, Daisy! She could give me the rundown on what we're dealing with here?"

"Great, so we can call her. Right now." Your sister seemed freaked out and slightly worried by you... well, exploding, but you had never felt more alive! the heat coursed through your veins, warming your pulsing heart, you felt safe.

"Actually, I have something I need to sort out... alone if that's okay, Mentor?" Your eyes peered at Artorias, who shrugged.

"Kid, I feel like my heart is about to fall out of my asshole, I'm going home. Do whatever You want just try not to melt any more buildings. Come, Dee. let's help Hilde get home."

"I'm not leaving this little exploding shit-fuck alone are you crazy?" Didi growled, pointing at you picking your aunt up who struggled to stand on her own, grabbing her mask up while you were at it.

But Artorias wasn't fucking around, his eyes focusing on her as He smiled maliciously "You'll follow my orders, Girl. If tonight proved anything, it's that You're ready to take care of yourselves in the field, You both were exceptional, now if you don't mind, exceptionally help me take this fool home."

Sighed your sister, turned her gaze to you, marching forward and planting a kiss on your lips before swiftly going to smack you in the face, luckily you caught her arm... one of them.

"Ow!" You groaned as her left hand flashed across your jaw.

"Don't ever scare me like that again.... I am not raising a baby by myself." She growled.

You chuckled, tubing your cheek "You won't have to."

Her golden eyes softened "I... I love you."

With a short farewell, your family took their leave to lick their wounds and contemplate the happenings of the prior night. Though not without Hilde giving you a strange contemplative look as they flew off into the night as shadows unseen.

Your smiled faded the minute they were gone. You didn't think that You could keep that up for much longer, gasping for air as you felt the fire within churn.

Getting a little hot there, sunny Jim?

"Note to self, go fuck yourself."

Rude...

Perfect overdrive had done some serious damage, it was a little difficult to draw breath and your muscles ached all over, whatever that strange regenerative quality this heat had on your body, it hadn't exactly finished the job.

But the night was young and you had one last place to stop by before you'd throw in the towel, it was time to conclude some... unfinished business.