He stepped into the darkness of the tunnels just as the fire burst forth from his whole body, surrounding him a whirlwind of flames. He had first started to feel the firestorm building up inside of him, threatening to overtake him, after they had fought the shape shifters. Reese had seen something in him, because she let him live, saying the words that now haunted his nightmares.
"You will always destroy them, fire does nothing but destroy, and you will always destroy them!" She had said, before morphing into a black swarm, and disappearing into the darkness. He had shot a fireball after her.
As he quietly made his way upstairs, Oliver silently watched as his best friend slipped back into their bedroom.
The next morning, standing at the top of the stairs, he smiled as he watched his friends casually talking with each other as they ate breakfast.
"Hi Kaz," Chase said, as he looked at the boy at the top of the stairs.
Oliver looked up at his friend, but his face soon reflected terror, as his best friend suddenly collapsed, gasping for breath, and fell down the stairs.
"Kaz, Kaz, breathe Kaz!"