Ashes Past and Fears

It wasn't supposed to be like this, it was just supposed to be a normal day hanging out with my why, why does fate have to be so cruel.

Smoke, that was all I could see. The flames burned higher than the tall spruce trees, they burned so bright that not even the power of a water dragon could put them out. These flames were different to normal flames, instead of being the warm orange flames they were a dark evil red that destroyed anything in its path. I was petrified I didn't know what to do or where to go and my vision was slowly starting to blur, I have to do something now or I'll die just like him. Right that's why I'm not moving, all I can do is stare at my older brothers motionless body that was crushed by a flaming tree, killed on the impact. I screamed and yelled for help but no answers, where's mama and papa they should hear me so why aren't they coming?!

The smoke was getting thicker, nearly impossible to breathe I know I have to leave but I can't, I don't want to leave him. I closed my eyes and took three deep breaths, I thought about the choices I should make and the consequences of these choices.

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I opened my eyes and noticed that I am not in a burning forest and its not year x764, its year x767 and it's been 3 years since my brother died. I hate that nightmare so much it's the same thing all the time, it's all happy times until I blink and the forest is then covered in smoke and fire. I want to tell my parents about the nightmare but I don't want them to pity me as much as they do already. I'm not even a year old but I live in a eight year old boys body and yet I have gone through so much in such a short period of time. I want to run away but I know a baby dragon is defenceless against larger predators, especially one who is too scared or tired to even fight. Plus I would probably worry mama and papa even more, they are already grieving enough about my brother! I don't want them to go through anymore pain, but I just want to be alone even if it's for an hour I'll be fine with that. So I sat up and checked if my parents were still asleep, then I got up and ran I ran as far as I could until my lungs were literally begging me to stop.

I fell to my knees and stared at the ground "I did it, I actually ran away" I mumbled.

"Yes you did, is it because there is sorrow in your heart?" a strange eerie voice said. What was that, did someone follow me, crap don't tell me my parents woke up and followed me.

"No I am not your parents, I wish I was though, to have that much power at the tip of my hands would help me out so much right now" the voice chuckled.

"How did you know what I was thinking?!" I yelled realizing that this thing is obviously not good news if it wants power like a dragon.

"A phantom can do loads of things child, like reading the minds of a negative being or possessing one if they are injured enough" the phantom giggled as it slowly appeared in front of my very eyes. Oh god and I thought those flames were terrifying this, this thing is a full on monster!

"A monster? Ah close enough but I am actually a spirit of a dead demon and right now I need a body if I want to complete my master's wish" it chuckled as it leaned over to seem bigger.

"A-and I'm that body a-aren't I?" I stuttered, that means that this thing will kill me so it can do whatever its master wants it to do!? No! I can't let it do that!

"Actually I can" was all I heard from that terrible monster before everything went black.