Hey there, thanks a lot for all the reviews.

I'm really glad that you guys are enjoying this story.

I'm really sorry if I took too long to update. I had originally planned to put the next 7 chapters up at the same time but things aren't quite going according to plan.

So for now here's chapter 14.

Chapter 14

Strength of Fire.

Eric stood near the entrance to one of the training areas that adjoined the main area where they had previously trained.

"Nervous?" asked Draco

"No way" said Eric "let's do this"

Draco smiled to himself as the two of them entered and the door shut behind them.

The sight before them was enough to make anyone's jaw drop but Eric being Eric, didn't show whether it fazed him or not.

They were now in a place made completely of molten rocks, you could see the lava flowing through the fissures in the ground. They were standing on a ledge surrounded by what must have been at least a 50 foot drop with a steam of hot lava flowing through it.

There was thick black smoke rising from the volcanoes that surrounded them.

"So what exactly is it that I have to do?" asked Eric

"Whatever you think is best?" said Draco gesturing to Eric's right where two huge creatures made entirely of magma were slowly making their way towards him thrashing gigantic rock clubs in the air.

Eric instinctively got into a fighting stance.

"What are those things?" asked Eric

"Magma Dwellers" said Draco "they look mad" he added

Eric smirked and readied himself.

The first of the two approached and swung his club at them, Draco quickly flew out of the way, Eric dodged and aimed a kick at the club but his foot bounced off.

"What the…" he said to himself as he rolled over to regain his balance.

"Remember your training" said Draco

Eric thought back as he dodged further attacks from the creature to what Draco had told him about his power and how he could use it. He flipped back this time trying to avoid both creatures. He took his stance closed his eyes and concentrated he could feel his power coursing through him he felt stronger a lot stronger.

He opened his eyes not a minute too soon, on of the creatures was towering over him ready to bring his club down on him.

Eric caught it just in time surprisingly it didn't feel heavy at all, he slowly brought I down to one side and aimed a powerful kick at the creature, it hit.

The creature was sent flying. Eric moved quickly as the other one attacked, he tried to find an opening but was unsuccessful in the meantime the other one was back on its feet and had joined in the attack. They continued to push Eric back in his attempts to avoid them.

He realized that if he kept this up he would soon be falling into the lava below and tried to think of a way to stop them he knew he wouldn't be able to land a good hit in his current situation, he needed a weapon.

Out of the blue he raised his hand as if he were holding his quantum defender took aim and pulled an imaginary trigger unleashing a fireball on the two creatures.

It didn't have much of an effect but it did faze the creatures for a moment and it definitely took Eric by surprise. Draco smiled and was about to give him some advice but stopped himself.

Eric seemed to understand what was going on he flipped backwards to avoid another attack he raised his had again supporting it with his other, concentrated and let out another fireball more powerful than the one before taking out one of the creatures.

"That sure came in handy" he said to himself smirking.

But he didn't have time to relax just yet the other one was coming at him fast club raised.

He quickly summoned a ball of fire in his palm closed his eyes and concentrated on what he wanted. When he opened them he was holding a sleek, crystalline red and orange sword.

He adjusted his hold on it and charged meeting the creature in a head on collision. He stood up and smirked as his sword disappeared. Behind him the creature and fallen, his club sliced in two.

"Well done" said Draco as flew to Eric's side "That was better than I had expected"

Eric didn't say anything he was still contemplating what had happened, he knew he shouldn't be surprised after all he did possess the power of Fire; this was probably just the beginning but……

He was brought out of his musings when his crystal started to glow.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"That means you have reached a new power level" said Draco "And as you gain more control and develop your abilities it will continue to do so meaning that your power has increased"

Eric stared at the glowing crystal on his wrist.

"So" said Draco "Would you like to take a break or….."

"No way" said Eric "I'm just getting started"

Draco smiled that was juts the answer he was hoping for.

"Let's go then" he said leading the way.

Eric nodded and followed.

I know this was kinda short but I didn't want to make it too long and ruin the effect.

I'm pretty sure all the anime fans if any of you are reading this have guessed where I got the idea from. So yes I admit I borrowed the concept for Eric's abilities from a couple of other shows but I did tweak them to suit my story.

So I hoped you liked it.

Please review.

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