Chapter 10: Memories
Krystal paced the floor. "He should be awake by now"
She entered a dark room. It was completely dark except for a small area of blue and white flames surrounding a black figure. The black figure was none other than Antauri. He was still unconscious. The flames not only surrounded him, but spread onto him as well. They were intensely cold flames known as Cold Fire. Although, it was freezing, Antauri couldn't really tell. The fire had a numbing affect on him. He started to wake up. Krystal held out the black stone and it engulfed the flames. Antauri stood up and leaned against a wall.
"What did you do to me?" he asked wondering why he couldn't feel anything.
There was a pause. "I wouldn't worry about that now. Follow me," she commanded.
He obeyed. Krystal led him out the dark room and down a flight of stairs. When they reached their destination, it appeared to be as dark as the room before. Krystal flipped a switch and the lights turned on. She went over to a bookcase and placed the black stone on one of the shelves. She turned around and noticed Antauri was observing the room. It appeared to be her bedroom. The floor was made of red oak wood; the ceiling was painted black and the walls purple. There were three chairs, a table, a tall bookcase, a bed, and a desk with a laptop sitting on it. Antauri levitated in a cross-legged position.
Krystal sighed, "There's something I want to show you," she took out a red book and handed it to him. He cautiously opened it and immediately his eyes widened. He read the first few pages then looked up at her. He saw something he'd never seen in her before, grief.
"These are all of your memories"
She nodded.
"I did all this?"
She shook her head. "No. Some of it was before you killed them."
"I never knew I hurt you so much."
"Well now you do. Now you know why I cursed you. Now you know why I hate you so much." She said angrily. Tears formed in her eyes and she turned away from him.
A couple of years ago, Antauri had accidentally killed Krystal's family and several if not all of her friends. They all brutally died in a humongous fire. Krystal was the only one who managed to escape. Sadly, she watched them die. She watched them burn to death. And it all started because of a spark and a gas leak.
"Great," Gibson said sarcastically, "Krystal blocked Antauri's energy reading."
"Well, of course she did." said Chiro.
"This is getting us nowhere. Shouldn't we like, I don't know, split up or something?" Sparx suggested.
"That's better than what were doing now. Okay, Sparx you're with Nova and Otto. Gibson, you're with me."
"Right. So now what?" asked Otto.
"We go different ways,"
"I knew that."
"Sure you did. Alright, monkey team, move out."
Note: Another short chapter. In reality blue and white fire are the hottest kinds of fire. But if you think about it, there aren't really any other colors I could use.