Chapter 6

Dilandau and the crowd of men and boys that had gathered backed up to give the light as much room as it might need as it hit the ground before them. Dilandau could barely contain his glee as the light thinned, leaving dust in the air and a dark figure lying on the ground before them. He would finally her his revenge as he watched the shadowed figure stand, facing away from him and his men.

"Oh I am so, so not happy…" They heard a voice growl as they listened to the sound of someone smacking dust off of themselves.

"Yeah well neither am I." Dilandau replied. He watched in glee as the figure stiffened. "Turn around, slowly." Dilandau smiled wickedly.

The dust was slowly settled, and revealed to the crowd the flaming hair, and a body hidden under a heavy black jacket. Slowly she turned to face her past.

"Hey Dilandau." She smiled sweetly and looked surprisingly innocent.

Dilandau as well as all of the Dragon Slayers in the clearing were in shock. Before them didn't stand the scrawny curve less little girl that Dilandau and the original Slayers had known. There stood a woman worthy of the title Goddess that she possessed.

"Fyre?" Dilandau asked shocked and lost.

"Yep, is there anyone else with this kind of hair?" She asked flicking her mane of thick red curls over her shoulder.

"Fyre!" Dalet yelled suddenly falling out of his shocked silence. The other originals all smiled and greeted her merrily, oblivious to the look of horror and confusion on their commander's face.
"Hey boys! And I see we have some new meat." Fyre glanced at the younger seventeen-year-old-boys behind the originals and narrowed her eyes studying the boys carefully.

"Yeah! Lord Dilandau…" Chesta began, glancing at Dilandau, froze up. The others looked at Dilandau as well, it was obvious he was beyond words.

"Who is she?" A 17-year-old boy with red hair only on left side of his head, and black eyes and intricately designed red tattoos which covered his body, whispered to the boy to his right. This boy was identical to him, only with blue hair and tattoos. "Not a clue, but Lord Dilandau looks extremely pissed." The twin answered.

"You got that right." Another boys replied to his friends. His strawberry blonde mohawk ruffled in the breeze and cooled the sweat on his bare torso.

"Fyre…" Dilandau managed to get out. He turned and entered the caverns. Fyre shrugged to the boys and followed him with wicked smile on her face, even though she knew what was coming.

Dilandau entered his own private network of chambers while Fyre followed at a fair distance.
Right away Fyre's harsh nature took over as she looked around the dark cave. "So…this is what the feared Dragon Slayers are reduced to? Caves? Well let me just say this suits you LORD Dilandau." Fyre smirked as she emphasized her leader's title making it clear she didn't think he deserved to be high then her.

Dilandau spun around striking her with the back of his hand.

Fyre flew a fair distance. She was strong but so was Dilandau, she'd forgotten how much he could make it hurt. She had become used to weak men and women, she'd forgotten what it was like to go against someone else who had mystical powers. Someone who could hold their own against her. And being unprepared for the blow made it hurt even more.

Suddenly she felt the invisible force of her Lords power hit her in the back as she had just rolled to a stop. She flew up and then across the rest of the room length, smashing into the stone wall with a sickening smack.

"Hmm…" Dilandau mused. Fyre could practically hear the smirk he had painted on his face. "Hurt's doesn't it?" He said, menace and insanity seeping into his voice.

"Still haven't found your mind yet huh Dilandau? Where did you see it last?" Fyre managed to get out as she spat blood onto his floor as she forced herself onto her hands and knees. She was picked up by the invisible force again and smashed into the high ceiling allowing the spikes that hung down to pierce her skin before she fell back down. She could hear his footsteps as he neared her bleeding body; they stopped next to her head. She then listened to the creak of leather as he squatted next to her, grabbing a handful of her hair. Fyre allowed a grimace to cross her features.

"Hurts don't it? But I am not done yet bitch. Oh no, I haven't had fun in awhile, so let's play a game…" He threw her face back into the dirt and stood back up. "Run." He hissed.

Fyre didn't need to be told twice, she was up and out of his room without a second glance but she could his deep insane laughter chasing after her, along with the sound of his boots on the stone. She was suddenly extremely happy that she had memorized the way through the cave as they had gone though them, or she would have been completely lost, and then she would be as good as dead.
Soldiers quickly ducked out of her way as she tore through the rock corridors as she could hear Dilandau's insane taunts behind here. But she could see the light of freedom ahead of her, and she knew that once they were in the open she would have a better chance, plus she could humiliate Dilandau in front of his little army.

He had hurt her yet again and she wasn't about to let it go.

She burst free from the darkness, allowing the light to wash over her, for once she was thankful to see the sun, but she still didn't slow down as it's heat hit her, even though all the males who had been training in the field had suddenly stopped to watch her.

"Fyre! You know you can't go anywhere!" Dilandau yelled as she took off into the trees. "Everyone knows you! Everyone knows what you are! So it's useless!" She climbed up a tree and saw the clearing. And she hated that he was right.

"Why can't he be wrong for once huh?" She hissed to nature as it surrounded her, shielding her from the devil the stood in her path.

"Just come and take this like a man…I mean woman…well I guess that means that you are already taking it like a woman by running away. But wait you are just a little girl." Dilandau called viciously.

"It's not like I had a choice Dilandau, I didn't ask to be taken away to that damned place!" She yelled back. Although her thoughts were still on the fact that she had no where else to go. Everyone knew that she was demon, a killer as well as the best assassin known on Gaea. With the ability to travel though fire which was essential to all caused everyone to fear her. But no one knew that she was back yet, so she might have a chance…at least for awhile. But the "little girl" comment still made blood boil and the air in her lungs burn her innards causing her to gasp for air.

"Come now Fyre, I will find you no matter what. So why don't you just come and get what's coming to you." Dilandau called smartly.

Fyre could see everyone in the clearing and their nervous and curious expressions, all except Dilandau who donned a maniacal look over his smooth features.

"Fine." She hissed, then jumped down from her lofted vantage point. "But let's make an entrance." She smiled as she walked leisurely back to the clearing. Her body heat rose rapidly causing anything that she stepped within a foot of burst into flames. She was suddenly encased inflames causing trees near her to catch fire as well, she soon was the source of a small forest fire that drowned out the yells from the clearing with it's roars of power and rage, but she could still hear Dilandau's laughing like a mad man. 'He is a fucking mad man.' She thought with a smile.

Suddenly she broke free of the forest and stepped into view of all who stood in the clearing.

Dilandau's laughing had ceased and was replaced with disappointment and anger. He had hoped to humiliate her in front of her past friends and show his new men that she was weak and afraid.

Fyre stood within the reach of the tongues of flames as they licked out to her from the burning trees as she was their source and they wished to stay connected to her, leaching her power into themselves.

"What's wrong Dilandau? Don't tell me you forgot, and thought I'd burned to death." She mocked as she held out her hand. A thin wisp of fire reached for him and caressed his face, but he didn't even flinch back which she found impressive. While she had fashioned the flame to be only pleasantly warm she had never met someone who wasn't afraid of being burned, but then again, she'd never met anyone quite like Dilandau.

She pulled the flames from the forest to her. Pulling them into her causing them to disappear leaving the trees and other plants unharmed. She had used the same ability that she had on Dilandau, on the trees wishing them no harm. It was slightly straining to keep all of the power under control, but she loved to show Dilandau how she could control what he only wished for.

"No more insults? It was just starting to have an effect." Fyre smiled as sparks flew from her body and the flame separated itself from her and simply became revolving rings that traveled around her body.

"No more pathetic attempts at art?" Dilandau shot back.

Fyre could smell fear in the air but none of it came from Dilandau as he insulted her in the best way he could. She was still offended, but was a little more controlled.

Dilandau expected an outburst by his comment but it seemed as if she no longer cared about such things, but her knew better, he caught the slight waver of his flaming rings.

The rings exploded away from her, and his men jumped away and small balls of flame bounced across the ground before wings unfolded and little dragons took to the air back to their mistress.

Their screeches and growls could be heard and even Dilandau was surprised. They had free will it seemed. Fire roared, but these creatures made actual noises due to them, never before had she managed that.

"Impressive ain't it?" Smirked as one of the four little creatures rested on her shoulder and allowed her to stroke it's neck as the other three flew in the air playing.

"Not a chance. My dog is more impressive then those disgusting things." Fyre raised her eyebrows then snapped her fingers in a show of power and the four little dragons that wouldn't have even met his knee grew taller then him.

One landed and growled at him before stalking towards him.

The twins leapt forward blades drawn eager to prove themselves to Dilandau by defeating this beast.

Fyre let loose a cruel laugh. "It's fire you idiots, you can't fight them with steel, it'll melt. Honestly Dilandau do you not teach these boys anything?" The dragon lunged towards them and the two held up their blades defensively, but before the beast hit them it evaporated into a simple wave of heat.

"Are we done now Dilandau?" Fyre questioned as the other three dragons shrank a bit but still prowled or soared around her aura.

"For now…" Dilandau hissed.

Fyre knew that Dilandau hated making truces even more then he hated to lose so she accomplished a great deal as he walked away from her and disappeared into the darkness of the caverns.

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