8: Heath Burns:
Ironically, if this boy could fully manipulate his pyric abilities, I would have placed him below the gorgon. But as they say, it's more likely for you to be cut by a blunt knife than a sharp one.
Any fool knows that fire is dangerous. When weaponized, it is as dangerous to the user as to the victim. Unless, of course, that user happens to be a fire elemental, which this idiot is. Fire elementals, true to their name, can create, manipulate, and extinguish fires on a whim. (Although I'm wondering if this one is at all capable of the latter.) In addition, this renders them impervious to being harmed by fire or any other source of heat.
Because of these traits, many scientists hypothesized that fire elementals would struggle in cold climates. This theory has been proven false. On the contrary, while fire elemetals are as uncomfortable in cold weather as any human, they have twice the chance of surviving it. Unlike dragons, who can only breathe fire, fire elementals can light any part of their body on fire; the elemental power courses through the whole body. With effort, they can raise their body temperature beyond that of other beings despite the atmospheric conditions.
All this pyro energy doesn't come out of nowhere, and Heath Burns has gone far to prove that. Ever hear that saying 'fire always eats and never sleeps?' That is almost completely accurate for fire elementals. Fire elementals are constantly hungry, yet no matter how much they consume they never appear to gain weight. This relates to their elemental power constantly needing and burning fuel. The fact that this one is a teenager triples that.
On the flip side, Heath never can sit in one place for too long. His hyper energy compulces him to always be doing something. This is best utilized by the boy on the track where he has shown high levels of speed and stamina, beating all except the werewolves on a full moon. It is worst when he needs to demonstrate the ability of focus. He has a very short attention span. Crabgrass has approximated his fixation record to be about twenty seconds. (That's also the record for most infants.)
Where this boy's real danger lies is in his complete lack of self control. I've met plenty of fire elementals before, and self discipline has allowed them to overcome their energetic nature. Discipline is a foreign word to this boy. He doesn't even try. (Well, maybe he tries a little when the yetti girl is around.) In fact, he is so accident prone that he has a permanent plaque with his name written on it reserving a place for him in the school's infirmary.
If I were to confront this boy face on, I would win just as I have in times passed. I'm far more concerned with what he might accidently do. I have a list, and it's a list that exceeds this one.
You may have noticed, young hunter, that all the monsters I have listed pose more of a situational and/or inadvertent threat, not a direct threat. That is going to change starting with number seven. This is where it gets fun for a monster hunter.