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Death which never came. But he could not feel any pain or burning sensation except for a warm feeling which spread like hot cocoa in cold days. He opened his eyes slowly to find everything on fire: except himself.
This can't be true. I must be dreaming, he thought. Realization suddenly dawned on him. Years ago, his mother had told him about his power over fire. If that had been true, somehow he must be immune to fire.
Slowly he touched a burning branch on his side. No pain. He was amazed and grinned with pleasure. This must explain all the happenings…. Well most of them, Leo thought as he grinned to himself. But I wonder how this power came to me. Now, there was no way the dragon could hurt him …. Except for crushing him.
He made his way out of the thicket and found the dragon flying around. It noticed him as soon as he stepped out. He blew fire again, but Leo wasn't afraid this time. He simply closed his eyes and felt the warm feeling wash over him again.
When the dragon stopped the flow of flames, it was surprised to see its prey not in the form of a crisp but as a human, that too without a scratch. Leo was standing right in front grinning in glee at this amazing power he possessed.