My fingertips brushed hers and I was on the verge of jumping just as flames rose beneath my skin. The shadows inside me recoiled as my Phoenix blossomed and every inch of my flesh burned with it. But it didn’t hurt, it woke me up and through the flames dancing before my eyes, the girl’s face shifted, peeling back to reveal razor sharp teeth and eyes as black as pitch. I gasped in fright and tried to snatch my hand back away from her. “Save me!” she demanded forcefully. I shook my head in fierce denial, gasping as my flames roared with life beneath my flesh. Her grip tightened, her fingernails
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