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CHAPTER 33: Loss of Control
Gabriel tried to pull the power back, force it down and make it obey, but it was like trying to hold back an ocean with his bare hands. The flames only burned hotter and brighter.The Phoenix Heart was no longer responding to his command. Something else was in control now and that it wanted to burn everything to ash."Gab!" Xavier yelled over the roar of the flames. "What the hell happening?! What's going on?!"Gabriel turned toward Xavier and saw his friend backing away, his eyes were wide with concern and probably fear.He felt panic shoot through him. If he couldn't control this, then Xavier would fall into danger."Get back!" Gabriel screamed and his voice came out wrong and distorted like two people speaking at once. "Get away from me now!""But—" Xavier started."I said get back!" Gabriel roared and flames exploded outward, scorching the wall behind Xavier. "I don't want to hurt you. Please just get back!"Xavier's face went pale, but he nodded and moved away. He pressed himself
CHAPTER 32: Unstable
Gabriel dreamt of fire again. This time, the Phoenix was closer and he could feel its attention focused on him like the heat of a furnace. When it opened its eyes, he felt his soul burning.The creature spoke, but not with words. Its voice was the sound of cities collapsing and oceans boiling. It said things Gabriel couldn't understand, but could feel in his bones.Rage.That was the only word Gabriel could make out through the chaos and the Phoenix folded its wings and settled deeper into sleep, but he knew it was less asleep than before and more aware and waiting for something.He woke up with his heart racing and his sheets soaked with sweat with the Phoenix Heart was burning so hot in his chest that he had to press his hand against it to make sure his skin wasn't actually on fire.The clock said it was five in the morning and Gabriel knew he wouldn't be able to fall back asleep so he got up and went to the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face.He looked terrible. His skin
CHAPTER 31: The Beast Within
Gabriel was flying but somehow, he could tell that he wasn't the one doing it. He was seeing through eyes that weren't his own and below him the world was burning.Cities crumbled into ash, mountains melted like wax and the sky itself seemed to crack and bleed. Everywhere he looked, there was fire, destruction and death.He tried to turn around and see what he was, but his body wouldn't. It felt like he was trapped inside something else. Something ancient, powerful and terrifying.Wings beat against the air and each movement sent shockwaves across the landscape. Gabriel felt heat pouring off this creature in waves that could melt steel and boil oceans.The Phoenix.Gabriel knew without knowing how he knew that this was the entity bound inside the artifact and the thing that had chosen to merge with his soul and give him power.But seeing it like this from inside its consciousness made him understand that what he had been using was barely a fraction of what the Phoenix could do. The f
CHAPTER 30: The Threat at the Gates
Gabriel stared at the photo on his phone and felt ice spread through his veins.This wasn't just a threat anymore. This was Kroger telling them that he knew exactly where they were and that nowhere was safe.The photo was clear and recent and showed Alfred standing near the mansion's front entrance. The angle meant someone had been outside the gates watching and taking pictures.How long had they been watching? How much did they know? Were they out there right now?Gabriel's first instinct was to run downstairs and tell everyone and get them to safety, but then his brain caught up and he realized that panicking wouldn't help. He needed to think clearly about what to do next.He stared at the message again, feeling the Phoenix Heart pulse hot in his chest. Part of him wanted to go out there right now and find Kroger and burn him to ash before he could hurt anyone he cared about.But that was exactly what Kroger wanted. Rushing into a fight without a plan would get him killed and proba
CHAPTER 29: Planning The Next Move
The doctor cleared Ariel for discharge a week later and Gabriel could tell she was relieved to be leaving.She had been going crazy, stuck in the hospital bed, asking for her laptop and case files every few hours.They took her back to the mansion and Alfred had already prepared a proper guest room for her.It was on the second floor near Gabriel's room and had its own bathroom and sitting area. When Ariel saw it, her eyes went wide."This is bigger than my entire apartment!" She exclaimed."Get comfortable," Alfred said. "You'll be here for a while."Ariel nodded and went to unpack while Gabriel headed downstairs where Xavier was already setting up the war room as he called it.The office now had a large table covered in maps, documents and a whiteboard on the wall."This is very dramatic." Gabriel commented with raised brows as he took his seat."I know right?" Xavier said proudly. "I saw it in a movie once and always wanted to do this."Alfred came in a few minutes later with Ariel
CHAPTER 28: The Team Grows
Gabriel looked at Ariel and knew that there was no point in lying anymore. She had earned the truth after everything she had been through.The Phoenix Heart pulsed once in his chest like it was agreeing with him."Okay," Gabriel said. "I'll tell you everything."He started from the beginning and told her about growing up on the streets with no memory of his parents and the job to steal the Phoenix Heart. He told her about touching the crystal and having it bond with his soul.He told her about the memories flooding back and seeing his parents murdered. Realizing that Ian Siegel had killed them and stolen everything and left him to die.He also told her about Alfred finding him and about discovering he was the heir to a seven hundred billion dollar empire and about the plan to take it all back piece by piece.Ariel listened without interrupting and her face was hard to read, but Gabriel could see her processing everything and fitting the pieces together in her mind.When he finished,
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