52. What was that?

"Somehow, yes. She told me that one day I will find an all powerful being that would love me like crazy, one that would do anything to make me happy but to recognise him when we meet, I must let Caleb go. I just… I just thought…"

"It's okay," I smiled, "if Judith says so, then it will come true, just you wait. Is that why she loves making him miserable?"

"Go figure." She laughed. I laughed along with her. We remained like that for a while before we cleaned up and decided to leave without the asshole. Kisa shifted into her fox, her mature stallion sized fox. I've always loved her fox, its flamy red fur and the beautiful touch of white. She was the most beautiful fox in the pack, as a fox and human. Caleb was a fool for neglecting her.

I sat on her back, her fur against my skin had always felt so hot and made me alive. There was something about Kisa I didn't know, something she herself didn't know, but yet, I couldn't figure it out. She ran like the wind, sprinting on her paws like a gazelle; elegantly and majestically. Her fox puffed as they ran, the closer we got, the happier her fox became. Kisa's fox whom I called Gazelle because of how she ran across the lava mountain like the heat was nothing to her. Her fox had a high heat tolerance, one of the reasons Arc chose her.

Gazelle finally reached the top of the volcano, the heat didn't seem to bother me as well as her. I jumped down from her back. "So, I'm supposed to use the fire seal to open the gate and then dive into the volcano with hope that it works. If it doesn't, hope you like a roasted Luna." I teased. She nudged me with her head, acknowledging my joke.

"Well, here goes nothing," I said nervously, bringing out the fire seal. I held it, unsure of what to do. Gazelle sudden snatched the seal into her mouth and then turned her back for me to climb on. "Kisa, what are you…" She growled, "you'll get hurt."

Trust me… She said through our mind-link… I don't know what I'm doing, but my fox seems to be convinced that what we are doing is right, I don't know why, but I trust her.

‘In that case…’ I hopped onto her back and held the scruff of her neck. ‘Here goes everything.’

With a mighty bark, Gazelle leapt into the active volcano. I repeatedly told myself not to fear as we got closer to our doom, repeatedly soothed my raging heart. Just as we were close to the lava, something incredible happened! Gazelle's flamy red and white fur burst up in flames, not hurting me at all. The lava opened a gaping hole for her, and we fell into the hole before it closed up. She landed on her feet outside a huge flaming castle, the castle was on top of a fire mountain.

"Whoa!" I exclaimed. Kisa shifted back immediately, whimpering weakly. "What was that?!"

"I have no idea, but I think I will stay here for a while," she groaned, "here," she threw the seal back to me. I caught it still in shock, "maybe this was what I was meant to help you with…" with her words hanging, she passed out on the ground.

"Oh, Kisa," I said gratefully. I pulled off my cape, whipped it into a dress and wore it on her bare skin. Once that was done, it was time to meet the phoenix.

The castle was made from some kind of lava rock that looked like chocolate ruby, lava floating in-between cracks and cut out lines. The door was literally made of ruby and fire, the ground itself was of fire crystal. It was freaking hot, I already felt dizzy. I pulled the double doors open with my telekinesis, then walked in, clutching the seal in my hand. Lava rock monster stood as guard at every junction, but none stopped me from walking in, almost like they were expecting me. I led myself to the throne room, I had never seen so much red coloured precious stones used to build a house. The throne was the only gold in sight, only that it was on fire and a lava pool surrounded it. In a sort of way, it was incredibly beautiful.

"I didn't know your kind still exist, I'm surprised that Victoria managed to get an heir," I gasped and turned around, expecting to see a giant bird, but what I saw wasn't what I expected at all. "Hello, Lady…?"

Awestruck; I was dazed from his beauty and the fact that he had a human appearance, almost human appearance. The dude's hair was the brightest and sharpest red I have ever seen; lava red turning to flame right before it ended at his backbone. His eyes were orange; lava orange. Little lines of fire trailed from the left side of his face to his eyes and then above his strong cheek. It was so beautiful, added to his fierceness and good-looks. His skin was peach, like fire and peach at the same time, and he had large lava red and orange wings spreading behind his back like a dark fae's. The tip of each feather were gold, obviously sharp and on fire.

The man wasn't wearing a shirt, just black jeans that accentuated his colour and tightened around his thick legs. He had a large orange gem in his chest, the middle of his chest with cracks of lava leading down to his abs. The man was beautiful and ogle worthy, from his hair to his face, his neck to his muscles and his legs. He wasn't my type, though.

"Hello?"

"Oh, sorry, I wasn't expecting you to be…you know, human-like," I shrugged. He narrowed his eyes at me. I cleared my throat and straightened my back. Arc's instructions rang in my head.

"Don't, I repeat, don't look at the phoenix in the eyes or its fire would consume you, you must remember that. When you get there, don't let him see the seal until you convince him because he will take it back and kill you, he has never been in support of having the earth clan wield so much powers. Don't let him know you are my wife, his sense of smell is bad, so he won't perceive me on you. Furthermore, try showering him with praises and slyly ask him where to find the other personification, okay?"

So not okay.