Chapter 5
“Alright, here goes. I just want to have fire
appear. I want to have a small flash of fire go off from my hand. I just want
to have fire appear. I want to have a small flash of fire go off from my hand.
I just want to have fire appear. I want to have a small flash of fire go off
from my hand. I just want to have fire appear. I want to have a small flash of
fire go off from my hand.” Jack repeats this mantra over and over in his
head. He starts to feel something welling up in his chest.
“WUMPH!!!” the fire spits out of the palm of Jack’s hand. A massive
burst that couldn’t have lasted longer than a second sends Jack sprawling on
the ground in shock. Picking himself up, Jack brushes off the dirt. “Well that works, at least I know that. Now I
just need to change the amount that appears and I am golden.”
Jack
raises his arm again. Repeating his mantra over and over in his head, he hopes
for better results. Several minutes go by with no results. “Please don’t let that be a one time thing. I want to be able to get a
hold of this. I am going to be in control. This can’t beat me. I won’t let this
hurt any of the people around me, but I refuse to be controlled by pills. This
has to work.”
Jack
reaches out for that feeling. “I will do this. I will make fire, from nothing
but will. Fire is mine to control and obeys my will. I will make this happen!”
The heat builds up and the tugging grows stronger. A small wisp of fire snaps
into existence above his outstretched palm. Jack is surprised that it stays
lit, unlike the last try.
Jack gently waves his hand back and forth, attempting to see how stable
the flame is. The wind that the motion creates only makes the flame waver a
little. “Okay, so this is the same kind of fire as yesterday. Now that I know
what to do let’s see if I can recreate this.” Jack wills the flame to go out.
Jack
gathers his concentration and tries to light another wisp. After several
attempts, he again has a small flame hovering above his palm. Jack wills the flame to again go out. He runs
through this exercise several more times. Feeling confident that he has
mastered this skill, Jack takes a break. Letting go of his concentration, Jack
hits a wall of pure exhaustion. Clearly this has a physical effect on his body.
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