Chapter 142 - Fire Good!
“FIRE!” Teepo yelled.
Ren was awake instantly and sat up. Since his arms were hugging Nathalia and her mother, he dragged them into a sitting position, too.
“Wha...?” Nathalia said.
Ren threw off the blanket and hopped out of bed. He landed on the floor, and in the fire. “What do I do? What do I...” He looked down and saw the flames didn't light him on fire. “Right! I have that ability now.” Ren brought his hands down, ran them through the flames, and started to absorb them. It didn't take long, and the fire in the bedroom was out. Thankfully, it was just the area rug on the floor that was burned, and the stone floor underneath was undamaged.
“Teepo! What happened?” Ren asked his friend.
“I was in the hall watching the front door, and I saw the flickering light reflecting on the walls.”
“How long was I asleep?”
“About 10 minutes.”
Ren frowned, and he looked down. “How did a fire get started in here?”
“On it!” Teepo said, and skittered around the floor, under the workbench, then under the bed. “Ren! It's under here!”
“Ladies, please stand for a minute.” Ren said, and Nathalia and her mother stood up. He stored the bed into inventory and revealed Teepo standing about 2 feet away from a small blob of fire, barely 3 inches in size. It made a sound like wood popping in a fire, and Ren knelt down.
“Hey, there.” Ren said in a gentle voice. “Don't be scared.” He held a hand down to the floor, palm up. “It's okay. No one's going to hurt you.”
The ball of fire rolled side to side a couple of times, then rolled over to Ren's hand. It stopped and 4 little stubs of flame popped out of it like legs, then it poked Ren's hand. He heard a low whistle, and the blob of fire climbed onto his hand.
“There we go.” Ren said, and stood up slowly. “Where did you come from?”
“Isn't it obvious?” Teepo said. “It hitched a ride from the fire realm.”
Ren looked at the fire blob closely, and turned his head to the side. “I never saw anything like this there.”
“Me, either.” Teepo said. “But, it's made of fire. It had to come from there.”
Ren nodded. “Yeah, but how?” He examined the creature.
| Baby Fire Elemental | |||
| This tiny flame has been given life by the Deity of Fire, as a gift for the Father Of Fire. It will eventually grow into a Guardian suitable to protect his august presence. |