Yellow flames… everywhere, those flames flickered around everywhere, nothing went untouched by the flames. They devoured everything… and everyone… those cries and screams of the people echoed. It was not the fire that made the world tremble; rather, the screams of millions of people made the world tremble from this nightmare—
"GASP!!!"
Leo's eyes shot open as he sucked in a ragged breath. His nose filled with the stench of ash, while his mouth coughed up black dust and smoke—like he'd swallowed a piece of the fire itself.
He sputtered, ribs aching as if breathing was something foreign. His organs twisted painfully, almost like they'd only just awakened after a long, unnatural sleep… first time?
Leo's hazy eyes flicked toward the yellow flames swirling all around him, heat licking at his skin, but when he blinked, everything vanished..... only just twisted buildings looming overhead as he lay sprawled on the cracked, ruined street.
