Green Flames

    The car door slams behind the angered teenage boy. He pulls out his dagger, reflecting the street lamp's light, causing it to give off a strange greenish glow. This boy feels wronged by another, but really he wronged himself. He won't know the truth until it's too late.

    He looks at the house that he just pulled up to. The front door is made mostly of glass, but the rest of the house has few windows. They shouldn't see him coming. Little does he know that they knew he was coming and prepared for it.

    He thinks that she's in there, being held prisoner by the guy who stole her away from him. She's really far out of his reach now, free from jealousy and revenge. This nameless teenage boy is known for his anger and for his tendencies to take revenge when he feels it is appropriate; he can hardly pronounce "self-control" without getting his tongue all tied up in knots. But there is nothing he does better than revenge, making him very dangerous. The others are prepared for this. 

     Sometimes the world seems so simple and direct, just like it did before this boy was 'wronged' by the others. It was warm out still. Actually, it was too hot out. He had her right where he wanted her, under his control. Her name is Mara and now she is free from his control. This angers him for he wanted to have her as his puppet. 

     What happened exactly, you ask? Well, it's quite simple, actually. Philip, the other boy, came and had a chat with Mara, who later became more aware of the world around her. Philip was her guardian angel, freeing her from the grips of Lucifer, the name of the angered boy. Flames dance around Lucifer, but no one seems to notice them. It is much like the screams of hate, so bold, yet unnoticed. In Lucifer's head, Philip came along and ruined his plans; Philip stole Mara from him. If Lucifer were to look at things logically, he would see that Philip stole nothing from him and that, truly, he never really cared for Mara. He's capable of seeing the truth, but he decides to see the angelic Philip in a darker light. Such is the nature of humans. 

     The glass door shatters and Lucifer enters the dark house. He looks around the empty house, finding nothing to take his anger out on. Mara is too far out of his reach; he'll never catch her now. The strings have been cut loose and the puppet becomes a real person, but the green glow of the eyes of a monster beyond our understanding watches her run. Jealousy, the green-eyed monster, follows her where-ever she may walk. 

     Lucifer yells in anger, throwing things throughout the house in a fit of rage. The flames around him turn green with jealousy and his mind continues to corrupt itself; his mind is soon lost forever. A figure appears in the doorway, radiating white light. Lucifer turns and stares at the figure with hate-filled eyes. A wicked smile goes across his face. "Why, hello Philip. I've been looking for you."
     "Lucifer, I know you're angry, but for the love of god calm down. Mara left ages ago. Do you not feel the cold of the world inside of your heart for all you've done? After all, you are alone with nothing but puppets. But that is how you would rather it, is it not? Such a strange existence." Philip says, never giving Lucifer a moment to cut in. "Are you not human as well?" 
      "The darkness within my heart cannot be seen by all, saintly Philip. Truth be told, I do not even feel the winter cold on my skin. A burning torment, I suppose, is all I feel. She was mine for the taking; she was my puppet! Surely you understand that when you steal other people's toys on the playground, you're bound to make enemies. I am human though. Humans never change; they're always thinking about what's best for them. You understand this, I know that. Let the fear consume you as my dagger pierces your soul." Lucifer replies back to the shining boy, being both cunning and brutal in his words. 
      "What you say might be true, but it would be true to only the heartless. I know that you intend on murdering me here, but if you do kill me here, the whole world will know. I revealed your burning green flames before I came here to confront you; there is no going back to your old ways. Darkness consumes the soul and fire burns the sanity away. Come with me and I will show you the light." Philip offers salvation to the jealous monster, Lucifer. The offer is ignored. 
     Lucifer comes at Philip with the dagger, sealing his own fate. Philip dodges the blade elegantly, but he cannot dodge the blade forever. Soon he will have to fight or die. What little truth that Lucifer knows understands this, so it pushes him to keep going. 
      "So you have chosen darkness... Very well, then I shall put out the green flames myself! Let the truth decide who is the victor of this battle!" Philip yells courageously and pulls out a dagger of his own. Philip's dagger is incredibly different from Lucifer's jagged blade, especially considering that it radiates white light instead of a green glow. "Jealousy has corrupted your mind far too much, Lucifer. You aren't thinking straight and this shall be your downfall." 
     Philip disarms Lucifer by shattering Lucifer's blade in a single strike. The angered teenage boy remains unharmed physically, but his mind suffers greatly. He never expected Philip to defeat him so easily. Lucifer throws away what little remained of his blade and waits for the end to come. It doesn't come.
    "Your fate is in your hands now, Lucifer. You can decide between life and death. I merely ask that you give up your pursuit for revenge in return for letting you live." Philip asks a gentle request of him. Lucifer considers his options and shakes his head at Philip, giving him another wicked smile.
    "No, you will not show me mercy, nor will you take my life. My fate is mine to decide and mine to decide alone. I choose death!" Lucifer yells, stealing the blade from Philip like a fool. The blade suddenly looses its white light and slowly cuts down the chest of Lucifer as he finds the place to stab. 
     "Perhaps soon you will see that never have I wronged you, but rather you wronged yourself." Philip ponders about Lucifer as he plunges the blade deep into his heart, something that had died years ago. His eyes go dark, but his mind goes crazy. Images flash through his head as if they were randomly chosen. The images stop on one specific sight. Before Lucifer's eyes stands Mara with a heart in her hands. It crumbles to bits and she frowns at it. Then she blows away the ashes and Lucifer dies. 

-Zero