The Last Hurdle [1]

The moment I stepped into the flames, I could feel the heat from the fire brush past my skin. 

Waving my hand forward and channeling the wind psyons in the air, a protective sphere formed around me, redirecting the flames away from me. 

With the sphere around me, I moved forward. Towards the sea of flames. 

"Khhh..." 

A couple of steps into the fire, a small groan escaped from my lips. 

Despite the fact that I was diverting the fire away from me, the heat from the fire was no joke. The evidence of this was my skin which was slowly turning red. 

"kh..." 

Gritting my teeth, and ignoring the pain, I continued moving forward. 

"Haaa!" 

"Hue!" 

Because of the raging flames blocking my vision, I couldn't see where I was going. Even then, I could still hear the agonizing shouts coming from the guards that were being burnt alive.