Okuagu ran hoping to deliver a jab to Claire's stomach, Claire feinted left and gave a roundhouse kick to Okuagu's face which he blocked with the back of his palm. Okuagu then assumed a crouching position with his eyes glowing bright orange. "very well" said Claire as her body took on a shiny metal luster. Soon enough Claire was surrounded by punches and kicks, Claire's body was taking all the hits and then she smiled releasing spikes from her body. Okuagu jumped back dodging all the spikes which embedded itself in a nearby tree. "So your gift is more than flames" Claire said as she examined the dents on her body. "what do you mean? Okuagu asked as he took in some breaths. "It seems you can convert heat energy into kinetic energy" Claire replied. "That explains why you can have those incredible bursts of energy'' she added with a look of amusement. "Though I wonder whether you absorb heat from your surroundings or is it produced within you?" she added as she used her spear to slice him on the wrist. "Ouch! What was that for? Okuagu asked with a frown. "Look! Okuagu looked and saw the blood from the wound burning through the leaves on the floor. I knew it! So you produce the heat internally" remarked Claire like she had just won a bet. "Anyways let's get something to eat" she added as they walked back to the cabin.…..
Okuagu was running through the forest as usual but he couldn't shake off the feeling of dejavu that he felt as he reached a particular spot. Soon enough a skin walker far bigger than the one he had encountered years back jumped out of the bushes. "This time is different "Okuagu said with a smirk as he jumped out of the way. The skin walker then swiped at him with one of its long arms. Okuagu dodged its claws and set its arm on fire. The skin walker screeched in pain rushing at Okuagu without any form of defense. Okuagu gathered the heat in his body to his legs and sent a powerful kick to the skin walkers jaw which sent it reeling into a tree with steam all over it. Okuagu then punched the fiend in the stomach which made maggots and all other sort of decaying matter ooze out of the wound.After he made sure it was dead he was on his way back home but his instincts kept telling him to be on his guard. Okuagu could still sense heat coming from it, which was strange as it was supposed to be dead. "Your skin will be worth using "the skin walker said as it peeled its former skin to reveal a hideous, grotesque black ominous being armed with a scythe. "Shit! Okuagu exclaimed as he ducked a slash that was aimed for his head. Okuagu smiled as very soon the temperature around them dropped. "So you have an ice gift" remarked the skin walker. "No far from it, let's just say I'm bringing in the heat" Okuagu laughed as his eyes became bright orange.The flaming patterns on his muscles were glowing and the whole surroundings was lit. The skin walker sensing the danger split into many copies each armed with a scythe. Okuagu was surrounded and was in a battle for life. He punched one of the copies, slapped one and kicked the head of one of the clones which burst into pieces with maggots scattered everywhere. The real skin walker then delivered a downward slash which cut Okuagu at the back.Okuagu immediately felt a blinding pain as his back felt like the flesh on it was falling apart. The skin walker rushed in with an attempt of another slash which fell short as Okuagu had feinted left after which he delivered a right hook throwing the 'real' skin walker off balance. The skin walker summoned more clones, with all of them closing in from all directions. At this point a voice shouted in his head "Arise child of fire and FIGHT! Okuagu roared as a swirling amount of flames burst from his body incinerating all the clones save for the real one which was covered in burns all over. Okuagu then assumed a sprinting position with his entire body even his face now covered in the flaming patterns. The skin walker turned into a large leopard and charged at him with malice written all over its face. Okuagu took a breath and then ran incinerating everything in his path. The skin walker roared with teeth bared but was silenced as Okuagu grabbed it by the neck before setting it ablaze until all that was left was ash."I really need to keep that spear close" Okuagu thought as his body began to painfully burn out the poison from the skin walker.