Pyrokinesis

**Pyrokinesis**, from the Greek words *pûr* and *kinesis* (meaning "fire" and "moving" respectively), is the ability to control fire as well as being completely immune to being burned by fire. Ryan Anderson possesses this ability, being one of the few children of Hephaestus to do so, as do the Norse Fire Giants of Muspellheim, and it is even possible that some children of Loki possess pyrokinesis.

## Description

Pyrokinesis is a powerful ability to have, with pyrokinetics (as user with this ability are called) having the power to generate, control and manipulate fire. These pyrokinetics excite the atoms within an object, with enough energy to ignite the object, and are capable of generating flames from thin air, not requiring the consumption of oxygen or combustible objects to maintain the flames.

Pyrokinetics have been seen being able to create flames, increase the temperature in their proximity, and endure extreme heat without being harmed. Users can telekinetically control and manipulate any fire or flame, and are able to utilize them in any way imaginable. More experienced users possess complete control over the size, shape, density, temperature, and even color of the flames that they produce, and are capable of burning almost anything.

## Abilities

* Summoning fire.
* Augmenting existing flames.
* Resistance/immunity to thermal energy.
* Shaping flames into any form imaginable.
* Heating up/down objects from a distance.
* Sensing thermal energy/infrared vision.
* Influence over lava.
* Creating shields of flame.
* Teleportation through flames.
* Resistance/immunity to snow magic/cryokinesis.
* Possibly using flames to achieve flight via jet propulsion.
* Creating thermal updrafts.
* Channeling flames through weapons to enhance their combat capabilities.
* Radiating heat.
* Absorbing flames.
* Breathing fire.

## History

In 1666, Thomas Faynor, the last pyrokinetic child of Hephaestus before Ryan, Violet, and The Vasquez Twins, accidentally lost control of his ability while in his bakery. This is what started the Great Fire of London, which was thought to have been started by one of the ovens.

## Caspian Portal and The Old Gods

Ryan Anderson and Emily Garcis uses this ability multiple times in the first serius

### *The Final Deity*

Despite being the Titan of light, Hyperion is able to absorb Greek fire into his body after being hit with it.

## The Saviors of Olympus

### *The Missing Soldier*

Only two other demigods in the series have been revealed to be able to use Pyrokinesis, The Vasquez Twins and Thomas Faynor. Oscar and Espernxa at first is unwilling to tell anyone about their power because they feels that their power is a terrible thing, believing it caused damage in their lives, however, Ryan shares his experiences with his fire powers. When Ryan was a baby, Tía Callida puts him in a blazing fire pit of which using pyrokinesis, he withstands the flames. Later, when Ryan was five, he seared his hand print an inch deep in the solid wood of a picnic table. At age eight, Ryan used pyrokinesis again and accidentally burns down the warehouse his mother worked in with her inside. At Camp Olympia, They use his powers to withstand Festus' flame attacks. During the battle with the cyclops in a warehouse, Oscar and Esperanza uses it again to endure a firestorm caused by red hot coals and kerosene caused by Ma Gasket. He also uses pyrokinesis to summon a white hot bolt of flames for breaking a chain holding an engine, causing it to fall on Ma Gasket. THey later battled Khione's snow powers with their own fire and managed to drive her off.

### *The Ichor of Olympus*

Oscar unleashes a supernova of fire which, combined with an onager shot from Alphonso, scatters Gaia, defeating the goddess. This kills Oscar, but he is resurrected by Festus with the Physician's Cure.

## Known Users

### Immortal Users

* Typhon (can breathe fire)
* Harpocrates
* Hephaestus/Vulcan
* Hestia/Vesta
* Helios (solar fire, from his chariot)
* Apollo (solar fire, from his chariot)
* Hades (black hellfire)
* Hemera (solar fire)
* Hyperion
* Iapetus (very limited)
* Cacus (can breathe fire)
* Enceladus (can breathe fire)
* Serapis
* Ra (solar fire)
* Sekhmet (limited)
* Bast (limited)
* Hurakan
* Hecate (through magic)
* Ares (limited)
* Fire Giants
* Surt

### Demigod/Semi-Divine Users

* Harper Samuel (Daughter of Pluto)
* Octavia Baker (Daughter of Hecate)
* Marley Dalgleish (Daughter of Yhi)
* Esperanza and Oscar Vasquez (Children of Vulcan)
* Ryan Anderson (Son of Hephaestus)
* Lydia Alecto (Daughter of Circe)
* Phoenix Yun (Child of Jowangshin)
* Adrian Peleus (Adopted son of Hestia)
* Emily Garcia (Daughter of Hestia)
* Evan Gonzales (Son of Hades)
* Helen Gonzales (Daughter of Hades)
* Karissa Rosales (Daughter of Merau)
* Jude Harris (Son of Shango)
* Pollux Mulligan (Son of Kagu-tsuchi)
* Brandon Rivera (Son of Grannus)
* Ambrosia Church (Daughter of Sól)
* Jaxson Scott (Son of Bacchus)
* Frank Molina (Son of Dionysus)
* Keahilele Electra (Daughter of Pele)
* Feugo and Fuega Ignacio (Children of Brigid)
* Sonny Sol (Son of Ra)
* Helios Price (Son of Helios)
* Akari Sakamoto (Daughter of Amaterasu)
* Imelda Alcántara (Daughter of Hana)
* Adelaide Basset (Daughter of Aita)
* Anora de White (Daughter of Ayida-Weddo)

## Trivia

1. Interestingly, Thomas Faynor, unlike most children of Hephaestus, owned a bakery instead of doing anything involving mechanics. Ryan has also shown to be a good cook from years of fending for himself.
2. Children of Hecate have limited pyrokinesis, but only through one known spell--*Incantare: Templum Incendere*, as demonstrated by Lamia.
3. The first ever naming of the fire-manipulation ability to be "pyrokinesis" is in Stephen King's book, Firestarter.
	1. Curiously, the plot of the protagonist Charlie McGee, a girl with pyrokinesis who inherited this ability from her parents, is very similiar to that of Ryan, both of them initially believing that their pyrokinesis is a bad thing.