Quote 1, from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series:

"No!" He fought to free himself, bursting into flames, kicking and gouging, but I held on as we plummeted toward the Charles River, my sword still embedded in his stomach, my own organs burning away from the molten tar in my gut. The sky flashed in and out of view. I caught a glimpse of the smoky apparition-the girl on the horse diving toward me at a full gallop, her hand outstretched.

FLOOM! I hit the water.

Then I died. The end.

-Page 47, The Sword of Summer

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