Writer's test! discussion

It's a great prologue! I love somewhat vague ones, with just enough info and description to intrigue the reader. You executed that aspect wonderfully. I do find it tricky to critique prologues though, because it's difficult to tell if the author has included enough information, and how much information and emotional involvement would be too much.
The proposal itself and other emotional\suspensful parts seemed a little rushed to me, but that's excusable in an introduction, especially with chaos ensuing simultaneously. Don't be afraid to really exploit the emotional aspect though.
The villain was kind of generic due to the lack of description, but again, when being purposefully vague this may be necessary. He wasn't imposing enough for me, though. Until that last sentence - which I loved, by the way. Awesome word, "entombed" - he came across as weak, not dark enough. I find it helpful to describe him as your character sees him, not just how others react to him. Make it personal.
Other than that, it was wonderful. Your plot seemed interesting; your writing sound.

Note: You can probably disregard a lot of this if you want to retain an air of slight detatchment, which is great if your prologue is set in the past, a dream, a past life (an unfortunately common occurrence recently), is not told from the perspective of your protagonist or so on.

Thank you, that was very helpful.

Okay, so I have a question. What is a good way to expand on emotional/romantic sort of stuff without making it a romance? I have a hard time with that aspect, so if any of you have advice you would like to share, it would be most welcome.

A little more on the above prologue, if it makes a difference: The story itself occurs three years later, a few months after the man has escaped years of torture. I think the prologue is kind of like a memory of his, but perhaps not. Nothing's set in stone.

EJ's expansion of Emotional Shtuffs:
Description.
You don't have to add another scene, another plot line or twist, or anything else. Just describe it in more detail. Smells, tastes, sounds, sights, how it feels right then. Get in the person's head and start to feel what they feel.

Well, where to start...?
You don't have to make it sappy or mushy or anything like that, but you could express how your characters are feeling during certain parts. Not just a labelled emotion, but bodily reactions such as a racing pulse, etc. For example, while the man is on his knee, he seems pretty confident that Ismi will say yes, but is he secretly nervous? Is she surprised or not, does her heart stall? Just a suggestion though. It's best to figure out where to express emotion on your own. To prevent it feeling like a romance, make it a passing mention of their feelings and avoid going into too much detail.
This isn't exclusive to the slower areas, though. Keep in mind that this is probably an emotionally traumatic experience for your character. Losing his fiancé right after proposing, being (I assume, from what you've told me) kidnapped and tortured by her killers. Make sure your readers can really sympathize (not that I couldn't to an extent, I could tell he loved her a lot). A great opportunity for this is when he is fighting to get to her, not reaching her in time. And, of course, her death. Obviously, during the action, don't let it slow down the scene too much.
Remember that although your story is not a romance, you will have to expose the reader to your character's "love high" in order to effectively portray any darker situations later in the story. Again, it doesn't have to be sickeningly sweet. I didn't feel that the interaction between your characters needed changing.

Something I forgot to mention before. If his ability to manipulate fire is unusual for your world, I suggest putting a little more emphasis on that part of the fight.