The Phoenix Bird

Beyblade © Takao Aoki

"The Phoenix Bird" quotes © Hans Christian Anderson

Warnings: undescribed rape, some language, blood and religion clashing- though it should mostly be the religions I make up for the creatures.

Pre-chapter 1: The Phoenix's

In the Garden of Paradise, beneath the Tree of Knowledge, bloomed a rose bush. Here, in the first rose, a Bird was born. His flight was like the flashing of light, his plumage was beauteous, and his song ravishing…

The Phoenix Bird by

Hans Christian Anderson

"Although there were many divine creatures in the world, the Unicorns, dragons and fairies for example, none were greater than the Phoenix. The bird was the very essence of fire- the living, breathing flame. They were pure- no bit of darkness could taint their souls. And it was this very quality that led them to the Holy Quest.

The Holy Quest to destroy the darkness that Eve created when she ate the forbidden fruit. The Lord smiled upon his creations as they dedicated their lives to this Holy Purpose- and so he granted them a gift like no other.

Imortality.

Though everything must die- the Lord made it so the Phoenix could live again after sleeping in a nest of hungry flames- coming back as a newborn chick. But if a Phoenix had their head, heart, lungs or any other vital organ removed- they would die. Water was a curse- for they were just like flame, so it harmed them. Warm water was okay- except they would not be able to fly or use their fire abilities until their bodies dried by sunlight. The colder the water- the more it harmed them. As the water got colder, it would fight with the natural high body temperature of the Phoenix and slowly strip them of their flesh, a Phoenix in cold water for long enough would become a pile of bones, then nothing. And even if they escaped cold water- it would take a long time before their bodies dried. So they preferred to try and avoid liquid.

And as the Phoenix's continued on their conquest for light- there became many obstacles. The weak got in the way- and so they were destroyed. Children learned to hunt and kill at a young age and therefore were awesome fighters when older. The Phoenix's thrived and were feared and an era of light descended upon the world.

Though many races despised them- one race who was mixed up about the fire birds were the humans. The 'Wingless' as the Phoenix's called them. Those who had been left sensory blind- all senses cut over half. But their mind, oh their terrible mind was what kept them alive. Though, for a mind so very crafted, the humans were rather ugly and stupid. They spoke in strange grunts and squeals and with their hands. Never once could one understand a Phoenix. The humans began to craft things- weapons. And it was these things that the Phoenix's knew cased true evil. And they would have to fight against these 'weapons' one day, and when that day would come no one knew…"

The story-teller continued. The dancing fire nearby played with the minds of the other phoenix's listening and it caused the mood of the tale to become real.

Not too far away, in a small hut, a young Phoenix was holding her small babe in her arms- trying to quiet him so that the story would not be interrupted and the blood of the warriors would flow strongly, full of new energy.

"But Ma! I want to listen as well! Why can't I," the small boy protested. His large, mahogany eyes were glittering with unshed tears- it was forbidden to cry in the Phoenix's clan.

"Shush, Kai. Your blood will boil if you listen to the story. You will want to fight and you know you have to go today- you need your energy to run," she replied with a sad smile.

"But why? Why do I have to run- no one else does?" Young Kai protested.

The mother smiled, "Because it's a game for us. You have to run as fast and as far away as you possibly can without looking or coming back until I come and get you. If you can wait for me- then you win and I will give you a very special treat. The further away you get, the better you have played."

Kai nodded quietly, "Alright, Ma. Da won't play, will he?"

"No, Kai, I'm afraid your Da cannot play tonight. But don't worry, he'll be so proud of you when I bring you back," she smiled. If we make it out alive, came the negative thought, but she cleared her mind with a quick shake of her head. The drums of war had started- the dark ones had arrived.

"Alright, Kai, now it is time to go. I've packed you with food and water- do you remember all my instructions for you?" she asked- urgency in her voice.

Kai smiled proudly and nodded, unaware of the danger, "Yes, Ma. I'll be sure to win."

She smiled as she led him out the back door, "Now run, Kai. Run and never look back. Never stop until you get far enough away from here the wind does not carry our scent. Run so far that phoenix's are unknown, now go!" tears had begun welling up in her eyes as she pushed her child into the woods, he nodded obediently and ran.

A loud scream came form the village and flames suddenly shot everywhere. The story-teller lay, dead, on the ground with an arrow embedded in her heart. A large basilisk came in and grabbed her limp body to tear it up before she could revive.

All the Phoenix's of the village stood, ready. Their blood was boiling and they were ready and eager to fight. The children had all been told to fight- but Kai's mother would not allow her child to die in this futile battle.

Their hands and wings came alive with flame as they stood in positions perfect for battle. In the shadows, all around the village, hungry, dark eyes watched intently- waiting to strike.

I will not come out of this battle alive… maybe the Phoenix's will not last any longer… I love you, goodbye, Kai, a lone Phoenix woman thought as she came to her tribe. A single tear fell down her check- and normally she would have been hit for crying, but no one could notice.

And then, the tension broke and all hell broke loose. The demons and evil beasts attacked…

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Kai ran. He had been running for years now. He had never looked back; done everything his mother had told him too. Kai had been alone for over three centuries- which was not a long time in the lifespan of a Phoenix- but every day was grueling torture that caused him to want to cry, but he never did.

Kai had lived alone all this time, taking food that he found lying around- because stealing was evil and was not permitted to Phoenix's. And so many days he starved. He lived between large brick buildings and stayed in there almost all the time. The Wingless were always around, always walking about, and Kai feared them. Some of the Phoenix's from his home had talked about humans and their weapons- and how they liked to hurt others and especially hated the Phoenix's because of the bird's beautiful wings. And because the Wingless were so jealous- they would try to catch a Phoenix and put it in a cage, and one could not fly or be free in a cage.

These stories ad often given Kai many nightmares when he lived with his mother, and his mother would always secretly comfort him later.

But no longer. She still hadn't come for him- and sometimes Kai believed he had played the game too well- and that she couldn't find him. Sometimes- when he was rarely glimpsed, the Wingless would chase him. They frightened him very, very much.

On this particular day, Kai had just finished looking for some scraps of food, and was slowly and quietly walking back to the alley he lived in.

Suddenly, he started as he heard voices. He did not understand what they were saying- for humans were very stupid and could not speak except for their strange grunts- and then they smelled of excitement and wonder. Their footsteps quickened and Kai realized that they had seen him.

He took off at a run, talons clicking on the hard ground and he bumped his wings many times on the walls of the buildings. With an excited cry the Wingless gave chase. Kai yelled at them to stop, but they only seemed to run faster as they heard him. The alley was too small for Kai to fly in, so he could only run.

Kai turned a corner and ran blindly- then hit a wall. He cried out in pain as his head throbbed and by now the humans had caught up to him. There were three of them. Two of them grabbed his wings while the third gave him a swift kick. They all laughed as he yelped.

Normally it was not smart for on to hold a Phoenix by the wings- but the humans did not know that because they were stupid- because a Phoenix could ignite their wings and burn off the captors' hands. But Kai, being so young when he had run away and never having any real training, had not learned this and so he was defenseless.

The humans beat him, plucked feathers from his wings, and yanked on his tail-feathers. There was a strange smell in their breath- Kai had smelled it a few times before- and usually the humans who had the scent were even more stupid than others and swayed around as they walked. Kai had a feeling it had to do with the odd-smelling bottles they had in their hands.

One of them took a step back and the others- still holding Kai's wings, leaned back a bit and the one who had stepped back threw his bottle at Kai, and the glass shattered on the Phoenix and cut him many times. They all laughed as Kai tried to get away.

Rain began to fall and Kai panicked- rain hurt him- especially around this time because it was so cold. He tried to beat his wings, but they were very weak from lack of use over the years, and he was not very strong, for a Phoenix at least.

And then the evil humans did something to him that Kai would not forget.

And once they were done, they left him, panting and bloody on the ground. They tossed their last two bottles over their shoulders and the glass cut him again. Kai bit his tongue- he would not cry. It was forbidden to cry…

Well, here we go with a new story from me. X.X I should probably STOP with all these crazy story ideas, eh? Well, I got this form a short story we had to write for Language Arts- mine was about Kai being a Phoenix and… well; I won't give it away, haha! This is only briefly based on my short story though- I wouldn't have someone raped in a school story now, eh?

R&R please.

Demenior