piratejournal | 009 ♔ written

[Snorts in amusement.] So it's okay for him to kill to protect the kid, but not anyone else? [Rolls his eyes, though it can't be heard.] Like I said, I'd invite them both back, but it was Lea's choice to leave. And I'm never going to accept anyone saying I should let my family die all over again for the sake of some people who want them dead. Like hell.

[A deep breath and he thinks it over again.] A large fiery bird that resurrects in flames. Chandra has a few herself and she said they're always very aggressive, loyal, but aggressive. They'll claw at dragons if it comes down to it. My brother Phoenix Ikki is partial to spending his time in volcanoes, he took Roxas to see one too.

The colors vary. I'm blue, but I have yellow streaks and purple, and Ikki is red and orange, and Chandra's are usually orange or red too.

[More thinking. He was named after a god of war, the embodiment of a weapon of war. Always war. Even more than the other two phoenixes, but less than Chandra's? Or is it an equal amount? He flips through a book on phoenixes and his own personal notes from his discussions with Ikki and others.]

They're also called Anka, Simorgh, Fuenghang, Ho-o, and Chol. They're usually solitary creatures, and -- [His teeth clench momentarily.] appear at the twilight of new eras. It's hard to say whether because their appearance brings wars, or because they come with the wars, but all of it is certainly connected. Most people don't even know they exist, since it's all wrapped up in so much legend and destruction.

[He shuts the other book of notes firmly.] It's all moot, I suppose. It just means I'm very old, very stubborn, and not even my little brothers have given me cause to change my ways.

Ho-o huh? We have a creature named Ho-oh back in my world. They would describe it as a majestic pokemon with wings that would create beautiful rainbows. Anyone lucky enough to see Ho-oh was promised eternal happiness, and it had the ability to resurrect the dead.

I spent my entire life studying about legends and mythical creatures. So, if you really are this mythical ho-o, this phoenix, you must be one very interesting person, Marco. No wonder Roxas likes you so much.

No rainbows, just sparkles. And I can't resurrect other people.

[A quiet grunt.] Thank you for the compliment, but I like that Roxas likes me for me. People treat birds differently sometimes if they meet them as one first, but Roxas is the same. Kids like that are rare, yoi.

Well...to be honest with you Marco, I don't know you. All I've ever heard about you were stories from different people. You were pretty much like a myth to me. Personally, I'd love to get to know the real you if you'd let me. But other than that, I don't know what else to say.

[A laugh.] That's better than the usual reaction of monster, eh?

Don't worry about it, Miss, I appreciate it all the same.

You're not a monster.

I most certainly am.

And I take pride in that.

[ A giggle. ]

Ok fine Marco, you're a monster.

Good, so long as you acknowledge it.

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