Rise of the Phoenix

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The Spirit Hall

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"A Phoenix!"

The Announcer cried.

No sooner Ananya had seen a fiery bird in her mind, she immediately transformed into one. She opened her eyes and shot up to the sky. Fire spat from every feather on her body. The burning pain subsided and she felt lighter than the air.

She swooped across the hall and took three swift rounds.

The crowd gazed in amazement as this was their first time seeing a Phoenix.

There had been stories and myths about a Phoenix tribe called The Feys.

It was said that they were immortals, as they would rise from their ashes.

But none had ever caught a glimpse of a Phoenix.

And now,

The Princess Of Maya

Was a Phoenix!

The crowd cheered in amazement, so did the Royals and Nobels.

It was a historic event as it was the first official sighting of a Phoenix.

As Ananya heard the cheers, she could hear the next announcement of the retransformation back to her normal self. If she failed to do so, she will have to stay as a Phoenix for a month.

Ananya glided across the Hall and went to the farthest point in the south.

Taking a sharp U-turn, she kept her pace steady and closed her eyes.

She immediately pictured herself in her Spirit clothes. In a blink of an eye, Ananya transformed back to her normal self and landed elegantly on the aisle.

The crowd burst into cheers as she completed the task successfully.

Suddenly, Ananya realised she didn't have her veil on.

Even though no one noticed her veil missing, Prince Namjoon did.

Before Ananya could cast a veil, she felt a tug on her Spirit Clothes.

She immediately spun around in the direction and met Namjoon's eyes.

Shocked, she cast a veil on herself and turned back to face the throne.

But it was too late.

As Ananya closed her eyes to check the Enchantment, she could see through Namjoon's eyes.

She could even read his thoughts!

This was a nightmare!

Ananya had no clue of how to reverse this without Acharya's help.

"Did she cast the veil on?"

She heard Namjoon's concerned voice in het head.

Ananya closed her eyes and replied,

" I did but I was too late. "

"You are in my mind?"

"Yes."

"You know how to get out?"

"No."

"Just say 'Release the Bond' while thinking of me."

Ananya followed his words.

She thought of him at their first meeting today and whispered,

"Release the Bond."

Sure enough, the Enchantment broke.

She was no more pestering in his mind.

Feeling glad, Ananya continued to take her seat on the Throne.

Acharya got up from her seat and head to the podium.

She announced,

"The Spirit Creature of

The Princess of Maya

Is a Phoenix.

An Immortal being

Which rises from its ashes.

Known for its strength and loyalty.

Phoenix tears can bring back the dead, while its feathers have powerful magic in every ounce of them.

A single feather, if bestowed upon by the owner, the receiver shall have its protection for eternity.

If snatched, a Phoenix feather burns the thief to ashes.

Thus, with

Strength, Loyalty and Immortality

The Spirit Revelation Ceremony

Comes to an end."

Cheers filled the hall instantly.

People set of magic sparks to congratulate Ananya.

The entire hall was filled with colourful sparks and glow balls.

As the celebrations continued,

Ananya sensed something off.

She quickly cast a Mist check spell and found a massive source of Dark Magic heading to the castle.

Shocked, she spun around to search for Prince Suga.

All the Princes had sensed it too.

They got up on their feet and got into a combat stance.

Prince Suga noticed Ananya's glance and looked right into her eyes.

Ananya immediately removed her veil and got into his mind.

"What's happening?"

Ananya asked him.

"You're in my head?"

"I enchanted you. Now spill!"

"It must be the Dark Wizards group

The Night Wolves Pack."

" How strong are they?"

"Very!

Acharya may have a hard time with or without help."

Ananya's heart skipped a beat hearing this. Everyone in this room was in danger.

Her eyes fell upon a child.

Unknown to the imminent danger, the girl had a bright smile on her.

Ananya's heart ached.

There were two options in her hand.

Let everyone fight or fight alone.

She looked at Acharya and was shocked at what she found.

Acharya had no idea about the threat coming up to the castle!

She couldn't even feel Ananya inside her head!

Something was off about these attackers.

" They have completely fooled a Time Reader! How powerful are they?"

Thinking about this, Ananya knew she had no time in her hands as a powerful Sword seemed to head straight up to the hall.

Ananya immediately cast her most

Powerful Shield on the crowd.

The crowd was taken aback,

so were the Royals and Nobels.

Ananya was the only one outside the shield.

She immediately cast multiple protection Tailsman on the shield and got into a stance. She unsheathed ber sword and gave a strong swing to release a Lethal wave. The door burst open and killed the frontier attackers.

The swing was powerful enough to reduce the Death's Hand

sword to ashes.

An entire army of Dark Wizards and Witches stormed into the Hall.

Ananya kept giving Lethal Blows with her sword, costing them heavily.

In a blink of an eye, the army was down by fifteen per cent.

Their lethal Charms we're no match to her Cultivation Sword.

The Princes felt angered and insulted at the thought of being separated from the fight. Ananya's shield was unbreakable.

They knew that this Dark Wizards group was no ordinary group.

At this point , they want to take over the world! Their strength could swipe clean all the Armies of the land.

But she was,

Princess Ananya

fighting them single-handedly.

They knew she wanted to protect them,

but she was the youngest, not them!

All of a sudden, something hit her hard on her chest. Ananya was thrown back a few steps and could feel the burn on her skin. Suddenly her entire body started to heat up and ache tremendously.

She was losing her grip on the ground.

Through the slits on her eyes, she could see her shield break.

Surprisingly, the Dark forces were retreating.

Ananya fell on her knees and glared at the stone lying in front of her.

There was a symbol on the stone.

Before she could find out what it was, everything blacked out.

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Author's Note:

Things are going to get tricky in the next episode.

Thoughts?

Drop them down!