The cerulean expanse of the northern sky was no longer a tranquil void. High above the jagged mountain ranges of The Grand Dominion, a streak of incandescent, fire-red light tore through the atmosphere, leaving a shimmering wake that looked like a permanent scar against the blue. To any observer on the ground, it appeared as though a meteor were traveling horizontally across the firmament, cutting through the clouds with a predatory, singular purpose.
This was the manifestation of the Fire Phoenix, a Tier-9 Divine Manifestation summoned by Susan, the Headmaster of the Phoenix Academy. Within the high-speed vortex of the bird’s flight, the air should have been a crushing wall of kinetic force and freezing altitude. However, the passengers sitting upon its broad, warm back felt nothing more
