Rise
THE PHOENIX SERIES - BOOK FOUR
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CHAPTER ONE
Everyone stared at me. In the hazy smoke that drifted in from the battlefield just outside my gates, I could see them, their shadowy forms, as they looked at me. On their knees in supplication, the minions gazed up from where they crouched to take in my glory.
My wings had returned to me. They were a magnificent sight stretching out from my back. The colours in the feathers had become richer, deeper, but no less vibrant. I was a glorious parrot on steroids. I stretched the wings in and out, my feet lifting gently from the ground. I could live forever barely touching the soil.
My sword was still at my back, its smooth leather sheath against my n***d flesh. I reached for the hilt, and my hair parted magically around
