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Chapter 2.5 Raven the Phoenix

Chapter 2.5 Raven the Phoenix

It was about time for the gathering of the Guardians to commence, every Guardian gathered at the center of the AshWood Empire, the AshHill. The 7 towers were situated around the AshWood Empire, above it was the AshHill, the center of the Ashwood Empire. 

The 7 Towers were connected by long bridges that created a big podium at the top of the AshWood Empire, the big podium or known as AshHill was the gathering place of the Guardians when they had a meeting or just wanted to have a walk under the sun.

The bridges were decorated by different kinds of flowers and trees, each differs from what the Guardians like. The AshHill is also the same, it was like a garden filled with different kinds of flowers, trees, flowers, trees, flowers, and trees. 

In short, AshHill is the most beautiful and enchanting place that ever existed. 

"This place is really beautiful, Silver! Why are there so many red roses around this bridge, do you like red roses?" Raven looked at the beautiful plants and red roses decorated on the side of the bridge, she admired it in a happy manner.

"I..." Raven looked at Silver expectantly, she saw how Silver furrowed his brows like he does not know what to say. "I, maybe, I like roses but more importantly red roses." Silver had that reminiscing look on his face as an image quickly flashed by his mind, once again his brows furrowed. 

‘Who could that woman be? Why does she keep appearing on my mind?’

"...ver!"

"..ilver!"

"Silver!" Raven look at Silver who was daze for half an hour now, she furrowed her eyebrows together and pouted as she tugs her husband's robes.

"Y-Yes?" Silver snapped out of his daze and look at Raven confused and somehow the image of the woman that keeps on appearing on his head merge with her image, he shook his head.

 Raven at that moment was cutely pouting at him as she deeply furrowed her eyebrows together as she tugs his robe like an abandoned puppy!

C-Cute! Silver felt his heart being pierced by hundreds of arrows and looked away, his face beat red as he used his right hand to cover his nose.

"Si.il.ve.er.er.er!" Raven kept on swinging Silvers robes as she childishly pouted at him, she was asking for his attention. 

"Cici, please stop it already or else..." Silver unknowingly had already crept his face above Raven, gently holding her chin with his thumb, he looked at her dangerously.

"Hmm? What, what are you gonna do?" 

Raven was surprised when Silver called her Cici since Mu Xuan was the only one who used to call her like that, she did not expect him to remember the way he used to call her in their last lifetime. 

After she got over her surprise, she mischievously half seductively smiles at him, her right hand on his chest and her left hand……… pinching his cheeks, hard.

"Ow ow ow ow!" Silver snapped out of his trance when Raven pinches his cheeks, he was yet again puzzled why he did that to his disciple, why is there an abnormal feeling in his heart?

"Silver, aren't we going now? We've been already standing here for half a day already, would we even still make it if we keep on staring at each other all day hmm?" 

Raven looked at him amused and teased this cute husband of hers, who even though does not remember her but was always there for her to gently and lovingly care for her.

"Right, Cici let's go." The nickname Cici seems to stick to him and he can no longer call her by her given name, Cici sounds better right? 

When Raven and Silver arrived at AshHill, the other Guardians were already there with their disciple and they were the only ones who haven’t arrived yet. 

When they entered the enormous garden, all the attention was on them. 

The Guardians looked at them with an amused look while the disciples looked at them full of curiosity, they were curious about Silver but they are more curious about the enchanting woman in red who was covering half of her face with a red cloth. 

The Guardians were curious about the woman in red for having the ability to become the disciple of the renowned Guardian I, who was known as the strongest Guardian that ever live.

If they only knew what sort of "ability" she has, they would surely curse her black and blue! Drown her body in spit and toss her corpse in the wild!

"Silver, finally your here! That sure is a long wait, this is the first time that I had ever seen you late! This is worthy of a celebration!" Luka teased the Guardian.

She would never have believed that the great Silver would be late even when someone told her that he did but seeing it with her own eyes was truly unbelievable!

"Hoho, Silver what took you so long to get here? Did something happen along the way?" Gold wiggled his eyebrow as he gives Silver that perverted look as he looks back and forth between Silver and Raven.

"Gold, stop teaching Silver indecent things! Silver is not like you who likes to chase anyone who had a skirt on, Silver is a gentleman!" Aria chastised Gold and gave him the look that made him shut up.

"Hisha my dear, just look at how Aria is bullying me won't you help your darling?" Gold looked at Hisha with puppy eyes and tried to hold her hand but she slapped his hands away and glared.

"Try to touch me one more time and your dead!" Hisha glared at Gold like he was already a dead man.

"……..." Gold could only shut up and pitifully bite his handkerchief as anime tears kept on flowing on his handsome face.

"Everyone, stop your nonsense. You are embarrassing yourselves in front of your disciple and the other Guardians disciple, mostly you Gold." Gillha leisurely took a sip of his tea as he eyed Gold at the corner of his eye. 

"Silver, your fellow Guardians sure are interesting." Raven whispered just enough for Silver to hear her, she sat beside Silver in a magically conjured silver chair as the two of them watch the show.

"........" Silver just gave her a silent nod as he thought back to what Gold just said. Was holding his disciple's chin and embracing her be considered as indecent? Silver thought deeply. 

The other Guardians disciple could only look at Raven with jealousy when she was given a chair by her Guardian while they could only man it up and stand up straight as a rod, some of them had jelly feet already because of standing for too long. 

As the others look at her with envy in their eyes, one person was looking at her with eyes full of envy and rage. 

Yes, as you had concluded this person was none other than the FL. Maybe because of the leads plot armor that was already online, the FL also became the disciple of one of the Guardians, Hisha. 

In the story, Hisha was supposed to take Misha of the White Tiger Clan as her disciple but because of the unknown variables of the story, the story had taken a turn to fix itself because of Raven who changed the flow of the story. That's why we now had our FL as the disciple of Hisha.

"Then how about we start from Luka first, Luka please introduce your disciple to us." Gillha looked at Yuka and nodded his head.

"Then, I'll start first. Disciple, please do introduce yourself." Yuka looked at her disciple at the corner of her eyes, her disciple steps forward and stood beside his Guardian.

"I am Neil of the Turtle clan, disciple of the Guardian VII, Luka!" Neil put both his hand in front of him to do a formal greeting.

"Next!"

"I am Jill of the White Tiger Clan, the disciple of the Guardian VI, Gillha!"

"This lady's name is Lotus of the Nymph Clan, disciple of Guardian V, Aria."

"Amethyst of the Stone Clan, the disciple of Guardian IV, Jade!"

The disciples politely introduced themselves one by one as their Guardian calls them.

"Next!"

 "This one is Yuka of the Phoenix clan, disciple of the Guardian III, Hisha." Yuka did an elegant courtesy as a beautiful smile tug on her pink lips, her smile was like the spring breeze that calm one's heart, some of the Guardians immediately have a favorable opinion about her.

"Next!" Gillha remained expressionless and continue what he's doing, he did saw how beautiful the lady is but her beautiful face was the very complete opposite of her heart. 

What is the use of a beautiful face if the heart is black? He looked down at people who are like that the most. 

"Dark of the Dragon Clan, disciple of the Guardian II, Gold." Dark looked at his Guardian with an unknown glint in his eyes but it immediately disappeared as it came by. 

After Dark introduced himself, it was finally Raven's turn. All the people inside the room look at the same direction together, they all stared at the woman in red who was both mysterious and enchanting.

The enchanting lady was truly not listening to what they are all saying, she was playing with Silvers hand that was under the table this entire time as the people inside the room were seriously and busily introducing themselves. Her thoughts?

'Let's see, I'm very good at palm reading myself so let's see... ohoho... I knew it! My hubby and I are really meant to be for each other, here, this line here connects the two of us. How romantic!' Were Raven's thoughts.

"Cici….." 

Silver squeeze Raven's hand that was holding his hand when he noticed that his Cici was not paying attention.

Raven looked at Silver with a questioning look, her face remained cold but her eyes warm. "Their calling for you, it's now your turn to introduce yourself." Silver whispered to her as he gently rubs her hand with his thumb. 

"Oh?" Raven raised her brow.

Slowly yet graceful, she stood up as she looks at the people around the table with an aloof and cold expression. Her aura of a Queen, heavy and oppressive!

"I am Raven the Phoenix, disciple of the Guardian I, Silver." Raven declared as her voice rang out with both aloofness and pride! It was not like she was introducing herself but more like declaring it for everyone to hear and she was proud of it. 

Her voice shook the entire audience, they were surprised how a mere disciple’s aura could oppress them so much. 

Them, the Guardians being oppressed by a nobody? You must be joking! But it really did happen and they were there to witness it. 

‘This must be the reason why the Guardian I choose her as his disciple since she really got the ability.’

"Raven the Phoenix?" Yuka raised an eyebrow.

"Have you heard of the "The Phoenix" Clan?" Gold asked his darling Hisha who glared at him in return but she could also not help but think deeply.

"I have heard of the Phoenix Clan but I had never heard a Clan known as "The Phoenix" Clan." Aria stated as she looked at Raven confused.

"Is that a new rising Clan?" Jade stated.

The Guardians all looked at the source of the question and stared at her for answers, but who is Raven? Can she be easily pressed for answers? No!

Well, Raven at this moment is yet again playing with Silvers's hand and not caring anymore about the world. 

Confused? She doesn't care!

Angry? Then beat her up if you can!

Frustrated? Stop asking already or else I'm gonna skin you alive! Stop disturbing my time with my Hubby!

The meeting ended with a confused and full of questions Guardians and disciple, just who is that woman that even her Clan doesn't ring a bell to their ears?

Just who is she that she even caught the attention of the Guardian I?

Just who is she that... that this chapter is going to end with who is she?!