Phoenix/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- Yes? What is it?
- I'm excited to see what you accomplish in the future.
- Welcome.
- After Receiving a Gift
- I wanted to thank you...so here.
- This is for you. Come see me again, okay?
- After Bond Level Increase
- I sense that you're destined for great things.
- Until next time!
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- Just point me at your enemies and I'll roast them to a crisp!
- I look forward to learning what the future has in store for you.
- You have a pure heart, don't you? I can tell...
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- Something on your mind? You can always talk to me, you know.
- *sigh* How boring...
- Humans are such...interesting creatures...
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- Any interest in immortality? ...Hee hee hee.
- You're the reason I get to enjoy all of this peace and quiet.
- Life is fleeting, which is exactly why it's so precious.
Dragon Story Episodes
Phoenix's Remedy
In southern Grastaea, legends speak
of miraculous springs deep in the
mountains—including one that can
bring a person back from the brink
of death itself.
Near that spring lived a dragon who
took the shape of a beautiful woman,
though none knew for certain what
her true form was. One day, there
came a group of mercenaries.
Their commander carried in his arms
a fighter—his son—who had been
badly wounded in combat. The
commander then begged the woman
to use the spring to save his son's life.
When the dragon refused, the man
was incredulous. "All manner of
beasts heal themselves in this spring!
Do you claim that the life of my son
is worth less than an animal's?!"
"It is not a question of worth, but of
purity," replied the dragon. "You and
your son killed scores for naught but
coin. Yet when animals kill, they do
so only to survive."
Her words enraged the commander.
"We may kill for coin, but we need
that coin to live! It is no different from
your beloved animals!"
The commander drew his blade and
slashed the dragon's throat, then
lay his son in the spring—but nothing
happened. For it only worked
miracles at the behest of the dragon.
There, beside the reddened spring,
the commander learned his son's
fate had been decided long before
they had even arrived.
Laying his son in the spring did not
heal his wounds or stop his bleeding,
for the water's mana was lost when
the commander killed the dragon in
his rage.
Before long, his son drew his last
breath. Overcome with grief, the
commander bade his men gather
firewood with which to burn the
remains.
The commander lay the dragon's
body beside his son's and mourned,
filled with belated fear and sorrow
for slaughtering the dragon.
When they burned her body, the
corpse rose up among the flames
and unfurled a great pair of wings.
The dragon looked toward the
terrified commander as she spoke.
"At this very moment, a child has
been born in a distant land.
He is your son, reincarnated."
"Though you will never see this child
in your lifetime, your son's soul yet
lives upon this earth. Rejoice."
Her words made the commander
realize that, while his son's body
could not be saved, at least his soul
had been spared. And so he wept,
and was glad for it.
That dragon was called Phoenix.
If she is killed, she will rise from the
flames to live again. Her flesh may
be temporary, but her soul is eternal.
As it is with her, so it is with all.