Phoenix

“The Phoenix was a brave, strong and courageous beast, it would give out the brightest light when it was ablaze and heal the strongest of illnesses with its fiery breath”

“ Mum”Tim asked “How can something heal someone with fire?”

“Well sweety”  his mum continued “ Deep in the Phoenix’s body there is an essence which gives life to anyone that it wants to”

Every night his mum would tell Tim this story and every night Tim would ask more questions and his mum would answer them. But one night Tim wondered where his mom knew all these things about the Phoenix, Tim knew that the Phoenix was mythological meaning it wasn’t real...

or was it?  

“Mum” Tim said “Why do you always talk about the Phoenix?” His mum gasped she had never thought that she would have to reminisce that awful, awful experience and she refused to!

“ Im sorry Tim but you’ll just have to go to bed today without a story, mummy feels too tired to tell a story tonight”

“But mum why?”

“ I'm sleepy Tim now goodnight” and with that Tim’s mum left the room. This was the first time she had lied to Tim and had never wanted to do it again.  This creature, the Phoenix had a very deep meaning to Tim’s mum this was so deep that it was her life. This was how it had started.

“Goodbye Dez” the voice in his head said

“No come back Jasmine don’t die yet, just wait I will save you! These thoughts ran through his mind giving him the will to strive on through the harsh environments before him. Jasmine was infected with an incurable disease called Saphirixinia to save Jasmine he had to tame the Phoenix which lived on the Peak Mountain Top. This was a long distance away and with this distance a package of obstacles came that he would have to face to get to the peak. Jasmine was Dez’s close childhood friend they had  been together in the good times and the bad and they were only apart when it was time to sleep. He would do anything to save her even if it risked his life.

He prepared his equipment and set off on the next morning.  They climbed rocky mountains, ran up long distant hills and even had to make makeshift shelters to stay heated from

the frigidness of the Himalayas. There journey was not in vain because the moment they reached the peak of the mountain the Phoenix arose from its sleep. This was any natural creature’s instinct they would try to protect their territory and/or their babies.

The Phoenix was as strong as the stories had said, the Phoenix burned anything in it’s way and the bullets shot from the crew of Dez did minimal damage to its flaming body. But nonetheless Dez fought bravely against the Phoenix and in few short moments the tides turned and Dez overcame the ‘Bird on Fire’. The defeating of the bird left ashes scattered everywhere turning the mountain into a barren wasteland. The crew and Dez picked up the sizzled pieces of ash and journeyed home.

“Hello? Dad? Mum? Are you here?” Jasmine looked around confused and finally found a friendly face, the face of her old childhood friend. “Dez!” She called out

Dez woke up with a fright “Jasmine you're awake!”

“Why what happened to me?” She asked

“Well” Dez said “You died don't you remember?”

“Wait, was this about my Saphirixinia?”

“Yes but I saved you I journeyed up to Peak Mountain Top and tamed the Phoenix which gave you the breath of life”

“Thank you Dez you saved my life I owe me living to you”

“No need to thank me but if you're that not exhausted maybe you could verse me in a game of... Donkey Kong?”

“Come on then bring it on!”