My Kindness to the worldworld in writing

My love for the acts of kindness

Retribution

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[ 40 000 words]

Retribution made it clear to him that he is the chosen one, not the one who chose. This came from the never ending argument between retribution and the master kakari, then cloaked in the cover of darkness the night angel had been thinking about Elena and their newly born twins. At the same time thoughts of Logan came in mind as the kakari assisted in letting the thoughts go, Kyle the night angel smoothly asked the kakari to slow down with the letting go of the thoughts as Logan was stuck in one of the God King's underground prisons, mulnurished to the bone, so much that his beautiful self is now gone, leaving a skeletal framework holding skin and organs in place. The place sucked the life out of one's being, but he kept growing stronger and stronger despite the physical deprivations.

[Got to love the process, so much beauty in the very forsaken details lies the devil himself and herself fucking each other]

That was a good read, thought phoenix, putting down his old roommates book of the Night angel Trilogy by Brant weeks. It was the dawn of the Asian winters that was phoenix's first to experience but its nothing he could to handle " he thought".... As he put the book down his roommate came into the dorm room noticing his book was moved and he started fiery on about how new his book was and that phoenix should be reading it.

Yeah yeah , it's all good bro, I'm just bored in this cold and hungry, haven't had anything to eat today" muttered phoenix

Pardon.. his roommate started laughing frantically, " that's what you get for drinking and smoking your allowance, you can't let peer pressure pressure you into this situation, you will have to learn because I drank up my allowance and bought books"

They both started laughing ... Before there was a knock at the door....

I'll get it, muttered phoenix. He opened the door to an unfamiliar face, he then asked if the unfamiliar faced fellow, about the same age as phoenix, 21 year old at the time, though he had more meat on him than phoenix. The unfamiliar faced fellow expressed that he was indeed looking for phoenix and not his roommate.

Who, me? You don't even know who I am, how are you just going to pop here and claim to know me?

Unfamiliar fellow : pardon my manners, I am Henry, I am from a neighborhood close to yours back home and I came looking for someone who I can relate to and they told me about you, so I thought let me try him out.

Phoenix tottaly puzzled that a stranger would just come up to their dorm room and claim to be looking for him according to description given by whoever.

Pardon : noticing Henry, he screamed you look familiar in a dialect phoenix has never heard pardon speak in before.

Henry: ah I should be looking for you instead of this guy who still didn't tell me his name. Laughed Henry.

Henry and pardon had a long conversation while phoenix started contemplating going to sleep when Henry decided to treat them out, pardon had a paper to finish. Phoenix wanting to know about the long conversation decided to take the treat.

As they headed out of the dorm

Henry : what's the spot man?

Phoenix ; what you mean?

Henry: like where do you get something proper to eat and a good drink to wash it down?

Phoenix: realizing that this Henry guy is tottaly new to the city, started contemplating about taking him to some high end restaurant.

" We just got to walk on out of the schools eastern gate and catch a cab, it's about four blocks away. You got this right?"

Henry: The Campuses around here are huge, four blocks to get out of campus, like really? My legs finna fall off. But yeh sure I am the one treating you so I got this"

Phoenix : feeling sorry for the guy's legs, decided to hop one caretakers cart to the gate where he again vetoed himself from the high end decision. He decided to take Henry to an ordinary outing spot for students that even had specials.

Henry : yo man everything here is bigger and better than where I was, are we now looking for a cab to catch or what? Correct me if I am wrong but those all look like cabs to me, Henry said so while pointing at the cabs lined up by the side of the road.

Phoenix : yeah yeah, we do everything big around here. We got dragons and phoenixes out here.

Henry: you are the new phoenix in town huh?

Phoenix : they call me that, but it's mostly big talk and bigger drinks said laughing.

Henry; why are you looking so scronny in a place like this? Don't you have you a baby mama yet, I've heard they lock on tight around here huh ....

Phoenix : I got a few of them lined up,nothing too serious, just hangouts and couple of get together here and there.

Henry : strong strong no weakness, don't let them dehorn you out here, keep your horns sharp and pointed forward, only look back to see how far you have come.

Phoenix : I feel the energy you brought with you, so what's your story here. And about your surname, or are you just Henry?

Henry : you can call me Henry the one, Henry the terror , Henry the drinker because I like to throw it down my guy.

Phoenix : you got to tell me your full name and a bit about who to contact Incase you get a heart attack or some from all that fat.

Henry : laughing, call me Henry Zimbad actually it's not Henry, it's McHenry Zimbad I just liked the Henry name better than the whole formality as it makes conversations less formal in that the name doesn't have to be too extended.

Phoenix : Good to know you, now have you brought some of that medication from the shamanic healings? At least a lucky quota or something? I've been having a dry spell lately.

Henry : yeah I got something for you but better be warned it's all in the money, check out this " pulls out stacks of 100 dollar bills"

Phoenix: oh yeah o yeah , and uhm we are here, phoenix regretting not opting for the high end restaurant he though about. The bill can still go up, he thought.

Henry ; looks like a dump, and why is the music sounding from up there?

Phoenix : this is just the first floor bro, the lobby is trashed , let's get into the elevator.

Henry : stepping into the elevator, smiling at the ladies they found in there.

Two beautiful young ladies also headed to the same spot. They introduced themselves and the ladies were polite enough to responded.

Phoenix on arrival, you got that good touch with the ladies sir Henry. Almost like I did a while ago before the dry spell, not sure who I messed with but that JuJu cash will sure liberate the both of us my friend. There is club heaven after this.

Henry : that's what I a talking about, you got the vibe in you, I can feel it from the way you carry yourself. I am sure we are going to be friends for a really long long time.

As they entered the western themed restaurant, phoenix introduced Henry to the boss as his new friend. And so started the night at least of what they could recall the next day.

===|===

Yoh, exclaimed Phoenix.... Phoenix woke up as the light shone on his face, he felt an overwhelming feeling of apprehension because his dorm room's window did not face the direction of the sun. He looked around panting, and wondering why he is half naked in what seems like a hotel room, sweet suite with the ladies from last night still laying there asleep all naked.

Henry has to be somewhere here, thought phoenix, then the phone rang, it was Henry.

Phoenix : Yo bro, I got a mad headache, where are you calling from and how did I end up here with all these girls?

Henry : Relax bro, you got the vibes in you that's all I can tell you for now. Come on man tell me you woke the girls, breakfast is almost ready to serve come on let's have breakfast in the restaurant.

- he hung up, leaving phoenix to figure out where he was, and what restaurant Henry was talking about.

Phoenix : is this room service?

Line : yes sir, how may I help you.

Phoenix : I need to know who was working last night, if anything out of the ordinary happened as we got in here and I need to know where the restaurant is.

Line : Nothing out of the ordinary happened sir just a champagne bottle that was sprayed all over, a vuev cliquote we had on displayed but it's all cleaned up and charged to your room sir. The restaurant is by the eastern balcony sir. Do you need direction there sir?

Phoenix : looking at the ladies still sleeping, he uttered

" No, uhm no sir, thank you, I will figure it out, thank you" then he hung up.

He later found that they were in one of the best palace hotels in that city. He decided to go ahead, left a note for the ladies and went to look for Henry.

The restaurant in the eastern balcony was prestine, with deco fit for kings and queens, the whole place was just majestic. Phoenix looked around and saw Henry in the middle table of the balcony looking at what was the best view phoenix has seen thus far.

Phoenix : Yo bro, how do you do that?

Henry : The vibes are yours bro, I only had the money, it was all you.

Phoenix: you are crazy bro, you even broke or showered in Champaign I heard, "laughs"

Henry : when you let the animal sit too long and it finds a way out of the cage, it'll trail will be blazing, in my case champagne showers. I told them to bill it on the room.

Phoenix : just who are you bro? You seem to just be strolling through with such ease, you aren't with the syndicate are you?

Henry : oh no my new friend, but the finer things in life do I like very much. That restaurant we went to last night was happening but it's very much below my standard, look around, these are my standards, service, good, clean and on point, much better than your regular five star, and guess what? You told me about it.

Phoenix: really bro? I must have stumbled upon it on TripAdvisor, booking.com or something. I'm too sure I haven't been here before but I can tell that the class is of my taste, he said laughingly.

As phoenix took his seat, the ladies were lead to them by the waiter, ...

"Damn, the taste bro, right from the elevator bro" Exclaimed Henry as the waiter ushered the ladies to the table seated Henry and Phoenix.

Phoenix thought to himself mmmmh they do look so much more beautiful in all the sunlight shining in their faces, he noted that it's normally the opposite of the norm.

As it turns out the ladies run an import export company for which Henry was in the city for, turns out Henry deals with international business and trade and he is on a personal trip to find new supplies and scout for talents and other additions he might find interesting to add to his trading firm. Henry didn't talk about his profession at all since they met, he enjoyed the "vibes" that phoenix had going.

The ladies sat and they all had a jolly breakfast as if they knew each other for longer than the night before, surprisingly this didn't puzzle any of them.

In the big city lies a huge water park that is part of why Henry chose to come to this city, plus the meseum had almost life size build ups of most of the world's wonders displayed outside. Henry convinced phoenix to lend him more of his time to accompany him. After all, the other girl would get lonely watching her friend and business partner fratenize with Henry.

Phoenix: yeah sure bro, I don't have much to do anyway, we are on holiday and you got lucky you found me there, he said jokingly.

Henry: Good man, good courage and good timing will get you the finest things in life. Best believe that as long as I am here I'll be treating you to your finest recommendations. So let's get going.

Upon arriving at the water park, Henry displayed dissatisfaction at what he saw,

Henry : I hate not looking at the calendar, I'm so used to my PA telling me what I have next and what to get and where to be as part of her job. I completely didn't comprehend the fact that winter means frozen water park, Henry expressed himself rather angrily.

Phoenix busted out in laughter, laughing franctly, he could not believe that Henry was actually serious about not putting in mind that the jackets they put on and the snowy patches meant that most of the water bodies outside would be turned into skating rings. He was really puzzled because they passed by some lakes in the school that had people skating on them and Henry expressed a thought that he'd ice skate if he didn't fear the thin ice.

Luckily the popular waterpark restaurant was open with the great view of course, they ended up spending half the afternoon there, deciding not to go to the meseum anymore.

It felt like they really had known each other with the ladies much longer than the night before, they connected so well that they decided to spend another night at the hotel.

Henry : I keep telling you bro, you got the vibes, I'm almost sure the ladies decided to stay because of those vibes that you got going on there. Better not lose them.

Phoenix : I don't know what you talking about bro, just as long as you make sure we don't run out of cash there might be a spot I'd like us to check out before heading back to the hotel.

Henry : yeah,?! Now thats what I'm talking about, I wasn't really about to get back to the hotel without seeing a bit more of your city.

Phoenix : yeah bro, it's a chilled place of a friend.

Henry : it's like you know the whole city, and you kept asking who I am. I need to know who you are!

Phoenix : I'm just the phoenix that you found to carter as your chapron through your stay here since I'm on holiday, you are lucky I'm not charging a cent. Phoenix said as he signalled a cab to stop.

Henry : what you mean, you are not charging a cent? Ungreatful phoenix.

[Getting into the cab]

Phoenix : Trust me, I'm more greatful than you can imagine bro, I'd be contemplating jerking off for the 10th time by now if you didn't come through, now look at these beauties we got here. Blessed we are my friend, phoenix said as he handed the drive a card with the address of their destination.

Henry : you seem like a smooth operator of sorts, you even have cards on you of places you didn't even plan to be at.

Phoenix: It's been rough, if you don't learn it doesn't get better. Eventually will be staking up on my own business cards. I trust you will give me yours, phoenix spoke while signaling both Henry and the ladies.

The ladies kept talking to themselves most of the while they spend together. They simultaneously pulled out their business card and handed them to phoenix as if it was part of a plan they had.

Phoenix [smiling] : There's something about business cards that really make me happy, I'll be sure to contact your office regarding business proposals that have nothing to do with champagne showers.

Henry [sarcastically] almost handing Phoenix his business card but hesitantly said, you'll have to earn it.

Phoenix: [ getting serious] are you for reals? Man, I just got two business cards from the ladies and you want to make me earn yours?

Driver : Whose business card will cover the fare?

The ladies offered to pay the cab and they headed into the lounge of the chilled place phoenix brought them.

As they stepped into the establishment there was a very beautiful young lady welcoming them with greetings, offering to take their jackets and scarves.

Phoenix : Greetings Elena, how's the night treating you? Don't freeze for money, meet my dear acquaintances, I brought them to experience your amazing and unique service.

Elena : Hi Phoenix, fancy seeing yu here after what you pulled off last time you were here, breaking my heart like usual, she said jokingly

Phoenix : This time I won't leave until you agree to let me take you home, laughed phoenix.

Henry : uhm we are still here, y'all should get a room.

Phoenix : alright, let's get in there.

He signalled Elena to take them to the best seats in the establishment. This was a spot almost hanging in midair balancing in the suspense.

They were all impressed by the artistic touch on the whole place, one would say Harry potter passed through here while the whole deco was Halloween inspired. To phoenix it was all too normal as he liked coming in to watch Elena play the piano when she isn't welcoming clients.

Henry asked for two of their best champagne bottles, vueve cliquote plus a bottle of gentleman Jack.

Phoenix : flexing, are we? Is this how I do not remember anything from last night and I need my phone to remind me?

Henry : Don't you worry child, heaven's got a plan for you!

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Heaven did indeed have a plan for Phoenix, heaven has a plan for all that there is in existence from the speck of dust that is disregarded and stepped over, to the great Sirius star, there is a plan from heaven for all of us, living and non living we are all woven in-within the fabric of the matrix no matter how vile our hearts might be. Heaven doesn't care if our hearts are bitter or that we carry resentments all our lives and still expect good to be done to us, well because of the truth of power to truth, it is all served and so it remains that heaven has the bestest of out interests in heaven.

~

Breathing hard and fast, tachycardia Phoenix woke up to the sun in his face again, this time his memory coming back a bit faster but still unable to recall yet another night out. As he looked around he glazed upon the two ladies lying naked on the beds sleeping. There was someone in the bathroom, he could tell from the sound of water but it was a lady singing so it couldn't be Henry.

After recollecting his mind and checking his phone for alerts and notifications, phoenix decided to check the bathroom thinking it must be a hoax that Henry has set up in order to earn his business card. He took a deep breath and opened the bathroom, the voice kept singing.

"Oh hey Phoenix, good to know you didnt die in your sleep from all that drinking" said the nude lady before him, who didn't appear shy of the least

Phoenix thought fast, "she is in the pics on the phone with us but I cannot remember or recall the encounters with her yet she felt comfortable enough to be nude Infront of me and not flinch"

Uhm hi, I must have been hit by something I can't imagine, wow you are so beautiful, and not shy, look at you, those curves, excuse my pervesive self"

Just "wow" uttered Phoenix.

"My name is Mary incase you forgot, and don't you dare call me Maria because there is a clear difference.....she went on talking as phoenix dove into himself, following another thought trend"

Mary : "come on now, snap out of it, I don't piss honey or shit caramel stop staring like you wanna eat me, well incase you do wanna eat me you better start before we get going, I'm starved"

Phoenix : "excuse me, this is all too much for me, feels like I'm in a dream of sorts one minute I'm experiencing utter dry spells of all kinds, the next I'm in the presidential suit in the city's most prestigious establishment, riddle me that"

Gulp, ... Continues......."Although eating a fine lady like yourself is awfully tempting, I will opt for organic breakfast, I mean the one served for breakfast purposes"

Mary: "I won't take long, it's that Elena isn't it"?

She said as he closed the bathroom door he turned to see the coolest artwork on her back. . . It was a real masterpiece, enough to bring Picaso and DaVincci back to life.

Phoenix: "Ladies fall like dominoes around here, I will head on out, wake the ladies, exclaimed phoenix as he walked off, still having the thought trend luring him and he can't understand why"

Mary screamed : "I am all yours whenever you snap out of it"

As he headed to the balcony restaurant, his head filled up with all kinds of thoughts, hoping there was no trouble caused. "I should have called the room service again just to make sure" As he approached the table Henry had been seating he dismissed the thoughts."

Phoenix : " Third time's the charm right?

Henry : " you got a death wish or what? Haven't you drank enough in the last two nights for the rest of your life? Henry exclaimed rather serious.

Phoenix : " Excuse me big guy, I can take my leave now if I bother you all of the sudden" surprised....

Henry : " Take a joke like the shots you gulp down like you are extinguishing the wildest fires a man can be possessed by. If your heat lonngs for Elena, I can put in a word for you, otherwise dont drown yourself like that" Henry said sounding concerned.....

Phoenix : " I take it they don't have gentleman Jack or vueve here huh"?

Henry : " two nights, two nights is how long it took you to figure and decipher me. You really got the vibes going wild son, heaven still has a plan for you"

Phoenix : " I get the feeling that you know about this heavenly plan for me but how can you?, Let's have us some breakfast bro, chill out"

The ladies walked to the table all dolled up like Charlie's angels, as if they just walked out of the Sucker Punch scenes ready to question whoever sold the last Veuve Clicquot n Jack. They looked stunningly beautiful thought Phoenix.

Henry ignored the obvious

" You are constantly bringing it all to life, untangling you will leave all of existence messed up"

Phoenix : "whatever you mean bro, do you see how good these ladies look in the day light, and to think that they look better with nothing on"

Ladies : " we are right here you know, the least you can be is discreet"

Phoenix almost dove into his apologetic self, when Mary started laughing so franctly, they had the whole restaurants attention.

Mary : " you sweet sleeping giant, I wonder if you will be strong enough to take it or let you tame the Gods"

Henry : " he won't be ready for a long long time, we will be far gone by the time the drip drops"

Phoenix : " look, I understand y'all are putting on a show of sorts but there's a place a few blocks away and I'm almost sure they have already a crate of your Veuve Clicquot and some Jack, maybe not gentleman Jack but probably the honey infusion or the cinnamon fired up one and ofcos the origional"

Henry : "you do get around, I close my eyes and I can't seem to pin point you cos your signature is almost everywhere"

Phoenix : " I'll take that as a yes, I'll call the manager to make sure they have the cheese to go with it all"

Sophie : "please as if the got truffles, I particularly like the freshest of them all, less than a week please please"

Mary : " haha chick fleeks"

As Phoenix walked on to the balcony to make the call, Henry went on talking about something of how the infinite void is filled with endless possibilities, "the chances are so lucid, with every breath a billion outcomes of the least possible and we stumbled on this one"

Mary : " he is truly one of them dragons with that phoenix spirited vibe, they are good at morphing and blending in, can never be owned that why they find it hard to truly be happy around that which isn't pure"

Henry : " how is alcohol pure in this sense?"

Mary : " you know alcohol or spirits are more pure than most of these mudbloods you got going here treating your majestic like a toad"

Henry: " he couldnt have chosen this, not in his wildest dreams but he does seem to be growing around it somehow finding it then losing it, hopefully he will find it"

Sophie: "It kills me to see him like this, he can see through the bullshit but he got tired of the connectivity that keeps re-establishing itself so he turn to his refuge of spreading himself amongst the ascended so that he can never be dissolved, there would always be a voucher for him. He claims to have been to hell and back, the scars all over his body are the vouchers he has for show"

Interesting view Sophia, all I see is a lost God King, who should have no worries like he does, in time he will get it, he will join the league, that's one shot in over a billion chances that he actually doesn't give in at the very end of the torture"

The ever silent Drafta aka Speedy McQueen quietly brought her observation forth.

Henry : "The difference between this illusionary world and the true lucidity is what will eat at him, I've seen this playout too many times, so much I had to come view it in person because everyday he falls of the radar of what has been put forth as the plan of the Gods, he is a non conforming, UnConventional giant who isn't afraid to lose it all in the definition of things just to prove himself right to himself and mind you that that's not even his truest self to begin with,he is just a whole mad mess that isn't held together by the illusion"

Sophie " I thought it was the illusion that kept him like that for so long....."

Before Sophie could finish their discussion, Phoenix came to the table with his hands raised ...

"What can I not do in this time and space, I got us two crates of Veuve Clicquot and a mix of the 3 Jack's and they are having the truffles as a gift to us for the sale "

Henry : " How much are you making off of this"?

Phoenix : "what you mean bro?!, It's for us right?! I mean hopefully I can control it tonight and remember what the photos in my phone are about"

Sophie : " Come on, most fools aren't that nice"

Phoenix : " Yoh, mans need a few bills alright, just a middleman getting his cut, and I know we had a moment but don't let that fool you into thinking I am anything you think of me"

Sophie : .. storming outside, " eh"

Henry : " alright let's go, whatever you are making out of the middleman-ship I'll generously triple, intact double the triple of whatever you are making "

Phoenix : " I'm no charity case alright, if I don't earn it in some way, then I don't take it" phoenix said rather seriously!

Henry : " Come on ladies, the middleman has got us a date with Lady Veuve and Sir Jack " Henry excitedly whisked the ladies off....

Phoenix : " the audacity of a hoe " thought Phoenix before heading off.....

This time around, the bunch ended up having a chilled night out , a cool date with Lady Veuve and Sir Jack, connecting beyond the platonic levels. Phoenix and Sophie made peace and they all woke up naked the next day in their presidential suite.

===|===

There was an odd vibe that phoenix started picking up, the whole pieces started coming together like magic, as he woke up in the presidential suite, everything seem to become one with him, he isn't questioning himself or his presence there anymore. He felt assured and he felt like he knew Henry for much longer than he actually did, his thoughts towards Sophie, Mary, and Speedy McQueen all seem to merge in one really good tasting smoothie, something he never had before. There was a lot of security in these arms, he normally wouldn't let his naked self be seen by more than one person at a time and that person always had to be of the opposite sex due to beliefs and what not. But now here he was waking up to three very beautiful ladies lying naked on silk sheets, he was freely touching them and as they woke up they portrayed and felt no insecurities, it's as if they had known each other for so long.

"At least it's all women" thought phoenix, I can't bear the thought of all else but who says I can't ? He muttered to himself as he washed his face looking at himself in the mirror for a while, really looking at the structure of his being, the mirror reflected not only who he was, but who he had become. The mirror was a doorway into the future, he could see himself with a full fit build body in the off season like right then and there.

So why not start now he thought, start my biggest project so kill the future doubts, to have this presidential suite kind of life be part of my everyday living. The man in the mirror replied "you can make it happen if you want to"

Phoenix suddenly freaked out and hit the wall behind him....

Mary : laughing franctly...." You are so adorable, if it wasn't for your kind I'd keep you forever by my side to never ever part ways with my soul"

Phoenix : " That sounds too deep doesn't it, you must have noticed by now that me and commitment come together in truth"

Mary : " And that's my point, your kind just don't know how to lose, your kind is all about the right this and truth that, when we are all the same out here, we are all hypocrites in one way or another we lie to ourselves and bring those lies to life then we go on about how it was all true when the truth is that nothing is for sure only change stays constant"

Phoenix : " Why do I feel you but I do not feel you, the words you speak and the way you speak them plus the way you carry yourself"?

Mary : " I got that effect on creation, I don't seem to go anywhere I do not cause heartbreaks, when I come across hearts like yours I feel what you feel, the inability to fully manipulate you makes me feel less sure of myself but more connected to you in the norm of the physicality"

Phoenix: " are you some kind of philosophical nerd cos the language you use is something else, and no I do not think we are alike in any way, I am no hoe"

Mary: " Come on ladies, let's go have some breakfast, as a matter of fact let's have them bring it up here we do not need to go to the restaurant" screamed as she stormed off into the huge suite.

Phoenix's puzzled mind started drifting again, it's as if there is a thin line that he doesn't see and he seem to just be fading in and out between this line.

Henry came in shouting " ey what's the meaning of all this, I left y'all looking lovely on the silk sheets and now y'all look grumpy in your tiny vibes, come on now, the Lady Veuve Clicquot and Sir Jack Daniels came home with us last night, let's turn it up. . .

Sophia : " Not until we are all fed up with breakfast, I'll dish for all y'all and you better eat it all up like you like to talk"

Henry : let's get it! Where the Vibe at?

Mary : he is in the bathroom having a confession with padre himself.....

Henry screams : "Come on out Vibey, let's have some breakfast before we get it going on Lady Veuve Clicquot. Plus as promised I got your triple doubled up, fight here.

Phoenix caming out of the bathroom

" You don't even know how much it was"

Henry: "The menu only has ten items and the truffle was part of it"

Phoenix : " I am puzzled at how you function in your businesses with all this drinking and lituations"

Speedy McQueen : "The young shall learn and grow, have no fear breakfast is here, I will specially serve you my Phoenix"

Ok let the good food times roll.....

They then had breakfast, the kind of breakfast that Phoenix wouldn't even dream of anyday back in school, he took full advantage of the whole course and felt the need to go back to sleep. They quietly cuddle up with the ladies on the floor mat,made of whatever fur, Phoenix thought it's the perfect fit just for that, the sun has risen, the winter cold air is locked outside and they are all cuddled up. He suddenly remembered a reading he did in some book that read something of how body to body warming is one of the most efficient and natural ways to connect,everything felt in place. He didn't let it bother him that Henry left with the waiters that brought the breakfast, Phoenix was too wrapped up with the ladies that he didn't notice Henry leave.

"That's alright, I'll just ...." Phoenix faded off into deep sleep...

At this point in time Phoenix is on his mid winter break, having had this stranger come into his life has opened up a lot in his life that he isn't even aware of. He doesn't yet know just how powerful he is yet. He is in for a wonderful self discovery that will open him up to worlds and possibilities he never thought of. It's a beautiful process as he journey into himself, luckily he has what Henry calls "the vibe" in him. This "vibe" of his acts like a compass, although he is unaware of it, the vibe is always there with him keeping him, healing him and most of all loving him and when he is ready, the vibe comes alive within him. There is one issue that he will have to overcome, that he is on his own, and as Henry described the vibe being good , it is more than possible that the world of collectors are out to get a piece of this vibe. Only fate can really determine how well the Phoenix will play out this stage, he is a Phoenix after all..... Resting for now.

===X===

They woke up to the cover of darkness with Henry seated by the study table smoking the Arabic traditional water pipe.

There was no haze, phoenix felt like he just got a billion massages at once, he felt good both physically and emotionally.

Henry : " Lady Veuve Clicquot has done you well I see"!

Phoenix : " I could get used to this, but none of these actually lasts"

The ladies : " we can always snap out of it or go back to sleep dearest Phoenix"

So alluring and attractive, thought Phoenix, it's as if he had fallen in love with them all.

Henry : " cover your jewels son and come smoke pipe with me"

Phoenix : " I'm on a bit of a break, trying to detox and all"

Come on don't be less of you, even the ladies would love to see you blow those circle like you did the other night out, exclaimed Henry...

He put on his silk robes, as he walked towards the study table he saw stacks of fresh hundreds. He started shaking his head thinking oh no, not another night out, I'm starting to lose count already.

Henry : " you did smoke pipe before didn't you, and you see money everyday don't you. You must know by now that there is nothing new under the sun"

You got to teach me some of that philosophical vibes you and Sophie got going on. You , I mean all of us seem so similar but yet so different, said Phoenix.

Henry : "what can I say, we are just who we are now but most importantly we are who we set our heart and intentions to become. So a man thinketh so a man is, or soon will become, although the later part of that is better coupled with energetical outputs to match the thoughts. Reason being that creation and manifestation happens on two levels. First level is the mind,thought. Then with subtle meditation on that thought, be it a jiffy or ten year, if and when coupled with matching energies in the appropriate setting, one is able to fully manifest that which they got in mind with nothing more than awareness.

Phoenix : " that's a whole lecture but I think I get it, so is this all part of your philosophy or you just feel like teaching me these things? They seem like what people travel the world for, paying fortunes to learn what you just said now".

Worry not, you deserve the whole world and all that you can imagine is existence. Muttered Henry.

Phoenix : " what was that?!"

Henry : " I said not to worry, that you deserve all that's in existence as you define it"

Phoenix : " I mean what was that reaction, you had a slumber there, are you alright? I got some medic mates and med students and attendants that would be happy to check your baseline vitals if you don't mind"?

Henry :" I'm just tired, it's been a long day bro, I think I just need to ..... Henry fell to the ground and passed out"

Panicking Phoenix didnt know what to do, he was rushing back and forth trying to get his mind together. When Sophie came rushing telling him to step aside. She checked his pulse....

Pulse is strong, regular and about 90 beats per minute so it's pretty fine just move him to the bed to sleep it off, if he is not well by the morning we can take him to the GP, you know a GP around here right? Uterred Sophia

Phoenix : " yeah yeah ofcos I know loads of GPs from here, was just worried at the first glance maybe it's super levels, I heard something about alcohol and sugar diseased people don't mix and he had been drinking quite a lot in the last days, actually ever since we met he hasn't stopped drinking, it's as if he functions on alcohol"

Sophia : " oh wow look at you attempting to be compassionate over a stranger you just met not too long ago"

Phoenix : " you know how crazy it'd look if he dies here, we would all be questioned and maybe tried"

Speedy McQueen : " He is tottaly into it huh, so adorable, I wish I could just have him for the taking. I want him, cried Speedy"

Can we make a promise to you that we will always love you and want you no matter what happens we will always be there to nurse you back to health, fix you if you ever get broken.... Said the ladies...

Phoenix : " y'all are acting as if it's totally normal for someone to just past out like that Infront of us "

Sophie : " rest assured that when you hear suck snores, sleep apnea you know well that he must be having a good sleep"

Phoenix : "Isn't that an indication of resistance the air meets somewhere in there"?

That's right, some people have some don't, get over it muttered Speedy

He was sharing some philosophies on how I deserve all that there is before he passed out, I'm now stuck with that thought, what if it's the last thing he ever says.... Phoenix

Mary : "massaging Phoenix, come on now, if he does die then you get to have us and all this you know"

Phoenix: " wow really, that's just crazy how you can disregard someone's life over anything at all, in my life never have I thought of someone's life worthless. Maybe my own the one time I tried to out myself"

Mary massaging Phoenix even slower and more smoothly whispering ..." Please do not think of such thought, you deserve so much better. Even if you do not see it in us, do not ever think of self destruction no matter how bad it gets, always trust that the higher powers are vouching for you, always and there is no one great than the higher powers is there? She grabbed his face, turned it to her and came close enough to kiss " Is there"?

Puzzled Phoenix :" uhm no, no there's none higher than the higher powers"

Mary: " good man, if you ever find yourself alone out there under whatever circumstances or conditions best believe that you are loved and you are love"! She kissed him smoothly and kept on massaging him.

"We got to get some food, I mean breakfast was ages ago, just look at your mans, he is all boned up, let's get him the whole menu huh" screamed Speedy McQueen

Let's go out, let's take our man to see his dearest Elena, maybe that will bring his better vibes back uttered Sophie.....

"Y'all know too much about me and we are too close, it's only been a few days, are y'all sure you aren't spies cos I'm not into that secrecy staff, my word is my bond but know that that same word is truth and I vouched to live my truth to the death"! Uttered Phoenix

"You are too serious my love, you know that the word serious derived from one of the biggest stars in our part of the cosmos? It's is adapted to put weight on the work so when you choose to be serious you have support of one of the biggest stars bigger than our very own dearest sun. When you are too serious it's a drag on us baby, just ease up. Try to relax,let's go smoke some water pipe at Elena" suggested Sophie

Phoenix: "You are all so smooth I swear, like it's some organised gig that has no punchline"

"We can't be rough on our love now can we" whispered Mary

"Alright let's go but y'all have to make sure that I don't get too drunk alright "

"We gots you Papi Phoenix, you are worth it" said the ladies

They made sure Henry was comfortable before they headed off to Elena's. They was busy becoming best Pals of thoughts except that they sleep to wake up naked together and normal pals don't do that, Phoenix didn't mind that though as he loved the attention he didn't get in the whole time he was deprived or better to say he deprived himself. The cab ride to see Elena was all cuddled up in the backseat with Lady Veuve Clicquot passing around.

" It's been such a good few days, it wont be long till the reality check hits, I better prepare myself for the worst while actually expecting the best" thought Phoenix to himself....

"All is well, have no worry do not fear" a thought of assurance came to phoenix ...

"Did you hear us ask if you'd love to go with us on some of our ventures Phoenix"? Asked the ladies

I'm only getting into business, what ventures y'all got in mind? Asked Phoenix

"Well first of all you need a new surrounding, maybe a few, this place has you boxed in, plus your mind is there not is it with the people around, there is a longing within you that yearns to be explored and it won't stop longing until you get well InTouch with it, to release it" Speedy McQueen softly whispered while holding Lady Veuve Clicquot by the neck, trying to get her wet lips to connect with his....

" Let's see, tell me about it, where do you want to take me, Everest? Asked Phoenix while averting the kiss.

Speedy McQueen pushed herself to deliver the kiss after which she uttered, " we will take you to a cultist circle of sisters in the Himalayan forest , I know you will love the trip on Ayahuasca" speedy smiled shyly as she licked her lips.

"Pretty say yes, we will cover all the cost, as long as you promise to to get into arguments with me" said Sophie

Phoenix : "What the heck, I still got a whole month to my winter break and it's all snowy and cold here, a change of scenery wouldn't be bad plus I love the vibes, what do you say Mary, we go"?

Mary was far gone making love to Lady Veuve Clicquot, in a whole another world where an endless flow of Lady Veuve Clicquot's champagne fountain flowed into her non stop....

Sophie : " we can do all sorts of crazy things,like ticking off your whole bucket list and all this in the physical, the spiritual part has its bucket list too"

Phoenix: my bucket list is a whole creation to be frank, right then he pulled out a note and pen and ticked off something"

Sophie " I'll be damned, you actually have a bucket list and you carry it with you the whole time"? She laughed

Phoenix : " and I just ticked off have a threesome in a presidential suite plus one"

" You are exactly what we need in our lives , just be ours already" said Speedy McQueen

"Ah we are here" uttered Phoenix as he avoided saying anything to Speedy McQueen...

Speedy McQueen didn't want to let it go, she kept pressing the Phoenix buttons so much that Sophie had to shut her up as they approached Elena.

"Come on now baby, you know he is all ours but we have to let him have some fun in the meantime to get his mind off Henry, ok baby"? Sophie hugged and held Speedy McQueen as they entered the establishment, smiling guestures at Elena....

Phoenix felt even more at home when he saw Elena, he urged her to let them in with Lady Veuve Clicquot " she is different, we can't leave her out here, we can even pay for them"

Elena " it's just a bottle of champagne Phoenix, sure you may go in with your new found love in a bottle, let's not cause any trouble tonight shall we"?

Phoenix : " yes ma'am Elena, we will on our best behaviour"

The night was pretty chilled, to Sophie's satisfaction Phoenix got time alone with his Elena though he was more shy than before he asked her out and she jokingly asked him about the ladies as if she can't believe that he'd be surrounded by such beauty and not do anything .....phoenix assured her not to worry about them that the heart wants what the heart wants and he felt maybe it'll workout. Phoenix even got in a kiss to seal the deal, Sophie couldn't contain her excitement over her man landing a date and even doubling up to get in a kiss too, part of his bucket list was that kiss from Elena. Ticking off more than one thing off his bucket list filled phoenix with such a wonderful feeling of contentment that overtook him for the whole night. He was a happy man having the time of his life.

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As they later returned to the hotel they were greeted by a medical scene, a couple of ambulances and some people who looked like reporter's. They tried to ignore the scene and walk past cos they were all pretty wasted and it was in the wee hours. Mary took a glimpse into one of the ambulance to notice Henry with the whole medics team around him, he had the whole medical dress up, the oxygen facemask she noticed it's a non-rebreather so it's not that bad although it can be, he was hooked up to bilateral intravenous administration lines, and they still seemed to be busy on him warming him or something like a space blanket had been partially placed on him as they continued working on him. As she noticed this she stopped in her tracks, actual tracks in the snow and tried to take in the whole scene as she tried to deduct from the presence what had happened. It appeared he might have gone outside with no proper warm clothing except the silk robe he had on when they left him covered up with the white fur blankets in their presidential suite. Mary didn't want to reach the other conclusion which is that he might have possibly jumbled from the window. Phoenix and the others noticed that Mary had stopped in her tracks, they tried to signal her to get a move on but she was deep into her analysis of the scene. They shouted softly at her but she was in too deep, she then started walking towards the ambulance as if she was in a trance of sorts, her eyes barely blinking. The safety officers present stopped her from get closer that's when she snapped out of it. She is with us, pardon us sir, said the others as they grabbed ahold of her and whisked her towards the entrance of the hotel. Come on Mary what did you see in there? Mary wasn't replying, she started crying.

"O don't want to lose him" cried Mary

" What are you talking about,who don't you want to lose? This is the problem that comes from drinking with ladies, they can't handle alcohol" said Phoenix

"I think she might be talking about Henry, doesn't that look like the silk robe he wore " Sophie said while pointing at a silk rode on one of the ambulance seats.

Phoenix rushed over trying to get to the ambulance, screaming "Henry, Henry, it's Henry in there, I know him, we stay , let us through sir"

The lobbyists signaled the safety officers that they are telling the truth, they were let through.

Please stand back, are you family or friends? Do you know the patients details including medical history? Don't come too close please...said one of the medics on scene.

"Yes, we are with him uhm I think we know the history, Phoenix said looking at Sophie expecting her to know something.

"His name is Henry and he passed out last night around midnight afterwhich we left him lying in the prone position on the bed covered up. We thought he was just drunk cos his pulse was strong at about 98 beats per minute, regular rhythm and adequate strength. Breathing was just fine too about 16 breaths per minute. About his medical history as far as we know he is not on any chronic medication nor did he have any chronic illness or anything at all. He just drank a bit much that's all." Sophie gave the medic the information about Henry.

"Alright ma'am, please stay where you are do not come too close, we will be with you now" responded the medic.

They then grouped up trying to put together the scene, Sophie did you get what happened to him? Could you see him clearly? Phoenix asked Sophie.

"No, the medic had most of my attention, I didnt see anything really his face is covered up with that oxygen facemask thing" said Sophie

Ok, I just asked the lobbyists while Speedy McQueen and Mary went to ask the safety officers what had happened. The lobbyists described a young man who was seen leaving the hotel in silk robes, no shoes and a bottle in hand. They tried stopping him but they didn't manage, he overpowered them and took off said Phoenix.

Speedy? Asked Sophie as she looked at Speedy McQueen.

Speedy McQueen : "The guards had just changed shifts , didn't hear anything from the purging guards as they did their rounds they found Henry passed out by the benches in the little hotel garden and so they called the emergency responders, they said he was lying in a pool of blood"

"Ok this is bad, I knew we shouldn't have left at all, how irresponsible of all of us, none of us would like to be left alone in that state. How are so selfish and only think of ourselves, now Henry was found in a pool of blood, who knows what really happened" screamed Phoenix

Mary :" according to the guards, the CCTV preview shows that he tripped while trying to stand up the Lady Veuve Clicquot fell and broke, as he tripped he fell onto the broken pieces, hopefully the medics know this, Sophie please go make sure"

Sophie rushed over to the medics, who again told her to stand back.

"Did you removed all the pieces that's in him? " Sophie screamed at the medic

"Lady, if you are not yourself, please stand back because this is an emergency not a drunks collection." Explained the medic

Sophie explained that the CCTV review showed that he fell on a broken bottle hence the blood. " How do you not notice that"? Asked Sophie

"Look I just didn't get you alright, yes, most of the pieces of the broken bottle have been removed but he still needs to go to the ER, are you accompanying him or will you find us there"? Said the medic

Sophie asked Phoenix to come with.

Speedy McQueen and Mary went back to the suite to check on things, something else could have happened there.

As they got into the back of the ambulance, Henry was barely awake but he was muttering something.

"I could feel you vibe, said Henry as he tried lifting his hand. Phoenix urged him to rest, "we are here with you, you rest now, you need to recover" as Henry closed his eyes....

" I can't believe he would do this, he knows it's freezing cold outside yet he went out with nothing but a silk robe and a bottle." Muttered Phoenix.

"I too am puzzled by this, and the people around, there was something off about them, you don't think there was any foul play do you? " Whispered sophie

"No no, not really these people seem to mind their business when they can't control a drunk, it's the ways lswa are set up that one could be tried for battery if they try to physically constrainting"

Said Phoenix

"Interesting, from where I am from they will lock you up overnight if you drink out like that"Sophie said while patenting around Henry's body and doing some observations.

"Ma'am, keep your hands off of the patients,you could worsen his current state and he has lost a lot of blood. If we'd have arrived a minute later he could have gone into hypothermic shock, luckily we got here just on time to help save his life, for the love of his life, keep your hands off of him ma'am" the medic said, almost aggressively.

"Ok ok, I was just inspecting him alright, I have no intention of harming him in anyway shape or form. Don't you people do those tox screening to see how drunk he was or is? Asked Sophie

"They will do that at the ER, you better not raise your voice because intoxication isn't a thing the authorities are too proud of alright, anyway we are almost there.said the medic

As they arrived at the ER they found a team of emergency medical doctors waiting to receive Henry for treatment. They rushed him into the ER, Sophie and Phoenix were asked to wait and fill out the papers by the reception.

" I dread things like this, it was too perfect of a time for too long for nothing to glitch" said Phoenix to Sophie after she got the papers from the receptionist.

"Let's sit over there so we can see them come call us, Sophie pointed to some sofas that were facing the doors the emergency medical doctors had disappeared into"

Sophie quickly dumped her sad face and stared at Phoenix who looked like he just lost somebody.

"Too perfect you say"? Sophie smiled....

" Yeah, I had been having some major dry spells with the whole life all I had to do was read Brent Week's Night Angel Trilogy till I fell asleep. My finances had been letting for quite a while now, them Ladies dig me but only the truly loyal one will stand by you in times of dry spells" expressed Phoenix

" Like Elena huh, oooohhh two sweet love birds sitting on a tree" Laughed Sophie

" On the real though it ain't all about the ladies, even the guys will only keep close as long as you got some benefits for them, as soon as they don't see the benefits you'll hear them being all kinds of busy, if you even hear from them. On the other hand this whole experience with you, the ladies and Henry just took me in so well that I really felt I belong, my roommate is probably asking himself if I'm still alive." Phoenix expressed some more sadness.

" Come on now, you still have a month before your winter break ends right? We will take care of you. Simply cos you thought well of us, I feel that we are already bonded cos you let us in, we let you in and thus we are forever bonded to always be connected." Said Sophie.

" You make it sound like it's some old Norse occult project you have been meaning to complete on a person like me, not me but a person like me as if there are different kinds of people or something like that" said Phoenix

"Would you mind if it was that, or even worse with this kind of outcome? With your vibe, anything is possible, you could never go back to school, travel the world and the seven seas with us and still be just alright, don't you think so"? Sophie shifted closer to Phoenix as she tried to draw him near but he was still dreaded.

"This vibe y'all keep observing off of me is really getting old, I just want this guy to be fine so I can bid farewell and get back to my old routine, as boring as it was I have a whole month to prepare for better grades,maybe them people will stand by me for real" muttered Phoenix

"Ouch that hurts, you were just talking of the perfect times you had, just when I was starting to think you want to spread out and create more perfect moments, you actually want to go back to your dry spells and people who disappear on you" said Sophie as she walked towards the venting machine to get some snack.

So Papi dry spells, what will the Phoenix have from the magical snack giver, she said jokingly as she scanned the selection.

"I don't feel like eating anything now, maybe later when we get back, as the sun is rising we will probably only make the brunch or lunch whichever I just don't like eating when I'm feeling this way. Said Phoenix looking down. He then rose his head slowly inevitably tuned in to scanning Sophie from toes to head as she has removed the winter coats. "Perfect nude, perfect in day time, perfect dressed up , even more perfect all dolled up, he thought to himself.

"That's the same bathroom look I see, you wanna see some some? Theres not a lot of people moving this side.... She teased him as she playfully handed him the only caramel cake that was in the venting machine. She initially wanted it for herself but thought heck let me feed this dry spell Phoenix, maybe he will turn into a sweet spell magician from his next ashes.

" You are not wrong, I uhm do like your physique from that bathroom moment, which according to the pics in my phone, was not our first, do you want to tell me how we met cos I can't even recall and I'm pretty sure I'd remember such a beautiful physique anytime anyday or night" said Phoenix.

" Thought you'd never ask, I had been waiting for you to ask, plus I really envy that Elena of yours but it's through acceptance that I recognize that she is you Katherine you know your Juliet, so I made peace with it" smiled Sophie

"Which Kate? My Kate, McGerrot's Kate or the Kate that the Salvatore brother spend centuries obsessing over?" Asked Phoenix rather intrigued

"You know your Kates, maybe it's the duchesses, teased Sophie as she stole some of the cake she gave to him and slowly put it in her mouth as she stared him straight in the eyes."

" I must admit that you too have a certain vibe about you, but I refuse to be pulled into that void, you are probably no different from the Salvatore brother's Kate, a total wild card, trying to turn me into one of your minions" observed Phoenix

" Acute observation skills you got there sir Phoenix" Sophie said as she continued teasing him.

"Is this the reason you want to take me around the world? So you can have me obsess over you and have no option but to rely on you? I mean what else could your game plan be? I've observed enough greed to know that no one want to have me as an equal or as I am but as a minion, they all Wana dominate. And for that reason my dry spell will be probably treat me better plus I'll be able to finish of the Night Angel Trilogy, that's my best read to date, next to the Labyrinth amongst others" Phoenix almost got carried away, forgeting he is not in his head but talking with Sophie.

"Wow that was an expression and half, why, wouldn't you like your Elena aka your Kate to assert dominance over you? Wouldn't you like to relax some days and get treatment of the boss level, do you always see yourself on top of your game? Don't you see yourself needed someone to have a heart to heart with time and time again? Someone who won't judge you for where and who you have been but sees you for who you are and teams with you in building your best version yet while you do the same? Don't you want to shift your perception a bit to that"? Sophie said smoothly as she ran her finger accros his chest playfully.

"We had a good time you know, you are perfect, all of you are perfect but I don't get it yet ok, I've been stuck on my own for a real long time trying to figure out how to transmute the dry spells into something I can make work and that has changed me ok, I can't just. But you are right maybe I just need to change my perception and see things from a different view, I hear them sing about the bigger picture. Is the bigger picture in line with what you just explained? Phoenix said as he relaxed, shifting himself a little away from her

"Sophie chasing on, shifted closer to Phoenix and replied : yes sir that's precisely what I'm on about, but it's your life so if you'd rather go back to your dry spells and whatever trilogies you talk of instead of the bigger picture then you decide"

"Oh good, they are here." Phoenix said as the emergency doctors came through the doors they entered with Henry about an hour ago. They stood still as the Emergency doctors approached them, everything went quiet, you could hear the doctor's crocs squick as they walked on the newly polished floor.

" There's no alarm, your friend will be fine. I take, you are the two drunks that threatened the medic and tried to harass the patient on the way here yes?"

"We did no such thing, I was just checking up on my mans that's all" said Sophie, rather shyly.

"So what's the verdic doctor? Are all the glasses out? Any internal damages"? "When will he be able to walk or eat"? "Can we actually go in and see him"? Is he able to speak"? Phoenix said franctly

"Slow down tiger" said the doctor

" It's Phoenix actually, Sophie said tilting her head as if to apologize to the doctor for butting in."

" He is currently resting, but he is all good he will need a few days to heal then you can take him home, you did fill out all the details for the ER records yes?" Said the doctor

"Oh yes, it all filled out", phoenix said as he handed the papers to the doctor

The doctor said, " you give that at the reception I got my own records, good day and take care of your friend"

" Doctor", screamed Sophie as the doctor walked off.

"What is it again?" Asked the doctor

"What room is he?" Sophie put on a cute smile as she asked as not to annoy the doctor anymore than they already did.

Doctor "he is on bed 6 in the ER, finish with the papers at the reception and you will be directed"

"Thank you doctor, namaste", Sophie said as she clasped her hands together slightly bowing her head, as the doctor turned to walk off.

"What was that,?" Asked Phoenix as they walked to the reception.

"Learned a bit of Urdu while backpacking in South East Asia when I was like you, it's all gratitude and good prana they say"

Said Sophie as she took the papers from him to hand them to the reception nurse.

" Now that's something I'd like to know more about, Henry was expressing the same thing to me before he passed out, something about me deserving so much more than, do you know any philosophy in that line"? Asked Phoenix

"That my dear is your own trip, it will all come with time, let's go see maybe he is awake so he can tell you all about it yeah " said Sophie

"Alright let's go", Phoenix said as he picked up their jackets.

As they entered the ER they looked for bed 6 to see Henry, he was resting asleep,, looking so much better than he looked in the ambulance. Sophie started panting around, this time there was no one to stop her, she panted all she liked till a nurse came through to tell her to keep her hands off of the patient as she might aggrevate the patient's condition further. They spend the time playing cards on Henry.

===X===

Henry woke up to to two sleepy heaps on either sides of his hospital bed, he had since been moved to the ward for recovery. He was healing fast, as per nurses observation sheet that he took and read. He didn't fancy being in the hospital at all, he didn't find anything interesting about the whole setup except the nurses and doctors, he thought they can be very attractive especially when they are really deep into their work so deep that he imagines everything disappears from their minds. Talking of the devil, the nurse just appeared as he was thinking of nurses. She wanted to know how he was feeling and if he had eaten anything. As the nurse continued to check on the IV lines and wound treatments, she jokingly asked how it felt being in the cold blizzard with nothing but a silk robe. Henry could help himself but to laugh rather uncontrollably. The nurse warmed him to calm down as laughing too much can aggrivate the wounds.

Henry : you are the Joker here nurse, I didn't start nothing.

Nurse : alright you rest now I'll be back later with your medicine. Incase you need me just press the nurse dial.

Henry: you have been a sight for saw eyes, thank you so much, I'll be pressing your buttons real soon. As he laughed, the duo woke up. They were surprised to see him laughing like he wasn't in the hospital. Oh look if it isn't the magical duo, how many kids are you expecting by now? Did y'all shag in my bathroom again?

"Come on bro, ain't nothing like that, how are you feeling huh? You gave us such a fright " said Phoenix

" I felt lonely when I woke up and you took my ladies, so I went out to look for some more but Lady Veuve Clicquot couldn't let me go further than the hotel garden" expressed Henry

"You could have just called any of us, what was wrong with your phone?" asked Sophie

"Right, it passed my mind that phones actually exist all I could think of was ma Lady Veuve Clicquot and as soon as I downed her golden self, she took me over and I started missing my ladies" said Henry

"Now that's very sweet, next time, if we get a next time I will personally make sure that Lady Veuve Clicquot keeps her distance from my mans" winked Sophie.

" They won't hold you too long, we spoke to the doc and he said you'll be out here in no time" Phoenix said while looking around for whatever reason.

" Yeah, even Lady Veuve Clicquot can't keep this good man down, you know before I actually went unconscious I pledged to myself that they'll never take me alive, next thing I woke up with you two love birds sleeping on me and some cards all over my groin" laughed Henry

"Yeah, we had to pass the time somehow so we decided to play some card but later got too tired and just slept. By the way there were two gentlemen and a lady, very beautiful but tough lady who came by before we fell asleep, they came to check up on you" phoenix responded.

"Sophie, do you know them? Can you give me a proper description, and their possible intentions from your deductions"? Urged Henry

" No, I never saw the gentlemen before nor the lady but they are most definitely not user friendly" laughed Sophie

"Tell me more, I don't like surprises" he said

" Ok, the gentlemen where obviously her bodyguards, but she didn't need them. From the looks of her physique, the way she carried herself and how she spoke she must possibly had been trained by the elites. For her to come around with some bodyguards must mean that something else is at play here, so I best advice we hurry your up here and get going" Sophie said rather seriously

" How do you expect him to "hurry up" the healing? Things take time in real life, this is not utopia you know" Phoenix said to Sophie trying to sound concerned though there was something obviously taking his attention.

" Talk to me young man, what's getting your vibes this time? It isn't Elena is it? If it's about the money, you can can have it all, I was going to give it all to you as promised, plus my card". Henry pulled out a blood stained golden card with inscriptions on it, business details Phoenix pressumed.

Phoenix took some tissue and accepted the card and put it in his pocket without saying anything.

A pregnant silence fell upon them.....

For a good minute or so none of them said anything to the other.

With a deep breath, Sophie sighed, "we took your boy to see his Kate last night alright, we thought you just passed out from the drinking so we rested you and went out."

" Ah, the vibey has some game in his blood I see, so tell me did you finally hit it? He asked

" Ah you know how crowded that place can be, and with Charlie's angels all over me all I could get in was a lip perk" Phoenix said with a smile.

" He needed a wing lady, he is all rusted up and needs some more oil in his parts if he will survive the date" Said Sophie.

" Oh wow, he even got in a date request, and there I was half frozen, bleeding out cos Lady Veuve Clicquot made me anxious about losing my Ladies to vibey. An interesting turn of events all in my head" laughed Henry somewhat softly in admittance of his flaw

" And that's why I love you my mans, your bounce back game is on point. Nothing like this vibey of yours always throwing tendrums and being narrow minded" Sophie scolded

Henry : " the vibey will learn and he will Excell above all, I can feel it in him. Now tell me more how much oil my lady will have to put on your parts" Henry kept laughing and couldn't stop，the nurse came rushing in urging him to calm down and them to go out.

"Come on nurse, we are not that loud" said Phoenix

" You are not to come back in here until visiting hours tomorrow afternoon, now be on your way" said the nurse

They bid farewell to Henry, who, as they walked away started protesting " they'll never take me alive ",he will be fine, he needs the time out anyway he never stops drinking said Sophie, so you and I... We are far apart just to be clear ok. I'll help you get your Elena as part of something I want you to do for me later on, alright!? Sophie said as she stared deadeyes into Phoenix's face.

" Sure, whatever gets me out of these dry spells when I have to get back there, as long as you don't weight me down with your crazy self yeah"? Agreed Phoenix

"Prepare yourself for the most interesting trips you've ever had, freeze that little heart of yours, as in switch it off or turn it to stone or whatever you have to do to not show that intense emotional self that makes you too vulnerable." Sophie urged him

" Another philosophical statement, some of these expressions have to come with explanations or simplifications of the least. I don't even get what y'all are really about" cried Phoenix

" That right there, you are too filled up with all this feelies like a nagging hoe" said Sophie

"The audacity of a hoe, to call me a hoe" he said

She laughed it off saying " I had to get back at you somehow you know, you can't just get away with it like that"

He didn't find it funny.

She hooked onto his arm, as they headed outside. She seem to have an effect on him that's almost magical, she has an ability to both make him extremely mad at her so much that he want to tear her apart then in a split second she touches him and he is hijacked by what seem like the feeling one gets from a full Acupuncture Session that included a happy ending, all in one touch. He was left puzzled but ignored it thinking that it must be the cold breeze as the got from inside the hospital to the outside, maybe they stayed inside too long he thought.

She was t saying nothing, as if she knew precisely what she was doing to him. She clinged on to him giving the people around an impression of them being a couple. She loved the feeling as all the ladies past by with jealous, envious looks on their faces.

"Is there special dietary restrictions to this Phoenix in human form?" she asked softly

"Not really, I just don't do too much of anything, I like to balance it all out dependbon the season and the taking, although I'm not a fan of crusty anything, not to say I won't take it, I mean I was balls deep into my dry spells about a week ago" he said.

"I can't seem to place you, don't know wether to think of you as the soupy kind of meaty kind, maybe the well done type or could be that you like you it like me, exotica " she winked and bounced around him while picking up some snow and threw at his face.

" I don't do snow ball fight, it's been over fifteen years I didn't throw a snow ball" he said as she kept the snow balls coming at him hitting his face mostly

" Now you've done it, he picked her up and they crushed into some snowman heap nearby. For a second they had one of those staring moments, their faces came really close together, she perked him softly, closed her eyes and kicked him off of her " next time you do that I'll kick your nuts out" she said while she held out her hand to help him up.

He got up himself, thinking of how crazy everything is. " I guess this will be my new normal, when things are going good they are great and when sh*t goes haywire it's real huh?" He exclaimed.

She laughed and moved into him to hug him " it's all part of getting rid of those soft guards around your heart."

"How do you people balance it? I'm asking from a point of possibility that I have accepted that these soft guards are my flaw" he uncovered

She smiled even more, saying not and just kept on smiling.....

He remained puzzled

She said "I am satisfied with my care"

" Am I suppose to recite that after you or what do you mean you are satisfied with your care?" Be asked

She went on explaining that when she was in her developmental stages, she would get heartbroken, her feelings all twisted in twirls she never thought would one day untangle amongst other deep cuts, then as she watched Big hero 6, Hero would say " I am satisfied with my care" and that's when baymax deactivated. When she felt overwhelmed by her life and development she would say to herself "I am satisfied with my care" after which she would will herself to sort of deactivate and go into healing mode. She described this method being her saving grace when she thought nothing could save her from her developmental stages.

He was left with more questions thinking it's all part of the philosophy she and Henry shared and one he needed to get on with real soon. He decided to go with her flow....

"How deep were you hurt and how long did it take you to fully heal"? He asked as if trying to act like he understood her.

" It's never really over, the wound run deep like the deep sea trenches run the sea floor, much like how nature is riddled with its constant burns to growth and growth to burn. The wounds keep reopening up as they heal, I kept with it for some years maybe 5 years after which it became like a reflex. Whenever the wound would open up, I'd heal them without needing to pay them much attention or without having much down time. It's the process of nature's perfection, learning is our most important ability to adapt and so I've learned to cope but never to get too close. She expressed while looking in the distance as if looking for inspiration in the white coverings of snow on the bushes.

" I am surprised you are not complaining of the cold, there's a cafe down the road." He signalled her with a head tilt while having both his hands in his jacket

She clinged on him once more, signalling him to lead the way.

They maintained some silence as they made their way down the road. Both in their own head. He was stuck in his own thoughts thinking of how she perfected him so much but yet remain on her toes, rather on edge around him. She talks to him as if they knew each other from forever ago, he thought and smiled as he looked at her cozying up into his arm. He offered to carry her, she laughed at him saying : "I'll break you down."

"Dynamites come in small packages" he said.

"Even extra small dynamites still have use?" She laughed franctly as she paused to hip on his back.

He carried her till the cafe entrance, as she hoped off she expressed how amazed she was at how strong he actually is and how surprised she was that he was breathing like a tired dog, she laughed on.

Let's get in before you catch a cold Sophie, he urged her.

The cafe was calm, dim lights, a spicy aroma filled the air. They went to seat in the booth with the view of the TV as there was weather report, they both had interest in know what the weather had to say about the cold escalation in the short time they had been in the hospital. The weather report didn't have much to say except for more cold wind coming in from the north, residents are urged to stay indoors and keep warm. "Don't catch a cold" urged the reporter.

"I was really expecting a bit more than that to justify the sudden drop in temperature" said Phoenix.

Yeah, "I wanted to know more too, maybe the net will have more, I am surprised how you make me forget to check my phone. I am normally glued to my phone like forever together me and mine." She laughed

"Me too, there's definitely something super special about you that I can't touch, I hope you stay close, I could use someone like you around. Except that you get all types of feisty at times, I worry if I'll be able to handle that in the worse case scenario." He said

" You read the thought out of me, but if you decide to go back to your old life of dry spells maybe Elena will be the one you keep close, after all she is your Kate " she jokingly stated as he signalled the waitress.

As the waitress approached them, the soft music in the background strated playing a bit louder, as this happened they looked at each other in the eyes, as if to say something. They both didn't know.

"Two chamomile teas please with some honey, a burger and fries with fried onion rings" he ordered

"Sweet chilli"? The waitress asked

"Yeah, but better yet make it that special 5000 island sauce you recently added" he told the waitress

"I'll have the same" Sophie said as she noticed the waitress looking at her funny.

"What's up with her, y'all shagged or what, she was looking at me like I had you for dinner stolen from her or something like that."

He laughed it off, " you did have me for dinner didn't you"he said

"You know what I mean, anyway how do you know all these places? This one is straight out of the Arabian night with a whole new age touch of mid 90's England. If you take me to a medieval themed establishment I'll pop you 1K if you don't uhm" she smiled on....

The waitress brought their orders, she still have Sophie the "look"

Just ignore her, he said, so you'd part with 1K just to be taken to a medieval themed establishment? Nothing specific as long as it has that medieval theme right? I'm 1K richer already"

"Not until you get it from me" she said

"Alright let's go, he grabbed her hand rushing outside, puzzling the waitress.

"I didn't even taste your fancy tea" she said coming up from behind him as he held out his hand to stop a can in the windy street all white with snow covering on trees, street lamps, cars and buildings. "Visibility is definitely an issue here" he said.

As a cab stopped he looked at her and kissed her, that's for giving me 1K in the driest of spells for whatever reason life life afforded me. As they got into the cab he whispered something to the driver...

Driver: " This time really man, you can see what type of weather it is man"

"Double up or nothing" he said to her

Alright, heck I'll triple it, 3K it is. Good things come in threes maybe if you behave I'll double up on the triple to six the most perfect number in existence on all timelines" she said feeling confident.

"Yes, let's go" he screamed...

" Turns out he was taking her out of the city to a movie set that had been retired. Movies shot there were all medieval themed movies."

"Tada, see it's all grey and staff, a bit covered in snow but ey still medieval themed right."?

She couldn't stop laughing, thinking it's a joke but he was for reals.

In his mind she already paid up 6K and he'd go back and not worry about dry spells, he would be able to buy his own Brent Week's Night Angel he thought.

She felt his need of monetary fulfilment bit more that she felt the void in him that he wasn't aware of. In that moment she promised herself to stay close or keep him close until that void is gone. She hugged and kissed him as they looked at the old medieval movie set.

===X===

they stared at the Medieval movie set, tears started dropping from Sophie's eyes, "sniff" then Phoenix noticed she had tears rolling down her chicks almost frosty. You can't be crying out here, you'll get some nasty ice burns. I'm not crying she responded,just some snow thawring that's all, she said. It was obvious she was crying buy she didn't want to talk about it, she isn't the type of lady to be crying, he figured the medieval themed movie set must have something to do with it, he suggested they get going so they don't get caught up in a snow storm.

She didn't budge, she asked him or rather commanded him that they spend some time here, she wanted to take a walk through the medieval themed movie set.

Growing up, medieval themed movies are what we watched over and over again, my folks had a maddening attachment to medieval themed movies. Everytime we got from school or whatever he had been doing, they'd tell us to seat Infront of the TV where a medieval movie would be playing, all grey, uninteresting, I wish I was stronger so I'd kill them or myself, maybe run away but I was too young and awefuly under their control. They had this invincible control blanket over me that I didn't dare challenge in the longest time she said as she stared into the movie set up.

," Is that what you needed healing from? Doesn't sound too bad, at least you had company, who was it? A sister or brother? Any dolls for cute lil Sophia? He laughed

"Don't call me that, there is a distinct difference between Sophia and Sophie, one is moved on, the other is a lil scared girl who used to be molested and made to do things she didn't want and she didn't know why she put up with all that for so long. Always thinking it will end when it never does and it was a younger sister who I loved so much" she told him.

"I can tell, you can't even stop crying, we better take that walk or get going cos it's blizzard conditions out here. Got to be careful not to pull a Henry." He attempted to cheer her up.

" I guess we can head off now, thank you" she agreed

On their way back, he got stuck in thoughts and imaginations of how it must have been growing up as she described. He thought back to his childhood and thought I had a pretty chilled childhood"

She squeezed closer into his arms, he embraced her as if embracing a child that just got heartbroken. "It's alright now, no one will hurt you as long as I am here ok" he assured her.

She shifted deeper into his arm as if to express her agreement. The rest of the way back was pretty silent. He was glad to have known that she is human too like the rest she cries tears that also get mistook for snow thawring he thought to himself in a joking manner

===|===

As he held Sophie in his arms he was taken back by his thoughts, back to the night angel. The God King that survived by ruining his own, in that present thought, holding Logan prisoner understand with some mad savages starved just enough to turn them ruthless. At times a fat nobleman is thrown down there as a treat to the savages but not Logan, tall able bodied he fought them off even in his sleep. The thoughts drifted back and forth as phoenix thought about how to get back to reading his books. Although he liked the new life change, he still has other ideals to live by, it's not that he wanted to isolate himself but rather that he has experienced the true beauty of solitude. Aristotle has been quoted saying that what kind of man yearns for solitary to live in solitude? He must be a beast or a God. Phoenix didn't think too much of himself but he valued the lessons he learned in solitude,as life dragged him into different circumstances and situations he slowly started to grasp the idea of hint from life that it never stops, the lessons from life will keep coming. Phoenix knows very well that he needs to get stronger, smarter, more agile, it's bigger than a 360 flex treatment. It's everything he did before but can't seem to grasp the memory or the reason to sum it all up and get a life, he'd rather be out in the cold with Sophie. The idea of going traveling with Sophie is very alluring and there's just enough time to get lost in the moment. As his thoughts calmed down from Sophie's movement in his arms, he was aware of his place and time realising that Sophie made a weird connection with him that he can't explain, it's not romantic nor is it platonic. This connection needed more pondering and experimenting because she is both the rookie and the vet, the little runaway girl and the ruthless sucker punch ready to gut you if you flinch wrong, when she was calm he wondered if she is busy praying to God or Khali.

"The defense one need out here is absurd" she muttered, Thinking of how vulnerable I had been for so many years at the hands of those that I held dearest and I wasn't even aware of it on top of that my sister lies 6ft under but the culprit walks. I get so mad thinking about it, thanks for being there although you did nothing in particular, she concluded.

That's alright just don't dump the mood, you got some good vibes goin on with you, it's starting to grow on me and it's only been what, a few days? Not even a week. He said.

Yes baby, my first impression was my rawest, totally naked in front of you not flinching whatsoever. How will you be able to erase such beauty out if your goal sane head? I'll bet the 6 K that your kill Elena Katie won't ever grace you with such Goddess Effects? Riddle me that! She laughed trying to mask her pain

You and I know very well that she is some of the most decent beings you've ever met and you know as a Goddess she won't need to shy away from the such effects! He defended

Hahaha, hilarious. So cute you are my dearest Phoenix you still have a lot to learn about the cunts, they are far ruthless than you can ever imagine. Don't let their smiles or beauties intoxicate you, it's all a show, once they win you over then the masks start falling off bit by bit. We are everything, we rule it all she said.

I mean I don't expect you to express yourself any less, seems to me that you've been hurt by both or you fight most of your battles alone. Those tears ran so hot that there whole medieval set must have melted into a lake now, he joked.

Yeah yeah, that's what I like about you that nothing can ever keep you down for long enough and that's why they bore into you over and over again, especially your dearest Elena Katie, that's why I took you to see her. I felt the need to call my own bluff. She said.

Anyway, I don't expect anything less from your jealous self I mean i saw the way you look at me as if I'm your snack then you look her like she is your biggest nemesis. He said

I knew at some point I'd need to invest in you so I had to watch and protect my potential investment she laughed as she played along.

You know that there's been so many developments lately that I could careless about all that you said about her.he said.

Do you suggest we drop by Henry or we go sleep it off and go in the morning? Don't you have some interesting place to show your dearest Sophie? She said while clearly ignoring his statement.

Thanks for boosting my confidence though, I really appreciate that! Well if you wanna ask me, there's plenty of cool places that are still open and within reach, he said.

They then decided to go to the park instead of going to the hotel so because it was 11:00 p.m. They still found the park lights on and a couple of people in the park, so they found an empty bench and they decided to sit there. After a hot minute Sophie decided that she doesn't want to sit by the bench, she wants to take a walk as a matter of fact she wants to she feels like she wants to eat. She demanded that Phoenix take her to a restaurant, assuring him that he doesn't have to worry, she is paying for everything. She requested that he take her to the ATM first and then they could head off to the restaurant.

"That's no problem there's an ATM right around the corner and you don't need to feel afraid there's no sucker punches around here" he said

They went to the ATM and she withdrew some money,to keep her promise she handed him 6K to which he was very astonished and surprised. He didn't really expect her to give him the full amount but he thought she would probably give him a few hundreds maybe of the most but she kept her word, he expressed his gratitude and he attempted to give it back to her, she refused.

She said yeah yeah yeah let's get going I'm really hungry I want to eat something stop yapping put the money away and take me to the restaurant.

===X===

So Phoenix remember that there's a restaurant down the road from the park an Arabic themed restaurant. he took Sophie to this Arabic restaurant which was about two blocks away, while they walked they held hands, Sophie's mood smoothened.

it's really such a beautiful city, it's so lit! It's such a shame that we are not together otherwise we would really be having a good time and taking all those selfie moments and what not. I think we should maybe call the girls and find out what they're doing and what's happening at the hotel, she said.

He responded by saying that he send them a text but what you he was trying to do was to get Sophie to eat first so that she feels better because he has observed that she is normally in a much better mood after she eats so he tried to he tried to pace up so that they arrive faster

What's will the fast walk you normally don't walk fast why are you walking so fast, are you trying to conceal something or is there a place that you don't want to see? Is there a certain memory tied to this place? What do you want to tell me about it? Remember that whatever you can try to hide from me I can most certainly find out. I am more than you know, you know she said.

Yeah yeah yeah I know you are part of the secret league of assassins. I would also like to be recruited, I think I might need to earn it so by walking fast I'm actually preparing myself in case Rajalgul comes to me personally or engage one of his minions to approached me with an offer for me to join the clan. Which would be my honour but I don't know how to approach them and I don't think you would be such a good entrance so I patiently wait. Plus I secretly put them in my prayers every other night when I sleep he said.

She started laughing frantically because she couldn't believe that a grown man like him would still have fantasies of being a night angel and actually reading the book of the night angel. Filling his head with fantasies of there being a reality of shadow walkers, dream walkers, magicians and his name is actually Phoenix, thought Sophie as she started laughing so frantically that she had to stop and and recollect herself.

"Are you okay you look like you're about to have a heart attack" Phoenix asked

Thoughts like that, you keep them inside if you speak such thoughts, Phoenix you will give people heart attacks she said

But I'm serious just imagine there being a clan of secret assassins but it's an actual league of legend assassins. It knows where you are, what you're doing, it even knows your future before you even actually set it up and the only reason that they are not assassinating you is because there are certain entities that are connected to you. There's certain things about you that keep you safe he said

You have a very vivid imagination. I could tell from the way you spoke and the things that you spoke about that you are somewhat limited but your imagination is very rich I think maybe if you adopt a hobby of a cosplayer, maybe you will live out your fantasies of the night angel and the secret assassins Clan, she said laughing very hard.

if it doesn't exist, then I am going to form it, I'm going to create it and I'm going to be the Rajalgul that I picture. Said Phoenix with determination of his character.

I can smell some spices in the air, so aromatic. Are you taking me to a ln Indian or is it an Arabic establishment? I can really smell some tumeric in the air I just cannot tell if it's Arabic or Indian but I'm sure it's one of the two maybe Sri Lankan. I'm not very sure but it has to be of that region. I don't think it can be Eastern or African or from anywhere else I'm guessing of the two, Indian or Arabic. what establishment are you taking me to? We just came from the medieval establishment before which we had been at an Arabic establishment. I mean at least you have to tell me about this establishment before we get there. Plus I'm very intrigued by your knowledge about the city actually and although I didn't tell you about it I've actually been here for quite a while before you and Henry found me and the ladies. I've been here for a while on an expat visa that actually had expired then I went into a little bit of a trouble but it's now solved. I just wish I had met you earlier because you know all these nice places that I would have loved to have gone to, she said

What if I tell you that is not one of the two that you mentioned? What if I tell you that it's very very very very far from the two that you've mentioned but you are right it is tumeric that you're smelling but it's not Indian and it's not Arabic. So will you give it another guess or is what you are trying to say that turmeric can only be found or it's mostly associated with Arabic and Indians is that what you're trying to say? What about the rest of the world? Think about it. Where else can you find people growing tumeric? It's the 21st century you know, it's all diversified Asian. The silk road is now all over the world it's what you call the internet, he said.

I am most certainly sure that it has to be Arabic or Indian if it's not Arabic than its qatari but it's still the same it's Arabic. Maybe Pakistani or Kashmir but that falls into the whole Indian belt so it would count as Indian. I'll make you another 4K bet, to add to your 6K so it becomes 10K. That ought to wet and nurse your dry spells for quite a while, she tempted him.

Pay up! It's just around the corner, a very beautiful set up, they own the biggest field on the outskirts of the city making all kinds of spices. Never needing to import their origional traditional taste, the turmeric you smell is coupled with cinnamon, cilantro, some rosemary and basil. A very basic spice mix that anyone can put together but this recipe has been passed down for generations. It's immensely filled with healing properties, the mix is so perfectly put together that they claim to better whatever problem you have with just one dish. Any one of their dishes. He expressed his pride in the restaurant as they got closer.

Just tell me already, you are not as smart as you sound so stop going on, I know it must be written somewhere in the restaurant about the generational recipe's. she urged.

Ok ok don't get worked up Sophie it's Uigor, the wonderful mountain people. Now is that Indian or Arabic classification? You are right about the turmeric but as unique as turmeric used to be, it's now mainstream. Turmeric is worldwide, you get that golden taste all over. Said Phoenix.

Oh crap, come on its so close by, she said handing him some cash......

I will give you the rest later.

It's on the other side of the Himalayas, that's not close. He said as he took the cash. He made sure to count it because he felt that they both needed to be accountable, this is nine hundred, just so you know. He said

Yeah yeah let's get in there. She said as they turned at the corner of the block.

He greeted the waiters at the door of the restaurant who were very happy to see him, they whisked him off to a table set up as if they had been waiting for him. They spoke to him in Uigor. Sophie could not understand a thing. She tried to be patient, waiting for them to finish.

She busted forth : Do you notice me here? Hungry Sophie needs to be fed. I heard Uigor people have the best cuisines that use little to no water in their cooking please suprise me with one of your healing dishes.

Phoenix placed his order and made it clear to the waiters what she wanted, anything. He asked he how she liked the place.

It's very nice and cool, comfortable but also open to the night sky. I like it! I hope to like their taste in food and drinks. She responded

To her surprise the Uigors impressed her with their traditional cuisine. she love it so much she ordered some kebabs takeaways for the ladies. Once they had their fill they headed off to the hotel,they found the ladies still up playing retakes on tarrot card readings with people online. They had a bit of knowledge in the mystics.

I am so glad we didn't find one of you in the back of an ambulance, said Phoenix...

Speedy McQueen hugged Phoenix and held on to him as if to say she missed him.

Mary complained about how long they took to get back and they didn't even call. She directed her high pitched voice at Sophie, who calmly responded " I got some meat y'all"

You gave yourself away? Speedy McQueen asked Phoenix.

Gave myself Away? To who, from who? I am not an object to be passed around. If that's what y'all are taking me for I'll be out of your hair real soon. He said.

Mary : Relax Phoenix love don't be Rude to us, we just want some of your love. Don't you Wana give it to us? Just a little, we won't bite, she teased.

Sophie revealed the meat kebabs she was talking about, "here ladies, have some to eat, it's been a long day"

Speedy McQueen still holding on to Phoenix was stunned, she apologized to Sophie saying " I thought you meant that you got his meat into your cake"

Sophie laughed it off as they all shared in on the kebabs.... Such wonders they thought!

This can't be one of those ordinary stake houses, this is some real nice cuisine. Wherever this is from is our next destination after we get done with this city. Exclaimed Speedy McQueen.

I hope you don't get altitude sickness, joked Phoenix as he took the last kebab.

Sophie eyed him so bad that he gave the kebab to Speedy McQueen, hesitantly.

You better give to her! Said Sophie laughing 😂 while winking at him.

He felt the energy charge that Sophie threw at him with that intense look and he thought that was odd but he ignored it, attributing it to his fatigued self, he slumbered on the fur and silk sheets. Before he knew it he was whisked off into utopia...

===X===

It's true, you have to get on board with whatever he says. I tottaly agree with the Eltz Castle addition to his bucket list, it's medieval plus you know it's been in the same family , owned and occupied for 850 years, that's 33 generations of dirt, love, envy, hate, charisma, connection and much more, all in one to never be sold. If they ever sell the Eltz Castle, we will buy it for him. It's like the best safehouse, screamed Speedy McQueen

This was the noise phoenix woke up to the next day as the rays of the sunlight shines through the frosty windows to his face. The memory of the time spend with Sophie since they got from the hospital replayed in his head, he was glad he didn't have intoxication induced dimentia. Like every other day of waking since he met Henry.

Morning ladies? Don't talk just look so much better without anything on, he greeted them as he observed how the sun rays shone on their silky smooth skins.

They giggled as if to say thank you.

We need to get to the hospital he said

The earlier the better, it's been almost a whole day we didn't see Henry, he said

No need for that, he got out already said Sophie.

Really? That's a relief, So where is he now? He didn't book another room just to be by himself did he? He asked them

You'll be surprised at half the things Henry does said Mary

He is on the top floor, booked the whole suit, it's one whole floor much better than the presidential suite..... Mary said to him.

Just how rich is this guy, he keeps on spending but he never flinched. Phoenix wondered

Well why are y'all still here, by what you said I can't help but think that it is rather odd that y'all aren't boombanding him with your attention and all. He said to them

Speedy McQueen: you see my love, man like Henry are only fun when they want to be, otherwise they are insane in character, if he decides to work on something he would organise and reorganize his whole life around that and that only, with all its bits you see.... She said as she crawled towards him....

In attempt to escape her advances Phoenix stood up slowly, " So how do y'all know so much about Henry when I met him first"?

That's what you think my dear, said Mary, this whole thing is a simulation, a big game and we are all players. He was the bait send out to get you out of the enclosure. Me and Speedy McQueen served as the distraction to keep your serotonin pumping and the catalyst is none other than herself, Mary said while pointing at Sophie.

Oh I see, now it all makes sense, in retrospect but how do I fully evolve to grasp my role as a player? He asked

You don't have to try too hard on anything, you are phoenix after all. That's like the most uncommon NFT to ever exist and for that reason you can imagine how many hands are out there reaching out. Speedy McQueen whispered into his ear almost licking it.

Surprised at how fast Speedy McQueen advanced on him, " so what you are saying is that I am a collectible and I've been one all my life? How and it's driving me crazy right now. The night angel, the league of assassins, the everything is actually real?

Yup yup, I played dump last night on your pathetic attempts to solicit me of ten grand....Sophie said

EY you still got to top me up on that, you made the bet yourself uninfluenced. I would discount any influenced deals and bets but you where fully present in your all... Said Phoenix

"Catch" Sophie threw him a Hermes leather bag

And this is what, this isn't worth the rest, oh ok, this is the money Henry said he payed me isn't it? He asked

Yeah yeah they all said.

Look you need to get the money hold out of your head alright.... Mary said

You see money is the one thing that keeps growing stronger by the day in keep players stuck on levels that we pathetically easy to overcome. It's a no brained really but because of how the world has evolved to be so depended on these paperworks, we began losing our true value, the value of life and trust in each other. Mary said as she threw a few hundred bills in the air....

It burns you know, Sophie said, but the core of the players never burns, until the player sells himself the illusion that burns him even then it's a caccoon that the player builds around himself to accommodate his absurd creations from the bigger picture and a lot of these is a result from the attachment to money, the paper thought of it.

I'm not going to give up my money, not now that I got it. Even if you steal it I got insurance on, Phoenix said

Mary laughed hard " there is so much you need to learn my love, didn't your Elena Katie teach you a thing or two"?

You told them????? He raised his voice at Sophie...

We share everything, well almost everything. Look we need to go alright. You got your passport right? She responded.

Yeah I always have it on me, due to.....

Did I hear you right,we need to go, you asked if I got my passport.... Are we... You want us to...? He tried to comprehend what she was saying to him.

The plan is done, your bucket list has been extended by Speedy McQueen herself so we will book us some tickets and go tick it all off. Sophie said

Y'all mad, he laughed while slapping himself in the face hoping to wake up from the dream he was in.

So what about Henry, he asked.

He hired private nurses and a doctor to be with him, he is all grumped up and moody right now. He wrote you a message, Sophie said while handing him a note...

He puts it away without reading it. So let's just say for a minute that you mean to say I don't have to worry about nothing although we all met about a week ago?

A week is like half a year in utopia, time is relative and you will learn to bend it. You need to know one thing she said

What? He asked

"Money won't erase or replace the pain"

He wondered what she meant, but it was in that moment that he realised there is much more to life than he had imagined. He still let the thought of the Night Angel drift across his mind, when the Lighter Bringer drifted by and he caught but as soon as he grasped it, it faded away.

He snapped out of it and concentrated, he realised he had auto-piloted through a lot, they where now ready to board. He looked at his gate pass, it all looked in order he looked at either sides of him and saw the ladies had been sandwiching him with their beautiful selves. Adorned in so much beauty, they smiled at him. Speedy McQueen stood up and sat on his lap while hugging him and ignoring the obvious starring eyes around them.

He didn't feel the need to ask about anything at all, he felt like he knew all that he needed to know at that moment as if he was in perfect sync with what they knew. Sophie on his lift leaning on his left shoulder reading some post off of her ipad , Speedy McQueen seated on his lap hugging him, whispering melodies into his ears and Mary leaned into his right shoulder reading and scrolling through her latest iPhone. He though the class level is absurd. Everything the opposite of what he had been a week ago, but it felt like home.

===X===

After the flight they landed in Germany, they went straight for the Eltz Castle. The castle was huge, The ladies has talked with the family to let them stay there for a day or two as part of the bucket list. Phoenix was tottaly taken back by all the effort that was taken to get to this point and even more surprised by how the Eltz Castle owning family actually took them in. He felt he didn't need to question anything because everything was pretty much taken care of, he didn't need to worry about nothing at all. After they got to the castle they had something to eat, as they arrived around midnight they went to sleep almost straight after eating.

They still chose to sleep in the same room, the Eltz family didn't find this odd. They later found that they cannot sleep mostly attributed to Speedy McQueen not wanting to stop cuddling with Phoenix and Mary and Sophie also wanting a bit of Phoenix and him not wanting anything but sleep. He excused himself from the massive room that they were given and found himself walking the huge hallway. As he walked the hallway he saw all these amazing artwork that he could guess is a couple hundredsof years old, maybe thousands, he saw statues and knight armours plus a whole lot of interesting things. Some really interesting art effects like a dragon skin, Dragon horns, a lot of animal hides, some new age inventions as he walked down the hallway it was as if something was leading him somewhere.

He found himself in the dungeon, a huge place, part of which had been renovated to a garage where almost every car that he can associate with class was housed. From the very first Ferraris, mercedes, fords carriages what have you, most of the road racers where there some of them so rare that he didn't know the names before. As he went deeper into the dungeon, the lights lit up, he thought they must be automatic sensors in place, going down farther more he saw different instruments that he really could not make out what these instruments were for. Some of these instruments where super small like a tiny bulldozer of a huge needle, instruments that do not fit the size he saw. For that reason he thought of the place as an art display, an exclusive one ofcos.

As he proceeded farther down the dungeon, he saw even more absurb things he couldn't put words to some creatures in human size tubes filled with different coloured liquids of different consistencies. He went closer to inspect the creatures that looked human in form but were somewhat changing shape slowly into things he couldn't describe at the time. He felt the energy in that place similar to the energy he felt when Sophie gazed at him to give up the kebab. It was an intense feel, not overpowering him but he could most certainly feel the energy. Something in him or around him kept assuring him that there is no need to freak out. He proceeded reading some notes of describing these creatures but either he could not make out the writing or it was in a completely different language. Phoenix is very much into languages so much that there is no language in existence that he doesn't dabble in and he gets very curious when he approached something in a language that he cannot decipher. He took photos and recorded a few videos with his phone for further research. As he went further down he saw more interesting things at this point he was asking himself just how much deeper this dungeon goes, because he was already six levels below.

On the 7th level he saw the biggest locomotive he's ever seen and Phoenix has been to the mines, he has interest in sciences including geology, he has some geologist buddies and he had the chance to go to the mine where he saw the biggest vehicles on earth some of which are the ones they operated in the mines but this massive locomotive that he saw under the Eltz dungeon was just something else, out of this world and he wondered how broad the dungeon actually was. He went farther down as the path led him down. Something he noticed about this path is that there's a few paths branching out of this one path every few feets or so and it was specially adapted for a smooth decline. He could be going down without actually noticing it.

Strangely he felt cool, calm and at one with himself, one because there was nobody inside the dungeon, at least he thought. He couldn't hear anything. The only thing she could hear was his breath. The farther down he went, it became a little bit more hard to actually breathe as normally as he does but he don't really mind that much because it wasn't too much. He thought that they must have some sort of air conditioner down there because it was winter in Germany but it didn't feel cold down in the dungeon. He thought, it's a dungeon and it's winter so he was thinking that it was bound to be cold as he was still wearing his pyjamas his silk pyjamas and he don't feel cold at all. He felt really good the farther down he went and he saw even more interesting things, on these levels he saw caves like limestone caves but he was sure that it wasn't limestone. Because of all the things he saw on the levels on top including the massive locomotives that he just saw he knew that this could not be limestone.

He moved closer to see, touch and feel what it really was that he was looking at. He saw different kinds of gemstones that were especially aggregated in a way that they made up pillars forming caves,with further observations he saw that they are fully natural. They were not man-made, he was very astonished because he knows his crystals he dabbled with a lot of crystals in his years. He even has his own natural crystal collection and record. The crystals he saw in the dungeon looked nothing like what he had done research on or came across. As he looked closer he noticed a few crystals have broken off from the pillars,that he could pocket for further research. Something was happening when he moved closer to the pillars, as he touched it he felt weird energy being emitted by the crystals. The energy was hugging him, this energy was not really over taking him but comforting him so much that it almost lifted him off the ground while placing his hand on the pillar. The whole pillar is made of the crystals, the levels he was on were all made of caves is made of the crystals, its hundreds if not thousands of caves. He tried to see further down how much they went because the light that he had was only about 5 feet ahead of him and five feet behind him, five feet radius was about all that he could really see. Everything else was just a light reflecting off the light that was around him, so he couldn't see further down how deep the crystal caves actually went. He tried to observe all of them, he actually felt that they all have unique energy. As the levels declined the caves got bigger about the size of the empire state building block, on one level was about 20 or 30 caves.

He thought the dungeon must be huge and it spiralled all the way down, at least the path that he kept onto because the other paths that branched from the main path into the the dark, every few steps or so there were some paths coming from the path he kept on. Of all the crystals he saw, there were some luminous crystals that shone without the automated light. These crystals gave him so much energy that he felt he didn't need to go back to the world anymore. From these crystals he felt so much love,he kept exploring this cave of the luminous crystals. He felt a lure drawing him into the cave, deeper and deeper until he came to a pond like structure which lead to an even bigger pond like structure somewhat the size of a tennis court. By the pond was a couch like structure on which he decided to rest on, forever. As he looked above his head he noticed the roof of the luminous crystals cave was hanging creatures that seem to flow like fluid between the crystals on the roof of the cave as if they laid the crystals or guarded them. These creatures looked like dragons, he found them fascinating, so much that he called onto one of the creatures which half dropped down to him and lifted him off the ground onto the roof of the luminous crystals cave. He made the call to the creature by thought and not word, this was especially weird for Phoenix because he thought "let me call this creature" and the creature half dropped down, wrapped around him and whisked him onto the roof of the cave. On the roof of the cave Phoenix found himself well hugged by the creatures, they shared so much love and compassion, although there was no words, he felt the energies go in and out of him, at times he could actually see these energies flow from the crystals to the creatures then to him, through him back to the creatures.

This energy renewed him, his mind, spirit body and soul was healed of all disease and whatever discomforts had been hidden from him. He felt complete not needed to do anything else. His intuition was telling him that that is where he belonged, that the physical world is nothing but pain, especially now in the age of Capricorn is filled with all sorts of retro energies. Phoenix didn't fully understand this but he felt he didn't want to actually care about anything at all, he loved the feeling so much because this feeling freed him from all buggage, for the first time he felt how it is to be weightless like Marconi described in what few pages Phoenix got to read from the research papers he got his hands on.

There was something urging Phoenix to make his way back but he didn't feel like moving an inch, he felt at home with these wonderful compassionate creatures that don't seem to want anything from him but to love him and keep loving him. He knew very well that if he decides to stay there with the truly compassionate creatures, he could spend eternity without having to feel any type of negativity ever. This was very intriguing and filled phoenix up with even more lovely feelings that he could not describe almost as if to say it's a bit much but it was like eating cake but not close enough. He didn't want it need anything or anyone, he was well compensated with compassion and love, plus more of affections he didn't know or felt before. He decided to stay with the truly compassionate creatures of the luminous crystals caves for they are not like the humans not are they like animals, they have everything that Phoenix didn't know he was looking for, he loved it.

===X===

These creatures where one, they communicated as one. None is out of sync from the other, they worked in coordination intertwined with perfection. When Phoenix got to learn about these creatures he was amazed at the fact that he didn't even need to use his voice. He was very pleased with the silence, pleased with himself that he could be silent for so long and patient with himself. The creatures revealed some things that were hidden from Phoenix. He started to comprehend those things that were hidden from him in his body, mind, soul and spirit, receiving this information from the creatures but he could only comprehend it very slowly. That's all he had to work with so he accepted his current situation which drove him to not want to care about anything or anyone at all. The creatures took away everything that was bad, all the diseases of the body, of the flesh, of the spirit, of the mind was taken by these creatures. In the place of those negative vibes pure love, positivity, compassion, true loyalty and realness was restored in the heart of the Phoenix. He wasn't having any plans of leaving that cave, he wanted to go deeper into the cave as he saw even more light coming from the cave it was as if there was another world in the cave. He willed the creatures to transport him to that place that he saw because they could also see the place. They only needed to touch him to know everything about him, he did not feel threatened or under pressure. These creatures emitted such wonderful energies all compassion, pure love and positivity.

There was no conflict to be sensed anywhere，he was wondering or starting to wonder where the creatures actually took the bad vibes when he was met with a wall from the creatures. They asked him not to ask too much he might get in trouble "down here there's a whole nother world". The creatures did actually agree to take Phoenix into the world in the back of the cave. He didn't miss anything of the world not the music not the technology no difference not the family he missed nothing of the world he thought to himself what freedom this is! The creatures actually released him onto the ground and then he protested, demanding that the creatures take him back on top of the cave. Where he thinks he feels much better on top of the cave. He didn't want the creatures to let him down, the creatures dripped down to help him back up. The creature collectively expressed its gratitude to have such energies join them, the creatures described how it did not have a good person or a good human being in a very very very long time.

The creature took him to the other side of the cave, he saw that the cave is an actual opening into another world like paradise that is filled with plants， wonderful plants and fruit trees. It's a whole ecosystem down there and he's just amazed so he proceeded into the paradise, he saw some fruits that he wanted to eat from but the voice that was inside him, in or around him actually protested and told him with a big no no. Don't do that, thought you know better not to trust nobody, especially when they take from you. If they take even one cent from that means they are thieves and you're not a thief. If you were then you wouldn't be hearing me right now so take your things and get out of that cave. Being in the cave was the biggest temptation in the present. Phoenix willed the creature to slow down,the creature expressed deep disappointment that he had to leave them. Though the creature could feel what he felt, he felt he wanted to explore the voice more so he continued keeping silent. He got a wonderful chance to actually explore more into the voice, it seemed that they were opposites, the voice and the creatures. The creatures actually asked him as an invitation for them to take him up on a tour in The paradise, while he thought it was his own selfwill. He did not want to disagree but he felt he wanted to ask the voice, he wanted to hear what the voice had to say but he did not want to express anything. He just stood there and wondered what will be next, while he willed his being to calm down. Thee creatures came through, they were around him, they took him around the paradise. There was some really exotic plants and fruits that he had never seen before, when the creature let him take some of the fruits he was very happy because the creatures actually expressed that they needed to let him be whatever he wanted to be and not try to play him. The creatures actually showed so much compassion so much love. The creatures showed Phoenix what being Human really is about and that is humility, that is compassion, that is love, that is growth and much more.

He found himself almost becoming something else, as the creatures whisked him slowly deeper into the cave past the paradise, he was aware but not alert enough to care. As he was moved deeper into the cave he felt the need to be alive fading away from his being. He saw the cave pillars change into supports forming a tunnel like structure that somewhat looked like a hexagonal hole except that the pillars where not connecting but they were moving in rotations. He closed his eyes and slowed down his senses including his ability to fully feel love, he realized it's a weakness to love. He must learn to shut it off maybe then he won't feel the pains of the world he is about to leave behind. He thought as he was spiralled into the rotating pillars hole. In the back, back of his being he could perceive a very faint approach. All his senses called him to ignore the faint approach but there was something about it, an energy signature that was way too familiar to just ignore.

The familiarity of the approach got Phoenix's attention, so much that he activated his whole being. He noticed that the approach got stronger the more he activated his being.

===X===

He began to meet resistance as he started activating more of his being, he was surpassing mundane activation levels because he was still with the creature wrapped around him. The creature did not like the connection between Phoenix and the mysterious approach that kept getting stronger the more he activated his being. The creature started holding onto Phoenix, digging into Phoenix's being, sucking energy as he activated. Phoenix noticed that his activation was not getting stronger as it should, then he quickly realised he was still with the creature wrapped around him and parts of it within him. At that moment he started feeling the surge of energies that seem to come from outside sources but he couldn't identify with them. The energies came together with the approach that was clear to figure out, why they were helping him he did not know. Events took turns real quick, one minute he was withdrawing from the creature, the next minute the creature dropped him, following minute Phoenix was protesting for the creature to take him up again, deep into the cave they went in the next minute were the approach came through the next minute he was feeling his sides weird then he noticed the creature was sucking energy from him,in a jiffy the creature was blastered off of him and that's when he noticed his energy getting up as it should. At this point the approach got so close he could smell it's scent, he could sense it much deeper than before.

This was very puzzling to Phoenix but things were moving so fast he didn't care about anything, something had messed with his true emotions, his current EQ was rather mellow compared to who he normally is. He thought this fits him but he figured he needed to tweak it to have the best of his being present. Phoenix realised he was still midair falling as if time had been slowed down up to a whole minute, he tried to look around but everything seem to be subliminal as if he was having an extremely vivid dream. It felt really good like all the particles in existence where hugging and kissing him Al at once, he loved the feeling.

Just as he was loving the feeling he was overcome by the brightest of light energy he had ever experienced.

"Awaken my love" he heard a voice say

He could feel fur and silk, his mind shifted, thought he was back in the presidential suite, he tried opening his eyes slowly as not to get blinded by the sunlight shining into the suite. To his surprise he wasn't greeted by the sunlight but rather by crisp morning German air. The room set up was almost the same as the presidential suit or at least the fur and silk sheets. He tilted his face to Lok up, he saw the beautiful faced Speedy McQueen smiling at him about to plant a kiss on him. She seemed relieved that he woke up.

We have been trying to wake you up Phoenix, you are an awful sleeper she said trying not to sound or look sad but she was in fact sad but glad he woke up.

Where's the rest? He asked her

They went to get the castle doctor, they had concluded that you must have fallen into a coma or something. I didn't want to leave you alone, I knew I needed to keep holding you till you wake up. You know I got you no matter what right? Speedy McQueen said with tears dripping from her eyes down her cheeks onto Phoenix's face, more on the lips.

Wow that was a whole experience, he muttered, it felt far too real to have been a dream. Are you sure you aren't playing a prank on me? He asked

What prank? Do my tears seem that cheap to you? She asked facing away and dropping Phoenix's head.

It's just a question Speedy, I don't mean to play with your feelings alright.

Sophie and Mary walked in with the castle doctor who had his doctor's briefcase in hand just like in the old medieval movies.

He is awake no need for the doctor anymore, said Speedy McQueen.

Sophie and Mary jumped on Phoenix,hugging him and kissing him, Sophie slapped him " don't you dare scare us like that again ok?"

I will run a quick check on his vitals just incase said the doctor.

After the doctor had run check ups on Phoenix and established that Phoenix is in a much better condition than he'd expected, the doctor left.

Sophie took phoenix by the hand and led him to the balcony,from where they could see the whole mountainside in the horizon diving into the water of the huge lake that surrounded the castle. Looking down at the grounds below they saw thee most magnificent dark horse they've ever seen. Riding the horse was a very beautiful young woman with white hair, she was waving at them. Phoenix ignored her, thinking it must be a ghost,after all he just woke up in Speedy McQueen's arms when he was in deep down in the dungeon.

Anything could happen really,he thought.

Sophie : are you sure you are fine? Did the doctor miss anything? That's our host waving at you.... She said to Phoenix.

What? You can see her too? He asked rather surprised.

Ofcos she is right there on the darkest horse I've seen riding around the green ground below us, waving at us. With her supremely white hair, I can almost swear from here that her hair is whiter than snow and I don't mind if you call my bluff I still got a couple of grands left. She said, looking at him dead eyes.

Phoenix : " Heck I call your bluff on 1K, make that 2K"

Mary : "No baby don't do that, the lady is down there for on the darkest horse I've seen"

Speedy McQueen: " take this instead" she handed him a crystal quite similar to the luminuscent crystals Phoenix saw earlier, he let it slide and took the crystal, slipping it into his pocket.

Phoenix proceeds : “ ok bets off, I’ve had a tough night I guess, let’s go to her then?”

Speedy McQueen : " yes please let's go I need to feed my Phoenix, from the ashes he rose again" she said clinging onto Phoenix's shoulder.

They went down and had breakfast with the very beautiful young woman who'd been riding the horse, she looked more real close up thought Phoenix.

He felt a strange surge of energy as he shook her hand.

Good morning young man? They call me Lady Elz around here, good to have you. Hope you found everything fitting. She said shaking his hand firmly.

He saw that she had been staring him in the face as she greeted him, she was looking for his eyes. Germans are known to love sincerity amongst other truths, as a gesture of goodwill one oughts to look into the eyes of the other. This is due to the old age observations that the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes they never lie, one just needs to know how to read a state down.

Phoenix wasn't ready for this one but he locked on anyway trying to joke his way out

" Oh we are doing this, good to be here. They call me Phoenix, at least the few that I still have" he said as he fixed his gaze at her totally. To show that he too was a brave soul that wasn't sacred of mere stare downs. He thought, she had to being out more than a stare down, maybe some like that crap from last night. Something occult from him them maybe that will scare him into further observation and research to conjure up a come back. Phoenix always had a comeback no matter the situation, heaven seem to have tabs on his being.

Very well young Phoenix, let's have breakfast, enjoy that German cheese, she laughed.

It's alright to free your mind sometime you know, Lady Elz said to phoenix.

I get that a lot, is there something everyone can see in me that I don't see? Like a sign on my forehead of some type?

Phoenix said.

Elz: "you are funny, I could hire you as a comedian if you like"

Phoenix : " That' d be very generous of you except that I charge a million for single appearances"

Elz " That can be arranged, so how about tonight? "

Phoenix laughingly said: " Tonight it is then"

Phoenix responded thinking it's part of the pun but the young Elz was serious on her side.

Till the next verse

===X===

Last verse

Suddenly he heard Avicii's waiting for love song playing from somewhere within the castle. The song is definitely one of his favourite songs of all time, the energy pump held in this song is too amazing he thought. It's been a while since he's heard the golden hit! The song seemed to take over the whole castle sphere in all its bits. He then thought it must be accaustics or something embedded in the walls. The castle was too huge for the song to actually be everywhere even if the sound system was that good the set up of the castle leaned more towards the sound proofing rather than sound amplification.

He stilled himself, willing his being to take in everything in all its happenings in all the present dimensions in all time and space attributing to his current positioning. Phoenix was amazed at the thought of doing this but he just remembered the way people like to go on saying that there is nothing that's impossible even the word goes to say I am possible! In his rights, which is everything that there is he likes to ponder invasive energies especially from the position he was in he felt the more he explored into what he could do the more he wanted to push even further. He knew absolutely no limits but yet he still had barriers to break through from the normalcy of physicality strongholds of society. Laws and what they put in place for themselves now they see the need for everyone else to bend over to their laws. He was the kind that knew respect in its purest forms, in that he would respect the law but he will not let the law dictate who he is, will be or what he will do. If there is a certain established jurisdiction he will be more than glad to leave it and let his obsurdly observant vibes carry him off to where he most fits to be not needing to be restricted in anyway . The Phoenix is a God and so believes that God's are not ones to live by limits, everytime he was caught in a submissive situation he thought of how funny, not pathetic, not embarrassing but funny, how funny this would be to Zeus or Ethena, even the ever angry Hades or Hecate would relax their faces to laugh at such illusions. As he scanned the dimensional time and space he found that he was still deep in the cave, now a whole lot darker. He had somewhat been tricked by the creature, he was fully naked with only one of the luminuscent crystals in his right hand, the crystal fitted his hand perfectly and it seemed to be charging him up in some weird way he could not explain. There was something else working with the crystal, he shone the crystal all over his body and noticed holes that are now beggining to heal. It was as if he had been shot with an M16 but the crystal and something else was aiding his healing very fast he could barely make out that it's actual holes anymore. Whatever was working in sync with the crystal was directing him out of there on another path, all of his being trusted this as if it was an extension of himself.

Bits of memory flashbacks and fragments started coming back at him that the creature had somewhat been manipulating him to fulfill its desires that only he could fulfill. He figured it must have been the creature that lured him there in the first place, and used his memory to play out that inception like experience in his head. He sighed deeply in expression of his deepest disappointment in such great creation wasting it's time in puniness. When it could have so much more than what it confines itself to. From then he promised himself that he will dream a new dream one that will see him DOA being his truest to his being in all his being.

As he went on the path that he was sure he had been on before he couldn't help but think of what had happened to the creatures. The last of the creatures he recalls was hugging him and the whole vibes kissing his bits, it felt so completing, followed by the inception experience which was followed by the current experience where he is now speed walking on a path so dark the only thing he could see was the crystal luminuscense. He dismissed the thought of worry over the creatures, and focused on how he felt. As he left the creatures behind he felt stronger and stronger with every step as if he was drawing it from the air. He felt incredible he started picking up pace, now running on the dark path, he picked up even more speed, almost leaping off the ground with every step he took. He felt incredibly potent and filled with such strengths he could do anything as if there was no boundary or illusions holding his thoughts and intentions back from becoming. He felt whole! He felt no attachments or strongholds whatsoever. For some reason and the crystal made him even more stronger with every step feeling like one with all that there is.

"I must be dreaming" he thought. But it feels so real, he touched himself on the now healed holes, the blood had since dried up and was falling away.

"It's not a dream my dearest"

Phoenix perceived, he wasn't sure if it a voice because it didn't seem like a physical voice so he ignored it thinking it's just anther thought attack making a comeback. There must be a code he didn't code right, allowing the bits to drip on him. He must fix the coding he thought.

"The code is perfect, impenetrable"

Phoenix perceived it again. He was sure it was it because this time it came from all around like it's a storm and he is in the eye of it.

"Yes, I am the storm"

Phoenix perceived again, soon after willing his being to do the same thing it did in the inception experience.

"I am the one"

Phoenix perceived again.... Only to realize that it was trying to tell him that it was the being he was willing to inspect the dimensional time and space that had possible effects on his being, it was that being, an extension of himself.

"Incredible" he thought.

"We are there, just a few steps forward"

Phoenix ran through the darkness, after 5 steps he emerged out of the darkness stumbling onto some lawn, almost getting some grass burns but healed rather quick. He chose not to think at all because he realised if it can perceive his thoughts then there must be others in the dimensional time and space that can comprehend his intentions. Interceptions was the last thing he wanted especially now that he was all naked holding only a crystal and a companion who had been with him all along but could not be seen by hi naked eyes.

He stood up and kept running forth onward with the direction from it. It directed him to some hedges in the eastern garden of the castle, he wasn't sure how he knew this but he let it slide.

He couldn't see much movement but he sensed an overwhelming Presense, he willed his crystal to tone down and dim down. He could then perceive what he was sensing. The crystal seem to overly power him up making his vibrational signature undetectable. He could see what seemed to be a whole frenzy of the ages, from the early medieval times to the last hundred years of beings dressed up in their respective era, he could swear one of them was Shakespeare but how? Another awefuly resembled who seemed like Leonardo da Vinci, he thought " but they are a whole generation apart and weren't related" As he looked on saw Shane, the wandering outlaw hero, Phoenix thought Shane was admirable.

He observed the whole frenzy of some of the greatest names in history interacting on another dimensional level. He felt he could just blend in there, never needing to go back to the excruciating life of physicality. He was really liking his newly found self, he thought it better than going back to normal physical living.

Suddenly some overwhelming energy overcame him like a veil then he perceived it : " I'm it, let's go"

It whisked him through the garden, whisked him across the castle grounds into the castle through a side wall shift entrance.

"Oh thank you, he whispered"

He felt much better in the castle all naked, still holding onto the crystal that he has since willed to dim and tone down. He set the crystal down, just as he set it down everything went blur.

Till the next verse

===X===

He regained his awareness in the arms of Speedy McQueen. Her beautiful face seed so much more real this time, he whispered under his breath "I hope it's really you".

She leaned in to kiss him saying " It's me my love, I was worried sick"

He felt at home in her arms. He drifted off to sleep again.

He woke up again to the ladies packing their things. "Hi ladies" he whispered

Hallo sleep walker.... We need to get going, we didn't know you sleep walk, it's quite dangerous to sleep walk around here especially at night. We are really glad you didn't get any injuries. Said the ladies.

He looked at his body, finding no signs of injury or bruising, his body was in perfect shape. So are we going back to get Henry? He asked.

Oh no, we are not going back there, not until your winter break is over. We want to explore different places with you, Henry is too entitled sometimes, we need a humble beasty Phoenix like you, said Sophie.

Ah alright l, whatever you say, as long as I'm energetic and my money is there I'm game. Said Phoenix.

You worry too much about money. Said Mary.

Tell us, she enquired, are you some sort of collector or something?

Why are you asking? He asked.

Just curious about that dark crystal by your side, you woke up with it in the hallway. The butler found you there, wearing nothing at all. Should we be concerned babe? Asked Speedy McQueen.

Phoenix tilted his head to check his side, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and that's when all the memories started coming back to him about the inception experiences. He noticed the crystal was dark as if burned out after usage.

He is obviously still traumatized about last night, the ladies went on talking in the background.

Phoenix was lost in thought trying to figure out everything when he heard it say, I'm here. I'm still here. I'm always here. I'll never part! I hold it all, I record it all, I miss nothing at all. Hearing this assured phoenix that everything is perfectly fine. There is no need to worry at all. He felt a surge of confidence jolting through him.

Are we going for the Himalayan wiccan? He asked the ladies....

No no, we first have to see the mages and sages of the Algerian desert. Get ready we will be going soon after breakfast. Polish off your crystal, it seem all too ashy.

He didn't hear the last part, he found himself reaching for the ashy crystal to the sound of the Algerian mages and sages, the crystal started shedding the ashes of of itself in a vibrational motion. He was filling up with memories of desert death worms in the middle of a dessert storm war just inhalating everyone in its path and he seem to be in control of them. He snapped out of it and dropped the crystal. It immediately calmed him down and told him to calm his mind. He relaxed and went on to have some breakfast after bidding farewell to the Eltz they were transported to the airport for Algeria.

He was particularly glad that he wasn't on Auto-pilot this time and even more so super glad to be in the presence of the three beautiful and ruthless ladies. It felt like his own personal army. He thought as they sat facing each other with Sophie in the first class. Sophie had been staring straight into his eyes, the air attendant came and went but Sophie wouldn't allow herself to be distracted, she was reading into whatever was whisking her Phoenix away. Phoenix realised he is having a staring contest with Sophie, he snapped out of it as they hit a slight turbulent air pocket. He dived in again being taken back into the memory of the last which hunter. The memory played out in the plane where 3 elemental totems where held together to tear the plane apart by causing elemental irregularities in the sky between air pockets. He quickly snapped out it again, willing it not to happen. He relaxed smiling at Sophie.

Sophie didn't find it funny as she couldn't fully read into him for the past few days now. He was too fast when he started but too slow when he relaxed. Sophie detested such unconformity, unConventionality called for drinks that never stop. She knew he would be asking for Lady Veuve Clicquot anytime now.

On a count of three, she saw him signaling the attendant, as she came he shouted "a bottle of the fine Lady Veuve Clicquot please " he turned to a slap from Sophie.

Ah, what's that for? He asked....

You better start talking, we can't get to you and you are here with us but you keep whisking off to God knows where. Start talking now. She urged him

He started smiling at softly agreed with her, " yes my dear only God knows. T.I. says to let go and let God deal with it but when you know you are God you don't worry too much but just try to flow don't you, he said as he took the Lady Veuve Clicquot from the attendant.

Now you see how broken I am, my dearest. I am not trying to get fixed or saved. There is no saving or fixing what is. Acceptance is the key to be truly free

He said to her, trying to sound as sincere as possible

Acceptance of what? She asked almost in anger.

Acceptance of change, I might not go back to school but that change doesn't mean that I'll stay with you but I'm most certainly greatful for you. Get it? He expressed.

No I don't get it, I don't wanna get it. She said, tearing up. How do you do this to yourself? We were mad embarrassed at the castle and heaven knows what would have been the scene of it was day time and you walked the hallways naked not that you would mind but we who are with you most certainly do mind! You can't just throw the world away because of a bad bunch. She said.

Wow I feel that has more weight to it than I'm aware of said phoenix.

Oh yes it had more weight to it than you know, but you keep feeding it. She said

Wait, you mean to say you know it? It it? He asked.

Yes it, the whole situation, she said.

She is something else he thought.

Speedy McQueen and Mary woke up just then, simultaneously almost immediately exchanging gazes and frowning, letting out deep sighs

Ok my ladies, I've been having some mad nightmares that I can't explain, I'm glad we got from the castle alright? Not that I like Algeria that much but desert death worms are better than what I had gone through. He said while taking a sip from Lady Veuve Clicquot...

He got mad jokes, said Mary.

Speed McQueen was already on his laps, she had already abandoned her seat for him.l, grabbing the bottle with his hand still holding onto to it as if to make him pour the Lady Veuve Clicquot into her mouth, all too sexual. Although it didn't seem like anyone minded at all.

This conversation is not over, Sophie stood up and went off.

Where are you going,wait for me.... Mary went after her.

I'm guessing they are going to the cockpit yeah? He asked Speedy McQueen

Speedy McQueen : yup, first class isn't complete for is without flashing them high boys, you know high boys, pilots in the sky... She said laughing while planting a soft kiss on his lips.

What about you? He asked her

What about me? She asked

You seem to be attaching yourself to me, I'm not the likes to stick around for long, I've never been much of a settler you know. I never belong not even with what you people call family, it seem like everywhere I have been they always have been having me. I can't recall where they haven't been having me. Genuinely speaking. He said to her

Well, let's be lonely together then shall we? That must be the Ace of Pentacles that kept popping up after the ten of Pentacles when I pulled your reading. She said to him.

What? He said smiling while playing with her belly ring, he asked her what other cards she pulled.

I did too many readings on you, you are complicated like mist or fog you keep changing all around your setting are never settling. Energies within you keep surging and resurging all the time, you make major gains as you face embarrassing defeats, yet claim undefeat . The reading has been wild, Ace of Pentacles, Ten of Pentacles, The World Card, and the Star card where the most that frequently popped out but as I said it's all uncertain. For Aquarian energy its quite normal for the abnormal to happen in cycles before the lesson is learned. She said while sipping on some Lady Veuve Clicquot from his hand..

He didn't hear half of the things she was saying. He faded off into another trance at the mention of mist ... His thoughts of the eastern garden came to him so vividly that he felt the mist filling up the first class. Then it quickly disappeared as she accidentally poured some Lady Veuve Clicquot on to his pants.

"Oh sorry my love" she said as she went down on him to clean it up.

Tell the next verse

===X===

They kept hitting so many air pockets, everyone onboard wanted to go sky diving, it was unbearable. Turns out part of it was Sophie and Mary's work on the pilots, they gave such a good show to the high boys. As they came out of the cock pit direction they intentionally started whipping their mouths while looking at Phoenix as the turbulent wave passed. Sophie leaned in real close to Phoenix and said " I am so much better now, we can forget our little feud, because I know you will go running once we hit the ground if we keep this up, alright"!?

Fine by me, phoenix said while avoiding kisses from Mary and Sophie. It seemed like they were still turned on by the feud.

Speedy McQueen, took Phoenix by the hand and whisked him off into the bathroom and locked the door.

Phoenix : "oh you lot are crazy, so much drive in you it's never enough is it"?

Speedy McQueen : "pushes phoenix onto the toilet seat, to seat and she sits on him , pulling his head onto her left torso holding his head in a pseudo chokehold."!

Phoenix : "this is too kinky even for me Speedy McQueen"!

Speedy McQueen: "be still", she said as she took a permanent markers with her right hand and scribbled something on his back, in purple, blue and violet. Only she could see these, Phoenix thought it was all part of the kinky play by Speedy McQueen, "done" she said, getting off of him and planting a mouthful on him.

That's it? Asked Phoenix

Yeah , thats pretty much it, we'll be landing in less than 20 minutes, and I know you take much longer than that. She said while winking at him.

Phoenix put on his shirt, noticing that he feels much better, he heard It say " I don't miss the desert but I love them there". In a rather relaxed, merged and different manner.

"What did you do to me"? He asked Speedy McQueen.

Oh nothing, just made sure you'll survive Algeria that's all, better buckle up" she said while buckling in.

After they had landed, made their way out into the desert they found themselves sweating profusely,in their wonderful rented car. Phoenix was the one who started complaining from the back seat of the G wagon with Speedy McQueen by his side, Sophie on the wheel and Mary by her side. It was a beautiful scene, no person in sight but the wonders of nature to deprive such a large place of water is just incredible, thought Phoenix.

"On the real now Sophie, it's a f* G Wagon, there is no way there is no AC in this thing. I'm sorry for earlier just switch the AC on please" Phoenix started protesting as Speedy McQueen took out wipes to wipe the sweat off of him.

"What's that"? Sophie pretending not to have heard what Phoenix was on about.

" Look, just switch the thing on, aren't you supposed to be using GPS in this hot plate of a place"? Asked Phoenix.

I know the place even if you blindfold me and spin me around, I'd still find my way there, Sophie replied as she took a sharp right, sending them flying.

Ah, this is so emmaturish of you Sophie, I apologized... Said Phoenix

Saying what? Do you care to repeat it again please? I might have missed what you said my dearest loved Phoenix. Sophie angrily said

Oh forget it. This will never end. You can drop me off if you like. Phoenix said.

Just let her have her fun, Mary said through her golden hijab, they all had golden hijabs on to counter the heat and to blend in.

Phoenix let it go, he sat back and embraced Speedy McQueen who had long since said a word. She knew how unnecessary they can be with each other and increasing voices often doesn't solve anything.

Like magic, the AC was turned on by Sophie's magic hand. The temperature within the car was regulated but no one said anything yet until the GPS came through " 126 kilometers to destination"

"126??? Come on Sophie, and you didn't say anything"? Speedy McQueen protested

Don't worry my angel, we will get there in less than 30 minutes. Sophie assured speedy McQueen.

Phoenix was thankful for the AC and the lavender fragrance that since over took the car but he was left wondering about the desert death worms, just how much bigger they are in the physical. If what he saw is anything compared to what is. He wondered whether they are anything like the Mongolian death worm.

"It assured him, I'm with you" he held Speedy McQueen in his arms like a beautiful daughter he didn't have, yet.

His thoughts drifted back to his Katie, Elena. He thought "no part of her would approve any of this, but he'd never know" anyway he wasn't sure whether he would still go back there.

Why are you not sleeping sleepy head, sleep there with your dearest love in your arms. Mary made a joke directed at Phoenix.

EY that's not funny, I don't enjoy leaving noisy Sophie all to you" he laughed. But I'm as surprised too that I didn't sleep yet, normally I'd be sleeping it off.

Must be that lady of yours. Mary said..

Could be, she is already sleeping. He responded

Not that one, I'm talking about your Lady Veuve Clicquot, you seem to be so much I love with her, I seen the way you look at her. She exclaimed as she busted out laughing.

Oh you mean the queen herself Lady Veuve Clicquot from the Highlands, she is perfection. Cant blame her for nothing at all. He defended the Lady Veuve Clicquot as they started to slow down, approaching a huge sand and tent fortress surrounded by trees, mostly palm trees. Phoenix observed a species of palm tree being the phoenix dactylifera, he had done research on these wonderful fat stemmed date plants that seem to dig down to the water table and thrive on morning dew in the harshest and dryest of places on the planet.

As they approached the fortress something weird happened there was a massive static like charge they all felt, the AC and GPS turned off for a little while. They all maintained composure, nobody moved or said anything except Sophie.

Relax, it's just the parameter guard of sorts. The place is hidden in mirages, the only reason we could see it is because they are expecting us. Sophie told them as she turned left into the fortress and Parkes by some luxurious cars. The place was a real oasis, a gemstone in the middle of the desert.

Filled with so much life, the inside of the fortress made them think that they were no longer in the desert but in a hotel adapted from the best conditions to form this wonderful, prestine paradise.

Wake up my dearest angel, we have reached heaven Phoenix said as he woke Speedy McQueen.

"Oh wow you are so beautifully fitted to be in this place with me as you main, she told Phoenix"

Alright alright break it off, not too much affection around here, it's a different culture out here. Exclaimed Sophie as she got out of the car.

There was four figures covered in black hijabs approaching them from either sides.

===X===

As the four figures approached, Speedy McQueen started screaming franctly. Phoenix was busy trying to calm her down while Mary just decided to get the Glocks in the Glock compartment screaming "they won't take us alive, we came to live life and to live it abundantly not threatened by no cockzucker or assfartz" she becomes vulgar in the heat of the moment , never been the one to shy away from a fight unless during the times under the influence of certain wannabes like she'd been until the age of 18 when Sophie rescued her from some mad witches who has sire links to her and had a spiritual slave made of her. Now that her chains have been broken free, she understood that the physicality realm is filled with too many wannabes. They come in all shapes and form, that's her whole reason for holding Phoenix very special in her heart because she knew he is not one of them wannabes. Mary doesn't do sides and she knows Phoenix doesn't do stupidity too. That's her goal with Phoenix to get him to understand that it's time these fuckers get taken down. With what army they ask, they same one that kept him alive. Mary wants Phoenix to know about all that's in the void for him, he can call upon anytime, actually he does call upon it all the time and it does come forth but where is it? It's in those opportunistic, wannabes. They intersect it all, but the best part of it is the purity of the soul. Mary recognised that in Phoenix lies a light, a force to be reckoned with, a fight that knows no defeat not mind games anyway. A fight of a true winner, an overcomomer no pretender or wannabe. One who yearns for the truth as it is and yield it as a weapon against those that held him captive for so long and her too. When the sight of the four dark hijabed figures approached the car, Sophie relaxed, she pretty much just lit a smoke and leaned back. Mary and speedy panicked. Phoenix was caught between ladies as usual, not knowing whether to go to Mary, urge her to put the golden desert eagles down or to keep ahold of speedy McQueen who could possibly scream herself into a fit, all while keeping himself calm. He willed it all to calm down, in some weird way he kept the hijabed figures from advancing any closer to the Gwagon. He didnt know how he was doing this but he thought it felt good and he wanted more of this. Sophie just laid back and smoked her Cuban twist. She thought this is too basic for her to fuz over. She raised her right hand into the sky holding up the Cuban twist, while Mary was almost getting ready to shoot but found herself stuck in her track as willed by Phoenix. The hijabed figures took a step back and turned away.

"Very well Mr Phoenix but not well enough, you still have blind spots to work on, your dearest Sophie was left unmarked with your back turned to her. Either you trust her, a lot of you have to agree that you have blind spots to work on. It's good that you have your clique with you but can you be with your clique always despite time space or dimension. Would you be able to dig them out of the deepest holes like you know you have been?"

Asked the hijabed figure that stayed, now also leaning on the Gwagon having a Cuban twist with Sophie.

Phoenix was busy trying to will Mary to get back to normal without shooting anyone all while trying to calm Speedy McQueen down. As weird as she was described and treated, Phoenix felt a similar signature in her energy to his. It was like a needle in haystacks but it was there. Everyone probably has that spark in them, must be how we all connect, thought Phoenix. The hijabed figure still didn't bother Phoenix at all. He concentrated on Speedy McQueen and Mary, Sophie is kind of like the Queen she doesn't need shaulders to cry on. Phoenix willed it all to subtly calm down, while keeping watch of Mary and making sure Speedy McQueen does not counter his will. She carries a lot of fire power in her.

As everything was calming down, Phoenix stepped out of the Gwagon and approached the hijabed figure, of course thinking that it's the owner of the fortress. Who is supposedly a man. As phoenix got closer to the figure he was talking trying to get the attention of the hijabed figure, he tried placing his hand on the figure. In a very quick twist of events, the hijabed figure turned, real quick. Phoenix could almost swear he saw the eyes glow rose golden. Right before he felt himself thrown, stumbling amongst the hijabed figures who had been walking about 30 feet away. Immense power was portrayed and it didn't seem like the figure even tried. In the fast move the figure was revealed, turned out it was a very beautiful Arab-berber young lady, all tattered up.

Phoenix dusted himself off,walked to joined the rest as they got whisked into the heart of the paradise fort by the heart stealing immense power wielding beautiful Arab-berber young lady. Phoenix found her fascinating already, though they barely spoke. He observed that his temper had spiked, he also noticed that it willed him to calm down.

He was suddenly taken back as if arrested by very vivid thoughts of how he use to have massive anxiety attacks. It felt as if a force has hijacked him to replay his nightmares, this time he didn't care too much. He didn't have attachments to noone as far as he could recall the closest anyone was to him in existence was acquittances and it's a whole dark chest he had since locked away deep within himself. When he heals himself in very basic ways like the night angel Trilogy, the calligraphy and ancient civilization studies, but this trip plus getting to know the ladies was the most healing he had gotten in his whole life. He secretly wished he had met them earlier maybe he wouldn't have himself being send flying through the air by anyone.

As phoenix came into the heart of the paradise, he immediately fell in love with all of it,it was so pristine

===X===

The paradise had so many fruit trees all around, the ground covered with soft grass with moss all over, there seem to be a whole different climate and ecosystem in the heart of the paradise. Phoenix loved it, he has a history with plants, ever since he was a child he loved agricultural and ecological things such as paultry and gardenings but had to leave it behind as he grew and the hermit in him awakened. There was time he made his way back and found his dearest doves and pigeons gone, dead eaten but that's ok he thought looking at the hundreds of white doves flying alongside other exotic birds flying about in the heart of the paradise. One of the love birds actually landed on phoenix. The Arab- Berber lady laughed as the bird landed on phoenix... Her name is also Phoenix, she said. .

Phoenix attracts Phoenixes wherever he goes.

Within the paradise where other birds of prey, caged up because if they aren't caged up all the love birds and doves would be form apart and their hearts eaten out! The birds of prey were even more magnificent, with massive wing span, Phoenix noticed his matches, true matches he saw the falcons, huge, eagles, vultures and a few other prey birds. He asked if he can get inside the cage but they wouldn't let him in there.

"They'll tear you apart baby" said Sophie

"I'll be alright, you'll fix me" he responded

They later opened for him to get in there with some dead mice feed and leather gloves, he was told to hold his hands out. As soon as he held his hands out, the bird of prey came flying to him, so massive. One of them was a mountain eagle known to grab whole goats for the feeding, he immediately saw the massive skull crushing talloons, luckily he had the leather gloves. He stayed in the cave for a few hours, Sophie wouldn't let him out until he established a noticeable connection with the birds of prey, which he did easily as if they acknowledged him as the supreme of all birds, eldest and wisest, arising from the ashes renewed.

Sophie : come out now let go do something else.

Phoenix: I think I might belong with these majestic birds of prey.

Speedy McQueen : really now babe, come on let's have something to eat, you haven't eaten anything since we got from the castle, all you did was drink that Lady Veuve Clicquot.

Phoenix : yeah yeah, I'm coming out now, got to respect the birds of prey, the apex predictors in most of their settings but now kept in cages around the world. It's so heart breaking to think how inhumane human actually are. A lot of human beings with little to no humanity.

Mary laughingly said : he could become a philosophical lecturer of sort.

Enough jokes, let's get us something to eat my ladies, I have a feeling the desert paradise food is some to fortify memories forever. He said.

They got treated to a fruit buffet, strictly fruits, almost every kind that could grow in there by a bit of magic of course.

These are our finest fruits said the Arab- Berber young lady pointing at some fruits that seem different though she reffered to them as one type of fruit. She still haven't spoken to Phoenix who couldn't help but adore her physique. She was well build, with sigils tattoos all over her body like her history inscribed deep into her skin. Phoenix noticed certain seals among her body art, some Solomon seals and an ancient demon and dark art repellers.

She is perfect thought Phoenix.

He needed to get to know her he thought.

"She's already been here" it said.

Well nevermind then... Thought phoenix.

It wasn't hard to tell that the whole place was magical, the weather and ecosystem of the paradise was impossible in the desert even with high tech one just can't grow some of the trees that was being grown in there. There was many trees that have long gone extinct in the real world but kept here under watch by some powerful mages, wiccans and other witch groupies. They held the place together, cloaecking, holding the paradise together, replenishing the lives within the fortress and keeping the flow of energy clean and positive.

Phoenix whispered to Sophie : how old is she and how old is this place?

Sophie : she is about 1222 years old, the fortress is half her age, the extinct plants that you see in here where grown and groomed in here during their prime time. It goes to show you how much mother GAIA needs us to step up and give back to her like she gave to us all such beauties to dwell on.

Phoenix : aren't you just so sexy right now? Sounding all smart and shit

Sophie smiled: simply because I do not express it doesn't mean I don't got it. Don't be judging books by the cover now.

Of course he loved it, he's a sapiosexual

Observed Speedy McQueen, who got a bit jealous of the attention she wasn't getting from her Phoenix, she shuffled into his arms almost immediately.

How is she that old, she barely looks a day over 30, and the trees also don't look that worn out, Phoenix directed his attention to Sophie

It really a long guardian story, you will know about it later with time, as you grow stronger a d more knowledgeable. Plus the trees aren't just trees they are artefacts each one with properties only found here and nowhere else. We actually came here for a short lesson and some concussions to send Henry and take with is some herbs. I'll show you.

And that is the whole story, there is nothing more to it, whispered the lady into Phoenix's ear.

Phoenix turned to notice the lady holding out one of their finest fruits that she introduced earlier. He almost ate through it when she urged him not to.

Just hold on to it and think good thoughts she said.

Everyone had a fruit the size of a jack fruit in their hands, as if to incubate the finest fruit.

The lady finally introduced herself to Phoenix

"I go by many names but in this time you call me Azahr, that's Azah and a silent r" she said...

"Uhm good to meet you my lady, I am Phoenix, call me phoenix" he responded.

She proceeded with her lesson, the fruit was a lesson on its own, the walk in the heart of Paradise was a lesson, almost every step they took served a lesson which she made seem like a mere friendly talk she was having with them.

She performed some light code work, a little water and air bending, basics. In attempt to slowly introduce the concept of matter not being, the vibrations that hold the particles together are very much easy to manipulate when in harmony with or in major disharmony with. Major disharmony for the the dark arts and major harmony for the light arts or light works. Noticeably that dark arts and shadow work is not the same. She demonstrated as she talked, in such a smooth way that she literally jumped from tree to tree landing on smaller plants that should break underneath her but they seem to balance.

All these amazed Phoenix as he noticed the fruit starting to change texture and colour, from golden greenish fine skin to matte purple/violet. Phoenix found himself saying to himself :

" I am satisfied with my care"

They all smiled as his fruit morphed once more.

===X===

It was pure magical bliss in the whole paradise. Much more in the heart of the paradise, everything was perfect, everything complemented and worked in accordance. The water flowed from the ground streaming upward a rock of multicolour. Phoenix decals studying about these multicoloured rocks in geology, they are formed by gysers shooting out of the ground, very hot and inhabitable except for microbes with special alien adaptations to withstand such extremes. He let his attention drift back to the lesson being taught. They were all filled with a calming vibration, as if Azhar's voice was hypnotising them, they couldn't worry about it, there was no time or strength. The Arab-Berber had them under her spell, they found themselves being so obedient and could not resist instructions. Azhar's intention was to attain order in her class and it worked, at least for a minute or two. Sophie McQueen quickly slowed everything down, she tapped Phoenix on the spot she had written in the plane bathroom, Phoenix was jerked out of the trans almost instantaneously. Sophie and Mary followed later on.

Phoenix : really now, you just had to ruin my bliss?

Speedy McQueen: that bliss you felt was nothing but the lure, this is dark arts nothings really growing here. We need to get going.

Phoenix: watching his fruit' changing colours as it morphed, " I don't think she means much harm babe"

Speedy McQueen : You won't get it, can't you sense it? Since we got here everything has been off. It's not to say this place isn't safe, it's not a question of safety. It's a case of making out of here without being influenced into this quicksand all over the place and we were chest deep in that quick sand. If she notices we snapped out of it she will go harder on us, she's been around for over a century. We don't want to rival that.

Phoenix: Ey our fruits are the same, what does that mean? He tapped Sophie to ask.

Sophie : breathing in as if just waking up,

What just happened? This never happens.

Phoenix: you felt the bliss too right? Now tell me what does it mean for the fruits to have morphed into exact identical? He asked Sophie as he pointed Speedy McQueen's fruit, which now looked identical to his in all motions and transcolorations.

Sophie : something is out of place, don't eat anything at all from here on, drop the fruit and back up real slow while she has her back to us.

They turned, forgetting about Mary, when Mary turned, she noticed they were leaving her.

Mary screamed : EY, since when do y'all go to the bathroom together like that?

AZhar : what's happening here? She figured out what they meant to do but did not display any worry saying : "we are almost done, the only one left is the one y'all are here for" will you forgive the baby trance and forget your feelings for a few hours Sophie?

Sophie didn't respond still turned away, teared up. Trying hard not to sob out loud.

[Still turned away]

Phoenix: Speedy McQueen, this is the part you hit me with a bit of a verse.

Speedy McQueen: they are lovers

Phoenix: come on, don't tell me you are a thousand years old too, Sophie?

Sophie regained her composure as she turned to face Azhar.... "Alright, let's forget this one, I mean let's forget that cheating piece of good for nothing you cheated on me with huh.... Let's forget about everything else huh. Let's just forget all the times I was out worried sick when you had been having your fun. Knowingly.... She protested.

AZhar moved closer to Sophie, " let's let bygones be bygones, they could never replace us you know" she smiled and kissed Sophie.

Phoenix : This is the heart breaker? We are rebounds? Oh Sh*t. He and Speedy McQueen turned slowly to face them when Mary walked passed them muttering some profanity.... Speedy McQueen went after Mary while Phoenix stayed, fascinated by what he was witnessing and feeling. These two love birds released massive amounts of strange energy he could almost smell it.

He went and sat by his fruit, pulling all their fruits in an arc infront of him.Closing his eyes, he willed all that he was feeling and almost tasting directly at the fruits. The fruits immediately came into sync, they were exact replicas, identical to the last grove as they morphed to the energies all around the heart of the paradise. It was truly a magical moment.

Opening his eyes, he saw the difference and smiled, a little laugh on himself. He then noticed the ladies forming a circle around him, they were muttering what seem like an age old ritualistic chant. He felt himself get firmir and the fruits shrinking in size. He didn't bother react, closing his eyes again he needed to be assured by it that he was indeed at the right time at the right place. It didn't want to respond, and he felt it not wanting to respond. "I'm learning to love you"

"Learn faster" he heard it respond and smiled.

Enough tears for one day, don't lock too much emotions into this place, it will keep calling you back. It's practically made up of my emotions thats how the trance got y'all. Yes it's me, my trance, but it's not me me, let me explain further, Azhar said as she whisked them off into the center of the center of the paradise. There on a hill of moss was a tree the size no bigger than a 5'6 man, this was the most intense of the whole paradise. AZhar told them to embrace themselves as she wrapped her hijab on and dropped a pair is sai she had hidden behind her back. She seemed to be going against a very powerful force, as she got higher and closer to the trees her dressing started reaping off from the arms to the legs but not the face or torso. When she was two feet from the tree she took a knee, doubled up and bowed, holding her hands together as if to offer a prayer of sorts. The force that she had been moving against stopped, some golden/violet liquid like substance started flowing up the moss hill from all directions in some weird motion. A branch broke itself off the tree, forming itself into a flask, some liquid like substance flowed into the flask and everything was at ease again. AZhar offered more prayers then came down the moss hill.

They were all petrified. None of them had words left. AZhar came down laughing and smiling at Sophie....

" They said hi" she said to Sophie, handing her the flask...

Come on, you know I need at least two. Sophie expressed her disappointment but took the flask anyway. She hugged Azhar and thanked her.

Ladies and gentleman, she smiled at Phoenix, "that marks the end of botanica, the desert ride, any questions, Sophie will have all your answers as you continue on your journey.

Sophie smiled : I can never be mad at you too long you know. They then embraced.

===X===

The fruits had since shrank so much that they could now fit in one pocket, though they still morphed. Each one took theirs, knowing that they can will the fruits to size up when they like. Azahr started talking to them again, " as y'all leave here, leave here in peace. I had plans for you to stay longer but fortunately we have done what you have come here for fast learners. Now you are all ready for the death worms, keep the fruit on you and nothing supernatural will be able to hurt you. If you ever get stuck and you feel hungry, conjure up a little power and will the fruit to size up and feed you. If you do it wrong or out of sync with yourself, the fruit will poison you, she said while walking them out of the fortress. They all felt a calm vibe come over them, they almost had a few fights, in one day.

They found Mary by the car loading bullets in the desert eagle, she was ready for a showdown. Phoenix thought of her, the perfection of his wildest dreams. All while Speedy McQueen clinged on him like they were truly married. Now that they had managed to keep the peace, they wanted to stay a while longer but the motion has already been set. They got into their GWagon and drove off, after a minute or two of driving in a straight flat road, phoenix took a look behind for one last look at the fort, it was as if there was nothing there. "That kind of power" he thought to himself, Sophie McQueen slept on his lap, as soon as they got into the car. She had been quite quiet after she tried talking Phoenix out of the fortress when she noticed they had been spelled and had been under a trance state for a while. She must have used up a lot of energy to snap out of it thought Phoenix.

They drove quietly, the only sounds heard was Mary loading and unloading bullets from the desert eagle to calm herself down. They got to see one death worm, the area is infamous for its death worm that rival Mongolian desert death worms. Normally death worm are attracted by the vibrations caused by the cars travelling the desert.

It must be the fruits" thought phoenix who was glad he didn't have to experience another god like complex. Azahr's madness was enough, beauty really is just skin deep thought phoenix as he finally feel the grasp hold of Azahr wear off of him. Finally able to feel himself, he started playing with Sophie's face. Nobody said much but in their thoughts, they all had been going awol in their thoughts. Once they had overcome the desert back at the airport, Sophie quickly collected all their passports and booked the next connecting flight to Bhutan. Soon after less than an hour of waiting they boarded their flight to Bhutan. Sophie pulled some out of this world strings to get them in Bhutan because of the Bhutanes strict expat laws in order to protect their culture and heritage. Bhutan is also one of the world's most beautiful place, very clean almost up to zero carbon footprint. The Bhutanese have a national connection to love in spirituality like no other nation on earth. The Butanese have kept their practises well documented and well distributed amongst the locals, there is only one airport that barely gets any action. If any landing action is to be had by the airport, the pilot has to be something because the end of the runway is a drop cliff, there is no room for errors. This has helped a great deal in keeping the sanctuary of Bhutan safe from over-explorations of the western travellers.

They landed and got off the plane as they got on, safe. Customs was ready to have them declare all that they had to declare. They almost had a fight with customs as phoenix was defending the fruits, in their shrunk form they looked like dried fruits. Phoenix had to convince them that they are just relic souvenirs that are very dear to them. After they made it through customs they had to wait for their pickup. They were to spend the night in Bhutan explore a bit then find their way to a tribe of wiccans at the feet of the Himalayas.

Why butane? Couldn't we just go straight to Nepal and find a chopper to drop us off at the feet of the Himalayas? Wouldn't that have been much more simple? Asked Mary as her desert eagle had been confiscated due to laws and regulations. It will be a while before she gets to wield her favourite weapons agains.

There is a few ingredients that we have to collect from here to form the concussions, responded Sophie.

What ingredients can we get here that we can't get in Nepal or Sri Lanka Sophie? Asked Speedy McQueen who was totally annoyed at the strip down they got at customs.

I need to see someone and it's easier this way alright, stop going off on me like that. Anyway the wild high bees honey is better from here than it is from the Nepali side. Sophie responded.

Oh yeah, some honey? Yeah let's hope that's not the only treat we get out here. Said Phoenix eagerly.

Let's get on with it then, said Speedy McQueen.

Patience, Sophie said as they walked down the street the airport shuttle droped them. It was as if they'd have gone back in time. They looked intimidatingly Morden in contrast to the surrounding. The Butanese people mostly wore their traditional attires, long well folded rhobes like they did in ancient times.

After a short walk down the street and a few turns, they found a restaurant with an aroma almost the same as the Uigors restaurant Phoenix took Sophie. Phoenix thought out loud, not realizing Mary and speedy McQueen didn't know details of his outing with Sophie. The bitter sweet faces of Speedy McQueen started showing, Phoenix quickly assumed defense mode in order to calm her down as she was already grumpy. They sat in the restaurant, got some Arabic styled water pipe and a feast for four. [Sophie kept a lookout for her contact. Who didn't come until much later after they had drank a bit too much of the beer. Sophie's contact served as a body guard ending up booking a hotel for them for the night.]

The woke up to the best view they've ever had woken up to. The hotel had a balcony like structure on one side of the infinity pool on the top floor, overlooking the mountainous Bhutan

"Breathtaking" thought Phoenix as he accepted a cup of morning brew by Speedy McQueen.

I'd take it easy on that morning brew, we got a long way to go today. Sophie adviced Phoenix, who wasn't even listening.

Phoenix thought the morning brew was the sweetest thing he's ever drunk and drank a few of them before passing out.

===X===

Speedy made phoenix morning brew consisting of a concussion oh herbs plus some wild high bees honey. She put in a bit too much. The wild high bees honey is found deep in the mountains and it's very hard to retrieve because it's hanging from up above, it's the rarest type of honey to get in the world. In some parts of the world this honey is illegal. Phoenix almost over dosed on the honey but sleep did the rejuvenation trick. At this point Mary was t talking to anyone, all she wanted was to know when they'll go back so she can get her desert eagle and shoot up something. She had been a millitary personnel for about ten years since she was 16 years old, her love for guns only seem to grow. The same love for weapons is observed in all of them although only Mary and phoenix are into guns and other weaponry toys. Speedy McQueen and Sophie are the mystic type, they love to conjure up a good old hex and throw it between there, Speedy McQueen is easily the most powerful of the ladies but Sophie is older and more experienced, her wielding and yielding abilities surpass the rest. Mary's unique combination of gifts and experiences make her untouchable with a faint of sweet old grudgy short temper in her mix. The man of to hold the three is still finding himself, so far he is still a work in progress, a wild card waiting for its bombardier moments. He is slowly morphing into a destroyer, Sophie especially loves this part and she doesn't want anyone unnecessarily getting too close, that's the whole reason she whisked him away before Henry recovers and take Phoenix on a craze trip. On a battlefield these four would be able to take on the whole battlefield back to back, no doubt. Its was all up to them to learn their dynamics and how to apply themselves accordingly.

Because phoenix was still feeling under the weather they decided to stay for a day longer in the peaceful Bhutan. They needed the rest to calm Mary down because Mary gets very anxious without her guns,she needed an outlet, a face to crush or something.

After a while of everyone minding their business, Sophie went out without saying a word, she stayed out a couple of hours. Turns out she got interesting contacts in the paradise of Bhutan, she came back flying a chopper, she woke up Phoenix, Mary and Speedy McQueen who were cuddled up on the balcony by the infinity pool. Sophie sounded the chopper speaker

" You' are surrounded, exit the building with your hands up"

They woke up abruptly, with Mary and speedy McQueen stumbling to get a hiding place, they were all naked. Phoenix stood facing the chopper.

"Sophie is that you?, What the hell?

He shouted...

"Oy puppy I step out for a bit and the hoochies are all over him" she responded, still on the speaker. She landed the chopper and came through to calm them down. She had grabbed some fruits and veggies unique to Bhutan known to have healing properties.

" Eat up, we got a change of plans, I got what I wanted in this area now we got to go the other way" she pointed towards the green lushed mountains of Bhutan. None of them could actively tell what direction she was pointing.

"Sure we'll have enough fuel for that way?" Phoenix asked, belittlingly.

"That baby's tank is huge, it can handle five trips around the world with only five tank refills" Sophie laughed as she took off her clothes... She then jumped into the infinity pool. While telling them to get ready to leave any moment.

Phoenix was not liking the idea plus his head was still buzzing like the bees had gotten in there somehow. He grabbed a bag of fruits and headed into the bedroom, where Sophie and Mary had retreated into earlier. With the fruits he started feeling better.

"Is this it?' is this what we come to"? It asked him.

"It's been a minute, almost forgot you there, he responded"

"It's safe to have a short conversation here but y'all got to go, the customs must have eyes on you everywhere because of the confiscated weapons, the lady must be worried"

"Yeah, my no care approach isn't serving me too well but at least you are still here, I read somewhere that you are all I ever needed. Customs can come I won't have much worry because I know I'll always be in you and no one can ever separate me from within you" he said to it.

It: "at least you've upgraded, I love you so I'll always have you, I am"

"You are what?" Phoenix asked it.

It didn't respond, it just willed him to calm down and accelerate healing in all his forms.

Sophie came burging into the room looking for something to put on

"Let's go lovelies, there's too many eyes here,they even got drones out there let's try lose them or shoot them down.

They packed up and flew off into the mountains, luckily the drones didn't follow them as they thought. The chopper turned out better than expected, within a few hours they where out of Bhutan's mountains views, on the other side of the Himalayas. The forest cap was still pretty dense but Sophie was hovering really close to the trees, while the others freaked out she knew the spot to land with ease.

Phoenix, Speedy McQueen and Mary were happy to land in one piece without the need to use the parachutes they strapped on just in case. Not far from the heliport was a digging site of some ancient tribe. This site was not officially discovered yet, Sophie took the chance to get first hands on before the publicity loving professors in archaeology came through with the rest of the media's and noise. She was particularly interested in ancient dark magic ritual artefacts said to have been placed in that site according to history. Sophie didn't care to explain anything to the crew, they had to tail her all around the site. Mary found a replacement for her golden desert eagles for some black desert eagles. She immediately offered to buy them off of the site guard. He responded by saying it's site weapons not his, she could have them if she can shoot them. She shot between his feet, on either sides of his head " now this is beauty" she exclaimed as she laughed wholeheartedly, she felt complete again.

Sophie had since joined the digging crew with chisels and brushes slowly chiseling and smoothly brushing of the dirt, revealing pottery and other artifacts buried by the forest. She was utterly fascinated by ancient artifacts for they not only held so much power but theres years of generational footage that she could tap into to find her solutions and device new projects in order to document that which is almost lost to our oncoming generations. It was no surprise that Sophie is a renowned author, she has written enough books to fill a book shelf with assistance from some great names in history like Shakespeare.

While Sophie went on with her digging, Phoenix and Speedy McQueen went off wondering into the forest and somehow found themselves lost as they got disoriented by their teen like feelings.

They kept screaming hoping that they could be heard. They went even deeper into the forest, with no weapons but a long knife and a fire-flare gun Phoenix wasn't ready to get lost in the forest like that. Luckily Speedy McQueen being a woman she had her backpack with her filled with food from earlier. As they kept walking in circles they stumbled upon a temple, also buried the top roof part had caved in and they could see an entry point. Phoenix suggested they get in there, surely they'll be safe from wild animals compared to out on the forest floor. They went in the temple, lit a fire and cuddled up

"Go get the others" let's get a fire going before it gets too dark, there's wild animals out here" Sophie said to Mary.

"Those two went off into the forest like 3 hours ago" thought they went to go take dump or something" responded Mary

"Ah could be, but it's not safe out there" Sophie said as she pointed a spector to the sky.

"Oh wow, you found it, heard there where only six made and spread out into the world to never combine again as not to repeat history" Mary deducted

"Yes, there's a few others over there, Sophie said as she pointed at a heap of golden artifacts" some for show, some for sales some for the archive and the rest for keeps"

Right, not that I care but what about the professors when they come through to check the dig site ? Mary asked

For all we know it was looted, the village people will tell about that part of the lie, we got to go find these two" Sophie said trying to track their footprints.

After a few minutes, she found the footprints, she and Mary followed the other's footprints into the darkness. It took then over two hours of tracking in the darkness of night, owls and bats sounds filled the forest air with crickets and frogs non stop. With Sophie in the front and Mary following close behind her, wielding her two desert eagles, she felt she could take on anything that decided to jump on them. Luckily nothing jumped on them as they saw a reddish hue coming from the ground. They screamed "Phoenix" "Drafta (Speedy McQueen)"

" Yeah" you found us, we were going to sleep here and try the morning. Said Phoenix

Well, we'll all crush here then we go in the morning. What y'all cooking thats with turmeric? Asked Sophie....

They all laughed out loud....

===X===

Speedy McQueen served up a very well done turmeric infested dinner in the night on the himilayas. As soon as they were done and ready to sleep, Sophie couldn't sleep, she felt uneasy like something was pulling on her from down under. She asked if they felt it too, Speedy McQueen claims that she has been feeling it since they were hovering over the forest, she actually thought the force she felt was the one pulling them towards the ground.

How does it feel like to you Sophie? Speedy McQueen asked.

It's a magnetic force that's making love to all my cells at once. Is that the best description you can give it too? Sophie asked Speedy

Ah yes, that's right, I just don't know what it means cos I feel it most of the time I'm not in the CBD,or near the lots of people. Like in the fortress at Azahr's, this feeling was especially intensely charged up within me. It made me feel all types of uneasy, so much that I was dragging Phoenix out of there but he just wouldn't budge. It made me feel like he was under a trance of sorts.

I noticed you trying to wake the phoenix from the trans but the Phoenix didn't care about the trance, the fruit was already doing the absorptions. Last time I felt like this was on an island in the south west of Africa, between Tristan da Cunha and the great st Helena Island. Before it got sucked up by the Atlantic, there was a very beautiful island that so conform to the cold Benguela current, so much that the island created its own ecosystem with its own weather. It was the strangest phenomena but the strangest thing about it is that all explorers who saw that mysterious Island all didn't come back from there. Since the ages going way back before king Solomon time as we did find part of his gold on the island. The stories around the island are so bizzare and vaguely told all over the world but they are fading off as noone believes folk tales about a place that isn't visible on Google maps. Although the island is clearly visible on the ancient maps. Told Sophie

Wow that's a joke and half, you two are serious there just telling each other lies in comfort just like that really? Laughed Phoenix.

That's not even close to luny around these two, there was a time they felt ten more pyramids and they begged me to dig them up in the hot Egyptian desert can you believe such shit laughed Mary as she responded to Phoenix.

Oh wow, but I've heard they did that on purpose as in hide the rest of the pyramids because leaving them exposed would make it too easy for us to reach enlightenment because these pyramids where constructed by ancient beings of the universe that have been so curious about us. These great and powerful beings are so fascinated by our being, that we are born super conscious and for the puny reason we are kept from growing on conscious. They are particularly very curious in finding out what makes us this way so they had pyramids erected all over the world, literary all over the world, even in great zim was another of these pyramids that got destroyed as leaders found that the people was getting too conscious too fast and the rulership couldn't be well ordered. The ones in the arctic, Antarctica are the best hidden ones well under kilometers of ice sheet coverage intentionally done by melting the northern caps of the north pole so by tilting the water works and then carefully calculating the ice sheets freeze rate, it was doom for the future consciousness. But I don't believe its that bad. Told Phoenix.

Wow that's awefuly convincing for something you don't really believe, exclaimed Mary. I think Antarctica is one of the coolest places where one can really feel free with the shooting of any kind of gun or weapon without having the worry of laws of any jurisdiction or what so ever. I really like Antarctica and if we do get to go there I'll show you the best kept gym in the world, the best pub in the whole world.

That'd be cool, to dig into Mary's world. I feel Marys world is far more interesting than all of ours cos she sticks her world together with bullets. Laughed Phoenix.

There's got to be something I can use to dig here, Sophie said as she took a daggar and started moving some dirt around, Speedy McQueen joined her in the craze of digging in the middle of the night while Mary and Phoenix cuddled up close to the fire in their newly found temple.

Sophie and Speedy McQueen were not saying a word, they were so interested in what's drawing them from down under the ground. As they dug, the unearthed a lot of treasures and artifacts but that which was calling them to dig deeper had them in a different trance, they felt it even stronger as they dug deeper. These two have never really worked together this close before, they best shared the opposite shelf but then and there was a trance that United them in such a way that no one present could break the trance bond.

That's until Phoenix was woken up by the clinging of metal like sounds. As he awoke he saw piles of dirt on the two sides and treasures filling up the rest of the space, gemstones, artifacts, gold, titanium ornaments, a vast variety of age old artifacts was being thrown out of the ground hole that was at least ten feet deep. It amazed him how they had been able to throw dirt over ten feet from below the earth. But of course they had to use their arts to ensure the dirt doesn't come falling back on them. Phoenix decided to jump into the hole, on his way down he noticed how the hole width is still filled with treasures of all kinds. He landed to unearth below him what looked like a corner of a wooden box.

Then and there Sophie and Mary stopped digging

===X===

It was an aged, partly mouldy wooden box that looked awefully like a coffin that was last on the terminater termites termination list. They had found what they had been digging all night for, it was the breaking of dawn but the forest floor was still dark as night the only light now was the full moon that seemed to be just at the right place to shine light right where they needed to see it.

Sophie started feeling the wooden box passionately, as if feeling for a button that's hidden in the wooden sides. Speedy McQueen started doing the same too.

"Kicking the top cover off the wooden box, I thought these Magnum safety boots are worth every cent" said Phoenix disturbing the trance Sophie and Mary had tuned into.

The uncovering revealed another artefact, this one has a different feel to it, they were all very sure that it's possibly alive, the make was in constant motion. None of them wanted to touch it, it seem to emit light of its own but different from that of luminescent crystals or other natural light emitters. This artefact was alluring, so majestic and beautiful.

Phoenix went ahead and picked it up, wielding it in both hands it felt like his match of a weapon. "I'll keep this one" he exclaimed.

Sophie and Mary had no words to say, the artefact had some control over them and they couldn't help it. They had to obey all that phoenix said and willed them to do. Getting out of a ten feet deep hole was going to be a challenge from down up.

Phoenix called out to Speedy McQueen.

Speedy McQueen: "already on it, I feel you down there, here comes the rope" she said as dropped the rope into the hole.

After they got out of the hole, Phoenix decided to put the artefact in the wooden box.

Speedy McQueen was making breakfast when she started saying :" That feels more weird than I had felt in the desert fortress, Sophie did you feel that? It's as if you guys dug out some weird kind of energy from the hole. Just how we will know which one of these artefacts is the one causing the weird feeling is the question.

Sophie and Mary pointed at the box

" It's that one, that's the live one"

Phoenix : " you mean to say I chose the live one, cool I like that. I'll be more alive than before"

Sophie : " we still need to know about its history and how it came to be buried around hips of other artefacts so valuable and noone had gotten to it when the temple has clearly been known about and raised in"

Mary : " there was at least two wars in this place, the bullet marks on the temple show us that this place had been of political interest sometime during the world wars. The newer marks show us that the last raiders had some done some shooting here, does not seem like friendly fire but the riffles are all the same M16s semi-automatics, light enough to carry with a heavy bullet load."

Sophie : " that should be our qué to get back in the air, we don't want to have any run ins"

Speedy McQueen was picking some artefacts that she felt had possible use later. She knows very well that artefacts hold tremendous values in experiences stored in them and the values they carried overtime. Speedy McQueen told them that Wielding such ancient artefacts can be very complementary to one's vibes especially those that had been buried for years under forest grounds. All the natural energetical deposits from above in forms of rain, air, sun light, moon light, darkness, elements from different droppings and carcasses, the occasional human energies, volcanic shifts and water table balances with limestone caves pressures all contribute to the artefacts getting more powerful the longer they stay under ground unbothered and their energies undisturbed. Moreso the ones who held the artefacts before have a great influence on the artefact, for that reason these artefacts need to be cleansed of un-resonating energies otherwise it will use the user and cause unwanted influences.

Sophie : " You have a point there Sophie, I take it you do know and have some cleansing skill handy to clean this thing first because we all felt how much influence it had on us".

Mary : " This is just but one of the reasons why the world keeps going in and out of turmoil. It's not that people are bad, it's the influence that people let different energies over-influence them with illusions of control and power in turn destroying much more than what can be repaired.

Phoenix: " Alright my dearests, tell me that we can get this baby cleaned up before we hit the air,? He questioned them

"There's a lot of different cleansing spells and skills that we all poses but to clean this one, we'll need more than what we have or what we know. We will need to get this identified first otherwise we cannot get in the air with this "dirty" baby. Said Speedy McQueen.

So they went into the clan of wiccans that Sophie knew in the area, she really just wanted Sophie to practise her knowledge of the artefacts, she has fully awakened and is ready to assist Phoenix in his total awakening, the best part of this is that Phoenix chose to wield the artefact. The question comes in after the cleansing if the artefact chooses him too.

A grand thought of retribution and the ka'kari came over Phoenix. He recalls retribution actually having a choosing and the ka'kari having choice too. These were the strongest artifact in a whole long list of other artefacts. Phoenix was glad to have chosen this one.

Before they got to the clan of wiccans, they had to pass by their initial dig site to let the guards know about the left artefacts. As they got to the wiccans clan, Speedy McQueen observed a unique warding almost as complicated as the fortress' but delicate like the Amazonians. Sophie let out some warcries as they approached what looked like the entrance of the clan. They welcomed Sophie, although they never met in person, there had been a lot of folk tales of the hidden mysterious himilayans wiccan clan. Known for its UnConventional non conformist members who chose the love of nature over all technological advances to have been introduce with the progression of time. They completely lived off of the land and were fully self sustaining, leading a life almost similar to their ancestors. In exception of the happiness levels, this was due to the practise of Ayahuasca and hemp omongst other medicinal practices that have them live out longer lives than their ancestors. The oldest wiccan in the clan is known to be older than Azahr century of years, they all looked nothing over 30 years of age. Very active and protective over their lands.

Phoenix was obviously impressed by what he saw : a clan of very beautiful woman.

===X===

Sophie wasn't planning on staying longer than they needed to because on the forest floor anything could happen. What she wanted was to get in the air as soon as they get the artefacts cleansed, they needed to include the artefacts in Speedy McQueen's bag too. No compromises.

The women welcomed them with fruits and different food and lead them into a hut for the cleansing. The hut looked small from the outside but it was huge inside. The wiccans have a long known culture of cleansing everyone and everything they come into contact with, this was one of the reasons they stay younger, stronger for long periods of time.

In the hut they where given some Ayahuasca to drink and bathed by the women, the hut was so big on the inside it was a whole dwelling oh all basics needed in a small town without the need for the advancement of technologies. Just pure enginuity of volcano pressure controls , earth energies relaying and transmutation into the forms they needed for use when they needed. They only use what they needed when they needed.

The cleansing took a couple of hours, they were left very happy and blissful. The Ayahuasca magical properties are known to be timeless and undisputed. These long hidden occulting clans are know to hold some of the greatest of knowledge in existence but they remail too occulting due to the oppressions and the power hungry.

Once the cleansing was done, they bid the clan fair well and they were ready to hit the airwaves.

Once in the air Sophie felt so much better than being on the forest floor. There is some type of energies that didn't vibe well with Sophie on the Himilayan forest floor.

Phoenix :" I'm glad I got my artefact and y'all up here in one piece but what's with the rush Sophie? Did you anger the forest floor god's minions? You were really tense all the way through the best part of the stay on the forest floor."

Sophie : " when you get to be this old you will get to understand having people out to get you simply because of the associations you made over the years. This clan had been at war with Azahr's for so long Azahr was only about 5 years old when they finally had lost interest in the fights that had gone on between them.

Phoenix : "There's something missing there, I can almost taste it in the air. After more than a thousand years of peace and all that gains in all your ways shapes and forms but you still come here to walk on egg shells like it's middleschool again. You made the air thick down there. Tell me more please.

Sophie : " I couldn't tell them that the artefact called for us, it had been on our radar for quiet a while now but it was not up to us to actually go after the artefact. We can't even raise the name of it because it comes alive whenever it's called upon. It's too powerful to call invane. That's why we call it, it, but we can only let it choose who is worthy of wielding it, if it choses you, you will know it's name, it will reveal itself to you."

Speedy McQueen : " That must mean that the fortress sanctuary operates on one of these artefacts" she directed her querry to Sophie.

Sophie : "your observations are very good Speedy McQueen, there's indeed quiet a few artefacts below the fortress that's why things went the way they did. But it is not for the bad intention but for protection against manipulation of any type from outside forces. These artefacts work the same way crystals do except that crystal energy is smoother and for smaller impact compared to the artefact that has several crystals imbeded within it. These artefacts protect or guard whole countries and continents, that's why it has to choose the worthy wielder becase the unworthy are just in it for manupilations of illusions of control, power amongst others."

Mary: " it's just a game, why they got to be so serious"?

Speedy McQueen : " It's easier for a military personnel like you to speak out boldly like that but for the ones without army backing it takes serious balls to stand up against the oppression, although it's illusions it's reality to some"

Sophie : " that right there is why I like to stay under the radar, only cause noise when needed because of the lessons I have learned overtime. When handling artefacts it's better not to attract any attention. Most especially needed is to keep the artefact from fully knowing that it's unearthed and being wielded without choosing, artefacts are known to call dozens of legions at once to one place to cause havoc and that's not a party I want to be at.

Phoenix : " the air is getting thicker in this place are sure we got cleansed or dirtified?"

Speedy McQueen: " it's just a sicko game my love, on this level we do not tend to worry about thoughts or intentions around you because the goal is to have you awaken to the reality of the duality. The air thickening must have come from the fruits you are down there, that's why we didn't eat them but we could tell you not to. Now concentrate your willpower on healing until they get out of your system and lucky you still have all our magical fruits from Azahr. You can't go wrong with all that.

Phoenix : " I don't fully get you but alright.

Sophie : " hold on tight, we need to refuel this baby before our next excursion.

===X===

They headed back to Bhutan where they rifueled and got some more supplies, mostly food and the honey. They stayed a bit longer, Mary had to get her desert eagles from the customs, she was all too happy to reunite with her babies. As they lifted off the ground there was some showers of rain.

Sophie : The God's are wishing us well, all of us.

Phoenix : Doesn't it always rain this time of the year ?

Sophie : In these mountains it can rain almost any day, the people here are so in touch with their spirituality that they can pray for rain and it actually falls even in the middle of winter.

Speedy McQueen: If it was so soggy I'd love to live here because it's all fresh and we found the red flowers all over the place. I don't fancy wearing boots all the time, my feet would be to a d stingy.

Phoenix : I'd wash them for you, he said while trying hard not to laugh.

"They must have a shooting range here too so Mary and I can go shooting every once in a while"

Unfortunately not, I tried to find out so I can go shooting after I got my babies but to my disappointment said Mary

Ey, at least you got your babies and they are doubled up now right? Ivory golden desert eagles and black storms desert eagles right? Asked Phoenix

You know your toys I see, thought you'd just adapt to anything but not really know the depth that much turns out you are that bad, Mary said while reading Phoenix with her bouncing eyebrows.

That wasn't the first time Phoenix saw Mary showing affection but the was something alluring and original about this time. It was especially genuine, or maybe it was because it's been a few days since they had been intimate, he thought. He brushed off the thought by winking back and bouncing his eyebrows too.

Haha, I'll never get enough of this Phoenix so glad it's him with us and not Henry. It been a whole while since I've felt free with our crew. Mary said as she peeked into the forest cap below as they flew over the forest.

Speedy McQueen whispers to Phoenix : I should have told you before, we perfect you. You are our Phoenix and we will fly all over the world with you, climb the highest mountains with you, dive deep into the deepest of trenches. Say, have you heard of that Mariana trench? Don't you fancy seeing the bottom of that deep? Heard that only a handful have been there.

Sophie couldn't help but eavesdrop, the chopper is not that big and the wind not that thick or harsh, she went in " That's one of the reasons I like to stay away from the world and the people because they can't, in the truest sense of discovery explore this very earth we are on, actually even having some of us go extinct while they chase dreams of conquering Mars and the moon amongst other endeavours. We know more about space than we do about our oceans. We need to go diving in that Mariana trench and the Bermuda, I'll bet most of our ancient artefacts are ever drowning there.

Phoenix: You are just in too deep my dearest Sophie, but you very correct and I concur with you to conquer the deep dives of our deepest.

Speedy McQueen: I'm definitely not going to be left behind, there's some practices that I can do in such an environment like the Mariana or Bermuda, both would be able to withstand the amounts of energies and powers I will conjure up, pretty basic but the portals are very unstable.

Mary: How unstable? I'm able to stabilise most mystic works...

Speedy McQueen: No way, if that is so, why didn't you stabilise the artefact instead of letting us go to the clan?

Mary: I was too occupied with thoughts of my own, she said looking away from the backs seat of the chopper.

Phoenix: She is talking about the desert eagles she just picked up, such attachments. Almost the same as the obsession you ladies have over me, he gloated.

Haha, you wish, the ladies laughed....

We should send him down the trench all by himself in one of those suits they put on people in the sanitariums laughed Speedy McQueen.

I am not wearing any sanitarium straight jacket nor am I going diving alone, not as long as y'all are around. Exclaimed Phoenix.

Mary: all I need is three of these then you are alone, she held out a 44 magnum with a huge grin on her face.

Phoenix: Its much fun out here. Thank you ladies for taking care of my heart.....

Before he could finish talking there seat Phoenix and Speedy McQueen sat on started vibrating vigorously. Speedy McQueen held on to phoenix so tight she thought they were going to die.

Sophie: stay calm y'all, composure. I need to not lose controls so we can find a clear place to land figure out what is causing that rattling and vibrating. Phoenix check on it, you won't fall.

Phoenix unbuckles his safety belts to check what causing the vibrations behind the seat. Just as he turned he noticed the back of the seat was smoking. He screamed at Sophie : land this chopper now, the seat is smoking.

Sophie: boxes don't smoke, one of y'all must have carried something flammable or a spell gone wrong? Come on.

Sophie McQueen now a bit calm but all swallowed up by smoke and coughing she admitted that if there is any spell work gone wrong it would be her. She always practices even as they fly around she keep going through her work and lessons over and over again. Whenever she disapproves she throws it behind her. Could be that one sparked the fire.

Sophie managed to find a barely clear spot to land and as they grabbed fire extinguishers to the back seat.

To their suprise there was no fire, none of their bags and belongings had burned. The smoke didn't stop, it was coming from the box with the artefact that just got cleansed by the clan of wiccans... They unloaded the box, opened it and let it go on smoking in open air.

The artefact gravitated slowly up off from the box. The smoke changed into what seemed like carbon fog of the crisp violet colour. It slowly faded leaving an aura around the artefact that morphed its shape mid air, into shapes they all have never seen before.

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As it was gravitating and morphing, the artefacts started smoking even more. They moved backwards until each one had a tree behind them with about ten feet between them and the artifact. The chopper was too close to the to the artefact, Sophie was shielding the chopper from any possible danger from thins artefact. There was sound coming from the chopper, something tore through the side of the chopper and joined the artefact in its aura, then it calmed down. It was slowing down the morphing, then It somehow pulled Speedy McQueen towards. Speedy McQueen was grabbing onto the trees she had her back to, she wasn't going to let go for nothing but her grip was getting weary. Phoenix on the other side at about fifteen feet away, was slowly making his way to her. The whole gravitational force around them was giving in, it was as if there was a vortex around them. Sophie started shouting at them to actually focus on the chopper to keep it aground.

Speedy McQueen's grip let lose and she let go into the middle of what now seemed like a black hole was right there in their vortex bit it wasn't exactly swallowing them. After speedy went in, Phoenix grip let lose too. He fell right into it followed by Mary then Sophie. Then everything went silent. There was no movement within a 100 miles radius. Everything froze in time. There smoke stood still in the moment. The fires burned still in the moment, the heat locked in the moment. The eagles and vultures up above within a 100 miles where frozen in the moment so where the clouds. Cut off from the rest of creation's ever pulsating vibe, everything within a 100 miles radius was owned by this artefact.

A clear demonstration of power and control this artifact was demonstrating for whatever reason. Nothing could move in or out of this space. Phoenix found that they are frozen or suspended in this moment that they can't move whatsoever nor are they breathing, all living senses seem to be gently paused or frozen, he wasn't sure which one he felt. Then and there his memory was drifting to the Night Angel when Kylar Stern went into the IAOSIAN Forest. It felt exactly like that, Phoenix tried to move but he coul not. They were suspended and frozen in both time and space with only memories playing back.

They all tried their best to communicate, scream or shout but they were locked in there with only their minds with no thought and only themselves in their head of memories. It was their own personal hell, none of them figured but conquering their fears, facing them and letting go will set them free.

With only the use of memories, Phoenix found himself sieving through the moments of childhood through high school, flashback ls of farewell and first dates, he saw winter nights with hunger and other winter night too wasted on cheap beer. He organized these memories, because he found couldn't get tired. The categories he organized everything were too many. He liked it like that. He locked all of them away but focused on what was happening right now. The world as he knew it was when they came into that forest, his visited the memory of Mary bouncing her eyebrows at him, he associated that memory with the memory of what was hot ladies to him. He found that he could not really think, all he had was memories. As he tried working with working the memories in something he can put a cross to others, the memories became more lucid it's as if the memories knew that he wanted to communicate and the memories did not want him to. Memories of things he overheard in Bhutan came playing back, these memories where strange because in these memories he understood all and everything, he became limitless. A flashback from these memories and nothing was hidden from him, he found himself very relaxed although he couldn't move he was not trying to communicate anymore for he knew, this too shall pass.

===X===