The Spirit of the Phoenix//s3

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Delos

The day we make it to our location for the mission; well for Artemis. We couldn't let her go alone so we're taking a pod and following her with a cloak to keep us hidden.
"Why she didn't she take the lion?" Opal asked while Juniper was passing out some of the snacks Nick and Finn made. (Nick and Finn stayed home like Urania and Ivan)
"She only uses the lions for quick transport...faster than the speed pods and for bringing the whole team but only with the other lions." Harmonia said while I was piloting with Rain.

"We're entering the atmosphere." Rain called out to the team.

Artemis

I set a small camp for myself and spent the night staring at the stars and planning out my strategy in my head.
I was laid on my back when those flashing memories pierced my sight and my head again.
I groaned in pain and held my hand on the side of my head.
The ringing in my ears grew louder when the loud noises triggered my panic attacks to kick in.

Delos

"Artemis!" Kai ran from our hiding spot behind the bushes.
"Kai! No!" I whispered.

Artemis

I breathed heavily when I saw Kai kneeling next to me. "What...?" I said in pain thinking it's all a dream.
Then my twin brother got down next to me and rested his fingers on the sides of my forehead.

Bryce

"What the hell are you guys doing here?!" Artemis got stable and stood up in a rage. "You're not safe here. Do you understand how dangerous it is for all of you to be here?! I gave you specific orders and you, stupidly, went to the exact place I didn't want you to go!"
"We couldn't let you go alone."  Evelyn said next to me, trying to calm the situation.
Clicks of guns went off and armed people had formed a circle around us.
"Ethan..." I said softly.

He powered up and tried to send out that sleep spell from his powers to the soldiers. They set up power shield and the wispy laser like line hit all of us.





Artemis

I groaned and my eyes flickered awake.
I felt my arms stretched out to both sides of me and looked up, seeing my team chained side by side to the wall.
"Artemis!" Kai cried out.
I moaned and saw my team through my blurry vision.

My eyesight got clear when I could see a hidden camera in Ethan's collar of his shirt.
He nodded. Ethan always has a extra cam or mic with him for emergencies. Be must've set one up at the pod.

"Oh you're awake." Levi Queen entered the room.
"What do you want from my team? From me?" I scoffed.
"You know..." He took one of the many  daggers strapped on each of his thighs. "When my scientists tested you and your siblings; we thought all three of you were just pure crystal blood. But you...we found something different. It was only in you."
"What?" I panted in stress and confusion and my eyes followed him as he walked past me then back, slowly pacing in front of me.

"There's signs that you have the soul of the White Phoenix living in you; so we put a tracking and power chip in the back of your head. We even sent out that mission for Atlas and we knew how you and your team would plan it out."
"Are you stupid?" I scoffed. " ' The soul of the Phoenix'."
"The Soul Phoenix is one of the universe's first creations. Spiritual creations I should say. She can do basically what you can do with those 'radiation' powers of yours. Those powers; they have always been in your bloodline. When your grandparents, the second generation of Paladins; Lance, Katie, Keith all them - went in the void... the Phoenix merged herself in Katie. When your great grandmother, Aj, was exposed to the radiation as child , it triggered it. With the powers growing stronger every generation. The Phoenix is an immortal being but lives in one of the weakest things in the universe. Humans. But she chooses who holds her spirit. That's why it's not in your older sister like biology would say. The Phoenix may be a spirit only living in one person but, she gifted those with powers to keep you all thinking it's just radiation, to keep herself hidden so she won't be used for the good or for people's personal wants. She even corrupted those with powers medical files. But we were still able to extract dna and powers to give it to other people. The those black crystals; just a way to give you more power as the Phoenix. Man, even the hero of Atlas, your great grandmother, hid under the name "White Phoenix."

"I have different alien bloods in me. Aren't you the pure human here?"

Levi paused and faced me "The Phoenix chose one way to fulfill her work in protecting the universe; living in a human. Thing is...she chose only one family bloodline. The Gunderson family blood line. It's only till now can we detect her. We need her so the AGC will take over the universe. Rebuild it. Everything will finally be perfect."
"Man...can't believe such an evil man can believe in fairy tales. Seems like you follow this 'Phoenix' like a god. Then why do you commit violence against an entire race of galras Attack half- galras if it's something the Phoenix doesn't want you to do?"
"Galras and half galras are just monsters. They began the great Universe War."
"Not all of us are bad. Why try to kill a half galra or generations of half galras in my family for years if your 'leader' lives in us?!"

"Because we knew that Team Atlas would stop us." He came closer to me and stabbed the dagger in his hand into my shoulder.
"No!" Delos scream and I could hear the team trying to break from the chains.
I scream in pain and panted. My galra side peeked out as I cried in pain. My fangs sharpened, my claws cutting my skin and I grabbed tightly onto the chains around my wrist.
"See we have power enablers to hold you down but nothing can hold down the savior or the universe..." He grabbed another dagger and stabbed it in my stomach. I gaged and coughed up blood "I know you're in there Phoenix." Another dagger stabbed into my shin but it felt like something was put under my skin with the dagger. Felt like some weird orb robot thing moving in my muscles. I only thought it was my muscles tightening.

My eyes flickered and blinked till I went unconscious.


Kai

"Wake up Artemis!" I sobbed.
"Come on..." Levi taunted and went behind the unconscious Artemis. He cut a dagger down her spine, getting deeper near the end.
"No!" I yelled and tried to free myself when the floor beneath us began to shiver.
Levi took a few steps back after he came back ahead of her, in fear but with excitement.

Artemis looked up with rage and her body began to glow red,purple,and white. Her eyes went pure white when a wave went out and large wings expanded from her back.
She screamed and broke the chains.
She fell to her knees and her heated hands melted dents in the metal flooring.
Elf alien marks formed on the left side of her body with the daggers still in her.

Artemis stood up and panted.
"You hide in such a weak body. A stupid kid." Levi armed himself with a dagger in each hand.
"Leave them alone." A wispy and angelic voice let out overlapping over Artemis's voice.
"After all this time." Levi scoffed "You finally decided to show yourself."
"The world has hand enough of your evilness, Levi Queen."
"You can rewrite this." He said genuinely"Make the universe you want it to be."
"It's already the way I want it to be." Artemis flew into Levi and beat him ruthlessly.

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