The Chosen Phoenix (PART 1)

Chapter 4- The Phoenix's Stone

' Okay... so I don't really need anything... ' Jyn murmured as she looked around the mess in her room, standing at the entrance of the door, arms akimbo. Leckeo whimpered and leaped up to stand beside her.

' We're going to find the Phoenix's Sword, Leckeo! Maybe Axel will have a little, or big, clue on who my parents actually are! And where they come from! And by that, I'll be able to find out who I really am! Isn't this great, Leck? ' Jyn said excitedly. Leckeo grunted as he jumped up and down and excitedly bounced after her as Jyn exited her cottage. 

For the first few metres, she had to cross the forest, but it was easy, until the boundary line. Jyn gulped hard. She knew that if anybody were to cross this line, will be exiled.

Well, if I get exiled, Jyn thought, I'll have to cross this boundary anyway.

And with that, she grunted as she climbed over the tall metal gate. She went as slow as a sloth, scared and careful. Leckeo, on the other hand, simply leaped onto Jyn's head and jumped over the fence, landing on all four paws with ease.

' Hey! ' Jyn grunted. ' Good luck having to find out whether you're a cat or a fox! '

Leckeo grunted and sat down, watching Jyn trip and luckily clinging onto the thin, crossed bars. Finally, Jyn made it to the top, then something unexpected happened. Instead of safely climbing back down, she tripped again and fell down to the ground with her stomach facing the ground. Leckeo trotted over, sniffing and trying to see whether she was still alive, then pulled her by the hood until Jyn was lying with her back on the ground instead. Groaning, Jyn sat up and looked around. This was it. If someone found out that she was gone, she will be exiled. And Ben is definitely the one, Jyn thought. Exhaling sharply, Jyn travelled forward. Every step she took, she went further and further away from the boundary.

It was almost sunset and Jyn's pace of walking is getting slower and slower, while her breath, on the other hand, was getting faster and faster. Leckeo was panting as hard as ever. Wiping the streaming sweat of her face, Jyn spotted something glimmering in the forest ahead.

' There are three humongous forests here in this world. Elliot Forest, just a free nice, healthy forest, the Dark Forest, where everything is always dark no matter how bright the sun shines and here we have... '

When Jyn approached the Forest, she realised it was forbidden, for there was a sign that said:

FORBIDDEN FOREST

FORBIDDEN, ANYONE WHO DARES ENTER, SHALL NEVER MAKE IT OUT AGAIN...

Jyn stared at it and shrugged.

' It's probably just a little sign that prevents us from going in there, I don't think they know that naming this forest after the word " Forbidden " isn't going to help. Not for us, right Leckeo? ' Jyn said bravely, staring deep into the Forest. Leckeo stood up as straight as a statue and grunted courageously. Jyn smiled.

' Come on then, let's go! ' Jyn and Leckeo entered the Forest, but there was one thing they never noticed...

FORBIDDEN FOREST

FORBIDDEN, ANYONE WHO DARES ENTER, SHALL NEVER MAKE IT OUT AGAIN...

Wind raced past the sign and the leaves covering half of it got brushed away...

... FOR THIS IS THE FOREST WHERE THE LAST BATTLE OF THE GREAT WARRIOR TOOK PLACE.

Jyn walked deeper and deeper into the Forest, following the dazzling pure red light was. Only to find out that the red light had a bit of yellow and orange in it. Jyn looked from behind a hedge. At first she saw something which looked like the reflection of flames, but it was coming from a very rare stone, something Jyn had never seen in her life before. The Stone was pure red, but giving out not only red, but also yellow and orange.