Guardian Of The End

"Let\'s just change our clothes to something more suitable." The man replied with a sigh. The two of them were dressed in a clown\'s dress and felt extremely awkward.

They had been asked to wear this by both of their family heads however Ray and the man knew that their parents just wanted to make fun of them.

"Let\'s do it quickly and leave," Ray muttered as the two of them went into separate rooms and came out a minute later, dressed in normal clothing.

They didn\'t look like the normal group of citizens one might find but they didn\'t look like nobles either. Furthermore, both of them were wearing wigs to ensure that the disguise was held.

Overall, it was a half-ass attempt at disguising themselves.

"Matt, do you know who created the noble coat that all of the higher noble families wear?" Ray asked curiously as the man named Matt shook his head.

"No one really knows about him except the fact that he is a space mage or was a space mage. All I know is that the things he made are way too useful."

"That I can agree with."

The two men then jumped on top of the manor in the blink of an eye before jumping towards the next building in the line.

Their moments couldn\'t be seen by anyone as they were flickering at a rapid speed for anyone\'s eyes to adjust to them.

"There they are." Ray pointed at the trio of children walking towards the statue while talking amongst themselves.

Matt also stopped beside Ray to look at his children before shifting his gaze towards Jason. Except for his looks, Matt couldn\'t sense anything striking about the boy.

\'Michael was so flashy and showed off his powers easily yet this boy doesn\'t even feel like he is powerful. I wonder what kind of powers and personality he has.\' Matt wondered silently.

The two of them thought that they were perfectly hidden and that no one could be able to see them. They were half correct there as no one present below could see them.

[ Host, your uncle, and someone else is keeping an eye on you and the twins. ] The system informed Jason as it had sensed the arrival of the two men.

\'Well, it\'s kind of obvious that they are here since we are just ten-year-olds.\' Jason replied without feeling anything strange as he continued to look around at his surroundings.

It was clear that the other noble families wanted to showcase their wealth. They had several things made from gold and whatnot hanging around their houses which highlighted them as wealthy.

But to Jason, all of them were foolish ornamentals since thieves would target such houses before the others. Though it would be risky, the reward would be too enormous for them.

\'I wonder how much this kingdom could prosper if this money was used in developing the kingdom.\' Jason thought with a sigh as the three of them could finally see the statue.

It was made in the center of a crossroad on top of a marble base. The statue wasn\'t of a person but instead showcased a gigantic bird.

"A Phoenix…" Jason muttered as he saw the bright red wings of the bird depicted perfectly alongside the flames coming out of the edges.

The Phoenix statue\'s eyes were pointed towards the sky as though it would take off in the next second and fly away.

[ Host, look at the bottom. ] The system suggested as Jason\'s eyes turned to the bottom of the statue to see a golden plaque with words written on it.

"The Ash Phoenix," He read aloud. "The guardian bird of the Vancouver kingdom. Legends say that the Phoenix\'s cry warns the kingdom of a great peril that is about to happen soon."

Jason knew a lot about the mythical creature but this was a first for him. He had read it somewhere back on Earth that the Phoenix brought the news of destruction with it but he had never heard of it being a warning creature.

"Hmm, I don\'t think that this Phoenix even exists." Amber wondered aloud as her twin raised an eyebrow.

"Your reason?" Andrew asked as Amber rolled her eyes.

"It\'s because no one has heard or seen the Phoenix for an entire decade. The last time it was seen was during that time but after that, there hasn\'t been any news on it." She replied yet Andrew looked doubtful.

"There hasn\'t been any crisis in the kingdom since then. That doesn\'t mean it\'s fake."

"You forgot about the substantial crisis a few years back? The southern region of the kingdom had no food to eat for eight months!"

Jason watched the two of them go back and forth as though they were playing a tennis match. Neither of them seemed interested in stepping back and continued to argue which the other.

"Ok kids, that\'s enough. The Phoenix is real and you should get that drilled inside your mind." Suddenly, a man interrupted the twins as they lifted their heads to look at the newcomer.

The man was wearing a red soldier\'s uniform and had his face set in a firm expression. Even Jason knew that he was a guard in the city and was supposed to maintain law and order there.

"We are supposed to wait here for our family. We won\'t cause any more disturbance." Jason immediately took over as he politely responded to the guard.

However, he wasn\'t paying any attention to Jason\'s words. The guard\'s eyes were instead focused on the coats the children were wearing.

\'Those coats and symbols...\' The guard immediately recognized who the children were as his complexion paled.

"Ahh… Go ahead and do whatever you want. I thought that you were some of the kids who come here from the other sections of the city and try to annoy the shit out of other people." The guard spoke hastily.

He then turned around and ran as though he was a thief caught in the act of stealing something.

Jason blinked in surprise as he hadn\'t expected the coat to work that well. The twins got back into their argument as though nothing had happened.

Jason on the other hand turned his attention back towards the statue as he tried to wonder whether he would get to see such a majestic creature in his lifetime.

[ Host, do you know that there is something common between you and a Phoenix? ] The system suddenly asked as Jason tilted his head in confusion.

\'Both of us have dashing and piercing eyes?\' He guessed since that was the only similarity or resemblance he saw between him and the Phoenix.

The system could only sigh at its host\'s answer but it couldn\'t declare it as wrong.

[ Well, that is correct but there is something else. A Phoenix can seldom die. As long as it wishes to live, it will keep on rising from the ashes again and again. ]Jason finally realized what the system was saying as he smiled and looked up at the sky.

"A creature that rises from its ashes. That\'s what a Phoenix and I have in common."