"err ah ..young master Seven I.." Shigeo was about to say something when Seven stops him and said.
"Just Seven is fine, I'm here on training so you don't have to treat me so differently just because the badge had some huge power behind it" he explain as the reality was he didn't even know who the person Phoenix had helped before. He was only planning on using it for identification and who knows how long it has been, he was not even sure if the person is alive or dead.
Seeing as Seven wanted to keep the same attitude as they met them, they didn't try changing how they address him.
"then Seven what are your plans after you sell the monster you hunted" Jasmine ask, she was more laid back and didn't care much about nobility.
"I'm quite hungry, is there anywhere we can eat after," he asked, he was missing some real food cuisine, and from what he could smell there are various spices around him.
"oh we can go to Tremella, the food there is delicious, and the meat they serve is the best. I also heard they are serving another dish...what was it called again...cari..kure...oh curry" Shin suggested but then remember that Seven wasn't like them. He might not want to eat food in crowded places. But then he was shocked when Seven suddenly held his shoulders.
" did you say curry!" excitement could be heard in his voice.
"Yeah?"
"then let us go there immediately" he said and pulled Shin along with him.
With that, their group went directly to Tremella when they should be going to the guild. But seeing how excited Seven was and remembering his badge they couldn't say no.
After the six left the guards immediately reported the news about Seven and how he took out a fire Phoenix badge.
On a long table, a holographic screen powered by a magic crystal was playing in the center. Sitting on the main seat was the guild master, and on the sides were the vice guild master and other prominent leaders of Hanwi. They were conducting a meeting for the monster feast when the guards inform them about the appearance of the crest.
"Are you sure it's the fire Phoenix insignia?" the guild leader asks the guards.
"We are sure guild master" he said and showed a part of his memory wherein Seven showed the crest.
As soon as they saw it they can't help but gasp. It was truly the fire phoenix. This fire that emits in this crest can easily be identified as it brought a burning sensation as you look at it. Even through memory sharing alone, they were able to feel its magnificence.
Just as they were admiring the scene, the guild master immediately said.
"inform the Phoenix Palace" he said and this shocked everyone.
"is there something wrong?" they asked confused. They didn't think it was important since there have been quite a few times when a member of a clan would let their children gain experience.
"you fools can't you see what the badge looks like? That crest is similar to what the palace master has been wearing" he said pointing to the difference between an ordinary fire Phoenix and the one Seven had.
"WHAT!!" they all exclaimed shocked. They were so focused on the fire it emits that they had forgotten to see the design itself.
There have been quite a few legendary stories in their world that many people have heard of, and so far the most famous ones would be about the Lover and the Phoenix.
The lover in the story was about the palace master who was searching for his Phoenix.
It was said that before he became the person he is now, he was just a dead man who was betrayed by his family clan.
He and his sister fled away to escape the tragedy and to keep his sister alive he lured all the assassins to himself and they manage to destroy his ability. This lead to him being pushed to the cliff. The assassin was arrogant, seeing as how he can no longer use any of his abilities they didn't bother killing him but instead lured out the beast to eat him alive.
The palace master could only pray to the gods, asking for them to save him. Just as he was about to lose hope. A person clad in white, red hair flowing freely as he descend came rushing to his side and killed all the monsters around them. The person was like dancing under the moonlight as he slays the man in black. One by one he cut off their heads as if they were the softest thing in the world.
The person that had appeared was a legendary Phoenix who had heard the palace master's call. It was believed that the Phoenix had a lover and was waiting for him to be reincarnated. That lover turns out to be the palace master. To help him, he gave half of his fire to the palace master despite knowing the dangers. But the Phoenix didn't care at all, the lover he was waiting for was finally here, he couldn't just watch him die again.
After splitting his fire, he fell into a deep sleep. The palace master after taking his revenge and becoming one of the strongest built the Phoenix palace for him to rest in and created the Fire Phoenix crest that comes in pairs.
He gave one of them to the sleeping Phoenix and the other one was on him. However, the sleeping Phoenix suddenly disappears and could no longer be found no matter how much he tries.
This story was only a rumor but when a princess from a neighboring empire visited the Phoenix Clan the story was proven right.
The Princess had wanted to marry the palace master but was utterly rejected. She investigated why the palace master had refused her, if you try to consider her background she would be every man's first choice. Then he heard the rumors about the Phoenix and the legendary Phoenix crest he always wear. Out of anger of feeling rejected, she made known to the world that the Phoenix was her. She thought with this the Palace master would not be able to reject her.
"The palace master's true love was her and she had the other pair of the crest"
This, of course, enrages the palace master, he storms his way to the princess and almost killed everyone on the scene but thankfully his sister was able to stop him. As for the princess she was humiliated in front of everybody.
"A mere woman like you could never compare to his brilliance. Whether it be strength, power, treasure, and appearance he is far ahead of you. So don't ever try to say your better because that person wouldn't even bother looking at you."
She was too confident about her background and didn't expect the palace master to not respect her. She hurriedly heads back to her empire wanting to tell her father to kill the Palace master but was shocked to know that she was being demoted as a commoner and removed from the royal family.
This was when she knew how wrong she was and how powerful the Phoenix clan is.
...
On Seven sides they were also talking about the legendary story of the Lover and the Phoenix. Seven didn't know about this story and was curious about what it was. It first started when they ask Seven about the Phoenix clan and he could only bluff his way through it, some of it he would say that he can't say anything about family secrets. Just when he was running out of ideas, Leah suddenly remember the story about the Phoenix clan.
Thankfully Leah wanted to relieve that story and couldn't help but narrate it. Seven along with Black Dragon, Nine-tailed Fox, and White Tiger could help but laugh silently as they listen to the tale and Phoenix's complaints.
"she really should have stopped" Jasmine said as she remember how the Princess acted.
"True, it was pretty obvious that the Phoenix and the Lover were soulmates. They were fated for each other"
[What lies are they trying to say? Seriously how did it suddenly become like this? What soulmates?...fated?...and when did I ever cry for that guy? Who said I shared half of my life to save him? That was just a speck of my power why did it become a life and death situation.]
[hahahaha oh my Phoenix I didn't expect you were like that] Nine-tailed fox joke. They were aching from all the laughing.
[No wonder you were always in a hurry to come back] this time it was the Black Dragon who tease him. Even though he was not laughing, the small arc on his lips prove the opposite.
[So you were having an affair instead of training] White Tiger said in shock.
[of course not.... I'm going to kill whoever made this stupid story] he said angrily.
" I always love that line when the Phoenix wipes the Lovers tears when the fire was being split."
"yeah even for a guy I was touched when he said to the lover that 'I will always be by your side'. The moment he said that I felt my heart shake because we knew that the Phoenix is no longer here. Maybe he was trying to appease the lover so he wouldn't be sad on his departure"
[Please make it stop...just kill me, I can't listen to this anymore]
[Hahahahaha]
"Who knows maybe they'll meet again"
[if we ever meet I'll surely beat him to death]
...
On the other side of the sea, a man wearing a black tunic, it has the same design as the one Phoenix was wearing but the colors were the opposite. This man was the Lover of the story, the man, Phoenix had helped thousands of years ago.
He was holding a crystal, to be precise it was a memory core. What lies inside was hidden perfectly so that even he couldn't break it no matter how strong he was. He was only keeping it because it had a little bit of fire from the Phoenix. This suddenly appears in front of him when he was trying to find clues about where his beloved Phoenix is. It even left him a message saying if he wish to meet the person he miss, this is the key that would lead him.
He was not expecting him to be gone and thought just like the 4 months of seclusion he would be back. Now his only way of finding him lies in this crystal.
There was a black faint aura on it and if Seven were there he would have noticed that it emits similar powers as him.