The Red Phoenix by Alex Carter

Author:Alex Carter [Carter, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The archaeologist uncovered images of seven different creatures hidden in the pages of The Legend of the Albedo Prism. He explained that all seven of these creatures were mythical and derived from human folklore. It was obvious to us that the seven mythical creatures depicted in the book relate to the seven Guardians of the Light. We instructed the archaeologist to investigate whether there were any historical sightings of these creatures.

The archaeologist set about researching all seven of the mythical beasts he had uncovered in the book. There were many ancient stories about humans encountering strange beasts and winged creatures. The overwhelming majority of these stories were pure fiction however he undertook painstaking analysis of every single rumoured sighting. He plotted them both geographically and by the type of creature that the witness claimed to have seen. The first correlation that he found was that most of the sightings had taken place on the mountain sides.

We instructed the archaeologist to focus his attention on reports and sightings within the past fifty years. The number of modern sightings were far fewer. There were a handful of reports however one case caught his attention. A climber claimed to have seen a Phoenix whilst attempting to climb Pica Cristobal Colon in Columbia. The man had been climbing with a Guide when they got caught in a blizzard and got into difficulty. The Guide advised the man that the conditions were so bad that they needed to turn back. As they began making their way back, they crossed a frozen section and the ice beneath the Guide collapsed. He instantly disappeared as he dropped down vertically into a deep chasm. The climber was some way behind the Guide and rushed to see if he had survived the fall. Visibility was poor, due to the conditions, but even through the snow the chasm looked far too deep for the Guide to have survived. The man considered attempting a rescue however the sides of the chasm were sheer and it was too deep to be able to climb into safely. He decided to continue down the mountain and to raise the alarm once he was back at the Base Camp.

As the man slowly made his way down the mountain a giant red bird suddenly appeared directly above him. This bird was like nothing he had ever seen before. It was larger than a fully-grown man, had enormous feathered wings, a magnificent long tail and most remarkably of all it was glowing bright red. The man stood staring at the massive bird in amazement. He had never seen a bird like this before but instantly recognised it as a Phoenix. The Phoenix hovered in the air silently for a moment before flying off at great speed towards the bottom of the mountain.

The man was utterly shocked but continued his journey to the foot of the mountain. As soon as he reached Base Camp, he went to raise help. As he did so he stopped dead in his tracks as he came across his Guide, who was laughing and joking with another climber.

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