Phoenix Chosen (The Phoenix Guardians Book 2) by Ashe Moon

Author:Ashe Moon [Moon, Ashe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Jeff’s apartment is a movie buff’s paradise. The walls are stuffed from floor to ceiling with shelves and shelves of Blu-rays, display cases with memorabilia, and framed posters. As soon as we go inside, he flips on the TV and unpauses the movie he had going on Netflix. The Clash of the Titans remake.

“What is this fresh madness?” Kalistratos asks, kneeling in front of the TV with his face close to the screen. “A window into another world?”

“That’s a TV, bro,” Jeff says. “You don’t have movies in your world?”

“No,” Kalistratos replies, engrossed in the action happening on screen. He jerks in surprise as a giant scorpion rises out of the sand and attacks the heroes.

“Oh, shit!” Jeff replies, turning to me. “So he’s never seen a movie before?”

I shake my head. “I don’t think this is the time for⁠—”

“You are in for a treat,” he says to him. “This is one of my favorites. A lot of people hate it, but I think it’s completely underrated. You want something to drink? I’ve got beer, I’ve got sparkling water, I’ve got Coke…”

“Coke?” Kalistratos says, perking up. “I would like to drink Coke.”

I sigh and sit next to Kalistratos as Jeff goes to the kitchen and starts making popcorn.

“These men are incredible warriors,” he says, pointing at the screen. “If we could recruit them to our cause…”

“It’s a movie, Kalistratos,” I say, slipping my hand into his. “None of it’s real. They’re just actors.”

“Actors?” he asks, squinting. “Like on a stage?”

“Yeah. It’s all a fancy illusion.”

“Hm.” He leans back into the couch cushions. “Incredible.”

Jeff comes back with a tray of popcorn and drinks.

“Ever had popcorn before?” he asks. “No? Try it. I use butter, a little sea salt, and a little sugar. Perfect movie snack.”

Kalistratos stuffs a handful of popcorn into his mouth as a man gets eviscerated by a gorgon on screen.

“Alyx and I have met some of those,” he says, gesturing to the screen. “We’d found the ruins of a palace of a wealthy and great civilization. We’d heard it told that a clan of serpent women lived deep within its crumbling walls, feeding on the hearts of men who came to find the treasure hidden inside. We figured it was nothing but a legend. Well, we were right. The treasure was bullshit. But there were serpent women.” He chuckles. “Though they looked nothing like that. They were small and adorable and only wanted company. Of course, when we tried to leave, they became very angry with us.”

“What did you do?” Jeff asks curiously, muting the sound TV.

“Alyx turned himself into a hawk and they all ran away. Or slithered away.”

“Hold up, this guy Alyx turned himself into a hawk?”

“He’s normally a cat,” I chime in.

“So can you do all that too?” Jeff asks. “Or are you just a chicken?”

“Not a chicken,” Kalistratos grunts. “I’m a phoenix.”

“Right, right. My bad. I’m still getting a handle on all of this crazy shit. Oh, crap. I just remembered! I got a response to the post I made about that symbol.

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