Chapter 66 - Eclair (1/2)

””Phoenix stone?!””

All of them looked at Jin, looking for explanation.

”Do you know that stone, Jin?” Ur asked him as she pointed at the stone at yellow bird's wing.

”If not wrong, that's really the half of Phoenix stone.” Jin said as he looked at the stone.

”Just tell us what it is.” Ur said as she nudge him to explain.

”Phoenix stone is an ancient magic item that holds a phoenix sealed within it. According to legend, when the two halves of the stone are reunited, the sealed phoenix will be revived and bestow immortality to the bearer.” Jin explained to them.

”Immortality?! Isn't that too absurb!” Ur said to him.

”I've heard of that magic item four hundred years ago... ” Mercphobia said. ”But other than that I don't know anything about it.”

Jin looked at Ur and said, ”Actually, the legend are false. The immortality is actually obtained by drinking the tears of the phoenix as it is being sealed away.”

”So immortality is true?” Ur said.

”Yeah.” Jin nodded at her. He then turned his head and looked at the stone.

Jellal stretched out his hand to grab the stone but the yellow bird immediately back away from him.

”Don't touch it... It's important to Eclair.” the yellow bird said.

”Eclair? Is that the owner of that phoenix stone?” Jellal asked while looking at the yellow bird.

”It must be the priestess of that stone.” Jin said. ”The tribe who protected the phoenix stone was destroyed four hundred years ago. According to the legend the priestess survive and fled away with the other stone with her.”

”How did you know that?” Ur asked as she looked at him.

”Well, I read all sorts of books while you were all away.” Jin shrugged his shoulder.

Suddenly all of them heard a girl's voice.

”Who are you people?”

All of them turned their heads and saw a slender young woman of average height with brown color eyes. She has a long brown hair which extends down to her back and is tied up at the back while is framed by several bangs.

The young woman was wearing a traditional sari with a primarily scarlet color scheme while framed around the side with a yellow, white and orange pattern like design. She was wearing a white choli underneath. She was also wearing a gold bangles around the wrist of both of her arms.

”Whoa! What a beautiful young woman.” Jin muttered as he looked at Eclair.

Ur who was beside him heard his words. She bumbed his shoulder with her elbow and said, ”Oi! Can you stop saying that while I'm still here?”

”Whatever.” Jin shrugged his shoulder.