Phoenix has long straight black hair which she keeps in a high ponytail, purple eyes and tan skin.

Angel Falls 

I land atop of the church then swiftly hide behind the bell as Phoenix flies down on a lump of land between the two bridges. She watched the exchange between Ivor and Hugo before heading to her left. She stops in front of a little brunette boy, Sebastian, before heading back to the two men. What she did next surprised me.

"Ow!" Ivor yelled when Phoenix smacked him up the head before tumbling over laughing as the boy proceeded to curse her out. I shake my head at childishness, but I couldn't really blame her, Ivor's constant disrespect towards Celestrians had me restraining myself in shoving the boy into the waters.

"Woof! Woof!" A dog barks from across the river for Phoenix so she zooms over and starts searching around a patch of flowers and holds up small object which shone in the light. Even with the distance, I could see it was an engagement ring which undeniably belonged to Beatrice, an elderly widow who is currently praying in the church. Her husband, Bruce, died 8 years ago. I remember them praying at the statue for a long and prosperous life before their wedding.

"C'mon boy! Show me who this belongs to!" Phoenix announces, loudly and pursues after the dog only to trip over him and fall into the river, "w-wah!"

(Splash!)

"Heh," I snort and quickly cover my mouth to muffle my laughter as Phoenix began to whine and cry about her wet wings. I sat down and continued to watch as she hauled herself out the river and wring water droplets from her garbs.

"Blimey! Buster, what are you doing jumping into the water? Beatrice won't be happy if you catch a cold," the fisherman, Tyler, scolds, "get out of water now. Dear old Beatrice already has enough on her plate, losing her wedding ring. She's been praying at the church all day."

Phoenix face brightens up and she rushes to the church before exiting looking very proud of herself. Phoenix took her responsibility as Guardian seriously, she visited every house and listened to every inhabitant and by the time night fell, she had collected more Benevolessence in a day than I had done in a week when I first started.

I waited between the two bridges for Phoenix who was surprised seeing me, she rushes over.

"You are taking your new role very seriously. I am glad to see, Phoenix," I acknowledged.

"Um, well, they are my flock now," Phoenix responds, pouting.

"What is it? You feel as if your old master does not trust you alone?"

"Not exactly, but how long were you watching me?" Phoenix inquires.

"I was not watching you," I refuse to tell her the truth about actually watching for the whole day.

"Then why are you here?" Phoenix questions, curiously.

"It is my duty now to patrol the entire Protectorate. Though you guard it well, I must sometimes visit my old territory," I inform her. 

"Well? Not great?" Phoenix questions, disappointed.

"You fell in the river 10 minutes into your duties," I reply without thinking before realising that I just revealed the fact that I had been watching her.

"Stalker," she mutters under her breath, but it was still loud enough for me to hear.

"Excuse me?" I retort, glaring her down and crossing my arms across my chest.

"Nothing!" She squeaked.

I sigh before shaking my head, not the time, I have one final lesson to teach, "Phoenix, the very last lesson I must teach you, as Guardians, we must attend to our mortal flock. But this means more than merely watching over the living. Sometimes we must help those who have passed away, but whose souls continues to wander the land. You hear it, too, do you not? The voice of a wandering soul here in the village in need of your assistance..."

Phoenix heads to the wandering soul and helps him find peace. In under a minute. It's not suppose to be that easy, but I praise her nonetheless, "You have done well, Phoenix. Thanks to your intervention, a mortal soul has made peace, and is now at rest."

"It looks so much brighter and prettier," Phoenix comments, memorised. 

"That is because Benevolessence of a departed soul shines more brilliantly than any other. You will be returning to the Observatory with it post-haste, no doubt?"

"Yes, Master," Phoenix responds.

"Then I shall bid you farewell for now. I have much to do here in the Protector-Hm?" A strange noise garners my attention so my student and I turn to the sky to see a golden carriage flying through the night sky, "the Starflight Express... Indeed, it has been unusually active of late. I have changed my mind. I shall accompany you to the Observatory after all, Phoenix." 

The Observatory 

As soon as we land through the portal I turn to my student and tell her, "I have important matters to discuss with Apus Major. Please excuse me," Phoenix nods and I head to the Great Hall to meet with Apus Major.

"Ah, Aquila! How have you been?" Apus Major greets, cheerfully.

"I am fine, Apus Major," I reply, bowing.

"Oh, no need for that," Apus Major gestures for me to get up, "come, let us head to Mighty Yggdrasil." His guards were about to follow us, but Apus Major shooed them away.

"So how do you believe Phoenix is doing?" Apus Major inquires as we walk up the steps.

"She is an excellent Guardian," I express my pride for her, "she is focused on her work, she helps all those in need and she never strays from her responsibility. She shall do well in making us all proud."

"I'm surprised you speak of her so highly," Apus Major says, a sly smile on his face, "considering you watched her for the whole day instead of performing your duties."

I pretend not to hear him look straight ahead, attempting to hide my embarrassment.

"Don't worry, my friend!" Apus Major laughs, wholeheartedly, "I know you care a lot for Phoenix even when you refuse to show it. It's a refreshing take on you, Aquila."

It wasn't long till we reached Yggdrasil and she looked as magnificent than ever. 

"I can't believe it," Apus Major gasped in awe, "Yggdrasil, she is ready... the prophecy is coming to fruition! Yggdrasil is nearly ready to bloom! Aquila, how much Benevolessence has Phoenix collected?!"

"Enough to finish our duties as Celestrians," I answer, staring up a Yggdrasil in admiration. To think my student is the one who finally blooms Yggdrasil. 

Apus Major and I turn around when I feel a very familiar presence behind me, "Phoenix! Truly, you have joined us at such a fortuitous moment," and my next actions surprised all of us, not just me.

"Mas-Master Aquila!" Phoenix squeaked when I picked her up and spun her around all while hugging her.

"Behold, Phoenix, Yggdrasil is ready to burst into bloom with all the Benevolessence we have offered unto Her," Apus Major announced and Yggdrasil starts to glow a bright white. "Yes! She is but a hair's breadth now from bearing fruit," Apus Major's excitement grew with every passing second.

"'Fygg bloom hails the opening of the Heavenly Gates, and sets the Celestrians on the path of salvation...'" Apus Major quotes.

"'And lo, it shall be in the celestial carriage that we, the chosen custodians, journey unto the Realm of the Almighty,'" I finish, "it is time, Phoenix. Offer the Benevolessence you have gathered unto Mighty Yggdrasil. Do so, and She will surely bear fruit at long last  "

"Could you put me down first?" Phoenix requests, sheepishly.

I notice that I am still, in fact, holding her up in a hug so I put her down and ignore the chuckling from Apus Major. I watched as Phoenix knelt by the base of the tree and make her offering unto Yggdrasil, giving all the Benevolessence she has collected. Yggdrasil absorbed the Benevolessence and She glows bright before 7 rich golden fyggs bloom unto Her branches amongst Her lush green leaves.

"Behold! The sacred fyggs bloom!" Apus Major declares with jubilance. I heed the cheering and celebration of the rest of the Celestrians as their work is now over. A loud whistles echoes through the sky and the Starflight Express shoots across the darkened sky and lands near the Observatory when, out of nowhere, a large purple beam shoots out from the ground and strikes the Starflight Express sending it plummeting to the Protectorate.

But that wasn't the last of it, multiple purple beams shot up and ravaged the Observatory. I pushed myself from the ground onto my knees.

"Wh-What is the meaning of this? Were we... deceived?" I heard Apus Major mutter in disbelief.

Deceived? Is this the truth? What shall we do? What can we do?

"Master Aquila!" Phoenix cried hysterically so I whipped my head to the left and saw her desperately attempting to hold onto the roots of Yggdrasil. I reach out my hand to grab her when suddenly, another purple beam shoots by much closer and the force causes her to be ripped away from the ground and into the air.

"No!" I scream as I rush towards her, arm outstretched trying to seize her hand which was only a fingertip away. So close. A stone pillar is flung towards me knocking me away from Phoenix who screamed my name.

"Aquila!" The last thing I saw was her amethyst purple eyes filled with fear and horror before my vision turned black.