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The Crimson Phoenix Training Day ( Part 1).
After doing some research on phoenixes till morning, Leo stretched his body and yawned. He was still a bit tired but that didn't bother him much, as he had a case to solve. He went to the bathroom, freshened up carefully, and tried not to tamper with the artificial skins on his body, before preparing for school. He put on another hoodie and a pair of navy blue trousers. He also wore a nose mask which he made for himself. It was black with some red lines which formed a cool design on it and it covered both his nose and mouth. He went downstairs and found his aunt preparing breakfast. "Morning Aunt." He greeted and he sat on one of the stools in front of a kitchen counter. Both the dining room and kitchen were combined but since Leo was just going to have a quick breakfast, he preferred the kitchen stool instead of the dining table. Besides, Leo prefers eating there for many other reasons. "Morning Sweetheart." Molly greeted and put a plate in front of Leo which contained his food;
The Crimson Phoenix Training Day ( Part 2).
Bouncing the ball repeatedly, Tyler studied Group C's formation and he began to plan his next move. 'We've got three aces; Ray, Eddie, and myself. The opponent has two aces, but Leo seems to be overbearing, and not even our aces can handle them. The way we can deal with him is to try to prevent the ball from reaching him. The only problem is Logan Martin. He might not look it but he's experienced and he's most likely the captain of their team. His coordination with Leo is also a huge factor and we have to avoid him too. Then we have Dan. He hates me and doesn't wish to lose to me. Chuck and Jackson aren't much but they also cannot be ignored…' Tyler analyzed. He suddenly came up with a plan and quickly briefed Eddie about it before passing the ball to him. Eddie pushed the ball forward and Jackson blocked him but he went past Jackson effortlessly… or so he thought. Before he knew it, Jackson hit the ball away from his hand. 'What the...' Eddie thought. He had already gone p
The Crimson Phoenix Am I losing my mind?
Leo went to the shower room in the school, took off his clothes, and opened the tap on his slightly muscular body. Droplets of cool water landed on his hot body, evaporating upon landing on his skin but not for long. When his temperature went down, the water began to flow down his body, making him almost shiver. It felt kind of cold to him but he didn't mind it. His temperature dropped to the optimum temperature and he began to enjoy a normal cold shower. Logan walked into the shower room and the first thing he saw shocked him. He had seen Leo's upper body before and his lower body wasn't much of a surprise to him, but the Phoenix tattoo on his back is what made him surprised. "You have a tattoo?!" Logan exclaimed, startling Leo with his sudden appearance and speech. After seeing that it was Logan, he took a deep breath and glared at him before continuing his shower. Not receiving any response, Logan went ahead to question him even more. "When did you get that tattoo? I d
The Crimson Phoenix End of Assessment.
Logan bounced the ball continuously, looking for who to pass to and also how to get past the guy right in front of him, Gary. Suddenly, he spotted Leo, and just as he passed the ball, Quincy intercepted it and caught the ball. This shocked Logan and infuriated Leo. "You're not getting past me this time!" Leo yelled as he tried to get the ball off Quincy's hands. Leo wasn't using his super speed so he and Quincy were still on par, in terms of speed. However, Quincy had better reflexes and Leo fell for another one of his fakes. PA! Quincy dunked the ball again and some of the spectators cheered while others were a bit bothered. Mrs. Hale was the most worried among them and she began to doubt Leo's performance. She thought maybe Leo had pushed himself too hard and was losing stamina, causing him to faint initially. Some of the students watching the game couldn't help but wonder what was going on. "Wait a second guys, both Leo and Quincy played a one-on-one game a few d
The Crimson Phoenix Problem is Brewing.
"Alright folks, I have watched your match and I have to say, there are some good talents among you here." Mrs. Hale commended before talking under her breath, "Your game went smoothly but I had to stop the last game midway since the fate of Group B has already been sealed since the beginning. But all in all, it was quite entertaining." she said. Quincy and the other group B members rolled their eyes while Leo smirked. After calling off the match between group C and group B players, Quincy and the rest of the players sat on the bench while Mrs. Hale announced the names of those qualified to participate in the tournament, by her own standards. Their names were; Ray, Eddie, Tyler, Gary, Ryan, Collins, Blake, Jackson, Dan, Quincy, Leonardo, and Logan. Fifteen players signed up, and twelve of them were qualified to play. Actually... Ethan didn't have any special skills but he was selected as decoration for the team by Mrs. Hale. She thought that she might still have a use for him. Chuck
The Crimson Phoenix I Might Be Losing My Mind.
The elevator reached the top floor and opened up for Leo and Logan to come out. They walked to Mrs. Angela's desk and she motioned for them to enter Dr. Cartel's office. "May we come in?" Leo knocked and asked respectfully. He could've been a bit casual with Dr. Cartel but he chose to compose himself and he didn't want to overstep his boundaries. "Of course, you may come in." A voice was heard from inside the office. Both Logan and Leo entered the office after being permitted to. "You seem to be busy as always." Leo smiled, causing Dr. Cartel's sour mood to lighten up a bit. The scientist gave a helpless sigh. "Science never sleeps, my friend." he said and turned to face Logan, "How are you, Logan Martin, right?" He greeted him and offered his hand. Logan wasn't too excited on the outside but he was burning with excitement inside. Although this wasn't his first or second time having a personal meeting with Dr. Cartel, he couldn't help but feel a huge sense of admiration. Logan s
The Crimson Phoenix The GE-177: Leveling the Playing Field.
In Leo's room, two boys were each immersed in their own works. One of them was scrolling through a browser page, doing research on a laptop in front of him while the other was reading a book on myths. Logan was using Leo's laptop for research while Leo was reading the book on myths in popular cultures, mythical creatures included. After reading for almost an hour, Leo stretched his body and looked at Logan. "You got anything yet bro?" He asked. "I do have a few things but they are not completely related to a Dragon and a Phoenix at war. Only Chinese myths bring both entities together but there was never a grudge between them." Logan explained. Leo got up from the bed and went to Logan's side to see the results he found. Most of the websites explained the myths of both entities being friends. In Chinese myths, Phoenixes represented the female, Yin while dragons represented the male, Yang. In other cultures, there were dragons and phoenixes too, the only difference is tha
The Crimson Phoenix A Storm is Coming.
A series of distress warnings began to appear on all of the screens, and all of the scientists began to run around frantically, like ants in a swarm. "The temperature of the host is rising. Several unusual signs have been discovered... "The young scientist issued a warning. Dr. Cartel moved to his side and examined the screen. He was terrified and in a state of panic. Among all the things he wanted to accomplish that night, creating another monster was not one of them, and he preferred to kill the host instead. He looked at the progress bar, which was moving faster than before and was already at 75%. The doctor was perplexed and wondered what was going on. The AI in the lab's distress messages didn't stop. The man in the tube was shaking more and more and he began convulsing. "This isn't good." A scientist muttered under his breath before turning to Dr. Cartel, "Sir, we should shut it down!" He yelled. "I agree sir." The scientist beside the doctor added. The confused scientist h
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- The Crimson Phoenix
The Unsettling Challenge
The match finally came to an end, with Elian Comprehensive high emerging victorious with 73 points while Sky Hills high had 19 points. Alexander was so shaken that he dropped to the ground on his knees when the game ended. They already lost their will to win on the third quarter. All they just wanted to do was to not make the distance in their scores not too wide, so as not to get too embarrassed. Even then, after playing basketball for three years, he has never seen a team with this much understanding and cohesion between them. Their teamwork was just to tight, and their methods were extraordinary. Logan and his team cheered for themselves as they were happy that they won. Well, Leo and the remaining third year students weren’t all too excited, and they maintained their cool head. According to Mrs. Hale, Elian Comprehensive would have no problem against the school’s like Sky Hills High, Bennighton Academy, and St. Peter’s High school, as their team was much more stronger. Eve
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A Comeback but Defeat.
The whistle for the third quarter blared and the game began. Throughout the game, Tyler and Jackson had been the ones giving them threats and pressuring them. So it would be normal if the players of Sky Hills high put more effort into restraining these two players. However, they didn't do that. Logan ran towards the hoop and suddenly stopped to give instructions to his teammates, however, he got double-teamed by Harris and Luke. Tyler who had the ball pushed forward and passed to Jackson, who was about to receive the ball but it got stolen by Callum. The latter smiled as he passed Jackson by while performing high bounces as he rushed to the opponent’s hoop. Collins stopped him but the latter had the advantage in speed and agility. Collins was a center, but he wasn’t exactly a weak one. Instead, his agility was just lacking a bit. His strength though, could match that of Alexander. Callum did a crossover dribble and Collins fell for it. Going past Elian Comprehensive high’s line
- The Crimson Phoenix
An idea.
Alexander clenched his fists and grit his teeth as he watched Jackson and his teammates jubilate a little. Just as quick, he calmed down and smiled. “That shall be your last score in this game. I assure you.” He muttered as he received the ball from his teammate, Luke and began pushing forward. It was now their turn to attack. He bounced high repeatedly while running towards the opponent’s hoop but he was just about to get blocked by Tyler. He stopped advancing and began bouncing with his right hand, while holding Tyler back with his left. He used this to buy himself time as he assessed the situation. Too bad, all his teammates were blocked. He saw this as him having no choice but to shoot from where he was. Meanwhile, this was all within Logan’s speculation and he quickly made a quick hand sign to Collins, who nodded and they began moving. Jackson joined the fray too and he took his position three meters in front of Alexander. Logan walked to block Luke, while Collins took his
- The Crimson Phoenix
Starting Game.
Loud cheers could be heard inside the basketball court as fans cheered and cheerleaders danced and did a great performance. The players sat on designated benches and watched the performance. After that, the commentator did a quick review of the teams playing and introduced them. Just after that, the game for the day was to commence. “And finally, the moment you’ve been waiting for, the first match of the Sky City Inter high cup. A game between Sky Hills high school…” he said and the fans shouted at the top of their voices to support the team. At the same time, the players of the team rose to their feet and did a quick meeting among themselves. “…and as for the opposing team, a school located in the middle of Sky City, Elian Comprehensive High school.” The commentator introduced. Leo’s teammates got up from their seats and they did a quick meeting among themselves. “Alright boys. This is the moment. No dawdling, no delays, no bad plays. We’ve train so much for this day, so
- The Crimson Phoenix
Sky City Inter-high cup
Molly drove down to the court and she saw the fully dressed Leo sitting on one of the benches. She was blue to notice the little bruises on his face and she could tell that this wasn’t due to training alone. “Leo, are you alright? You seem injured.” She said as she approached him after parking her car. Leo didn’t say anything to respond as he was deep in thought. If there were people like Mr. Zack in the world who had techniques like that but twisted brains, who knew what would happen to the world. He felt like he was really weak, even when he just thought himself strong. Molly bent beside him and inquired about what was wrong with him but Leo was unresponsive. Molly noticed that she was being ignored but she felt like for Leo to be like that, something must’ve happened to him. Also, she noticed some red points on his body, some of which had cuts and bruises on them. “What happened to to? Who did this to you?” She asked with a concerned tone as she op
- The Crimson Phoenix
A brawl with Mr. Zack
Mr. Zack braced himself for Leo to make a move. His brain was on the game he was supposed to play with him and nothing else. He focused his eyes on Leo and observed his every movement, no matter how little. The latter lifted the ball and Mr. Zack expected him to bounce the ball and come at him. However, what the boy did next shocked him. BOOM! Instead of bouncing the ball, Leo threw it against the iron fence. The force caused a dent on the wall and the ball was stuck on it. Mr. Zack stared at Leo with astonishment. It takes tremendous amount of force to cause a dent so deep on the iron fence. The dent was so deep that the ball got stuck in it. He looked at the ball and then at Leo. “I said… not interested.” Leo said with a deep and threatening voice. Mr. Zack gave a disappointed face and shook his head. “Too bad…” he said and cracked his knuckles. Leo frowned as he sensed a killing intent and he put up a defensive stance. Like as if h
- The Crimson Phoenix
Confrontation.
It was 4 pm and Leo could be seen in a street basketball court. He was panting heavily as he bent slightly and supported his hands on his knees. Sweat was dripping down his body like water. His silky black hair was extremely wet and ran down his face, covering his ears and almost covering his eyes. He caught his breath for a few more minutes before setting all the barriers for himself again and picking up the ball. Leo was training his maneuverability without using his superpowers. He thought that if he could improve as a human, he would exponentially improve with his superpowers too. To do this, he borrowed some traffic cones and barriers from the police station nearby and his school before starting his training. His aunt promised to pick him up when he felt he was done. He arranged the cones in different places and he would do is bounce the ball and go past all those cones and barriers to dunk the ball without touching any of them. Where did he get that idea? It was Mrs. Hale.
- The Crimson Phoenix
Decision.
Leo was pretty much out of ideas for a lie to tell, and Logan? His brain was running fast and he was looking for a lie that she would buy and that wouldn’t embarrass him too much. After waiting but not getting any response from both boys, Mrs. Hale went on with her complaints. “I don’t have any idea what happened to both of you, but I can tell something fishy is going on.” She implied and leaned closer with her elbows resting on the table, “So I’m asking for an explanation from both of you.” She said. Leo’s expression didn’t change and he instead was waiting for Logan to come up with an idea while he would just play along. He looked at his partner and the other side gave him a look that said it all… ‘I have no idea what to say.’ “Umm…” Leo took the initiative to speak, “I was just too angry at the time and I broke down… emotionally.” Leo revealed. His words weren’t the truth… but they couldn’t be considered a lie either. Mrs. Hale shot him a confused glance, “Too angry that you b
- The Crimson Phoenix
Suspects 2.
Walking down the hallway of Elian Comprehensive high, hands in his pocket, head dropped and headphones cupped his ears as he enjoyed the beats of the music he was listening to. Leo was in his own world. He wouldn’t bother about anyone around him, and the only thing he would think about were his thoughts. And this was just the right moment for him to be lost in thought. He got to where his locker was, am”ng the line of lockers, and opened it before grabbing a few notebooks and closing it back. However, before he closed it, he sighed. “Do you really have to do this all the time?” He asked as he rolled his eyes and closed the locker door, which revealed the glum-looking Logan behind it. He had sensed that his friend was there. “Why the long face?” He inquired again. Logan who leaned against the lockers with his arms folded stood normally and turned to walk the other way. “We lost the game.” He said. Leo quickly used his padlock to lock his locker before catching up with his friend
