Chapter 8: The Phoenix Kneels to No One
The flames above the throne roared to life.
The chained Phoenix, suspended mid-air by sacred blood seals, twisted its long burning neck to look down upon her. Its feathers shimmered between gold and crimson. Its eyes held the weight of thousands of years of defiance, pride… and pain.
For centuries, it had watched rulers come and go. Pretenders. Power-hungry fools. Not one dared to break its bindings.
But Bella did not ask for permission.
She rose from the Abyssal Throne, her fused eyes burning with Abyssal Trinity light, her aura humming like a symphony of gods and monsters.
> [MYTHICAL BEAST DETECTED: FLAME PHOENIX – RANK: LEGENDARY]
[Status: Bound by ancestral contract seals]
[Compatibility Check: 99.9% – Bondable]
The vampires backed away.
One of the elders gasped, "No one has touched the Phoenix since the first queen…"
Another whispered, "It will kill her."
And yet Bella stepped forward.
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• A Beast of Flame and Wrath
The Phoenix flared, spreading its wings with a scream that turned the very stone of the castle molten at the edges.
Its fire reached toward Bella.
It wasn't just heat—it was wrath. Pure judgmental flame meant to erase arrogance.
Bella didn't dodge.
Instead, she raised her hand—and opened her Abyssal Trinity Eye fully.
Her voice echoed like thunder wrapped in velvet.
> "Kneel."
The flames shattered mid-air.
The Phoenix shrieked in shock, wings folding as its power was reflected back—its own heat now melting its chains instead of burning Bella.
Its eyes widened.
It saw her clearly now.
Not just a girl.
Not just a vampire.
But the reincarnation of the Abyss Sovereign, the one who once signed the first Beast Contracts with her blood.
Bella raised her hand again.
And then… she tore the seal.
One chain snapped.
Then another.
Until the last one dissolved into embers.
The Phoenix dropped like lightning—wings tucked in, talons reaching—
The nobles screamed.
And then the Phoenix did the unthinkable.
It landed before Bella.
Lowered its head.
And bowed.
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• Beast Contract Initiated
> [Initiating Blood Pact Ritual…]
[Phoenix has submitted: "Voluntary Bond Formed"]
[Host Title Gained: Keeper of Flame Eternal]
[Phoenix Name: Solari – Flameborn of the First World]
A red mark flared across Bella's left palm—a crest shaped like flaming wings curled into a crown.
The vampires dropped to one knee.
Bella whispered, "Rise, Solari."
The Phoenix opened its wings, now glowing brighter than ever, its power no longer bound—but shared.
> [Power Boost Received: Phoenix Aura Unlocked]
→ Fire spells enhanced by 300%
→ Self-resurrection once per week
→ Summon Phoenix: 10-second cast time
→ Immunity to all divine fire spells
→ Passive: Aura of Flame Sovereignty
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• System Update
> [Mythical Contract – (1/7) COMPLETE]
Remaining: Leviathan | Kirin | Basilisk | Chimera | Arc Serpent | Dreambeast
[Secret Ending Path UNLOCKED – Myth Beast Emperor]
[New Skill: Eternal Rebirth – In progress…]
Bella returned to her throne as Solari perched above it like a living sun. The Abyss Castle glowed with its firelight—not as prisoners of power, but as its new home.
> [Your legend is spreading, Host.]
[Warning: The Celestial Church has declared a divine purge.]
[They've sent "The Radiant Sisters" to slay the beast-summoner.]
Bella chuckled darkly. "Let them come."
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