The tale of the shadow phoenixes

Chapter four.

After dinner James and Tom went up to their room. James climbed to the top bunk where he slept. Tom laid on his belly on his bunk and began to read. They stayed in silence for a few moments until finally James broke it. He stuck his head down. “Whatcha reading Tom?” James asked. Tom looked up. “It’s called “magical creatures and things and where to find them”. It’s a good book , you should read it.” Tom said. James smirked. “Rigghht….I don’t think so. I like reading adventure and romance stories like…..”the arks over heavens”. It’s really good, it’s a fiction story about people who were transported to the arks. You know about the arks right?” James asked. Tom nodded. “That was a dreadful time, thankfully that’s over.” Tom remarked. “Yeah but without the arks a lot of things would be different. Remember how dad said out medallions are made from elements from the arks?” Tom nodded slowly. “Yeah, but without the arks we wouldn’t be so….” He trailed off. “Weird, I know what you mean.” James said fingering his medallion.. “Anyways… it’s a really interesting book about strange creatures like… Sirens and Krakos’.” Tom said, talking about the book he was reading. James looked up. “Wait, what’s a Krakos?” He asked Tom. “Well, a Krakos is a beast formed from anger or sadness or both. Basically if a VERY VERY powerful individual lets their emotion overwhelm them they turn into a Krakos. Of course they can turn back into a human but the Krakos will still be controlling them.” Tom said. “What does one look like?” James asked intrigued. “Nobody really knows, they all look different depending on the host. The only similarities between all of them is that they are huge and are black.” Tom replied. “Oh well…goodnight.” James said rolling onto his side. “Good night James.” Tom said.

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