Ever since he was eight years old, the Emperor of the House Phoenix, Alexander Phoenix, had carried a wish deep in his heart that never truly faded with time. As a child, he had once heard the elders of the palace recount the legend of their ancestor who had been blessed by the divine beast Phoenix. The story had been told in glowing detail, filled with reverence and awe, and the young prince had listened with wide eyes and unrestrained fascination. From that moment onward, the idea of witnessing a divine beast with his own eyes became something that quietly followed him throughout his life like a distant star that he could never quite reach.
That simple wish gradually grew into an unusual fascination with powerful beasts.
