Chapter 14: Phoenix Does Not Die, It Only Rises from the Ashes!
The next day.
Taking advantage of Saturday, Hawk arrived early at the apartment across from Queensboro Bridge Park.
His new apartment was located there.
It didn't take long to find this place.
After all, good and cheap apartments are hard to find, but cheap apartments are abundant.
But even a cheap apartment, the landlord wouldn't rent to an underage person, especially since he couldn't provide any guarantors.
However…
After Hawke quickly stated that he had applied to the court for emancipation, the landlord finally relented.
So, there he was.
Hawke arrived early in the morning.
After the landlord saw that Hawke had been confirmed independent by the court, he didn't waste any more words and directly signed the rental contract with Hawke.
Then, after Hawke paid six months of rent upfront, the landlord left the apartment keys with Hawke, completing the handover procedure.
After the landlord left, Hawke closed the door and looked at his new apartment.
The new apartment was also not large.
To put it in an exaggerated way, it was like a box flattened by life.
Old carpets, mottled walls.
The living room was pitifully small; after placing a second-hand sofa and a folding dining table, one had to be careful when turning around.
The bedroom was the same; after placing a bed, there was no extra space.
However…
Although the area was small, all the essential components were there.
The most important point.
This new apartment, like his previous one, had an escape ladder outside the window that led directly to the rooftop.
This was why Hawke asked the landlord for time to deal with the court emancipation.
Besides.
For an apartment costing seven hundred U.S. dollars a month, what more could he ask for?
Hawke spent two days cleaning and furnishing his new apartment.
When he said furnishing, it actually meant buying a new mattress and replacing the old, yellowish showerhead in the bathroom.
He also opened the windows to air out the apartment for two days, finally dispelling the lingering curry smell.
Of course.
Hawke didn't forget to sneak to his treasure hiding spot at night and move all his spoils, which were the five Chitauri weapons, back to the apartment.
He wrapped them in the original bedsheet from the apartment's bedroom and threw them under the bed.
By evening.
Just like at his previous apartment, Hawke bought a hamburger and a cup of cola downstairs, then took the escape ladder to the rooftop of his new apartment.
After looking around, he found a relatively clean spot and sat down on the ground.
He ate his hamburger while looking at the stars hanging overhead.
As a few stars in the night sky twinkled, the stars in Hawke's Little Universe also twinkled.
Hawke had already decided which Bronze constellation he would light up first.
Not Pegasus.
Not Cygnus.
Nor dragon.
But—
Phoenix!
Constellations are not only containers of saint seiya power but also imprints of their inheritance.
Once a saint seiya who awakens their Little Universe possesses their own constellation, they can inherit the attributes of that constellation.
And in Hawke's opinion, among the forty-eight Bronze constellations, no constellation's attributes could compare to those of Phoenix.
Because Phoenix possesses an attribute that even the twelve Zodiac constellations do not have.
Phoenix does not die, it only rises from the ashes.
If the core of dragon was the 'fierceness of the dragon' and the 'protection of the dragon,' then the core of Phoenix was 'immortality' and 'rebirth.'
Bad news.
Because of Phoenix's BUG-like core, the conditions for becoming a Phoenix saint seiya were too strict.
In his memory, since the first Holy War, among the eighty-eight saint seiya established by Athena, Phoenix had never appeared until its first appearance in the SS arc.
Good news.
This was not the saint seiya Universe; therefore, the Phoenix here was not as aloof as the Phoenix in the saint seiya Universe.
As long as he lit up the phoenix constellation in his Little Universe one second, he would gain the core of Phoenix the next second.
Phoenix does not die, it only rises from the ashes.
His life strength would reach a terrifying level; even if he were truly killed, he would not truly die.
As long as Phoenix remained, he would still be reborn from the ashes, returning from the Fire.
So…
Therefore, Hawke would be crazy to not light up the phoenix constellation and instead choose other constellations.
After all, his original intention had never changed.
To survive, and if possible, to live comfortably and for a long time.
Thus, after determining his first constellation to light up, Hawke no longer hesitated.
He mobilized the twelve stars in his Little Universe, which had been lit by killing Chitauri, and began to construct his phoenix constellation in his Little Universe according to the phoenix constellation's appearance.
Phoenix is composed of one second-magnitude star, two third-magnitude stars, and six fourth-magnitude stars.
The stars Hawke lit up in his Little Universe by killing Chitauri soldiers were the smallest, fourth-magnitude stars.
Two fourth-magnitude stars combine to form one third-magnitude star, and two third-magnitude stars combine to form one second-magnitude star.
So…
"Still two short."
"Not bad."
"It's beautiful."
Hawke drank his beverage, smiling as he looked at the phoenix constellation in his Little Universe, which was already largely lit and only needed two more stars to be completely constructed.
Just then.
The phantom images of the remaining forty-seven Bronze constellations flickered in his Little Universe.
He didn't know why.
Hawke suddenly felt some resentful accusations from the other forty-seven Bronze constellations.
But amidst the accusations of these forty-seven voices, he also heard a Phoenix cry, and after this Phoenix cry, the accusations from the flickering forty-seven Bronze constellations also disappeared.
Uh…
Hawke blinked, looking at the phoenix constellation in his Little Universe.
The largely lit Phoenix, like a truly proud Phoenix, hovered above, looking down on the other forty-seven Bronze constellations.
Clearly.
As Hawke's first choice constellation, the proud Phoenix was now even more proud in the face of the other forty-seven Bronze constellations.
Look.
Phoenix is the coolest!
Hawke's mouth twitched.
He thought for a moment, didn't linger, and left his Little Universe directly, returning to his new apartment via the escape ladder.
After a while.
Lying on the bed, Hawke, before falling asleep, closed his eyes and once again pondered the matter of the saint cloth.
Lighting up Phoenix could grant him the immortal core of Phoenix.
And forging the Phoenix Cloth and wearing it would grant him the exclusive power and skills of the phoenix constellation.
For example…
Phoenix Wings Soaring, which can crush the enemy's spirit rather than their physical body.
A mental attack that can directly invade the enemy's mental World, using one's powerful mental strength to tear the enemy's spiritual body into pieces.
And one more.
That is, transforming into a Phoenix, unleashing a powerful scorching current like the spreading wings of a Phoenix, an ultimate move with the power to destroy everything, an exclusive ultimate technique of Phoenix.
Phoenix Wings Soaring!
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