Phoenix Rebirth
"Let's see how things are tomorrow. I can sense the life inside the egg. Abai should be fine."
Chirori had no better solution, so they could only wait.
Torifu left a Puppet behind to keep watch over Abai. If anything changed, it was to wake him immediately.
But even by the next morning, nothing had happened to Abai's egg.
Torifu got up early. He had just finished getting ready and stepped outside when he saw Qingyun and Liufeng standing on the roof, watching the giant egg wreathed in flames.
"Torifu, what's happening to Mother? I can feel that she's grown stronger."
Torifu told Qingyun and Liufeng what had happened the previous night. The couple fell silent when they heard.
Like Torifu, they had no way to help Abai in her current state.
"You two don't need to worry too much. No matter what, this is a good thing for Abai. If she succeeds, she'll become the first phoenix in the entire Shinobi World."
Even after Torifu said this, Qingyun and Liufeng still worried about their mother.
Ever since they were eggs, Abai had kept them warm with her body. Afterward, she had fed and cared for them.
Though they were different species, Abai was their mother. That was a fact that couldn't be changed.
"Let us know if anything happens."
Qingyun and Liufeng flapped their wings and flew back to the nest in the backyard.
Torifu placed a chair beside the egg and sat down, looking at his phone.
Every so often, he turned to check on Abai.
"Abai, you can't let anything happen to you. You have to make it!"
Torifu seemed calm on the surface, but inside, he was a bundle of nerves.
For the first time, he felt as if he were about to lose