From The Ashes

No one knew where phoenixes came from, only that they were the rarest avians alive and you could never predict when one was born, nor who they were born to, though evidence suggested they were born only to non-hybrid families. No one was sure why.To help with this rarity, you could never tell who a Phoenix was until their wings sprouted, sometimes even phoenixes themselves didn't know until massive fires overtook buildings and full neighborhoods, leaving ruins of ash and flame. In the center of the carnage, a newly sprouted Phoenix.Some said you would burn if you touched the bare skin of a phoenix, or that their wings were made of fire or gold, sometimes both. Rumors and speculation, nothing proven, nothing truly known on the ever rare phoenix hybrids. Too much mistrust. Most would kill to get the feather of a Phoenix much less the entire Phoenix.There were only a few things known universally about them: One, their feathers and- unfortunately often- the Phoenixes themselves were sought after by the rich or the prideful. Two: A Phoenix could not die.It would be a really good time to tell Tommy he was a Phoenix, cause holy shit he was about to die