REVEAL (2)

"I understand. Then, aunt Leilani, what exactly is a Phoenix?" She looked at them with her wide eyes, waiting for their explanation."

"As much as what humans perceive us as is somewhat incorrect, I cannot say that it is completely wrong. To begin with, we cannot exactly be reborn if we live to an old life. Once you reach the end of your life, even for a phoenix, they will naturally die. However, due to the lifespan of a Phoenix being freakishly long, it made humans think that they do not die."

"How long exactly?" Lexine cut her off, curious.

Leilani shot her a mysterious smile, "How old do you think your great-great-grandfather is?"

Lexine shrugged, "I don't know, like a hundred and twenty?"

From what Lexine had gathered, although he looked like he was not a day over forty, he must have been pretty old.

Leilani shook her head, "Wrong. Great-grandfather is four hundred and twenty-three this year."

Lexine showed them a shocked 'Pikachu face'. "Four hundred and what?"