The colors began to pulsate faster... red.. yellow.. green... red, yellow, green... redyellowgre-- until suddenly the glowing light exploded around the phoenix and just as rapidly condensed to a single point: its eyes, now a stable, eerie, glowing green.
The wolves looked up with astonishment at the Phoenix as it flew closer to them, black ooze dripping toward them almost as if it were aiming for them….