Over Minethria’s extensive history, there have been some creatures whose veracity is difficult to prove. The Simurgh is one of them. All we know about it is that at the advent of every cycle, this colourful bird bursts into flame and is reborn again. A more scientific lens would suggest that this legend is a representation of the beginning and end of each cycle. —Monsters: The lies and the truths, by Balaby Phox, 6C902.