thank you for the formatting and the feedback : )
i think i would like the reader to think that the phoenix king is either trapped in the underworld or just dead he isn't, he is physically fine, and the tree throws him back up to the world of the living, though he is very depressed for most of the story, because he failed to steal the coin again
it could actually be a bit much to throw at the reader at the beginning, or be made a bit clearer,
re: dialogue,
i think that's very true, especially with the robot voice, i really need to add a couple "said the robot voice" or finally decide on a name for the robot voice^^