Well we aren't using Phoenix to bring anything back from the dead. We can just say Phoenix is the primal with the power to burn you into charcoal. I'm sure the story will find a solution.

As for my main, the ninja....All I want is for Karasu to stick around. It's not fun without him. He'll jump in, make fun of Oboro, kidnap another girl, fake his death and help kill the final boss.