'How to Ruin a Plan'
"Ate Zia.." Zia looked back at Audin and smiled. She was wearing her usual golden silk robe that helped suppressed her powers as a half-blood Hunter. "Hindi ka na talaga babalik?" tanong ni Audin sa kanya.
They were surrounded by water and darkness. Even the water was black. Audin figured that they might be inside Zia's mind since this is how they explained it. Dark but calm. Naririnig pa ni Audin ang pagpatak ng tubig sa paligid.
"Babalik? That word is too big, DinDin. You have to be specific." Malambing na sabi ni Zia at naglakad palapit sa kanya. "Sa amin po. Babalik ka po ba sa amin?" tanong ni Audin habang nakatingala siya kay Zia na nakatingin lang sa kanya at ngumiti na naman ito.
"Audin, I left a long time ago." Saglit na kumunot ang noo ni Audin sa sagot ni Zia.
"What do you mean?" Kunot-noong tanong ni Audin sa kanya. Zia just giggled and twirled around, giving Audin a glimpse of her shining golden robe. Nagtaka naman si Audin dahil hindi sumagot si Zia hanggang sa tumingin ito sa kanya.
Her eyes sparked purple.
"How long have you been gone?" tanong ni Audin. He was trying to understand her point kaya tumingin si Zia sa kanya at ngumiti na naman. "You're really smart, DinDin," aniya at ginulo ang buhok nito.
"Sagutin mo ang tanong ko, Ate Zia. How long have you been gone?" Pag-uulit niya kaya mas lalong namangha si Zia at tumingin sa salamin na bigla nalang lumitaw sa gilid niya. She saw her eyes in the reflection.
It was all black.
"Since you're really smart. I'll give you a hint." Tumingin si Zia kay Audin at tumingin rin si Audin sa kanya. He scanned her looks.
Purple eyes, long black hair, pale skin, and that golden silk robe. The half-blood Hunter was what's in front of him.
"Here's the hint. Lady Midnight is just another version of myself." Mas lalong naguluhan si Audin dahil dito. And that's when he noticed something. After Zia left the realm to be with the deities, she came back her silver hair and blue eyes.
But this version. This version that he was talking to, it's different.
"Ate Zia, naguguluhan parin ako." Hindi na mapakali si Audin at tumingin na siya kay Zia. Zia bit her lower lip and smirked. "Ahh, you're always such a cutie, DinDin. Alright, here's another hint." Nakangiting sabi nito at nakita pa ni Audin ang mga pangil ni Zia na umuusli nung ngumiti ito.
"Kill Lady Midnight first. Next, the half-blood Hunter. Next, the Blue Queen. And lastly, sweet old Zia Muirgen Allison-Wen."
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"Buti naman gising ka na." Tumingin lang si Audin sa pinto at nakita niya si Milo na nakatayo doon.
"Ano pong nangyari?" tanong niya at tumayo tsaka kumuha ng tubig pero may nagbigay na ng isang basong tubig sa kanya. It was Nine. Naguluhan pa si Audin nung makita niya si Nine. "Reed called us. Kasama ko si Uno." Paliwanag ni Nine.
Tumango nalang si Audin tsaka uminom ng tubig.
"You passed out after your last mission." Sinapo nalang ni Audin ang noo niya sa sinabi ni Milo.
BINABASA MO ANG
Lady Midnight
Fantasy"This is the story about the angel who cries at midnight." [Team Apha: Second Generation Finale / Alpha Series Finale]
