The Dark Sacred

Chapter 34: Explosion

Third Person's Point of view

 Nalaman ni Monco na baka may kinalaman ang iniisip ni Lax sa Myth of the Death Forest, ayon sa mga magulang nito. Siya raw ang batang lalaki na tinutukoy sa kwento. 

 Monco was surprised to know that. Hindi niya aakalaing masasama si Lax sa isang alamat. 

 It was morning already at nagsipuntahan na ang lahat sa main tent nila para mag-almusal. Habang nasa kasagsagan ng pagkain ay nagtanong na si Monco kay Lax. 

 "Lax, I know now what you are thinking," sabi niya dito. Lax showed a surprised face which made Monco smirk.

 "Once upon a time, when the Death Forest was still full of life, there is a little girl named Shei, and a little boy named Lad. They were the best-est of friends. They always play at the forest when they have time. Even the animals in the forest joined them in their play. The two was so happy to have each other by their side."

 Mas lalong ngumisi si Monco nang makita ang nakakunot na noo ni Lax. Itinuloy niya ang kwento. 

 "One day, the two kids are on their way home at a dark night. They were just walking silently, when a strange creature appeared in front of them. It is a reaper and it wants to kill the little girl on the boy's back."

 "Of course, Lad didn't allow that to happen. But still, the reaper did manage to kill Shei. The boy cried a river of tears. The reaper was angered because of the child sobbing in front of it. As a result, it killed the whole forest, not letting a single thing to live except for the boy. And the boy lived in sadness due to the passing of his best friend. The end," nagmamadaling pagtapos ni Monco sa kwento. 

 Nakatingin lang sa kanya ang lahat. Hinihintay nila ang eksplenasyon ni Monco sa lahat ng sinabi niya. 

 "You are the boy in that story, right?" tanong niya kay Lax na ikinagulat ng lahat. 

 Tinignan siya ni Lax na walang emosyon. 

 "Yes, indeed I am the boy in that story," pagkumpirma niya dito na ikinangisi ni Monco. 

 "But, sad to tell you, that's not what I'm thinking about," dagdag nito na ikinagulat ni Monco. 

 "Nawalan na ko ng ganang kumain. Sige labas muna ako," sabi pa niya bago magsuot ng gas mask and leave Monco dumbfounded. 

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 Napabuntong-hininga si Lax pagkalabas ng tent. Nadali ni Monco ang iniisip niya. He just lied to him para mapagtakpan ang sikreto niya. 

 Hindi niya aakalaing may kwentong bayan na palang ganun tungkol sa nangyari. Sinabi pang ang reaper ang pumatay sa kaibigan niya. Napailing na lang si Lax na naisip. 

 Naisipan niyang bumalik ng tent. But strangely, he sensed some kind of danger. Parang may naririnig siyang beep sound. Inilibot niya ang paningin para mahanap kung saan nanggagaling ang tunog. 

 Nanlaki ang mata niya nang may makita siyang isang Ultima sa isang tabi. Ang Ultima ay ang pinakamalakas na klase ng bomba. 

 20 seconds na lang at sasabog na ito. Imbes na i-diffuse ang bomba ay nag-cast siya ng protective spellcraft para sa proteksyon. 

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Timothy's Point of view 

 Nakakatawa pala ang batang 'to. Does he think that kind of protective spellcraft can actually protect them from Ultima? 

 Nagkakamali siya. Ultima is the strongest kind of bomb. Any protection magic can't handle its power. 

 10 seconds na lang at fireworks na. Actually, may dala akong snacks to watch what are they gonna do with that. Para akong nanunuod ng isang pelikula. 

 In 3... 2... 1...

 A loud and violent explosion happened. The earth even shaked because of its power. Napangisi ako dahil sa nangyari. 

 Well, I know that bomb is not enough to kill that kid dahil nga kasama niya sina Monco, but it will buy me time to do my plans. 

 Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang gumamit ako ng Future Peek. The bomb didn't actually exploded? 

 Biglang may tumutok sakin na fire sword sa leeg. Nanlalaki pa rin ang mga mata ko sa nangyari. Lalo na dahil sa nasa likuran ko.

 "Spell Technique: Sun Blade..."

 It's no other than Monco Siedori. 

 Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa nangyari. Bakit ba kasi hindi ko 'to p-in-redict muna?! 

 "Your puny plan is very predictable," sabi ng nasa likuran ko. 

 I see. Kakakita ko lang ngayon na nasa labas din si Rob Donacier ng tent. I think he used a enchantment that creates illusion. 

 I smirked. "I'm the one who predicts, bastard," sabi ko sa kanya.

 "It seems you underestimated us. You didn't used your magic to predict this," he said. 

 Tinaas ko ang kamay ko. "Heavenly Spear Lacros, hear my plea!"

 With my words, my spear, na nasa malayong lugar, flew to my location. I stood up as I hold the spear on my hand. I looked at Monco who's giving me a devilish smirk. 

 Let the fight begin.

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Third Person's Point of view

 Everybody was shocked. Hindi nila aakalaing may nakikita sila ngayong Ultima sa harap nila. At hindi lang 'yon ang kinagulat nila. They're also sensing Timothy's overwhelming magic energy. Hindi sila makapaniwala sa lakas ng enerhiya nito. 

 "That magic energy is so far from Monco's level," Alicia commented in a shaking voice. "I never sensed an energy this strong before."

 "What do we do now?" walang emosyong tanong ni Lax sa isang tabi. 

 "We go to Monco's location. We need to help him out," sabi ni Dan na sinang-ayunan ng lahat. 

 Meanwhile, Monco and Timothy's fight just started a few minutes ago. Hanggang ngayon wala pang nagkakatamaan sa dalawa. 

 Timothy was so confident he doesn't use his Future Peek to predict Monco's moves. He was just using his spear to release normal attacks at him. 

 "Tss. None of our attacks are landing," tila naiinis na sabi ni Monco. 

 Natawa si Timothy sa kanya. "Hindi ka naman kasi nagseseryoso. Ginagaya lang kita," natatawang sagot nito. 

 Aatake na sana si Monco nang biglang biglang nagliwanang ang kulay malamaya na lupa. Napatingin siya kay Timothy na nakangisi. 

 "Time's up," simpleng sambit nito saka itinaas ang spear na hawak. 

 "Spellcraft of Space: Disseminate!"

 A white light blinded all people in the Death Forest. Hindi na nila nalaman ang sumunod na nangyari. 

 Nagidilat nila ang mga mata nila, ang mga taong dapat na kasama nila was nowhere to be found. Sa isang part naman ng gubat ay dalawang tao ang magkaharap ngayon. 

 "Nice to meet you, Dark Sacred," bati ni Timothy kay Lax. 

 Lax didn't answered him. He just stared at him blankly while thinking of ways to erase that annoying smirk on his face.