Rogue Wars Online

Chapter Twenty: Takoyakis and Leagues

-chapter twenty-

FINN

It's been five days.

Five days mula nang mapasok kami sa larong 'to na ang daan palabas lang ay ang pagtapos sa labing-anim na syudad. Currently, we're on the sixth one, the Magus City.

A sigh left my lips as I stared at the cloudless sky. Kamusta na kaya si Tita? Ang pamilya ni Gavin? Sina Renèe at Basti? I'm pretty sure they're all worried now, because we just disappeared, nang walang paalam o pagsabi. Natatakot na akong baka kung saan-saan na sila napadpad kakahanap sa'min.

I wonder how BBG are also handling things. Hindi joke ang pagkawala ng dalawang daan na tao. Outbursts and complaints are to be expected, but because of the contract we signed, this may be considered legal. Lalo na sa nangyayari ngayon sa mundo.

I wonder if BBG created this game as a preparation for what's about to hit Earth. Violence has blinded people. Amidst the beautiful seas and rich forests, something ugly blooms in the society.

Was this an escape or a ground for training?

"If you have time to mutter something under your breath, use it to increase your energy."

Napa-ayos ako ng upo nang marinig ang boses ni Caspian. Nakaupo siya sa isang bato at pinapa-apoy ang mga karayom. His weapon still amazes me. It's so advantageous. He can just kill you from behind with a hundred needles.

Napanguso ako sa hawak na kunai. Black shadows were emitted from the blade, stretching out and back in. The higher the power I've stacked, the stronger the shadows absorbed are. Still, I think needles are better.

"Your energy has to be higher so it can stay longer, lalo na't shadow ang pinili mo. Rather than power, it needs stability and longevity. That's what you need to focus on."

I pursed my lips, staring at Caspian's concentrated form. "I've been focusing on it for the past three days. Napakataas na ng magic energy ko. I can keep the shadows for almost a day already."

Bahagya siyang natigilan. Ang apoy na nasa itaas ng karayom ay sandaling nahipo ng hangin. When Caspian raised his eyes to meet mine, all the burning needles around him was blown.

"Ah. Do you want to fight?"

Napakurap-kurap ako sa kaniya. Kasama sa pagturo niya sa'kin kung paano nga ito gawin ay tinutulungan niya rin akong mag-train. He becomes my fighting partner when Depore is too busy cussing her chasms. Sa sobrang galing at lakas nito, kahit siya ay natatamaan at nasusugatan.

When I asked Caspian if it was possible, he nodded and said, "It can happen but it's rare. Sa mga tanga lang nangyayari 'yon."

Nang malaman iyon ni Depore, dumating ang gulo. Medyo natakot nga ako kasi baka sumabog na 'yong gubat sa ginagawa nila.

"Oi."

Nabalik ako sa katinuan nang maramdaman ang paglapit ni Caspian. He raised a brow at me, urging me to answer his question.

I hesitantly bit my lower lip. "Pero... hindi ka pa nananalo sa'kin."

Caspian's face hardened. Hala, may nasabi ba 'kong nakakagalit?

"Then I should just win this round, right?"

I nodded.

Caspian readied his posture, bending one knee and positioning his needles like claws. May hawak din akong kunai sa bawat kamay at buhay ang anino na nasa ilalim ng paa ko. There was a few seconds of silence, the cool breeze that passed by being the only warning.