The calm spring dawning ruffled safe and sound beneath the woolen clouds as it united to the softest cerulean horizon to meet the pastel land. A faint smile curved upon my lips as the familiar morning breeze along with the smooth, mellow voices of the people welcomed us as we landed at Cerxes.
A snickering laugh caught my ears, and with the dimmest looked I could give, I offered it to Freya. If it isn’t for the stupid Goddess of the Moon, I won’t make my way towards this place. It oozes so much familiarity and memories, which I wish not to think of right now.
Simone immediately left and went towards Demigods Academy. On the other hand, Freya stayed by my side to piss me off.
“Are we just going to stand here until we die?” I glared at her, but it didn’t make her smug, playful expression disappear, making me roll my eyes at her as we started walking towards the humungous golden gate of Demigods Academy.
Kung hindi lang talaga ako muntik nang mapatay ni Savanah ay hindi ako aalis sa Cerulean Kingdom, ang kaso lamang dahil sa siraulong si Artemis na itinakbo ang anak ni Savannah ay ilang oras ko nang tinatakasan ang kamatayan ko sa kamay ni Savannah.
Hindi ko talaga alam kung anong trip sa buhay ng d’yosa na ‘yon. Kung kinuha niya lamang si Aicelyn dahil gusto niyang pumunta ako sa lugar na ito ay tanga talaga siya dahil pupunta naman talaga ako rito, hindi nga lang ngayon.
Napatigil ako sa paglalakad at nagtatakha kong nilingon si Freya, nakangiti lamang ito sa akin habang ako’y naguguluhan na tinuturo ang kanyang alaga na nagbabantay sa unahan ng Demigods Academy.
“Why is he here?” I asked.
A loud sound of hissed captivated my ears as Venyr flew towards me. It’s been a while since I saw him, especially that the rule-breakers left him to the Greenwood Haven. He’s much more extensive and heavier now.
“You have Simone now,” Venyr mumbled. Wala sa sarili akong napangiti at sinuklay ang kanyang mga ulo.
“You’re Freya’s pet.”
“No,” he interjected, making me looked at him curiously, “I belong to the entire rule-breakers.”
I smiled at him. But our reunion immediately ended when Freya pulled me inside, and she told me that Venyr is now considered the keeper of Demigods Academy. Since it’s been so long when I last visited this place, I was awed by Freya’s explanations and stories behind the creation of Demigods Academy, though it was not yet officially done.
The fourth wall, the Demigods Academy, was blessed by the Gods in favor of the rule-breakers. As Apollo gifted the Fountain of Prophecy, a peculiar place in which the sacred Spirit of Delphi resides. Aside from that, Athena, with her daughter Alexis designed the entire academy, especially with the help of my father, Hephaestus, who provided them the most refined and most rigid tools and pieces of equipment.
Nang tuluyan kaming makalagpas sa gate, mabilis kong namataan si Artemis. Hawak nito si Aicelyn habang sina Jackson, Glifford at isa pang babae ay nasa tabi n’ya dahilan upang lihim kong tingnan ang kasama ko.
Kagat-labi na yumuko si Freya habang ang kanyang mga kamay ay nanginginig, alam kong kahit na ginagamit niya si Simone upang makakalap ng impormasyon dito ay hindi niya pa rin magagawang harapin ang lalaking minamahal niya, ang lalaking nagpalaya sa kanya.
“Freya…”
“Tara na, baka mapatay ka na talaga ni Savannah.” Pilit siyang tumunghay at ngumiti saka tumakbo sa direksyon nina Artemis habang sumisigaw.
At dahil sa boses niya, gulat na lumingon sa aking direksyon si Artemis at nang makita niya ang inis at madilim kong ekspresyon, hinigpitan nito ang hawak kay Aicelyn saka kumaripas ng takbo papunta sa loob.
BINABASA MO ANG
DEMIGODS: The Rule Breakers
FantasyThe laws of the Gods are defined as absolute. No one is bound to break it. But when ten godly beings rose to fulfill their dreams, they began to defy the absolute rules- an old tale of seventeen years ago, the age of the defiers, and the agonizing b...
