"Love is but a greedy thing, a strong forge of lust that even magic can't cease 'cause love, is a magic itself. A magic by which no one, nothing can restrain but love itself."
Not long before human world was in unity with the world of magic, Magus;...
The day had come for their study tour which forcibly, without any other choice, Aria took her saved money from the last summer jobs in their local municipality. Her mother, long before had already notice this nature of Aria being silent and away from others which had made her grew worried of how her daughter will be able to cope with the rampant growth their generation. Of course, Aria should at least abut with the flow of their generation.
More or less 6 hours had already passed after they've arrived at their destination. A long moment of exploring the whole Baguio with the foggy, mountainous view, the two buses had already exported all the total 109 senior high school students including the teachers.
"Baguio, here I come!" stretching his long fair-white arms, Chester closed his eyes as though feeling the cold-breeze of Baguio.
"Stimulated, aren't we?"
This time, it was Chester who flinch and Aria just giggled at the guy's sudden move. Soon enough, they've arrived at the apartment the school heads had prepared at the cold capital of Baguio, Benguet. It took them the whole night to repose after the long hours of the trip.
Wright Park was their first destination, taking the trafficked session road along with the loud-crowded streets of the city. The said Park is one of the reigning spots of Baguio good for having adventures though the cold weather and the crowded place. With scenic views, lush greenery which had made the place good enough to roam which leads to trail of adventure.
"Tomorrow, we'll travel to Sagada from here, in addition, the heads had decided to give an hour for leisure and be back at exactly the due time."
With the sudden announcement of Mrs. Ramos, the crowd become loud as Aria just frowned having to feel her feet being numb after the long walk.
"Let's go?" Aria tilted her head from her right as she figured the usual tall-skinny guy from just about her backyard.
"Go on."
As short as it is, Chester seemingly sensed some aura of boredom from Aria which in an instance, he decided to stay along with her. Wordlessly, they both watched as the fog slowly vanished revealing the small houses far down from where they stood. Having their pace, they stayed there until the due time has already been used making the group yet again drove back to their apartment, prepared for tomorrow's next trip.
The Lumiang Burial Cave of Sagada, hasn't been that long since it had it became the most visited burial site. It had also been the start point for the Cave Connection, which made it more challenging with the spelunking options visitors can choose from.
Aria, on the other hand, incredibly amused at sight of the bundled coffins which in first view, looked like stones which had been crafted and had seemingly been there for so long because of its color and texture.
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Amazed still from the view of the cave, Aria tripped as she fell directly leaving her hands a scratch. Looking back from what may have caused her fall, curiously she reached out for the metal pointing out as its other part had been buried from down the ground. She pulled the pointed thing which took her a moment after having to figure the thing she was holding.
"A kettle?" Amused at the thought, she blew the dust covering the said lamp as the bright-gold color glowed in her eyes.
Turning her attention from the thing in her hands, she rubbed the lid of the kettle as the radiant gold color glowed more as though it was a real gold. Unable to restrain the glow of the kettle, Aria flinch and covered her eyes confused with what was suddenly happening.
A long moment of silence until the mysterious effulgent rays of the kettle slowly dimmed as Aria slowly opened her eyes, having to vision a figure of a man which seemingly glowed, smokes surrounding his wholeness. Astounded, her eyes widened, lips parted, a man stood in front of her, pale-white glowing skin, ash hairs which had seemingly been styled, eyes glowing with its emerald green color.
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Aria, on the other hand, seemed to have been greatly enchanted, trying to holler but not a single word had come out from her widely parted lips as shivers began to peregrinate from within her spines. The figure budged making the lady move faster as fear began to arouse still unable to utter a single word. Soon enough, the figure bowed before her, as Aria slowly had finally uttered though with trembles,
"G-g-Go away! Don't c-come close!"
The man remained unmoved keeping his poise from where he's bent until such, he spoke,
"Greetings, master."
With those two cold-direct words as though it was a signage, Aria bawled as she finally, with adrenaline rush, stood from where she's seated meters away from the man, running, disregarding all the trembles from all around her body which with it, she fell yet again, stumbled but this time, the sudden fall made a bigger impact which led her head biffed one of the rock structured coffins making her fell unconscious.
"Greetings, master." Abruptly rising, Aria flinched as a sting of pain struck her head making her bend on her own knees.
"Oh, hey, are you okay now?"
Having to visualize Chester's presence, she innocently asked as though she had woken from a bad dream. Gently, the guy assisted Aria to get back from where she's laid after answering that she had fell unconscious from the trip in the cave. Soon enough, she closed her eyes expecting that a nap would take away the doubts from the weirdest dreams seemingly she had ever had.
