The Realm

20

Who would thought that everything will change starting from this day?

"Introduce yourselves, demigods." One of the twins said. The two new student nodded.

"I'm Charmaine, Daughter of Aphrodite." She smiled while playing with her hair. I tilted my head before boredly looking away.

Nahagip ng tingin ko si Ashvin na nakatitig sa babae ngunit walang reaksyon ang mukha.

"Westin, Son of Eros." Maikling sabi ng lalaki at kumindat pa. We're all just silent while looking at them.

The teacher nodded, "Iniba namin ang pagkakapareha nyo dahil nga dumating silang dalawa. But some of your opponents are still the counterparts of your powers."

"Greeks," irap ni Eira na nagpangisi sa akin.

Come to think of it, her mother is Nyx, the Goddess of the Night. And Nyx is a Greek Goddess. Why is she in the Romans?

I bit my lower lip and looked back at the two transferee. I saw the daughter of Aphrodite looking at me, her brows raised and tilted her head a bit.

"Cha," tumango si Marius dito, acknowledging the presence of the two. The girl giggled and jump a little. Maarte syang naglakad palapit kay Marius at kumapit sa leeg nito.

"Why do you have a wound on your cheek?" Malambing ang boses nito, nakita ko na naman na umirap si Eira. Marius shooked his head and tried to remove her hands on his nape.

"Ikaw lang ang bumati sa akin, Rius! Look at Atlas and Cloud, oh my god. May amnesia ba sila? Can't they recognize me?" Maarte nitong sabi. I saw how Zandria's brows furrowed. Napasinghal na naman si Eira ngunit hindi nagsasalita.

"Hello, Charmaine." Alanganing bati ni Cloud bago nagtago sa likod ni Eira.

The girl giggled, lalakad pa sana sya papalapit kay Cloud nang taasan sya ng kilay ni Eira. Napangisi ako nang biglang natakpan ng madidilim na ulap ang maliwanag na langit. Pati ang araw na tirik na tirik kanina ay halos mawala na.

Sa ilang araw o linggo naming magkasama ni Eira ay ilang beses nya palang ginamit ang kapangyarihan nya, at isa ang araw na to sa mga araw na yon.

Walang nagtangkang magsalita at pigilan si Eira sa ginagawa.

"Where's my hug, Clou—."

"Bakit hindi ako ang yakapin mo?" Mataray na sabi ni Eira kaya kumunot ang noo nang Anak ni Aphrodite.

Imbis na patulan si Eira ay binalik nya ang tingin kay Cloud.

"Cloud." I saw how their eyes widened when they heard how she called Cloud. Mas lalong nandilim ang paligid. Of course, she just moaned the name of Cloud.

"Stop it, Cha." Malamig na sabi ni Atlas na ikinanguso ng babae.

The tension subsided when one of our teachers clapped their hands, "Should we leave you here and continue our class tomorrow? Bond with the new students first." I saw how Thanara smirked at the words of our teachers. Nang mawala sila ay nasa tabi na ni Atlas ang babae.

"I thought you already forgot about me!" She giggled and hung herself on his neck too, like what she did on Marius.

"Kung ako yan hindi ako papayag," I heard Thanara whispered to Zandria. Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ni Zandria bago umiwas ng tingin.

"Girl, patulan mo. Hindi kita ganyan pinalaki." She added but Zandria shooked her head before going to me. Tumabi sya sa akin kaya umiwas ako ng tingin.

"Blade, oh my!" The girl found her new target. Agad na umiling si Cloud at nagtago sa likod ni Venice. Venice smiled at the girl and nodded.

"Hello, pasensya kana. Hindi kasi ata komportable—."