The Realm

23

We're just staring at the eyes of each other.

My eyes are cold while his are soft. Katulad ng palagi nyang ginagamit pag kasama kami.

I shooked my head, "Then what? I'll just let her take you away from me?"

Nangingiti sya kaya nag iwas sya ng tingin, mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko.

"She's not. And I won't let her take me away," mas malambing na sabi nya kaya napakurap ako.

"No. Makakapampante lang ako kung hindi ko na sya makikita, Uno!" I insisted.

"Who's Uno? I'm Ashvin." Napairap ako dahil sa sinabi nya.

"Let's talk somewhere. Calm down first." Sabi nya at tumingin sa paligid. His eyes widened when he saw the coffin of the girl vanished.

"Sapphire!" Hindi makapaniwalang tumingin sya sa akin kaya tumaas ang kilay ko.

"I told you—."

"You don't have to do that! Fuck," sigaw nya sa akin kaya napakurap ako. Umalis sya sa harapan ko at tinawag si Haze.

I'm just watching them saving the students from being buried. Ganoon din ang ginawa nila sa kabaong ng babae.

The moment they found the coffin, he immediately break it. Nagmamadali nyang sinira yon na akala mo yon na ang pinaka importanteng bagay sa buhay nya. Nang mabuksan ay agad nyang binuhat ang babae na malapit nang mawalan ng kulay ang mukha.

May sinabi pa sya kay Haze bago nag teleport.

I clenched my jaws because of anger. He didn't do that...

"Sapphire!" I heard Freya's shout again. But I'm too weak to look at them. Hindi ko na napansin ang pagbulusok ko pababa sa lupa. Pumikit nalang ako dahil nagsisimula na akong mabasa ng ulan.

No Sapphire, he didn't do that. He didn't shout at you. He didn't save that girl from you. He didn't ignore you. He didn't leave you for her.

Akala ko ay mararamdaman ko na ang lupa sa pagbagsak ko ngunit may mga brasong sumalo sa akin.

"Tatanggalin ko na ba?" Westin chuckled before I surrendered myself from the dark.

———

Hindi nila alam na nanunuod pala kanina pa ang kambal. Of course, how would they know? Nasa akin lamang ang atensyon nila kanina.

One of them clapped their hands, "What a nice battle," they commented.

Napalingon naman sa kanila lahat ng Demigods sa field.

"Kanina pa kayo dyan?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Belle. Tumango naman ang dalawa.

"And you didn't even bother to stop them?" Dagdag nito. Tumango ulit ang dalawa.

"That's part of your training, isn't it?" One of them smiled. Natahimik silang lahat dahil hindi nila alam na part pa pala yon ng training nila.

"So...the next opponents are Haze and Thanara." Sabi nang isa. Thanara gasped and look at Haze with wide eyes.

"It's not surprising but...bakit kami kaagad?!" Reklamo na nito.

Tumawa lamang ang dalawa, "Got a problem with that, Daughter of Hel?"

Thanara just rolled her eyes and walk to the middle of the field. Naayos na ni Haze kanina ang lupang binuklat ko. Si Belle naman ang nagbalik ng mga puno at nagpauwi sa mga mababangis na hayop. I bet it's Uno who stopped the rain and lightnings.