Katana Academy and the Lost One

Chapter Fifty - Six - The Fifth Law of Execution

" Parang familiar sa'ken ang mga yun," wika ni Dwayne habang tinitingnan ang papalayong helicopter.

" Anong pinagsasabi mo?" tanong ni Xylyx na nakatingin din dito. " Bihira lang ang nakakaalam tungkol sa kanila. Paano sila naging familiar?"

Dwayne thinks harder than usual and remembered it quicker than expected.

" Si Tatang!" aniya.

" What do you mean si Tatang?" - Xylyx.

" Nakita ko ang mask na yun sa kubo ni Tatang."

Napatingin silang dalawa kay Master Cloud.

" Master! Anong gagawin natin ngayon?" tanong ni Xylyx.

" Let's find out," ani Cloud na kalmante pa rin ang mukha. " Pack your things up. We're going back to Katana Academy."

" Paano si Sage__."

" Ako na ang bahala," putol ni Cloud sa sasabihin sana ni Xylyx.

Nang umalis na ang dalawa ay wala ng magawa si Dwayne. Lilith was crying silently and he thought she might have a hard time walking alone.

So he picked her up and carry her on his arms.

" Dwayne, si Arid."

" We'll bring her home," he said and burried her face on his chest.

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" Are you okay?" tanong ni Amaru saken. Tinanguan ko lang sya.

Of course I'm okay. I decided to show up. I lure them in. Because I don't want to run away anymore. 

We were locked inside a silver cell. They took everything we had including our phones. Maski oras hindi namin alam. Walang akong nakitang ni isang butas na makapagpapasok ng hangin mula sa labas. They made us wear  timers on our wrists and none of us knows what for.

" May pinakitang pictures ng mga bangkay si Alexis sa akin," wika ni Amaru. " Their bodies were pierced by arrows. He said that's our punishment."

" Arrows?"

" Mmm. It looks old though. Maybe it was taken a long time ago."

Napatingin ako sa kanya. He looks calm, as usual.

" Hindi ka ba natatakot?" tanong nya saken. Exactly the same question I wanted to ask.

" We're prepared for it, aren't we? No one defy the rule and live,"sagot ko sabay buntong-hinga. 

Binaling niya ang tingin saken.

" I lost my title as a team captain. But nothing really change Arid. I won't let my teammates get hurt."

Teammates. It doesn't sound as  bad as I thought after a break up.

" I deserve it," sambit ko.

Alam kong naghihintay na saken si kamatayan. Pero kahit na ganun, hindi ko sisisihin ang Katana Academy. I deserve this punishment. I'm guilty against charges and I'll gladly accept it.

" Bakit?" tanong ni Amaru.

" I broke the rule."

" And who told you that love has a rule?"

Hindi ako nakasagot.

" We don't need explanation to love. It's not a sin to feel something," dagdag niya.

Buntong-hininga lang ang naging tugon ko.

" Do you still hate me?" tanong niya.

I shook my head.