Rogue Wars Online

Chapter Ninety-Five: What The Cities Symbolizes

-chapter ninety-four-

FINN

Everywhere I go, my name is mentioned.

"As expected of the Black Sparrow! Wala talagang makakatumbas sa galing niya!"

"Pero parang magkaparehas lang din naman sila ng lakas ni Marcella, although siyempre iba pa rin ang galing ni Sparrow."

"Nako, kaya talaga botong-boto ako sa kaniya. Tangang mga June at Marcella, akala nila maiisahan nila siya."

Pumangit ang mukha ni Maki sa mga narinig. He's the first one to encourage and hype me up, but he seemed unhappy hearing such words from other people - lalo na iyong masama ang pananalita sa'kin noon.

It's amazing how one's opinion can change everytime a version of a truth comes out. Bakit kaya hindi na lang muna alamin ang buong istorya o hintayin ang resulta bago mag-react?

"Ang iingay niyo naman." a boy with thick eyebrows annoyingly commented. "'Diba sinasabihan niyo siyang mamamatay tao at ambisyosa no'ng nakaraan? Ba't bigla namang nagbago?"

Hinampas siya ng kasama sa balikat. "Ito talagang si Liam, hindi majoke. Past is past na!"

Liam rolled his eyes. "Past is past. Tch. Kung tumigil na lang kayo sa pagchi-chismis at seryosohin ang laro? We need to get out of here fast."

They walked towards the now opening gate where most players are resting. Natapos na ang Territory Wars at dahil nawalan ng lider at teritoryo ang Crow's Nest in the process, they were considered the last place. Marcella also lost, but the Blood Vanguard's still possessed a leader. Iyon nga lang, her pride was badly ruined.

The punishment for the lowest-ranked alliance wasn't announced. Kaya naman halata ang kaba sa bawat manlalaro na nasa alyansa na 'yon. Their leader has left them... on a bad situation.

"Hmm..." I glanced at Maki when he hummed. Kagat-kagat niya ang ibabang labi at mukhang may iniisip na malalim. "Bet ko 'yon."

Kumunot ang noo ko. With a tilt, I asked. "Mean?"

He turned to me with excited eyes. "Iyong lalaki ngayon lang! The one with the thick eyebrows and handsome face! Bet ko!"

Oh, maybe he's saying na gusto niya ang lalaki.

"Ang tanong bet ka ba?" Eura inserted between me and Maki. She flipped her hair. "Mukhang hindi papatol sa'yo 'yon."

Maki smirked, confident. "Hindi natin malalaman kung hindi ita-try."

"Landi ng gaga." irap ni Eura at bumaling sa'kin. "Finn, congrats sa laban niyo ni Marcella! I knew you could beat her! Bago ko pa nalaman na ikaw si Sparrow."

I smiled at Eura. Since the day I first met her here, malapit na talaga siya sa'kin. I wonder what force she felt to stay beside me. Siguro mayroon nga talaga siyang special radar for people, and I must have triggered the same emotion she has for Sparrow.

Napabuntong-hininga ako. The recent battle with Marcella has only aggravated my presence as Sparrow. One of the things that I disliked is attention, and now everyone's staring at me like some interesting display. I fear that they would fail to differentiate Sparrow from me.

Sparrow is a top streamer with almost perfect background. Her mellow voice attracts many and she's willing to help everyone else. While Finn may offer help every now and then, she's filled with many, many flaws. One that defines her as a human, not like Sparrow who exists inside a screen.

And for people who usually appear at screens, mistakes, even small, could change their whole lives. Everything they do is monitored and criticized. At ayoko ko iyon sa akin.