Dive into the peculiar odyssey of Fiamiolle Sevilla, an ordinary girl who stumbles upon the extraordinary by sheer chance. From the moment she steps into the unknown, Fiamiolle grapples with the dissonance of being a stranger in a surreal land, year...
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Chapter 5: The Anarchy of Anthropoids
I was brought to a place where I can only see darkness. I did not know what happened next after they froze me, my consciousness withered for an unknown reason, when I woke up, I am already there... the floor is wet and my hands are cuffed by chains. I can’t move an inch, and my mouth was also covered by some kind of cloth, that’s why I remain silent and didn’t say a word. The only thing that I can do is wait for them to free me.
Inilibot ko naman ang paningin. Ang dilim, wala akong makita... Ito na ba ang consequences ko dahil nagtungo ako rito? Bakit ba kasi na curious ako sa mapang iyon! Hindi sana mangyayari ito.
After several minutes, I heard some footsteps coming in my direction. Bumukas naman ang pintuan, kasabay no’n ang paglabas ng kaunting ilaw na sapat na upang makakita ako ng maayos. May iilan namang mga tao ang pumasok dito sa loob.
I first saw the lady who I can say is the leader of the group. She’s in her mid-40s, I guess? She’s wearing fine clothing like she’s the most powerful woman in this world, and her red-like blood lipstick made her face fiercer, together with her pointed brows. The way she walks with elegance completes her look.
“Magandang Gabi, binibini,” she greeted me while walking towards me. I need to adjust my head just to look at her, she’s too tall for me, and the fact that I am sitting in front of her is probably one of the valid reasons why I need to adjust my head.
“Bakit ang isang mababang Anthropoid ay napadpad na naman sa aming lugar?” Na naman? So it means that I am not the only one who discovered this world?
Napaupo ako ng matuwid nang tinanggalan niya ako ng takip sa bibig, ngayon puwede na akong makapagsalita.
“Ano bang ginagawa niyo sa ‘kin?” Naging mahina na ang boses ko dahil sa pagod, hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ako napagod basta ang alam ko ay parang lantang gulay ako ngayon.
I heard her laugh in a sour way. My brows knitted because of her sarcasm.
“Alam mo ba kung ano ang ginawa nila sa amin noon, binibini?” she asked me also. Mas lalo namang nagkadikit ang mga kilay ko ng dahil doon.
“Hindi naging sagot ang tanong sa isang tanong din,” I replied, making her face frown. I know I am being an idiot because of what I am saying right now, to think that this is not my world... It may result of my death if I will continue doing this, but who cares? Iniinis ako ng bruhildang nasa harapan ko ngayon.
“Ang sagot sa iyong tanong ay malalaman mo rin, sapagkat iyong mararanasan ang dinanas namin sa iyong mga kaninu-ninuno noon.” I was about to ask her again what did my ancestors do to them when I felt the chain slowly loosening, it made my hands free from the handcuffs, however my neck felt numb. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero parang nararamdaman kong may isang taong sumasakal sa akin ngayon.
