Phoenix Academy

Chapter 17

Lucifuge Rofocale's POV

Georgia Kaye Alas. Upon her arrival at the Voltaire Kingdom, she reeked of a familiar scent. Lucifer. Red. Sinclair. I became fully awake and aware of who I was and my purpose. That's why I pushed to know her reason of being here. It seems that she's to be a sacrifice for this idiot king of vampires.

Apparently, she's a vampire-angel, which makes her vampire blood divine. Vampire-angels usually get devoured with their angelic blood, but it wasn't the case for this lady. She is the vampire-angel. Her angelic beauty and cold gaze also made me think that I would still steal her away from this kingdom even if she was not acquainted with my past.

"That's why you need to answer me, Georgia. I need Lucifer to regain my memories and know who the real enemy is," I told her and I didn't notice that I was slowly putting our faces closer. It's her scent. I can't get enough of it.

Heck, I ain't even a vampire, but I'd die to taste her blood. Ano pa kung mga bampira ang nakalapit sa kanya ng ganito? The mere thought made my blood boil. Natigilan naman ako sa pagtataka kung ba't gan'on ang mga naiisip ko. Are these my instincts? Have I been isolated for long to have these thoughts?

"Sige," maikli at mahina niyang sagot at bahagyang lumayo sa'kin, pero nabasa ko ang mga susunod na kataga sa utak niya. "Maybe Lucifuge will help me resolve the matter with Sinclair." I will, really. And if there's a bloodfest coming, I need to stop it or prevent it at all costs. That bloodfest stole the lives of Lucifer, Red, and Sinclair. I wouldn't allow that to happen again.

"Excuse me, but may I have the permission to hold you?" Tanong ko sa kanya. Narinig ko naman ang isipan niyang nagtatanong kung para saan, at halata na rin sa mukha niya ang pagtataka. I continued, "I need to hold you in my arms so we could travel back to the academy, Georgia. We're escaping right now."

Halos mapatalon naman ako nang siya na mismo ang unang humawak sa'kin. Nanlaki ang mata ko, ngunit napatawa nang mapansin ang mapula niyang tainga. "Ah, 'yon lang naman pala. Akala ko naman. . ." isip niya.

I carefully held her back as I raised my left hand to summon the teleportation spell to the Phoenix Academy. Truthfully, I didn't know where it was, but I gained memory of it from Georgia's mind. A few seconds of dark smoke swirling around us, I knew we were slowly being teleported to it.

Nag-igting naman ang panga ko nang maramdaman na papalapit na ang ibang bampira kung nasaan kami ni Georgia. I summoned demons around us. "Take care of them," I ordered telepathically.

Nang lumingon ako kay Georgia, napansin kong nakapalabas na rin ang kanyang patalim na gawa sa yelo. Naramdaman niya sigurong may mga papalapit ding iba. Now, the smoke slowly faded, a sign that we have completely teleported.

Ah, this field. Everything around here seems familiar to me. Hindi ba't dito lagi sila nagsasama-sama? Natayuan lang ito ng mga kastilyo at iba pa, pero kilala ko ang landscape na 'to. I closed my eyes to widen my view around as I control and possess the sight of birds above. Tama, mayroong lawa at karagatan sa bandang likod. No doubt, this is the place where the creators always gathered.

Then, I saw Lucifer. The same features as mine, but with blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Mabilis kong minulat ang mata ko at tineleport din nang mabilis si Georgia roon. It's easier and faster to teleport when the distance is closer, kaya 'di ko na kinailangan ng spell.

"Lucifer!" Hindi ko napigilan ang galak nang makaharap siya. Sa wakas, natagpuan ko na rin siya. The reason for my existence. Dumapo naman ang tingin ko sa babaeng hawak niya. "Sinclair?" Kunot-noo kong tanong.

"Si Sinclair iyan?" tanong ni Georgia sa kanyang isipan. Tinitigan ko muli ang babaeng nasa bisig ni Lucifer, at napailing nang wala akong maramdaman na koneksyon sa kanya. If this was Sinclair, her soul would have been familiar. After all, my soul first came from her.

"Hindi si Sinclair 'to. Sigurado ako," sambit ko at binitawan ang kamay ni Georgia. But I do think she's someone from my past. Our past. Nilapitan ko pa sila, ngunit natigilan ako nang biglang may humablot kay Georgia.

"Kailangan ka naming makausap, Miss Georgia Kaye Alas. Tungkol lang po ito sa nangyari kanina," wika ng isang babae. Binasa ko ang utak niya. Summer Knight. Iyan ang kaniyang pangalan. Siya rin ay ang student council president.

Napatingin siya sa'kin. Bahagyang kumunot ang noo niya, tila nagtataka kung sino ako. Nawaglit lang ang titig niya nang nagpumiglas si Georgia. "Hindi ako 'yong babae kanina. Isa iyong clone. Ginaya lamang ako ng babaeng iyon."

"Wala tayong pruweba, Georgia. Nais ka lang namin tanungin," mariin na wika ni Summer, at bigla naman silang nawala sa'king paningin. Akmang susundan ko sila, ngunit bigla kong narinig ang boses ni Georgia sa utak ko. "Don't follow. Ako na rito."

Kaya't nilingon ko ulit si Lucifer. Dumaan siya sa tabi ko ngunit hindi niya ako napansin, tila punong-puno rin ang laman ng utak para mapansin pa ako. Nalipat naman ang aking tingin sa isang lalaking may puting buhok. Nag-aalab ang kaniyang mga mata sa galit. Red, the Sun.

Nakilala ko kaagad siya. When I tried to read his mind, I recalled a recent memory from him. Kausap niya si Rowsella, at mukhang hindi natutuwa si Red sa kaniyang mga sinasabi. "You'll eventually lead the sun to the moon, Red. You will. History will repeat itself in glory and honor of our true queen!" narinig kong wika ni Rowsella.

Hm, so he's already been told about the blood fest that they're planning. I smirked. Foolish vampires. This will lead to their demise. Red will.

Hindi ko tinigil doon ang pagbabasa, at mukhang nakuha niya na ring hindi si Eris, ang kasalukuyang Sinclair ngayon, ang babaeng nasa bisig ni Lucifer. Perhaps, he knew it because of their bond, fylgja. That's another thing I overheard from Voltaire.

Lumapit ako sa kaniya at binati siya, "Red."

Tumingin naman siya sa'kin at nagtaas ng kilay. "L-Levi?"

Umiling ako, inilahad ko ang aking kamay upang magpakilala. "Lucifuge Rofocale." Nanlaki naman ang mata niya. I guess everybody's heard of me.

"Hindi ako kalaban, Red. Alam ko ang mangyayaring blood fest, at hindi ko rin hahayaang mangyari iyon. Kung nagtataka ka, iyon ay dahil isa akong extract ni Lucifer, parte niya ako. Alam kong hindi rin papayag si Lucifer sa magaganap na blood fest. I'm very loyal to him, you see," pagpapaliwanag ko sa kaniya.

Mas lalo siyang nagulat. They know me, pero hindi pala talaga nila alam kung ano ako. All they know is that I'm a powerful demon in charge of hell's government.

Red scoffed. "Pasensya ka na, akala ko biglang nagbago ng kulay ng buhok si Leviticus." Tumango ako. Understandable. Leviticus, Lucifer, Lucifuge. Triplets na kami, although nasa iisang katawan lang naman si Levi at Lucifer.

"Paano mo ako matutulungang pigilan ang blood fest, Lucifuge?" Tanong niya sa'kin. "At bakit kita mapapagkatiwalaan?"

"Hindi mo ako kailangan pagkatiwalaan, but your past-self trusts me. You feel it, Red," sagot ko't binaba ang aking kamay nang hindi niya 'yon tanggapin. "Kailangan natin hanapin ang may hawak ng buwan, upang mapigilan ang eclipse. . . or at least delay the blood fest until we can think of a plan again."

Nagkunot noo siya. "Hawak ng buwan?"

Tumango ako. "Weren't you the sun in your past life? Surely, there's also the moon. Walang iba 'yon kun'di si Alpha, ang werewolf. The moon, itself."

At that moment, the wolf howled loudly. Hah, he's here. 

Phoenix Academy
By lostmortals
Plagiarism is a crime.

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