Awakened Where The Apocalypse's Prevails

Hunter's Moon

C H A P T E R  4

Time passes by but it seems like it's a long night.

We're just there.

Sitting.

Waiting.

Groans were everywhere.

It's frightening really.

Madilim. Ang tanging nakikita lamang sa kalangitan ay ang buwan. Ni wala kang makikitang bituin na kumikinang sa kalawakan.

A full moon, a blood moon.

"Raisa."

"October ngayon hindi ba?"

"Yes. Bakit?"

Kahit madilim ay ramdam ko ang ginawa niyang paglingon sa akin. Tiyak ay napansin niya ang pagkakakunot ng aking noo.

Umiling lang ako at saka napaisip.

October...

Nagkataon nga lang ba?

Ang kabilugan nang buwan ng October ay kilala bilang Hunter's Moon or Harvest Moon.

Why?

October is usually when hunters spend time hunting game and preparing for the coming winter by hunting, slaughtering, and preserving meats,

Hunters are zombies, pwede rin naman ang survivors,

Everyone can be a prey and a predator.

But much better to become the predator than the prey.

She raises her brows at Raisa. She's fidgeting for a minute now.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Tronia, do you hear that?"

"Hear what? Groans, very well."

"No! I think someone is coming."

"That someone is probably a zombie."

"No way! Listen, I can differentiate the footsteps of a normal person and a zombie you know."

Isinenyas ko ang aking kamay bilang pagsasabi ng, "Okay! Go on! Check it yourself."

"Cedie!" mahinang pagsigaw nito.

Nung sumilip din ako'y nakita kong tumunghay siya sa pwesto namin at saka inakyat ang maliit na ladder na nasa gilid na ibinababa ni Raisa.

Buti na lamang at hindi yun nakababa kanina kung sakali baka hindi pa namin alam may umaakyat na pa lang undead hindi pa namin namamalayan.

Cedric McElfresh a wanderer kind of a guy.

Kaya hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit siya nandito at hindi kasama ng mga main leads. Napakagala ba naman.

"You have wounds."

"Obviously."

I rolled my eyes. "Are you sure that's not a bite, aren't you?"

"If it is, I could have turned into one."

"Nagsisiguro lang."

"In times like this, hindi mo pa rin mapigilang hindi maging bitch!"

"Anong bitch doon? Nagtatanong lang naman."

Kita ko naman na hindi yun kagat. Ang sarap lang talagang mang-asar.

"Na mauuwi lang sa accusations."

"Oh right! I forgot that you're a softie."

"Tama na, okay! Masyado kayong mainit na dalawa. Here, Cedie! Linisin natin ang wounds mo. "

"Scratch lang naman. I only got this before I can even get here."

"Then that's a good thing. Kasi malilinis natin yan agad at maiiwasang ma-infect."

At saka hinila sa gilid si Cedric sa gilid para malunasan.

"How was it? Hindi ba sumakit ang ulo mo?"

"What do you mean?"

"Baka si Tronia lang naman ang kasama mo."

"Not at all."

"She didn't do anything?"

"She didn't."

"Yet!"

"Cedie!"

"What?"

"Bakit ba ang init ng ulo mo? Banas na banas ka kay Tronia."

"Para namang hindi ka ganyan dati. Okay! Okay! Sorry! I can't help it. Lalo pa ngayon sa sitwasyon natin. Nakakafrustrate na tapos dadagdag pa siya. Doesn't she know how to be considerate even for once?"

"You know I can hear you right?"

"That's the point."

Kita kong napailing-iling na lang sa amin si Raisa.

"So, how do you get here?"

He looks at me like I've said something so ridiculous.

"Ang ibig sabihin kong sabihin Prince Cedric ay kita naming maraming undead sa baba. Saan ka ba galing?"

"I was in the Backroom. Alam ko ang pasikot-sikot sa academia. Kaya madali na lang para sa akin ang makapasok."

“Perks of being a wanderer, huh? Good then mapapadali ang planong pag-alis namin.”

“Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun makakaalis tayo agad. Paano kung maswerte lang talaga si Cedie? Tapos marami na pa lang mga zombies na naroroon? Hindi sa pessimist, ah! I'm being practical!” aniya Raisa

"Don't ya worry babe, I'll protect you!"

Gross!