Chapter 5

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Isa-isa humahakbang paharap ang mga contestant na nasa harap na para ipakita at i-explain ang kapangyarihang meron sila. They are all good, huh? I love the way they explain what's their power and how they defend it.

I held my chin up when it's Satana's turn, let's see if kahit dito ay magaling siya....I smiled in that thought knowing that a pair of eyes is still on me. Wala atang balak na iiwas. Baka mamaya magustuhan niya agad si Xianna ha, ang bagong Xianna....and that's me. But so sad of him, hindi ko siya gusto.

"As you all know, I do have two powers..." Ngiting saad nito na tila nagmamayabang. Nga pala, kaya ang bilis matapos ng iba dahil iisa lang ang kapangyarihang meron sila, iilan lang ang may dalawang kapangyarihan. Si Satana...at si Nieve.

Napag-alaman kong si Nieve ay galing sa isang kahariang tinatawag na Noxus Palace.

"Transforming..." She said that made me go back into reality. Nakita ko kung paano siya naging isang tigre sa isang iglap na ikinaatras ng karamihan nang gumawa ito ng nakakakilabot na ingay kasabay ng paglabas ng pangil niya.

"That's new! Finally she decided to show it!" May narinig akong nagbubulungan sa likod ko.

"That's right, she's so cool." Saad naman ng isa na parang na-eexcite pa.

Sa hindi inaasahan ay nagsalita ang tigre. "In our world, we can't deny that we have a lot of enemies." Saad nito. "And we can't deny that in times of encumbrance, we will lose hope...not because we accept that we are weak and couldn't fight them, but we knew the fact that even when we fight for our lives, hinding hindi pa rin tayo mananalo dahil kulang tayo ng kapangyarihan na labanan ang kaaway natin. I was once in depressing and fearsome situation where I admit that my physical strength didn't let me win the fight I had with someone from different kingdom..." Tumaas ang kilay ko ng lumingon ang tigre kay Nieve na ngayon ay hindi mo mababakasan ng kahit anong emosyon ngunit nakangisi ito.

Bakit ba kasi kaylangan pang ipakita yung mahikang meron ka sa harap ng mga tao...it will just give people who hate you an advancement to know what's your strength, at kalaunan ay malalaman rin nila ang kahinaan mo.

"Despite feeling those, I never thought of giving up because I knew in myself that I have the ability in transforming into anything I want to, to the point that they couldn't recognize that it was me. Transforming is one of the powerful magic that individual could have...and I am proud na meron ako nito." Sabi nito bago muli bumalik sa pagiging tao.

Rinig naman ang palakpakan ng iba, lalong lalo na ang inay niya.

"Fire." Nakita ko kung paano lumabas ang apoy sa kamay nito kasabay ng pagliyab ng mata niya na tila isang dimonyo talaga. I wonder if this girl is really a good fairy or not. "Fire is the element of authority and leadership. It is destructive, defiant, and reckless..." Saad nito. "But fire is also useful in a way that it could warm us and our homes and definitely could give us light in the middle of darkness."

I admit she's good in it and it's a good thing dahil ang pangit naman kung una palang disqualified na siya. Walang thrill.

"Fire is the transformer. It is a natural element of animals and mankind. And as this fire looks ferocious, the one who owns it also have all the characteristic that this fire posses." Akala ko tapos na siya dahil tumalikod na siya pero may pahabol pa ito. "And one of that is being aggressive..." Muli itong lumingon sa harap at hindi na ako nagulat nang magtama ang paningin namin. "And when fire is being aggressive, nagiging malaki ito...and will definitely burn all the things that surrounds it...even a living things—especially someone who always intercept and intrude in my way." Saad nito na may tinig pagbabanta at pagmamalaki habang nakatingin sa mga mata ko.

Afraid? Wala 'yan sa bokabularyo ko. I know this woman strength and weaknesses, she's easy to read. Nang ngumiti siya sa akin ay nginitian ko rin siya ng pagkatamis tamis upang bumalik sa kanya ang inis niya...at tama nga ako dahil tinaasan niya ako ng kilay bago bumalik sa linya niya na mas ikinangiti ko.

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