Virgin Villain (The Villain Series 2)

Kabanata 30

"ARE you not hurt?" tanong niya kay Arator. Tinulungan ito ni Xyphyr na makatayo.

"Bukod sa nauntog kong puwet, okay lang naman po ako, my boss lord."

"I see. Xyphyr, you stay with Arator. If that guy comes back, you have my permission," makahulugan niyang utos bago bumalik sa kuwarto ni Imris.

Xyphyr who had a large stitch on his neck posed the story of his death. He was labeled as the grim reaper who, instead of using a scythe, he used a dagger to prey on his target.

Most of the time, Xibel put souls like Xyphyr into the Cage of Darkness, but Xyphyer was an exception. Xyphyr was a general's dog; he grew up as a war weapon who only functioned to kill. The poor kid who died at seventeen didn't even get the choice to think about a good future; his only definition of good was to be of use. And when he was tasked to kill the ducal family from the kingdom beside Fort Galron, he was caught. Xyphyr hoped that he would be rescued, but the general never appeared on his sight again. The betrayal caught up in the mind of the kid and killed himself before his execution day.

Xibel then was sent to take his soul.

Bumalik na siya sa loob. Napakunot ang kaniyang noo nang marinig niya ang paghahangos. Mabilis siyang lumapit sa nakatalukbong ni Imris at hinawakan ang noo nito. Napaatras din kaagad ang kaniyang kamay dahil umaapoy ito sa init.

"Papa, it's so cold." Naluluha ang mga mata nito.

Tumakbo naman kaagad siya papalapit sa aircon upang patayin ito ngunit bago pa siya makabalik sa tabi nito, bigla na lang itong sumuka. Nataranta kaagad ang kaniyang puso. Hinagod niya ang likuran nito. Lahat ng kinain nito kagabi ay nailabas lahat. Tinaas niya rin ang ilang hibla ng buhok upang 'di matakpan ang mukha nito.

As Elia whimpered beside him, his mind ran chaos; he didn't know what to do. His pupils shook in panic seeing Imris' skin turned pale. Too many devastating possibilities left his heart throbbed hard; he would never forgive himself if something bad would happen to her.

"Oh, heavens, please, what should I do?" His palms started shaking when Imris couldn't stop vomiting. Tuluyan na ring tumulo ang mga luha sa mga mata nito. Nakahawak ito sa tiyan na para bang namimilipit sa sakit.

"P-papa . . ." Nilingon siya nito nang mapupungay nitong mga mata. Bago pa ito makayakap sa kaniya ay bigla na lang itong nawalan ng malay.

"Imris!" Kaagad niya itong sinalo. Marahan niyang hinaplos ang pisngi nito upang gisingin subalit ayaw nitong imulat ang mga mata. "Imris, what's wrong? Wake up!'

Napalunok siya nang matuyo ang kaniyang lalamunan. Kinuha niya ang kumot at pinulupot ito sa katawan ng anak. Kahit na nanghihina ang kaniyang mga tuhod, tumakbo siya palabas nang kuwarto upang humingi ng tulong. Wala pa si Jasia kaya nalilito siya kung ano ang puwede niyang gawin.

"Arator, can you use that cell phone to find Jasia? Imris is not doing well."

Napalapit naman kaagad ang dalawa sa kaniya nang makababa.

"Ako na ang bahala, my lord."

"She's sick. Very sick, my lord." Bakas sa mukha ni Xyphyr ang pag-aalala habang marahang dinapat ang kamay sa noo ng bata. "She's barely breathing too."

He flinched. The words creeped inside him that it immediately turned into a shout. "Don't say something like that!"

The heavens knew how he feared to see Imris suffering. If he could take this pain, he had already done it.

He was losing hope when someone opened the door. Seeing the woman entered his house felt like he was saved from death. He wanted to cry but he chose to hold it in instead.