[√]Lady of the White Rose

37: The Stranger

VESPER

Malalim na ang gabi ngunit gising na gising pa rin ako. Hindi ako makatulog, hindi ako mapakali. I just saw a vision after a while of not seeing them. In my vision, a group of knights will barged inside the house while we're all deep in sleep. They're all going to kill us all. Everyone here inside the house.

After killing us, they'll burn the old house to ashes to cover all evidences. They're going to let the other knows that an accident occured here, after all the house is old, prone to fire.

The old couple and the kids were already asleep. The woman was still unconscious. Didn't even woke up to eat dinner.

Naalerto ako nang may nakitang mga pigurang papalapit sa bahay. Malayo-layo rin kasi ang distansya ng mga bahay dito. Halos limang minutong lakarin pa bago maabot ang sunod na bahay.

Lumabas ako ng tahimik. Balak ko silang komprontahin mag-isa at malayo sa bahay upang hindi na madamay ang ibang kasama ko sa bahay.

Habang naglalakad ay bigla akong natigilan. I think I should pray first before confronting them. To ask Malaya for additional strength and power, I'm her Saintess after all.

Tho, there's still a part of me that doesn't accept my title as her Saintess.

Lumiko ako at lumuhod sa isang malaking punong kahoy. Pinagdikit ang dalawang kamay, pumikit at taimtim na nagdasal ng ilang sandali.

"Amen," humugot ako ng malalim na hininga bago tumayo. Saktong malapit na ang mga knights na nakita ko sa vision ko. They're not even trying to hide their presence and just walking as if they own the freaking place.

Lalabas na sana ako ngunit kumunot ang noo ko nang may lalakeng lumitaw mula sa kung saan. Nakasuot ito ng itim na cloak kaya hindi ko makita ang mukha niya. Tumigil sa paglalakad ang mga knights at kinausap ito. Balak ko na sanang gamitin ang kapangyarihan ko upang marinig ang usapan nila ngunit bigla itong tinulak ng isang knight at nagsilabasan sila ng mga sandata.

What's happening? What should I do? Should I help? Ghad, why am I always caught up in situations like this!

Anyway, I think I should help, sila rin naman kasi ang pakay ko. Kapag hindi pa ako tumulong ay baka ano pa ang mangyari sa estranghero.

The knights started circling around him with their swords drawn. Kumuha ako ng bato at binalot ito ng aking mana. At isa-isa silang pinagbabato. Lumipad ito ng sobrang bilis at natamaan ang mga knights sa iba't-ibang parte ng katawan nila.

Kahit ang estranghero ay aksidenteng natamaan din. I almost facepalm with my epic failure, me and my weird aiming shot. It's a good thing he block my stone with his cloak. For a moment, I thought he's kinda cool.

I should copy what he did. Once I return home, I'll let Alfonso tailored me a black cloak.

"Tangina, sino 'yan?! Lumabas ka!" Sigaw ng isang knight. Pero syempre hindi ako lumabas. Ano siya, hello?

I was about to throw another set of stones coated with my mana but then a knight appear behind me, kicking me out of my hiding place. A gasp escape from my lips when I stumble to the face of the earth - face first. I groan as I pull myself together.

"Sino ka?" Singhal nito bago ako tutukan ng sandata sa leeg.

"You'll die if you know," pang-iinis ko rito habang nakangisi.