Fatal Blade Of Iris (Chronos Union Series # 6)

Kabanata 1

Kabanata 1

Torn

Pinagmasdan ko ang dalampasigan mula sa balkonahe ng meeting room namin. Ramdam ko ang malamig na ihip ng hangin. Pababa na ang araw kaya naman ay pinagmasdan ko ang paglubog nito. Pinaglaroan ko sa aking kamay ang isang dagger habang malalim ang iniisip.

Ngayon ang araw na magkakaroon kami muli ng isa pang pagpupulong bilang Nightfall Maidens patungkol sa pagkawala ni Pyre at ang pagbabalik ng tatlo sa amin matapos ang kanilang misyon.

My mind went blank after hearing that Pyre was missing and a lot of assassins that Chronos sent out to find her. It's been two months since that happened. We were all affected by the news that the Phantom Empress was already dead. Maybe because memories with our leader were hard to forget. Pyre decided to leave. I track her whereabouts with the help of her boy bestfriend who secretly likes her.

I wonder who helped her escape  in our group?

Simula nang nawala ang aming leader ay tila nagkawatak-watak na kaming lahat. Maging sila Crimson, Akilah, 51V, ay nagkaroon ng sariling mga misyon tanging tatlo na lamang kaming na iwan sa headquarters ng Nightfall Maidens. Ngayong araw naman ang balik ni Antares kaya naman magkakaroon kami ng pagpupulong kasama si Phinex.

I secretly gathered some information to find the whereabouts of our leader. Chronos will kill me if he finds out.  But I don't fear death because I knew before it haunts me, I can escape. I also found where Pyre was and I've decided to find her. If I can escape the Chronos itself.

"Zora, any plans on the weekend?" tanong sa akin ni Whiskey habang hindi pa nagsisimula ang aming pagpupulong. Kami pa lamang ni Whiskey ang naroon sa loob.

"Nothing, maybe some missions with Hezekiah," habang patuloy na paglaro ng dagger sa aking kamay.

"You're not thinking about something serious, right? I have known you since we were trainees. You're not like these unless you're planning something. Drop it, Zora," napatigil ako at tumitig sa kanya.

Whiskey was the one who approached me the first day I was recruited. Along with Phinex and our leader. They are the ones that have been with me through the first two years I was a part of Chronos. We trained together even though each one of us has weaknesses in the field of killing people.

"Just figuring out how to investigate whether our leader is still alive," I replied.

She was stunned and her mouth hung open on the words I told her like she does not agree on what I am saying.

"You're not planning to kill Antares later after the meeting are you?" tanong sa akin ni Whiskey.

Napangisi ako sa kanya at binaba ang aking dagger sa lamesa. Tumayo ako at dumretso sa aming munting kusina sa loob ng meeting room upang magtimpla ng kape. Ngayon ang araw na pagbalik ni Antares galing sa isang misyon na ipinagawa sa kanya ni Whiskey.

Alam kong dala niya rin ang aking dalawang katana dahilan para nasabi ni Whiskey iyon. Pero hinayaan ko na dahil gamit ang black card ni Whiskey ay bumili na ulit ako ng bagong katana.

This time no one will get their hands on my katana or my daggers. I can't risk them being used by strangers.

"Finally, you came," salubong ni Whiskey kay Antares na kasunod si Phinex na pumasok.

Kasama naman si Irish na mukhang kagagaling lang din sa isang misyon. Bakas pa rin ang mga dugo sa kanyang pantalon na para banag hindi na nagdalawang-isip magpalit ng damit.

Umupo sila sa ikaliwanang bahagi ng lamesa at katapat ko si Irish ang pinakamisteryoso sa amin mga Nightfall Maidens.

"The mission was successful. Nalaman namin kung saan ang warehouse na ninakaw ng mga kabilang sa Pyro Avis. I also gathered the data and is secured by our team," paliwanag ni 5IV nang makaupo sila.