Dark Phenomenon: The Search (ON-HOLD)

PROLOGUE

Fourteen years after the Devine Generation.

"CALLING the attention of the new students, you may now go to your assigned room. I repeat, For the new students, you can now go to your room. Thank you." 

Tiningnan ko ang isang malaking magic board sa harapan ko. Nakalagay duon lahat ng pangalan ng mga bagong estudyante kasama na ako. Of course, we take a test before we entered this school and as I expected, I belong to the Mentalist.  Simula pagkabata ay iyon na ang larangang kinabibilangan ko. 

I throw my gaze at the hallway where many students are doing something such as walking and chatting with each other. Kapansin-pansin ang iba't ibang klase ng uniform na suot ng bawat isa. Though, magkakaparehas lang din naman ito. Magkaiba lamang sa kulay. But their cloaks are the same. 

Mahicanism Academy ang pangalan ng paaralang pinasok ko. Sa panahon ngayon, hindi lang ito ang akademya sa Macantria. May Dietros Academy din na nuon daw ay paaralan ng mga Dark Sorcerers. But Mahicanism is the most well known Academy for Magic in our whole world. Especially designed by the King of our Kingdom, Toren Teprei and the Grand Master of Mahicanism Academy, Green Heartfilla. They said, magkasintahan daw ang dalawa at sila daw ang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit buhay pa kami ngayon at ang buong mundo namin. Well, I do remember that scenes kahit four years old pa lamang ako at medyo wala pang alam sa mundo. Dahil iyon sa kapangyarihang taglay ko.

Labing-dalawang taon ang nakalilipas nang isang pagsabog ang naganap malapit sa Dietros Academy. Kulay asul na liwanag ang bumalot sa paligid na naging dahilan kung bakit nagbago ang takbo ng Macantria. Nadagdagan ng bagong set ng kapangyarihan ang dating Firenism, Waternism, Trenism, Thundernism at Airnism lamang. Pinaniniwalaan nila na galing daw iyon sa Star Clasp. Ang kwintas na dala-dala ang kapangyarihan na tanging mga immortal na Devine Wizard lamang ang nakakagamit. At ang pangalawang salamangkerong nakagamit niyon ay walang iba kundi si Green Heartfilla, ang Grand Master ng akademyang ito. Weird lang kasi babae siya, in my opinion. 

Ang Shadow Charmer, Alchemist, Elementalist, Mentalist at ang Arcane Charmer. Bale ang Firenism, Waternism, Trenism, Thundernism at Airnism ay pumapaloob na sa mga Elementalist. 

Shadow Charmers are the one who used  Shadow Magic. Either they are good or bad. Either their magic is lightness or darkness. Their power is to inflame or control someone's emotions. Ang pinakamakapangyarihan dito ay ang pagkontrol nila sa galit ng isang tao. It can be lead to someone's death. They can also control the dead at night. Necromancer's power ika nga.

Alchemist or the power of Alchemy is an important power that Macantria and this Academy have. They are the one who manipulate matters through elemental transmutation. Kaya maraming golds at silver dito sa mundo namin. They can also produce Elixirs. Isa itong black violet potion na ginagamit upang makapagpagaling. In other word, they are the healers. 

Elementalist who used the power of nature or elemental. Dito na nakapaloob ang Firenism, Waternism, Trenism, Thundernism at Airnism. They manipulate the power of Nature and it is the most hardiest to handle. Ito ang kapangyarihang taglay na karamihang estudyante dito sa Akademya maging sa buong Macantria. Ito naman talaga ang orihinal na kapangyarihan ng mga salamangkero noon.

Mentalist or the one who used the power of mentalism. Sila ang mga planner. And mga matatalino. Magaling sa strategy. Basta ginagamitan ng utak. They have the power to control an individual's mind and plant commands within it. They can see the future and past. They can shut down any parts of someone's brain. They can rewrite a person's subconscious or memory. They can hear what people are thinking. Ganun sila.

Arcane Charmer are the one who used Arcane Magic or energy manipulation. This is the ability to bend another person's life. Sila ang pinakainiiwasan ng nakararami. Ilan lamang ang may kakayahan na ganun. And kapangyarihan nila ay nanggagaling sa sarili nilang Magic Realm o Cosmic Energy. Sila ang pinakamalakas na salamangkero ngayon. They are the most dangerous magic user because they can take away someone's magic, knowledge or power and own it as if it's really for them.

Sa isang tingin pa lamang ay alam mo na kung alin sa mga kapangyarihan na ito ang mas nakakaangat. But there's always a limit about everything. That's why kahit na malaki ang advantage ng kapangyarihan mo, kung nasa huling linya ka na, hindi ka na aangat. 

Iyon ang malaking pagbabago sa mundo ng Macantria. Hindi ito naging masama para sa amin. Mas mabuti nga ito dahil nakatutulong ito sa amin.

Ang mga estudyante dito ay nakasuot ng one-inch below the knee na palda at para sa lalaki ay pants na kulay black. Isang long sleeve shirt na may collar naman sa itaas. Nagkakaiba lamang sa kulay ng pangitaas ang mga ito. Shadow Charmers has color white uniforms. Samantalang sa Alchemist naman ay light violet. While Elementalist wears Green. Mentalist -na kabilang ako- ay kulay light blue at ang sa Arcane Charmer naman ay kulay Gray. But we're all wearing black hooded cloak with a golden linings in every sides. 

Madaming pagbabago ang naganap sa Macantria lalo na sa Akademya. Nasira kasi ito nuon dahil sa mga Dark Sorcerers. Mas malaki na ito kumpara sa dati at mas organized na.  Pati ang mga pangkat ng salamangkero ay naiba na din. Nangunguna ang mga nasa Paladin Class. Sumunod ang Knight Class. At pangatlo ay ang mga nasa Cardinal Class.

As for me, nasa Proletarian Class pa lamang ako dahil bago pa lang ako dito. Pero 'di ako papayag na hindi ako tataas. I wan to be a member of Paladin Class. 'Yun nga lang, I still need to control and enhance my power. And... discover.

Naglakad ako ng naglakad hanggang makarating ako sa isang tahimik na hallway. Tanging ang mga yapak ko lamang ang naririnig sa buong paligid.

I used to be alone. I don't want to make a group of friends because many of them are made of fake personality. They are going to treat you good but in the end, they will push you away. It is because they already had the thing they want to you. The things that you cannot own back. And the things that you can't replace. 

"Shit! I'm late." 

I'm a Mentalist. And because of that, I can clearly hear someone's voice even we're far away from each other. A guy uttered a curse under his breathe as he ran in the quite hallway.  He sighed heavily and it echoed to my ears. But it's not getting in my nerves, instead, I found it euphonious. Likewise, I can hear the loud sound of his steps and the beats of his heart. Palakas ng palakas. May isa pang lalaking tumatawag sa kanya. Tumatakbo din. Papalapit ng papalapit. Hanggang mamalayan ko na lang na nasa tapat ko na ang lalaking iyon. Napatigil ako sa paglalakad.

He's wearing a Gray uniform. It means he's an Arcane Charmer. But the one that got my attention is the three golden arrowhead that situated in the left sleeve of his cloak, facing upward and shining through the sunlight. It's a rank sign. He's in the Paladin Class. 

Mabilis itong tumakbo papalapit sa akin. No. He's not going to me. His serious but sweating face was directly looking straight at the hallway. Palapit ng palapit, until he reached the place where I'm standing. 

The second when he passed through me, I know that something will change. A lot of possibilities came up in my mind. I can be his friend. I can be his enemy. I can be his cure. I can be his pain. I can be his palliative. I can be his fear. I can be his lightness. I can be his darkness.  I can be his greatest happiness yet I can be his greatest regret. Madaming pwedeng mangyari at hangga't maaga pa ay iiwasan ko na. No. This is not a coincidence. This is Faith already.  Marami kaming pinagkakaiba pero magiging magkasundo kami. And that is the worst. I need to stop that from happening. Because we're not compatible at all. And he's bad for me.

"Hoy! Azikiel, hintay!!!"

 

UNEDITED  8/21/16  5:02