DEMIGODS: The Empyrean's Sanctity

PROLOGUE

A soft whisper of nostalgia suddenly sang in my head, like the last three years faded into yesterday—a devastating, unjustifiable yesterday. After the agonizing battle of the Olympians and the Titans, the triumph was claimed by our side. Yet… we still lost not just a single life… but a lot.

And those three years’ worth of pain is not healed. We may have tried moving forward by living and residing in the realm of the mortals, but the scars carved by Gaea and Kronos will never disappear.

“Divine… demigods are divine.”

After losing our home, Demigods Academy, the demigods and the satyrs and centaurs decided to re-construct it—leaving us with only one option: to live in the realm of the mortals for a while. But after three years, only the first three walls were built, and the academy is still under major construction.

“But… where do you think you belong now, demigod?”

And Shier University became our haven.

Nang matalo sina Gaea, naiwan na lamang basta ang unibersidad na ito. Ayon kay Night, matapos ang laban namin noon ay iniwan na lamang ito ng mga Titans dahilan upang maging abandonado ito.

Idagdag pa na ito’y lagusan patungo sa teritoryo ni Hades kaya’t hindi na nila minabuti pang bumalik dito. Bukod sa natatakot silang matunugan ni Hades ang kanilang mga plano, hindi rin sila makakilos nang maayos dahil sa mist.

“Hope… have you found your hope, demigod?”

Nang matalo nina Tito Glifford si Kronos, ang espirito nito ay naglaho kasama ni Gaea dahilan upang mabalik kay Tito Dark ang katawan niya. At ngayon, kasama niya si Tito Glifford sa paglalakbay upang linangin ang kanilang mga sarili patungkol sa medisina.

At kung noon ay mailap at masungit si Light, nabawasan na iyon simula nang bumalik ang kanyang ama. Paminsan-minsan ay nag-bobonding silang mag-ama t’wing umuuwi sina Tito Dark.

“You found a new home, a hope… yet, why are you still lost, demigod?”

I bitterly smiled and shut my eyes, avoiding the beaming reflection of the sun. They defeated the Titans, but I cannot feel our victory, not even when Gaea fell, not even now.

Especially that, she’s no longer here—she’s no longer here with us, with me.

Ice…

The woman who opened my heart again, and now her death is no longer scripted—witnessing it with my own eyes, having her disappear in my grasp hurts more than anything, more than experiencing Gaea’s wrath.

Three years… and still fucking hurts. I am still hurt.

Ethereal Peace… pagkatapos n’yang maglaho na lamang sa bisig ko, na wala akong magawa kahit ayokong mawala siya, ang kapayapaan ay kahit kailanman ay hindi ko naramdaman.

She may choose peace for us, for our kind, but we never felt at ease to those who lost her.

“Trust will be broken… a friend will suffer.”

After losing her, the Primus was never the same—lalong-lalo na si Aizen, kung noon ay makikita siya nakabungisngis kahit sa walang kuwentang bagay ngunit ngayon… palagi n’yang kinukubli ang sarili sa dilim, sinisisi ang sarili dahil sa nangyari.

At kahit alam kong iniiwasan namin ang paggamit ng aming mga blessing sa Shier University, t’wing may mission kami ay hindi makikitang gumagamit si Aizen sa kanyang blessing, muli siyang bumalik sa dating estilo, muling bumalik ang takot niya sa sarili niyanh blessing.