Alpha Omega

Take Off

Kara's POV

I knew it.

That volcanic eruption was her first breath.

"Cesia?" tinawag ko ang babaeng tila hindi naniniwala sa narinig niya.

But everyone heard it. The voice that caused the earth to rumble belongs to no other than the titaness of the earth.

"Can you do something with the crowd?" I asked.

She pursed her lips and nodded.

Ang gulo-gulo kasi. Lahat sila nagsisigawan kaya hindi kami magkakaintindihan dito. The refugees are running everywhere while screaming.

Napatingin ako sa itaas.

Trev was forming a wind sphere and trapping a huge amount of ash inside. While Seht was busy blasting off the rocks and debris.

Dapat mailipat na lahat ng refugees sa Academy. Ngayon na.

Biglang tumigil ang mga refugees at napatingin sa babaeng nakatayo sa likod ko. I followed their gaze and I saw a demigod opening her eyes that are as vibrant as the moon in a starless sky.

She sighed.

Napansin ko ang mga refugees na dahan-dahang tumungo sa platform. Batch by batch, they all managed to get safely inside the Academy's premises.

"Ayos." puna ni Chase pagkatapos sumakay ang huling batch ng refugees sa platform.

"Anong 'ayos'? Hindi mo ba narinig ang boses ni Gaia? Gising na siya." Ria snorted.

"Good thing the barrier is holding up. Dapat bumalik na tayo." pinagpag ni Seht ang shirt niya na nabalot ng dumi.

Bumagsak si Trev mula sa itaas. I noticed his hands turned pale because of the wind sphere he was holding for a long period of time. "We will leave the Academy after thirty minutes." anunsyo niya.

"Isn't that too early?" Dio gave him a questioning look.

"We could be early but never late." his tone seemed darker than usual. "Gaia is awake."

His last statement made me shiver.

Not even me, a daughter of Athena predicted this would happen. Akala ko may specific schedule ang pag gising niya but no. Pinili niya talagang magising in a surprising way... and time.

Siguro nag ce-celebrate na ang mga anak niya sa lair nila.

"If we don't come to them, they will come to us." unang naglakad si Trev sa platform.

Nagtinginan nalang kami at tumango. Sumunod kami sa kanya at sumakay sa platform.

Totoo ang sinabi niya. Sila ang pupunta dito pag hindi kami ang pupunta sa kanila. We are not risking the Academy and the lives of the refugees. Mahirap na kapag gagawin naming battlefield ang Academy. We have a lot to lose then.

"Sino ang matitira sa Academy?" tanong ni Cesia.

Priority niya talaga ang mga refugees...

"May mga Beta at Gamma naman. We can trust them." sagot ni Ria.

Nakita ko ang reaksyon ni Cesia nang marinig niya ang sinabi ni Ria.

"Paano kung maulit na naman yung nangyari sa Beta?" halatang hindi siya komportable sa magiging sitwasyon ng Academy pag wala kami.

Ria took a few seconds before responding. "We can hire Chase to be our messenger. It just takes him like.. a minute to go back and forth."