Witchcraft

Tale 53

Tale 53
Shade of Gold

"The spirit of the dead only dwells on two places. One is on the kingdom of Ur. And the other is on the hearts of the living."
-JournalOfTheNecromancerZafira, translated by Lana Cross

Hindi maialis ni Charm ang kanyang mga mata sa apat na taong mahimbing na natutulog sa isang duyan. Payapa ang gabi at nakadungaw ang mga bituin sa kalangitan. Everything is perfect.

Naramdaman ni Charm ang kamay ng isang Tao sa kanyang balikat. Nilingon nya ito at isang pares ng kulay gintong mga mata ang sumalubong sa kanya.

“You shouldn't have seen this, my Warden.” Saad ng lalaki

Naramdaman ni Charm ang isang kakaibang pwersa. Napapikit sya noong tila nahuhulog sya sa walang hanggang kadiliman.

When everything came to a halt, Charm slowly opened her eyes.

She had a dream.

A dream about the future. With Arren.

“What was that?” tanong ni Charm, litong-lito sya. She want that future. She desire it. She starve for it.

Hindi tumugon ang lalaking may gintong mga mata.

“What was that?! Answer me!” demand ni Charm sa lalaki

“It was what your heart wants.” Sagot ng lalaki.. Walang mababakas na emosyon sa muka nya

Natahimik si Charm. What her heart wants?

“You want it so badly. A future with him.” Saad ng lalaki, somehow, there's a hint of sadness in his eyes, but right now Charm is overwhelm with mixed emotions so she didn’t noticed it.

“But he's dead.” Saad ni Charm.. Tumingin sya ng direkta sa mga mata ng lalaki..  “He’s dead but I swear to all the Gods, I will take back his body.” Seryosong saad ni Charm

Mabilis na naiwasan ng lalaki ang matatalas na tipak ng yelo na lumitaw kung saan sya nakatayo kanina.

“No need to rush. This body won't last long. It cannot contain my godly presence.” Casual na saad ng lalaki

“What??”

“This body will soon corrode because it cannot contain me.” Sagot ng lalaki

Natigilan si Charm. Hindi nya maatim ang ideya na masisira ang katawan ni Arren. He's dead. Sha cannot save him. And now even his body can’t be save? Hindi yun matatanggap ni Charm.

“Give me back his body.” Demand ni Charmaine

“Sure.” Tugon ng lalaki na ikinalito ni Charmaine

“The boy who owns this body is still inside me.It's faint. Flickering. Dying. But I can still pull him from the grasps of Ur. Isn't that good to hear?” saad ng lalaki, pero walang bahid ng lungkot o saya sa kanyang tinig

He's lying. “What do you want?” tanong ni Charm.. Ano ba talaga ang pakay ng nilalang na ito. Bakit sya binibigyan ng lalaki ng pag-asa? Anong kailangan nito sa kanya?

“Simple,I want a body that can contain me. And you can grant that to me. Why don’t we make a deal?” saad ng lalaki

Hindi tumugon si Charm. Pinag-iisipan nya kung nagsisinungaling ang lalaki o kung totoo ang mga sina sabi nito.

“What exactly are you?” Tanong ni Charm

“A god of course. “

Kumunot ang noo ni Charmaine.