Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Forty-Seven

A Forbidden Taboo

Mabilis akong napahawak sa bibig ko when I suddenly felt like throwing up. I quickly headed to th bathroom at ramdam ko ang pagtataka nina Iyana. Napaubo ako, at ang bawat ubo na yun ay parang hinuhugot ang dibdib ko. Nang napatingin ako sa kamay ko, nagulat ako nang may dugo dito.

Napaupo ako sa sahig, holding my chest up. I feel worse than anything I ever felt before. Ngayon lang ako nakaramdam ng ganito kasakit. I fought the urged to scream at hinawakan ang bibig ko. For some reason, instead of tears, dugo ang tumuturo sa kaliwa kong mata. Everything in my body is in pain. I can't handle something like this for another minute!

"K-Keila...this is bad." Ziandra said beside me.

My spiritual energy is draining. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero parang hinihigop ito palabas ng katawan ko. Napaubo na naman ako, and the more I did so, the more I see blood. What the hell is happening?!

"T-this only happens kung may nangyayari sa mga contracted spirit mo." Ano?

"Theone..." siya lang ang maisip kong may kagagawan nito. Something is happening with him. If this continue, I really might die. "H-hanapin mo siya....ngayon na—argh!" I was panting very hard. Mas lumalala ang sakit ko sa puso.

"Hindi na kailangan." Wika ng isang boses. There was a big hole made out of energy, then I saw Theone appear from it tapos ay nawala ang bilog na iyon sa likuran niya. His body is full of bruises, at ang energy na nararamdaman ko sa kaniya, it's hardly enough! In the state that he's in, mawawala siya.

"A-anong ginawa mo?" I'm too unstable to raise my voice, but I am angry!

"N-nagamit ko ang mahika ko..." He was trying to be tough pero napaluhod din naman siya. I can feel traces of energy from his body leaking.

"Anong ibig m-mong sabihin?"

"It's a-actually forbidden to make a contract with spirits, d-dahil patay na kami. W-we're not suppose to exist......if this taboo is broken....you will be affected." Hindi ko parin maintindihan kung bakit nangyayari 'to.

"You didn't answer my question." Pero bago pa man siya makasagot, his body fell to the floor. Like me, grabe din ang hininga niya. Touching his forehead, sobrang init nito that I feel like I'll be burned alive.

"Bawal gamitin ang sarili naming enerhiya. Hindi kami pwede gumamit ng kapangyarihan namin, dahil ganito ang mangyayari kung ganoon." It was Ziandra who answered my question. She was assisting Theone.

"R-right....if we suffer from any form of attack, you will be a-affected. Kung gagamitin namin ang kapangyarihan namin, mamamatay ka." No wonder. My grip around my arm tightened. Ang sakit parin ng katawan ko. But unlike before, mas ayos na ito now that he escaped danger.

"Why? Bakit ako mamamatay?"

"Sa'yo kami kumukuha ng spiritual energy, if we use our magic or ability, saan sa tingin mo nagmumula ang enerhiyang iyon?" It was Ziandra who said that.

Ako ang bumibigay sa kanila ng enerhiya, whatever they do takes a lot from me. If they overexert themselves, mauubusan ako ng enerhiya and will die. Hindi ko alam na pwedeng mangyari 'to. Everything is so messed up!