Sylum Academy of Skill Exertion (Editing)

Chapter 41: The City of Armadon

Author's Note:

The picture on the media is the Map of Aqualem. Enjoy. At paalala po, plagiarism is a crime punished by law. Thank you.

-Prenzuu.

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"If I won't?"

"You'll kill her or I'll kill your father!"

"Kill me instead."

I don't know. I still think whose voice was that. I know, the other was Katana's, but the other voice... I'm eager to know who it was.

"Stay still. We will now be heading to Armadon." it was a word from Sir Relium while Sir Reve stayed beside him silently.

Nakasakay kami ngayon sa isang malaking bangka kung saan kasya ang bilang namin na sakay nito. Gawa ito sa kahoy at kulay brown ito habang nasa may unahan naman nakatayo sila Sir at nasa harap nila ang nagpapatakbo nito. This boat is actually smaller than Waleen and it's called Swin, I think this transportation could only be found here in Aqualem for I've never seen this one neither in Sphinx nor Quirinus.

Lulan kami ngayon nito habang tinatahak ang malinaw na tubig papuntang Armadon. Diretso lang ang tubig at ganoon din ang takbo namin. Sa pagkakaalam ko ay sa underground kami dadaan papuntang Capitol kung saan matatagpuan sa Armadon, ang Capital City ng buong Aqualem.

Napatingin ako sa gilid nitong dinadaanan namin habang nandito kami sa underground sakay nitong Swin. The walls were made of bricks which it gave a retro effect covering above this whole passage that was like we're in a tunnel.

Pero ang kaibahan nito ay may liwanag na pumapasok at hindi madilim itong loob nito at sa tingin ko ay mahaba-haba pa ang  lalayagin namin.

Nakaupo lang kami ngayon dito sa sasakyan habang kasunod kami nina Tania, Exid, Carlos at Yden kung saan nasa unahan nila sila Sir. Sa likuran naman namin nakaupo si Kid, Rock at Releigh habang katabi ko naman si Third at Katana. Tahimik ang lahat at wala ni isa sa aming nagsasalita.

I'm scared.

What if I fail?

What if I die?

I shook my head upon realizing na nakatunganga na pala ako sa kawalan nang hawakan ni Third ang kamay ko.

Maya-maya pa ay hinawi ni Sir Reve ang tubig sa gilid nitong bangka at nakaupo na pala sila ngayon. Napatingin kaming lahat sa kanya. Malinaw ang tubig at kumikinang ito pagnatatamaan ng liwanag.

"You are like a fighting fish. All of you are brave." at maya-maya pa ay nagsalita na rin si Sir Relium.

"You are fighters, always ready to fight." we remained silent as Sir Reve spoke again. Bahagya muna itong lumingon sa amin at ngumiti.

"But even if all of you are, it is still not easy to swim back against the current." nagkatinginan kaming lahat dahil sa sinabing iyon ni Sir Reve.

"For even if you swim together someone will realize in the middle of the ocean that the direction you're swimming is wrong. And I tell you, if you swim back against the current, the people you thought your friends are actually your enemies." I know what that means, but the things that you are actually seeing are the things harder to believe in. I know what she's doing, and I don't want to believe it.

All of us remained silent, but the ones that can actually break our eardrums. What will you do? To swim back against the current losing your friend or to swim together with her even if you know you're wrong?