The Other World

12

"MS. YNA!?

Napatayo ako ng bigla. "Um, is anyone asking for me?" I awkwardly said.

The woman in front of me raised her eyebrow. "Yes." She sighed. "Ms. Yna, tell us if you're not ready. Hindi ka naman namin kailangan biglain kung Hindi ka pa ready. And pwede ka namang Hindi sumang-ayon sa misyon mo if you want, but you should aware that there will be a punishment." I calmed myself first, before nodding. "Your mother, doesn't want you to handle this mission. Lalo na't alam niyang malaking mission tong gagawin mo, and there's a possibility that you know..." My forehead creased.

What did she mean?

"Pardon?"

She stares at my eyes. "As you can see, we have one mission for you. But this mission, is all about you going to earth. You, finishing the mission on earth. And you know, what that means?" I shake my head -no. "You only have three months to finish that mission. And if you can't finish that, with the designated time. There's a possibility that you can't go back in our world. That's the risk you need to take. If kung mangyari man yon, wala na kaming magagawa but sabihin na lang sa ibang mages na wala ka na."

My forehead creased. "What do you mean, na wala na po ako?"

"It means na patay ka na, when it comes in our world. Wala na tayong magagawa, kasi ang portal na paglalabasan mo, is lasted only for three months."

"Bakit, wala na po bang ibang portal na more than 3 months?"

She gave me an 'are you crazy look?' "So you don't know, that our portal is lasted only for three months?" I nod. "Our portal is not yet updated. Hindi pa ito na-iinnovate. Hindi pa naiimbento kung pano pa mapapatagal yung portal, since yung huling naka-imbento non, ay Hindi na makita pa Simula ng maimbento niya yung 3 months portal."

You can see in my face, the shocked that I'm feeling right now. Bago sakin lahat ng sinasabi niya. I never knew na may ganong pangyayari, I also don't know that the portal is lasted only for 3 months. I thought na gumagamit ng remote para sa portal. Na you can open and close it wherever you want. Na you can use it anytime you want. But I'm wrong.

"And do you know that our portal can only use, 3 times a year." My eyes got bigger. The hell! "And you will be the last one, who will use the portal for this year. Kaya nga sinasabi ko sayo na ngayon pa lang, once na lumabas ka you have to finish your mission with the given time."

"But can I go back, kahit na Hindi matapos yung mission ko, right?" I ask. Kahit na parang alam ko na ang pwedeng mangyari.

She smiles bitterly to me. "That's what you got it wrong." She pats my shoulder. "The portal has rules. A five rules, you should do. And one of the rules is you can't go back with the use of portal when you didn't finish your mission. That's the rule we - SIRS - came up. And we can't change the rules now. Because like what I said, Hindi namin makita ang inventor ng portal in our world."

Nagtaka naman ako. Kung nawawala ang inventor, why they didn't find for someone who can invent or innovate the portal? Ang gulo di ba?

"Kung magtataka ka, kung bakit di natuloy ang pag-iinnovate ng portal is because no one understand how the portal made. Andami na naming hinire na ibat-ibang kilalang inventor, but no one made a portal that is same with the one we used. Merong naka-imbento ng portal, but the difference is Hindi siya nagf-function ng tama the way our portal functions. Kung san-san siya lugar napupunta even if we tried to give the exact location."

"Pano niyo naman po nasabi na Hindi tama yon? Did one of the SIRS try it?" I ask.

"No. No mages tried it. Because it can harm those who will try it. Lalo na't we're not sure enough na gagana yon without consequences. Hindi kasi kami pwedeng maging kampante kahit na yung nakaimbento non, is one of the most famous inventor. Pano kung magpakampante kami, just to have a mistakes. And mistakes is not acceptable, for the SIRS." that's the truth. When it comes to SIRS, the mistakes are very controversial. Para bang, kapag you're one of the SIRS you have to be perfect.