The Grimoire

Chapter 36: Proposal

I embraced the air as I sat on the top of our house. I watched how the soldiers from Terrax cleaned the area, took the corpses and did a mass burial, at kabilang na doon si Tatay. I personally didn't attend as it will give me too much heartbreak at ang dami pang pwedeng mangyari. Gusto kong umiyak pero ni-isang luha wala nang tumutulo. After staying here for about 3 days made me numb. Napatingin ako sa hawak kong picture na may markang dugo pa dahil ito ang huling hinawakan ni Tatay bago siya mawala. I took a deep breath at nilagay ang picture sa tabi ko. Hinayaan kong hinagip ito sa hangin at pinagmasdan lang ito.

Despite the fact that he is not my father, he took care of me like I was his own. I am forever thankful for him, and with that I will promise that I will give him the justice he deserves along with the people who died here. 

With the universe as my witness and with the Goddess that's inside me, I will never ever hesitate on killing anyone that will be in my way. 

"Vermillion," Cairo called at napatingin ako sa ibaba. "The ship has arrived. We have to go," he added. I jumped and landed beside him. Sabay kaming napatingin sa bahay ko dati habang nililinisan ito ng mga soldiers. May iba ring umaayos sa mga sirang bintana at pinto.

I'll be right back, Father.

Sabay kaming naglakad palayo sa bahay ko at bigla nalang siyang tumigil kaya napatigil rin ako. Napatingin ako sa kaniya and he seemed to be bothered by something. Tumingin siya sakin and he suddenly handed me another eyepatch. I stared at it for a while, and I glanced back at him.

"I don't need that," sagot ko. Para saan pa iyan? I'm so done with everything. I just want to end this war. He gave me a slight smile and there I noticed that his purple eyes were brighter than usual. It almost looked like a purple tanzanite crystal. 

Nilagay niya ang eye patch sa bulsa niya at tumango lang siya. Bago siya maglakad ulit, hinawakan ko ang kamay niya kaya napatingin ulit siya sakin. Who am I with? Cairo? Horus? Which one?

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Horus?" I asked and he suddenly smiled.

"Cairo," he replied. "I resonated with Horus," he added and I slightly gasped. Well, I am not surprised after witnessing him fly with those gigantic falcon wings. It was magical but I had no time to appreciate it dahil sa labanan. "Didn't you resonated with Ishara?" he asked, and I blinked twice out of confusion.

"I-I-I did?" I asked and he nodded. 

"Cairo! Vermillion!" rinig namin mula sa di kalayoan. It was Kel. He was waving his hand cheerfully. "Let's go!" he added with a big smile. Look at him. After what he did to protect us all, he acted like it was nothing.

"Putting Kel in our team was a wise decision," I said. 

"His existence were meant to be in our team," he replied at naglakad na kami pareho. "Para bang tinadhana ng mundo na makita natin siya. He's the reason we saw those orbs which then transformed into Gods that used us as their vessels. He took us to the Hanging Gardens," he added.

"And he is strong," sambit ko at tumango siya. 

"Well, I don't think he knows that. Siguro ang alam niya ay isa siyang archer, ang hindi niya alam ay isa siya sa mga taong pinakamalakas na nakilala ko," he replied at tumango ako. Cairo is not good with compliments and the fact that he compliments Kel, he might be a strong ass warrior just as I imagined.