A Thousand-Year Old Prophecy

46: Healing and Stealing

"That's it!"

Parehas pang nagulat sila Toby at Nyssa ng biglang sumulpot si Maru.

"Maru!"

The bird flew on her side and suddenly attacked her flesh there.

"Aray!"

"You said you'd jump again, right? Let me just torture you now then bago ka pa magpakamatay ulit."

Once again, she pecked on Nyssa's affected areas.

Agad namang nagtalukbong si Nyssa ng kumot.

Habang si Toby naman ay sinusubukang hulihin si Maru.

But the bird was quick.

"Tama na... Ayoko na, Maru... Oo na. Di ko na uulitin..."

Mangiyak ngiyak pa si Nyssa while pleading on Maru.

Doon lang naman tumigil ang ibon sa kakaatake sa kanya.

"Hmph! You think ikaw lang ang maapektuhan sa ginawa mo? If you were not wearing the Void Cloak, malamang sa malamang bali bali na ang buto mo ngayon."

"Sorry na."

"Tch... Idiot girl, let me remind you, I am connected with you. If you die, I will be perished too.

"Hay naku! Kumbakit kasi ikaw pa ang naging master ko. Sa bilyong tao sa mundong ito, ikaw pa talaga."

Doon naman natigilan si Nyssa.

Hindi dahil sa reklamo ni Maru tungkol sa pagiging magmaster nila. But about the effect of her death towards Maru.

This time, seryoso na si Nyssa.

"I am sorry, Maru. I really am. I didn't know how it would affect you.

"Promise, I will be more careful now."

Maru felt the sincerity of Nyssa.

Kaya naman kahit na naiinis pa rin siya dito, hindi na niya ito pinagalitan pa.

Well, she kinda understand Nyssa now.

She knew how much this young lady values relationship although she was suck on it.

Kaya naman hindi ito nagdalawang isip na iligtas si Toby.

Even if it costed her to lose the competition...

Even if it almost killed her...

Napahinga na lang si Maru ng malalim to tone down her irritation.

Nyssa's not a bad person so somehow, she liked it that she was her master.

But hopefully, she would be more conscious now na alam nitong maapektuhan siya kapag may nangyaring masama sa kanya.

Anyway, she once again flew towards Nyssa.

Akala pa nito ay aatakihin niya ulit siya.

But she remained floating above her.

Then she started singing.

***

Nyssa and Toby were both dumbfounded.

Maru was singing.

And it was a very beautiful song.

Soon, Nyssa felt a sudden energy covered her body.

Then she remembered what Maru told her before.

"...I am the mistress of songs and healing."

So this is the true power of Maru.

Wow...