Part Forty - seven - Tears of the Priestess

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Zeke

" Pasensya na pero... ano kasi eh... ang totoo nyan.... ."

" Ano?! " sabay na tanong namin ni Zjin.

" Ang totoo nyan....wala akong alam ."

I instinctively know what's about to happen so I tried to stop it.

" Burn!"

" Hell Fire!"

" Water shield,"  sambit ng water elf para protektahan ang sarili mula sa apoy ni Zjin. 

If I didn't move fast, he should have burned the water elf. Hindi pa naman nagising ng tuluyan ang kapangyarihan nito. 

" Calm down!" awat ni Fairy Atheya.

" Zjin! Bryan is always two steps ahead, remember?" I said.

That calmed him a little. We sighed in relief.

Zjin became like this since Shang left. Hot tempered and violent. He closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh.

Lumuhod sa harap niya si Aehll.

" Punished me, Your Majesty! I __."

" Don't kneel and  call him Master," Atheya cut him off.

" Call me Zjin ," he insisted, returning to his gaze to him. " You said you'll help me. Were you tricking me earlier?"

The water elf shook his head, trying to hide his nervousness.

" Sinunod ko lang ang sinabi ni Bryan. He wanted to set me free but he's incapable. Ikaw lang ang natatanging makakagawa nun. He asked me to sing that song, make you free me and deliver a word to you ."

" What word? " sabay na tanong nina Atheya at Cyrus. Nagkatitigan sila dahil dun.

If there is another clue, another hint of hope, we are always ready to throw our cards on it.

"Janah."

THIRD PERSON

They're on their way to the deepest part of Hell where Janah's coffin was sealed. Maybe Janah would give them answers. Maybe she'll give them clue. But seeing Janah would be enough to soothe them. She won't die unless Shang would. Kaya kung buhay pa si Janah, nangangahulugan lang na buhay din si Shang.

They were about to ride Atheya's rainbow when the place suddenly changed. They found themselves surrounded with pieces of broken mirrors. Tanging mga sarili nila ang makikita kapag tumitingin sila sa paligid.

" What's happening? " Veraux panicked.

Umikot-ikot pa si Litea bago sumagot.

" Aha! Yan po ang guessing mirrors. Ihaharap mo sa salamin ang mga sagot sa ipapahula nito. Walang makakaalis sa ilusyong ito hangga'g hindi maitatama ang hula mo."

" Guess right and you'll live! Guess wrong and you'll forever be captive!" said the voice of a witch from the mirror. " You'll have three chances to correct your answer. Guessing game starts! nyehehehe."

Hinawakan ni Zeke ang braso ni Zjin na nagtitimpi ng galit. He's getting more and more impatient to see Shang again.

" Guess who's the true man among you."

Without a second thought Zjin stepped forward and faced one of the broken mirror.

" INNNNNNNNNNG! Your guess is wrong!"

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