036- THE FALL OF ICARUS
PENELOPE
"We'll die because of this.", kumento ni Dan pagkatapos naming magsuot ng mga blindfolds habang nakatingin kay Altair. Damn it nagdududa talaga ako sa lalaking toh. Is he trying to kill us?
"Semideuses have sharp senses. Use your field of perception and sense the vibrations in the atmosphere. Radiating your attribute and converting it to reinforce your senses will help a lot. Remember this, a semideus is bred for battle. There's a saying... Acta Non Verba. Actions not words. Apply it in our current situation. To refrain from dying, focus on your concentration. Less talking, more moving. We start now, I can sense the creature's presence.", mahabang litanya ni Altair bago kumalabog ang mga puso namin sa huling sinabi niya. Purong itim lang yung nakikita namin ngayon because of our blindfolds.
"And one last reminder. Be careful of the Basilisk's fangs. A single contact will make you drop dead in a span of seconds. Good luck!", what the actual f*ck! Bakit ngayon niya lang sinabi ang bagay na iyon?!
I immediately poured all of my concentration into radiating and converting my attribute as a spine-chilling aura enveloped the left-side of my body. We started hearing an eerie hissing sound coming from somewhere beyond the perimeters. Mabuti nalang at nasa malawak na parte kami ng labyrinth.
Where is it? The creature---
"Sh*t!", nagulat ako nang marinig ko ang boses ni Aeo sa kung saan kasunod ng isang maliwanag na ilaw galing sa isang nagbabagang apoy. I can sense the heat surrounding the place. He must've used his ability against the Basilisk.
"Talaria of Mercury.", I whispered as I felt my eyes glow into a light blue color. Maya-maya pa ay naramdaman ko na yung kakaibang gaan at lamig sa mga paa ko. The winged sandals of my father, Hermes. I am able to summon them.
I swiftly dodged to my right when I felt the full atmospheric vibration coming from the left-side of where I was standing earlier. The winged sandals fluttered as I felt myself being lifted up from the ground. The whole place was in chaos sa kabi-kabilang sigawan na galing sa mga kasama namin. I closed my eyes.
"Concentrate, Penelope.", I need to figure out the pattern of the creature's movement. I can't see a thing but I'm starting to get used to reading its presence.
"Aim for its eyes!", someone shouted. I don't think that would work though. Hindi namin ito nakikita. We'd be risking our lives if we try to blind the Basilisk. Paniguradong hindi paman namin nagagawa iyon ay natusok na kami ng pangil nito and we'd drop dead on the spot after a few seconds. Mabilis ang kilos namin but we're still at a disadvantage because of the blindfolds. Kung iisiping mabuti, it's a touch-move situation. Isang maling galaw namin, tapos.
"Its scales are like steel! I can't pierce through!", another one of our members exclaimed as they battled with the serpent below. I can even feel Aeodysus and Altair's strong presence. I think they're trying to subdue the creature down below. But that won't work, sigurado ako. It'd be too risky.
"Penelope! Where are you?!", I heard Aeo calling me. Nagulat ako as I snapped back into my senses.
"I'm up here! Wait for a second!", I'm thinking. I'm missing something here---
"We don't have a second, daughter of Hermes! We're dying here!", this time ay boses naman iyon ni Altair. I clenched my fists because of the pressure. Think, Penelope! What would Hermes do...
"I wish it would just close its eyes for once!", and then it hit me.
"That's it!", I shouted when I finally figured out how to subdue the creature.
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