Chapter 13: The Cave of Venom

Kakarating lang namin sa kwebang ito, it's obviously the cave of where we can find the lady in red, nagtatago kami ngayon sa isang rose bush..

Maraming mga thorns ito kaya paminsan napapangiwi rin kami pero pinipigilan namin iyon dahil di kami pwedeng gumawa ng kahit anong klaseng ingay

We were squatting.. and it hurts plus the thorns

"Hey are we going in?" Beatrice asked, well it's not the right time yet sooo

"No, not yet" I uttered, di pa talaga pwede dahil di pa namin alam kung anong gagawin, and by that I mean we have no plan, what so ever

"Kung may masasaktan just call me and I'll heal" sabay kindat, pag papa-alala ni Lucas samin, well that's his ability, so just use it!

Nagmamasid kami ng mabuti, trying to get some ideas, the cave is full of snakes as expected and it gives me chills! Ugh

I thought I was a princess with no fears but snakes always proves me wrong!

Nagulat nalang kami nung may sumigaw na bata sa loob ng kweba!

"Tulong!!!" A child shrieked, takot na takot ito, poor child.. having such a bad expirience

"Aray!" Lumaki ang mata ko nung nakapagsalita ng medyo malakas si Beatrice, tinakpan ko ang bibig nito dahil aakmang sisigaw na ito sa sakit dahil may ahas na kumakagat sa braso nito

"Lucas help!" Bulong ko, dali dali namang lumapit si Lucas at inalis ang ahas na kumagat kay Beatrice, there was a large bite mark, there must be venom!

"Heal her as fast as you can! The venom might spread!" Utos ko, hinawakan ni Lucas ang braso ni Beatrice at unti unting umiilaw ang sugat nito

Pumikit si Lucas habang ginagamot nito si Beatrice, this is bad.. All I know about Lucas' ability is when he uses too much it drains the energy within his body..

Inalis ko ang kamay ko sa bibig ni Beatrice, she was healed thanks to the almighty Lucas, inalis na rin ni Lucas ang palad niya sa braso ni Beatrice and napaupo dahil sa pagkawala ng eneriya

Nakahinga si Beatrice ng malalim at mapusok, "thanks" pagpapasamalat nito

"Guys shh!" I whispered

May babaeng lumabas mula sa kweba at lumingi lingi, mukhang narinig nito ang mga ingay na nalikha namin mula sa mga damuhan!

She's the lady in red! Half human half snake! She had red scales on the bottom of her body and beautiful features at the top! She was gorgeous!

"Who seeks the lady in red? Ssss" she hissed, seems like she has a strong sense of hearing.. her was tounge slithering and so was her body

She didn't stop looking around until a child screamed from the cave again! Bumalik ito papasok leaving a slimy substance on the ground, ackk

"So, now?" Tanong nanaman ni Beatrice, she was asking if we should go inside the cave now, well the child seemed to be tortured so I think it's time

I nodded and slowly stood up trying not to make any sounds, ganoon din ang ginawa nila Beatrice at Lucas

But sadly Beatrice made a noise that caused us to flinch, oh no..

we heard a hissing sound from the cave coming near us, sinubukan naming di gumalaw pero nakatayo na si Beatrice ng konte at sapat na iyon upang makita siya ni Devinia..

"I can't believe you visited me!?" She hissed, her hair was all messy and she keeps on making a slithering move down at her bottom, wala kaming nagawa di kami nakagalaw dahil sa gulat

"I just can't believe it!" humaba ang buntot nito at hinugot si Beatrice, she held Beatrice with her long slimy tail, inilapit niya si Beatrice sa kanyang katawan at tinitigan, napangiti ito dahil sa nakikita ngayon, but why?

"Lil' Bea?" Mala may sira sa utak nitong wika, oo nga pala.. Beatrice was her slave once

"Welcome back sweetheart, did you miss your mom?!" Masayang masaya nitong niyakap si Beatrice, sinubukan ni Beatrice na kumawala mula sakanyang malagkit na yakap

"H-hindi kita nanay!" Sigaw ni Beatrice sabay hugot ng isang maliit na kutsilyo mula sakanyang belt at hinati ang buntot ng ni Devinia, nagulat kaming dalawa ni Lucas and including this snake

Nahulog si Beatrice sa lupa hawak hawak parin ang kaniyang maliit na kutsilyo, kinilabutan ako dahil nahulog din ang kalahating buntot ni Devinia

"Oh no, such bad manners" She said, and suddenly her tail became longer.. i-it's reforming! Just like Diah's wall!

Nabuo na ng tuluyan ang buntot ni Devinia and so is her wide crazy smile, lagot na! Her tail slithered and circled around Beatrice's waist, gripping her badly

Dinala nito si Beatrice papasok ng kweba, and were left here dumb founded.. wide eyed freaks!

"Paano na?" Lucas asked me while staring at the opening of the cave

Naghintay muna kami ng ilang minuto dahil nagiisip pa naman ako ng mabuti

"Lucas, Tara" bulong ko naman, dahan dahan kaming naglakad papasok sa kweba, trying not to make any sounds.. especially me! Punong puno ng makamandag na mga ahas ang sulok sulok ng kweba!

"Shh calm down" Lucas held my arm tightly

Nagulat din ako dahil sa ginawa niya, agad ko naman siyang inirapan, inalis rin naman siya ang pagkakahawak sa'kin, he smirked too!

May biglang sigaw ng batang babae nanaman kaming narinig, dahan dahan kaming naglakad at nagtago sa isang malaking bato.. which is full of baby snakes! Ugh

Sumilip ako at tinitigan ng mabuti ang nangyayari, lumaki ang mata ko nung nakitang apat ang mga batang naroon! Wait what?!

Kawawa naman sila!

Nakaupo lang ngayon si Beatrice sa tabi ng mga batang babae

"May mga kasama ka ba? Bea?" Umangat ng tingin si Beatrice sa babaeng ahas, kinakabahan kamo

"W-wala.." she lied

"Did you know? Liars should be punished" Devinia chuckled, her tail immediately became long and it knocked the rock causing it to fall and reveal both of us!

Teka! P-paano niya nalaman na nandoon kami ni Lucas?

"Let's punish all of you, this is what parents do, disciplining" she grinned, she traveled towards me and Lucas

Hindi kami nakakagalaw dahil sa aming kaba, hinugot niya si Lucas at inilapit sakaniyang mukha, ibinuka niya ang kanyang bibig na aakmang kakagatin si Lucas

Ugh! Lucas!

Tumakbo ako papalapit sakanila, hindi lang man ako napansin ni Devinia, so I grabbed her tail that caused a big explosion!

Napaupo ako dahil sa lakas ng pagkaputok, Si Lucas naman ayos lang napaupo rin naman siya gaya ko

But..

Ew!

I was covered with slime!

"How dare you!" Galit niyang sigaw, unti unti ring bumalik ang buntot niya, she hissed as she grabbed a sharp rock pointing at me

Umatras ako nang umatras, but fear took over me

"Dorothy!" Sigaw ni Lucas, I don't know what to do.. Damn!

I got back to my senses when I saw Lucas stabbed her on the side of her belly with a small dagger

"Isa ka pa!" Galit nanaman ito, tumayo ako kaagad at tinulak si Devinia, natumba ito sa nahulog sa isang matalas na bato, causing it to stab her arm

Nahihirapan pa siyang tumayo dahil mukhang sumabit ito, she gritted her teeth.. mukhang nasasaktan na ito!

We took that chance to run over towards Beatrice and the kids

"Ayos lang ba kayo?" Agad na tanong ko

Tumango lang silang lahat

Nagtaka ako nung may tinuro yung isang bata mula sa aking likuran, may biglang humila sa buhok ko, shit

"You little rascal!" mukhang naiinis na ito, she hooked my neck with her arm, naglabas siya ng isang matulis na bato at itinutok iyon sa leeg ko

"Kung may nagpaplano mang sumugod sa inyo ay huwag na! Matatapos ang buhay ng babaeng ito!" She sounded like a crazy woman, but that's what she is!

"Please huwag mo siyang saktan.." kinakabahan ako lalo dahil kay Lucas eh!

Unti unting bumaon ang matulis na bagay sa balat ko

This is it! I'm gonna die at this moment!

Pinikit ko lang ang mga mata ko at ininda ang matinding sakit

Napadilat nalang ako nung natumba si Devinia.. may humati sa braso at buntot nito, wow that was quick! Ang bilis nun dahil putol agad ang dalawang bahagi ng katawan nito!

But can I mention how many times did we cut her tail? I have no idea

Nabitawan niya ako kaya nakatayo lang ako ngayon at puno ng dugo

"Go Beatrice!" Pag cheer ni Lucas kay Beatrice na may hawak na patalim sa kaniyang kamay, mukhang siya ang pumutol sa buntot at braso ni Devinia

Dinaganan ni Beatrice si Devinia, she went on top of Devinia's tummy and held her knife, I think she's gonna stab her on the heart!

When she went for it.. we were all shocked, hindi bumaon ang kutsilyo sa katawan ni Devinia

Tumawa lang ng nakakaloko si Devinia

"I have a protected area on my body and that's where you're trying to stab me right now" lumaki ang mga mata namin

Napatayo agad si Beatrice, ganoon din si Devinia, buo na ulit ang katawan niya

"What are guys gonna do now? Make me explode?" She laughed with amusement, and that statement made me grin

Well an explosion she wants? An explosion she'll get!

Tumakbo ako at hinugot ang hawak hawak ni Beatrice na kutsilyo, I ran towards Devinia with a smile plastered on my face

My right arm was ready!

When I was an inch close to her, I sticked my palm on her chest and she splatered into pieces, it revealed her beating heart

I stabbed it with all my might, and green goo splashed all over my body

Pagkatapos non ay nakangiti lang akong nakatayo, lumingon ako kila Beatrice at natawa nung nakitang tinatakpan nilang dalawa ang mga mata ng mga bata

"Phew! So where was I?" Mapambirong tugon ko like nothing just happened, like I didn't just made a snake lady explode and stabbed her heart

"Wow! Idol!" Mas lalo akong napatawa dahil kay Lucas na panay cheer

"I didn't see that coming" itsura palang ni Beatrice ay kitang kita na, na gulat parin ito, inalis niya na ang mga braso niyang tinatakpan ang mga mata ng mga bata

Naglakad ako papalapit sakanila at kinumusta ang mga bata, pero nagmukha silang matatakutin dahil lumapit ako, but I totally understand them.. thier expriences were awful!

"Let's go?" I smiled and led them outside the cave, like nothing happened

Like nothing happened