"Your hand," wika ni Avarice, "it's bleeding because of your own fire."

Tiningnan naman 'yon ng bampira, at napapikit. Luel then felt her vampire self wanting to consume the blood, but she also stopped herself.

Zach tilted her head to see a better look on the vampire slayer. He was familiar, he thought. Nanlaki naman ang mata niya bigla.

"Zero?" "Yuri!" Sabay na sabi ni Avarice at Zach. Napatingin ang vampire slayer kay Avarice, nagtataka kung bakit niya siya kilala. Habang hindi na naman siya nagtaka kung bakit siya kilala ni Zach, after all they were cabin mates.

"Kilala niyo siya?" Tanong ni Elara.

Avarice blushed upon the gaze of the vampire slayer. Tumango siya at mahinang nagsalita, "He is from Aerilon Academy."

Nagulat ang lahat, at kahit si Luel ay nagulat din. Dahil doon sa sinabi ni Avarice ay mabilis niyang pinaluhod ang vampire slayer. Si Alcaeus naman ngayon ang lumapit sa kaniya.

Magsasalita na sana ang iba, pero alam nilang kaya na itong i-handle ng Student Council President.

Muli na namang sumama si Zian kay Oreon at Zeonn. Masama siyang tiningnan ni Arenspade, "D'yan ka na sa team nila."

Zian pouted, "Selos ka na naman, babe. Lalaki naman 'tong mga 'to. Balik din ako sa'yo mamaya." He winked too.

Si Zeonn naman ngayon ang nagsalita, "Sa palagay ko kailangan nating bigyan ng 1 point si Alcaeus."

"Pero hindi niyo ba nakita kanina n'ong naglalaban pinrotektahan ni Zacharias si Luel. Ang dramatic, pre! Sabi "step out" yata 'yon," sabi naman ni Zian.

They continued on talking, habang si Alcaeus naman ay ginigisa ang vampire slayer.

"Who are you? Full name," seryosong wika ni Alcaeus. Umirap si Luel dahil sa dugo na naaamoy niya kaya't lumayo nalang siya at hinayaan na si Alcaeus at Zach doon.

"Zero Hurricane Vezalius."

"Yuri ang nickname niya, Alcaeus," dugtong naman ni Zach. Tumango naman si Alcaeus.

"Bakit ka narito? Hindi ba't pinagbabawalan pa kayong lumabas lalo pa't wala ka namang official mission dito. You'd be punished for breaking the rules," paliwanag ni Alcaeus at sinubukang kumalma.

"L-leader," nahihiyang wika ni Avarice. Napalingon naman sila, "His hand is bleeding. Can I... heal it for him?"

Mula naman sa malayo ay nanonood si Luel. She smirked, Avarice must have a crush on Yuri. Halatang-halata dahil namumula siya. Tumango naman si Alcaeus, "Of course."

Yuri heaved a sigh, "I heard that your mission is to slay vampires. Kilala ko ang mga bampira na 'yon, at hindi nga sila basta basta namamatay. Nadiskubre ko noon na nakakamatay ang black fire para sa'ming- sa'ting mga bampira." Tumingin siya kay Luel.

Nag-taas kilay siya. Luel felt curious, "Could you try it to me?"

Nagulat naman siya nang biglang sumigaw ang tatlo, Avarice, Alcaeus and Zacharias. "No!" "Hindi pwede!" "What?"

Si Avarice ang naglakas loob magsalita, "Don't be self-centered, Luel. His hand is bleeding because of his powers and he is a vampire. Everytime he uses his power, the part that uses his own fire is damaged."

Nakita nila ang pag-ilaw ng kamay ni Yuri na hawak-hawak ni Avarice, then after five seconds, nawala na ang dugo pero mukha pa rin itong may paso.

"This hand will forever be scarred and burnt. It's a burden for a vampire to have a deadly fire element," paliwanag muli ni Avarice. Tumango-tango naman ang dalawang team.

"Wow, jowa ka?" Mataray na tanong ni Arenspade.

"Hoy, Arenspade. Huwag kang attitude," sagot naman ni Elara. Namula naman muli si Avarice kaya't binitawan niya na ang kamay ni Yuri, at lumayo na.

"As I was saying earlier, nang marinig ko 'yon ay dumiretso ako rito. Alam ko na mahihirapan kayong patayin ang mga bampira-"

"Are you underestimating us?" Tanong ni Oreon. Tumawa naman si Zeonn, "Chill, Oreon."

Umiling si Yuri, "I was not underestimating you. Our powers and elements are all different, and it just happens that your elements would be a little hard to use on vampires. Lalo pa't wala pala kayong pure fire elemental."

Nagtagis-bagang si Oreon dahil parang siya ang pinapatamaan ni Yuri, although hindi naman siya nagpapatama. So what if I am not a pure fire elemental?

"So, I came here to kill them. To slay them. I am sorry if I have interfered in your mission, as I needed to," sabi ni Yuri habang nakatingin sa dalawang leaders.

"Thank you for that," sabi ni Luel kaya't nagulat sila. Nagbuntong-hininga naman si Zach, "But you will still receive your punishment once you return to the academy."

"Yes, but I must accompany you to the Night Mountains. I know where the dragon is, and the vampires must stop you," paliwanag niya.

Oreon was about to speak, but Alcaeus stopped him. "Let him speak, Oreon."

"The dragon has been purposely awakened by the vampires and their master," wika ni Yuri. Nagtaka naman sila, master?

"I do not know the master. But it is not a vampire, isa siyang elemental pero hindi siya kilala ng lahat. Hindi namin alam kung babae ba siya o lalaki, all we know is that he or she is powerful. The master holds all elements -"

"Impossible," Elara spat.

"Only Anika's bloodline has it," wika ni Alcaeus.

"Maybe Anika had a child," wika naman ni Zeonn at tumingin kay Luel dahil naalagaan siya ni lady Anika. Luel looked down, and then shook her head, "Not that I know."

Then from afar, they heard a dragon roar.

"It has awakened," wika ni Zeonn, Avarice, and Alcaeus. It was time for the dragon slayers to shine. Naramdaman nila ang enerhiya ng dragon.

Pero not from afar, they heard the neighing of horses. Luel felt the energy of her mother, "Sinclair, my mother, she's here."

With that, the horses approached nearer and they saw two council members. Sinclair and Jiro.

The golden eyes of Sinclair turned to a lighter color. The students looked at them confusingly. Akala nila misyon nila ito, bakit biglang may mga council members na dumating?

Bumaba si Sinclair mula sa kabayo. The two teams greeted her, and her eyes fell on the vampire slayer.

"An extra member?" Malamig niyang sambit. Umiling naman si Yuri at mabilis na lumuhod, "No, Lady Sinclair. Spare me, I have done this to help them."

She watched the boy, and Jiro was about to punish him pero pinigilan siya ni Sinclair, "Let him join, Jiro. We are running out of time. The dragon has awakened."

Nagulat naman si Luel, paano 'yon nalaman ni Sinclair? Is she a dragon slayer?

"The dragon possesses a different kind of energy. Far from the kinds of energies of Aerilon," wika naman ni Jiro.

Sinclair looked determined or something— like she was looking forward for this event. Nanliit naman ang mata ni Luel sa kaniyang ina. Her mother hides so many secrets.

"What do you mean, the dragon came from another world?" Tanong ni Avarice, being the smart one that she is.

Sinclair nodded, "Maaari, pero hindi pa rin tayo sigurado. The dragon..."

Nagulat naman si Luel nang mabasa niya ang utak ng kaniyang ina. She did not know that she was capable of reading minds, "is very familiar to me."

Nanigas naman si Luel sa katayuan niya. If Jiro says that the dragon may have come from another world, and her mother has familiarity with it.

Could it be that... her mother came from a different world? Is that why their powers aren't elements? Could it be that they are not beings of Aerilon?

Impossible, isip ni Luel. But then, with the magical world that they are in, hindi na rin iyon ganoong ka-imposible.

Aerilon Academy
By lostmortals
Plagiarism is a crime.

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