TWENTY-THREE.

WAY OUT.

"HANAPIN NIYO! Ano ba! Nand'yan lang 'yan!"

The mist covered the entire prison; of course, this isn't a normal prison. But they kept them here. All of the creatures are present. It would be dangerous for them to go around.

You could hear them heavily breathing, desperately taking turns, and sweat streaming down their faces. Each of their steps is hurried as they try to catch up to Henry.

"Hey, Rusvillean! Where are you!?"

"Over here, idiots."

His dark glare turned to them as if he was checking on them.

"Sa'n mo ba nakukuha ang lakas ng loob na meron ka, ha!? Bumalik ka rito! Ilalagay ka namin sa dapat mong lugar!" sigaw nila.

At ang kanilang mga kamay ay nanginginig and you could hear how much stress they were having right now. Dahil may nakalaya na 'di dapat.

And the chase had just begun.

Henry closed his eyes and slowly activated his dark magic, resulting in flaming eyes and dark marks around his neck. His steps became more terrifying, and you could see the black lightning he carried sparking all over his body.

And he gave a wicked smirk, "Do you really think you can keep me here?"

The scenario became quite odd that the police were unable to move to fight back. One of Henry's shadows caught them, and terror moved through their system, gripping his shadows as they attempted to scream. However, the shadows become harder, preventing them from moving.

"Help us..."

Henry's look becomes even more wicked as he takes pleasure seeing them weak against him as he grab their faces, "What's the matter? Where is all of your former enthusiasm?" 

"Henry, mukhang nagyayabang ka naman yata. Sa tingin mo ay maaari kang magpatuloy sa pag-ikot-ikot lamang dito?

"I didn't. I'm here to face way in," he said, his eyes growing a little colder as he saw the girl with the violet hair who startled Persephone and held her mouth. "Nadalinde. "Is that you?"

"Indeed." Nadalinde suddenly arose in front of them both, and Henry's brows shot upwards as he noticed some scars, which seemed to be narrating how she became Demeter's cursed daughter. And her anger caused a change in her aura. He was unable to identify it.

Others claimed that Cursed Demigods were capable of using their curse's power, which included draining life force, cursing Teras and other Demigods, and giving their opponent nightmares. It would be wise not to cross paths with them.

"You're a Cursed Demigod?" Henry's eyes darken even more. He naturally hears a lot of tales about them and their dangers because they supported the scientist. "You fool. You intend to murder me in the Twilight Vale after deceiving me, right?"

As she gazed at Henry, Persephone's worries grew. Her golden aura disturbed Henry so much that he turned his head away. Given that the person next to him is a goddess, it makes sense. 

Additionally, they have far more power than you realize. Additionally, he's too affected by her golden sparkles because he's not familiar with such a strong light. 

Because she sees Henry as her own son, she worries about him a lot. She hurried to embrace him and said, "Don't Nadalinde. Just make sure you don't hurt Henry in any way. He's going to save us all, I think. Therefore, don't."

This was new to Henry. Though he was unable to tell, he always think about whether he and Persephone's strong bond arise from their shared traumatic past. He was unable to determine whether people were being overly kind to him because they desired something from him.

'Kahit noon pa, 'di ko maintindihan. Hindi ako nawalan ng respeto sa iba sa mahabang panahon at napagtanto ko na kailangan kong maghinala sa lahat ng nasa paligid ko matapos akong gaguhin. You wouldn't fucking tell whoever's lying or not.' He gritted his teeth, feeling more uncomfortable than usual.

His forehead furrowed, and he couldn't shake the impression that he was about to burst, just as the flames began to roar.

His stern eyes fell on her as he attempted to figure out what she was intending this time. He didn't give her time to think things over before releasing his death scythe and taking a position.

"What's with the look?" Nadalinde smirked at him, moving up her chin as she maintained those cold stares at him. She doesn't care about him at all.

Henry looked down at his arms, "I almost forgot how soaked my body was in blood."

"Are you going to kill me?"

'Di kumibo si Nadalinde at tsaka may kinabit siya sa makintab niyang buhok. Ibang-iba 'to sa nakasanayan niya. Pareho lang sila, both secretly live as demigods.

Hanggang ngayon, 'di niya maintindihan kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip niya at kung may nararamdaman nga ba siya sa mga kagaguhang ginawa niya. A storm is on its way because of her. And seeing her right now makes him the most irritated.

'Malamang. Tinatanong pa talaga niya 'yon, ha?' As Henry gritted his teeth, he ran faster as he approached her, and then, he turned the death scythe, causing it to glow because of its magical aura. In a moment, he gripped his scythe as he approached Nadalinde at sinigawan niya 'to.

"Tapusin na natin 'to ngayon din, traydor ka!"

The atmosphere became increasingly eerie, and fog took over the area, so he channeled the black power that surrounded the prison, increasing his own strength.

He now engaged her, leaving her with no room to attack. And the chains clinked against his torso as he slashed her deeply. There is no way to stop him. Nadalinde faced the consequences of her actions.

Tila halos mawala sa balanse si Nadalinde sa kanyang katawan at naramdaman na halos manginig siya, "Sandali, sa tingin ko nagmamadali ka naman yata."

"I will kill you in my own hands, regardless of who you are, whether it's your Demigod name, Nadalinde, the daughter of Demeter, or your first domain name, Mara." There is nothing left to save her. Nothing.

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AS SHE SMIRKED at him and crossed her arms, she stared at him as if he were an insect. She doesn't even slump, and her position remains powerful.

"Go ahead, if you can."

She waved her hand, clearly staring down at him. Her smile indicates that there is no hint of panic in her eyes.

"First and foremost, where is the savior? According to fate, you will cross paths here."

"You can't find her. So give it up; I know you have plans."

This piques her interest more. Hindi naman 'to sineryoso ni Henry, sigurado siyang 'di niya 'to kinakausap ng maayos. As if this were a game for him.

Malamig ang kanyang mga titig kay Nadalinde And he wasn't joking when he said he would take her down. Because he will. At 'di niya malalaman ang kinaroroonan ng Archduchess.

"Stop this."

Persephone has become more worried about Henry's upcoming fight. It's not good to deal with those Cursed Demigods. It might threaten his fate even further. "Henry, we need to go. "Stop this fight right now."

She put her palm on her chest and attempted to approach Henry, but he was too focused on Nadalinde's face and glared at her.

Tumawa si Nadalinde at  kinuha ang kanyang sandata, itinaas ang kamay at itinutok 'to kay Henry.

She just wanted to play for a bit, but since this person here is persistent, she'd play with him as well. "Since my sister is here to take you to the academy, I have to do everything I can to keep you from leaving.

"Watch where you point, Cursed Ones!"

Sabay-sabay na umalingawngaw ang mga putok ng baril at nanlaki ang mga mata ni Henry sa kanyang nakita. Those bullets shoot in a spiral and explode when they hit their target.

Ang lalaking pula ang buhok naman ay lumapit sa kanila and then he even scolded the policemen. "At kayo naman! Wala ba kayong ginagawa!?"

They're merely terrified to move. Or can't do anything at all.

"Because the Headmistress is nice enough to allow you to coexist with us in Imetheos, 'di ibig sabihin nito pwede niyo nang puntiryahin ang Archduchess at ang militar niya."

"Hey! What did you say!? Did something happened to Giovanni!?"

Henry's eyes were full with remorse. He has had flashbacks about his last demise. He would never forget that. About how they became enemies. And how he always wanted to get out of this.

He held his death scythe and looked at Nadalinde, his eyes becoming even darker as he yelled at her, "Nadalinde!"

There's nothing he would rather do than finish her off.  'Di pa ba sapat na planado niya ang lahat noong una silang nagkita sa First Domain? Wala siyang awa at dinamay pa niya ang mga inosenteng tao para lang ipakita na isa siyang mamatay-tao?

'Di na napigilan ng lalaki ang sarili at agad na ibinagsak si Nadalinde sa sahig and now he gripped her neck, "Hindi lang naman ako ang pinagplanuhan mo, 'di' ba? Gano'n ba?"

He was gritting his teeth and his tears fell down. He breathed on top of his lungs and yelled at her. "Wala kang ibang alam gawin kundi gamitin ako!? Ha!? Sa tingin mo 'di kita papatulan? Ngayon, gawin natin ang sinasabi mo! Magtuos na tayo! Sabi ko naman sa'yo 'di' ba? Tatapusin kita!"

"Calm down, Henry."

"As if I can relax after what I just found out!"

The crimson red hair walked in closely, and he just tapped his shoulders, "If you really want some answers in Twilight Vale, isang bagay lang ang pwede mong gawin. 'Yon ang sumama ka sa' kin and go back to Imetheos. H'wag mo na pahirapan si Persephone, tanga. Ano ka? Chicks?"

He was angry. For betrayal. Something deeply hurt his heart, and he hasn't been able to calm himself down since the one person who betrayed him arrived. He hoped to use his death scythe more. He should've.

He had just messed up his hair, his heart was racing, and he was having a lot of racing thoughts. He had trouble calming himself down. He slowly clicked his tongue, saying, "Fuck it."

"Be a good boy if you want to see Giovanni again."

Giovanni, meanwhile, had been exploring around the underworld. She doesn't seem to know how to get out. There are lost souls' voices all over the land. Siya ay napahawak sa kanyang sarili at niyakap 'to.

Ang bagay na 'to ay hindi na bago, dahil siya at si Henry ay kasama sa paglalakbay nila kay Tartarus.

Gayunpaman, iba 'to. Mag-isa lang siya. Her body had been spread with fear. She dislikes being by herself like this.

"Welcome to the Twilight Vale."Nagulat siya nang bumulong ang isang lalaki sa kanya. She had no idea who he was. She knew he was a Demigod, but he seemed dangerous.

"Sino ka!?" sigaw ni Giovanni habang itinutok ang kanyang espada.