T-rex

"Kuya Saint, ano ba kasing ginawa mo kay ate? Ang sama ng mga tingin niya sa'yo. Scary." Eriz pouted. His brother, Kai, put his hands to Eriz mouth to shut her up.

"I did something to wake her up, that's it," he answered.

"Daldal mo talaga," bulong nito. 

"Jskwkwksmd," nagsalita ang hindi madaldal. Iyan ang gustong sabihin ni Eriz pero nakatakip ang kamay ng kuya niya sa bibig niya. 

"Bakit niyo ako ginising?" Walang ganang tanong ni March. Nagtinginan silang lahat pati si Reese. "Again, bakit niyo ako ginising?" Tanong muli ni March. 

"Come closer," utos ni Saint kay March. Agad siyang tinaasan ng kilay ni March. "Come closer, brat, may ilalagay lang ako bilang palatandaan na isa kang Aragons."

Umirap muna si March kay Saint bago ito umusad papunta sa gawi niya. 

"Saan mo gustong magpalagay?" Tanong ni Saint.

"What?" Hindi maintindihan ni March ang sinaad ni Saint. 

"Just tell which part of the body you want me to put the mark," nawawalan ng pasensyang saad ni Saint.

"In my right neck." Hinawakan ni Saint ang ulo ni March at pinatagilid ito para malagay niya ito ng mabuti.

Agad na minarkahan ni Saint ang kanang leeg ni March gamit ang bagay na hawak niya. 

A greek letter 'A' and the wings of an eagle combined, the A was in the center, it was surrounded by the wings of an eagle. Saint tattooed it on March right neck. 

Kasing laki nang piso ang tattoo. Hindi ito masyadong makikita dahil kaliitan lang ito, pero kung malapit ka sa tao ay agad mo itong mapapansin. 

"We will summon your gift," ay tangina? Gabing-gabi sila mag s-summoned ng gift? Kakatapos nga lang niya lagyan ng palatandaan si March.

"May bukas pa," sagot ni March. 

"Summoning your gift isn't easy, that's why we need to try it today if you wouldn't then tomorrow by dawn." Pagkontra naman ng binata kay March, "we only have two days to let your gift out." 

Agad na nanlaki ang mga mata ng mga kasama nila. What's with their faces? Bakit gan'yan ang mga reaksiyon nila sa sinabi ni Saint?

"Master, seryoso ka? Two days? It consist weeks before you can have your gift." Kai uttered while looking at the two rookies on their league.

"It's not my order, Kai," sagot naman ni Saint. 

"Paki explain ano muna 'yung gift na 'yan," gulong-gulo na tanong ni March. Knowing that she's in another world. Gift here maybe different from mortal world.  

"Gift is your other half, it may be a mythical creatures or something that related to you. Only pure blooded have their gift," he says, "remember in Forste?" Saint asked her. She slightly nodded as response. "It's still daylight but suddenly turned into dark. It's because of my gift. The ziz." 

Umawang ang labi niya sa sinabi ng binata. They have their power, and they have their gift too. Is this how powerful people living in this world?

Bumalik siya sa kwarto niya at iniisip ang gagawin niya bukas. Paano ko mararamdaman ang gift ko? Does it have a connection within me?

"Let it free, let it overflow on your body... find the hourglass as soon as possible." 

"You're stronger than you thought, wiser than you think." Nagpalinga-linga siya sa loob ng kwarto niya but no traces of someone. 

This is creeping the hell out of her. Ano bang mga kakababalaghan na na iinkwentro niya sa buhay? Dapat masanay siya. Pero kada may nararamdaman siyang kakaiba. Naninibago pa rin siya. She's not used to it. That's it.

Dumating ang madaling araw at hindi pa rin siya nakatulog. Naisipan nalang niyang lumabas. Tiyak na naghihintay na sakanya si Saint. And when she went out, she's right. He was sitting on the couch already. Tumayo ito at tumingin sakan'ya.

"Good morning, brat," pagbati nito sakanya habang nakangisi.

"My morning isn't good, just by looking at your face." Umirap ito sakan'ya.

Saint chuckled.

"Oh really? How can I make your morning good then?" Hindi nawawala ang ngisi sa labi nito na siyang ikinainis ng dalaga.

Ngumisi pabalik si March at naglakad papunta sa binata.

"This will do." Aamba na sana ito ng suntok ng mahakawan ni Saint ang kamao niya. Her eyes widened immediately. How the hell did he knew that coming?

"Serve your energy later, you'll be exhausted, I'm telling you," bulong Saint sa kaliwang tenga ni March habang hawak-hawak pa rin nito ang kamao ng dalaga. They both vanished and suddenly appeared inside on Academy's training room. 

She remembered her necklace, the hourglass. 

Weapon.

Nanlaki ang mata niya ng mapagtanto kung anong meron sa kwintas na iyon. It's not just an ordinary hourglass. Gaya nang sinabi sa boses na naririnig niya sa kaniyang isipan. March need to find the hourglass because it is her weapon. Bakit ngayon lang niya naisip ito? 

"March, are you listening to me?" Saint asked. Bigla siyang napatingin sa binata. 

"I didn't," she answered frankly. While staring on him, something came up to her mind.

If he help me when I'm at the verge of death, then he must saw my necklace.

"Find a weapon among them that you're used into," sambit ni Saint. Ngunit nanatili ang mga tingin ni March sakan'ya.

"My weapon is missing," she said while didn't leave her eyes on Saint. Pinukulan siya ng nagtatakang tingin ng binata.

"My weapon is an hourglass necklace. If you remember when I am drowning, did you see a necklace with an hourglass pendant?" She asked. 

Naningkit ang mga mata ni Saint sa sinabi ni March. 

"If you had it, please give it back to me... I need it," She added. 

Biglang nawala sa paningin niya ang binata at agad din itong bumalik, nakakuyom ang kanang kamay nito. Nang binuksan ni Saint ang mga kamay niya ay nandoon ang kwintas na hinahanap ni March. She can't contain her happiness while seeing the necklace. Kinuha niya ito at agad na lumapit kay Saint.

"Salamat..." 

Saint was caught off guard as March hugged her. Agad namang bumitaw si Mach ng mapagtanto niya ang ginawa niya. 

"Oh, I like your hugs, brat." Sumilay ang ngisi nito at kinindatan ang dalaga. 

"Shut up Maniac, hindi ako nang chansing." Pinagdilatan siya ng mata ni March.

"Chansing?" 

Nasapo ni March ang noo niya. How will she explained it? 

"It's a term, para sa mga feeling gwapong katulad mo. Basta 'wag ka nalang magtanong, ang hirap i explain, pashnea." 

Dahil sa sinabi ni March ay ngumuso si Saint, she speaks many unfamiliar words at gusto niyang malaman ang mga kahulugan ng mga iyon. March caught off guard when Saint throw a kunai on her direction. Agad siyang yumuko para hindi matamaan.

"Putangina, magsabi ka naman kung magsisimula na. Hindi iyong nanggugulat ka, pashnea," inis na wika nito. 

"Bibig mo, Maria Archana," his voice seems authorial.

"Bakit? Anong meron sa bibig ko, gusto mong halikan?" Diretsang tanong niya kay Saint na siyang nagpaawang sa labi ng binata. Kinuha niya ang pagkakataon na sikmuraan ito. Ngunit hindi man lang gumalaw si Saint, siya pa ata ang nasaktan sa suntok niya. 

"Try another way of making me down, walang laban ang suntok mo sa'kin, Maria Archana." Saint was smirking an getting another kunai to attack March. "Why not using your weapon?" He suggested. 

Gandang suggestion ni hindi nga niya alam paano gamitin iyon. Basta ang alam niya weapon iyon, but what kind? 

"Hindi rin tatalab sa kapal ng mukha mo," sagot ni March. Saint was in awe again. 

"What the—"

"Literal na makapal. Kasi hindi ka man lang nasaktan sa suntok ko," Dugtong niya. 

"Damn it, brat. You're making me enchanted to you." 

Tumaas ang kilay niya sa sinabi ni Saint. 

"Oh, does it?" She act as if she was surprised. "I am that beautiful in your eyes?" She teased.

"Yeah, damn, too beautiful that I forgot what I need to do." Five kunai was aiming on her. 

Gago, gusto pa ata niyang patayin si March. Due to adrenaline rush, she vanished out of nowhere in training room. Nasa malawak na field siya. Mukhang nasa HA pa rin siya. 

Gago, paano ko nagawa iyon?

"Pesteng gift ito, mamatay na ako sa training na ito hindi pa rin lumalabas," inis na sambit niya. Madilim pa ang labas kasi madaling araw pa. 

"Brat." agad siyang napalingon sa gulat. Buntot ko ba ito? Sunod ng sunod eh. "Don't think of running away again from me."

"Magpahinga naman tayo, Saint. Mamatay na ako, ayaw pa ring lumabas ng gift ko," she said melancholy.

"Because you didn't tried to make a connection with it. Ayaw kong saktan ka para mapalabas lang ang gift mo, gusto kong hanapin mo ang koneksyon mo rito," Seryosong wika ni Saint.

"Pambihira, ayaw nga," reklamo niya. 

"Pambihira ka rin." Agad siyang sinamaan ng tingin ni March. 

"Are you mock—" she didn't finished her words as Saint cut her off.

"Try again, or I'll fight with you." he looked at her intently. It makes her feel uneasy. 

"Fine," napipilitang sagot nito. 

"Closed your eyes, feel the warmth of the wind, find your connection with the gift and release it." Sinunod niya ang sinabi ni Saint.

She closed her eyes and felt the warmth of the wind. It embracing her and it's cold. 

"Let it free..." She's hearing voice on her mind again. "It's time for it to be awakened, it sleep too much." 

Ano ba ang natutulog sa loob niya?

"For you to continue, let it free, overflow in your body, you're the flower which bloom in the garden of loneliness... Finding it's way out, now it's time, March." 

A force wanting to out in herself. Damn, gusto niyang pigilan ang sarili niya. Ngunit parang may ng c-control sa sarili niya. Light was emit all over her body after wards. Agad na napatakip ng mata si Saint dahil masyadong masakit sa mata ang liwanag na lumalabas sa katawan ng dalaga. 

He want to help her, but he can't. Someone was stopping him. March suddenly scream in pain, as he was too. Parang sinaksak ang sarili ni Saint ng libo-libong punyal dahil sa sakit na naramdaman niya. He summoned his sword to help him balance his body.

March fall like a log, but before her body fell on the ground, loud foot steps was heard and a dangerous being catch the unconscious body of the woman. 

A T-rex.

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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