Mission

Hindi pa rin na proseso sa isip ni Saint ang nangyari. Saang angkan ba talaga nanggaling ang babaeng iyan? Hindi biro ang magkaroon ng ganoong gift. It's their first time to see a T-rex gift. That kind of creature supposed to be guarding the Mania Island. Sacred Island of Gods and Goddesses. March was in his room right now. Looking back what happened yesterday was a mess.

Saint was astonished as he witness how the T-rex catch March. Due to loud footsteps of the T-rex some students' awakened. So as their heads. Nagulantang si Ma'am Eli sa nakita niya. Sir Asher was beside her, looking at the T-rex intently.

"Down," pag-utos ng headmaster sa nilalang, instead of following the headmaster it roared loudly.

Napalunok si Saint dahil sa kabang nararamdaman niya. Kahit nanghihina na siya ay pinipilit niyang tumayo. Asher tried to speak with Neah, masyadong malakas ang T-rex at hindi niya ito kayang kontrolin. He don't want to disturb his wife but he has no choice or else the Academy will turn into chaos. Hindi nagtagal ay dumating si Neah.

"Who let this T-rex free? He must guarding the island," seryosong saad ng reyna.

"That I don't know, babes," sagot ng asawa nito. Neah looked at the woman who's in the T-rex back. Her eyes widened and confusion was written on her face.

"Down the woman, she's safe with us." Neah tried to communicate with the gift. Ngunit mas lalo lang ata itong nagalit.

"DOWN NOW." Her voice is full of authority but the t-rex roared loudly than before. Parang handa pa itong mangain ng isang Manian.

Biglang dumating ang ibang Aragons  na inaantok pa. Mukhang kakagising palang ng mga ito.

Agad na nanlaki ang mata ni Eriz ng makita si March na nasa T-rex.

"A-ate March..." Natatakot na sambit ng babae.

"What the hell?" Cain curse.

Nakasunod naman si Reese at Kai na hinihingal. It looks like they are from a training too. Agad na nagbigay pugay si Reese kay Neah.

"I see this coming..." Hindi makapaniwalang saad ni Reese, "she'll fall, catch by a powerful creature."

Napatingin silang lahat kay Reese na hindi makapaniwala.

"Someone will come, and help her but none of the people that are here." Kumunot ang noo ni Saint dahil sa sinabi ni Reese. "The phoenix."

As Reese uttered the word Phoenix. The Guardian appeared. Yiannah Gelancia Vasquez. Nacia flocked her wings and come closer to the T-rex. Her eyes change into red, it's burning. She touched the head of the T-rex, and it's eyes turned into crystal.

"Como guardiana de este mundo, te lo digo, la liberé".

["As the guardian of this world, I'm telling you, freed her."]

"Ambos estamos protegiendo el mundo que ella construyó, desde la misma línea de tiempo en la que solíamos vivir."

["We are both guarding the world she build, from the same timeline we used to lived in."]

The T-rex released March, kaya agad itong sinalo ng hangin ni Neah. Naging maamo ang T-rex at unti-unting nawala sa paningin nila.

"Fuego dentro de mí, aire dentro de ti, agua, tierra, son ellos."

["Fire within me, air within you, water, earth, are them."]

It's been four days and March still unconscious. Mas lalong gumulo ang isip ni Saint dahil sa mga sinabi ng guardian. It's not a joke releasing a gift, because it take weeks to them, but her. She able to summoned her gift in a day. 

Who really are you, Maria Archana?

"Saint." Napalingon siya sa tumawag sakaniya. It was Seven.

"Why?" He asked.

"A mission," he answered.

***

Kinagabihan nito ay nagising si March, kaya noong sumunod na araw ay pinag-usapan nila ang misyon na ini-atas sakanila.

"We'll be having a mission," panimula ng leader nila.

Mission? How does it work?

"All?" Cain asked, Saint immediately nod.

"We'll have this mission together," sambit niya, "people in the City of Argo was losing their children, either boy or a girl. One of a parent's reported to Harvena that her child went out but never comeback. Another day, another children was missing too. No traces of suspect's."

Taimtim na nakikinig si March, hindi niya akalain na may mga nangingidnap din pala ng mga bata dito. Akala niya sa mortal lang niya iyon uso. She thought power over a power was the only problem in this world.

"But one day, a woman found out that there's a man lurking in their city, they aren't familiar with him. The man had an testing tubes with him. Lumapit ang ginang para magtanong kung may nakita ba siyang mga bata, ngunit bigla nalang siyang nakaramdam ng kirot sa kanang balikat niya. He saw the man smirking while the injection was on her right shoulder. She felt emptiness. Parang may nawala sakan'ya and it's her ability." Lahat sila ay nagulat sa huling sinabi ni Saint.

Losing of ability? Wait.

"If you remembered, the continuation of the war between the guardian and Big Shot happened. They used something also so that our power will vanished. Parang nilagay nila iyon sa baril nila, but now, they're using injections. More advantage than last time." Eriz uttered. Tumingin si March sakan'ya. Ngayon lang niya ito nakita na ganoon ka seryoso. Naalala niya bigla ang digmaan, ang pagpapatigil niya sa oras, ang pagtulong niya sa babae.

"Not just that, but also your mission with Ri—" Hindi natapos ni Kai ang sasabihin niya ng lahat sila ay nakatingin sakan'ya. Lalong-lalo na ang master ng Aragons na seryoso siyang tinignan.

When she saw his eyes she recognized that emotion. It's the same as hers. Those unexplainable emotions that was in their eyes everytime something horrible that from her past triggered her.

"That's exactly in my mind right now, who's behind of this? Is there more greater than Big Shot and his minions?" Seven asked.

"Then we'll find this out." Tsaka tumayo si Saint.

Ngayong araw din sila umalis para sa misyon nila. They used teleportation when they went to the City of Argo. That City is still located near in Harvena. Kaya madali lang silang nakarating doon. When they arrived at the place it looks fascinating on their eyes. Maganda ang lugar, tila walang trahedyang nangyayari. They're smiling with each other, talking as if they are really that closed. Naglakad sila patungo sa bahay na pag s-stayhan nila.

Kumatok si Saint doon, ar binuksan iyon ng isang ginang. Pinapasok sila sa bahay niya. Saint said when they are still on their manse that they will be staying to the house of the woman who asked for Harvena's help.

"Mga ija at ijo, nasa ikalawang palapag ang mga kwarto niyo. May dalawang bakante doon, para sa mga babae ang isa, at para sa mga lalaki naman ang isa." Tumango si Saint at nagpasalamat sa ginang. Sinamahan sila sa kanilang mga kwarto para makapagpahinga. Malapit na rin kasing mag gabi.

Magkakasama sina Reese, Eriz at March sa iisang kwarto. Nakangiting humiga sa kama si Eriz.

"Nakaka miss din pala 'yung mission na ganito, na magkakasama kami," nakangiting wika nito ngunit may kalungkutan sa kanyang mga mata.

"Did something happened why all of you didn't go to mission together?" Hindi mapigilang tanong ni March.

Agad na bumangon si Eriz at umupo sa kama at tinignan si March na nakatayo lang malapit sa may pintuan at si Reese na nag-aayos ng gamit niya ay saglit na natigil at napatingin sa dalawa.

"Yes, something happened that break kuya Saint. It's not my story to tell, but if you want to know, you can ask him, ate March." Nakangiting sagot nito at bumalik sa pagkakahiga.

Narinig niya ang mahinang paghikbi nito, kaya nilapitan ito ni March at tinabihan. Sinuklay ni March ang buhok ni Eriz. Nakatalikod ito sakan'ya.

"It's hard, isn't it?" She asked, "but baby, we need to move forward, for the better." Mas lalong humikbi si Eriz sa sinabi ni March.

Umupo ito ulit, kaya gano'n din ang ginawa ni March, she caught off guard when Eriz hugged her. "Y-you two are really alike."

Hindi nagtagal ay nakatulog si Eriz, silang dalawa nalang ni Reese ang nanatiling gising. She opened the window to get fresh air. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam na para siyang niyayakap ng malamig na hangin. Not until Reese approach her with a pale face. Did something happened?

"I s-saw something..." Natatakot na sambit ni Reese.

"What did you see?" Tanong ni March.

"Y-you'll be kidnap, you'll help a child but ended up being caught too." Nauutal na wika ni Reese. Her heart was beating fast.

Biglang naging seryoso ang mukha ni March at muling lumingon sa may bintana. Nang may nakita siyang bata na hawak ng isang lalaking naka cloack. Damn, this is what Reese means.

"If you want me to save myself from being kidnap, come with me, Reese. Let's prevent that from happening," sambit ni March.

Based sa sinabi ni Reese sakan'ya. Mukhang wala siyang kasama noong sumugod siya.

"Wake Eriz up," utos niya kay Reese.

Agad na pinuntahan ni Reese si Eriz at ginising. Humikab pa ang babae bago tuluyang buksan ang mga mata.

"Umaga na po ba?" Inosenteng tanong nito.

"Not yet, we need to rescue a child first." March uttered. Parang nagising ang diwa ni Eriz sa sinabi ni March at agad itong tumayo.

Binalik ni March ang tingin sa bintana at hindi pa nakakalayo ang mga taong naka cloack.

"Eriz, bring me to them," March say's.

"What if punt—" agad na pinutol ni March ang sasabihin ng babae.

"No what ifs, we're talking about life here," seryosong saad niya.

Dahil sa sinabi ni March ay agad na hinawakan ni Eriz ang kamay ng dalawa at napunta sila sa harapan ng mga taong naka itim na cloack at nakamaskara. Tatlo silang lahat, isa ang may dala sa batang walang malay, at dalawang tao na may brief case. A teasing smirk was formed on March lips.

"Afraid to get caught? What's with the mask?" She ask.

Pashnea, ang hilig ko talagang maging matapang kapag kalapit ko na si kamatayan.

"Mapapakinabangan," sambit ng isang nakamaskara at may nilabas sa dala-dala niyang brief case. It's an injection. Eriz immediately made an invisible shield for the three of them.

Itinaas ng isang nakamaskara ang kamay niya at binitawan ang injection na dala niya at ito na mismo ang pumunta patungo sa gawi nina March. Eriz made a water spikes to clash against with the injections.

"You have no match agaisnt us, leave the child." Her voice was cold.

No match Archana? Talaga ba?

"Eres tú, cómo es que estás aquí?" Sambit ng boses na nasa gitna.

["It's you, how come you are here?"]

"Speak in english or tagalog. Shuta ka, pinapahirapan mo pa ako." Reklamo ni March habang nakatitig sa lalaking kinakausap niya. 

"It means, 'it's you, how come you are here?' iyan ang sinabi niya, ate." Kumunot ang noo ni March ng malaman ang ibig sabihin ng katagang binitawan ng tiyahin niya.

"Ella pensó que ya habías muerto, después de caer en ese río profundo." Bulong ng taong nasa gitna na nakmaskara.

["She thought you had already died, after falling into that deep river."]

"Detente, ella no sabía de lo que estás hablando." Eriz says.

["Stop, she doesn't knew what you're talking about."]

Pashnea talaga, wala akong naintindihan sakanila.

"Eres su persona hablada? Entonces déjame decirte esto, ella no es como tú, es una mortal." Ngumisi ang lalaki na siyang ikinabahala ni Eriz.

["Are you her spoke person? Then let me tell you this, she isn't like you, she's a mortal."]

Reese was out of the shield that Eriz made. Nagulat nalang si March nang naglalakad ito paalis sa shield na ginawa ni Eriz.

"Stop, Reese!" She shouted as her eyes turned to crystal.

All was literally stopped. Pati nga siguro hangin ay tumigil. Natigil ang mga taong nakamaskara na may gulat na mga mukha. Ngunit agad din na bumalik ang paggalaw nila ng matumba si March at hinihingal.

Agad na nilabas ni Eriz ang sandata niyang gawa sa tubig at itinutok ito sa lalaking nasa gitna.

"Leave the child, now," Ma awtoridad na saad ni Eriz.

"You're a daughter of an elemental owner, probably one of the great nine," the man remain his eyes on Eriz, "one day... all of them will be powerless. Also you, the highest will reign, blood shed, a rebellion from the true king's and queens' of this land you're having."

"Get, the girl with a golden hair," utos nito sa isa niyang kasamahan. "Kill the two."

Biglang lumingon si Eriz kay Reese na ngayon ay nasa kanya na din ang atensyon. Sabay na sumugod ang dalawa ngunit bago pa sila magkasakitan ay biglang lumindol ng malakas dahilan para lahat sila ay matumba.

"Who told you to hurt my sister?" May riing tanong ng kapatid ni Eriz.

"May back up pala kayo." May nilabas na parang bomba ang lalaki at hinagis ito sakanila.

Napuno ng usok ang paligid, at nawala ang tatlong mga tao.

Nadismaya si March dahil hindi nila natulungan ang bata at hindi pa nila nahuli ang tatlo.

Damn, weak stamina.

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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