Plans

"How can we used these kids to those idiots descendants of gods?" One of the guy wearing a mask asked.

Tinignan ng tiyahin ni March ang mga kasamahan ng kinikilala niyang pamangkin na nasa kulungan. Tulog ang mga ito, may mga pasa ang mga katawan nila. Gustuhin man nitong lumaban ngunit hindi nila magawa sapagkat wala sakanila ang kapangyarihan nila.

"We can't used them, but we can lure those people by using these kids, especially  that one of them is a daughter of a council." Tsaka tumingin ang tiyahin ni March kay Ella na natutulog ng mapayapa. "Sisisihin nila ang reynang iyon sa pagiging kampante, siyang magiging simula ng pagkawatak-watak ng kanilang pagkakaisa."

Tsaka nito diretsong ininom ang alak na nasa basong hawak niya at walang pasintabing inihulog ang baso na siyang nakagawa ng ingay sa loob ng kulungan. Naalimputagan si Ella dahil sa kan'yang narinig na mayroong nabasag.

"As long as the prophecy haven't told yet, they can't rise together." Amanda whispered but even they're from from Ella she heard it.

"Madam, that kid who's daughter from a council, she knew everything I felt, everything, madam . . ." Natatakot na sambit ng lalaking nakamaskara. "Sa palagay ko, hindi siya ordinaryong estudyante lang."

"She's still a weak kid without her prowess." May diing saad nang tiyahin ni March.

"Madam, who's the holder of the untold prophecy?"

"Luhan knew it . . . but that guardian fucking killed him. He told me once that the holder of the prophecy can't be one. Those people she chose from their time and reunite in this timeline. One of them was the guardian and the daughter of Avelon Academy headmistress. Before they found the other two, we must kill one of them." Seryosong saad ng tiyahin ni March habang nakatingin sa bubog.

Bumalik sa pagkukunyaring tulog si Ella at nagpatuloy sa pakikinig. May tumatakbong isa pang lalaking nakamaskara na siyang nagdala ng masamang balita sakanila.

"Madam, isa sa mga alaga mo . . . ang anak ni Reyah. Isa sa mga taong siyang magiging hadlang natin. May kinalaman ito sa hindi sinabing propresiya."

"I ordered someone to watch her moves, he can end her anytime."

The prophecy can't bear by only one person. They have a piece to make it whole.

***

Nagpatuloy ang training ni March at kitang-kita sa katawan nito ang pagod at kagustuhang maging malakas. Gusto niyang sumuko ngunit iniisip niya ang ginawa ng mga taong nasa paligid niya. Ang mga taong ginagawa din ang lahat para ma protektahan siya.

"Cope up with time, March. You're the time itself," Yuriel stated.

Lumapit muli si Yuriel sakan'ya para sugurin. Ngunit nawala si March at pumunta ito sa likuran ng binata. Akmang patatamaan na ni March ang likuran ni Yuriel ngunit agad nitong nahuli ang mga paa ng dalaga at walang pasintabing binalibag.

Tumama ang likuran nito sa pader at agad na napangiwi si March sa sakit na bumalot sakan'ya dahil sa pagkakatama nito. Hinihingal na tumingin si March kay Yuriel na ngayon ay wala pang kahit isang galos.

"Pashnea talaga, saan ko ba mahahanapan ng butas ang lalaking ito," bulong ni March habang nakatingin kay Yuriel.

"This is our last training, March, if you'll able to pin me down. I can see your progress, you becoming a monster everyday." Natatawang wikang league master ng Aventurine.

Dahan-dahan itong naglakad papunta kay March na nanghihina. Ang sarkastiko talaga ng gago, literal na monster ata ang ibig sabihin niya dahil halos hindi na mahitsura si March sa dami ng galos at pasang natamo niya sa training nila ni Yuriel.

He's indeed a brutal king, and paired with a brutal queen.

Agad na inayos ni March ang sarili niya at walang ganang tinignan si Yuriel. Her trainings will be paid off. Hindi ito mapupunta sa wala.

Tinignan siya ng marahan ng binata. March eyes change into crystal color. The man was captivated by her eyes. Unti-unti niyang nakikita ang nakaraan nito ng hindi na naman sinasadya. Like how lonely he is when he's still a kid. Paano niya layuan ang mga tao dahil sa takot niyang makasakit dahil sa kapangyarihan niya.

Yuriel was taken on his past, but past is past and he already forgot those. It was a fragment of his memories to be remembered not to be chained. Sinamantala ni March ang kalagayan ng league master ng Aventurine at ginawa niyang latigo ang kwintas na suot suot niya at pinulupot ito sa katawan ng league master.

"You're really a brat." Naiiling na saad ng league master ng Aventurine.

She made the time stop before Yuriel could used his power. March grin widely and Yuriel just shook his head.

"You tricked me, March."

"And you fall on my tricks, Aventurine league master." March simply said and walk towards Yuriel and kick him on the stomach.

Agad na natumba ang binata at hindi pa rin makagalaw maliban kay March na ngayon ay malawak ng nakangisi. Hindi pinapakita ni Yuriel na nasaktan siya sa sipa ng babae.

"Mukhang dalawa ata tayong gagamutin ng kapatid mo ah." Mungkahi ni March.

Nakatingin siya kay Yuriel na nakahilata sa sahig. Mas lalo nitong diniinan ang pagkakagapos sa binata gamit ang latigo niya. Napapikit si Yuriel dahil sa ginawa ni March sakan'ya.

"So are we done here, Yuriel Gideon?" March asked the guy who's in the floor dripping with his own blood.

"I wake up your demons indeed," he muttered while slowly getting up.

"Thank you then," she sarcastically said.

Yuriel just snickered, tinanggal na ni March ang latigo na nasa katawan ni Yuriel. 

"You're welcome," nang-aasar na sambit nito tsaka lumapit kay March at walang sabing pinatid sa kahuli-hulihang beses.

"Gago ka talaga!" Inis na sigaw ni March.

Ngunit ngumisi lang ulit ang binata. "You did well, March. Pagamot ka nalang kay Nacia or you can do it by yourself, I guess."

Tsaka ito naglaho at naiwang mag-isa si March sa training room. She look like a living corpse because of what she have been through. All of those are worth it, the trainings, let her rephrase that. The hell like training with Yuriel. Tatlong linggo . . . at sa loob ng tatlong linggo marami siyang natutunan . . . marami siyang dinanas. Ginamot ni March ang sarili niya, at binalik ang oras kung saan walang kahit anong galos ang sarili niya.

She woke up next morning and they gathered on the living room. Nandito ulit si Ma'am Neah kasama nila para sabihin ang misyon na gagawin nila. Neah flashes the blue print on the students mind. March brain cope up with it immediately. Nagawang kunin ni March lahat ng impormasyon na nasa blue print.

"What you see inside your mind, is the blue print of the place where the Coders and the people aiming for rebellion are staying." Neah muttered. "We'll rescue the students and the people they used as testers for the drug they make."

"Ma'am Neah, nagkakagulo na sa labas 'di ba? The council knew Ella was missing, she's Nueve's daughter." Sambit ni Elle.

"I'm trying all my best to stopped everything, but I can't do it by my own, so I am needing your help, students. A high probability that the council will go against us this time. Hindi na nila papalampasin ang nangyaring ito panigurado." Neah sighed after.

The remaining students was looking at her with worried eyes.

"Ano ba kasi talaga ang nangyayari, Ma'am Neah? Hindi ko na maintindihan." Reklamo ni Anya.

"I still don't know what's the root of this rebellion that are bound to happen, but one thing is for sure . . . The peace that I and the other members of great nine fought years ago . . . were slowly losing," she stated. "Maraming tao ang nanghihingi ng katarungan kung bakit nawawala ang mga anak at pamilya nila. Kung bakit nangyayari ito sa buhay nila . . . maski ako na kinikilalang magiting na reyna ay walang magawa.

"Anyway, proceeding to the operation," tumayo ito at isang kumpas lang nang kamay niya lumapit na sa kinaroroonan niya ang white board.

Parang binuhusan ng malamig na tubig si March pagkakita niya sa white board. Auntie Amanda face was there.

"That's Amanda, a woman from mortal realm that train kids  from here and brought to  mortal realm to kill people that can benefit here for underground society. Reyah investigated that she also had deeper connections with the scientist from mortal realm. Sila ang mga nag t-test kung paano mawala ang kapangyarihan natin, na siyang ginamit din ni Big Fish noon," Ma'am Neah stated.

It makes March felt uneasy. Hindi siya mapakali sa mga nalaman niya. Akala niya walang kapangyarihan ang mga iyon . . . all this time he was fucking tricked.

"One week from now, Amanda will go to Bloodstone to make an alliance with the criminals that are there. Ngunit wala pa ring sapat na impormasyon kung ano ba talaga ang pinaplano ni Amanda, maaaring gamitin nila ang mga kriminal na iyon para mapalakas ang pwersa nila o baka hindi. Wala akong alam. Ngunit bago pa mangyari ang alyansa ng dalawang panig, pipigilan natin sila."

Another image flash on their minds as Neah connect it with them. "See that red dot? Diyan makikipagkita si Amanda sa mga kriminal."

Nakita ni March ang pagtaas nang kamay ng isang estudyante na mula sa Ordus. It was Bleah. "Paano kung magiging sagabal ang mga batang ni train nang babae?"

Pati si March ay natigil sa tanong ni Bleah.

"No need to hold back, those kids are criminals anyway. Our number one priority is to stop the alliance that bound to happen between Amanda and the criminals from BloodStone."

Para siyang nanlumo sakanyang narinig mula sa reyna. Ang mga bata na walang kamuwang-muwang na ni train nila . . . maaari silang madamay at hindi ko kakayanin iyon.

"Paano naman k-kung iyong tinuro ni au— Amanda sakanila ay hindi nila ginusto? Paano kung wala lang silang choice? Iyon lang ang paraan para mabuhay sila?" Giit ni March habang nakatingin sa reyna.

Ang atensyon ng lahat ay napunta sa dalaga at sa reyna dahil sa biglaang tanong nito.

Ayaw kong may buhay na naman na mawala dahil wala akong ginawa. Nadamay lang sila dito.

"Only loyal dogs will follow their master, but even the dog have their own minds and knew what's right to wrong. Darating ang araw na magkakaisip ang mga batang kinuha ni Amanda at kung pinili niya pa rin na sumunod sa ginagawa ni Amanda then that kid is just like her. Wala silang pinagkaiba kung gano'n," seryosong sambit ni Neah.

She knew . . . she fucking knew everything.

"Iyon lang, maghanda kayo para sa susunod na linggo." Tsaka ito naglakad paalis.

Nakatulala pa rin si March habang nakatingin kay Ma'am Neah, nagsi-alisan na rin ang iba. Hinawakan ni Saint ang braso ni March kaya agad na napalingon ang babae dito.

"Ayos ka lang, brat?" Tanong nito, agad na natauhan si March sa nangyayari.

Agad na tinabig ni March ang kamay ni Saint at tumayo na ito para sundan si ma'am Neah. Nagtatakang tinapunan ng tingin ni Saint si March  naglalakad palayo sakan'ya.

Narating ni March ang likod ng mansyon at nakita niya doon si Neah. Ngunit bago pa makapagsalita si March ay agad siyang nilingon ni Neah.

"May tanong ka ba tungkol sa misyon, March?" Nakangiting tanong ni Neah.

"You knew right? You knew that I am like them. You knew that I am a Coders!" She shouted in front of the queen.

She didn't mind if what she did might cause her to death but she knew that the queen wasn't like that.

"So what if I knew, March?" Balik na tanong nang reyna sakan'ya. Walang emosyon itong nakatingin kay March bago ulit nagsalita. "Gaya ng sabi ko, may sariling isip ka na para mag desisyon, March. If you want to go and be like Amanda, then I won't stop you. Betray your friends, do the mission she fucking assigned to you. That's your plan in the first place right?"

Natigil siya dahil sa sinabi nang reyna. Sumagi sa isip niya ang mukha ng mga kasamahan niya sa league. Ang mga tawanan nila, ang pinagsamahan nila, ang mga asaran, at ang mga alaalang kasama ang Aragons.

She want to do her mission as an emissaries as a coders, but the what ifs stuck on her mind. Labis siyang nasasaktan tuwing naiisip niya ang reaksyon ng mga kasamahan niya.

Specially his reaction . . . Saint reaction . . .

"You're an Aragons, March. The student I chose, be my student, March. I'll make sure that I protect you at all cost, not because it was my promised to your mother, but you're also is my priority and she assigned me to the four of you."

Nanginginig ang mga tuhod ni March. Halo-halo ang emosyon na kan'yang nararamdaman. Hindi niya namalayang tumutulo na pala ang luha mula sa kan'yang mga mata.

Hindi dahilan na malungkot siya . . . kasi sa totoo lang . . . sobrang saya niya.

She don't deserve this kind of words, especially  from a queen. The queen she doubt many times, yet the queen who's always there for everyone.

But can I really do that? Betraying the people who chose to accept me after all the shits happened in my life? Can I . . . betrayed him?

"Mahal na reyna . . ." Sa kabila ng pag-aalinlangan ni March nagawa niyang makapag salita. "Maraming salamat."

Unti-unting lumapit si March kay Neah at niyakap ito gamit ang isang kamay niya. Habang ang isa naman ay ginamit niya para kunin ang nakatagong maliit na kutsilyo na nasa bulsa niya.

Hindi nakagalaw si ma'am Neah sa ginawa ni March, walang tigil sa pagbuhos ang luha ng babae. "I'm sorry, queen, but maybe if our siituation where not like this, I should have stayed with you and with my league."

Tinignan niya ang estudyante na nasa kan'yang harapan nang gulat at may hindi makapaniwalang reaksyon. The blood was dripping and she can't help but to cry more.

"Ito ang gusto ko . . ."

Mapaklang ngumiti ang reyna kay March.

"I see . . . you chose to betrayed your friends, but better give me your answer after this, March. Can you really do your mission, can you kill your own mother?"

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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