The root

"I am not a Valiente and named a virtuoso of Aragons for nothing, two-faced knight. No one wants to mess with me, because they end up timeless."

He gulp upon my statements. He didn't able to move for few seconds. It's like he got scared huh? That was just a warning from me.

"You talk too much," muttered Saint.

Wala atang ibang masabi ang gago.

"Wala ka bang masabi? Come on, Saint, give me some thrill," I muttered bravely. He suddenly dragged me out from the cell and didn't mind what I said.

Nagpumiglas ako bago niya pa ako makaladkad. Hindi siya gumagamit ng kapangyarihan niya, kasi kung sakali man, isang hila lang niya, nadala na niya ako.

"Stop provoking me, Maria Archana." He looked at me directly to the eyes.

I also looked at him with the same intensity. No one wants to break with our gazes.

"I said give me some thrill, Saint. Does my warning threatened you?" I asked him and chuckled upon my statements. "Master, ang duwag mo naman pala."

His face darkened upon my last statement. I guess I stepped on his ego?

Nagulat ako nang bigla niyang hinila ang braso ko at naging dahilan kung bakit nagdikit ang aming mga katawan. I can clearly look at his beautiful sapphire eyes.

"I said stopped provoking me, Maria Archana," he stated seriously.

I pouted remembering something. I saw how he gulped upon seeing my reaction after what he just muttered.

Akala niya siguro nabaliw na ako. Siguro, baliw sa kanya, geez, gutom lang talaga ako. 

"Bago mo ako patayin, pwedeng pakainin mo muna ako? Para naman 'di ba, mamamatay akong busog," pagkasabi ko no'n ay siya namang pagtunog ng tiyan ko.

Kagabi pa ako walang kain. Ayaw din naman siguro niya na mamamatay ako sa gutom.

"Damn it, brat. Stop pouting, I may crash your lips any moment," I heard him whispered.

I want to laugh at his remark, but I can't be a soft hearted right now. I'm in the enemy's lair. I must be careful with my actions. These people are manipulative as fuck.

Saint succeeded by using his charms on me, causing me to let my guards down, the reason why I got abducted.

"Pakainin mo muna ko, bago mo ulit ako halikan. I won't be full by your lips, might taste them later," Akala niya siguro siya lang ang marunong lumandi ah.

This is also my charm, better not get bewitched.

Mamamatay na nga ako't nakuha ko pang lumandi. Lubuslubusin ko na 'to.

Hinawakan ni Saint ang noo niya at napapikit. Ang pogi pa rin ng gago kahit nakapikit. Hindi siya mukhang stress. Muli siyang tumingin sa'kin at hinawakan ang pulsuhan ng kamay ko.

Sa bilis ng pangyayari, nasa ibang parte na kami ng hide out nila. Dinala niya ko sa isang kwarto.

"Wait here, and don't do anything stupid if you still treasured me and your life," he warned me.

"Ay sorry exemption ka, beh, I only treasured my life, hindi ka kasali sa listahan," sambit ko. "Hindi ka ba kukuha ng ibang tao na magbabantay sa'kin kung aalis ka?"

Liningon niya ulit ako sa tanong ko. Kitang-kita ko sa mukha niya kung gaano siya ka inis.

Mainis ka lang.

"No one knew I let an enemy entered my room."

My jaw just dropped upon what he just said.

Kwarto niya ito?

Kwarto niya?

I look around and I saw the interior design was beautiful.

Gago, kwarto nga niya!

Nang makabawi ako sa pagkagulat ay tinignan ko siya muli.

"Oh, from league mate to enemy huh," I mock him.

He didn't bother looking at me again before he leave.

Why does it feels like goodbye? Damn it. My fucking heart just betrayed me. Bakit ba kasi hindi nalang ginawang bato itong puso ko? Bakit kailangan ko pang makaramdam ng sakit? Gumana nga ata ang charisma ng gago sa'kin.

There's no need to deny the fact that I fell in love with that maniac.

"I love you . . . I'd rather choose one tomorrow with you, than a thousand of tomorrows without you." I whispered.

That's the fucking exact phrase when he fucking confess me. Oo, walang google translate dito pero pagkatapos masabi no'ng propresiya. Bigla akong nakaintindi ng Spanish. Magic indeed.

But I can't still get the fact he's indeed a great actor. Nalinlang ako ng gago.

"Pashnea ka talaga, Toussaint Ephraim!" Mahinang sigaw ko.

"I love you too, March."

Napatalon ako dahil sa kiliting naramdaman ko nang dumampi ang labi niya sa tenga ko.

I turn around and meet his eyes. He's smiling at me in the most magnificent way. If he's not just a two-faced knight I might fall from those smiles again.

He's holding a tray with foods, my eyes are twinkling when I saw it. Gutom na gutom na talaga ako.

"Pagkain mo." Nilapag niya ito sa lamesa.

"Thanks, but the audacity of telling me I love you after what you did. Just wow." I sounded like a bitter girlfriend.

Okay, what the hell?

"This is only the way to save you from her, March. I am not the enemy here," he told me without any emotions can be seen on his face. "Kumain ka nalang at huwag mo rin na tangkaing tumakas. I'm suck at explaining."

Tsaka niya tinanggal ang posas ko. Tinignan ko ang pagkain na nilapag ni Saint. Mas lalo tuloy na kumalam ang sikmura ko. Wala naman siguro itong lason kasi kung meron man, at least dalawa kaming susunduin ni kamatayan. Nagsimula na lang akong kumain at hindi na nag-isip nang kung ano-anong kagaguhan.

I need to regain my energy, and minutes pass by I'm done eating. Nothing change, Saint is still cold as fucking ice. Oh there's one, It feels like I regained my energy already.

"Kung tapos ka na, ibabalik na kita," tsaka niya ako pinosasan muli.

"Saint, bakit?" Tanong ko sakan'ya.

Nakita ko ang pagkunot nang kan'yang noo dahil sa aking tanong.

"Anong bakit, March?"

Mapakla akong natawa dahil sa tanong niya pabalik. Itinaas ko ng kamay kong nakaposas at agad siyang sinampal. Nakita ko ang pagdugo sa gilid nang kan'yang labi dahil sa pagtama ng kamay kong nakaposas.

"Masakit ba? Kulang pa 'yan sa sakit na pinaranas mo sa'min!" Sigaw ko. "Betrayal indeed. Damn it."

He didn't mind the blood dripped from his lips. Biglang sumakit ang kanang pisngi ko. Tinignan ko si Saint at nakita kong nakangisi na siya sa'kin.

"Masakit din ba, March?" He asked me with a playful smile on his lips. I clench my fist. He pat my head afterwards. "Don't do things that would hurt me, it might backfired on you."

His warning echoed in my ears, that made me shivered.

Ang lakas pa rin ng epekto niya sa'kin.

Dumampi ulit ang kamay niya sa'kin ay para na akong nakuryente. Bakit ganito ang epekto niya sa'kin? Gago hindi pwede 'to. Bawal akong maging marupok.

Naglaho muli kami at ngayon ay nasa harapan na kami ng selda. Nagulat ako nang makita ko si Bleah.

What the fuck?

Anong ginagawa niya dito?

"Mag-usap kayo hanggang kailan niyo gusto, ngunit huwag na huwag kayong gagawa ng kalokohan kung gusto niyo pang mabuhay." Tsaka niya ako tinulak papasok sa loob.

Can this fuck be a gentleman? Akala mo walang pinagsamahan kung makapanulak eh.

Gago siya ah, buti nalang nabusog ako sa pagkain na dinala niya. Baka nabangasan ko na siya kung gutom pa rin ako.

"What a jerk." Bleah rolled her eyes upon what Saint did.

Tinignan ko si Bleah at base sa hitsura nang damit niya ay mukhang napalaban siya.

"Ba't ka nahuli?" Tanong ko.

"Syempre nagpahuli ako." Natatawa niyang sagot.

Gaga, anong nagpahuli?

"Tanga ka ba?" Inis na tanong ko.

"Baka ikaw," saad niya. "Hindi ako magpapahuli dito kung alam kong wala silang planong sagipin ako. Sino ba naman kasing tanga na pupunta dito tapos hindi nag-iisip ano ang sunod na gagawin?" Naikot niya muli ang kan'yang mga mata.

Ilang beses na ba akong inirapan nito? At talagang nakuha niya pa akong tawagin na tang. The audacity.

"Bakit may pasa sa mukha iyong lalaking 'yon?" Kuryusong tanong ni Bleah.

"Sinapak ko," agad kong sagot.

I don't know what's gotten into my mind on that time, ended up punching him straight to the face. I think he deserves that after all those heartaches I've got from him.

Bleah's lips form an o, like she was surprised by my answer.

"Deserve nang gago," natatawang aniya ni Bleah. She turned to me once again with a serious face. "March, they'll go in here later. Rebels were attacking the Avelon Kingdom and those funk who attacked the Avelon aren't dying, March," the woman in her front is explaining.

"Akala ko ba kalahi lang ni Big Fish ang hindi namamatay? Pero natapos na iyon." Takang tanong ni March.

"That's a mystery hard to figure, March," Bleah answered. "We don't know who's the enemy we're dealing with, perhaps, your enemies."

Our situations is driving me nuts. Dealing with the enemies we don't know who.

"Pati mga kasamahan nila hindi natin alam," pagpatuloy niya.

"Big Fish is just a vessel, so as my aunt," I stated. "There are more higher than them. Powerful enough to control the dead and the living."

She look at me with confusion.

"Who holds a power like that?" I asked her.

She didn't give me an answer. Anong trip nito?

"That's why you're dealing with an unknown enemy here, but if we solve it, there's only one answer to your question . . . you can decipher it by yourself, March." All she stated were right.

The great nine

The four kingdoms

I grinned

It was not her

It was not the one who create but her creation itself.

"The gods she create is the root of all."

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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