THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

"Okay, you mean, the gods that we knew? The gods that help the great nine defeat the war last two decades?" Bleah asked surprisedly.

March nodded. "Yes, because if you thought of it, no one can control between the dead and the living only the gods."

"March, teka lang ha. Baka maparusahan ka ng mga Diyos at Diyosa sa itaas dahil jan sa pang a-akusa mo." Sita ni Bleah sakan'ya.

"You're an intelligent master, Bleah, perhaps you're thinking the same as me. Those probabilities I uttered," March enunciate.

It caught Bleah off guard. March was right all along. They're thinking the same. If they're right, how can they prove it? Why would those gods will punished them in the first place?

Bleah's eyes suddenly twinkling that made March furrowed.

"Tumalikod ka muna, March." Utos nito sa dalaga.

Agad na kumunot ang noo ni March dahil sa sinabi nito.

"Ano na naman iyan, Bleah?" Takang tanong nito.

"Tumalikod ka nalang kasi kung gusto mong makalabas tayo dito," saad ni Bleah.

Okay what's is she planning at this moment? Wala naman siguo siyang balak na saktan si March.

Lumapit si Bleah sakan'ya at kinapa ang buhok nitong nakatali. May kinuha siya doon na nakasabit.

It was a small key. A handcuffs key.

"Hindi ka talaga matiis ni Saint, 'no?" Pang-aasar ni Bleah kay March.

"Siguro nga," sagot nalang niya. 

Napailing si Bleah at ngumisi sa naging sagot ni March.

Tinignan ni March ang maliit na susi na nasa kamay na ni Bleah at naalala niya ang paghawak ni Saint kanina sakaniyang ulo. Nginisan pa ng binata si March kanina noong sinapak siya nito. Ngunit hindi niya alam na may nilagay din pala si Saint na susi doon.

What the hell are you doing, Saint?

Why your actions are contradicting to everything you just said?

"Mamaya ka muna kiligin, okay? Lalayas muna tayo dito bago tayo mabisto. Ang tagal nina King eh." Inip na saad ni Bleah.

March didn't mind her, but rather, she remembered every moment she had with Saint. From the moment he save her . . . until here. He kept on saving her.

"March, baka naman kumilos ka na jan," nagsisimula nang manggigil si Bleah kaya kumilos na si March.

Inilahad ni March ang kan'yang kamay na nakaposas. Bleah unlocked it, she's now free. Kinuha ni March ang susi kay Bleah at sinusihan niya ang posas nito.

"Wala na nga tayong posas, hindi naman tayo makakalabas," reklamo niya.

"Hawakan mo ako," utos ni March kay Bleah.

Taka siyang tinignan ni Bleah. March looked boredly at Bleah. Perhaps Bleah didn't understood what March wanted to do.

"Oh shit, I heard someone footsteps."

"Kaya nga hawakan mo nalang ako, exceptional," hindi na nakapag timpi si March kaya hinila na niya ang kamay ni Bleah.

Nagulat ang league master ng Azurite dahil sa ginawa ng miyembro nang taga Aragons. Sabay na nawala ang dalawa at siya naman ang pagdating ng dalawang bantay para sana turukan muli si March at Bleah.

Indeed their bloodline is such a great help.

"Nakatakas ang dalawang bihag!" Sigaw nang dalawang bantay.

Agad itong nakarating kay Amanda. Kaya agad niyang hinagis ang basong hawak niya sa mukha nang kawal na nagsabi sakan'ya.

"Putragis kayo, mga bobo!" Sigaw ni Amanda sa lalaking nasa harapan niya. "Huwag niyong hayaan na makatakas ang dalawang iyon. Kun'di kayo ang papatayin ko."

Habang ang dalawa naman na sina Bleah at March ay agad na nagtago. Tinignan ni March si Bleah.

"Hey, exceptional. Save Ella and the others, we can't wait for them to arrive here. I'll deal with my aunt," she muttered and give the key to Bleah.

"Ano? Sabay natin silang ililigtas, March, hindi ka pwedeng mag-isang lalabas dito." Nag-alalang saad ni Bleah.

March just smile and look at the woman that was with her.

"There's a high possibility that we can get out of here safely if we go together. Mas mabuting iligaw natin sila. I'm counting on you, Bleah," March seriously muttered.

Bleah just sighed as if she was defeated with an argument with the woman she's with.

How can she argue with this woman when in the first place she was right.

"Make sure you'll get out from here safely or I'll kill you by myself, March," seryosong saad ni Bleah sakan'ya.

March snickered upon Bleah's statement.

Hindi niya akalain na magiging concern sakan'ya ang babaeng ito. Eh hindi naman sila close, wala din silang masyadong pinagsamahan na dalawa.

"Thanks for your concern but if ever you can't get out here safely I'll be the one who'll end your life." Nang-aasar na sambit ni March.

Bleah rolled her eyes upon March rebuttal.

"We may not close but I know how much she treasure you, the way he look at you and his actions say's it all. You're one of a lucky woman here, March. May nabingwit ka talagang isang league master," natatawang ani nito. "So please, get out here safely."

"I will, Bleah. So make sure to freed them. Habang buhay kang hindi magkaka jowa pag hindi mo sila napakawalan, walang halong charot charot itong sinasabi ko," March joke.

Bleah looked at her with a confused look. Hindi niya maintindihan ang ibang mga salita nito ngunit tumango nalang din siya kalaunan.

"Trust me with this." She assured March.

Nagpaalam na siya kay Bleah at naghiwalay na silang dalawa.

Hinanap ni Bleah ang selda na kinaroroonan ni Ella, but to her surprise no traces of her.

"What the? Pinagloloko ba ako ni March?" Inis na sambit ni Bleah.

She roam around but she can't find Ella and the others. She felt a different presence from her back.

"Show yourself before I'll crush you," Bleah stated.

"Hi, Bleah." A man show his self to her. Her eyes literally widen. What the hell . . . how could he . . . "Suprise, bitch."

"You're indeed a siblings . . . both traitors." Bleah look at him furiously.

"You knew huh. You're indeed blessed with intellect, exceptional," mapangutyang saad ng lalaki. "Sorry to ruin your excitement to leave but you can't."

"Catch me if you can, Castel." The woman smirk. "You're just a mere member, dealing with a master means fighting your life through life and death."

Hinanda ni Bleah ang sarili niya dahil alam niyang sa oras na ito ay mapapalaban siya sa lalaking kaharap niya. Not a minute her prowess will be regained.

"I may be a member but don't forget that I also undergo level and I'm a coder." Hindi nagpatinag ang binata sakan'ya.

"No one's asking, you boastful moron." Bleah look at him furiously.

At that moment both them knows that it is not a match between a master and a member, but a coder and a master already.

The defeat of another one is inevitable.

***

March was on her way to her aunt. Marami siyang nakaka salubong na coders na kasabay niyang nag training noon.

She paralyzed all of them in one snap. "Don't block my way, beautiful souls or you'll end up being a mannequin."

Nagpatuloy siya paglalakad hanggang sa narating niya ang kinaroonan ng kan'yang tiyahin.

"Oh, March, nandito ka na pala. Ipapahanap pa naman ana kita sa mga tauhan mo. Hindi ko talaga mapagkakatiwalaan ang anak ko na iyon, mas pipiliin niya pa rin ang mahal niya kesa sa mismo niyang ina, cruel right?" Her aunt look at her straight to the eyes.

"Sino ba naman kasing pipili sa katulad mong ina na mas pinapahalagahan ang sarili nila at ginamit lang ang anak sa mismong interes niya? No one will choose you, auntie. Saint will never choose you, not in a million ways," she mocked her aunt.

"Ang kapal mo nga namang sabihin iyan kung kailan malapit ka nang maghihingalo at magmakaawa sa'kin na buhayin ka." March just snickered upon her aunt rebuttal.

"Reverse everything you say, huwag mong hintayin na ikaw ang magmakaawang buhayin namin, auntie. Better surrender yourself before it's too late."

"Bakit ko isusuko ang sarili ko gayong nagkakagulo na sa labas? Nagsisisihan na sila, March . . . hindi nagampanan ng reyna at hari ang palasyong kanilang sinasakupan." Her laughter echoed in the whole room.

Amanda summon her sword, March did the same, she turned her necklace into a weapon, whip.

"Let's play fair, auntie. Weapon versus weapon, never use your power or else you'll die immediately." March grimace upon he spit those words.

"Oh, you can never convince me, child."

March ready herself to attack, but before she could finally done it. Her aunt paralyzed her.
Her aunt teleported towards her, hinawakan nito ang braso ni March ng mariin. Biglang napasigaw sa sakit ang dalaga.

Bitch, continue doing that.

"Scream, Maria Archana, scream!" Mas lalo pa nitong diniinan ang pagkakahawak sa braso ni March.

Unti-unting nangingisay ang braso niya . . . damn, did she just used poison through her powers?

Bigla lamang tumilapon palayo si Amanda kay March. Pinatid nang binata si March para mawalan ng bisa ang pagka paralyze nito. Muntik pa itong matumba kung hindi lang siya nahawakan ng lalaki.

He came . . . they came just in time. 

"Hindi kita pinayagang hawakan ang babaeng minamahal ko," walang emosyong saad ni Saint  sa mismo nitong ina.

March face were red as tomatoes and Amanda's face can't be drawn upon his own son's statement.

"You'll choose that girl over me? Pagkatapos kitang pakainin at bigyang buhay?!" Panunumbat nito sa kan'yang anak.

Pakainin at bigyang buhay? Sa pagkakaalala ng binata, kailanman ay hindi siya nagawang alagaan nang kan'yang ina. Inabandona siya nito dahil lang sa kapangyarihan.

"Stop crediting yourself when in the first place, you never became a mother to me. Don't assume things." He hold March palm and put her at his back to protect her from his own mother.

"Just surrender, auntie. You had no match against us," nambabalang saad ni March. "It's one versus five, six sana kaso wala pa si Sev." March eye color change into crystal, now it's uno reverse card time. "Feel the pain you made me feel lately."

Her aunt face filled with horror as soon as she understood what was happening.

"M-March, tangina ka!"  Nanggagalaiting sigaw nito sakan'ya.

"Mas tangina ka, of course," March express with an annoying emotion on her face.

"Pagsisisihan niyong lahat ito." Nanggagalaiting saad ni Amanda sakanilang lahat. "The moment he'll be here, all of you will be dead."

As if heaven heard her plea, a man in a shadow came. Smiling on them, it gives them creeps instead of being glad that he's hear already.

"Sorry guys, late ako, but yeah, Aragons are complete," Seven stated.

Amanda able to laugh even at her state right now. March look at the man in front of her. Hindi niya alam kung anong iniisip ni Saint sa mga panahon na ito.

Nasasaktan ba ito sa ginawa ni March? Sinaktan nang dalaga ang ina ng sarili niyang mahal.

Suddenly a table turn, an almost victory turns bloody.

Naka ready na pala ang mga nakatagong karayom ni Seven. The poisonous needle pierce on Saint's heart.

Agad na nanlaki ang mga mata ni March dahil sa nangyari. How could he . . .

"Gago ka, Castel. Master natin iyan!" Galit na sigaw ni Kai at gagawa sana ng earth bomb kaso hindi niya magawang gawin iyon. All of them are pierce needles by some shadow assasins they can't see. Someone was holding them all so that they can't interfere on the fight.

How the hell is that?

"I don't serve any, Kai." Seven grimace.

Ang nakakapagtaka ay wala man lang naramdaman si March na may tumusok at humawak sakan'ya.

Am I an exception here?

Naramdaman niyang nakatitig sakan'ya ang mga mata ni Seven kaya sinalubong niya ito. Ngumisi ang binata sakan'ya.

"Come with me, March, and I'll get you out here safely," the guy suggested.

March look intently at Seven.

There's no way you can save me, jerk.

"Ano ka, gold?" Walang pag-alinlangan na sambit ni March at hinawakan ang puso niya nang maramdaman niyang sumasakit ito.

Seven chuckled upon March answer.

"You still choose him even though he's dying? What a beautiful love story, March." He even clap his hand by amusement.

"At least hindi kasing bitter mo sa buhay," walang ganang saad ni March as hinawakan ni March ang kwintas niya, ngunit mas alerto pa si Seven sakan'ya at nakuha ito mula sa leeg ni March.

"Pashnea ka, Castel, ibalik mo sa'kin iyan!" Galit na sigaw ni March at napahawak muli sa puso niya dahil a sobrang sakit nito.

"Not yet, baby," he muttered. "Mom, I hurt and might kill Saint. The poison are starting to spread on Saint's body, not an hour, he will die and perish. Can you consider me as your son now?"

Halos mawalan nang balanse si March sa narinig niya mula kay Seven. Dala na rin siguro sa sobrang sakit ng kan'yang puso. A realization hit on her, noong nakausap niya si Seven dati sa training room. Ang inang nag-abandona sa binata ay walang iba kung hindi ang tinuturing niyang tiyahin.

Tinignan ni March si Amanda na nakatingin lamang sa isang anak nitong nahihirapan at nag-aagaw buhay. March can feel everything, the suffering that Saint felt right now was also with her.

"Come on, ma, nagsisi ka na ba sa pinagawa mo sa'kin?" Natatawang tanong ni Seven sa ina niya. "Ikaw ang nag-utos nito sa'kin, binisita mo pa ako mismo sa Herdier, but what's with the face?"

It was him . . . the guy that aunt had a talk.

March know it pain Seven that all he had was himself, but it's not a reason for him to kill his own brother. Who had with him for years together with their league mates.

"Wala akong pinagsisihan, Seven, alam mo kung ano ang pinagsisihan ko? Nagkaroon ako nang dalawang anak na mas pipiliin pa ang ibang tao kesa sa sarili nilang ina," Amanda stated.

"Why are you telling that to us when never chose us in the first place also?" Seven ask his own mother.

"Dahil pinanganak lang kayo para gamitin ko, isn't that amazing? Iyan lang ang ambag ng mga buhay niyo sa'kin." Tumatawa ito na parang baliw.

"May mga magulang talaga na kagaya mo, 'no? Mas pipiliin ang kapangyarihan kaysa sa sarili niyang mga anak," hindi makapaniwalang saad ni Seven.

Ramdam ni March ang sakit ng bawat salitang lumalabas sa bibig nang binata.

"Oo, at ni isa sa inyo ay wala akong ititirang buhay, total, tapos na rin naman ako sainyo. Wala na kayong pakinabang sa'kin."

Pinusisyon ni Amanda ang kan'yang sarili. Itinaas nito ang kan'yang mga kamay. A light was starting to form from her hand. Emitting the whole place.

March is walking towards Saint, she can't teleport because of her weak body, the poison that was on Saint's body are also consuming on her.

"At ngayong wala na kayong silbi sabay-sabay tayong mamatay na lahat dito!" Sigaw niya at dumagundong ang tawa ni Amanda sa loob.

Nagsisimulang bumiyak ang gusaling kanilang kinaroroonan. March was filled with horror.

Hindi kami magtatapos, at lalong hindi kami matatapos rito.

She change her eyes even for the last time. Trying to meddle with the time even if it kills her.

"March, huwag!" Sigaw ni Reese.

She knew everything . . . Even a single detail of what will happen. Ngunit tila walang narinig ang dalaga sapagkat patuloy lamang niyang binabalik ang lamang pinatigil ang oras at binabalik ang kung anong dapat ibalik.

Nagpatuloy sa paglalaban ang mga tao sa loob, si Amanda at Seven ay hindi pinansin ang sigaw ni Reese.

"Tama na, ma!" Sigaw ni Seven sa kan'yang ina.

Ngunit hindi nagpatinag si Amanda sa sigaw nang kan'yang anak.

Seven throw March necklace and form a large needle and Amanda touch her sword to put an paralyzing power in it.

"For the atonement of our sins," they muttered in unision.

"Gods will reign." Amanda muttered

"For the rise of her children." Seven said.

Sa pag-ikot nang orasan, nakikita ni March ang lahat ng kaganapan sa labas. Patayan, kitilan, at saksakan. Bawat pagbalik at pakikialam niya nang oras, lahat ng ito ay may kapalit.

Itinaas ni March ang kamay niya at unti-unting bumabalik sakan'ya ang kan'yang kwintas na naroon sa semento kung saan ito itinapon ni Seven.

Hindi natuloy ni Seven at Amanda ang pagkitil ng mga buhay nila para pagbayaran ang kanilang mga kasal-anan dahil sa ginawa ni March na pagpapatigil sa oras.

Binasag ni March ang kan'yang kwintas at nabuo doon ang isang hourglass. Tila hinihigop ang oras mula sa simula hanggang sa katapusan.

"Cut the our link, and let him free from all the suffering  of this world," March whispered and make a sand of time and it healed the man he love.

Ang oras sa labas ay natigil pati na rin ang mga tao. Tila ba sinusunod nang oras ang utos ng may ari sakanila.

Sa kahuli-hulihang panahon ay ngumiti si March kay Reese na siyang may alam sa lahat. Sa kakahantungan ng kanyang pinsan. Mga luhang nagbabadya'y hindi na napigilan.

"Having time as your prowess is indeed a beautiful curse . . . beautiful yet dreadful too. The moment you used it, you can't get away from the consequences." March starting to vomit blood, and starting to turn into a sand of time, and the hourglass was getting her.

She choose this way because she knew that this is not the end yet. There greatest enemies aren't coming yet.

"Wait for me until the time start tickling again . . ."

To fulfill the prophecy, the time need to stop  from tickling, so that she can call them children, for it is her promise.

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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