"Run"

RAPSCALLION.

I heard that name before. That was the mission of Tobias. He need to find the group called RAPSCALLION. I can get a lot of information with this guy, his knowledge will help the Headquarters to hunt down the CRYPTIC.

I heard Aelyne groaned in pain but she is still unconscious. Vyxin pulled me out of the car and he immediately launched his strongest punch right to my face. After a quick second I locked my two legs around his neck and I throw him a couple of pace away from me.

"You had me for a second but you have incurred a severe injury after your car flipped three times due from my attack." He laughed vaguely and his gait was peculiar after what I did to him.

"You know what, Kylvin. I have this loathe feeling thriving inside me after I met you. All the people around you was definitely likes you, you always wanted to win, no one can defeat you including me. And after I get this request from anonymous sender, I have this chance to prove myself that I can kill you this time! Prepare to die at the hands of—" He didn't finish his speech when I heard a metallic ringing sound.

I lifted my head and I saw Aelyne behind Vyxin. She was holding a metal rod. She was responsible why Vyxin passed out and I wanted to hear the rest of his speech.

"What's the problem of that guy?" Aelyne said with full of disgust.

"Doesn't matter, we should run," I said with a hoarse voice.

"Teka lang... ayos ka lang?"

"Hindi ako magiging maayos kapag magising ulit ang lalaking ito," I said and I grabbed her hands and we run as fast as we can.

We were headed towards to thick forest. We just let that guy lying in the middle of the highway and we don't care what will happen to him. Any minute now my car will create a big explosion due form a leakage from a defective fuel tank.

"There, we should hide there—" I said and my prediction happened. A loud sound echoed inside the forest and we saw a huge dark smoke from the place where our car was positioned.

"Sino ba ang lalaking iyon?" tanong ni Aelyne habang patuloy kami sa paglalakad sa kagubatan. "It's almost dark. I should go home before my Aunt kill me."

Naiwan ko ang aking cellphone sa loob ng kotse at kasama iyon sa pagsabog kanina. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin at nandito kami ngayon sa loob ng kagubatan na paikot-ikot.

Hindi ko alam kung nasaan ang daan palabas. Wala manlang kaunting liwanag ang makikita sa dulo nito at tila ba'y wala itong katapusan.

"This is the second time we were stuck inside the forest," sabi ni Aelyne nang bigla nalang siyang natumba.

"Are you alright?" I asked and I helped her to stand up. She lightly touched her forehead, checking if it was okay.

I put my palm against the object where Aelyne was bumped earlier. I felt a hard and fine texture of this object. I took a one pace to feel it clearly what this object was.

After a moment, I realized that this object was the tall wall separating the Central City to the outside world. I looked above and I saw the electric bars. I could hear the buzzing electric hum of the electricity bridging to the other electric bars to another.

"So this is the famous wall," I whispered.

"I have never come closer to this thing before," said Aelyne when she finally overcome the pain on her forehead, "I know it sounds crazy but is there any life forms outside of this thick wall?"

"Sabi ni Uncle mayroon daw pero hindi siya sigurado kung totoo nga ang bagay na iyon," sabi ko sa kanya.

Nang napagdesisyunan naming bumalik sa highway ay narinig namin ang ugong ng isang hovercraft. Medyo nagkaroon pa ako ng pagdududa sa hovercraft kung kaaway ba iyon o hindi. Nagtago muna kami sa madilim na sulok ng puno at mayroon kaming narinig na isang boses na nanggagaling sa hovercraft. I think they are using a mega microphone so we can hear them from a far.

"Kylvin, where are you? We are from the Headquarters. We can't go any further than this because if we attempt to, our hovercraft will collapse because of the electric bars at the top of the walls," sabi ng malakas na boses na nasa loob ng hovercraft.

Lumabas kami sa aming pinagtataguan at agad na bumaba ang hovercraft sa harap namin. Bumukas ang pinto nito at lumabas ang isang lalaki na nakasuot na itim na vest.

Nagpakilala ito sa akin at ang pangalan daw niya ay si Agent Kinoto, siya ang isa sa mga naging kasama ko sa aking training sa loob ng Headquarters. Nagkataon daw na patungo sila sa Headquarters nang makita nila ang isang lalaking nakahilata sa gitna ng kalsada.

Bumaba sila at tinignan kung ayos lang daw siya at doon nila nakita ang isang pirasong papel na nakasulat ang pangalan ko. 10,000 gold ang ibibigay sa kanya kapag napatay niya ako. Kaya agad akong hinanap ni Agent Kinoto. Nasa loob ng hovercraft si Vyxin at wala pa rin daw siyang malay. Matapos iyong masabi ni Agent Kinoto ay agad na kaming pumasok sa loob. Hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang ideyang ipasok si Vyxin sa loob ng hovercraft.

Nang makapasok kami sa loob ay nakita ko si Vyxin na nakagapos sa isang silya. Matalim ang tingin nito sa akin at para bang anong oras ay kikitilin niya nito ang buhay ko.

"Well... well... well... you are so lucky this day. Na-rescue ka pa ng kakampi mo. Hindi ka na makakalakad pa ng buhay kapag nakawala ako rito." Pagbabanta ni Vyxin pero hindi ko siya pinansin at umupo sa bakanteng upuan sa loob ng hovercraft.

"We are approaching to the Headquarters. Prepare to land," sabi ng piloto nang malapit na kami sa Headquarters.

The landing was horrible and I almost puke. Agent Kinoto said that the pilot was not quite an expert to fly the hovercraft. He was just a trainee. Bago pa kami bumaba ay tinanong ni Agent Kinoto si Vyxin tungkol sa kanyang guild.

"Where is RAPSCALLION?" tanong niya, "Ang tatlo naming agent ay nasa misyon para hanapin ang grupong ito. Alam ko na isa kang miyembro ng RAPSCALLION dahil dito." Pagpapatuloy nito at pinakita niya ang papel na nandoon ang pangalan ko.

"I believe that your three agents are already dead. RAPSCALLION is good at killing." Pagmamayabang pa ni Vyxin habang pinipilit niyang kumawala sa kanyang pagkakagapos. "And I will kill you too when I able to escape from this lame tie."

"Gawin mo KUNG makakawala ka diyan?" Pang-iinsulto ni Agent Kinoto.

Binigyan siya nito ng masamang tingin at tinignan niya muli ako sa mata. Makikita sa mata niya ang labis na pag-alab ng kanyang galit. Hindi ko naman alam ang mga sinabi niya sa akin kanina. Hindi ko alam kung bakit niya ako lubos na kinasusuklaman. Kung kaya ko lang maibalik lahat ng ala-ala ko ay hindi na ako malilito ng ganito.

Kinaladkad nila palabas si Vyxin at ilang saglit lang ay inagaw ni Vyxin ang baril ng isang agent at pinutok ito sa mukha ng agent. Nagulat ang lahat sa ginawa ni Vyxin at bago pa humugot ng baril si Agent Kinoto ay nabutas na ang kanyang dibdib dahil sa nagawang pagbaril ni Vyxin sa kanya.

"AGENT KINOTO!" sigaw ng isang army at tinutukan ng baril si Vyxin.

"You all interfered to my mission. If you let me to kill Kylvin, your Agent Kinoto might still alive but..." panunuya niyang sambit, "...but he was killed at the hands of the master hunter!"

Agad siyang pumasok sa loob ng hovercraft at hindi manlang nakalusot ang mga bala ng mga army sa kanya. Mabilis itong lumipad sa ere at nakatayo kaming lahat habang pinapanood naming tumatakas si Vyxin.

"Medic! Medic!" sigaw ng isang agent habang nasa bisig niya si Agent Kinoto. Napupuno ang buong katawan nito ng dugo at pinapanood ko lang sila na nagkakagulo.

Wala akong magawa dahil sa nangyari. Hindi ko inasahan na madadamay ang ibang tao dahil sa akin.

"Kylvin... are you okay?" tanong ni Aelyne pero hindi ko siya pinansin.

Hindi ko mapapatawad si Vyxin. Hinding-hindi ko siya mapapatawad dahil sa ginawa niya.

Thank you for reading :)