A Piece Of Future

For some reason, I didn't know why I passed out that night. Siguro dahil sa sobrang pagod ng katawan ko. Not to mention ilang ulit pa ako nakipaglaban despite having low energy at that moment.

I sighed looking around. I was laying on a soft bed, too soft that my body was sinking down the foam and it was uncomfortable. I was inside an unfamiliar room, and I feel my body was drained from all those actions that night. Plus, I got to find something that I'm not even sure if I should have come across it.

Bumangon ako mula sa higaan ko at nilagay ang mga paa ko sa malamig na semento. Bigla nalang akong napahawak sa ulo ko dahil parang bubuka ito sa sobrang sakit. What the hell is this? Due to my ten-meter range of having to sense emotions, agad kong naramdaman na may papunta sa kwartong ito.

The people's emotions in this world aren't even barely enough for me to regain all the energy I lost. Isa din sa mga bagay na iniisip ko ay bakit nandito si Hoy? Then there's Denaricus to think about. How in the world is he even alive when he'a already dead for almost two centuries back in our world?

"Ah Miss, gising na po pala kayo?" Isa itong babae na may ponytail na buhok. Base sa mukha nito, parang mas bata pa siya sa akin ng dalawang taon. Maybe around 14? She's wearing an oversized shirt at sinamahan ito ng maikling shorts.

"Isn't that obvious?" Napakamot siya sa ulo niya dahil sa sinabi ko. Darn my head seriously hurts. Wala na sanang dadagdag sa pinoproblema ko.

"Miss may dala po akong agahan ninyo. Kumain na po kayo para mainom niyo na ang gamot niyo. Ang pagsasakit ng ulo at panghihina ng katawan niyo ay natural lang dahil sa hindi pa kayo sanay sa mundong ito." Napansin ko na may nilagay siyang tray sa maliit na sidetable tsaka ito binuhat papunta a harapan ko.

"Where am I?" Tanong ko habang tinitignan kung anong klaseng pagkain ang nilahad niya.

"Ah nandito po kayo sa mansyon ni Sir Denaricus." How is that man able to live here easily and have a mansion anyway? "Dalawang araw na po kayo walang malay." In the first place, him being alive after a century or two, is just too impossible. Unless of that one thing of course. And already two days?

"May nangyari ba habang tulog ako?" Kinuha ko na ang kutsara at tinikman ang mainit na sopas. I admit that it's delicious.

"Normal naman po ang lahat habang wala ka. Maliban nalang na may mga halimaw paring nagpapakita pero hindi naman gaano kalaki na kailangang problemahin." She answered.

I saw a glimpse of her smile nang makita niya ako sarap na sarap sa sopas, siya kaya ang nagluto nito? Well I remember how I used to cook for those two dahil nasasawa na sila sa mga pagkaing nakalantad sa cafeteria. Since mapilit sila wala akong magagawa kundi ipagluto nalang sila, plus I do like my own cooking. That sudden memory made me smile.

"Where is Denaricus? I need to talk to him." Gusto ko mang magpahinga pero marami pa ang bagay na gumugulo sa isipan ko, at hindi ko magawang kumalma kung alam kunv may mga bagay na dapat ko pang tapusin.

"Papauwi narin si Sir Denaricus, wala po kasi siyang schedule sa hapon." Schedule? Just what is that man doing in this world for that long time?

Ngayon ko lang napansin na tanghali na pala, quarter to 1 na kasi sa hapon base sa malaking wall clock sa ibabaw ng fireplace. Ang lawak nga naman talaga ng kwartong ito. Pero isang cabinet, kama, sidetable, ay fireplace lang ang nakalagay sa loob. May isa ding malaking painting ng isang wolf sa ibabaw ng higaan ko na nakakabit sa pader.

But other than that, halata namang walang natutulog dito. Otherwise the room would have been filled. O talagang guestroom lang 'to? Anyway that shouldn't be any of my concern.

I took one last spoon of its soup at tsaka uminom ng tubig sabay yung gamot pangpawala ng sakit sa ulo. Does this even work? Because I can still feel my head cracking inside. Ibinaling ko ulit ang tingin ko sa batang babae na ngayon ay kakalabas lang mula pa sa isnag pintuan. Hindi ko namalayan na ganoon na pala ako katagal kumain.

"Magpalit ka narin po, para mas maging komportable ka." Wika niya at inilahad sa tabi ng kama ang mga damit. Ngayon ko lang din namalayan na iba na pala ang damit ko sa suot ko noon. Pinalitan siguro ako habang tulog and while I appreciate it, it's bothersome.

Dinala ko ang damit at tumungo sa bathroom kung saan siya kanina galing. Pagbukas ko nito ay bumungad sa akin ang isang napakalawak na puting room, kahit sa bathroom may chandelier padin sa ceiling. Tapos sa kabilang side ay may transparent na curtain kung saan nagtatago ang bathtub, ay mali, sa laki nito parang isa na itong swimming pool.

Sa kabilang side naman at may isang cubicle tapos may shower din sa itaas nitong parang pool. Nang masigurado kong lock ang pintuan, tsaka ko hinubad ang suot kong damit and I was completely naked when I took the shower na meron din sa wall. The cold water ran down my body, it was a bit ticklish but I just watch the liquid slide down.

Ilang minuto ang nakalipas matapos ang shower ba iyon ay nilubog ko muna ang paa ko sa may pool. Para tuloy akong nasa hot spring dahil sa medyo mainit na tubig. Before I even took notice, my body was already down through the warm water. Hindi din kataasan ang tubig, kung tatayo ako hanggang beywang ko lang nga ito.

I heaved a sigh as I leaned my back against the soft texture behind me. May mga bubbles din na lumabas sa tubug as it suddenly changed ito light yellow, the smell of vanilla then penetrated through all of my senses. I've always loved this smell, it's relaxingly pleasant. Suguro sa buong buhay ko, ngayon lang ako nakaramdam ng ganito ka kalmang sensation.

If Denaricus is always living a luxurious life like this for so many years, hindi na ako magugulat kung aaminin man niyang ayaw niya ng bumalik doon sa orihinal naming mundo. Who would even choose to stay in that chaotic world?

But even amidst that chaos, I always find it somehow rather fascinating, messy but beautiful, the sound of clashing steels and echoing spells are defeaning, yet at the same time there's that deep tranquillity when I listen closely. Perhaps I'm just that obsessed with battles and figtings, but also perhaps I just want to see if there's still a chance of being whole again after being broken.

Napapikit ako ng nga mata ng sandali bago ko ito binuksan ilang minuto ang nakalipas. Tumayo na ako dahil ramdam ko na matagal na ako nandito. I took the towel hung unto the wall at pinaikot ito sa katawan ko. Then there's those clothes that girl brought earlier, sinuot ko laaht ito, mukhang bago.

When I was done with my rituals, naghihintay pala yung babae sa may pintuan habang nakatingin sa painting. Now that I'm looking at it too, it was a wolf looking at the other wolves under the illumination of the half moon's light. Hindi niya yata napansin ang paglapit ko sa kaniya because she was too enthralled by the sight.

"What makes you stare at it that much?" Biglaan kong tanong at ramdam ko ang pagkagulat niya.

"Ginulat niyo naman po ako." She chuckled lightly. "Iniisip ko lang kung bakit hindi sumasama ang isang lobo na iyan sa mga kasamahan nito at patuloy lang sila sa pagtitinginan." She wondered, refering to the painting. "It's like the poor wolf can't keep up with the others."

"No, I think it's the other wolves who can't keep up with him." Agas siyang napatingin sa kain na may halong pagtataka.

"What do you mean?"

"See the half moon glowing down that single wolf? I think he's looking for a way to make his moon completely whole. And for him to do so, he's taking a path that none could follow. Because unlike the others, he doesn't want to have just a half glow of the moon illuminating him."

"Na mag-isa lang siya? Hindi ba siya malulungkot nun?" I like her curiousity.

"Sometimes you are forced to sacrifice your own happiness just to acquire the things you really desire." I sighed, looking away. "Even if it means being sad forever."

"But can't they all just...you know, tulungan ang isa't isa? Fill the emptiness each one is lacking? That way, no one will take that lonely path alone." Napangiti ako sa sinabi niya.

"Natatakot kasi yung ibang lobo." Sagot ko nalang.

"Huh? Bakit naman sila natatakot?"

"Because there's that line they can never cross to enter each other's lives kahit gustuhin man nila, natatakot kasi sila sa pwede nilang malaman." Mas kumunot ang noo niya.

"Kung ganoon ay bakit naman sila naging magkaibigan lahat kung wala naman palang pakialamanan?"

"They aren't even sure if they truly treat each other as friends."

"Ang gulo naman nila kung ganoon." She sighed kaya natawa ako ng kaonti sa reaksyon niya. Naguguluhan nga talaga siya, she doesn't understand that kind if logic. "Bumaba nalang nga po tayo. Baka nandito na si Sir Denaricus." Tumango ako at sumunod sa kaniya sa pintuan.

"You never mentioned your name." I said as I closed the door behind ne at nagsimula kaming maglakad sa mahabang hallway. Just how many rooms are in here?

"Hindi? Pasensya na po, nakalimutan ko. Ako nga pala si Princess Shanelyn. Tinatawag akong Cess ng mga tao dito. I'm happy to meet you, Miss Keila." I smiled to return hers.

"Me too."

Hindi ko nalang ito pinansin at piniling manahimik havang sinusundan siya, until we reached the stairs. It goes spiral from up here to downwards. Gawa pa talaga ito sa mga kakaibang elemento, kumikinang kasi na parang ruby. I've only noticed how beautiful the place is, it's not too shiny like a typical rich man's house, hindi din ito punonng kahit anong kakaibang bagay, just...plain.

Not plain in a bad way, the whole inside of this house is just plainly luxurious. Habang pababa sa hadgan ay napansin ko na ang halos napapalibutan na ang bawat pader ng nga paintings, may mga maliliit, pero karamihan malalaki. Nasa living room na kami ngayon. Walang kahit anong magarbong bagay na nakikita, one look at it and it's just simple yet elegant.

Sa unahan ng mga upuan ay may may glass sliding door which serve also as windows, at sa labas nito ay mukhang garden na. Hindi ko na sinundan pa sa kung saan si Cess at tinahak ang daan papuntang garden na ito.

I soid the door to the other side and took a step outside, the air was chilling yet it brought me a sense of satisfaction. Ang linis din ng paligid, marami ang iba't ibang kulay ng mga bulaklak, trees are also growing frol a certain area.

Lumapit ako sa may pond, may mga maliliit na isda dito at para mas makita sila ng maayos ay pumwesto ako sa isang bridge sa itaas ng tubig. The water is crystal clear, I can even see my own reflection.

"Denaricus." I mentioned his name when I semsed him coming over to my direction.

"Now you look like a modern person, I'm surprised." I don't know if it was a compliment or a mockery, bur I ignored it.

Sobrang maganda ngayon ang mood ko, ayaw kong masira ito. Nakasuot kasi ako ngayon ng parang jacket na long sleeve na hindi nga umabot sa ilalim ng tiyan ko ang haba, partnered with shorts. Nakasapatos din ako, yung may kulay na green tapos ang isa pula, may pangalan pang Gucci.

"I'm sure you know I have lots of questions." I said not looking at him standing beside me.

"Of course. If you're starting from how am I still alive, the answer is that it has only been twenty years since I started living in this world." Gulat akong napatingin sa kaniya.

"Twenty years? Does time always move that slow?" I asked, barely even hard for I was mumbling for myself.

So, basically he's been dead for two centuries in our world while he's been living here now for twenty years. Alam ko naman na bawat dimension ay iba talaga ang takbo ng oras, I've been into a parallel world of a different version of me in the past, nakarating natin ako sa Spirit Land, pero sa lahat ng mundong napuntahan ko ay ito siguro ang may pinakamabagal na takbo ng oras.

"Paano ako napunta dito? Hindi ko alam. One day after I passed on eveything to my sixteen-year-old son, the next thing I was already here."

"Some said someone assassinated you, habang may nagsasabi namang...sa sobrang guilty mo ay ikaw na mismo ang tumapos sa sarili mong buhay." He laughed. Iyong nakakaasar na tawa.

"Assassinated? Gods! I am The Great Denaricus! You think anyone could just kill me? Even Gods could never."

"Are you always that conceited?" Naiinis kong tanong. I just suddenly find this guy irritating.

"I'm not being conceited, child. I just know my capacities. And guilty huh? Whatever happens, what I did to your kind is something that I will never be guilty of. Ilang taon na ba ako wala sa mundong yun?" Hindi niya nga alama, ang alam niya lang iba ang takbo ng oras dito.

"Almost two centuries." Natahimik siya sa sinabi ko at napasandal sa railings habang nakatalikod sa hinaharap kong tubig.

I saw him close his eyes as if trying to accept that fact. Sino ba naman ang hindi magugulat? Baka pagbalik ko nga sa mundong yun ay, ilang taon na pala ang nakalips, and I can't accept that easily, that everyone I know is no longer alive.

"That long? So I...so I somehow achieved immortality while being in this world for twenty long years?" Natutuwa pa yata siya sa nalaman niya. "Immortality is living without worrying about your age, the continuous breathing of life that none could ever acquire for dying is the act of nature. But you're telling me I've been alive for almost two centuries now?!" Napahawak siya sa mukha niya, pilit na tinatakpan ang masyaodng halatang ngiti.

"Yes." I answered.

"Since I was a small boy I've always longer for immortality, to live forever so that my name could live through ages! I searched for a way to be able to do that, I tried everything I knew but nothing happened. But now—"

"If you're thinking of seriously acquiring immortality by crossing different worlds, you're insane."

"All best people are." He sighed. "But do not worry, even if I'm thinking about it, I cannot risk my life for something half as good and impossible."

"Is it because it's impossible to cross worlds without enough energy?"

"Your kind has always been that smart. And yes, you're right. Napunta lamang siguro ako dito dahil pati ako ay sobra sobra ang enerhiya sa katawan. It's funny how I got rid of irregulars when I myself is one."

"It's amazing how you thought of a great grand plan to get rid of Leos and Cursed Bloods." I said as if hindi ako kabilang dun.

"I understand your anger. But I will never regret that ever happening. I had to do it or the world—"

"Or the world will fall into destruction." Even I know that much. Too much energy and the world will self-destruct. Sobra sobra ang mga enerhiyang gine-generate ng mga Cursed Bloods pati narin ang mga Leos with equal strength as us, too big that it caused too many worldly risks.

"Pero hindi ko aakalain na may nabubuhay parin hanggang ngayon. It seems everything that I did..." he trailed off sighing for the second time.

"What you didn't isn't in vain. Kung hindi mo yun ginawa, siguro ngayon nawala na talaga ng tuluyan ang mundo. The decline of irregulars brought the world to is it today, but I won't say I'm happy. Pero hindi ako galit. Hindi dahil sa naiintindihan ko pero dahil alam kong wala ako sa mga panahaong pinatay mo ang kalahi ko."

"Parang sinasabi mo narin na wala kang pakealam sa kanila." I smiled.

"I know I should care, but I can't help it. I just don't really care about their lives, probably I would if I was born in that time. Hindi ibig sabihin kalahi ko na sila ay may pakealam na ako."

"You're twisted."

"People often say that."

"So tell me more about you. You're a Cursed Blood, someone from the Main Family, and what?"

"Paano mo ngaba nalaman na galing ako sa Main Family?"

"Come on kid, only the Main Family have crystal deep ocean eyes. I admit that there's so many blue eyes out there, but that's a different case if you're a Cursed Blood. For those eyes," he said pointing at me. "Those ocean eyes represent the unlimited power surging in your blood."

"Mine is paler, actually."

"Ika-ilang anak ka ngaba?"

"Third."

"Sa magpinsan?"

"I'm the youngest." Napatango-tango nalang niya.

"No wonder. That's normal since you're the youngest. The more oceanic the eyes are, the more power you'll have." People may say I'm a ball of spiritual energy, pero kumpara parin talaga sa mga kadugo kung iyon, walang-wala ako.

"Great. I hate the thought of power anyway." He playfully smirked.

"Hate? In what sense?"

"Because the more powerful you are, the more those around you stay away." I noticed his sudden gaze, as thoigh asking more of my opinion about this topic. "Because they'll start wanting one themselves." Even if it means breaking tied with everything, that's how selfish people are.

"Speaking from your own past, I see." Napailing nalang ako at pinatuloy ang pagtingin sa mga isdang walang pakealam sa mundo.

They make splashes all around every time they move closer to the surface then go back down again as if something is pulling them down even if they wanted to sense the air.

"I am." I admitted and for some reason, I wasn't even alarmed when he placed his big hand on top of my head.

"I think it's your fault that others leave you, kid." I frowned when I returned his gaze, a look of neither care nor even concern.

"How?!" Kinalas ko ang kamay niya and glared at him.

Wala siyang alam sa buhay ko, walang din siyang pakealam. Yes, I did something unforgivable but I learned to accept the fact that it would never happen if a certain someone didn't leave me. It would not happen if only somebody was there—

Damn it Ke'ala. What's this? You were triggered by what this man said and suddenly thought of an excuse to relieve yourself of those bothersome emotions? Since when have you become so naive and stupid?

"Is it because I let them leave?" I asked wth a bitter tone.

"That's roughly the part of it, but no."

"Because I don't have the courage to stop them from staying away?"

"No."

"Because I was weak?"

"No." Naiinis na ako, at halata na ito sa mukha ko kaya natawa na naman siya.

"Then what the hell is it?" Kalmado ang pagtanong ko, but he does know how irritated I am.

"In my perspective, it's probably because you failed to understand them." Ano naman ang dapat kong intindihin?

Seriously joining Exodus just to acquire that damn power? Sacrificing everything she has just to be powerful? Saan banda ang dapat kong intindihin dun?! I have this ability to sense emotions but he's telling me I failed to understand her, and that alone is bothersome enough.

"How do you even know that? Have you even been in my shoes?"

"No." He chuckled. What's even funny? How can he even say that if he had never experienced something like mine in his life? "But someone in the past failed to understand me and that made me leave." He proudly said, as if he had long accepted that fact and has already moved on. But since I have this ability, I know pain he felt is still fresh.

"How can that someone even understand you if you already left?"

"Because they will never understand me unless I leave." Seryoso niyang wika habang nakatingin sa mga mata ko.

"That's just being selfish." Perhaps I really didn't understand, even now...and I hate it.

I hate the things I don't understand. I was born in a world which forced me to understand anything around me, that everything is some kind of a piece that I have to build in order to solve the whole puzzle. It's vexing when there's something I can't understand, can't complete. That feeling keeps suffocating me, and it's making me think crazy.

"Humans are." He said as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

Ilang minuto ang nakalipas ay napag-isipan naming bumalik sa bahay. He told me I can stay here for as long as I like, and as much as I love the idea of a quiet life here, I can't just suddenly disappear in my original world. Habang siya naman, hindi ko alam kung may plano pa ba siyang bumalik. But Denaricus is a smart man, if he returned, people would start to question the nature of life that might lead to chaos. Since just mentioning his name is already one.

Dumerecho kami sa dinning area, maramo ang nakahain na pagakin sa mahabang lamesa. It's a rectangular table that would probably fit at least ten people. Umupo si Denaricus sa may dulo at ako naman ay nasa tabi lang sa side niya. Kaonti lang ang nakikita kong tao dito sa malaking mansyon niya, it seems like he's the only one here.

Kakain na sana ako nang mapansin ko ang napakalaking portrait na nakadisenyo sa ceiling. Sobrang halata ito dahil kapag natatamaan ito ng liwanag ay parang kumikinang, as though the painting is alive. It was a beautiful woman with great blue eyes, mahaba ang buhok nitong itim. She was smiling, but there's something from the way she looks, longing?  I don't know.

"She's someone I couldn't reach." He said that in a hopeless tone along with an exasperated sigh.

"Is that why you put her portrait on the ceiling?"

"That's the part of it."

"Why put it on the the dining area?"

"Because this is the place I don't usually go to." It's like telling me he doesn't usually eat here.

"So you're trying to forget her but at the same time you don't."

What an irony. I already know his answer even when he refused to say any more. The sound of the spoons and forks against the glass plate were the noise I could hear. Silence followed every second, and it made me wonder kung ganito lang ba talaga siya.

Natapos kami sa aming pagkain na walang imikan. Not that we're ignoring each other, we just talk when we feel like it, and definitely that wasn't the time for it. But even after eating, we just sat there while doing nothing.

"How did you become so rich?" Nabigla yata siya sa tanong ko.

"Kid, I am Denaricus. I can do anything." And that's him being too conceited. "But that's enough. There's something about you which keeps me bothered."

"Ano naman ito?"

"Are you a Feyree?" He asked while crossing both of his arms in front of his chest.

"I am." I admitted.

"I can't believe the Main Family is still alive after all those hundreds of years." He sighed, amazed by what he just confirmed. "Marami pa ba kayo?"

"Why are you asking me this?" Wala naman siguro siyang planong ituloy ang ginawa niya sa kalahi ko noon. Because I won't just sit here doing nothing.

"Hindi na ako babalik sa mundong iyon, maliban nalang kung kinakailangan. But I won't say I'm not interested. Do not worry, there are things that I just want to confirm."

"Yes, marami pa kami. We live in a whole island filled with Cursed Bloods." I know I'm probably endangering them in this situation, but there's something about him that tell me I can trust him.

"Damn. What an amazing survival skills. I explored the whole world making sure no Leos nor Cursed Bloods were left in that world. Now, you're telling me there's a whole island of you?"

"What are you trying to say?"

"Alam mo na ba ngayon kung bakit may disturbances din sa mundo niyo?" Napaisip ako, closing my eyes. Now that he mentioned it—agad kong binuksan ang mga mata ko at gulat na napatingin sa kaniya after realizing something.

"Mali ang iniisip mo. Arizole, our country, has a protective barrier. Walang enerhiya ang nakakalabas at wala din ang nakakapasok. Our energy stays purely inside. We learned to adapt how to control our energy flow over those years."

"And yet you're here." Natahimik ako.

"Tumakas ako sa isla." His eyebrow lifted.

"Your ability?"

"Sensing emotions."

"And how was it enhanced by your blood?"

"I can sense all living things' emotions all around the world, absorbing energies." I sighed. "Pero hindi ko naman hahayaang sumabog ako dahil sa sibrnag enerhiya, I use a limiter."

Hindi naman sa nagmamayabang but, I can see his face darkening sa nalaman niya, knowing I was more powerful than him. Yes, it's a well-known fact that Denaricus is a powerful man who can even lead the world, but here I am facing this said man.

"Still, do you think a mere limiter could control your power? And you were the one telling me earlier how you hated being powerful, you're mocking the weak."

"Just what are you trying to say Denaricus?" He stood up, tucking his hands in his pockets. His eyes were looking straight at mine, he doesn't feel anything but anticipation, and so was I.

"I think in this generation, your race will be wiped out, Feyree." Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pumasok sa akin, but I suddenly felt my whole body shiver at what he said.

Before I knew it, my hand was already pulling his collar, anger was visible in my eyes from the way his reflects mine. But there were no expressions on his face, but his emotions told me no concern, only excitement which seemed to have contradicted to the way he looked at me.

Anger was burning me inide at the thought of everyone dying, somehow I knew he wasn't lying, I figured out he wasn't the kind of man to lie. And I hated it. I hated the fact that I believed it happening for a moment at wala akong magawa dito.

I see it.

Looking through his eyes, may nakikita akong mga imahe na pilit nagpapakita sa isipan ko. Series of images known at his memories came popping out one by one like some sort of a video, and it only made my blood boil more in anger. Mas napahigpit ako sa paghawak ng collar niya nang nay makita akong isang bagay na nagpahina sa mga tuhod ko.

There he was, Denaricus, standing in front of a burning sight. Marami ang patay sa paligid, pati ako ay ramdam na ramdam ko ang sobrang init. Tila nagliwanag ang kalangitan dahil sa mga bumabagang apoy. Maingay ang paligid dahil sa mga naririnig kong sigaw.

A scream of agony mixed with so much anger. Marami ang mga kasamahan niya, and they were one-sidedly killing eveey Cursed Bloods in sight, pati mga bata at mga sanggol, walang awang pinagsasaksak nila.

I told him I didn't care. I told him I didn't care because I wasn't there at that time. Pero ngayong nakikita ko na...nagagalit ako. Who am I to even be angry? Ako na oinatay din ang karamihang inosenteng tao? But I couldn't accept what he was showing me that I pushed so hard but it was only enough for him to take steps backward.

"How dare you." Mahina kong sabi, but I know he knew how angry I am na gusto ko siyang patayin mismo sa harapan ko.

He was burning them alive, mercilessly killing them in front of another—even burying children who were still breathing. Is he even human? Hindi ko nga dapat siya hinusgahan sa itsura niya. He looked as though he was someone with a playful exterior but kindness inside. I was clenching my fists so hard thhat I could feel the blood dripoing out, ang bawat patak nito sa sahig ay halos hindi ko na naririnig dahil sa sobrang bilis ng oagtibok ng puso ko.

I was trying so hard not be affected. Sinasabi ko sa sarili kong hindi ko sila kilala. Wala ako sa mga panahong iyon kaya dapat wala akong pakealam—I was trying to be rational! But be just plainly and easily showed me something worth roasting his life in hell for.

"I'm not yet done." Lumapit siya sa akin pero napaatras ako. Hindi ako natatakot sa kaniya, natatakot ako sa mga pinapakita niya. I might loose my sanity if he showed me another one.

"How can you even stay alive after doing that?!" Sigaw ko sa kaniya, pinipigilan ko lang ang sarili ko.

"All of those men who did those killed themselves. And I prevented myself from doing the same. Because I want to live forever carrying these memories. But I'm not guilty, they don't deserve what happened but they have to. I was saving the world!" Napahawak ako sa dalawa kkng tenga para hindi ko nakang siya marinig.

I know! I know he did that to make sure the world continued living the way it is now. I understand, pero hindi ko kaya ang mga nakita ko. Sana hindi niya nalang pinakita. Yung pakiramdam na tama naman ang ginawa niya pero kung iisipin mali at nagagalit ako sa sarili ko dahil hindi ko na alam kung ano ba dapat ang isipin.

Then I shouldn't think.

That's right Ke'ala, huwag ka nalang mag-isip. Huwag mo nalang isipin.

Don't think about it.

Don't think.

Stop thinking.

Forget it.

Damn it! Who am I even kidding?! I can't just suddenly tell myself to—

Hindi ko napansin ang pagpatak ng mga luha ko nang hinawakan niya ako sa ulo. Why am I even crying? Is it because of frustration? Or because I know it must have been hell for those Cursed Bloods?

Then I saw something, something even worth getting into hell for. May isang babae, nakatayo sa harapan ng mga nasusunog bagay. Houses, trees, even the ground was burning. Walang emosyon ang mukha nito, I couldn't even see her face but I know she's wearking a purple cloak. Parang yung imahe lang ni Denaricus kanina, maliban nakang na babae na ngayon ang nakatayo dito.

Then the image shifted.

It was another girl wearing white cloaks, blsck marsk all over her skin at kagayan din ng kanina ay hindi ko maaninag ang mukha niya. She was laughing like a demon while destroyiing everything in sight.

Tapos ay napalitan ito ng isa pang imahe. A man and woman fighting a battle which caused death for every living thing on the area. Sobrnag pamilyar nila but at the same time they don't. I suddenly feel miserable. They feel so much anger towards each other that it's hurting me.

Who are these people?

Where is this place?

I feel it deep inside me, that familiarity but at the same time it seems so distant in time.

"Enough!" Sigaw ko, I didn't realise I was already releasing energy that when I opened my eyes, the whole dinning room was...a mess.

The table cut in half, the walls tearing apart, the floor cracking, and the items thrown everywhere, pati narin ang nga natitirang pagkain ay nasa sahig na. But I didn't feel any sort of guilt, hinarap ko lang si Denaricus and like any moment now I might just not hesitate to kill this man in front of me.

"What was that?!" I was actually preventing myself from causing another scene.

"You haven't seen anything yet." Kalmadong wika niya.

"I don't damn care about your past Denaricus! Stop showing—"

"What I just showed you isn't the past Feyree." Mas naguluhan ako sa sinabi niya.

"What?"

"Someone will rise to finish what I haven't ended," he's telling me someone is going to finish wiping off every living Cursed Bloods in that world. "That will trigger the destruction caused by another person. That person will rise to seek what is a must." He sighed trying to catch me with his gaze. "Two will battle until death, ending everything." Then he smiled, a sad one, I could almost see a certain image from just his eyes looking at mine.

And there I saw a girl...

Laying still on the ground.

Showing all the emotions she thought she had already long let go.

As the world above her gazed down, she opened her lips one last time then smiled.

A beautiful one.

She smiled the most beautiful smile as someone took her final breath.

"And someone will claim your death."

AN; babawi nalang ako sa haba lols and sorry I couldn't update yesterday. But do enjoy reading!