Resetting Time

Several explosions were heard ringing almost everywhere reverberating through this whole place. The sound of our panting breaths were mixing with the scent of blood and sweat. They were only adding to the anxiousness I was feeling and I'm sure he wanted this to end just as I do.

The last Spirit Keeper stood a distance away from me, and he may look fine but I knew better than that. He has several scars on his body as well as bruises and wounds that could take time healing because of how critical the damages were. We've been through this battle for days now and to be honest, I already gave him every inch of power inside my body, as expected of the First Spirit Keeper though, he's old but his reputation as a Keeper shows how strong he is.

However, that doesn't mean I'm all ready to give up. In this situation, it's either I have the upper hand or I don't, I can either surpass my limits or I can bring him down using all of my life force as a shortcut. But dying at the final level? No, that would make everything I did up 'till now pointless.

"Gozio Giyoz, one of the five Spirit Keepers," I said gabbing his attention. "When are you planning to give up?" I raised a total of hundreds of weapons as they flew right above me.

"That is an ambitious thing to say, Ke'ala." He replied as he pointed his staff towards my direction. "We shall finish this in a single wave."

"Gladly." Closing my palm, all different types of weapons went forward to his position.

Sa lakas ng mga impact nila ay pati ang ibang mga matataas na bato sa paligid ay nawawasak narin, yumanig din ang lupa pero hindi pa ito sapat para mapatumba ang Spirit Keeper sa unahan ko. He complied with all of my attacks by raising what he was holding forward, emitting blue light from his palm, transferring the huge amount of energy unto the staff.

What appeared to be a beast suddenly formed from the light, hanggang sa lumaki ito at lumaki. The beast lounged itself towards my position, all my attacks were useless before it dahil lumulusot lang ang mga ito. The beats raised its huge claws aiming for my face pero tinaas ko lang ang isa kong kamay at sa isang iglap ay tumigil ang galaw nito.

"You're making it harder for yourself, Gozio." I sighed after hearing the beast roared in front of my face which was still immobile though I could feel his noise ringing from the back of my mind, almost destroying my eardrums. "As a Spirit Keeper, you have my respect."

"Don't think defeating my ancient beast would be easy. I poured all of my remaining energy to summon him, as things stand, you can't do anything—" he was silenced when the beats he was so proud of suddenly disappeared, blue fire then started spreading everywhere.

"I defeated other Spirit Keepers after all this time. I have learned how to perfectly control my energy because of it. Defeating you certainly isn't easy, but I would appreciate it if you stop attacking me with useless summoned beasts." Lumakad ako palapit sa kaniya habang siya ay paatras naman nang paatras.

"You surprise me, child. You always manage to do so." He smiled, sadly that is.

Tinutok niya ang staff na kaniyang hawak sa nagliliwanag na kalangitan, but before he could do anything, nilabas ko ang masamang enerhiya mula sa katawan ko which surrounded the whole realm. At that moment, everything I was seeing started to disappear, blending with the chilling darkness.

Lahat lahat na nasasakop ng kadilimang ito ay isa isang nawala. I motioned my finger sensing his dimnishing presence, and in one blink, everything returned to normal. Mahirap kontrolin ang masamang enerhiya na sumanib sa sarili kong enerhiya sa loob ng katawan ko, but as time passed by, I somehow managed to control their fusion.

"I just reset everything with my dark energy, which means you cannot use your own energy as long as I am here." I said nang makita ko siyang nakasandal sa malaking bato, nanghihina na siya ng sobra. "Give up, Gozio." I warned. Pero ngumiti lang siya sa akin.

"You are a strong being, Ke'ala."

"A 'being' huh? Refusing to call me a human now?"

"No human could ever defeat five Spirit Keepers." Sinundan ko ang tingin niya at ilang metro ang layo mula sa kinaroroonan namin ay may nabubuong isang malaking lagusan.

The rocks that have been destroyed earlier formed into layers of rocks until it became some sort of a gate. Whatever's waiting for me our there, I can feel it calling for my name. Binalik ko ang tingin ko kay Gozio na kanina pa pala nakatingin sa akin. Katulad lang siya ng iabng Spirit Keepers, kinakaawaan nila ako. They're making me do this yet they all feel guilty about being so powerless to leave it all to me.

Hindi na ako nagsalita pa at tinahak ang daa patungo sa malaking lagusan na ito. Bawat hakbang ko ay bumibigat, bumibilis din ang tibok ng puso ko. It's making me smile, my breath became harsh but it wasn't uncomfortable. What is this excitement? What is this sudden urge like I want to destroy everything?

I just clenched my fists, trying to calm my emotions down by breathing a deep one. It's bothersome, painful, and it's making me uneasy. Everything about me us making me feel uneasy yet at the same I feel at ease. Maybe I'm really becoming someone I never thought I would.

Am I regretting it?

For some reason I don't.

"I am deeply apologizing." I stopped at my tracks at mas kinuyom ang mga kamao ko.

Napapagod na akong marirnig ang mga salitan iyan. Alam ko naman na ganoon ang nararamdaman nila, pero hindi na nila kailangang ipamukha sa akin kung gaano sila kaawa sa sitwasyon ko at kung paano sila sobrang nagsisisi ngayon palang.

"I know I have been through worse and that won't be enough. I know what I'm supposed to do and I don't plan on turning my back away. I know my purpose and I will make sure I will serve it." Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko na ngayon ay bumabalik na sa normal ang tibok. "So I don't need your apologies."

"Natatakot ka, hindi ba?" Tinakpan ko ang aking mukha gamit ang kamay ko tsaka tumawa, tumawa ako at tumawa hanggang sa hindi ko na kinaya.

"Ako? Natatakot?" I opened the spaces between my fingers as I looked up, seeing the bright skies. Binaba ko ang kamay ko at napangiti na lamang. "Hindi ako natatakot." Tears were threatening to escaped my eyes.

Perhaps that was because...I lied.

Ang gusto kong isagot ay... oo at natatakot ako, sobra. Natatakot ako na mas gusto ko nalang mamatay ngayon. Natatakot ako dahil habang tumatagal ay lumalakas ako, at habang lumalakas ako ay mas nagiging hindi pamilyar sa akin ang sarili ko. I know I am me but at the same time I can't stop wondering...bakit parang ang layo-layo ko sa sarili ko?

I feel so distant even though I'm just being someone they want me to be. I fear that I might do something I'd regret now and I might not even realize it. I might even forget how to feel regret in the first place. I have the power to feel and manipulate emotions at will but I am having trouble doing that to myself.

"Gozio," I called out. "I have a favour to ask to all of you Spirit Keepers." I turned my head around. "Can you promise me you'd do it?"

"Anything." He nodded and that made me smile once again.

I raised both of my hands forwards, each fingers moving accordingly until something visible appeared. I continued to move them as though I was typing unto something transparent while pouring my energy into what I was making. Minsan ay napapatigil ako para mag-isip pero matapos ang ilang segundo ay nagpatuloy na naman ako sa ginagawa ko.

It took several hours before I finally completed the final sequence and added them to equation. I didn't realize I was already panting and almost out of breath while I was creating it. Si Gozio naman ay kanina pa naghihintay sa tabi ko, sinusuri kung ano ang binabalik kong gawin. In one clap, a scroll suddenly appeared atop of my palm as heat continued to radiatw around it. After a few seconds, binigay ko na ito kay Gozio na kanina pa nag-aabang.

"What is this—" he stopped when he realized what was on the scroll. His eyes widened looking at me. "You were able to create such a powerful magical formula in such a short time...you truly are remarkable."

"I'm the kind of potential that would be wasted in the end." I admitted. He just frowned but said nothing about it.

"But what are you planning to use this for?"

"I want all Spirit Keepers to create that. I'm sure you already realize what comes after doing so."

"K-Ke'ala—"

"You're old and wise, Spirit Keeper Gozio Giyoz. I trust my premonitions and it tells me there will come a point in the future where I'll stop trusting it and even myself," because I have the urge to completely distrust myself even now. "When that happens, I might choose to forget my emotions and I'm sure I'll become someone I wouldn't want myself to become. So I choose to trust you Keepers right now. Do me a favour, that I plead."

Hindi ko na pinakinggan pa kung ano ang sasabihin niya dahil lumakad na ako papasok sa malaking lagusan, I reckon it was a portal. I wonder what's out there on the other side, what's waiting for me, and how long has it been. Hindi ko din mapigilan ang sarili kong isipin kung kamusta na silang lahat at kung ano na ang nangyayari habang wala ako.

I feel some sort of a powerful wave penetrating my body the moment I entered to the other side, it wasn't the first time, but the feeling always feel so nostalgic and amazing at the same time. The images behind me started to diminish as my sight began changing, even the sound began to mix as well as the scent of the changing nature.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a completely different scene from before. I was back but everything appears to be unfamiliar, too unfamiliar. Kasalukuyan akong nasa Zyrendel Kingdom, of course I would be. Dito ako huling umalis kaya malamang dito din ako babalik.

Narealize ko na nakatayo ako sa gilid ng kalsada, medyo walang tao sa paligid kaya hindi ako nakakuha ng atensyon sa biglaang paglitaw ko dito. I was wearing a black cloak so I decided to wear its hood over my head, may nga parte ito kung saan punit na so sooner or later I have to get a new one. Wearing cloaks has becomes a part of me for some reason.

Lumiko ako sa isang alleyway at lumusot dito. Kailangan kong malaman kung nasaan akong parte ng kahariang ito para magawa ko na ang dapat kong gawin, but I can't even start planning at the moment when I'm completely lost. It seems like it was inly yesterday when I first came in this Kingdom, but everything seemed to have changed. I wonder what's been happening here.

What I mean by change is that things have gone worse. Marami ang tambay sa paligid, marami ang nag-iinuman, may naghahabulan pa ng mga magnanakaw at mga sundalo. People are bustling everywhere in this part of the street that it's a total crowd. Habang naglalakad ay naagaw ng atensyon ko ang mga nag-aaway sa isang alley sa dulo ng kalsada.

"Let's finish this already!" Sigaw nung isang lalaki.

"There's only three of them, we can handle this ourselves." Sagot naman nung isang babae na mukhang kasama niya.

It wasn't my plan to join the fray, but I happened to hear something that interest me kaya lumapit ako sa gulo na ito at sumandal sa pader, crossing my arms as well as closing my eyes. I can feel that there's a total of eight of them, may limang nakapaligid sa tatlo. I can feel emotions and due to that, I can track each of their positions.

"The King's Faction will never succee—" hindi na natapos nung isa ang sasabihin sana nang bumulagta na ito sa lupa, puno ng dugo ang mukha dahil sa basag na ilong. I can feel his pain so I know how much that hurts, but well I guess it doesn't affect me because I got too used at feeling emotions for so long now.

"Arkion Faction has fallen into a ruin now, so I'd give up if I were you." Sabi naman ng isa pang babae.

I frowned. What did she mean by that? How long has it been exactly since I last left? It's impossible for the Arkion Faction to fall just like that. Kung naaalala ko pa, magkaaway ang King's Faction at ang Arkion Faction dahil sa tunay na tagapagmana ng trono.

If I were to review what I know, Zen Arkion is the only prince and the only son of the Serig Calium, the King. But in this case, the King loves his son but he doesn't want him for the throne because he believes that Kion is a bad omen base on the stated Prophecy, that would explain his purple eyes. This Kingdom depends its stability on Prophecies, people here don't like Kion at all and only a certain few actually supports him on becoming the King.

That's why a unified group called Arkion Faction existed, pero naghati ang faction na ito sa dalawa, may mga myembro kasi ng Faction na ayaw nang makapaghintay. So those said members are using force and violence to make sure Kion becomes the King as fast as possible. I don't know why they have to hurry though, and even if their leader, Kion, is against it, hindi parin sila nakinig. They even plotted assassination attempts on the King and that includes me, his successor.

Now I need to know what happens after that, especially that I've been gone for I don't know how long. Mabagal ang oras sa Spirit Land kaya ilang buwan din ako 'dun, but that the world where I came from before going to the Spirit Land is different, the more I stayed there, mas bumibilis din ang paglipas ng oras dito.

"Where are the other Arkion members? Where are you hiding?" Another boy asked, their language here is actually English.

"You really believe we'd tell you?!" Boses ito ng babae.

"Kill them." Utos ng isang lalaki.

I got the gist of the situation now. Since Arkion Faction has fallen, their members seems to have hidden themselves and members from the King's Faction are continuously seeking these members that have gone into hiding, of course to kill them. Gusto ko pang malaman kung ano ang nangyayari kaya humakbang ako papunta sa direksyon nila kaya natigilan silang lahat.

"Who are you?" One asked, I'm still wearing my hood that almost covered my eyes, so I don't have to worry about them actually remembering my face.

"Why did the Arkion Faction fall? What did the King's Faction do?" Sunod-sunod kong tanong.

Pero tumawa lang ang lima, at base sa mga pigura nila ay hindi nalalayo ang mga edad nila sa akin. The majority group had two girls and three boys, habang ang tatlong nakaupo sa lupa ay dalawang lalaki at isang babae. Since when did those two Factions start recruiting teens?

"There's only one, let's finish her first." Sabi nung isang babae sanay takbo ng mabilis sa direksyon ko. Nagpalabas siya ng magic circle at may kinuhang isang dagger mula dito. I sighed. Can't I even rest from fighting? I've been through it for damn months!

"If you step even further, I will kill you." The girl stopped two meters away from me. Nakaramdam ako ng takot mula sa kanilang lahat dahil sa lamig ng boses ko.

"W-what are you waiting for?!" Sigaw nung isang lalaki sa babae.

"Tsk." She ignored my warning and continued ger pace towards me.

Hindi pa nga siya nakalapit sa akin ay bigla nagulat nalang ang lahat nang nakahiga na ito sa sahig, hinahabol ang kaniyang hininga dahil tilang nauubusan ito. She has an air magic and as she ran towards me, she was actually planning to stop my airflow inside my body, binalik ko lamang ang sariling atake niya sa kaniya gamit ang sarili kong enerhiya which is tons bigger than hers so it was an easy task. Well, she'lo diw eventually.

"Now, anyone can answer my question?" This time, nagkatinginan ang apat bago nila ako isa-isang sinugod. "I'm growing impatient here." But they ignored me yet again at isa-isa silang nag cast ng magic circles. I have learned how to stop circles now from generating magic, and indeed, it boosted up my magical prowess.

"Lightning magic!"

"Fire magic!"

"Wind magic!"

"Earth magic!"

They all casted different types of magic but all at the same time. Pero kung akala nila ay matatalo nila ako ng ganoon, ay mukhang iniinsulto lamang nila ako. Hindi nakarating sa akin ang mga atake nila dahil binalik ko na sa kanilang lahat ang mga sarili nilang atake. It seemed that their magic is strong enough to kill, so it surprised me that they are all now laying on the ground, lifeless.

Napansin ko na lahat sila ay nakasuot ng pare-parehong uniporme, ibig sabibin ay mga studyante sila, that included the other three na ngayon ay nanginginig sa takot havang lumalakad ako palapit sa kanila.

"I need answers urgently, you see." Sabi ko sa kanila and crouched lower to match their sitting heights.

"W-who are you?" Takot na tanong ng babae.

Base sa mga mukha nila ay mas matanda pa ako sa kanila. I sighed and along with it was her screams. Napasigaw siya ng malakas dahil sa biglang pagsaksak ko ng dagger which I had just summoned on her thigh, it was too fast that shw couldn't even see me doing so.

She can scream all she wants but no one will haar us, pinalibutan ko ang area na ito gamit ang ancient barrier ko and set it to a structure which would allow people to just pass through without knowing we're even inside. Ancient barriers are different from normal ones after all, my barriers allow me to control how and what can they be used for.

"We'll tell you! We'll tell!" Sabi nung isang lalaki. I smirked.

"Finally. Well, what do you know?"

"The A-Arkion Faction fell after our other members iniated a gead-on battle against the King's Faction."

"Do you mean those members who are against Kion's ways of ruling?" Nagtaka sila nung una pero tumango din naman.

"T-they were completely defeated which lead to the King's Faction to know the names of all members and one by one...they have been killed. Some went to hiding while children like us continued to lead a normal life, we were only caught up with this by our parents in the first place!"

"I see. But how did the faction fall so easily?"

"The successor killed Trudy Dome." The other boy said. My eyes widened.

"Successor?"

"A year ago, the King declared another girl to be his successor instead of his own son, everybody supported his decision and the sucessor soon gained followers, she had immense power now politically and socially." I noticed him clenching his fists, but this story is strange. "The damn successor has a faction, and it's growing as time did."

"Didn't the successor go missing?"

"Missing?! Ha! I wish! She was always present at social gatherings and she's even made a name as the strongest mage in school. They made it look like Trudy Dome's murder was an act of justice but both factions knew what really happened. She killed him!"

Trudy Dome is one of the leading figured that leads the Arkion Faction along with Kion, and his death would simply mean leaving the faction in a weakened state. Then that head-on battle happened, of course the Arkion Faction would fall, they got reckless and probabaly in rage when Trudy was killed so they led a battle they lost to.

Pero ang successor ang pumatay kay Trudy Dome? At ang malala pa dito ay isang taon na pala akong nawawala, pero ano 'to? The supposed successor made a name for herself in this country and even gained a faction?! This is making me laugh. Sino naman ang nagpapanggap bilang ako? Knowing how desperate Seri Calium is to jist make sure his son gets out of the throne, of course he would devise this kind of plan that would make anyone pretend that they are me.

How interesting. Using my bame to produce chaos and dirtying my nake more than it already is huh? I should have already expected this, pero bumalik ako dito na walang alam. May ideya narin akong nasa Stereden Academy ako ngayon. This Academy is a whole island, and that whole island is the whole campus, although at the middle lies the real school.

"I understand now." Tumayo na ako at ngumiti sa kanila na natatakot parin.

Did I go overboard? I even killed some. Tinutok ko ang kamay ko sa tatlo at matapos ang ilang segundo ay bumalik na sa normal na kalagayan ang mga katawan nila, all their injuries have been healed in an instant. They were surprise about this though.

"Y-you healed us!" Gulat na sabi ng babae.

"That serves as my apology and as thanks for sich a crucial information." Lumakad na ako palayo at nilampasan silang tatlo.

Binaba ko narin ang barrier para makaalis na sila, they have to anyway otherwise passing soldiers would blame them for those dead bodies on the other side. Nakalabas na ako ng alley at naglalakad sa gilid ng kalada nang naramdaman kong nakasunod parin sa akin ang tatlo. Hindi ko sila pinansin at tinahak ang tuwid na daan.

Hanggang sa ilang minuto na ang nakalipas ay nakasunod parin ang tatlo. Napagdesisyunan ko nalang na pumasok sa isang building na may pangalang 'cafe' and strange enough, even when I sat down the chair in front of a table, they were still unto me. Seems like their tailing skills aren't that good, anyone would notice them following after me.

Dapat ba pinatay ko nalang sila? Pero wala pa naman silang ginawang mali laban sa akin, should I wait before they do that then? Perhaps I should. I watch as the three roamed their eyes around the building making some people look at then in a weird way. I can't help it but feel amused and be cautious at the same time.

I smiled closing my eyes, and after a second, I found myself sitting on the seat just behind the three of them. Teleportation is indeed convenient.

"Why don't the three of you sit down?" I offered, I chuckled sensing how they were taken aback by my sudden appearance. Binaba ko ang hood ko at tinuro ang tatlong upuan sa unahan ko.

"W-who are you reall—" I interrupted her.

"Sit down." I'm quite serious this time and I'm sure they are aware of it. Dahil siguro sa takot ay sinunod nila ang sinabi ko at umupo sa unahan konb nanginginig. Making people shiver somehow feels pleasant. "Now why don't you order some refreshments before asking questions?"

I was delighted when they called a waiter at nag-order ng isang jasmine tea. Tumango lang ang lalaki at agad na umalis. Ngayon ag nakatingin lang sa akin ang tatlo, natatakot sila pero mas lamang ang nararamdaman nilang kuryusidad. Youth.

"What do you need from me?" Umpisa kong tanong.

I don't have time to waste but I do have a plenty entertaining such curious minds. Who knows, baka magagamit ko pa sila sa pinaplano ko. My eyes caught the other boy nudged another at nagbubulongan yata ang tatlo

"Tanungin mo na."

"Ikaw nalang kaya."

"Bilis."

"I believe you should tell me your names first, for formalities." I sighed. It surprised me how they can speak that language so fluently. "Hanggang kailan niyo ako balak tignan lang?"

"N-nakakaintindi ka—anyway, ako si Arthur, ito ang mga kaklase ko, si Riley at si Carlos." Sabi niya sabay turo sa dalawa. "Mga studyante kami ng Stereden." Sa kanilang tatlo, siya pang yata ang may lakas-loob na kausapin ako ng derecho sa mata.

"So? What is it?" Kasabay ng tanong kong ito ay ang pagdating ng jasmine tea ko.

The aroma is refreshing as ever, sa ilang buwan ko doon sa Spirit Land ay minsan lang ako kumain at uminom dahil kahit saan o anong oras ay may kakalabanin ako. Honestly, it was hell, but I got over it. Just the tea's scent was rejuvenating me already, it has been so long since I last tasted how delicious it is.

"Isa ka ba sa Arkion Faction?" I sipped from the cup before answering him with another question.

"How can you say so?"

"Dahil p-pinatay mo ng ganoon kasimple ang nga myembro ng King's Faction kanina."

"I could have killed you too." I admitted and they gulped.

"Kung hindi ay paano mo nalaman ang tungkol sa dalawang factions?" Tanong nung babae na si Riley. I purposely made all the energy surrounding me disappear, it seems they're too intimidated because of that kaya makakausap na nila ako ngayon ng maayos.

"You've probably already realized but, I personally support the Arkion faction."

"And as your apprentice, I have to do as well."

"No. I refuse to drag you into this. This is not one of your jobs as my apprentice. The Akrion Faction will definitely not let you ascend to the throne. May ibang myembro ng faction kung saan hindi sila sangayon sa pamamahala ni Zen and choose force to do their jobs. In other words, for you to be safe you should remain neutral."

Naaalala ko ang usapan namin noon ni Andrei noong nakasakay pa kami sa barko papunta dito sa buong isla ng Stereden. She wasn't wrong in that part though, I should let both faction know that I was planning to stay neutral for the enemies not to recklessly attack me. But we were naive. I should have already realized that the moment that old King made me his successor, my life was already in danger.

The King knows Andrei is part of the Arkion Faction, and the moment they fell, it's either the King's members are after Andrei or she's already dead. Pero alam kong hindi ganoon kahina si Andrei para mamatay, kaya dalawang bagay lang ang iniisip kong posibilidad kung nasaan na siya ngayon. One, she's still in the Kingdom hiding and still supporting Kion, and two, she escaped the Kingdom with or without Kion.

But I know that Andrei isn't a reckless person, she doesn't do anything without any thoughts, quite an opposite from her sister who does everything instinctively. So if I were to predict, the two of then escaped the Kingdom. Wouldn't that mean leaving the rest of their faction members behind though? I like the way it's beginning to turn into a huge mess now. Because it'll be easier to execute what I have in mind.

"Have you seen the prince since then?" I asked ignoring their question. Napailing ang tatlo bilang sagot.

"Simula nung natumba ang Arkion Faction ay wala nang nakakakita sa prinsipe. Although hiding, there has been some strange rumour that he had abandoned his people. Ito din ang rason kung bakit lumalaki ang faction ng successor."

"Who is the name of this successor again?"

"Keila Willar." I finally placed the empty cup on the table and stood up.

So they are indeed using my name. Interesting. Tignan nalang natin kung hanggang saan ang dating ng pinaplano nila gamit ang pangalan ko. Should I just kill the King myself? No, I'm sure of it now. Sigurado na ako na walang plano ang hari na ibahin ang successor, and that would be the person using my name.

Or perhaps he really was planning to make me a Queen and my sudden disappearance led him to have someone to pretend as me. Killing hin at this point would mean being careless enough to automatically pass an unwanted throne to me. Marami pa akong gagawin kaya wala akong planong manatili dito at maging reyna-reyanahan nila. The Kingdom may look beautiful on the outside, but everybody knows how rotten this country is in the inside.

"BIG NEWS! BIG NEWS!!" Napunta ang tingin ng lahat sa taong pumasok ng cafe, dahil sa lakas ng boses nito ay hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong huwag siyang pansinsin. "THE SUCCESSOR HAS RETURNED FROM HER LAST MISSION!" May narinig akong mga bulong-bulongan sa paligid sa impormasyon na binigay nito.

"Where is she now?!" An excited waiter asked him.

"She's on the port where people has been gathering to catch a glimpse of our future Queen." Sagot naman ng lalaki.

"Ibig-sabihin bumalik na ang successor matapos ang isang linggo." Narinig kong bulong ni Riley.

"Why? Saan siya pumunta?"

"Arkion Faction members are now being branded as criminals at si Miss Successor mismo ang pumapatay sa kanila. Bawat linggo ay umaalis ito para hanapin ang iba pang myembro ng faction." I laughed which surprised the three.

"This is hilarious." How dare her when the person she pretended to be is a criminal herself. I let out a deep breath before turning around towards the door.

"Saan ka pupunta?"

"Don't follow me." I warned. "I'm just off to kill someone."

"Sino ang pangalan mo?" I stopped on my feet and smiled.

"Ke'ala Feyree."

Unlike before, I'm not afraid to show off that name anymore. It feels good to be out, to be limitless, to be real. And finally, I'm back. I wonder how am I going to execute my plans now under such a messed-up circumstances. Most of all, I'm curious how a timeline without me would change now that I'm here.

But then again, who knows.