Xaria's P. O. V.

      TUMATAGAS ang tubig mula sa katawan ko, ganun rin si Nazzi habang naglalakad.

    That stupid Deiou!

"Why Centro wants you?" 

Nahinto ako sa paglalakad dahil sa tanong ni Nazzi, naging blangko ang mukha ko nang tignan ko siya.

        Madilim ang paningin ko na umiwas ng tingin at napatingin sa sapatos ko.

"My Father was blamed for the death of Deiou's mother.... That's the only thing I know.... I don't know why they're here for me...."

      I can't tell it actually. I won't open this to anyone except for Adri who also witnessed the public execution of my father. 

But, Nazzi is with me and protected me. I can't trust him fully but maybe I'm able to answer some of his questions.

"Do you believe that your father could do that?"

     Wala sa sariling napalingon ako kay Nazzi. I could see the sincerity in his eyes. He's not asking me to have guilt or to believe that my father is a murderer. He's asking to know my feelings.

     Nalunok ko ang sarili kong laway at umiwas ng tingin.

"No, he's the only mage and soldier I looked up to."

         Deiou betrayed me after the public execution. He almost killed me when we're walking together to go home after the school. Telling me my father is a murderer. It still hurts me that it tooks many years for him to side with me. He's my first friend.

        But the trust is not made of flesh that could easily heal through time. It was glass, that once it gets broken it can't be fix at all.

"You know that Deiou's father is  the leader of the Centro. Killing our clan becomes their hobby." I chuckled.

I unconsciously stop walking when I feel that Nazzi stop. 

He was about to speak something when I feel a strong presence coming towards our direction.

         Kinuha ko ang espada ko na nakasukbit sa likuran ko. Nanlaki ang mata ko nang makita ko si Adri na nakasakay sa phoenix.

    Namumutla ang mukha niya na kinuha ang kamay ko saktong pagkababa at pagbalik ng phoenix niya sa kanyang anino.

"Xaria, you have to leave this forest now!" 

Her voice screams urgency. Her hands is shaking.

"I won't, unless you tell me why." 

    I am wary of her.. I can't trust Adri...

Inalis ko ang kamay ko sa pagkakahawak niya. I saw the pain that flashed through her eyes.

        Alam kong nakikiramdam lang si Nazzi. Nanlaki ang mata ko nang may yabag ng sapatos ang patungo sa amin.

"M-Mavic." kita ko sa mata ni Adri ang takot.

      Ngumisi ako. Nong ginamitan niya ako ng kapangyarihan niya dati para 'kuno' kay Miss Zenia, nakaramdam na ako ng kakaiba.

    Prente siyang naglalakad habang nakapamulsa ang parehong kamay. Katulad ko rin siyang ngumisi.

"You're a diablerie, aren't you?" tanong ko dito.

     I've been wary of him since the beginning. The person who stabbed my arm in Draco forest to get my blood.

   He's... Mavic, the unaffiliated mages of senses. But maybe the power of senses isn't his ability, but just a story he made up...

      Rinig ko ang singhap dahil sa gulat ni Nazzi samantalang si Adri sa likuran ko ay hinawakan nang mariin ang braso ko.

"Because you're too smart, I need to adjust the plan before everyone could knew my identity. Good job Xaria Lin Menoa...." Ngumisi siya at nagsalitang muli,

"Masyado mong pinabilis ang kamatayan mo."

      Kumuyom ang kamao ko. The power of this guy is overflowing. If an ordinary diablerie could par with ten Ariouses, this guy is really on another higher level.

"What do you want?" I asked.

     He smirk. The way his feet stop walking, I could now really understand what personality he has.

"You. The race of diableries want you, Xaria Lin Menoa."

         
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