The Four Elements

Element 37

"Teka lang, Ice ha. Naglo-loading pa siya sa utak ko." sabi ko. He chuckled and his chuckle sounds so manly, gosh.

Takteng, Ice 'to!

"Is it that unbelievable?" he asked. The way he spoke, the way he looked at my eyes straightly, so akward but refreshing.

Gosh, malala na ako!

I just looked into the other direction and talk.

"Yes. G-Give me a reason why do you want to court me?" I nervously asked. Ano kayang rason niya? Imposible namang walang rason, diba? Ewan.

"I love you and I want to protect you." he answered. Takte, pakiramdam ko nanlalambot ang tuhod ko na literal talaga. Fusha, kinikilig ako.

He held my chin which made me shiver. Hindi ako makatingin ng diretso sa kanya kasi nahihiya ako and the more I look at him, the more I can't get my eyes off him.

"You're the only one who made me feel this weird feeling. I'm a guy, I'm not expressive but I'll give all I can give to you just to make you feel I'm sincere. I love you, I really mean it." I could feel his breath on my chin and makes my face turn so red.

"I-I love you, t-too..." nauutal na sagot ko and I nodded. He suddenly brightened up from the akward atmosphere.

"S-So that's a yes?" Omg. This is new! He stuttered! This is new! Aah!

I just nodded.

I was so shocked when he hugged me tight.

"Thank you, Desty. This is the best birthday gift ever." I was stoned for a moment. Birthday? Birthday niya pero hindi ko alam?! What kind of lover am I?

"H-hoy! Birthday mo? Bakit hindi mo sinabi?" He just shrugged and held my hand more tightly.

Baliw din 'to, edi sana nakapag-isip pa ako nang ireregalo sa kanya. Masyado kasing tahimik, hindi ko tuloy alam ang nangyayari. Atsaka, anim na buwan at kalahati palang kaming magkasama.

Tama kaya na pinayagan ko siya? Bahala na. Whatever happens, atleast I take the risk and fight.

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Masyadong weird dahil habang nakaupo kami at nakatingin sa langit, kasabay nun ang mga pagsabog. Napaisip ako na sobrang grabe naman ata nang training na ibinigay nila Greya kila Kae? Pero syempre, malaki din ang tiwala ko sa kanila na para sa ikakabuti ang pagpapaensayo nila sa kanila.

"Birthday mo ba talaga ngayon?"tanong ko kay Ice.

"Hindi."napalingon naman ako agad sa kanya habang nakataas ang kanang kilay.

"Pinagloloko mo ba ako?"

"Hindi."

"Gusto mo ba ako?" Pag-eto ang sagot niya hindi, nadulas siya, ibig sabihin totoo.

"Hindi." Fushia, eh bat nanliligaw siya kung hindi niya ako gusto? Gaguhan ganun?

"Seryoso ka ba sakin?" Napalunok pa ako, tae talaga.

"Oo." Wow, weh?

"Mahal kita at hindi gusto ko 'yan ang gusto mong tanungin pero hindi mo maisapunto."sabi niya. Bigla naman akong namula, tae talaga 'tong si Ice!

Galawang Ariveria.

"E-eh? Miruh?"sambit ko. Anong nangyari dito kay bata batuta? Ba't puno nang pasa at walang malay? Gaano ba ka-grabe ang dinanas nila?

Pinuntahan ko sila at hinila si Ice papunta sa loob. Nakita ko lang kasi sa bintana na ginagamot ni Freeze si Miruh. 'Yung kapatid ko naman, alalang-alala. Tignan mo 'yung mukha, oh, parang hindi na maipinta sa sobrang gusot.

Nakita ko naman si Rallen kaya siya ang nilapitan ko.

"Anong nangyari kay Miruh?"medyo natakot pa ako dahil sa aura niya. Grabeng Rallen 'to.

"Training. Tinatamad ako." Eh? Sana naman ipinagpatuloy niya diba?

Nabigla na lang ako nang biglang may nag-appear sa harapan ko at nakita ko si bata batuta na nasasaktan sa ginagawang tactic o atake niya.

Kaya niyang ipakita? Wow, ah. Tamad din 'to, eh pero ang cool nang powers ni Rallen.

Kailangan raw palang masira o kahit magkaroon lang ng bitak ang barrier na gawa niya at nagtagumpay naman si Miruh sa huling limang minuto. Ayon kay Rallen, kagaya kay Kae, nagmerge nadin ang elemental spirit ng wind sa kanya.

Ang ibig sabihin 'nun, sa madaming tao na may hawak na wind element, si Miruh ang naitakda o napili. Ayos din sa alright, ah. Yung kay Kae raw kasi, Goddess lang nang weapon niya. Hindi 'yung mismong elemental spirit. But atleast, nagkaroon sila nang pag-iisa. Ako nga hindi ko alam, eh. My knives are often normal but sometimes, they are vibrating. Though I can't feel something weird or inappropriate.

Pwede na raw makapasok sa next level of training si Miruh as soon as he awakes. Grabe, wala talaga silang patawad. Hays.

Next naman na sasabak ay si Kae at syempre, hindi na naman ako o kami pinayagan na manuod kaya naman hinila ko lang si Ice sa kung saan.

Lakad lang kami ng lakad, nag-iiwan na nga lang ako ng tracks para hindi kami mawala mamaya. That's a trick, just in case we'll be lost. Hindi pa naman uso ang GPS dito, tsk.

I saw a tree with a house above, I told Ice na gusto kong pumunta 'don. Binitiwan ko na ang braso niya pero bigla niya akong hinila kaya napaharap ako sa kanya at nagkatitigan kami nang matagal.

Umiwas ako nang tingin dahil wala naman kami sa mga cliché movies, ayokong magpaka-feeling artista. Hahahaha.

"Don't go."he said.

"Ano ka ba, okay lang 'yun."umiling siya. Eh? Nabigla ako nang magpalabas siya nang mga waterballs papunta sa tree house. Doon ko lang napagtanto na trap pala 'yun, at may mga kampon ng Dark District doon.

Tinulungan ko si Ice at ginawa kong solidified ang tubig na pinapalabas niya dahil mas malala ang epekto 'nun. Biglang nahulog 'yung tao kaya gumawa ako nang barrier na makakapang-trap sa kanya.

May kakaiba sa mga mata niya, it's dark red at parang may ibang kumo-control sa kanya.
With the help of Ice, nagtagumpay kaming maidala siya sa bahay nang mga Cipriano.

"GREYA! GREYA!" I shouted as loudly as I can. Nagdaan ang ilang minuto hindi parin siya lumalabas kaya pumasok ako at iniwan muna 'yung lalake kay Ice.

"GREYA!" I shouted as I entered the basement. It's my sister's turn in the training but it seems like she didn't notice me.

"What is it?"

"Dark District, someone.." she gasped. She looked at Rallen as if she was pleading. Rallen stood and she grabbed my arm into the front door. She examined the man who was from Dark District when suddenly she broke the barrier.

"He's not real." So he was just an illusion? But he looks so real that even Ice looks trouble having him.

"You're free now." she whispered then the illusion vanished. She looked at us. "I'll teach you how to differentiate an illusion and the real one." I nodded slowly and Ice nodded once.

--

"So how can we differentiate which is an illusion and which is the real one?" I asked her. She was standing while Ice was sitting in the couch. I am drinking water from their dispenser while looking at her to be attentive to what she'll say.

"Each one of us has an own legendary goddess or spirit or whatsoever. If the one you fought doesn't have any studded crystals in the right side of the waist, it means it's real." she said.

"So?" tanong ni Ice. He's interested? Ang tono nang 'So?' niya ay yung gustong ipagpatuloy ang sasabihin ni Rallen, eh!

"If there is a shiny thing there, it means they're controled by someone or something. Just like what I do when I make illusion, though, the crystals are color green. It depends on who made it."

"Okay." he said.

"Hmm, let's proceed to the training!" Rallen said and we suddenly appeared in a dimensional space. Just what the hell? This isn't illusion!

"Do your best." and she suddenly disappeared. A figure showed and it was a wolf. A wolf.

This is sure a one hell of a training.

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A/N: Wow! Thank you for your support guys! It's been few weeks since I last updated and the reads suddenly grew up fast. It was 3.9K reads when I last check it and suddenly it became 5.5K reads! I actually just write stories for myself but now, I just want to thank you guys for reading such an amateur story made by an amateur writer. 23 chapters more before EPILOGUE! :')