[Kris]
Ito na ata ang pinakamahabang segundo ng buhay ko. My heart kept beating fast, I'm nervous, anxious, and super tensed. Napalunok ako nang malalim.
"3... 2..."
Nagbibilang paatras si Principal Helena, bago matapos, tinapunan niya kami ng tingin.
"One." She nodded. I felt my eyes changed.
Holding a device that Joker and Ivan made for me, that can automatically activate my gift after five seconds, I made a portal in front of us and glanced at Zeldrick.
"Let's go!"
Mabilis kaming pumasok sa portal, at sa isang iglap, muli kong nasilayan ang isang pamilyar na lugar na kung ako ang papipiliin... hindi ko na gugustuhin pang makita uli.
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The suffocating atmosphere and pressure greeted us in an instant, hindi kaagad ako nakagalaw.
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"Z-Zeldrick! Now!"
Kahit na sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko, sa puntong ito na lang ang naririnig ko, nagawa ko pa ring tawagin ang lalaking kasama ko. Hindi rin kaagad nakagalaw sa pwesto niya si Zeldrick. I know that he also felt the chills.
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Hindi ko alam kung nagawa niya 'kong marinig dahil mukhang malakas din ang pagtibok ng puso niya, pero lumuwag kahit pa paano ang paghinga ko nang makitang magbago ang mga mata niya.
His eyes changed— turned into metal.
1.340
Ito ang pinakamahabang limang segundo ng buhay ko, walang tigil ang pagpatak ng pawis ko. Holding an earring, using it to locate the ring, Zeldrick started to magnetize it.
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Tuyo na ang laway ko dahil sa paulit-ulit kong paglunok nang malalim. Parang dudugo na rin ang palad ko sa higpit ng pagkasasara ng kamao ko.
Hurry.
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Hurry up.
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Hurry up!-
3.209
"It's on it's way!"
Ang mga katagang binitawan ni Zeldrick ang nagpatanggal ng mabigat na bagay na nakadagan sa dibdib ko, at pumipigil sa aking huminga.
My face immediately lightened even though I still feel the anxiety.
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"It's already on it's way-"
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At that moment, I heard the metal hit the ground, on it's way to Zeldrick. I was happy, definitely.
If it wasn't to the person who threw it...
4....
As if time stopped— Zeldrick and I got frozen in our places in an instant.
"Hmmm, so this is what the ruckus is all about..."
A familiar face... expression. With different eyes, voice, and pressure.
Nawalan ng kulay ang balat ko, at agad nanghina ang mga tuhod ko nang makita ulit siya. A scenario popped in my mind, a scenario that just happened two days ago...
"E-Erks-"
"Typhon."
Napatingin ako kay Zeldrick nang banggitin niya ang pangalan na 'yon. This is the first time he'll meet Erks— Typhon... but he already knew at this moment. That he's the God that everyone was talking about.
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Against the God: End of the Gifteds (HIATUS)
FantasyGIFTED SERIES #5 Everything has come to an end. To the book, 'The Gifteds', where it all started. It's now against them and to the one who gave them gifts. It's the end of the Gifteds. Genre: Fantasy Language: Filipino / English Started: March 02...