COMPLETED | "She who was literally born as a mystery."
Melizabeth de Vera has been cruel to the world. She was a murderer, an assassin, a thief, but no one knew about it. She was disguised. Perhaps, only the Gods knew about her. She knew that even i...
Hinabol ko ang aking hininga. Hindi ko namalayang nagising na pala ako. Tumingin ako sa paligid, at napansing naroon ako kung saan ko hinukay ang mapa.
I looked at the land, but it was back to normal- as if hindi ko ito hinukay. Or... imagination ko lang ba na hinukay ko ito? But I was sure I met Ladon, the dragon serpent, and Aegle, one of the Hesperides.
I realized na gabi pa rin dito. Ibig sabihin kaonting oras lang akong nawala. Tiningnan ko ang suot ko pero bumalik na ito sa dati, shirt and pants. Nawala na ang green goddess gown ko sa garden of hesperides.
Tinaas ko ang aking damit at naramdaman ang gold metal sa'king tiyan. The Magical Girdle! I smiled when I still had it.
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Nagulat naman ako nang makarinig ng isang lalaking boses, "The magical girdle of Aphrodite!" The man's voice seemed familiar. Kaagad ko namang hinawakan ang aking dagger, pero nagulat ako nang tila gumaan ang dagger ko. "Pollux!" narinig kong mahinang sayaw ng isa pa. Ah si Castor at si Pollux. The mortal and the demigod.
"Lumabas na kayo," mahinahon kong sabi at napangisi. These two just would not stop following me, huh? Unang lumabas ang brunette na si Castor, then Pollux with the silverish hair. Sabay silang tumungo sa'kin, pero kaagad nag-explain si Pollux, "Uh- Melizabeth, huwag ka sanang mag-isip ng iba pero hindi ka namin sinusundan. Nagkataon lang na naghuhunt kami rito, tapos nakita ka namin-"
Napatigil siya nang makitang ang lapit ko na sa kaniya. I was slowly approaching him habang kumukuda siya. He was taken aback nang ilapit ko ang mukha ko sa kaniya. I smiled sweetly, "You do not have to explain, Pollux."
I can easily hypnotize Castor, but then Pollux would be hard to hypnotize since he's a demigod. But I can see that he is easily driven by my beauty. Siya naman ngayon ang mas lalong lumapit sa'kin, pero hinila siya palayo ni Castor. Gusot na gusot ang mukha ni Castor kaya't tinawanan ko siya. He blushed when I laughed at him, kaya't binatukan nalang niya ang kambal niya at bumulong, "Ano ba, Pollux?"
Inilagay ko ang aking kamay sa bulsa, at tinaasan sila ng kilay, "Kung ano man ang nakita niyo sa'kin kanina, sa atin lang yon. 'Pag nakalabas talaga ang balitang 'yon, papatayin ko kayo."
"Pero bakit na saiyo ang girdle na iyon... kay Aphrodite iyan, hindi ba?" Tanong ni Castor sa'kin. Among the two of them, pansin kong si Castor ang mas matalino, he also has a very good physique. I think he's pressured to be his best dahil ng demigod twin niya.
"Natagpuan ko lang ito. Someone told me that Goddess Aphrodite has abandoned this girdle, and the girdle found another owner which is me," I confidently answered.
"May nabasa ako sa Apollodrus noong sinubukan kong mag-gatecrash. It was only little though. Ang sabi ay the magical girdle enhances the power of the beholder," sabi ni Pollux sa akin at napahawak sa kaniyang baba.
Tumingin siya sa tiyan ko na tila ba nakatingin sa girdle. I felt his eyes move up to my chest at muli na naman akong napangisi, "Enjoying the view so much, Pollux?" tanong ko at namula siya kaagad. He gulped and moved his eyes away from me. I sighed, boys.
