Ang Boyfriend Kong Mummy Na, Vampire Pa (Published Under Precious Pages)

Chapter 36 - War of the Firsts

"Sage, I found out who is Matthias Wolf. Let us go back to my study room," sabi ni Sir Rusty pagkababa namin ni Sage sa living room.

"Sir Rusty, matanong ko lang, bahay niyo po ba talaga to nung di ka pa vampire?"

"Yes, this is my parents house. Sage adopted my last name. Sooner or later, kailangan namin umalis ng Pilipinas at magbago ng identity dahil wala akong signs ng aging after more than twenty five years."

"Nakita niyo na po ba ang remains ng mga magulang ni Sage?" tanong ko habang naglalakad papunta sa study room.

"We found the remains of Rajah Gatlan and Reyna Araya. Even Sage verified that those are the remains of his parents. Pero dahil isang life turning event ang discovery ng dalawang Filipino royalty, I decided to hide it from public. It hurts me to erase the memories of Gerald and my excavation team about Rajah Gatlan and Reyna Araya."

"Ano naman po natagpuan niyo about kay Matthias Wolf?" tanong ko pagpasok namin sa study room.

"You should see this..."

Sir Rusty gave us an old looking book na parang isang biography ng mga different na tao. May pictures, personal backgrounds and history.

"This book is not released to the public. Only few historians, vampire historians for that matter ang binigyan ng book na to. Lahat ng nasusulat dito ay hindi dapat malaman ng mga vampires. This book should be kept in secret. Kaya pala familiar ang name ni Matthias Wolf, I read about him somewhere here."

"He is one of the ten Royal Vampires, right?" confident na sabi ni Sage.

"I am sure you will remember him dahil may eidetic memory ka," nakangiting sagot ni Sir Rusty.

"Eh kilala mo naman pala si Matthias, di mo naman sinabi agad!" hampas ko sa braso niya.

"Eh paano ko masasabi sayo about kay Matthias kung nagtatampo ka? Uunahin ko pa ba yung matandang vampire na yun kaysa sa pag-iinarte mo?"

"Reichel, sa mundo ng mga vampires, may levels or hierarchy na tinatawag. Kung alam lang nila na buhay si Sage, he is probably the king or ang pinakamataas na royalty," patuloy ni Sir Rusty.

"It seems that the first vampires created by Sage are the most powerful ones. Nagkaroon ng war noon called the War of the Firsts. Sabi sa history, naglaban ang lahat ng first vampires para mapatunayan kung sino ang pinaka malakas, matalino at pinaka tuso. The war lasted for a year and their arena is the whole world. Only the remaining ten first vampires will be awarded as the royalties in the vampire world."

"Sir Rusty, bakit ten? Dapat isa na lang para may vampire king sila?"

"Naganap ang War of the Firsts bilang pagkilala sa pamumuno ni Rajah Gatlan. Ang sampung first vampires ay kumakatawan sa sampung kaharian ni Rajah Gatlan. At para maiwasan ang conflict, ang sampung royal vampires ay hinati ang mundo sa kanilang pamumuno. Base sa librong to, ang sampu sa mga royal first vampires ay nasa US mainland, China, Russia, Germany-Austria, France, UK, South Korea, Brazil, Italy and Japan. Si Matthias Wolf ang royal vampire na sumasakop sa Austria-Germany."

"Pinoy sila lahat di ba?" curious kong tanong.

"Yes, that's right. I only found out about this noong maging vampire ako at tinanggap ako sa royal society because of my background."

"Pero Sir Rusty, di ba ang mga first vampires ay ang mga sinaunang vampires na kinagat ni Sage? You are technically one of the firsts, kasi si Sage ang nagturned sayo as a vampire di ba?"

"That's right again. But I cannot afford to let them know that Sage is alive. Baka magkaroon ng mas malaking conflict. Hindi ko alam if they will consider Sage as a threat or an ally. Though I am sure that they can't harm Sage."

"Bakit po?"

"Sage created the royal vampires including me, but we are like programmed not to harm him. Iba iba ang effect ng blood ni Sage sa amin and I think sa akin, his blood made me like a servant and a protector. We tested it before, I attempted to thrust a knife to Sage, but my whole body repelled the idea of killing him."

"Ah parang automatic na hindi mo pwede betray or harm ang maker mo?"

"Yes, but I also believe na cunning ang mga royal vampires. Hindi man nila physical na kayang saktan si Sage, pwede nila itong pag-utos sa mga minions nila."

"I see, parang may loophole. Sir Rusty, nameet mo na ba ang isa mga royal vampires?"

"No. Not even one. Kaya nga ko nagulat nang pumasok si Matthias sa school niyo. Rare lang ang kanilang appearances. Hidden din ang identities nila. It just so happened na isa ko sa mga selected historians ng royal society kaya may records ako ng pagkatao nila."

"May idea ka ba po kung sino si Matthias noon?

"Kung ka-edad lang siya ni Sage, maaaring sundalo siya ng Rajah noong unang panahon. I am sure Sage remembers him because of his exceptional memory."

"Alam mo naman pala bakit pinapahirapan mo pa kami ni Sir Rusty?" sabay kurot ko sa braso ni Sage.

"Ano to spoonfeeding? Ano ko Google? Look, I already know who we are dealing with based sa nabasa ko sa books. But Rusty, he has real time information because of his connections. If I made Matthias as a vampire, surely he can't hurt me. But I'm worried kung anong pwede niyang gawin kay Rei."