Moonlight Throne (Gazellian Series #6)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

-- HARI --
Espada

My right hand continued to glisten with my inner light. Some threads of my hair whirled with the unusual air around me. I couldn't even suppress the warmth, power, and the overwhelming feeling of this light as my eyes sparkled with it.

Every time I used it; it feels like the first time. Na kahit ilang taon na ang lumipas na kasama ko ang kapangyarihang ito, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na sa akin ito ipinagkaloob.

I am nothing compared with my father, not even with those known vampires in our bloodline... that's why I kept wondering why?

Bakit ako ang napili? Is it because I am the eldest son of the greatest King Thaddeus Leighton Gazellian?

I've been serving an empire, sat formidably on my throne, my crown always shines on the crowd, and the moment I stood, millions of creatures would bow their heads on me.

I am the known King Dastan Lancelot Gazellian, bowed by many, admired by some, but secretly loathed by hidden enemies.

Ngunit lingid sa kanilang lahat, ang haring kanilang tinitingala ay may mga katanungan din, pagtataka at ilang beses na panghihina ng loob. Ilang beses kong ginustong bumaba sa pwesto, ilang beses kong tinawag ang pangalan ni ama upang sabihin sa kanyang nagkamali siya sa akin at ilang beses akong humiling na sana'y hindi sa akin ibinigay ang malaking responsibilidad na ito.

Napapagod rin ako. Nanghihina... at humihiling na sana'y magkaroon ng saglit na kapayapaan.

I wouldn't have survived my life as the King without my siblings... akala ko noon ay makakayanan ko habang nasa likod ko silang lahat. But the fate tested me... dumating ako sa punto na kahit ang presensiya ng mga kapatid ko'y hindi ko na magawang kapitan upang tumayo at humarap sa lahat bilang hari.

This was when I've met my mate, a goddess.

Ang diyosang nagpasiklab ng liwanag na mayroon ako.

Her light embraced my dimming existence. The answer to all of my prayers, a missing piece to my puzzle, an endless match to burn my candle – My Queen.

I trained enough since I was a kid, read tons of books, listened to my parents' wisdom—I thought I made myself almost perfect in the eyes of ton. I thought I was ready to face deeper challenges, but Leticia—the Goddess of the Moon, made me realized that I wasn't, because my existence has been waiting for her.

I am destined to hold something... not just power, but lives. Thousands of lives, millions of lives... with her.

At ang liwanag na nagniningning ngayon sa mga mata ko -- ang liwanag na hindi ko hahayaang hipan ng iba. I should light this, make it bigger, powerful and unstoppable.

I should hold a light that will not conquer, a kind of light that will not sting someone's eyes, a light that will not burn someone's skin, but a powerful, bright, and gentle light that will lead the way – a right way for freedom, peace, and unity.

A light with her.

Even my siblings were left in awe as they witnessed how this power works. Katulad ko ay hindi rin sila sanay na makita itong siyang ginagamit ko.

When I first discovered that my power wasn't just about blood manipulation, and realized that it was just a cover-up to hide my true power, I couldn't believe that I possessed something that would flick thousands fire of greed.

Akala ko noon ay tanging ang kapangyarihan lang ni Finn ang siyang pag-iinteresan ng nakararami. But it seemed like it really runs through the blood. Dahil isa rin ang liwanag sa pinaka-mimithing kapangyarihang nais hawakan ng nakararami.