Realm of the North

Chapter 33: Checkmate

Hindi ko inalis ang paningin kila Rupert, Theodore at sa kausap nitong kamukha ng hari ng Northend.

Damn it! Can I trust Trey's words? Totoo kaya ang mga salitang binitawan nito ngayon sa akin?

King Louis IV. Is that really you, Your Majesty? Or this time, our enemy already captured you?

"If he's not the King of Northend, where's the real one?" Natatarantang tanong ko dito. This can't be happening!

"Inside his own dimension," sambit nito na siyang ikinatigil ko. "They locked him up, that's for sure. I can feel it. He's somewhere inside a dimension." Dagdag nito at tumingin sa paligid. Ginaya ko ang ginagawa nito at pinakiramdaman na rin ang dimension na kinalalagyan namin ngyon. "We need to find him before it's too late, Captain Mary. Having someone who look exactly like the King is trouble, big time. They have an advantage winning this war, Captain."

Win this war? They can try! I won't allow that to happen. Habang nasa nandito ako sa mundong ito, they can't rule this world. I will protect this world like Captain Mary always do.

"Trey... paano ka nakakasigurong hindi ang hari ang nasa harapan ni Rupert ngayon?" I calmly asked him.

"I've met the King a couple times now. I know him, Rhianna. And by looking at that man, that's not him." Aniya at hinarap ako. "Now tell me, Captain, what's the plan?"

"Plan?" Kunot-noo kong tanong dito.

"Well, we need a plan here. And you can't stay longer inside a dimension. You don't have the ability to stay any longer here. Mapapahamak ka." Aniya at binalingan muli sila Rupert. "Can you hold them for me?"

"What? Ano bang..."

"I'll find the King inside another dimension and you'll entertain them for me. Kapag malaman nilang may pumasok at nagtangkang sirain ang dimensyong ginagawa nila, they will harm the King, that's for sure." Turan nito at niluwagan ang pagkakahawak sa kamay. "Five minutes. Give me five minutes then I'll be back and fight alongside with you."

Umiling ako dito at humugot ng isang malalim na hininga.

"Just do your thing and save the King, Trey. I can handle the three of them," seryosong sambit ko sa kanya at ako na mismo ang bumitaw sa pagkakahawak nito sa kamay niya.

"Be careful," pahabol na sambit nito sa akin at nawala na sa harapan ko. Ikinuyom ko ang mga kamao at hinanda ang sarili sa maaaring mangyari. I closed my eyes and after a few seconds, I open it and attack my enemies.

Sabay kong ikinumpas ang mga kamay ko at lumabas roon ang pula at asul na apoy. Ngayon ay wala na ako sa dimensyong kinalalagyan kanina at nakikita na ako ng mga kalaban ko. Mabilis silang kumilos at iniwasan ang naging pag-atake mula sa akin.

"Captain Mary!" Kita ko ang gulat sa mukha ng impostor na hari. "You're here!" Aniya at humakbang ng isang beses na siyang mabilis kong pinigilan.

"Don't move," sambit ko at itinaas ang isang kamay. "One step closer then you'll lose your precious head." Babala ko dito at naging visible sa mga mata namin ang light strings na ginawa ko kanina kasabay nong dalawang apoy na ipinang-atake ko sa kanila.

One wrong move, their bodies will be torn apart.

"You surprised us, Captain Mary," sambit ni Rupert na siyang ikinataas ng isang kilay ko. "Calm down and dispel the strings. It's dangerous. You will harm the King himself."

"So you think that I'll buy this trick of yours, huh, Rupert? The King? This man is the King of Northend? Really? He doesn't even look like him."

"Captain Mary, this is me..."