Scars of Chaos

Chapter 39 | When the Sun Sets

Musa’s Point Of View
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“Winter!” rinig kong sigaw ni Nath dahilan para mapatingin ako sa likuran at makita si Winter na nakahandusay na ngayon sa lupa.

Agad kaming nagkagulo dahil doon. Hindi alam ang gagawin lalo na’t mayroon pa kaming malaking problema ngayon. My eyes then went back to the creature who’s just standing and watching us panic. It didn’t move an inch but it was staring at us with its hawk-ayes.

Dahan-dahan kong ibinaba ang mga kamay kong nakakuyom. Umatras ako nang dahan-dahan habang hindi ko inaalis ang aking mga mata sa nilalang hanggang sa makalapit ako kay Winter. I checked his pulse and a small smile plastered on my face, relieved that he is still alive. Ngunit mahina lang ang kaniyang pulso.

Lahat sila’y nakaharap sa kalaban habang nag-iilaw ang kanilang mga mata. Naghahanda sa laban dahil anumang oras ay puwedeng umatake ang kalaban. I can clearly see in their faces that they’re tired but we don’t have time to rest right now. We don’t have time to lose either.

Malalakas na mahika ang nararamdaman ko na nagmumula sa kanila ngunit mas malakas ang enerhiyang nararamdaman ko mula sa nilalang na iyon. There’s a chance that we could win, knowing that Rain already got her Magic Force… but there’s also a possibility that we’ll lose the fight because of our current condition.

Sunod akong nagtungo kay Angel nang mapansin kong nawalan din siya ng malay. I noticed that the cloth that Lemon wrapped on her legs was soaked in her blood. Maybe her wound opened again. She also lost her conscious.

After I checked her pulse and everything, I quickly looked back again at my friends who was still standing in front of the creature like a scared kid. They—we don’t know what to do. We’re like lost kids who got separated from our parents’ in the middle of the crowd.

We’re lost.

I see fear in their eyes. They’re scared, so am I. Yes, fear was indeed written in our faces but we still have the courage to face this monster… we still forced ourselves to fight. Hindi ko alam kung makakaligtas ba kami sa oras na ito… I hope we will.

My hands were shaking as I tried my best to fight the fear that is lingering inside of my body. I’m tired…

I looked at the monster as my hands reached for Angel’s hand while my right knee is on the ground. I then looked at Trisha who was just staring at the creature with curiosity and innocence in her eyes… like a cute little kid.

That somehow put a small smile on my face.

Trisha never failed to put a smile on my face even if she is doing nothing… maybe, it’s because I just love her so much.

Her eyes were glued at the creature. I almost cursed when that monster averted its gaze on her. Ewan ko kung okay lang ba talaga siya kasi nung napunta ang tingin sa kaniya ng nilalang ay nakita ko kung paano gumuhit ang isang munting ngiti sa kaniyang labi.

Gagalaw na sana ako para hilain si Trisha palayo sa nilalang ngunit napatigil na lamang ako’t napaawang ang labi nang marinig ko ang sinabi niya.