Elysian Tale: Flare of Frost

Kabanata 54

 Arden

My heart felt like it's about to burst. Sa bawat segundong dumadaan ay palakas nang palakas ang pagkabog nito't abot langit ang kaba na nararamdaman ko. Even Caiz, Yael, and Canaan's look on their faces are hopeless. Hindi rin nila alam ang gagawin. 

I look at her laying on her bed. Pinagpapawisan ito nang sobra, maputla ang labi at malalaki ang bawat hiningang pinapakawalan nito. She looks like she's in deep pain, something we probably don't know what's the cause. 

"Fichi...Fichi, what's wrong? Anong ginawa nila sa'yo?" Nakahawak si Caiz sa magkabilang balikat nito't marahan itong inaalog, subalit kahit anong gawin niya'y nakapikit lang ang mga mata nito. 

"This is the reason why we shouldn't have let her go back in that sinful land!" Kahit si Yael ay umaapila na rin. Makikita sa mukha nito ang pag-aalala't galit sa kung sino man ang nagdulot nito. 

"Pinagpapawisan siya pero ang lamig ng balat niya. She almost felt like a cold corpse!" aniya ni Canaan habang hawak-hawak ang noo at bandang leeg nito. 

What happened to her?

"Try to cure her with your healing ability, Yael. Canaan, hanapin mo ang mahal na hari. We need him, she needs him. Hurry!" Natatarantang utos ni Caiz rito. 

Yael raised both of his hands, a yellowish-white energy was released from his hands. When it landed on Flare's body, Caiz supported him by releasing his own red energy. Nanlalamig ang katawan nito kaya he must've thought that warming her body could somehow calm her down and ease the pain she's feeling. 

"I will check her star." Matapos ko itong sabihin ay tumalikod ako't kinumpas ang magkabilang kamay ko. 

The cold breeze of air kissed my face, and I saw the celestial magic circle on the floor as I closed my eyes. Matapos ang ilang segundo ay minulat ko ang aking mga mata't nasa ibang dimensyon na ako.

 I'm in the Astral Realm, the world of stars, moon, and sun. Ito ang lugar kung saan gabi-gabi ako pumupunta upang paglingkuran ang tungkulin ko. I arrange the stars, I'm the one who put the constellations in their rightful place in a certain time. I decide what type of moon you'll see in the sky. I guide everyone in the darkness. 

I tried to find her star, but I couldn't find it. I know where it was, I always look out for her, but for some unknown reason I can't find it. Kinumpas ko ang kanang kamay ko't inilagay ang dalawang daliri sa noo ko habang pikit matang hinahanap ang bituin na pag-aari ni Flare. 

When I located it, I emmidiately opened my eyes. Napakurap ako nang makitang ang dating kumikislap-kislap at pinakamaliwanag na bituin sa kalangitan ay parang nawawalan na ng kulay. 

It's blinking but it's unlike before. Her flaring red light was slowly fading away from the darkness. It means her life was in danger. Each people in the continent was represented by a star, and whenever the star lost it's light and fell down from the sky it means they died. I can literally know if someone is dying or in danger, and our princess, the queen is in grave danger. 

Akmang aalis na ako nang mahagip ng mata ko ang isang bituin sa bandang kanluran. Naniningkit mata ko itong tiningnan nang maalala ko kung sino ang nag mamay-ari nito. It was Frost Yvo Alcastrair's star. Alam kong sa kaniya iyon sapagkat palagi kong tinitingnan ang bituin niya kasama pa ng iba pang prinsipe ng kontinenteng 'yon. 

He was struck by a disastrous spell. His spiritual points were severely damaged. He survived but he's probably weak with no elemental capabilities anymore. Looking at how his star suddenly gaining back it's glow and color, it's very impossible!