Deltha: Avenue of the Esoteric

Chapter 25

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"What are you thinking?"

Kakatapos lang ng training ko nang abutan ako ni Garnet ng tubig.

A lot of things keep bothering my mind. Sa sobrang gulo ay halos magkabuhol buhol na 'yon sa isip ko.

Up until now, it was hard for me to absorb the truth. Hindi rin ako mapalagay dahil pakiramdam ko, marami pa akong hindi nalalaman tungkol sa sarili ko.

"Is it about your ability?"

Tumango ako.

I suddenly remembers those scenarios when I arrived here. Nagkaroon kami ng one on one battle ni Phaedra at napatumba ko siya gamit ang pagpana na hindi ko naman nakasanayang gawin.

I never thought that skills came from my best friend Evander. Tama nga 'yong nakita ko sa panaginip ko, isa rin siyang high class.

"Why? You don't believe on it?"

It took some seconds for me to respond although that truth somehow made sense. Nagagawa kong palutangin ang katawan ko sa ere at kontrolin ang hangin.

That was Cascade's ability. Noong wala pa si Vlad at siya pa ang nasa posisyon nito, ramdam ko kung gaano rin siya kalakas.

"Masyadong magulo," pag amin ko. 

Bagamat hindi pa rin ako lubusang naliliwanagan sa mga nangyayari, nagtiwala ako sa plano nila.

"President X should be really here so he can explain you everything."

Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.

"Who's him?"

She plastered a curve on her lips na para bang kinikilig ito nang mabanggit ang pangalan niya.

"He was one of us too, spying on the opposite base."

Naalala ko yung sinabi ni Jack noong nakaraan. Mukhang nagsasabi nga siya ng totoo na mayroong isang high class na nagta-traydor sa kampo nina Dr. Sergei.

"Can we trust him?" hindi ko maiwasang magduda.

It was hard to think that he was our ally knowing that he was working with them for a year.

How come na hindi siya nahuhuli?

"Ofcourse, Dasha. He may not be in good terms with President Death personally but I can assure you that he's one of us," she surely added but that doesn't made me satisfied.

"Is he powerful too? What's his ability?"

Natahimik siya, halatang may inaalala sa mga nangyari noon.

"I only saw him once so I don't have any idea about it. But one thing's for sure..." Bahagya siyang lumapit sa akin para bumulong.

"He was finely handsome." Hindi mawala ang ngiting 'yon sa labi niya.

I decided to ignore her when she started telling me how she developed a crush on President X. She's even telling me that I will feel the same way if we saw each other.

Hindi naman ako interesado at nasisigurado kong malabong mangyari ang bagay na 'yon.

After the exhausted training, I went back to my room. Hindi ko inaasahan kung sino ang naghihintay sa tapat ng kwarto ko.

He was leaning on the wall as if he's waiting for someone's presence.

"A-Anong ginagawa mo rito?" tanong ko kay President Death bago bumaba ang tingin ko sa hawak niyang paper bag.