"What the f*ck..?"

"Language, Raven." She said as if like she's giving me a warning sabay hakbang palapit kay Aris at nagawa pang umupo sa bandang tyan nito.

"You can't die yet.." She said sabay palumbaba.

"H-hayop ka Phoenix.. b-ba't hindi ka pa tuluyang mamatay?" Halos hirap na sabi nito na kinakulo lalo ng dugo ko.

I was about to pull that bastard again na matuluyan na ng bahagyang itaas ni Phoenix kamay nya para pahintuin ako na kina kunot ng noo ko.

"Phoenix can always reborn from ashes.. eh ikaw ano ka? Damo? Tutubo at susulpot na lang basta kahit ilang beses ng tabasin para puksain?"

Aris smirked then spit on Phoenix's mask and before I could even move ay binugbog na ito ni Phoenix.

She punched him repeatedly, specifically sa putol nitong kamay na mas kinasigaw nito sa sakit.

Napangiwi ako dahil feeling ko dama ko yung sakit nung isa at mas dumanak pa ang dugo nito habang walang ekspresyon lang si kuting or... is it still even her?

"Aristia..." I called subconsciously na kinahinto ng kamao nya sa ere.

"Is that.... you?" Naasa at alanganin kong tanong kasabay ng malakas na kabog ng dibdib ko and at the same time, nawalan na ng malay si Aris.

Tumayo si Phoenix then she smiled habang unti-unting tinatanggal maskara nya but to my disappointment, it's really kuting... mukha ni Jade Soleil.

"Galing ko no?" Mapagmalaking tanong niya pa but I just gave her a void expression.

"Tsk... disappointed much?" She asked sabay kuha ng panyo at pinunasan nya yung maskara nya na may bahid na ng dugo dahil kay Aris.

"Tomorrow you all need to get ready and transfer Trisha to underground then put Aris to the lab.."

"Why?"

"It's safer.." Sagoti nya pa ng magbukas naman pintuan sa likuran ko pero hindi nako lumingon dahil alam ko naman kung sino.

"What the?! What did you two do?!" He asked at parang nag papanicked na.

"Knight.. nagawa mo na ba?" Tanong ni kuting na kinatigil sa paghakbang ni Karsen.

"Wait.. is it you?" Takang tanong ni Knight sabay lingon sakin at balik ng tingin kay kuting.

"Yea.. Me… Kuting.." Sabi naman ni Kuting sabay crossed arm. "So.. nagawa mo na ba?" Tanong nyang muli as if they have their morse code para sila lang magkaintindihan.

"Ah.. yea.. well you see... handa na lahat pero..." Sinilip nya kaunti yung nasa likuran ni Kuting na si Aris.

"He'll be fine till tomorrow... just till tomorrow." Sabay lingon ni kuting kay Aris.

"May hindi ba ko alam?" Singit kong tanong na kinalingon nila sakin at tingin naman ni Karsen kay kuting na parang alanganin pa.

"Tomorrow... there's a chance na umatake na ang mga kalaban..." Sabi ni Kuting na kina kunot ng noo ko sabay pamulsa nya habang nakatingin kay Karsen at lingon naman ni Karsen sakin.

"I... well.." He cleared his throat.

"We got a data mula sa mga na hacked ko sa kalaban that tomorrow, the war might broke out." Sabi nya na hindi ko inaasahan.

"Tomorrow? Are we even ready? Ba't ngayon mo lang nadetect?!" I burst because of frustration na kinatungo ni Karsen.

"Hey.. it's not his fault." Sita naman ni kuting at napakuyom naman ako.

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