Necromancy

Madman

"Promise babawi ako ng dinner, sorry talaga at iiwan kita ngay-" Reimon

"We just stumbled at each other here, you are on duty yet you still help me with all of these, go, just go." Nilakihan ko pa ang aking ngiti habang pilit kong iniisip na magpakabuti.

I need to show kindness and be grateful for his help, actually, I have no idea kung ano ba ang dapat kong bilhing furnitures para sa condo- he helped you Arius, be kind!

"Call me when you go home okay?!" Tarantang saad nito bago umalis ng tumango ako.

He even helped me get a new phone dahil Kress forbade me to take any personal belongings from home- I remembered that bastard again!

After I gave Kress a mannequin body as his temporary vessel, he helped me cloak my mother and my brother's existence so that people with Gifts or other entities would not use my family against me. He said that he made a spell that could severe my physical relationship with them, like changing the results of our DNA imprint or something. So that our blood won't match or something.

As for documents, I entrusted them to attorney Lacuata and Mayor Geneta to protect them-

"My powers are returning, I can easily cast a tracking spell now!" Naputol ang aking iniisip ng marinig ang boses na ito pagkalabas ko ng mall.

"Kress? Why are you outside?!"

Lumapit ito ng may malawak na ngiti, suot niya ang bago kong set ng oversized hoody at pantalon.

"I can see that you've been hanging around with that Medium." Pagpag niya sa balikat ko na may puting usok.

"You'll risk getting exposed to the public!" Tapik ko sa kamay niya.

He has a mannequin body so he has to hide until I can find a fresh corpse.

"Sabi ko sayo na pumatay nalang tayo..." Pisil niya sa pisngi ko at ihinarap sa isang jeep na puno ng mga lalaking estudyante.

"Ohh that one is my type!" Turo niya sa isang food deliverer na naka motorbike.

A young man who has fair skin and good looks.

"Kuya holdap to!" Sigaw ko sabay hablot sa kamay ni Kress.

He has a mannequin body so I can disassemble his arm.

"Siraulo ka ba!" Sigaw nung food deliverer at humarurot palayo.

Thank goodness he got away!

"Ahahahaha!" Tumatawang lapit muli saakin ni Kress.

"Let's go back!" Hila ko sa kaniya.

"Sabi ko type ko, hindi ko sinabing gusto kong maging siya!" Tawa pa niya habang hinayaan lang akong hilain siya.

Binitawan ko ang kamay niyang tinanggal ko kanina at lumutang lang ito pabalik sa katawan niya.

"You are a sick person, the Gods must've regretted giving you Gifts!" Bulong ko sa ere.

Luckily it was not a busy day at nakabalik kami sa building ng hindi siya napapansin, the taxi driver was a bit scared ng mapansin niya but other than that, it's good.

"How come this mannequin feels light but so durable? How do you manage to keep me in this form anyway? It's been 9 days but I am still comfortable with this mannequin, how come it can house a millennium soul like me?" Umupo si Kress sa kama ko pagkauwe namin.

I've dealt with his soul for many years now and I managed to survive him, but now that he has a physical body... It feels like getting haunted by demons is better than living with an antique psychopath like him!

"That's my father's experiment... We cast ancient sealing incantations in that mannequin- that's also the reason why it's so light and strong, with that, I manage to easily store you into that thing. It's better than a human corpse but only for the meantime!" Saad ko habang nagtatanggal ng sapatos.

"This has Magic?... Why didn't you tell me that before?" Kress

"You keep forcing me to kill somebody for your revival, obviously I thought telling you that was irrelevant so I just focused on finding a fresh corpse-"

"Then find one already before I kill one for you!" Higa niya sa kama ko.

"Hindi yon ganon kadali, I still have to consider their sex, age, and-"

"Kaya nga sabi ko sayo to kill instead of doing all that work-" Kress

"I will not kill an innocent person just for your selfish desire!" Sigaw ko.

"Playing hero huh? You're a Necro, life and death doesn't bother yo-" Kress

"You have no right to dictate what I should and should not do! Whether I am a Necro or an ordinary person I am still a human, and having empathy is the most basic human thing to have- which you lack apparently, I can't bear to think how many people have you killed throughout your lif-"

"This is a survival Arius, it's kill or be killed! This is why you are still so weak. You do not deserve such power, you have no idea on what you can do!... You can change this world in the flick of your fingers, we can finally show ourselves into the world!" Kress

He has no remorse!

"You're right, I don't deserve this power, and so as other people who have this! But remember this, having a Gift that was deemed as an abomination is better than a person who is a complete abomination himself!" Sagot ko bago magsapatos muli at lumabas ng kuwarto.

"You think you are right? Just embrace your destiny Arius, your Craft exceeds anyone who has Dark Arts. You are supposed to become the new Dark Maste-!" Rinig kong sunod niya saakin ng bigla kong maramdaman ang pagpasok niya sa aking katawan.

"Arius? Bakit ka sumisigaw?" Bungad ni Reimon pagkabukas ko ng pintuan.

"Reimon? Akala ko busy ka?" Dukot ko sa aking phone sa bulsa ng aking pantalon para kuwari'y kagagaling ko lang sa tawag.

"Tapus na ako, pinapunta lang ako ni Captain sa *** Hospital para gumawa ng report tungkol sa case ng Unit namin." Sagot niya habang inaaninag kung may tao bang iba sa loob ng aking condo.

"Hospital? Anong case?"

"Ah wala, isang case lang ng suicidal chain... By the way, busy ka ba mamaya? Ayain sana kita mag dinne-" Reimon

"Sorry may pupuntahan kasi ako, maybe next time?" Sara ko ng aking pinto.

"Ay ganun ba? Hatid na kit-" I cut him off again at ngumiti.

"Hindi na, baka busy ka. Medyo personal kasi kaya mauna na ako." Takbo ko papuntang elevator at iniwan siyang nakaway.

"He's gone, you can come out now!" Bumalik sa seryoso ang aking expression ng makapasok ako ng elevator na walang ibang tao.

Umilaw ang aking noo at may puting usok na lumabas dito at nabuong isang pigura ng lalaking naka hoodie.

Mediums can see souls, that's why Kress always hides whenever Reimon is around. We could be reported if ever Reimon saw him with me, Necros must never form contracts with an ancient soul.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" Malaking ngisi ni Kress.

"You already know!" Walang gana kong sagot.

"Hospital!" Sagot niya bago pumasok muli sa aking katawan.....