Golden Age: Semideus Specials

the 'god' in demigod...

Matilda's POV

Humiga ako sa Elysian Fields nang nakadipa.

I have to go to my granddaughter's wedding later in the afternoon...

Ipinikit ko ang aking mga mata at dinamdam ang maamong simoy ng hangin.

I keep hearing voices... seeing visions of the future... I've never felt like a real oracle until now.

"Rhea," bulong ko. "I need your help."

Though I know that the great mother of the gods will only listen to me, but never show herself, unless she needs something from me.

"Please," I pleaded. "All I need to know is why. Why I could see them from this point of time..." Iminulat ko ang aking mga mata. "Kakailanganin ba nila ako?"

Umiling-iling ako.

I'm not drowning myself again.

This time, I really want to know. I want someone to give me answers.

"What..." Tuluyan na ngang nanghina ang aking boses. "What do you want from them?"

I wasn't only asking to Rhea. I was asking to every deity out there, including the ones from the realms beyond. To Chaos... to Destiny... and Time.

"Anong gagawin niyo sa kanila?" Nanginginig ang isang sulok ng aking labi nang bitawan ko ang sunod-sunod na mga katanungan. "Anong kailangan niyo sa kanila?"

I let out a bitter laugh. "Anong nakatadhana para sa kanila?"

Dumaan ang ilang segundo ng katahimikan, at muli akong napapikit nang maramdaman ang isang luha na tumakbo sa templo ng aking ulo.

Letting out a sigh of defeat, I finally whispered, "Omegas..."

I pray that they come find me when they need me, because I will be more than happy to tell them everything I know.

If only I knew everything.

Because right now, I don't.

I stared at the pale blue sky above me. Thin layers of clouds slowly moved, and my hand automatically reached for them, as if they hold all the answers to my questions.

Bumagsak ang aking kamay sa tiyan ko.

What can I do? I'm only an oracle.

An oracle... and a healer.

Dahan-dahan akong tumayo, at sinulyapan ang mga kaluluwa na agad napatago sa likod ng kakahuyan.

"An oracle and a healer," paalala ko sa sarili.

I ran my fingers above the long grasses of the field. I felt my eyes turned to gold when I summoned light under both my palms.

Pinilit ko ang sarili kong mga mata na lumiwanag pa lalo. At sa bawat sandaling lumilipas, naramdaman ko ang unti-unting pamimigat ng buong katawan ko.

More. I need to summon more power.

I clenched my teeth and painfully controlled the golden blood inside my body, willing it to manifest me.

Tila bumagal ang takbo ng dugo sa bawat ugat ko. Kakaibang init ang idinulot ng pagbukal nito sa katawan ko. Masakit hindi sa balat, kundi sa aking mga buto't kalamnan.

Tumingala ako at napaiyak sa sakit.

Blood trickled from the corner of my eyes and my nose, but even the taste of blood didn't make me stop.