Against the God: End of the Gifteds (HIATUS)

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[Law]

Kung hindi pa 'ko mamumutla at kung hindi sisikip ang dibdib ko, makakalimutan ko talagang huminga. This room is probably one of the worst places I've been to. For fucking pete's sake, the tension is too much!

Kahit hindi ako nagsasalita, parang natutuyo ang laway ko kalulunok ko rito. Pasimple akong sumulyap sa batang babaeng nasa gilid ko. Principal Helena looks so serious... the last time I saw her like this was that time when Scarlet left the Academy.

She's furious...

I felt a little bit of pity to guy that just entered. He looks familiar but I don't really give a fuck.

"Is this meeting done?" Malamig na tanong ng isang babae. Nalipat ang tingin ko kay Miss Xilah na nasa lamesa ang tingin. "Then, I'll go now."

Inusog niya ang upuan niya, senyales na patayo na siya.

"Why?" Giit ng matandang babae. Magkadikit ang kilay ni Lady Luceta. "Is there anything more important than this meeting, Xilah?" Sarkastikong dagdag niya.

Miss Xilah looks so unbothered. "Yes, plenty of them." Sagot niya nang makatayo, napaismid si Lady Luceta at mas lalong sumama ang tingin niya.

"And one of them is the kid that just entered here."

"The student, Zeke?" Kunot noong tanong ni Principal Bora.

"What do you want with the student?" Muling tanong ni Lady Luceta.

Pabalik-balik lang ang tingin ko sa kanila na para bang nanonood ako ng palabas. Nagsasalitan sila ng mga salita. Lowkey trying to insult one another. And... I'm rooting for Miss Xilah of course.

"That kid, he's going to call them, right?" Ani ni Miss Xilah nang iusog niya ulit ang upuan at inayos.

Napaayos ako ng upo sa sinabi niya, she got my attention.

"And if it's 'them', he'll call that guy too."

Pinagtaasan ng kanang kilay ng matanda ang babaeng kausap niya. "At ano naman 'yon sa 'yo?"

Miss Xilah walked to the door, all of our eyes following her.

"Do you think that you can make him come back?"

"We're the academy, he has no other choice but to come." Lady Luceta scoffed. 

Walang buhay ang mga mata ni Miss Xilah nang lungunin niya ulit ang mga tao na nasa lamesa. May kung anong dumagan sa pakiramdam ko at kusa na lang akong napaiwas ng tingin sa kaniya. Napalunok ako nang malalim.

"Believe me, he have options. Every move he makes, it's just either for him... or for me."

"The Judge... makes the rules."

I was frozen in my place. That one word that came in her mouth... made me felt the chills down my spine

The Judge. 

It's been a long time since I heard that name. I didn't know that he was true or just a fucking myth. I tried talking to Gin about him once but even him only has a little bit of information about that guy.

All we know... is that the Judge— is the strongest.

Wala ring nakasagot sa sinabi ni Miss Xilah, kita ko ang matatalim na tingin nila sa kaniya. Merong isa na walang ekespron na pinapakita pero puno ng emosyon ang mga mata. 

The number 2, Yadiel.

"So what are you saying? YOU can bring him back?" Walang kaemo-emosyong tanong ni Principal Bora.