Legends of Olympus (On Hold)

Mysteries

Vance's POV

"Ang sabi mo website ng Orion iha-hack mo, ba't nagpopost ka na?!"

"Sinubukan ko nga pero ibang account kasi na-hack ko!"

Nagising ako sa boses nina Amber at Zack na maingay na nagsasagutan.

"Kanino?"

"Aba, malay ko rin!" sigaw ni Amber. "Baka isa sa CAP? Yun huling hinack ko, eh, bago natin inatake yung facility sa China."

I groaned sleepily and gently held my head while seated in the van we all were in. I didn't bother opening my eyes and just let the both of them argue until one of us could shut them up.

"Isn't that Mrs. Sol's tablet?" Narinig kong tanong ni Paige.

"Ninakaw- amputa," puna naman ni Zack. "Kaya pala dumaan sa mechanical room na may dalang maleta."

"Hiniram lang," giit ni Amber. "Nang walang paumanhin kasi tulog pa siya, eh!"

"Amber," seryosong sambit ni Paige. "What else did you steal from the mechanical room?"

Ilang sandali pa'y naramdaman ko ang pagbagal ng takbo ng van kaya dahan-dahan na akong namulat at umayos sa pagkakaupo.

"What time is it?" inaantok kong tanong.

"Time to wake up," anunsyo ni Grey na nakaupo sa passenger's seat, katabi si Raphael na siyang nagmamaneho. "We're here."

Dawn was still breaking when the van stopped in front of a bright mansion with a large open porch, a common structure for houses built in Greece. Only, we're in the Philippines. And it was a palace mansion, in the middle of a forest, with a wide driveway and an even wider lawn of bermuda grass where marble structures of Greek deities were scattered, and a few black benches here and there.

Napailing ako sabay ayos ng aking buhok, bago napagdesisyunang tumayo na at kinuha ang itim na gig bag kong nakasandal sa tabi ko. Laman nito ang bagong electric guitar kong pinag-aaralan ko pa kung paano tugtugin.

I have already memorized the basics and is getting used to the brighter, sharper sound that electric guitars make, compared to the classic notes that I'm already used to playing.

Sinabit ko ang strap nito sa isang balikat ko habang sa isang balikat ko naman nakakabit ang knapsack bag ko.

Binuksan ni Grey ang sliding door. "Vance." Sinenyasan niya akong maunang lumabas habang nag-aayos pa ng mga gamit nila yung iba.

"Wait-" I gently rubbed an eye, and shook my head to wake myself completely up, before heading out and helped with the others' suitcases.

Masiglang tumalon si Bella mula sa van bitbit ang sirang stuffed toy niya. "Tignan ko lang kung naabutan pa natin sina Mommy at Daddy!" Saka siya tumakbo patungo sa bahay nila. "Wieeee!"

We're currently at the Salvatori's Manor, where the owners, two of the founders, and Bella's parents, strategically placed their house near the field that most Underworld portals appear. This is where Raphael suggested we drop by so he could summon a direct portal to Elysium most accurately.

I don't know how portals work, but it seems that there are certain areas in the realms where they are most and least accurate to make, or connect to whichever realm you want to go to.

Who knows? Maybe this spot in the country is the one closest to the gates of the Underworld, that is why most portals from there open here.

"Bro." Tinulak ni Zack sa'kin ang maleta niya. "Pakibaba nga."