Author's Note (The Villain Series 1)

Kabanata 3

Napangiti siya at pinuri ang kaniyang manunulat. "You wrote me so strong, my Noa."

He kissed the book before putting back his attention to the two humans who were still fascinated by him. "What are your names?"

"I'm Gonietta." The woman who owned a pair of brown eyes and skin uttered. Her short hair with bangs made her more appealing than she looked.

Katabi nito ay isang lalaking may tattoong bulaklak sa clavicle. Hanggang balikat ang buhok nitong nakatali. "My name is Logan."

"Logan . . . Gonietta . . ." Binitawan niya ang libro. Naglakad siya papalapit sa dalawa. Pinatong niya ang dalawang palad sa ulo nila at ginulo ang kanilang mga buhok. "I will remember both of your names, humans."

Hindi naman nakasagot ang dalawa, nanatiling nakatingin sa kaniya na puno ng pagtataka. A new color of emotion sufficed from them, making him smile. It was new to him seeing someone changed emotion easily. Characters contained strong emotions too, but it didn't change as frequent as how humans were.

Humans indeed are very much alive.

It was the first distinction he witnessed between them.

"Uh, Adamas, right?" Logan said.

"Yes? What is it?" sagot niya at muling umupo sa swivel chair. Kinuha niya rin ang libro at kinakalikot habang nakikinig sa sinabi ni Logan.

"A-anong ibig mong sabihin sa system kanina?"

A new color appeared, and it was full of curiosity. One of the many strongest emotions he saw from the man that it wouldn't perish unless he would give him an answer to quench his hunger. It was a similar feeling he once felt from Noa's dumps before.

Nilagay niya ang libro sa kaniyang lap. Pinagsaklop niya ang kamay at pinatong sa libro bago nagsalita. "Like I said, I am Adamas Vondrov Riscarte. A villain. A character. A fiction created by the likes of you. That also means I am not from this dimension."

Sabay na napasinghap ang dalawa.

Kaagad na nagsalita si Gonietta. "Really? You mean there are other dimensions?"

"Yes, my reddy readsy."

Tinaas naman ni Logan ang isang kamay. "Ang dimension mo ba, mga fictional characters din ang kasama mo?"

"Correct, human." Tinuro niya ito sabay tango. "I am from the fictional dimension, Fictosa."

"Wow!" Sounds of amazement from their mouth echoed around the room. And Adamas knew those were sincere reaction because he could see through them.

He could see the color of their emotions.

"Lahat ba ng fictional characters nandoon?"

"Those characters that have physical books and even those that don't have are all in Fictosa."

Napatayo naman si Logan at sa pangalawang pagkakataon, napasinghap ito sa mangha. "May tanong ulit ako,  Mr. Adamas. May kakilala ka rin bang Zero ang pangalan? Character ko 'yon! Ako nagsulat n'yon!"

Napasingkit ang kaniyang mga mata. He knew someone named Zero but he hadn't meet him yet. There was no Zero in the top ten popularity rank, and he had only heard his name from the system.

He hissed. "I am not sure."

Bumagsak naman ang balikat nito dahil sa kaniyang sagot. Napaupo ito.

"I don't know everyone, human. Just like Earth, Fictosa is a big dimension. I haven't meet each one of the characters. But rest assured, they are all there, alive and doing what you have written."