The Protectors

Chapter 49: The Middle

Chapter 49: The Middle

"Everything broke their hearts.

Everything made them stronger.

Everything is meant to happen.

Everything calls for the end."

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Itinago ko ang cross sa holder sa bewang ko. Hinawakan ko na ang blade na nasa loob no'n. It is only in case I see Lucifer.

I swear I will stab him with this so bad he would never come back to this world.

He thinks he's trying to ruin the world with what he's doing? I will make this thing personal now. Just to make killing him so worth it.

He didn't know how much I had lost because of him. He literally made me crazy.

Sumilip ako sa glass door. Tahimik ang loob ng police station habang wala pa ring tigil ang ingay ng labanan mula sa labas.

I was in a fighting stance as another person came in the police department's door. Naka-itim siya na armour, may hawak na espada. As soon as his blue eyes found me, a small gentle smile formed in his lips.

Mabilis ang kabog ng dibdib ko habang pilit na pinapaniwala ang utak ko sa nakikita ko. Ilang beses pa akong kumurap-kurap, kinusot ang mata, para lang makasigurado. Kinurot ko ang braso ko. Masakit. Totoong gising ako at hindi lang nananaginip.

Hindi siya nawala sa pwesto niya. Nakatayo lang. Nakatingin sa akin.

"D-dad?"

Naningkit ang mata niya. Kita sa crow's feet na nakalitaw sa sulok ng mga mata niya kung ilang taon ang lumipas mula nang huli ko siyang makita.

"How is my little girl?" His voice is still as gentle. It's why I love it when he reads me bedtime stories.

Natuod na ako sa pwesto ko. Hindi ko magawang lumapit sa kanya. Nangangatog ang labi ko. "Where have you been?"

He sighed. "I'm sorry, Nick."

"You fulfilled a prophecy, too?" tanong ko ulit. Pinilit kong ngumiti.

Tumango-tango siya. "A lot of it."

It's enough explanation for now.

Pinilit kong humakbang na palapit sa kanya. Sa wakas ay nagawa ko naman. Hinawakan ni Dad ang mukha ko at humalik sa tuktok ng ulo ko.

"We've been looking for you. Lucifer hid you so well. Sumugod kami sa White City two days ago."

"Two days?" ulit ko. My head hurts, I was trying to pull my hair off my scalp to ease the pain. I was gone for two days and now the War is happening. "What are we going to do now?"

"You go back to the Protectors and I will give you time to run," sagot niya. "As soon as we go out, demons will attack us, you must be ready."

"I'm good at killing demons."

"I know, my love. But I want you to run and find your team."

"Leave you again?"

"For a moment yes. Pero magkikita tayo ulit."

Lumunok ako, "You also said that before you left years ago."

"And we did meet again, right?"

"D-dad..."

Pinisil niya ang tungkil ng ilong ko. It's the same thing he did when I was young. Lalo kapag makulit ako. It's his little way of telling me to trust him. "Babalik ako. Marami tayong pag-uusapan. Lalo ang tungkol kay Michael."