NINE.
Hindi kami kaagad umakyat for the same reason we had in mind: To find Henri the demon. Lora is in her werewolf form and going around sniffing and all that habang si Joy the nephilim ay gumawa ng force field na nagproprotekta saaming tatlo.
This two isn't so bad after all. Ugh. Did I seriouslt thought of that just now? Tuh. Whatever.
Maybe, that demon is stupid dahil may kapangyarihan siya ay hindi niya ginamit para makatakas. Tuh. So stupid.
Hindi kami naghiwalay tatlo but we all know that it is not because we want to but we need to. Baka mamaya kapag naghiwahiwalay kaming tatlo ay isa saamin ang mamatay. And besides, I am secretly enjoying Joy the nephilim bitch's forcefield.
Habang papalapit kami sa isa pang room na bukas ay nakaamoy na naman ako ng dugo. The arousal of the scent of blood came into me, damn. Ang bango. Damn it. I'm thirsty.
Pumasok kami sa room na iyon at binuksan ang ilaw.
"Ugh. Yuck." Lora whispered pero di ko na lang pinansin. Baka kapag nagsalita pa ako ay magpatayan kaming tatlo dito.
Sa loob ng room ay... may mga kidneys na nakasabit, livers, intestines, hearts and everything is covered in blood.
"What is this place?" Lora asked at umirap ako.
"It's her kitchen" Sabi ko na lang. Tuh. So stupid. Malamang dito kumakain ang Empousa.
May narinig akong kalabog sa taas, "Let's go" Sabi ko, I think Thean need our help and besides, they're men, pwede silang maseduce ng kahirap-hirap.
Paakyat na sana kami when I sense someone, kung hindi lang ako naging alert ay baka hawak na niya ako sa leeg ngayon but of course, who am I kidding? Mabibilis ang reflexes ng mga infected.
I grabbed him on the neck at tinutukan kaagad ng kutsilyo doon, "Fuck! Relax! It's me! Henri!" Sabi niya but I'm still not letting him go.
"How can I be so sure? Paano kung you're acting on Mandy's orders?" I asked, I am not stupid to be fooled by this stupid demon.
He tried to get away from my grip pero mas nilapit ko pa ang kutsilyo sa leeg niya, "If I were you, I'll just answer bago ko pa itusok to sa leeg mo" I said in his ear.
"Hindi ako naseduce ni Mandy, okay?" He said
"How did you know na nangseseduce siya? You were kidnapped by her bago mo pa malaman kung ano siya" Pagalit kong sabi at hinigpitan ang hawak sa leeg niya.
"She told me,okay?! Release me! Nasasakal na ako!" He angrily said
Nag-isip na muna ako saglit before letting him go, "We thought you're dead" Sabi ni Lora
"You thought wrong" Sabi naman ni Henri bago kumindat, napairap ako, ngayon pa ba sila maglalandian?
Gosh. Mga mahaharot.
Umakyat na kami, pagkabukas ko ng pinto ay napamura kaagad ako when I saw the Empousa bitch running towards me with a fucking knife.
Sinakal niya ako as she pointed the knife towards my brothers and the others.
"Sige! Sige subukan niyong lumapit ay mapapatay ko ang babaeng ito!" She shouted and tightened her grip around my neck.
Kitang-kita ko ang paga-alinlangan sa mga mata ni Van at Thean.
Kahit hindi ako masyadong makahinga ay nginisian ko ang Empousa bitch.
"Go on then. Kill me, if you can." I hissed at her at tinignan niya ako ng masama.
I was astounded when a werewolf named Charlie bit the Empousa in the stomach causing it to flew off at the other side of the bar. Kitang-kita ko ang pag-dugo ng tiyan nito pero naka-kagat pa din si Charlie dito na ngayon ay nasa werewolf form niya.
Halos matunganga kaming lahat until Van shouted.
"Thean!" And then threw the axe at Thean, he caught it at tumalon ng mataas at napunta sa harapan nila Charlie.
But I think we're too late before Thean beheaded the Empousa because Charlie just suddenly faced Thean and growled at him angrily. His eyes were all red and I can see the Empousa staring at Charlie like she's controlling him.
"Thean!" I shouted.
"Azrael!" Van shouted and I don't know what that even means. My attention is all focused at Thean who is about to die.
I was surprised when I saw Charlie, he's floating but he's still growling like mad at Thean and trying to get to him.
Masyadong mabilis ang mga pangyayari dahil ang nakita ko na lang ay biglang sumulpot si Jirve sa likod ng Empousa na para bang nag-teleport ito habang may hawak na axe at pinugot ang ulo nito.
At kasabay n'on ay ang pagkahimatay ni Charlie na ngayon ay nasa baba na.
"Kadiri!" Nandidiring sabi ni Jirve at kaagad binitawan ang axe.
We all exchanged glances.
***
Hinati ulit kami ni Van at Thean into two groups.
Well, I must say, Lora gave up her "leader" role and Van and Thean is back on their power.
Ang isang grupo ay ililibing ang ulo ni Mandy while the other ay sa katawan niya.
Thean said that mas maganda kung mas malayo ililibing ang ulo at katawan so Mandy won't have a chance to be alive again.
Charlie is fine now, it seems like that the Empousa's powers has its limits also.
"Do you think we're far enough?" Tanong ni Cody saamin as we stop on a deserted road.
"Yeah. Come on. Ilibing na natin ang katawan na yan before someone sees us." Sabi ni Jenna kaya ay nagtulungan kaming buhatin ang katawan ni Mandy
Ken and Cody dug the grave at kami naman ang nagtapon ng katawan.
"Do you think it's right, though?" Tanong ko kay Jenna ng naglalakad na kami pabalik, nauuna sila Ken and Cody
"What?"
"Kahit Empousa ang pinatay natin, it is still Rebecca Moore's body. Shouldn't we give her a proper goodbye for her mother?" I asked
Ngumiti si Jenna saakin, "You soft-hearted little vamp, Rebecca Moore is already dead four years ago." Sabi niya and I nodded.
Nakabalik na kami sa hotel at nakahanda na silang lahat para sa pag-alis namin.
As usual, nasa iisang van na naman ako with Henri, Jirve, Van, Thean, Ken, and Jenna. I breathed deeply, maiingay ang mga kasama ko. This would be a very freaking long ride.
Before we dozed off, I saw the old woman, "Wait for a minute" Sabi ko kay Thean and he nodded
Bumaba ako sa van at nilapitan ang matanda, I pulled out my money and handed it to her, tumingin siya saakin and smiled.
"Sa'yo na yan, iha" Sabi niya, I shook my head, "It's kind of saying my thanks." Sabi ko and put the money on her hand.
"Thank you for warning us, kung wala iyon ay baka patay na si Henri" I said, tinanggap naman ng matanda ang pera na inabot ko
"Mabait ka katulad ng mga magulang mo" Huh?
"You know my--"
"LEX! COME ON!" Sigaw ni Thean, ugh! He's irritating! Sabi ko wait for a minute, what an impatient bastard.
Lumingon ulit ako sa matanda, "Umalis ka na iha" Sabi niya and I nodded
"Take care" Sabi ko sakanya, ngumiti ulit ang matanda.
"Magingat din kayo" Sabi niya at umalis na ako.
