DEMIGODS: The Empyrean's Sanctity

Chapter 13: Tied by Fate

Serena clicked her tongue. “You are so bobo, Xian. My brain is humihiwalay dahil sa pagiging stupid mo. Make isip ha, if you know naman pala ‘yong about kay Master Garet… didn’t you make isip like we are demigods like him, or even isip about my brother’s identity?”

Xian slowly gasped, pointing us with a surprised expression. Ah, hindi niya naisip ‘yon.

“Are you going to lend us your hand?” Aizen asked.

“More like my eyes, but yeah, that’s my role,” Xian answered. He drifted his attention to Celine with his eyes twinkling endlessly. “If it isn’t Phoenix, the utak hangin… Who is Percy Jackson?”

“Dalawang demigod ang kumontrol dito sa tubig pero lalaki si Percy Jackson, so him.” Pagnguso ni Celine sa direksyon ko.

Mabilis akong napangiwi nang mas lalong kumislap ang mga mata ni Xian habang nakatingin sa ‘kin, para bang sinasabi niyang ipakita ko sa kanya ang blessing ko.

“Beke nemen, bebe skey…” nakadidiring sambit n’ya.

Tumikhim si Celine. “Paki-disregard na lang muna ang existence ni Xian. Maiba ako. Nasaan si Night, Aizen? Kailangan ko siyang makausap.”

Hindi umimik si Aizen, maging kaming mga may alam ay nanatiling tahimik. Night left two years ago, making his contract be put on hold. He doesn’t want to be a burden to Aizen, especially that summoning takes a lot of weight from Aizen’s body and magic. So, he wanted to train to be more useful to him.

Isang taon lamang ang hiningi niya kay Aizen, ngunit kahit isang taon na ang nakalilipas ay hindi pa rin nakababalik si Night.

“Hindi pa rin bumabalik sa ‘kin si Night,” sambit ni Aizen. “Yet we are still tied by the contract. I can feel him, but I cannot talk to him as if there is a barrier blocking us.”

At dahil walang magagawa si Celine, pinagpaliban na lamang niya ang mga nais niyang sabihin kay Night at tinulak si Xian sa iba upang pormal na maipakilala ang mga sarili kasama ang mga blessings nila. Habang nalulunod si Xian sa kanilang palabas, palihim akong lumabas sa hideout nila dahil kung tama ang kutob ko’y narito rin si Tita Savannah.

Maingat akong tumungo sa backdoor ng mansyon, kung saan napunta ako sa kusina. At ayon kay Celine, nagtutulungan na ngayon sina Medusa at Bristol. Hindi ganoong threat sa amin si Bristol pero sana ay may maisip na ideya si Light upang matalo namin si Medusa nang hindi nagiging bato ang isa sa amin.

“Are you sure this is the right path, Mira?” I heard a woman asked.

I followed the trail of the voice with my eyes and saw three silhouettes with a familiar cloak, and they were acting as if they were trying to find something.

“Didn’t I told you, Mira, na kahit anong tampo mo kay Cloud ay tama siya? Si Shawn ang tanging makakakita ng daan patungo sa Labyrinth.” I heard Phoebe said.

The woman named Mira hissed. “I know, I know. But freaking lower your voices, Phoebe, Bree, nandito si Medusa and we need to be cautious.”

Damn. What the hell is really happening right now? From what I remembered, they came from the future, and they accidentally leaped in our time. But the question is, what are they trying to alter?

Saglit na naglaho ang kuryosidad ko nang may marinig akong sunod-sunod na yabag mula sa itaas. Tiningnan ko sila’t patuloy pa rin silang nag-uusap, hindi napapansin ang parating. Inis kong kinagat ang labi ko’t kinontrol ang tubig na nakapaligid sa ‘kin upang higitin sila palapit sa aking puwesto.

“Don’t make any noises,” I instructed, making them nod.

Sinenyasan ko silang sumunod sa akin sa loob ng isang walk-in pantry sa kusina, ilang saglit pa’t dumating si Bristol habang may hawak na dalawang plato.

“I can’t wait to kill Celine, along with Sue. I’ll be using Medusa against them…” he murmured, then left.

Bumaling ako sa tatlong kasama ko na isa-isang tinanggal ang kanilang mga suot na cloak. Tanging si Phoebe lamang ang pamilyar sa kanila tatlo.

“Thank you, Tito Sky,” the woman with snowy-white hair said. She slowly extended her hand as her pale cinnamon eyes glistened as it looked at me. “I am Miracle, by the way.

A chuckle immediately escaped my lips, as I already knew who her parents were. I ruffled her, making her blood rush towards her face. “Whatever Cloud did, please forgive him. Especially that you already know who’s right and wrong as Light’s daughter. But… having Aizelle’s genes, you must be stubborn as well.”

The other woman let out a chuckle. Her turquoise wavy hair and those plum orbs definitely scream who her parents are. I nervously laughed. Meeting them is actually weird, but meeting another witch is much weirder.

“Just call me Bree,” she said.

Poor, Aizen.

I looked at her with intent. “Bree… can you answer my curiosity?”

“What is it, Tito?”

“Do you know what’s happening to Serena right now?”

Bree apologetically looked at me as if she was telling me that she was clueless, just like me. “For all I know, Hades and Poseidon are the only ones who can help her. For she wagers to someone that her life no longer belongs to her.”

“What do you mean? Why the hell is she doing this?”

A small smile slowly curved into her lips, along with the glimpse of her somber eyes.

“Serena Brinleigh Undersea wanted to witness the four broken strings, to be tied once again.”

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