She's The Cursed Goddess (Self-Published)

VIII: Undetermined Demigods

Chrysos' Point of View

I am peacefully drinking coffee here at veranda when the sky suddenly became restless. The thunder can be heard across the sky. Sumunod naman ang malalakas na kidlat at ang pagbuhos ng ulan. Nagkatinginan kami ni Violeta na nakaupo lang kaharap ko.

Abala ito sa pagtingin sa sarili niya sa salamin. May iilan pang nakalapag na mga makeup sa lamesa. Sinenyasan niya naman ako nang matapos niyang i-braid ang kaniyang buhok. Lumabas kaming dalawa ng dorm house, habang 'yong iba ay nagpaiwan.

Alam namin pareho ni Violeta kung sino sa academy ang may kakayahang manipulahin ang weather. It's me and Miss Sky, of course. Saka if si Zeus ang may kagagawan nito, malalaman ko kaagad. But, this is different. It screams as if something happened.

It seems like someone triggered the weather. Well, who knows. Baka may bagong anak na naman si Zeus. Hindi naman kasi 'yon nakakagulat. The Greek deities are fond of screwing mortals and then, boom! An offspring of a deity will born and will destined to carry the burden of the world.

Gagawin pa ngang escape plan ang mga anak.

Dinala kami ni Violeta papunta sa entrance hallway ng academy. When we reached there, I saw a disconcerted girl. Kumunot ang aking noo nang makita siya. Observing her behavior, I am sure, she's the one who have caused the restlessness of the sky.

Tiningnan ko siya, pero hindi ko siya mabasa dahil ang hirap niyang basahin. She's the unpredictable one. And there is something within her that screams difference. I mean, there's something within her that we don't have. Hindi ko lang alam kung ano 'yon specifically.

"Stop talking and kneel before me!" utos ni Violeta roon sa babaeng naghe-hysterical.

Nakita ko naman kung paano siya napipilitang lumuhod sa harapan ni Violeta. Tumingala siya at doon niya nakita ang mga mata ng kasama ko, habang gulat na gulat. Her emotions clearly affecting the weather, and I know there's no one in the academy who could do that.

Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw how ocean blue Violeta's eyes are. Even if I am the daughter of the ruler of Olympus, I can't deny the fact that the ocean blue-eyed demigod is the scariest eyes I've ever seen in my entire life.

They could hypnotize you with their words.

"Behave and talk," maawtoridad na saad ni Violeta.

She charmspeaked her. Tinitigan ko ulit ang babae. I find her seemingly dissimilar from the others. I mean, they all looked normal just like any demigods, but what I'm trying to point here is that there is something in her.

"I . . . I . . . w-want to go home. Ayoko na rito dahil mga sindikato kayo," utal-utal niyang sabi habang takot na takot siya.

What the―napahawak ako sa aking tiyan habang walang tigil sa pagtawa nang malakas. I can't help it but to burst out laughing. She's not just a mysterious one, as well as a funny one.

Sindikato? Nagpapatawa ba siya?

At first, hindi naman ako makapaniwala sa mundong pinasukan ko. Pero never akong nagwala katulad ng ginawa niya ngayon. Well, this means, people really have different ways of dealing things.

"Kami? Sindikato? What a f*cking big joke!" I commented while I couldn't help myself but burst out laughing once again.

Hindi ko na talaga mapigilang tumawa dahil sa sinabi niya. But it quickly faded when I saw Violeta looking at me with her wide smile plastered upon her lips. Sinamahan pa niya ito ng kumikislap-kislap na mga mata niya. She seem amused how I acted.