Midnight Angels

Chapter 40

"Paano mo naman nalaman kung ano siya?" Tanong ni Kuya Xy kay Wilder and that's when I saw Wilder's eye color changed. The eye of the serpent.

Just like Tita Keya's eyes. That makes perfect sense. Wilder is a hybrid between a demon and a serpent. Tita Keya can see what kind of creature someone is, but it doesn't always work dahil akala niya nga tao si Mommy. And I think Wilder saw what Grandmama really is.

Hindi na kami nagtanong dahil parang wala rin namang balak sumagot si Widler at nakita naman namin ang pagbabago ng kulay ng mata niya.

Grandpa Jez, the only human in this room took slow steps backwards and waved at me. Kumaway nalang din ako sa kanya bago na siya umupo dun sa pinakagilid. Binalik ko nalang ang tingin ko kay Wilder na nakatingin na pala sa akin.

"Dahil lang ba dun, galit ka na sa kanya?" Tanong ni Kuya Ash at hindi lumingon sa kanya si Wilder dahil nakatingin parin ito sa akin.

"Hindi lang dahil dun. Alam niyo naman siguro ang isa sa mga ayaw ko, diba?" Tanong niya at naningkit naman ang mga mata namin dahil marami namang ayaw si Wilder. He just looked at me and flicked his tongue.

"Ayaw na ayaw ko 'yung mga nagsisinungaling kay Zia." Aniya at tsaka na binalik ang tingin kay Grandmama. Naningkit naman ang mga mata nila at nakita kong napatingin narin si Audin kay Grandmama matapos niyang basahin ang isip ni Wilder. "What did Zia do to be lied to? She asked you nicely tapos magsisinungaling ka sa kanya?" Natatawa niyang tanong kaya mas lalo silang naguluhan lalo na 'yung team na walang kaalam-alam.

"Why did you lie to her when she asked you about the counterspell?" Tanong ni Wilder at dun ko na nakuha ang punto niya at agad akong tumingin kay Grandmama. Grandpa Storm was about to interrupt but Wilder just raised his hand, stopping the great Hybrid1 from even saying something.

"You knew the counterspell. You knew everything about the counterspells. Kaya ka nga umalis sa mga kauri mo, diba? Because you know every counterspell kaya ka nila hinahanap. And even though you knew the counterspell to wake Team Alpha up, still, wala ka pong sinabi." Sabi ni Wilder sa kanya kaya nakita ko na ang pagkuyom ni Grandmama sa kamay niya. Pati si Kuya Xy at unti-unti naring nabubuo ang galit niya kaya sinapo ko narin ang noo ko.

Why are they cornering Grandmama like this?

"Can you just let her talk? I'm sure she has reasons." Sabi ko.

"There you are again. Being the goody-two-shoes. I wish I could kick myself." Hindi ko na pinansin kung ano man ang sinasabi ng utak ko. I just looked at Grandmama, waiting for an answer.

"Yes, I know the counterspell to wake Team Alpha up." Aniya at nakita kong mas lalong naguluhan ang team dahil sa sinabi niya. Tinanong kaagad siya ni Kuya Xy kung bakit wala siyang sinabi.

"It's not that I can do the counterspell. I just know who can remove the counterspell. At wala akong sinabi dahil parang imposible mawala ang spell na 'to." Aniya at tumingin sa akin.

"And the one who can remove it, can't even remember the spell." Dagdag ni Grandpa Storm kaya kumunot na naman ang noo naming lahat. "What?" Naguguluhang tanong ni Shinshi.

"Hades can remove the spell. But unfortunately, he gave up his memories to the Creator two decades ago." Pagpapaliwanag ni Grandpa Storm at nakita kong sinapo ni Kuya Xy ang mukha niya at tsaka siya umupo sa sofa. Grandpa Hades lost his memories? How come no one told me about this?

"He gave up his memories to give Xin another life. He's been bearing it all these years. He no longer fully controls the underworld because his memory was gone, thus, making him a bit vulnerable. Team Alpha was there to help him but now, the dark era devoured this realm." Dahan-dahan na akong napaatras dahil sa mga naririnig ko. He's been bearing it all along?