Alkia Kingdom Reborn

Alkia 15: West Gatekeeper

"Who's that cat boy?" tanong ni Fire. Umupo siya sa tabi ko.

"I'm not a cat, I'm a fox," pagtatama ni Silver. Naiinis na tumingin siya kay Fire at biglang nag-transform bilang soro. Tila gusto niyang atakehin si Fire. Lalo namang namilog ang mga mata ni Ice dahil sa nasaksihan. Maging si Fire ay nagulat din at natuwa.

"Whose pet is this?" natutuwang tanong ni Fire nang kunin niya si Silver. Nag-transform ulit si Silver. He was poking Fire's nose.

"Mine. He's Silver," sagot ko.

"You're lucky," nakangising sabi ni Fire. Pinaupo niya sa hita niya si Silver.

"Nakatingin sa 'yo si Sky," bulong sa 'kin ni Ice. Biglang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. Pasimple akong lumingon kay Sky. He was really looking at me. Agad kaming nag-iwasan ng tingin.

"May mga sugat ka," komento ni Fire.

"Nakalaban ko si Silver," I said and shrugged my shoulder. "I'll heal you," he offered. Inalis niya ang kamay kay Silver at hinawakan ang braso kong kinagat ni Silver. Napangiwi ako sa sakit. Hindi ito lubusang napagaling ng health replenisher ko.

"No. Ipunin mo na lang ang lakas mo," sabi ko pero hawak na niya ang staff niya at pinapagaling na ako. "You're not listening to your leader," mahinang bulong ko.

He chuckled. "Matigas din naman ang ulo ng leader ko kaya ayos lang."

"You two look closer than the other guy," Silver said.

Kumunot ang noo ni Fire.

"Other guy?" tanong niya. Napalunok ako.

"Yeah. The guy named Sky," he answered.

Natigilan si Fire pero tahimik niyang ipinagpatuloy ang paggamot sa sugat ko. Marahan kong ginulo ang buhok niya.

"May problema ba?" tanong ko.

Hindi niya ako tiningnan pero tahimik siyang umiling. "Fire..." I whispered. He didn't respond. "Frey..." mariin kong wika.

Bigla siyang natauhan at tumingin sa 'kin. "Sorry," he sighed heavily. "I was lost in my thoughts," he smiled hesitantly. Napagaling na niya ang sugat ko.

"Thanks!" I said. He just nodded. Tumayo na ako. Tumayo na rin siya at binuhat si Silver.

Bumulong naman si Ice sa 'kin nang tumayo siya. "Buti hindi kayo namatay sa tingin ni Sky kanina," pang-aasar niya.

He looked again?

Dumating na sina Phoenix, Scythe, at Angel. Sugatan din sila. Angel got a pet, too. An eagle. Lumapit naman sina Light, Heather, at Draco kina Sky. Light was a girl and she's a bard, too. Zeal was an archer. Heather was a berserker carrying a large axe. Draco was an assassin like Ice.

Everyone's already arrived and we started to discuss the plan.

"It's settled. There will be two leaders. Me and Zeus. Depending on the circumstances, we will give out instructions," Sky said with authority. His hard and full voice was mesmerizing and overpowering me. Pakiramdam ko, lahat ng mga sasabihin niya ay susundin ko talaga. Lumapit ako sa mga kasama ko.

"You heard him. Since we're a group now, you need to follow Sky's lead, too. I'm sure he won't let us down," saad ko.

"You're trusting him too much," Fire commented with a bitter tone.

Tiningnan ko siya. Kakaiba ang ikinikilos niya. Hindi naman siya nakipagtalo noon sa mga ganoong bagay. Alam kong alam niyang tama ang ginagawa ko, but it seemed that he didn't like to be with Sky's party. He bit his lower lip and nodded hesitantly. I sighed in relief. Sana walang maging problema sa team up namin ni Sky.