Crownless Queen

Chapter 19: Battle of Rebels

CHAPTER 19
Battle of Rebels

"Fuck!" mura ko at malakas na binaba ang bote na hawak ko sa lamesa na lumikha ng nakabibinging ingay. It echoed inside the noisy bar, causing the customers to divert their gazes on me and started whispering.

I rolled my eyes before glaring at them. What a bunch of losers. They've got nothing to do so they stick their noses on other people. Nandito kami ngayon ng mga kasama ko sa Metropolitan para uminom dahil kakatapos lang ng mga klase namin. I drink to forget my anger!

"Artemis, what happened?" tanong sa akin ni Aquarius at binaba ang iniinom niya sa lamesa.

I have a gang named Black Rose and we love to mess with other people. Kinatatakutan kami ng mga tao rito sa bayan at sa tuwing kami ay makikita sa daan, nagtatakbuhan sila palayo. I enjoy seeing the how terror crawl in their body, and the fear drawing in their faces.

My gang has twelve members, at hindi pa kasama roon sila Primo at Elena. I gave them codenames based on their zodiac signs. We keep our names hidden, maliban sa akin.

I am the Queen of Ace, so I should never be afraid to expose my identity to everyone. Wala na akong mga magulang kaya malaya kong nagagawa ang mga gusto ko sa buhay. They say my Dad cheated on my Mother after I was born, and my Mom died when I was five. Iniwan ako sa ampunan at doon ko natutunan at nadiskubre kung paano gamitin ang abilities ko.

Pinadala nila ako sa isang mayaman na pamilya, pero tumakas ako roon saka nagnakaw ng pera gamit ang aking ability para sa sarili ko.

My youth was not something to be proud of, and all I faced was the reality of this sick world. When I reached the age of thirteen, I met Primo and Elena at an abandoned park and challenged me.

Kapag natalo ako, mag-aaral ako sa school na pinapasukan nila pero kapag nanalo ako, I can steal their money and run away. I will never forget that day. I witnessed how the skies turned orange to black, and the violent cold breeze that surrounded our battle.

But I was a big fool that time and that day, I found my weakness. I didn't knew that Elena has that fucking ability called power negation, kaya natalo nila ako at narito na ako sa Monarch para mag-aral.

Yet it didn't stop me from doing my habit to wreak havoc to the point that I even formed a gang with them. With permission, I challenged Primo alone to prove my real strength. I was rewarded with victory, while Primo was sent to the hospital for one week from suffering broken bones.

We experienced a lot together, and I even saved them after being kidnapped, ugh, idiots. I also remember that I nearly killed a police officer when he attempted to catch me after winning in an underground battle.

I nearly stopped his heartbeat due to frustration and luckily, I was stopped by my gang.

"Oh, Artemis, may nagpapabigay pala sayo nito," sabi ni Pisces at inabot ang isang kulay puting sulat. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil wala naman akong mga kakilala na pwedeng magbigay sa akin nito, maliban sa mga kasama ko. Nang basahin ko ang laman ng sulat ay napangisi ako.

Someone wants to challenge me?

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I wore a black jacket, jeans, and my favorite white sneakers. Nagsuot ako ng face mask at itim na cap saka tinago ang kamay ko sa bulsa habang naglalakad papunta sa isang lumang warehouse.

Hapon na at magdidilim na kaya binilisan kong maglakad hanggang sa makarating ako sa isang malaki at lumang warehouse. I looked at the worn off paint of the warehouse and the rusty huge door.