Steel Skin: Pitch Black

50:00 Judas' Kiss

JUDAS' KISS

A rough palm harshly smacked his cheek to where he stood. Binalot ng katahimikan ang malakas na tunog ng sampal na iyon na iginawad sa kanya ng hari, ang kanyang ama.

His head stayed where it swung when the King slapped him furiously. He felt his cheek burning a few seconds later. Nakatagilid man ang mukha, tiningnan niya ang mukha ng ama niyang galit na galit, na parang hindi ito kontento sa sapak na iginawad niya sa sariling anak.

Mabilis at malalim ang paghinga ng kanyang ama, saka ito umiwas ng tingin at yumuko, suklay ang buhok gamit ang dalawa nitong palad. Nanggagalaiti itong tumingin ulit sa kanyang anak.

"Geisteskrank! (Insane!)" malutong nitong singhal sa kanya sabay duro ng hintuturo nito sa kanyang mukha. Yuko lamang ang tanging naging tugon niya dahil sa nakakatakot at malalim ang boses na singhal sa kanya ng kanyang ama. He even jerked the first few seconds.

Hindi niya alam kung saan nito nalaman, at kung bakit, at hindi niya inasahan na ganito ang magiging reaksyon ng kanyang ama. His father has originally been a short-tempered King, at maraming beses nakita niya na itong magalit, but this is by far the worst his father has become. He looked mad insane. Monstrous, and sinistrous.

"Wie weit hast du dich über diese Frau Josef getäuscht?! Seit wann?! (How far have you been fooling yourself over that woman Josef?! Since when?!)" his father bellowed. He stammered as he bulge his eyes in astonishment.

"V- Vater--"

Hindi niya inasahan ang muling paglapat ng marahas na sampal sa kanyang pisngi mula sa kanyang ama.

"Tell me, you were seeing each other since you came in Italy, WERE YOU?!" the King yelled. "WERE YOU?!"

Nanginginig na tumango ang binata na takot sa kinatatayuan nito. He hears his father smash his things in his desk.

"And your mom? That careless woman-- she's not even a help. A fucking lame!" tiningnan niya at sinamaan niya ng tingin ang ama niya nang murahin nito ang kanyang ina.

At dahil dito, habang unti-unting nagtagpi-tagpi at pumapasok sa kanyang isip ang sinabi ng kanyang ama tungkol sa reyna, nandilat ang kanyang mga mata. Dinuro ulit siya ng hari nang mabasa nito ang gulat sa kanyang mukha, at dinuro ito ulit.

"Yes! Your mother invited her for a dinner to capture her and we were almost there, but-- I have doubts if your mother's careless or if you were just as dumb as her." nanggigigil itong napaiwas ng tingin at napakuyom ng mga kamao. How dare he curse the Queen?

"How dare you!" iyan ang una niyang pagsagot ng pabalang sa kanyang ama. And he wished right at that moment, he did not do that.

"How dare you stain my name and yours! You were keeping a criminal Josef! And you were meeting in rendezvous, behind my back!" He parted his lips as his father shouted, nahihiyang nag-iwas ng kanyang tingin. He thought, so that time, even Jourdan knew that the Queen is sabotaging against her and still made her way out their watch? Ganon siya ka-galing para matakasan ang mata ng kanyang ama?

"Can you tell me? Did you know it?" lumapit ang kanyang ama sa kanya at mahigpit na hinawakan ang magkabila niyang pisngi gamit ang isa nitong kamay at pinaharap sa kanya. His pupils kept on avoiding his gazes, and knowing the King, he expertly read his gestures. Sinapak muli siya ng kanyang ama ng mas malakas kumpara ng mga nauna, dahilan para bahagya siyang napayuko sabay ang pag-daing sa sakit. He tasted blood in his mouth. What does he know? He only knows fencing, but not street fights and violence like this. Isa lamang siyang labing-walong taong patpating binata.