With every slash of its fast hands, despite when Zeon's arms are being protected with thick magazines, drops of blood were being spilled that the once cleaned floor is now tainted with the blood of the best commander I've ever met.
I couldn't think straight.
“No!” I shouted even though I know I could get the attention of those zombies who are chasing us below.
That shout might attract them to run towards this floor but I don't care.
Tears started to fall from my eyes as I ran close to where Zeon, who remained struggling from that fucking monster.
Hindi ako nag isip nang itutok ko ang baril sa katawan ng zombie na iyon. I pulled the triggers with both of my hands, the reason why the bullets inside the guns came out so fast and continuously, the reason why the hooded monster stood up— because he doesn't have a choice.
Nakatayo ito at dahil patuloy ang aking pagbaril ay paatras ito ng paatras. With every step backward that it's doing, is my step forward to close our distance, patuloy ang pagtulo ng aking luha na hindi ko na ginawa pang punasan.
My body is shaking and deep inside me, the darkness that I'm trying to fight is slowly coming back. It's trying to engulf my body again, but my anger is what pushing it deeper inside me. The reason why it won't win.
Galit. Iyan lamang ang aking nararamdaman sa pagkakataong iyon.
It's not enough to see the body of this monster as every bullet of my weapons is penetrating its body.
Walang tunog na maririnig rito kaya't nanatiling tahimik ang aming paligid, maliban sa mga yapak ng aking mga kasama mula sa mabibigat nilang sapatos.
Bawat pagpasok ng bala sa katawan nito na siyang lumalabas sa kabila ay ang paggalaw ng katawan nito dala ng impact ng aking bala.
The red eyes that this monster contains don't scare me anymore. It was once brought fear into my being. The red eyes are identical to the woman that I once feared the most. But today, I'm looking at it like something that must be eradicated.
As the red eyes that this monster has is looking at me with. . . I don't want to believe it, because I once put in my mind that monsters don't feel fear. But right now, I don't know what to believe.
Because the pair of red eyes in front of me is looking at me with fear. Like I am a monster and he's the victim.
A gunshot echoed in my hearing, as it struck the monster's forehead, making its body lie on the handle of the stairs yet I remained shooting it. I don't want to believe that it's dead already. . .
We thought that our companions died, but they were here, and they're the reason why we have too many casualties.
“Harper.” I felt someone held on my shoulder that caused me to jolted a little.
“It's now okay. It's dead,” Dreyard's soft voice echoed in my hearing, and the way he said it, it was like he's scared that I might be hurt by it.
Mahina at nag iingat ang kanyang boses, hindi dahil maririnig sya ng mga zombies sa ibaba, kundi dahil iniisip nito ang aking nararamdaman— iyon ang intindi ko mula sa kanyang boses.
Ngunit hindi iyon ang aking hinihiling sa ngayon.
Mabilis kong inalis ang kamay nitong nakahawak sa aking balikat at patakbong pumunta sa gawi ni Zeon na namimilipit sa sakit.
He doesn't know where to hold, because both of his arms are injured due to that monster's claw.
Patuloy ang pagkalat ng dugo mula sa kanyang malalim na sugat na nanginginig nyang inalis ang mga magazine na nakapalibot doon habang mariin ang kagat sa kanyang labi.
Nabitawan ko ang aking baril na dahilan upang magdala iyon ng malakas na tunog na pumalibot sa tahimik sa paligid. Mabilis akong lumuhod sa kanyang harap at patuloy ang pagtulo ng aking luha.
“A—Are you—” He isn't fine, Harper! “D—Do you hear me? Zeon!” My voice was hard to understand as I said those words, as his cries of pain echoed in the whole place where we are right now.
He looks so much in pain. No. . . he looks as if he's dying in pain! And for the first time, I saw tears came out from Zeon's eyes. And those tears. . . that made my cries intensified that my body is shaking right now!
I don't care if his cries could attract those monsters. I don't care if they go to this place to eat us! If Zeon is going to turn into a monster when I would be willing to be killed too!
I don't know how to tend him. I don't know how to make him ease the pain he's feeling! Namimilipit ito na niyakap ang kanyang sarili at tumagilid habang patuloy ang pagsigaw sa sakit. And with every shout, my heart is breaking!
Nanginginig kong inangat ang aking kamay upang sya'y hawakan ngunit mabilis kong binawi. My stomach is turning upside down from how intense the feelings and emotions I have right now. . . those feelings that could make you lose your head. . .
No, I think I've already lost mine ever since I saw that monster above him, with intense hunger in its eyes.
Hunger to kill.
Because right now, I wanted to bring him with me. . . even it would kill me.
I am still crying when I saw Dreyard kneeled in front of me, followed by the opening of the box that made me look at him.
Zeon's shouts remained loud but my attention was completely on Dreyard as he lifted something from it. . .
A dark red liquid in a small container, and beside it is a syringe gun. My heart started beating so fast and my cries seemed stopped as I stare at the liquid.
It looks so. . . peculiar.
Kinuha nya iyon at inilagay sa likod ng syringe gun at habang iniikot nya iyon upang maikabit sa bandang dulo noon ay tumingin ito sa akin.
“This is the reason I came back because I'm hoping that this liquid could correct all my mistakes in the past.” He sighed heavily and even though Zeon's cries are echoing to this place, I could hear what Dreyard is saying as if my ears are focusing on him only.
He looks at the bloody red liquid in his hand. “This is another virus that I've created using the opposite formula of the virus that's running in their veins.” I know that he's pertaining to those abnormals.
“If he will become a monster, it will be the undefeatable one— the one that the Military is trying to achieve for years. Their greatest weapon. This means before he turns into a monster, we have to kill him,” he explained as slowly, he's pulling the trigger of the syringe gun, which is why the liquid is squirting. The one that is giving a strong smell of drugs.
The tiny bit of red liquid spilled on the ground, which is the reason why I compared it to blood. Ang sa dugo ay malapot, habang ito'y kabaligtaran noon.
As it spilled in the white floor, a kind of lower transparency of red liquid is what I've seen, opposite to the color of it when it's still on the container. I don't know what it is nor what's the purpose of it. . . aside from what Dreyard said.
“And if he isn't?” I whispered without removing my gaze at those spilled liquids on the floor.
He didn't answer, instead, he gave it to me. That's when I've noticed how Zeon seemed to become tired of his cries, as right now, only groans of pain could be heard from him.
“Harper, your call,” wika ni Dreyard nang inabot nya iyon sa akin. Nanginginig ko iyong kinuha at pinakatitigan.
The liquid in my hand will either save or destroy Zeon's life. His life will be decided in my hands. As I looked at him who remained crying in pain but no voice's longer being emitted by his throat.
He looks so helpless. . . no, every one of us is so helpless right now.
We are in a hopeless situation and Dreyard is waiting for my decision. . . when I couldn't even decide.
This liquid doesn't guarantee that it will be a hundred percent safe. . . that it is safe to use nor inject to someone's else.
But even if we do something or not, Zeon would still be turned into that kind of monster as how Yui and Sancha turned. Because of what we can't control, because there's still no cure for it.
I don't know what should I do.
But then his words echoed in my mind.
“Then we'll try everything. Even there's no guarantee that it'll be a success. We have no other choice but to do it.”
As I looked at Dreyard, “Let's do this,” I said with finality, because it is just like what he said.
We will try everything.
He nodded his head before he looks at Zeon. “Rest, buddy,” he whispered before he closed Zeon's eyes and gently turned Zeon's face away from me.
Tumingin ako sa kanya, nagtatanong kung tama ba ang aking gagawin nang hawakan ko ang likod ng kanyang leeg.
He nodded his head, the reason I gently pushed the needle at the skin on the back of his neck as I injected it.
As I watched how the liquid goes inside Zeon's body, I heard Dreyard whispered.
“If he won't turn into a monster, then he'll be the hope of humanity.”