Cahira's POV
"Attacking ladies secretly, eh? How gentleman of you." I walked towards the girls and told them to get behind me. Hindi naman nila ito tinutulan siguro dahil na rin na ako ang nagligtas sa kanila.
"Get out of the way." Sino siya sa tingin niya para sundin ko? Maski nga ang hari hindi ko sinusunod, siya pa kaya?
Instead, I stand firmly.
"I won't."
"Then don't blame me." I chuckled. Tono pa lang ng boses niya, alam ko na ang binabalak niya. I summoned Ellie. She stood by my side and looked at the guy angrily. The guy went stiff. Particularly, all of them. Even the girls on my back. Hindi ko sila pinansin at binalingan si Ellie, "I missed you so much!" saka siya paulit-ulit na hinagkan. She did the same, she licked my face. That's a sign of love, for her.
"Is this the museum?" confused on their faces, I laughed so hard.
"You all look like a statue. I thought this was a museum." Geez, I made a joke. A lame one. Yeah, whatever.
"You're a Royal." a guy with a book said. I remember him, siya yung Aldrich.
"Isn't it obvious?" There's no point in denying it. My hair and eyes go to their normal state. And I summoned Ellie, my guardian, which only Royals can do. All the guys went to their battle formation.
"Believe me. Challenging me is the last thing you would do." I turned my back to them at binalingan ang tatlong babae. "So ladies? Let's go?" takang-taka sila pero that's confused look went to an alarmed one. Bago pa ako makagawa ng atake ay tumama na sa akin ang isang malakas ng enerhiya. I was thrown 3 meters away from them. Napahawak ako sa aking likod, where the attack landed. In fairness, it hurts. Ellie went rage, magpapakawala sana siya ng bolang apoy when I stopped her. I motioned her to come to my side. She immediately obliged.
You ready to play, Ellie?
She furiously nodded. I got up slowly and smirked hiddenly.
"Then let's play."
I summoned my sword, I missed this to, I charged towards them and sinugod sila isa-isa ng aking espada. Elli is my support system. I can't risk making many attacks, using my powers, Pyroc is here. I'm 100% sure that they're here because of me, to get me. Bale apat silang kalaban ko, pero ang isa hindi ko na masyadong makita. Hindi ko siya napansin, he immediately attacks my injured back with an unexplainable speed. I screamed and released blue fire around me. Lahat sila, had no choice to get away from me. My body collapsed but Ellie caught me. I was leaning toward her. If Pyroc isn't here in this world? I would surely make sure that all of them will burn. From my own fire.
When they noticed that my defense was weak, of course, they attacked me. Hindi ako gumawa maski pangangga man lang. I just sat there, leaning on Ellie, waiting for the attack. As I expected, a huge barrier, made of ice, covered me. I glanced on my back and saw three ladies walking in my direction. The one who made the barrier offered her hand.
"Soifra ikaw na bahala sa kanya." Soifra is her name. The girl I saved from those bullies. She touched my back, it was so gentle that I didn't flinch. A glow from her hand, nanlaki ang mata ko when I realized. She's a healer! Healers in Fantazia are extinct. After some seconds, parang walang atakeng sinalo ang aking likod.
"Still, be careful. I'm not fully practiced on my power, parang anesthesia lang ang ginawa ko sa likod mo. Babalik din ito kalaunan." she bowed her head but made her chin up. "It's more than fine Soifra, thanks."
"Eira! What do you're doing?"
"Uhm helping her, obviously. Hindi pa ba halata?" I chuckled, I love these ladies already.
"Yeah, but you're helping an enemy," Aldrich said.
"Between your group and her, mas nagmumukha kayong kalaban para sa'akin." the gentle girl, Soifra, said.
"But still, you're helping her." The guy who hit my injured back, butted in. He belongs to Mortals.
"She's a Royalty, yes. But that doesn't give the fact that she is involved on the attacking of our troops." Eira's twin said I guess. They look identical to each other and have the same powers. But, attacking?
"Let's stop normalizing blaming a person just because he/she is related to someone who did something wrong to you." Indeed. The other group can't utter something. Seems they've had nothing to say.
"What Royal exactly are you?"
"You wanna know?" I snapped my fingers and meteors of fireballs fell from above. Lahat sila natamaan sa likod. I smirked, "Now we're even."
My smirk faded when I sensed something, meters away from us are the five soldiers I encountered yesterday. When my hunch was right, I immediately tell Ellie to go. She disappeared seconds later."We have to go." confusion was all over their faces.
"Why?"
"I can't tell you right now but we have to leave!" They obliged. Dumaan kami sa pinanggalingan nung lalaking pinana ko sa pisngi kanina. They told me that, this is an alternative route. Mabilis na ang aming paglalakad, nauuna kami ni Eira habang nasa likod ang dalawa. Lahat kami natigil ng ako mismo ang tumigil sa gitna ng paglalakad.
"Bakit?"
"They're here." agad ko silang tinulak papunta sa gubat na nasa gilid namin. Ilang minuto kaming nakatago sa dalawang puno ng may natanaw na kaming tatlong sundalo.
"Ang sundalo ng Pyroc, ano ang ginagawa nila rito?" I'm sure that they are just normal soldiers but they are trained by Veno himself. Bulong lamang ang pagkakasabi ni Eira pero bumaling sa aming direksyon ang isang sundalo. Nagtataka ngunit sumunod ang dalawa pa niyang kasama sa kanya. I guessed, that specific soldier has an enhanced sense. Hindi nila kami maaaring makita, lalo na ako. Especially at this state, my hair and eyes are not black yet. Binalingan ko si Soifra sa kabilang puno na katabi lang ng amin.
"Sleeping potion?" agad naman niyang inabot sakin ang isang maliit na bote na may asul na likido. I summoned my Bow and Arrow at ibinuhos ang potion sa tatlong pana. Tumayo ako at hinayaan silang makita ako, inasinta ko ang kanilang pisngi since ito lamang ang open sa kanila dahil sa Armor na suot nila. Sunod-sunod kong binitawan ang tatlong pana. Sa pagtama ng dulo ng palaso ay siya ring paggana ng potion. Bago pa sila makalapit sa amin ay natumba sila ng sabay-sabay.
We escaped the soldiers peacefully.
"Bakit ka nandito?" bumaling ako sa nagsalita, siya ang kakamabal ni Eira. I looked at her confused upang iparating na hindi ko alam ang itatawag sa kanya. "Eirlys."
"A mistake had occurred." I can't spill some info. That's a fact.
"What Kingdom?"
"Pyroc." napagtanto ata nila na ako ang target ng mga sundalong nakaharap namin kanina. They didn't ask any further questions so I decided to make my way sa bahay ni Ms. Jessa.
I know we will see each other again.
Patuloy lang ako sa paglalakad when I noticed my own reflection on a glass wall. My hair and eyes got back to their original state. But my body.... Bruises everywhere and hindi ako makatayo ng tuwid due to my injured back.
I didn't waste any of my time and proceeded to walk once again.
Minutes passed. Naaninag ko na ang bahay ni Ms. Jessa, palapit ng palapitsa aking destinasyon ay siya ring pagbalik ng sakit. This is what Soifra's talking about.
Just a little bit.
Nasa harap na ako ng bahay nila, when a guy showed up.
Lorcan.
I manage to walk up until sa front door nang pigilan niya ang braso.
"Saan ka galing?" What a perfect timing to question me.
"Just let me go to my room first." I managed not to stutter but my strength is slowly fading away. With all I can pumasok na ako ng tuluyan sa bahay. Paakyat na ako sa hagdan when my knees gave up.
I didn't hit the floor, thankfully, 'cause the last thing I saw before darkness takes over me are black eyes. As dark as the night.
His mesmerizing black eyes.
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