"Advance Healing!" I Crafted.
Tumalon ako kaagad using Leap, but Shien was no longer behind me, his presence vanished.
"Tsk! Go!" Sigaw ni 1st Jin at pinaligiran na ako ng mga JinMe, most of them are Adult cultivators.
"Tabi!" Sigaw ko sa kanila at isang kisap mata lamang ay nagsitalsikan na sila dahil sa aking Spear.
It flew towards every enemy in my way, I need to find Shien immediately and ask him why!
Smoke covered my open wound, seconds after. It healed leaving only my tore clothes!
"ShouLe? Anong katangahan ito?" Rinig kong sigaw ng aking ama mula sa Front hall.
"Tsk!" Muntikan pa akong mapamura ng malamang pinaliligiran ng Shou clan ang mga bisita sa loob, pati na sina ama!
"Zen clan leader, did you know what you sons did to mine a week ago?" I heard miss ShouLe's voice!
"Hanggang diyan ka nalang!" Harang ni 1st Jin.
*Thud*
Out of anger, I only hit him once and he's already unconscious!
"Sino yan?" ShouMe interfered with my entrance, one look at them my Spear already flew and knocked them out.
"Miss ShouLe, what seems to be your deal?" Pasok ko sa loob.
Most of the clan leaders were guarded by their clan members, just watching to whatever this is!
"You know this already, so stay there and let the adults talk!" ShouLe
"As you can see, you 2nd born is too arrogant to even learn proper manners. And because of that, he almost killed our one and only son. We barely managed to attend this stupid event of yours because we need to leave 1st Shou back home-" Miss ShouLe
"Manners? Aren't you the one who doesn't have one right now? Attacking our guards and killing innocent people?!" I shouted, almost 10 corpse are lying behind them.
My fellow ZenMe, I will give you justice-
"These people cannot be compared to our crowned clan leader, the whole Zen clan of healers cannot repay if ever my son dies!" Miss ShouLe
"Is that a threat, you don't know what I am capable o-" Sigaw ko.
"2nd Zen!" Sigaw ng ama na ikinabigla ko.
"We are terribly sorry for the harm our 2nd Zen brought to the Shous, we are willing to accept the punishment of the Great Shou clan..." Yuko ni ina.
"What?!" Sigaw ko.
"Ma? Pa? Huwag kayong maniwala sa mga iyan, ako ang unang nilusob ng 1st Shou sa Jin falls. Sila dapat ang nahingi ng pasensiya sa katarantaduhan ng ana-" Xian
"Shush!" Ina
Napansin kong nakatali si kuya Xian sa gilid, nakaluhod ito sa asin.
He's not easy to defeat and be tied up, father must've used his weakness kaya naitali nila kaagad si kuya to avoid him from helping me.
"It's a good thing ZenLe choose to not go against the Great clan of Shou, I like your attitude miss ZenLe!" Miss ShouLe
***
'Remember anak, if we are cornered. Do not forget to keep your brother safe, even if you have to sacrifice your life! That is your duty as the second born!'
'Opo ma, kahit anong mangyari. Magiging kilala ang ating Clan at magiging susunod na clan leader si kuya Xian!' Ngumiti ako kay ina habang tinititigan mula sa malayo ang nag eensayo kasama si ama na si kuya Xian.
'Good! Ngayon heto namang kabayo ang saksaking mo, sigurado akong mailalabas mo na ang iyong Spear, seven ka na hindi ba?'
*Slice*
*Screech*
*Thud*
'Opo birhtday ko po ngayon, seven na ako!' Nagpunas ako ng mga tumalsik na dugo sa aking mukha.
'Happy birthday anak, regalo ko sa iyo!' Ngiti ni ina habang itinuturo ang isang hawakan na nalabas sa aking dibdib.
'Spear? Totoo po ba? Napalabas ko na ang aking Spear?' Hinila ko kaagad ito palabas sa aking katawan.
'Huwag mong ipagsasabi na may Spear kana ha? Pag tungtong mo lamang ng ika labing limang taon mo lang ito ipapakita sa publiko ha? Pang mission mo lang iyan!' Ina
'Opo!' Ngiti ko dahil napasaya ko sa unang pagkakataon ang aking ina!
'Now, para sa una mong totoong misyon! Kill Doan Clan, 3 members nalamang ang buhay ngayon kaya sigurado akong kaya mo lang sila, hindi sila puwedeng mabuhay pa at baka ipagkalat nila ang ating sikreto!' Ina
'Opo!'
***
"What do ShouLes want?" Ama
I get them, Zen cannot do anything about this. We prepared ourselves for the worst but if we can evade unnecessary deaths, mother will not hesitate. As for father, his only priority is the whole clan's safety and it's future!
"Well..." Humarap saakin si miss ShouLe.
"Anak?" Ina
Lumingon ako sa kaniya at nakita ang nag aalalang mukha niya.
"Don't sweat it mother, I know!" Irap ko sa kaniya bago lumabas ng Front hall.
I get it! Ever since, I existed just to secure the Clan's survival. I became their underdog, their killer, secret weapon. But now, I know what they planned to do!
"That's why they only talked to brother Xian when we arrived back from ShouSan last week... I got it!" Tears started forming as I walk towards my backyard.
I get it, now I get it!
It seems so sudden but I get it, they never planned to go up against an assassin clan. 5th Great clan cannot compette against the 3rd Great clan, even if we have a gift. They chose to lose only one instead of loosing more from defending one!
"I get it!" I have some regrets but I cannot do something about it anymore!
I sat under my tree as I waited for them to catch up, tinusok ko sa lupa ang aking Spear and closed my eyes.
"So this is were you planned to die!" Miss ShouLe
"Tsk, you already gave up? I thought you are very powerful!" Duro saakin ng 1st Shou.
"Akala ko ba naiwan ka sa ShouLe?" Tawa ko.
"Aba may-... Ahhh" Sigaw niya ng bigla nalamang siyang naputulan ng daliri.
Tumalsik palayo ang kaniyang kanang hintuturo, I used my Craft to detach his finger.
"Are you satisfied now?" Bago pa may healer na magbalik ng kaniyang daliri ay pinagaling ko na kaagad ito para hindi na ito maikabit muli.
That's the least I can do to revenge my dead cousins!
Everything happened too fast, I couldn't keep up. I haven't done anything yet to repay all of the things I've done, I could've at least told my brother the truth!
*Slap*
I felt a very stingy hot pressure on my face, miss ShouLe just slapped me. Blood dripping out of my mouth.
"You!..." Miss ShouLe
I just smiled, before they could kill me with their hands I already used the hair stick from Mien Min.
"I'd rather die from the person I have regrets than a filthy hands of a killer!" My last words before the hair stick pushed through my flesh and into my heart!
"Aren't you a killer too? Clan Eater?!" Miss ShouLe whispered in my ear before everything became blank.....
***
Xian's
"Ma? Pa? Pigilan ninyo po sila, tulungan natin si Rox. Kasalanan ko namang pumatol sa 1st Shou-" SIgaw ko.
"Manahimik! Hindi mo alam kung anong ginawa ng kapatid mo-" Ama
"I was there, I'm with him. I was the one who attacked 1st Shou's boat!" Halos mawalan na ako ng boses.
"He threatened the leaders of Shou Clan, we cannot do something about it. He hurt their crowed clan leader-" Ina
"Bakit ng bilis lang sa inyo mag decide? Si Rox yun ma? pa? anak niyo rin siya!" Sigaw ko pa, hindi manlang ako makaalis sa taling ito!
"Kung ako sa iyo 1st Zen ay mananahimk nalang ako, 3rd Great clan ang binangga ng iyong kapatid, walang ligtas siya sa batas ng Shou Clan. Mas madali kang makaka move on kung tatanggapin mo na ngayon pa lang!" Singit ni 1st Lin.
Naiyak nalamang ako, bumagsak sa sahig na parang inubusan na ng lakas.
"He's Rox, your son! He did not hurt anybody, I knew him since birth. He doesn't deserve to die like this!" Iyak ko.
"You don't know your brother, in fact you never knew your brother!" Ama
"Shh! We at least let him die with a good image in front of hi brother!" Ina
Natigil naman ako sa pag iyak ng natahimik sina ama!
"Listen everyone, you will receive the same fate as with that roach if you wouldn't behave your children. Happy welcome event Zen Clan!" Natawang saad ng ShouLe bago sila naglaho lahat.
Rox?
Dali dali akong tumayo, kahit naktali ay tumakbo ako palabas.
"Sp- spring!" Saad ko sa sarili habang natakbo patungong likuran ng aming Clan.
Hindi ko maanggal ang tali sa aking mga kamay, hindi ito normal na lubid lang dahil hindi ko mailabas ang aking Spear!
"Tabi!" Sipa ko sa 1st Jin na nakaluhod sa tapat ng Gray tree ni Rox.
Dugo, nakadapang katawan sa tabi ng puno, madumi at pilas pilas na damit nitong suot.
"Rox?!" Natisod ako at sumubsob sa likuran niya, nanlaki ang aking mga mata ng maramdamang wala itong reaksiyon!
Sinubukan ko siyang igulong gamit ang aking ulo para mai tihaya siya, tumilong naman si 1st Jin at pinutol niya ang aking tali gamit ang kaniyang espada.
"Rox?!..." Niyakap ko ang walang malay na katawan ni Rox, inalog alog ko ito ngunit walang kahit anong respond.
"I'm sorry, I don't know that they meant to really kill hi-" 1st Jin
"Ikaw?! Kasabwat ka nila? Anong akala mo laro laro lang ito?!" Sinipa ko siya palayo bago ko pa siya masaksak ng Spear ni Rox.
Nilapat ko ang aking mga palad sa dibdib ng aking kapatid ngunit wala na akong maramdaman mula sa kaniya, I crafted Enhanced Regenaration ngunit walang pusong tumibok.
"Oh no Rox?!" Tears fell down to his face from my eyes.
A very familiar hair stick surfaced from his chest, his body fully regenerate but his soul already left!
"Mian Min's gift for me..." In the end he used this to kill himself.
He still has regrets from what happened before, I should've known!
"I'm sorry Rox, I'm very sorry!" I hugged him very tight.
I'm all alone now, Min? Please guide my brother into his next life!.....