Zenro's
"You already did!" Sigaw ko sa kaniya.
"That Spirit will corrupt you, it's more powerful than Demons. If we don't kill it now it will feed on you until you die!" Lord Axcel
"That won't happen, I know it won't corrupt me-"
"How did you know that?! You only know Magic for a day and you act like you know things already, guess what. The world doesn't revolve around you, even if you are talented. One wrong move and it can risk your life, what does that Spirit told you huh?!" Lord Axcel
"I may not know what might happen to me but at least this Spirit is helping me, unlike you, pinahihirapan mo lang ako. Lord Axcel... Dumadagdag ka lang sa problema ko, kaya please let me deal with this Spirit on my own. I'll ask for your help IF I need your help!" Sigaw ko bago naglakad palayo.
I never planned to ask for his help anyway, I already planned yesterday to escape once I learned how to manifest my Magic. This Spirit inside me might be the one that helped me control my Mana!
"Do Spirits can really corrupt humans?" Tanong ko sa sarili habang patuloy sa paglalakad.
I don't think Lord Axcel will use his Magic on me again, dapat lang na tamaan siya sa mga sinabi ko. I was forced to become his Disciple in the first place, and now that he obtained what he needs from me. This is the right time that I leave, we both have different world.
Tutal, Lords and Disciple cannot gain money from their efforts. Kailangan kong lumayas na mula kay Lord Axcel at maging Hunter nalang muli sa Delign at magtinda ng mga Beasts na mahu hunting ko!
But for now... I must deal with this Spirit inside me, I need to ask a lot of questions from him!
'It depends!...' Sagot ng boses sa utak ko.
"Huh? Care to elaborate!" Sagot ko, lumipad naman palapit saakin ang aking Spear.
'If a spirit is good, then it cannot corrupt whoever they posses dahil harmonic creatures sila. But bad spirits on the other hand, there's two types of them...' Saad nito.
"Oh? And?"
'Bad Spirits have 2 different types, Black and Dark. Black Spirits are those who were humans before, souls that have a large amount of resentment and regrets before they died. And Dark Spirits are the lifeforms that were once part of the mother nature, katulad ng pinutol na puno, those types can become Dark Spirits, even abused animals can become one too!' Paliwanag niya, ramdam ko naman ang tono ng pagiging proud niya sa sarili.
"You seemed to know a lot of these things, were you once a Cultivator before you died? Are you a Black Spirit?" Tanong ko.
'Hindi ka ba natatakot sa pupuwede kong sagutin?' Sagot niya.
"Hindi naman, sigurado naman akong nasaksihan mo kung anong klaseng tao ako. I have the courage to go up against a Lord, remember what I did back there? I just escaped Lord Axcel!"
'You didn't, he let you!' Sagot niya na hindi ko pinagtuunan ng pansin dahil ayaw kong marinig.
I may have said na matapang ako but I'm really scared inside, but I have to do what I need to do. There are a lots of questions in my head and he can't help me with it so I have to build myself a courage to do these alone!
I already have Magic, what could go wrong!
'I am a white Spirit, and no I never got the chance to become a Master or Cultivator... I died the night after my birthday.' Ramdam ko ang kalungkutan sa boses niya.
"What happened?" Tanong ko at naupo sa tabi ng pader nang makalayo na ako mula sa Mansion.
Ito ang town kung saan nakatayo ang Rivoan Mansion ni Eyebags, I chose to walk in this direction para maitago ko muna ang sarili gamit ang mataong lugar na ito.
'Ever since I was a child sakitin na talaga ako, my mother was a Master before she met my father who is only a Hunter. They settled in a small village and had me, their only child. I learned everything I know about Cultivation from my Mother's book- so yeah, after my 18th birthday I lost my life due to my illness, leaving my father lonely before he also died a few weeks after!' Malungkot na tono niyang saad.
"Your life story is kinda similar to mine! I only had my father ever since, I can recall that my mother died after giving birth to me. Then she also left a book for me, then my father died also after my 18th bithday... I guess we are kinda similar!" Sagot ko habang gumuguhit ang malungkot na ngiti mula sa aking mga labi.
'You didn't get it?!' Hindi niya makapaniwalang sigaw sa utak ko.
"Bakit? What am I missing?" Sagot ko habang hinahawakan ang sumakit kong ulo.
'I am you! Your body belongs to me! I am Zenro, me!' Sigaw niya.
"What do you mean? I am Zenro- *Gasp* Is there a chance that my soul will develop another persona?" Hawak ko sa aking bibig.
Did I unconsciously develop a clone?!
'No! You are not me but I am you- I am the real Zenro, wake up Zen Rox!' Saad niya.
Zen Rox?!
"Say that name again!..." Naka tingala kong sambit.
'Yes! Zen Rox, Rox Zen!' Natutuwang sambit niya.
"Stay there, ako na ang bahala!" A young guy said as he attacked a bunch of Beast like furry monsters with his unbelievable powerful floating rocks- like bullets firing at them!
He has a very beautiful silver hair!
"Unbelievable?!" The other young guy whispered, he have this golden yellow hair!
"The name's Rox by the way, Zen Rox!" He said.
"Zen Rox..." The other person said, staring at him.
"Where did you heard that name?!" Bulong ko, I can feel the sense of familiarity on that name!
'Your memories naandito, nakakalat kung saan saan!' Sambit niya na parang may silid siyang tinitirhan sa loob ng aking isipan at maraming nakakalat sa sahig nito.
"Zen Rox?..." Hawak ko sa aking dibdib, lumalakas kasi ang tibok nitong puso ko.
Parang nakarinig ng nakakasabik na balita!
'If you are willing to accept the truth, I'll help you remember everything!' Saad niya at nag hihintay ng aking sagot.
"What truth-" Naputol ang aking sasabihin ng makitang maraming kalalakihan ang nakapaligid saakin ngayon.
"Bata? Sinong kausap mo? Maaari ba kaming sumali at mukhang mag isa mo lamang dito!" Lapit ng isa habang may malawak na ngising nakapaskil sa kaniyang mukha.
"Ang ganda naman ng iyong kasuotan, uso ito sa mga kabataang tulad mo ano?" Lapit pa nung isa na mukhang mabahong nilalang.
"Mga batang mahilig ilantad ang yaman ng kanilang mga magulang na hindi manlamang nila napaghirapang makamtan!" Saad nung unang mabaho.
"Sumama ka saamin at may naghahanap sa iyo!" Pangatong mabaho.
"Pasensiya na ngunit mali yata kayo ng taong hinahanap, maya maya lamang ay padating na ang aking ama... B- bahala kayo, kapag naabutan niyang pinalilibutan ako ng mga nakakatakot na mga mama ay kayo ang malalagot!" Dahan dahan akong tumayo upang malayo ang aking mukha sa kanilang mababahong hininga!
"Ooohh nakakatakot naman...!" Mock nila saakin, nagtawanan pa sila.
Napansin kong wala nang gaanong nagsisidaanang mga tao, takot siguro sila sa mga ito. These people might be some type of gang that dominate this area!
"Bata? Wala kaming pakialam sa kung sino pa ang iyong mga magulang, pinadadakot ka ng 1st Gener-" Saad nung isa sa likuran na kaagad naman nila dinumog at tinakpan ang bibig nito.
"Shhh!" Pigil nila sa bunganga nung madaldal.
1st General?
"Sino yun?" Tanong ko sa kanila na siya itong ikinalingon nila saakin.
They are about 11 to 13 buffed men that surrounds me, I don't feel na malalakas ang kanilang Magic. But I'm certain na may iilang Masters sa kanila, karamihan ay mga Hunters lamang.
'He's the General that you provoked on the day of your Lord's birthday' Sagot ng boses sa aking utak.
"Oh?! That guy!" Sambit ko ng maalala ito.
Dahan dahan namang lumapit at pinalibutan muli ako nitong mga grupo ng goons, or tauhan ni 1st General.
"Kung ako sa iyo ay hindi na ako manlalaban pa, pito saamin ay Masters, hinding hindi mo malalabanan ang kanilang mga Magics!" Saad nung unang mabaho, he might be their 'Leader' of the troops.
'You better accept the truth now before you get hurt...' Saad muli ng boses sa aking isipan.
"Sino ka nga ba kasi tala-" Hindi ko inaasahang may mabilis palang gumalaw sa kanila.
Nanlambot ang aking mga binti at nagsimulang bumigat ang aking talukap ng mata, dahan dahan akong bumagsak sa sementong daanan habang unti unti kong nararamdaman ang kamay ng isang tahimik kaninang lalaki sa aking leeg.
He jabbed my neck!
***
Lord Axcel's
"Where is he?" I asked one of my trusted men.
"Hindi ko po siya mahanap sa Delign, mukhang hindi po siya nakaabot pa duon bago siya nawala!" He answered.
"What do you mean?"
"Mukha pong may humarang sa kaniya sa ibaba bago pa man siya makaalis ng tuluyan sa Rivoan, nakita ko po ang kaniyang Spiritual Spear Pet sa bukana ng palengke, sa hindi gaanong dinadaanan ng mga tao!" He kneeled.
"What?!"
"Isa lang po ang alam kong maaaring may pakana ng pagkawala ng iyong Disciple... 1st General!" He said.
"You're dismissed, do not report this to the King. I'll handle this!" I said as I walked out of the room.
"Masusunod po Maester!" He bowed before he vanished in thin air.
General Horion, let hell lose once I found out you laid your hands on hiim!.....