Black Magic
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Zaili's point of view
"I'M BORED!!" I shouted on the top of my lungs until..
"SILENCE!! Young lady!!" Pagsita ng babaeng Librarian gamit ang nanlilisik nitong mata.
"Paumanhin po Lady Fe, paumanhin po." Paulit-ulit na sabi ni Gwen sa matanda. Tanging pag-irap naman ang ginawa ko at mabilis na hiniga ang ulo sa mesa.
Why am I suffering from this occurrence? Did the Goddesses despise me that much to the point that my destiny change!? Klaro kong nakita sa kapalaran ko.
I can still remembered it, everryyyy details. But why suddenly my fate turned left?!
I sighed and closed my eyes in annoyance.
I clearly saw that princess Hera is the key for my vengeance. The reason why I accept her as my master was because I need her. But why is the wheel of fate suddenly change?
Bakit ibang tao na ang nakikita ko sa pangitain ko? Bakit biglang nagbabago. Nakakainis! My whole week was a mess because of this stupid vision of mine.
I'm two weeks stressed! My goddess, my beauty cannot handle this.
Swear...
And this time I'm with humans!!
Hindi ko alam kong hanggang kailan ako nandito pero hindi ako dapat magtagal. I still have responsibilities as a fairy. Minsan nakakainis na maging master ang prinsesa sobrangggg... likot nitong mag-isip eh.
Is this my karma?
"Argh! This is bad." I mumbled.
"Huh, mali ba ang ginagawa ko lady Zaili?"
Napamulat ako ng mata at tiningnan si Lady Gwen. She's currently writing about something. Even tho, I hate her presence I did not push her away. This lowly human is sticking with me the moment I help her from the bullies.
Hindi ko alam na marami palang kaugali ang prinsesa. All stupid nobles are freaking terrible. Hindi naman sila ganito noon.
"Are you stupid?" Tanong ko.
Nataranta naman siya at mabilis na umiwas ng tingin. "I-uhh.."
"Para saan ba iyan?"
"Huh? Ito yung pinapagawa saatin ni teacher Brook." sabay pakita niya sa harapan ko ang papel.
"And who's Brook?"
"Our teacher?" She said with a little bit confused.
"I don't remember having a teacher who's name Brook." I said and stand up.
"He's our magic teacher and our first subject. Sigurado kang hindi mo maalala?" Pilit pa nito.
"Is he that important to remember?" Muli siyang nagulat sa sinabi ko at hinigpitan ang paghawak sa libro.
"Oo, guro natin siya. And Lady Zaili every teachers name is very important, they're here to teach us what we need to learn." She explained.
"Salamat nalang lady Gwen, baka mas marami pa akong alam kesa sakaniya." Sagot ko at mabilis na naglakad palayo.
"Wait lady Zaili!" Habol na sigaw ni Lady Gwen.
"No shouting inside the libriary!!" Rinig kong sigaw ng librarian.
Funny when she said no shouting but there she is...being too loud. =_=
Pagkalabas ng libriary ay may nakasalubong akong dalawang estudyante. I think both of them are the same age with the princess. One is a girl and the other one is a boy. However, the young lady is crying. Dahil siguro sa sugat nitong nasa pisnge.
Every noble lady is very fussy when it comes to their faces. Maselan sila sa katawan lalo na sa mukha. Human rules is very underrated, I don't know why.
Ang isang batang lalaki naman na nakasalubong ko ay hinahabol ang batang babae. He keeps shouting in the hall and I accidentally heard his thought.
"I hope my sister won't kill that commoner Setara. I pity her."
Napahinto ako sa paglalakad. Muli akong lumingon sa dalawang bata na tumatakbo hanggang makapasok sa isang silid.
Tama ba ang narinig kong pangalan? Setara? Diba iyon ang pangalan ng prinsesa???
Did princess made trouble again??
Umiiling akong napasapo sa noo.
"Really? First day of school princess... may gulo ka na agad." Bulong ko sabay tingala sa kisame.
My master is really good on giving me headaches, always....
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"Achoo!"
"Okay ka lang ba Lady Hera?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered and smiled.
Someone is talking bad about me.
Ibinalik ko ang atensyon sa gitna at nagpakawala ng malalim na buntong-hininga. We are now inside of a big auditorium where any of us need to participate. Nais na malaman ng teacher namin kung ano ang magics na meron kami. And we need to do that by creating a small show. Pagandahan daw kami ng performance.
Tsk. This was like child play, I swear.
Marami na rin ang nagprisentang mauna na magperform sa gitna at isa na roon ang grupo ni Astrella. Yeah, kaklase ko parin siya. Mabuti nalang at hindi na niya kasama iyong spoiled brat. 'Yon ngalang puro mayayabang na bata naman ngayon.
Napatingin ako kay Sarah, napansin kong nanginginig ang kamay nito. Parang hindi mapakali...
I hold her hand and she faced me.
"What's wrong? You're trembling? Kinakabahan kaba Sarah?"
"H-hindi..oo.. mali.." pag iling nito.
"Sarah huminahon ka.. hindi ka dapat kinakabahan. Magpeperform ka lang naman sa gitna." Mas lalo itong namutla.
"Lady Hera, h-hindi madali iyon. Hindi ko pa masyadong alam kung paano gamitin ang meron ako. Nangangamba ako na baka may masaktan ako sa loob ng theatro."
Strange..
She call me lady Hera. Parang kanina lang ay parang magkapatid kami na nag-uusap without formalities. But now she's very polite. Didn't she's too informal to me a while ago?
"Ano ka ba, hindi mo dapat iyon iniisip. Naniniwala naman akong kaya mo. Ikaw pa ba..." I console.
I wonder what's her magic to the point that she's nervous.
"LADY SETARA YOUR NEXT." The teacher said loudly.
Muli akong ngumiti kay Sarah at mahinang tinapik ang balikat nito.
"Watch me."
Tumayo ako at humihikab na umaakyat ng stage. And because I hate being showy. Agad akong nagsimula, itinaas ko ang kamay sa ere at nagpalabas ng ilang mana. Siguro naman ay hindi nila kilala si Elsa dito. Gagayahin ko nalang 'yong ginawa niya.
Sorry Elsa, credits nalang muna sayo.
I joke mentally and started giving them a show.
"Do you wanna build a snowman~" I started singing while forming a big ice in front of me.
"Come on, let's go and play." I also started making it's face.
I was literally laughing inside. Damn! Hindi ko aakalain na magagawa ko mismo ito sa edad na sampu. At kabisado ko pa!
"I never see you anymore. Come out the door, It's like you've gone away." I sing at the top of my lungs.
Mabuti nalang at maganda ang boses ko, hindi marunong pumiyok. Dahil kung sakaling pumiyok ako, isa na iyong kahihiyan sa sarili kong angkan. Duh~ my whole family in earth are good singer. Papayag ba akong sila lang?
I continue on decorating olaf in every angle. While singing I started focusing on giving olaf a life. Hindi naman siguro nila mapapansin na binubuhay ko siya right?
They would just think I'm an Ice user.
"We used to be best buddies, and now we're not. I wish you would tell me why~" Lumayo ako ng kaunti kay olaf at lumuhod acting like I'm really sad.
"Do you wanna build a snowman?" Mababang boses na kanta ko.
"Wow!!" I heard someone's exclaimed.
"Ang ganda~"
"It's moving!!"
Napatingin ako sa pwesto ni Snowman. I smiled triumphantly.
Another magic unlock. I can really create things and give them life.
Amazing~
Malakas naman na nagpalakpakan ang mga nanunuod pagkatapos kong mag bow. Narinig ko pa ang malakas na hiyaw mula kay Astrella. She even waved her hands in the air and jumped like a crazy kid.
"That's lady Hera! Ang galing! Sobrang galing!! I'm so proud of you lady Heraaaa!!" she screamed.
My face went like this =_=
Napatingin naman ako kay Snowman- I mean my little olaf when he approached me using his own body. He doesn't have a feet kaya sariling katawan agad ang dinala niya. Nang magkatabi na kami he open his mouth at walang pasabing binugahan ako ng yelo sa mukha.
Ang kaninang tahimik na crowd ay biglang umingay. Bawat sulok yata ng theatro ay napuno ng tawa. Habang ako~
"What the fuck, olaf?" Bulong ko at masama siyang tiningnan.
But the little olaf just beamed with joy and throw another ice to me. Sa sobrang inis ko ay tinunaw ko siya. Nakasimangot akong bumalik sa pwesto ko katabi si Sarah. Ang dami ko nang kahihiyan sa bulsa..
"Ang galing mo lady Hera, isa ka palang Ice user kagaya ng royal family." Bungad niya saakin matapos akong umupo.
"Thanks but what do you mean kagaya ng royal family?" I asked confused.
Hindi ba ang Asgard kingdom is for ice magician?
"Sila lang naman ang kilala kong may kapangyarihan ng yelo. Mostly mga noble families naman ay water and wind magics." Nakangiti nyang sabi.
Kami lang?? Legit ba?? Kami lang na royal family ang may magic na ice?? Right, kung iisiping mabuti ang hari, si Caryon at Harold lamang ang nakikita kong gumagamit ng ice magic at wala ng iba pa. Bakit hindi ko manlang napansin agad!!
Waaaaaa~
Muling nagtawag ang teacher para sa mga magpeperform sa gitna hanggang sa tinawag si Astrella.
"NEXT IS LADY ASTRELLA." Pagkatawag palang sakaniya ay marami na ang pumalakpak.
And Astrella just smiled sweetly.
Nang makarating sa stage ay agad siyang nagsimula. She bow first before unleashing some giants roots. Wow, mas malaki pa sa braso ko ang inilabas niya. Gumawa siya ng malaking puno na pinapalibutan ng mga bulaklak. It's beautiful, I admit. When the roots move it's own agad na pinaluputan ng sanga ang katawan ni Astrella.
Ngayon ay nasa taas na ito. Para lang siyang umupo sa mataas na puno. Nakita kong pumikit siya at pagkatapos nun ay naging kulay berde ang bawat paligid. Mukhang may balak pa siyang idagdag sa performance niya. Ano naman kaya ito.
"Lady Astrella is using too much mana.." bulong ni Sarah.
"Ramdam ko nga." I agreed and sighed.
Is she planning to overuse her magic? Hindi ba niya alam paano ito kontrolin- wait.
Hindi nga niya alam. Napansin kong humigpit ang pagkakatali ng mga sanga sakaniya. Parang hindi na siya makahinga. Pero patuloy parin naman ang pag galaw ng ilang sanga sa paligid.
Doon biglang nagkagulo.
"Lady Astrella!!"
"Lady Astrella gumising ka!!"
Sigaw ng mga kasama nito na nasa baba. Even our teacher is panicking. Most of the students run for their life but some of them was also hung like Astrella. And it was also Astrella's roots.
Mabuti nalang at nandito kami sa bandang itaas.
Safe...
"Lady Hera, hindi ba natin sila tutulungan?" Nagpapanic na rin na singhal ni Sarah.
"How?"
"Use y-your ice magic.."
"Eyy... imposible 'yon." Sagot ko. At muling sumandal sa upuan.
I can't use ice magic dahil baka pati si Astrella ay mayelo ko. Ibang paraan nalang for sure naman madaming option. Hehehe
"But.. the lady."
"Hayaan mo sila...magigising din kaagad yang si Astrella." Positibo kong sabi
"N-no... I will help them." Disidido nito at mabilis na tumakbo.
Napapailing akong sumandal sa upuan.
Ano kayang gagawin niya?
"Lady Astrella!!" Naiiyak na sigaw ng ilan.
But I know Astrella can survive. She wouldn't be the daughter of William for nothing. And if in the first place she know that she can't control her power then bakit pa niya tinuloy in the first place?
"What's happening? Is that a fog?" Bulong ng ilan.
Napabangon ako sa kinauupuan. It was really a fog.. but a black one.
Muli kong hinalungkat ang mga impormasyon sa utak ko. Nabasa ko na ito noon sa libro. A fog is also a magic but what interest me the most is.... Fog used by black magician, for short black magic.
A forbidden magic.
And who made this fog?
Pinaliit ko ang aking mata. Tanging sa may entablado lang umiikot ang black fog kaya for sure naroon lang rin ang may gawa nito. Huminto ang tingin ko kung nasaan si Astrella.
But to my surprise, wala na siya roon. Instead I saw her there laying on the ground. And beneath her is a girl named....
"Sarah?"
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"PRINCESS– ouch!"
"Ginulat mo naman ako!" Malakas na sigaw ko kay Zaili matapos ko siyang batukan.
"Prinsesa kailan ka pa naging magugulatin!?"
"Ngayon lang, may angal ka?" Sabi ko sabay higa sa kama.
"Ang lalim naman ng iniisip mo hindi mo napansin ang aking prisensya."
"I'm just tired." Sumbong ko.
"Oh? Okay na ba si Lady Astrella?" She asked while swinging her feet.
She changed into her pexie form sa dahilan nitong pagod na siyang maglakad. Nagkibit-balikat ako at humikab. Narito na kami sa kwarto, matapos ang nangyari kanina ay mabilis na dumating ang ilang healer. Dinala kaagad si Astrella sa pagamutan at inaalam naman ng mga teacher kung sino ang nagpalabas ng black fog. Hindi ko rin nakita si Sarah pagkatapos, siguro umuwi na. Baka nga natataranta parin siya hanggang ngayon.
Maybe she was afraid to be judge knowing her magic is from black magician.
"Maliban sa nangyari kay lady Astrella I also heard an interesting story." Zaili said grinning.
My eyebrow arc and asked.
"Like what?"
Tungkol kaya kay Sarah?
"You kicked a noble lady, your highness. Is that true?"
I laughed.
Mukhang hindi pa niya alam.
"Napaka marites mo talaga.." sabi ko habang tumatawa ng malakas.
"Hayan na naman tayo sa kakaiba mong lenggwahe." May himig na inis nitong sabi.
"At saan mo naman narinig iyang kwento lady Zaili?"
"Ang totoo niyan ay nalaman ko mismo. Hindi ko lang alam kung bakit mo iyon ginawa."
"I'm just pissed okay? I was out of control because she's too much. She thought I was the one who throw magic at her. Then I was about to eat my food when she throw her milk in my tray and that's it. I explode!" Gigil na explain ko.
"Ah! I remember, ayaw mo palang iniistorbo ka pag may pagkain." Zaili said while nodding.
"Yun nga eh."
"Hindi naman kasi niya alam prinsesa, hayaan mo ipapaalam ko sakaniya." She said sarcastically.
"Tsk, badtrip ako. Pwedeng magsulat ka nalang ng liham para kay Carmen at Anywll. Simula ng dumating tayo rito ay hindi pa ako nagpapadala ng liham sakanila." Utos ko at dire-diretsong tumungo sa Cr.
"Ano ang nais mong isulat ko?"
"Just said I'm fine and write whatever needed."
"Idagdag ba natin na sinipa mo si Lady Bihatti?" Muli akong dumungaw sa labas at sumigaw.
"What!? NO!" I screamed.
Tawa naman ang narinig ko mula dito.
"Just kidding."
Habang nakababad sa tub ay hindi ko mapigilang mag-isip. Ano nga ba ang dahilan bakit nais ko talagang mag-aral dito? Do I really need to struggle just to be fit in this society? What's my goal and what's my purpose?
"You're asking a stupid question."
"What the! Who are you!?" Malakas na singhal ko at niready ang katawan.
Fudge! Someone is tresspassing!! Its a guy with a kimono. He has long silver hair and his face is magical–no gorgeous. Ang kakaiba lang ay nakalutang ito sa ere at may puting ahas na nakapalibot sakaniya.
I laughed.
"Ngayon ay nakakakita naman ako ng multo. Gosh! I was really blessed with everything pati ba naman 3rd eye binigay rin sakin." I mumbled between my laughed.
Muli kong nilubog ang sarili sa tubig at pumikit.
"Go away ghost, wala kang mapapala sakin." Dagdag ko pa.
"Insolent Human!"
Napamulat ako at tumingin sakaniya.
"Who are you talking as insolent?" Mataray kong sabi.
"Don't you know who I am?" He said.
"Do I really need to know your ghost name?" Biglang namula ang mukha nito.
Mukhang nagalit yata. Eh paki ko naman kasi sa pangalan niya.
"I'm not a ghost human. I'm a god!"
"Weh?"
"Yes." Madiin na sabi nito at nagsukatan pa ng tingin sakin.
"Weh? Mamatay ka man?"
"Its true and I won't die, idiot."
"Aba't!"
"Silence! I won't repeat myself. I am here to deliver a message to you."
"A message for me?"
"Yes... Before that, I'll introduce myself. I'm Enyo the god of war and destruction. You awaken me by using the power of destruction. And because of that, the whole demigods are in chaos. They will find you..." he said with a smirk.
"At kailan naman kita ginising?"
Huwag mong sabhin na...
"Kanina!?" Malakas na sigaw ko.
He laughed. "Yes human. It was you! I don't know how you do it!? But I was so freaking mad at you! Nananahimik ako sa aking pagtulog ng gisingin mo ako! For what? Just to move your body in that freaking fight! Argh! Human you were pain in the ass! What if my brothers will find me and they will put me again to sleep, what if–"
"STOP!" Pagpigil ko sa nagpapanic na lalaki. Panay ikot kasi ito sa ere at nahihilo na ang mata ko.
"Please enlighten me Enyo. Hindi kita maintindihan. Ano naman ang kinalaman ko sa pag gising mo? At bakit hindi manlang ako naririnig ni Zaili na sumisigaw dito?"
"I'm a god! Put some respect into my name! And I have my control to this place. She can't hear us because of my presence and this is not about her! This is all about you!" He sighed in frustration and continued.
"I'm here to remind you about my brothers they will take you away so you need to be careful. Ah, one last thing before I left. Can you cover your body you look like a potato."
After nyang sabihin iyon ay agad itong nawala. Napatingin ako sa katawan ko. I forgot! I'm naked!!
"Pervert!!" I screamed.
"Princess!! Princess!! What happened!?" Nag-aalalang bungad ni Zaili pagkabukas niya ng pinto.
"There's a pervert god!!"
Naguguluhan naman nitong hinanap kung sino ang tinutukoy ko.
"Pervert? Whose god?"
Umalis ako sa tub at naiinis na kinuha ang tuwalya.
"The god of war and destruction. I met him." I said still pissed.
"What!? How come?" Gulat na tanong nito.
"I don't know. He just barged in and told me some nonsense thing. Hmp, he even read my mind." Sumbong ko.
Zaili hold her chin and think.
"Impossible, bakit hindi ko naramdaman ang presensya niya? At isa pa the god itself was imprisoned 890 years ago."
Napalingon ako sakaniya.
"Who imprisoned him?"
"Ahm.. the god of war?"
Heh~ he was imprisoned by his own father Ares.
Whatever...
"Forget about that pervert god. Natapos mo na ba ang pinapagawa ko?" I ask and she nodded.
"Good. I'm going to sleep now... ikaw na bahala na magpadala niyan kay Carmen. I'm so tired ayoko na rin mag-isip pa!!" Reklamo ko at agad na humiga sa kama.
Ang bata ko pa para mastress!!
"Ramdam ko nga. Sleepwell princess, I hope tomorrow there's no trouble." Zaili said and left the room.
I feel like Zaili is more exhausted than me. I mentally laughed and dozed off to sleep.
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A/N: Saka na ako magrerevise pag hindi na ako tinatamad hihihi... how was the story so far??
Hera suddenly doubt Sarah's existence..
Zaili's vision change?
Mukhang naguguluhan na rin si Hera kung anong purpose niya sa fantasy world...
And the god Enyo suddenly awaken by her hmm...
What do you think is happening??
Anyways, thank you for supporting my story and motivating me ;) It really meant a LOT to me!! Also, this story is available on Novelah & Finovel, you can also read it there. See you on the next chapter.