"Come with us in peace." I heard a voice said.
Astaroth hold me tight as the voice speak.
Maya-maya pa ay unti-unti nang nagliwanag ang nasa harapan namin. Liwanag na hindi nakakasilaw. Liwanag na parang nakakapagkalma.
I saw three people standing wearing white clothes and has white wings. Astaroth called them the Archangels.
"Why are you here?" finally Astaroth manage to ask.
"To get you." One of them answered.
"Get out!" he said.
One of the angels walk to face the left side of our house and with just his look, he manage to turn on the light.
I was shock of what we saw.
"Kuya Vic!" I shouted.
Astaroth can see in the dark but he was too focus to the archangels that he didn't notice kuya Vic being held captive.
Nakita ko ang isang cross na nakabitin. Nakagapos dito si Kuya Vic. Puro sugat ang kanyang katawan.
"Y---your Highness, go now!" pilit na sabi ni kuya Vic kay Astaroth. Puro sugat ang kanyang katawan na parang kagagaling lang na torture. May mga preskong dugo pa na tumutulo sa kanyang mga sugat.
"Let him go." Astaroth commanded in a firm voice.
One of the angels smirk.
"As if I accept orders from a demon." He said.
"Let.Him.Go." Astaroth repeated.
The angel didn't answer instead he pointed me.
"You."
I hide at the back of Astaroth.
"You were long dead."
Hindi ako nagsalita. Alam ko naman na yun.
"You don't belong in this place." He added.
Itinago ako ni Astaroth sa likod nya at nagsalita.
"What are you going to do?" he ask calmly.
"Obviously, I will take back her life. She's dead and she don't belong in this place." Sagot nung Anghel.
"You can't do that."
The angel smirk and ask. "And why?"
"Because I will kill you three." Astaroth said CALMLY.
The angel let out a chuckle then face Astaroth.
Masyadong napakabilis nang mga pangyayari. Hindi ko man lang nakita kung paanong nangyari sa isang kisapmata lang bigla nalang may kutsilyo na cross ang hawakan na tumarak sa kaliwang balikat ni Astaroth.
"Astaroth!" napasigaw ako sa gulat.
Bahagya itong umusok nang tumama ito sa kanya. Hinawakan naman nya ito at tinanggal kahit pa umuusok ang kamay nya na halos napapaso na.
Akala ko ibabato nya ito pabalik sa mga anghel pero nagkamali ako nang makita ko na ibinato nya ito kay Kuya Vic dahilan para matanggal ang pagkakagapos nito sa lubid at bumagsak.
Hindi nakakibo ang mga anghel dahil sa bilis nang mga pangyayari. Pati ako hindi ko namalayan na nasa tabi ko na si Kuya Vic na inakay pala ni Astaroth nang pagkabilis bilis.
Ngayon ko lang sya nakita na ganito ka cautious at napakabilis ang kilos.
"Y---your Highnes..y—you should go." Pinipilit makapagsalita ni Kuya Vic kahit na puno sya nang sugat.
"No." Astaroth answered.
"B-be careful on their weapons. I cannot heal. Hindi ko alam kong ano ang nilagay nila sa mga crucifix knife nila."
Napatingin ako sa braso ni Astaroth na natamaan kanina. Kaya pala hindi pa ito humilom agad.
"Their weapons are sacred that's why it won't heal." Astaroth answered.
"You speak too much." Saad nong isang anghel habang naglakad palapit kay Astaroth. Napaatras siya sa ginawang pag hakbang nung Anghel.
"Victor. Bring Yva outside." He commanded.
"I'll help you, your highness." Victor answer.
"You'll be able to help me if you take Yva outside."
"Y—yes, your Highness." Sagot ni kuya Vic.
He immediately carry me outside but the angels tried to get me. Astaroth block there way.
Nang nasa labas na ako, gusto kong pumasok uli but kuya Vic hold me to stop my action.
"Please, follow your highness's order." He said.
"We need to help him, Kuya Vic!" I exclaimed. Natatakot ako para sa kaligtasan nya. "Nasabi nya na equals lang ang kanilang kakayahan sa isang archangel but imagine three archangel against him! Kuya Vic please!" I plead.
"No, Yva please understand."
"But Kuya!"
"No!" he said holding me tight.
"Astaroth!!!!" I shouted. I know he heard my cry. His hearing are much sharper than humans.
Astaroth's POV~
I heard the love of my life called my name but I force myself not to look her outside. I need to focus on this three angels in front of me that are ready to assault me.
I saw them release their white wings. I saw three pairs of white wings shining. Nakakasilaw sa paningin ang liwanag na nagmumula dito masakit sa mata tingnan.
"Come with us in peace." One of the angel said.
I just look at them with a blank expression. I don't want them to notice that their presence is having an effect on me.
"May I ask why now? Why not last century?" I ask them.
They didn't answer. I smirk.
"So?" I added.
"We must take you and that girl back." He said pointing Yva.
"Why now and not for the last nineteen years?"
They ignored my question.
"Demons has no right to give life."
"I know that. So?" I said with no expression to be ssen on my face.
"So you need to come with us and face the final judgement."
"Oh, there's more?" I smirk. "You guys in heaven are annoying, you know. You spoke this and that and has rules for this and those. You see, if you trace it back, what did I do to you?" I can't help but to feel pissed off with there presence.
"You killed many of our kind." The angel answer.
I chuckle. "Oh come on. Seriously? It's not me who started it."
"Just come with us in peac-----"
"No." I answer immediately without letting them finish his word.
"Well.. I guess we need to do this." And in just a blink of an eye they manage to throw a crucifix that pinned me into the floor.
"Astarothhhhh!" it was Yva. She called my name again.
Bumangon ako at tinanggal ang crucifix na nakatarak sa akin. Holding this crucifix is painful. Binitawan ko ito agad dahil sa nakakapaso nitong pakiramdam.
Nang muling ihagis sa akin nung isa pang anghel ang isang crucifix, I raise my right hand and create a barrier so it won't reach me.
One of them flew and a sacred weapon appeared on his hand. A bow.
Nung makita ko ang hawak nung isang anghel na sandata, I knew I need to transform. I transform in my demon form.
I saw the angel release the arrow. I was going to dodge it when the other angel hold me. Parehas lang ang aming lakas kaya hindi ako nakagalaw pero pinilit ko paring umilag sa arrow.
I didn't manage to dodge it completely 'cause it hits my palm.
"Ahhhhhh! Sh*t!"I exclaimed as I feel a burning sensation in my palm. It is so painful that causes me to scream. They are using a sacred weapon that is making it harder to defeat this three.
Siniko ko ang anghel na pumipigil sa aking galaw. Tumama sya sa pader sa lakas nang pagkakasiko ko. Tinanggal ko naman ang arrow na tumama sa palad ko. May dugong tumatagas sa sugat ko pero hindi ko ito priyoridad ngayon.
Nang makabawi ako, I stood still and let out an unseen force that would make them flew to the walls. I release my dark wings and flew to their position. I place my hand on front of the face of one of the angel. Looking at him straight, I release a black color aura and blew it on his face. The wall behind him cracked.
Lumipad naman ako sa kabilang anghel na nakadikit sa pader.
"You cannot take me with you." I said then do the same thing to him.
Lilipad na sana ako palapit sa isa pang anghel ngunit bahagyang may humila sa akin. Nakita ko ang isang rosary na nakapulupot sa aking paa that make me scream in pain.
"Aaaaahhhhhh!"
If this is not a sacred weapon, I can take this but it's not. It is so painful as hell.
The angel kicked me hard that I made hole in the floor with the impact. I cough with blood.
Hindi pa man ako nakakabangon ay tinira na ako nang isa pang pana sa magkabilang palad kaya hindi ko maigalaw ang mga kamay ko.
Lahat nang mga sugat ko ay hindi naghihilom.
Lumapit ang isang anghel sa akin na tiningnan ko lamang nang masama. Isinuot nya sa akin ang isang rosaryo. A sacred weapon from heaven.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!" I screamed in pain. Pakiramdam ko para ulit akong inihagis sa dagat nang apoy. Ang sakit sa pakiramdam.
Pakiramdam ko halos lumitaw na ang mga ugat ko sa ulo sa sigaw. I feel like my strength is leaving my body.
"Let's take him to the creator." Utos nang isang anghel.
"N—no!" I said looking at the angel ready to kill.
Yva's POV~
"Noooooo!" I screamed as I saw him suffered from the hands of angels.
"Your Highness.." I heared Kuya Vic whispered. "Yva, stay here!" He said to me then vanished in front of me.
Nakita ko nalang na pumasok na si Kuya Vic sa loob at inatake ang mga anghel.
Bahagya namang nahinto ang kanilang pag atake kay Astaroth dahil nabaling ang kanilang atensyon kay Kuya.
Wala akong magawa para tulungan sila. Nandito lang ako sa labas habang pinapanood sila. Nakikita kong alanganin si Kuya sa tatlong anghel pero pilit parin syang lumalaban. Kuya Vic is very loyal to Astaroth.
Nakita ko nang bumagsak si Kuya. Pagkabagsak ni Kuya nilapitan sya nang isang anghel at naglabas nang isang espada. Sinusubukang tumayo ni kuya pero hindi sya makatayo dahil sa lakas nang pagkakabagsak nya.
Itinaas na nang anghel ang espada para itarak ito sa kanya pero laking gulat ko nang si Astaroth ng natamaan. Iniharang niya ang katawan niya kay Kuya Vic.
"Y—y—Your Highness!!!!"
"Don't worry. My body is much stronger than yours so I can take a sacred weapon unlike you." Astaroth answerd.
Astaroth cough blood then kicked by the angel.
"Noooooo!" Wala na akong pakialam kong anong mangyari agad na akong tumakbo sa kinaroroonan nilang dalawa.
"Kuya Vic! Astaroth!!!!"
"Take her life!" The one using the arrow said to the angel who uses sword.
"No!!!!" I shouted. "Please let Kuya Vic and Astaroth go!" I plead.
"Yva no!" Kuya Vic shouted.
"Run, Yva!!" Astaroth commanded me while lying on the floor bathing on his own blood.
Parang nag slow motion ang paningin ko sa paligid. The scared look on Astaroth's eyes, the worried look of Kuya Vic, lahat ito nag slow motion sa paningin ko pati ang pag tira nang pana sa akin nung anghel na tumama sa aking kanang tuhod dahilan upang matumba ako sa kinatatayoan.
Maya-maya pa ay may sinuot sa aking rosaryo na mas lalong nagpahirap sa akin gumalaw. Nasasaktan ako doon. Parang may maliliit na kuryente na dumadaloy mula roon kaya napasigaw ako.
"Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!"
Napansin ko nalang na ang isang anghel na may hawak nang espada ay lumapit sa akin.
"Kill her!" Sigaw nung may hawak nang pana.
"Noooooooo!" I screamed in fear. I saw Astaroth on my peripheral view tried to stand up to run on my side but failed because the angel shoot him with an arrow on the knees and on his back.
"Yvaaaaa!!!!!!!" He shouted. "Victor! Save Yva!!!!!!!!!"
Yun lang ang huling narinig kong sinabi ni Astaroth at nakita kong nasa harap ko na si Kuya Vic, nakapatong sa akin at nakangiti bago sumuka nang dugo.
"Ku-ku-kuya Vic!!!!!!!!"