Nakikita ko ang dahan dahang pagkawala nang buhay ni Kuya Vic. Nagsisigaw ako sa hinagpis. Nangyari ito sa harapan ko. Wala akong magawa. Nagsisisigaw ako. Naramdaman ko ang mga kamay ni Astaroth na yumayakap sa akin.
"Calm down." Mahina nyang sabi pero di ko sya pinansin. Sigaw ako nang sigaw. Wala akong pakialam. Napakasakit. Kung ano ang naramdaman ko dati sa pagkamatay nang aking ama at ina dati ay gayun din ang sakit na nararamdaman ko ngayon.
Sinusubukan akong pakalmahin ni Astaroth ngunit wala itong epekto sa akin. I can't calm myself down even him.
"Nauulit na naman ang mga nangyari katulad nang dati!" I cry facing Astaroth. "Mamatay na naman tayong dalawa, Astaroth!" nasabi ko ng pakiramdam ko ganoon din ang mangyayari sa amin. "We'll both die! We'll die!!!" I exaggerated!
"No, I won't let that happen. I won't!"
"We'll die! Katulad lang ito noon! Ayoko na!"
"Yva, ssssh!!! Calm down!"
"No! No! Mamamatay na naman tayo! Tama na! Ayoko na!"
"Yva, stop!"
"No!" I burst into tears. I can't stop myself. Nagsisisigaw na ako.
I was surprised when his right palm hit my left cheek.
Astaroth slap me. I was shock.
"Calm down!"
I didn't answer him instead I cried more.
"Listen. I won't let that happen, okay? I love you and no one shall harm you! No one has the right to take you away from me!"
I look at him. I can see the sincerity and love in his eyes. Bahagyang gumaan ang pakiramdam ko pero naroon pa din ang sakit.
"What a disgusting view."
Napalingon ako sa nagsalita. Ang natitirang anghel.
Tumayo si Astaroth.
"Distance yourself a little bit, Yva." Utos nya. Agad ko naman syang sinunod.
Tumingala ako sa anghel. Binitawan nya ang kanyang pana. Naglabas ito nang rosary at nagdasal. Hindi ko sya maintindihan. Tumingin naman ako kay Astaroth.
"Ba't hindi ka gumagalaw?" tanong ko.
Hindi nya ako nilingon kaya tinanong ko sya uli.
"Astaroth, bakit hindi ka gumagalaw?"
Hindi nya pa rin ako nililingon. Sinubukan kong lumapit sa kanya ngunit nagulat ako nang hindi ako makakilos.
Hindi ko alam kong ano ang dinadasal nung anghel pero sa tingin ko yun ang dahilan kung bakit hindi kami nakakagalaw.
Maya-maya pa ay dahan dahan nang bumaba mula sa pagkakalutang sa ere ang anghel at lumapit ito kay Astaroth. Kitang kita ko kung paano nya pagsusuntokin ito. Si Astaroth naman ay hindi makagalaw. Pinagtatadyakan nya ito na parang isa itong kadiri diring nilalang.
Napakasakit tingnan kaya pinikit ko nalang ang mata ko. Ayokong makita ang mga nangyayari.
Biglang sumagi sa isip ko ang magdasal. Bawat bigkas ko nang dasal sa isip para akong nakukuryente. Hindi ko alam kong bakit.
"To think that someone who's already mark by a demon had the guts to pray to the creator."
Binuksan ko ang mata ko at tiningnan. Nagulat ako nang nasa harapan ko na pala ang anghel. Sinipat ko si Astaroth sa kinalalagyan nito, nagkakasugat ito dahil sa ginawang pambubugbog nang anghel sa kanya. Nakaharap sya sa amin ngunit hindi pa rin ito makagalaw.
"You do not have the right to ask for the creator's help." The Archangel said.
I give him a deathly glare. He killed Kuya Vic.
"Angel? Hmp. A demon disguise as Angels!" I told him.
He cup my chin and look at me as if examining my face. "Now I know why this Duke here did everything to see you again. "
I give him another deathly glare. If I can move I already slap this guy twice. No, thrice!
He touches my lips with his thumb. I saw Astaroth from my peripheral view grin in anger.
The archangel look at Astaroth and smirk then kissed me in my lips.
"You can't talk, aren't you?" he said letting out chuckle. "It's because I gave you one strong prayer to immobilize you.
Lumakad sya papunta sa likuran ko upang mas makaharap si Astaroth at makita nito ang mga susunod pa niya na gagawin. And was shocked when he slip his hands inside my clothes and touch me in my private part.
Is this guy really an Angel?
I saw Astaroth starting to go berserk. He's grinning in anger.
"How does it feel to see your woman touch by another man?" he ask Astaroth.
He is starting to move his hands and rub me down there.
At the moment hindi ko alam ang gagawin. Nakakarindi!
Gusto kong umiyak pero wala nang luhang lumalabas sa mata ko. Napagod na.
"Oh look at this. Astaroth, you'll be surprise." He said then let his hands out. "She's wet."
I close my eyes. I dunno what to feel. Nakakapagod na. Ayoko na. Bahala na sila. Ayoko na. Sawang sawa nako.
In just a blink of an eye, biglang tumalsik sa malayo ang anghel. Some blood splatter on my cheek. Astaroth hit him.
Tiningnan ko si Astaroth. Sinugatan nya ang kanyang sarili para mawala ang kanyang pamamanhid sa katawan na ginawa nung anghel.
"No one shall touch her!!" he growl so loud that it made the walls cracked. "You will pay for this! State your name cause I will be the one to welcome you in hell!"
The angel spit some blood. He smirk.
"State your name, goddammnit!"
"I won't give a demon my name."
Pagkasabi nun nang anghel ay agad syang sinunggaban ni Astaroth at pinagsusuntok. Hindi ito nakabawi. Halos madurog na nito ang mukha nung anghel. Siguro nanghina na ito kaya ang dasal na ginawa nya para hindi ako makagalaw ay nawala na.
Agad kong nilapitan si Astaroth upang pigilan na ito dahil halos puro dugo na ang mukha nang anghel.
"Astaroth..." I cry. "Tama na. Patay na sya. Tama na."
"No. I won't stop until I'm satisfied!"
I hug him from behind.
"Tama na. Tama na please. Astaroth." I hold his arm to stop him.
"No! Let me!" His now crying. He give him one strong punch. "This is for Victor." And another one."And for Yva you piece of sh*t!"
"Astaroth, stop!" I cried.
"You don't deserve this. We don't deserve this! Ano bang ginawa natin?! Ano?!" Binalik nya ang tingin sa anghel at sinuntok itong muli. "Anong ginawa namin para ganitohin nyu kami?!!!!!! Bullsh*t! Goddamm*t!" he burst into tears. "I didn't do anything. We didn't do anything. Yva and I were innocent. We didn't do anything bad way back. We didn't. WHY!????"
He cried so I hug him tight crying as well.
"It's over. He's dead now." I sob.
Itinayo ko sya at inilayo doon sa anghel.
"It's over now, Astaroth." I touch his cheek with the back of my hands. I try to wipe his tears as if makakatulong iyon.
"I hate myself." He said.
"Don't. Astaroth, both of us are victims here. Biktima tayo nang mga masasamang tao dati."
"Oh, Yv. Para akong mamamatay na kanina sa aking nakita na ginagawa nya sayo."
"Tapos na yon. Tapos na."
He hug me and hug him back.
He won't stop crying. Ngayon ko lang sya nakitang umiyak nang ganito. Kung umiyak man sya ayaw nyang ipakita pero ngayon para syang nagbreak down. Kaya I hug him tighter.
After a while, nilapitan na namin ang katawan ni Kuya Vic. He look so peaceful for a demon.
"I will miss kuya Vic." Saad ko.
"Victor never change. No matter what circumtances, he' still willing to give his life for the sake of others."
Hinawakan ko ang mga malalamig na kamay ni Kuya. Hindi ko mapigilan mapaiyak uli. Ang kawawa kong Kuya. I took his hand to my cheek habang umiiyak.
"Ano nang gagawin natin ngayon?" Tanong ko kay Astaroth.
He didn't answer.
Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakatayo at hinarap si Kuya pero laging gulat ko nang makita ko ang papalapit na anghel na may hawak na sacred weapon na espada upang itarak ito kay Astaroth. Siguro sa sobrang pagod ay hindi naramdaman ni Astaroth ang paparating na banta kaya ang ginawa ko, I hug him and turn him around.
Astaroth's POV~
"Yva?" I said when she hug me and turn us around immediately. Then I saw it. I saw the angel. Hindi pa pala sya patay.
I saw the sword at the back of Yva. I can't speak. I raised my left arm and shoot and let out an unseen force to hit him.
Nang natamaan siya nun ay natumba sya at agad naging abo ang kanyang katawan. Muli ko nang itinoon ang atensyon ko kay Yva.
I held her in my arms.
"Yva?" Her eyes are close. "Yva? Hey, wake up!" Para akong binuhusan nang puro yelo sa lamig at takot na naramdaman sa mga oras na ito.
"Hmm?" She hummed.
"Wait, Ill give you my strength."
She tried to stop me.
"Don't. Kuya Vic said that when a sacred weapon hit , you cannot do anything to heal it."
"Don't worry! I will try!"
She cough blood.
"Okay, if you die, I'll give you life again!" I cried.
She smile.
"Si-siguro panahon na rin."
"Panahon na?!"
"Tu-tumigil na tayo. T-tama na siguro. Magpahinga na tayo. Ipaubaya na natin sa kanya ang lahat."