Kara's POV
"you seem happy." puna ko while looking at the flowers blooming everytime she passes.
Tumigil siya at humarap sa'kin na nakapameywang.
"kaya nga... kaya nga kita dinala dito." Cesia looked at our surroundings.
Nagtaka ako sa sinabi niya. She's bringing me here because she would like me to watch how the plants react around her?
"Kara..." nagbuntong-hininga siya. "kailan ba gumagalaw ang halaman simula nung nagising si Cronus?"
Pabalik-balik ang tingin ko sa kanya at sa mga bulaklak. She's right. Hindi naka enclose ng barrier ang isla na'to. They shouldn't move since the second that everything stopped.
"How the-" she didn't let me continue and proceeded to make a trance.
My eyes widened when I saw the familiar place. The black ceilings. The black walls. The floor that turned red because of blood.
Nakita ko ang mop na kasingkulay na ng dugo. Ang mop na ginagamit ko sa tuwing pinapalinis nila ako.
"Kamille!" my heart started beating fast upon hearing his voice.
"S-stop this." tinignan ko si Cesia na nakatingin lang rin sa'kin.
Lumabas ang isang babae na duguan ang dalawang kamay. May bitbit siyang baril na alam ko'y isang bala nalang ang natitira.
This was the last time I saw him... and I swore not to see him again.
I felt my eyes change its color grabbing a hold of the trance saka ko ito sinira.
Ngayon, nasa isla na kami. I looked at the woman standing in front of me and wondered.
Is she really... just a daughter of Aphrodite?
"Sinabi sa'kin ni Doc noon na hindi ako katulad niyo. Nagbabago pa rin ang katawan ko. Wala rin akong ideya kung bakit." nag-aalala niyang sabi.
Maybe that's why she brought me here. Para matulungan ko siyang mapaliwanag ang nangyayari sa kanya.
Pero pati ako.
Ngayon lang ako nakakakita ng ganito.
Heck. Her eyes don't even change its color sa tuwing gumagawa siya ng trance. That means she can do more. Lahat ng abilities na pinapakita niya ngayon... is just her basic powers.
Her natural powers.
But even her basic powers are too strong to be called 'basic'.
I felt a presence coming kaya napalingon ako at nakita si Trev na papunta sa'min. He's here to help too. I believe.
Makakatulong nga naman siya.
"You haven't eaten breakfast." I heard him say.
Ngayon, pabalik-balik na ang tingin ko sa dalawa. Am I missing something here?
Come to think of it, sa tuwing magkasama silang dalawa, I always feel the same heavy energy. Akala ko nga pakiramdam ko lang 'yon. Pero napagtanto kong iba talaga pag nagkalapit silang dalawa.
It's as if combining two strong forces. Two nuclear bombs.
Ever since Cesia's first day. Ako ata ang unang nakapansin sa atmosphere the first time both laid eyes on each other. Balewala lang kasi sa kanila noon. But I knew there was something.
"Is there something you need to show me?" I asked them.
I am a daughter of Athena afterall. Bawat galaw ng katawan nababasa ko. A daughter of Aphrodite can read heartbeats, while a child of Athena can read motion.
Nagtinginan muna sila bago tumango.
Suddenly, I start hearing the sounds of thunder above us. I seriously thought that Cesia's eyes turned pinkish or what but no it wasn't her eyes. It was the reflection of lightning in her eyes.
Purple Electricity.
Hindi ko maiwasang mapatingin sa itaas at mamangha.
I only read about this in books.
I eyed the guy standing beside her.
Cesia is not the only one changing.
They both are.
"Spectra." nagsimula na akong magsalita habang inaalala ang nabasa ko noon. "It's called Spectra, the opposite of Black Lightning Manipulation."
Spectra... what we are seeing is actually not just pink or violet. It is all the colors. Visible or invisible to the naked eye.
"How do you do it?" tanong ko.
Nagkibit-balikat lang siya.
Ito na siguro ang panahon ko. Just look at all these unexplained things. My Athena side is favoring what is happening.
"Don't worry. I will be studying everything about the spectra." hindi ko pinapahalata sa kanila ang excitement na nararamdaman ko. I know they only want serious business here.
About her new abilities though... tch.
"You can make flowers bloom. Somehow you can still use your abilities with living things." hindi man nila nakikita pero naguguluhan rin ako sa kondisyon niya. "And... you can see the past."
The opposite of an oracle. Kung may kakayahan si Art na makita ang magaganap pa, si Cesia naman, may kapangyarihan na makita ang naganap na.
An unusual ability.
"Can we eat now?" aya ni Trev.
I tilted my head looking at them both. I hope they stay strong. I'll be rooting for them.
And I'm happy someone is slowly giving him life again. Hinihintay ko lang talaga ang panahon na ngingiti 'yang si Trev sa harap naming Alphas.
It will be the most shocking moment in history.
I smiled of the thought. Sana nga naman darating ang panahon na 'yan...
"Kara?" narinig ko ang pagtawag ni Cesia sa'kin.
I blinked at nakita na pabalik na pala sila sa camp. Tumango ako bago sumunod sa kanila.
Nalibang ako habang pinapanood ang mga halaman na namumulaklak sa tuwing dumadaan si Cesia. Naalala ko tuloy ang mga panahon na nasa Arcadia kami. When she bloomed all the flowers in the garden.
"Oww-" may nabunggo ako. Iniangat ko ang ulo ko para makita kung sino ito.
"I left you your favorite." nakangiti niyang sambit.
Siningkit ko ang aking mga mata. Simula nung niligtas ko siya.. nag-iba ata yung pagtrato niya sa'kin.
Did he actually do something? May nagawa ba siyang kasalanan?
Hmm...
"Yeah. Kung hindi ka nagugutom, akin nalang yung smoked steak na nirequest ko. I'm still hungry." he turned around and started walking.
Smoked steak?
"N-no wait.." tumigil naman siya.
"Hintayin mo'ko.." nagmamadali akong pumunta sa kanya.
Papunta na ako sa hapagkainan nang makita ko si Thea na may kasamang dalawang Gamma. They just got out of a tent with hands dripped in oil.
"Can you do me a favor?" lumapit ako sa kanya.
Tumango siya.
"I want you to collect all the data about Cesia's background especially her dad. Can you do that?" I made my request.
Binigyan niya ako ng thumbs up with a large smile. I nodded and went back to Dio waiting for me.
"Kara!" may tumawag sa'kin kaya napalingon ako.
It's Cesia.
"yung tungkol sa bagong abilities ko..." may bitbit siyang tray na may nakalagay na pagkain. Kasama niya ngayon si Ria na may dala ring pagkain.
"Trev can help you with that." I answered.
She just nodded saka nagpaalam na sa tent daw namin sila kakain.
Nagtataka siguro siya kung ano ang maitutulong ni Trev.
Well she's about to discover something more.
Kaya nga hindi ako nagulat nang malaman na may dalawang deities si Jamie.
I sighed.
So what happens when a demigod, a daughter of Hades, bore a child of Zeus?
You get Sky Dios Austria.
Trev.
The only demigod to have two of the big three as his deities.
Kaya may kutob ako...
na hindi lang si Aphrodite ang deity ng kinikilalang Abigail Young sa mortal realms.