'The Mysterious Spell'
The last thing Zia remembered were the smiles and laughter of her family. The sweet sound of the bells ringing at exactly midnight. The warm feeling of knowing they were complete. Although she longed for one soul to be by her side, she was still happy.
Knowing that she was loved and was giving back the love she was receiving.
But then it happened. That tight feeling she feels on her chest. The pain, the fear and that snap.
"Z-Zia! Zia!" Agad na napalingon ang lahat sa direksiyon ni Zia nung bumagsak na ito sa sahig. Everyone immediately crowded her. Lumapit kaagad ang mga magulang niya sa kanya at napatakip na sina Dolly at Celise sa bibig nila.
Everyone was in shock.
"A-Anong nangyari?" Her members asked, unaware of this situation. Unaware that Zia once had the most vulnerable heart in the realm. "Shit! Not again!" Tarantang sabi ni Xy at hinawi muna ang iba sa daan para lapitan si Zia.
"What do you mean 'again'? This happened before?" Naguguluhang tanong ni Atlas habang pinapalibutan na nila si Zia. Jun hoisted her body up and quickly took her to the lab habang naiwan naman ang Midnight Angels sa baba na hindi alam kung anong nangyari.
Celise stayed with them to explain the situation habang dinadala na si Zia sa lab.
"W-Will she be okay?" Natatakot na tanong ni Audin.
"Usually kapag nangyayari 'to, nagigising naman siya kinabukasan." Pagpapaliwanag ni Celise kaya medyo nakahinga ng maluwag ang team nila knowing that Zia will wake up pero bigla nalang napahawak si Shinshi sa ulo niya at sandaling napapikit.
Napatigil agad si Wilder na aalis sana at tsaka siya tumingin kay Shinshi. At nung itinaas ni Shinshi ang ulo niya ay nagtama ang paningin nila ni Wilder.
Wilder saw the fear in Shinshi's eyes. He knew what she saw.
"N-No.." Nauutal na sabi ni Wilder at kunot-noo namang tumingin ang team sa kanilang dalawa ni Shinshi.
Dahan-dahan nang umatras si Wilder hanggang sa tuluyan na siyang tumakbo papunta sa lab.
"Open it! Bilis!" Tarantang sabi ni Duke habang papunta sila sa lab. Pagpasok nila sa lab ay agad na pinahiga ni Jun si Zia sa kama habang inaayos naman nina Xin ang pagkakahiga nito.
"Ano bang nangyari?" Tanong ni Miu kay Chloe na siyang huling kasama ni Zia. Chloe was already in tears habang nagpapaliwanag siya sa huling segundo na may malay pa si Zia. "Shit!" Agad silang napalingon sa gawi ni Zia nung nagmura na si Jun.
Jun quickly took off his jacket, not minding the scent of the blood that was running down Zia's nose. Agad na tumakbo si Hoshi papunta sa mesa at kumuha ng tissue sabay bigay nito kay Matthew na siyang naglinis ng dugo sa ilong ni Zia.
Sakto namang pagdating ni Wilder ay mga duguang tissue kaagad ang nakita niya. Agad niyang hinila si Xy na naguguluhang nakatingin sa kanila. "S-Shinshi.. Shinshi saw something." Hinahangos na sabi ni Wilder dahilan para tumingin na ang mga Tito niya sa kanila.
"Saw what?" Tanong ni Wolfie nung marinig niya ang pangalan ng kapatid niya. Wilder was about to saw something when the machines started beeping.
Panic made its way to Xin's heart and it reflected in her eyes.
"Defibrillator!" Sigaw ni Duke at agad namang hinila nina Dino at Vernon ang defibrillator palapit sa kama ni Zia.
"W-Wala naman siyang ginawa na nagpapagod sa kanya ah. O-Okay na okay naman siya." Umiiyak na sabi ni Chloe kaya lumapit na si Ash sa kanya at nilabas na muna siya para makahinga ito ng maluwag. Meanwhile, sinusuot na ni Matthew ang gloves at hinahanda na nila ang defibrillator.
They all looked at the lines on the machine.
Fear, panic, and worry were in everyone's heart.
More blood started coming out from Zia's nose kaya inilayo na muna ni Milo si Jun kahit ayaw nitong lumayo muna sa kama ni Zia. "Kumalma ka muna." Sabi ni Milo kay Jun at mahina itong tinulak palayo. Sinabunutan nalang ni Jun ang sarili niya at niyakap nalang si Xin nung lumapit ito sa kanya.
"Masyado yata tayong naniwala na magaling na nga siya." Wala sa sariling sabi ni Jayden habang nakatingin siya kay Zia na patuloy ang pag-agos ng dugo mula sa ilong nito. Binigyan ni Miu ng stethoscope si Matthew at tinanggap naman niya ito kaagad at pinakinggan ang puso ni Zia.
Seth and Wolfie knew that their sense of hearing wasn't that strong since their abilities left their bodies but they could also hear what Matthew could.
At dahil sa naririnig nila ay bumagsak na ang balikat ni Seth at tumalikod na si Wolfie kaya tumingin na si Matthew kina Baxter. "Charge it to 150 joules." Utos niya habang nakatingin sa defibrillator.
Nanginginig ang kamay ni Miu nung tinaggal niya ang pagkakabutones ng damit ni Zia. They all saw the azure dragon scales on Zia's lower back to her waist but had no time to question it. Miu then applied the conducting gel on Zia's chest.
Lumapit naman si Duke sa tabi ni Miu at siya na mismo ang nagpupump ng dibdib ni Zia, conducting a CPR.
"Anong nakita ni Shinshi?" Pag-uulit ni Wolfie kay Wilder.
"It's about Zia." Agad na sabi ni Wilder kaya lumabas na si Wolfie para puntahan si Shinshi. Pagdating niya sa sala ay nasalubong niya si Shinshi na umiiyak. "B-Blood. There's blood everywhere." Umiiyak na sabi ni Shinshi kaya hinawakan na ni Wolfie ang magkabilang balikat niya.
"Whose blood?" Mariing tanong ni Wolfie sa kanya kaya tumingin na si Shinshi sa kanya.
"E-Ewan ko. But.. strawberry wine." Sagot nito dahilan para agad na mapatayo si Atlas. Strawberry wine was the scent of Zia's blood. Shinshi was too broken with what she saw that she forgot that was Zia's blood's scent.
Dahil dito ay sabay na silang pumunta sa lab. Sumunod narin ang iba sa kanila pero hindi sila nakapasok. But they saw what was going on. They saw how Duke was desperately trying to revive Zia's heartbeat.
When it was time, kinuha na ni Matthew ang defibrillator at agad na inalis ni Duke ang kamay niya.
Kinuha na ni Lucas ang cellphone niya at may tinawagan. "Blu, si Zia."
"Clear!" Zia's body jolted up and everyone looked at the screen. Tinakpan na ni Jun ang mga tenga ni Xin at niyakap ito habang nag-aagaw buhay na si Zia.
"Hindi naman pwede 'to. Okay pa siya kanina eh. T-Tapos biglang.." Napaupo na si Xy sa sahig at sinabunutan ang sarili niya kaya lumapit na si Dolly sa kanya at niyakap siya. Lahat sila ay nabibigla sa biglaang atake ni Zia.
"Continue the CPR for two minutes." Sabi ni Matthew kay Duke pero lumapit na si Jun sa kanila at siya na mismo ang pumalit sa pwesto ni Duke pero saglit na hinawakan ni Matthew ang kamay niya, a warning sign that he might just break Zia's body because of his strength.
"We lost our abilities, remember? I'm not that strong anymore." Paalala ni Jun sa kanya at pati si Matthew ay nakalimot narin tungkol dito dahil sa mga nangyayari. Hinayaan na siya ni Matthew. Jun pumped Zia's chest for the next two minutes nang dumating na sina Wolfie at Shinshi.
Agad na tumingin si Matthew sa kanila pero napahinto siya nung mabasa niya ang nasa isip ni Shinshi. Jun also looked at Shinshi while he was still pumping Zia's chest.
Both of them were confused. Their abilities left their bodies. They weren't supposed to read minds but they were reading Shinshi's mind as of the moment.
And this is what they saw.
Blood. Last breath. The dark. A smile. A white flower and.. the Hunters.
After seeing what Shinshi saw, Matthew stepped back trying to balance his body. Jun slowly stopped pumping Zia's chest pero bumalik sila sa katinuan nung nagsalita na si Hoshi. "Matt, full charge." Aniya kaya agad na lumingo-lingo si Matthew at nag-isip ng maayos.
Everyone watched as Jun desperately tried to revive Zia's heartbeat.
Matthew shocked Zia's body once more. "Clear!" Zia's body jolted one more time. There was still no heartbeat. Napaupo na ang iba sa gilid habang walang tigil parin si Jun sa pagbibigay ng CPR kay Zia.
"Baby, baby can you hear me? It's Daddy. B-Baby.. please." Jun pleaded and he desperately tried to revive Zia's heartbeat. Nanginig na ang tuhod nina Joshua at Jayden kaya umupo na muna sila at sinapo ang mga mukha nila.
Xin tried her best to sneak out even one healing spell but her body can't do anything.
"B-Baby.. baby please." Pagmamakaawa ni Xin habang hawak-hawak na niya ang kamay ni Zia. Seth, who was mad and in despair at the same time looked at Zia's hand. She was already turning blue. Her body was beginning to be cold.
Yakap-yakap na ni Dolly si Xy na umiiyak na habang nakatingin siya sa kapatid niyang nakahiga nalang sa lab bed.
"Xy Allison Wen, I permit you."
Agad na napaupo ng maayos si Xy dahil sa narinig niya. It was Hades' and Zeus' voice at the same time. They talked to him. Agad siyang tumingin sa kamay niya at dun niya nakita unti-unti na itong lumiliwanag. His hands began to produce little flashes of lightning. Red lightning.
Agad siyang tumayo at tsaka tumakbo papunta sa tabi ni Jun at hinawi naman kaagad ni Seth si Jun para mabigyan ng espasyo si Xy.
Xy then looked at his sister. With pale lips, blood running from her nose, he shut his eyes tight ang gritted his teeth.
"Please work. P-Please work." He prayed as he clasped his palms together before electrocuting Zia's body. Red lightning flashed around Zia's body as Xy started pumping her chest, lightning still flowing from both their bodies.
"Please, baby. Please.. a-ang tagal kitang hiningi. T-They can't take you away from me like this. Lumaban ka, Zia!" Xy continued doing a CPR until Matthew detected a pulse.
"We have a pulse!" Agad na nabuhayan ang lahat dahil sa sinabi ni Matthew.
Matthew immediately checked Zia's vitals at naghiyawan naman sila mula sa pagbalik ng pulso ni Zia. Niyakap kaagad ni Xin si Xy na nawalan ng lakas matapos niyang salbahin ang kapatid niya. Xy smiled a victorious smile. They all cheered.
They all smiled.
But that happiness only lasted for a minute.
Zia started coughing out blood and her heart started beating so fast her body was spasming. Blood started coming out from her mouth, her nose and they cried when they saw the blood coming out of her ears.
She was in a hopeless state.
Dun na tumakbo si Audin papunta sa isolation room at tsaka binasag ang control ng mga metal doors para mabuksan ito. Pagpasok niya ay nakita niya si Reed na tahimik na nakaupo sa kama at naguguluhan pang nakatingin sa kanya.
"What the hell happened to you?" Tanong ni Reed sa kanya.
Reed was completely unaware of the situation that was happening and Audin couldn't believe it.
"Kapag talaga wala 'yung mga monitor mo, hindi mo na alam ang mga nangyayari kay Zia?" Hinahangos na tanong ni Audin sa kanya at kumunot naman ang noo ni Reed.
"Why? What's wrong?" Tanong niya at napatayo na nung mapansin niyang natataranta si Audin.
"S-She's.. I think she's dying." Sabi ni Audin at walang pasabing hinila na niya si Reed papunta sa lab. Reed was confused but his confusions were answered when he saw what was going on. Blood. Zia's blood.
Agad na napatingin ang lahat sa kanila nung binuksan ni Audin ang pinto ng lab at tsaka niya tinulak si Reed papasok.
Hoshi and Audin looked at each other and with that single look, they shared a single idea.
"Guys, give him some space." Mahinahong sabi ni Hoshi at hinawi palayo ang Team Alpha sa walang buhay na katawan ni Zia. "What?! You're gonna let him touch her?! Papatayin niya lang si—"
Hindi na natapos ni Xy ang sasabihin niya dahil tumingin na siya kay Zia at nanginig na ang ibabang labi niya. Sinapo na ni Xy ang mukha niya at tumalikod nalang. Everyone looked at Reed in a warning gaze, telling him to not do anything suspicious or they won't let him near Zia's body.
Inilabas ni Reed ang kamay niya mula sa bulsa niya at tsaka na naglakad palapit sa katawan ni Zia.
He looked at her for a few seconds until he focused on the azure dragon scales on Zia's lower back. Napalunok na si Reed at sandaling pumikit. The crystal-like texture on his hand glowed for a while at tsaka na niya minulat ang mga mata niya.
Reed lifted his right hand, also lifting Zia's body in the air.
Tumingin lang ang lahat sa ginagawa niya at tsaka siya sandaling tumingin kay Xin na nakatingin lang sa katawan ni Zia. Reed inspected the dragon scales on Zia's back at tsaka na niya ito maingat na ibinaba sa kama.
Reed leaned down near Zia's ear.
"You'll be alright." Bulong niya rito at tsaka na inilapit ang labi niya sa labi ni Zia.
Lucas' hand twitched seeing what Reed was about to do kaya tumalikod na siya at pumunta nalang sa terrace. Everyone watched as Reed's hand lighted up. He then breathed right into Zia's lips. A cold and blue-colored smoke made its way to Zia's lips.
Reed controlled himself not to fully touch Zia's lips with his own especially that everyone was watching.
As soon as that smoke made its way into Zia's body, agad na tumingin si Reed sa mga dragon scales ni Zia. It was lighting up the same time his arm was lighting up too. Agad na kinuha ni Reed ang scalpel sa gilid at sinugatan ang palad niya.
Reed's golden blood dripped on Zia's dragon scales and that's when they all fully lit up. The scales were now visible in Zia's body and everyone could see it.
"Bring Lucas." Tipid na sabi ni Reed kay Audin at tumakbo naman ito palabas sabay hila kay Lucas papasok. Nagkatinginan naman si Reed at Lucas.
"It's your turn." Kumunot agad ang noo ni Lucas dahil sa sinabi ni Reed. "What do you mean its my turn?" Tanong ni Lucas sa kanya.
"My turn to kiss her?" Isip ni Lucas kaya sinipa agad siya ni Audin na siyang nakarinig sa inisip nito.
"Walang kiss na naganap. Tangina nito. Bilis na!" Sigaw ni Audin at tinulak na si Lucas palapit kay Zia.
Reed instructed Lucas to execute a lifting spell at ginawa niya naman ito. Nakatingin lang ang lahat sa kanila hanggang sa bigla nalang napaliyad ni Zia at tsaka na lumabas mula sa bibig niya ang isang umiilaw na bagay. It was small. The size of a centavo coin.
Reed caught the thing with a transparent container at bigla itong naging kulay itim at tumigas sa loob ng container.
"A spell was planted in her body." Sabi ni Reed sabay lapag ng container sa mesa at dun na tumunog ulit ang machine at bumalik na ang pagtibok ng puso ni Zia.
They all had mixed emotions after seeing what happened but Matthew made sure to check Zia's vitals again, making sure it won't go back down again. "We have a pulse, again." Sabi ni Matthew at ngumiti na kay Xin.
"A spell?" Tanong ni Duke kay Reed at tumango lang ito.
"This spell was planted for months in her body. It was destined to activate today, so, this happened." Pasimpleng sabi ni Reed habang inaalog ang munting bato sa loob ng container nito. "Sino namang gagawa nito sa kanya?" Tanong ni Baxter.
"Probably someone she met a few months ago." Sagot ni Reed kaya tinaasan lang siya ng kilay ni Audin.
"So, hindi mo alam? Sa ilang taon kang nagbabantay ng mga kilos niya, hindi mo alam?" Sunod-sunod na tanong ni Audin sa kanya at tumango-tango lang si Reed bilang sagot. "Mga kilos niya lang naman ang binabantayan ko, hindi ang mga nasa paligid niya." Pasimpleng sagot ni Reed at pinasa na kay Xy ang container na naglalaman ng spell na nasa katawan ni Zia.
"Nasa UHT lang siya nitong mga nakaraang buwan." Sambit ni Shinshi habang kinukumutan na nina Xin at Jun si Zia sabay halik ng noo nito.
"Then, the spell was probably from someone she met in UHT. Simple." Sagot ni Reed at umupo na sa gilid sabay hawak ng braso niya. Everyone just looked at him and then to the new team.
"Sino bang mga nakilala niya sa UHT?" Tanong ni Seth habang nakahalukipkip at tumingin sa team ni Zia.
"Let's see. There's Alice Wonderland. Trinity. At tsaka kami lang—wait, baka si Trinity. She cast a spell on Zia before, remember?" Tanong ni Audin sa kanila pero naningkit lang ang mga mata ni Atlas.
"That spell isn't from Trin." Sabi niya nung pumasok narin sila sa lab. Tumingin naman ang lahat sa kanya at naghintay na ipaliwanag niya ang sinabi niya. "Kilala ko si Trin. Most of her spell only last for a week or two gaya nung ginawa niya kay Zia." Pagpapaliwanag ni Atlas sa kanila.
"Impossible namang si Alice. Alice is a botanist." Sabi rin ni Celise dahilan para magkatinginan na silang lahat.
"That's not important right now. The bottom line is, it might be someone from UHT. I'll have Mal sort out the students. I'll interrogate every single one of them tomorrow." Sabi ni Seth kaya tumingin na ang team sa kanya bago nila binaling ang tingin nila kay Zia.
Her cheeks started having its color back as well as her lips.
Sabay na nag-iwas ng tingin sina Lucas at Reed sa labi niyang bumabalik na ang mapulang kulay nito. Audin just rolled his eyes and pushed the two out of the lab para magkaroon na ng oras ang pamilya ni Zia sa kanya. The others also left, relieved that Zia was still with them.
"I think I need some beer." Sabi ni Audin kaya sinapak kaagad siya ni Wilder para tumahimik siya. Inis niya lang tiningnan si Wilder na umiinom ng wine at tsaka umupo sa tabi ni Ash. Celise and Chloe tapped Wilder's shoulders to comfort him, seeing that his hand was still shaking.
Umangat lang ang gilid ng labi ni Archer sa nakita niya.
"Mahal na mahal mo yata 'yung pinsan mo ah." Sabi ni Archer kay Wilder at tumingin naman si Wilder sa kanya.
"Wilder cares for Zia just like Xy." Sambit ni Celise na binibigyan na ng banana milk si Audin dahil plano pa yata nitong uminom rin ng wine na iniinom ni Wilder. Wilder just breathed out and palmed his face. Tinapik nalang si Ash ang likod niya.
"She'll be fine now." Ash comforted him.
"Hindi ko alam kung ano nang gagawin ko kapag natuluyan si Zia." Wilder said, broken. Shinshi saw the sadness in Wilder's eyes. Wilder was always like this whenever his cousin just had an attack. He was protective of her because she considered her as a sister.
Celise and Chloe are both aware that Wilder cared for Zia more than he cared for both of them. But they weren't complaining. They both want Zia to receive all the love she needed.
"You know, the deities promised Tita Xin to live a comfortable life. I guess they lied." May pagkainis na sabi ni Wilder kaya tiningnan lang siya ng mga pinsan niya.
"You know, from where I'm from, all I hear is how fantastic it was to be part of the Alpha family. Hindi ko alam na ganitong hirap pala ang meron kayo." Sambit ni Archer kaya tumingin muli sina Wilder sa kanya.
"Fantastic? Yes, we have godly genes at talagang mga magaganda't pogi ang lahi namin pero—" Tinakpan nalang ni Chloe ang bibig ni Wilder at nginitian nalang sina Archer na umirap lang sa sinabi ni Wilder. He was becoming himself again, a sign that he was slowly recovering from the shock.
Mahina nalang natawa si Shinshi sa kanya at tsaka na tumingin kina Wolfie na kararating lang sa sala. Kasama nito sina Jun at Matthew na nakatingin lang kay Shinshi.
"Bakit po?" Tanong ni Shinshi at tumayo.
"The Hunters. We saw the Hunters in your vision." Paninimula ni Matthew na ikinakunot ng noo ng iba.
"Saw? I thought you can't read minds after you woke up?" Naguguluhang tanong ni Wilder sa kanila.
"I don't know what happened but at that moment, we saw what Shinshi saw." Diretsong sagot ni Jun at naghalukipkip na habang nakatingin parin sila kay Shinshi. Kumunot naman ang noo ni Audin at tsaka bahagyang nag-isip.
"Hunters? Diba 'yun 'yung mga sinabi nung mga Pirates of the West?" Tanong ni Audin. "Pirates of the West?" Tanong ni Seth na nagpupunas ng basang kamay. Tumango naman si Audin bilang sagot.
"It was this team's first mission. Kami pa nina Zia, Kuya Blu, Kuya Lucas, ni bobong Wilder at Kuya Atlas ang myembro nun at bago palang si Kuya Ash nun. We went to capture those pirates and I heart them mention something about hunters." Pagpapaliwanag ni Audin sa kanila.
Pinunasan lang ni Wilder ang tumulong banana milk sa panga ni Audin habang nagsasalita parin ito, not minding what Audin just called him.
"Yeah, I remember that pero hindi na namin inisip 'yun kasi ang daming nangyayari." Paliwanag rin ni Wilder kina Jun.
"I thought Hades removed them from existence?" Tanong ni Baxter. Isa-isa nang bumababa ang mga myembro ng Team Alpha dahil palagay nila ay kailangan nilang mag-usap ng bagong team. "Yeah, I thought so too." Vernon added.
"Uhh.. can we guys talk for a moment? Ang dami naming gustong sabihin." Sambit ni Xy na kararating lang kasama si Xin. Zia was already sleeping soundly kaya iniwan na muna nila ito kasama sina Addie at Dolly sa lab.
"Well, it's about time." Jayden said and sat down beside Archer who immediately gave him some space.
"Ehem! Magkatabi ang dalawang ba—" Saglit na natigilan si Audin nung tumingin sina Archer at Jayden sa kanya. "Bad boy. Magkatabi ang dalawang bad boy." He said, saving himself from an early death.
"You see.. I met Wesy." Agad na naibuga ni Duke ang iniinom niyang tubig dahil sa sinabi ni Xy. Naguguluhan namang tumingin sa kanya ang iba at tumaas naman ang kilay nung iba. "Wesy? Diba patay na 'yun?" Tanong ni Dino.
"Unfortunately, Hades offered him a job to dog-sit." Napasapo agad si Xin sa mukha niya dahil sa sinabi ni Wilder. "Oh tapos?" Mahinahong tanong ni Joshua kay Xy. "And he said something about the Hunters, plus Hades' memories, plus Zia's existence, plus—"
"In short, nag-story telling siya?" Tanong ni Hoshi na kumakain ng tuna sandwich. Tinakpan lang ni Milo ang bibig niya at sinabihan si Xy na magpatuloy sa mga sinasabi niya.
"He said something about the Hunters coming back all because Hades lost his memories. Plus, Hunters can't completely be wiped out if there's still remains of them in this realm." Paliwanag ni Xy. "Remains?" Tanong ni Walter.
"Remains. Like their poison." Sagot ni Xy dahilan para tumingin kaagad ang lahat kay Xin na siyang alam nilang may dala ng lason na 'yun hanggang sa mabuhay si Zia at sa kanya ito naipasa.
"And that connected to Zia's existence." Dagdag ni Xy na nagpakunot na naman ng noo nilang lahat. Xin already had a hint of what her son was about to say kaya sinapo na niya ang mukha niya at sumandal sa balikat ni Seth.
"Zia is a half-blood Hunter." Shock, disapproval, and fear reflected from their eyes when Xy said those words.
"Can our family get any weirder?" Tanong ni Hoshi habang inuubos na ang sandwich niya. Tumingin lang ang iba sa kanya bago nila binalik ang tingin nila kay Xy. "Baka naman hindi totoo 'yan. May confirmation na ba?" Tanong ni Duke kaya sabay na tumingin si Dino at Baxter sa kanya.
"Saan naman tayo kukuha ng confirmation tungkol diyan?" Tanong ni Baxter sa kanya.
"Sa mga Hunters malamang." Sagot ni Hoshi kaya huminga nalang ng malalim si Baxter at hindi na ito pinansin.
"Well, that just makes it difficult for Zia. Hunters hate half-blood Hunters." Sabi ni Matthew.
"Hey, Xavier depended on the Hunters attacks, right?" Biglang tanong ni Vernon sa kanila kaya tumingin naman ang iba sa kanya. "And?" Tanong ni Wolfie.
"Which means that Zia's just facing a bigger enemy." Pang-ilang sapo ng mukha na ang nagawa ng Team Alpha at Midnight Angels dahil sa mga naririnig nila. Because Vernon's words made perfect sense. Xavier depended most of his plans to the Hunters attacks knowing that they'd make perfect killers.
And now that Zia is known as a half-blood Hunter, she's also being targeted by the Hunters.
"Ano bang nagawang mali ni Zia at bakit parang pinaparusahan siya dahil sa mga nangyayari sa kanya?" May halong pagkainis na tanong ni Atlas.
"That's just the issue, Atlas. She did nothing wrong, yet she's being punished heavily. How fucked up, right?" Tanong ni Ash sa kanya kaya nagtiim-bagang lang si Lucas na kanina pa nananahimik dun sa gilid. Reed already made his way to the isolation room as soon as they started talking. He didn't want any part of it.
And while they were talking about Zia's case, Zia who was sleeping on the lab bed had a dream.
She was facing a mirror and the reflection was the embodiment of poison.
"They want us dead." Sabi nito sa kanya at tumingin lang si Zia sa kanya.
"They want us dead so we could join them."
❅ Snow ❅