Song of The Rebellion

By mahriyumm

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◤ SEMIDEUS SAGA #04 ◢ Promise of the Twelve - End of the rebellion as prophecied by the titan goddess, Mnemos... More

The Mistake
Alpha Omegas
Breakfast
Manifestations
Worried Oracle
Sweet as It Sounds
Sleep Tight
The Biggest Sin
Proudest Grace
Conflicted
Missing Voice
Betrayed
Last Nerves
My Name
Safehaven
More than Blessed
A Long Night
Reconcile
Responsibility
Reversed
Left
⚠ My Rights ⚠
Settled In
Cold
Our Destiny
Risked
Her Descendant
All-Seeing
Till the End
Freedom
From the Past
The Present Realm
The Heavens
The Underworld
The Mortal Realms
The Future
The Beginning
Helen of Troy
Arcadians
The Night
SC: Run To You
Rewriting History
Saving Gods
Coupled
Destroyed
The Descendants
The Four Immortals
Untouchable
Not an UD: Updates
Candle
Stitched
The Rebels
Clairvoyance
Thoughts
Chthonic
In The End
Time Flies
The Way Back
Drawing Close
From the Depths
Far from Home
Breathe
Genesis
Up Down
Unfinished
Downfall
Revolution
Spectra
Rise Up
End of the World
Timeless
Edge of the Night
Book Note
DEDICATIONS
Gold
Masterpiece
Memories
The Depth
SOTR: PLAYLIST

Sightless

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By mahriyumm

Matilda's POV

We have a plan.

Thanatos and Hypnos will pay a visit to the deities and distract them while Kaye and I will be looking for Demeter and Pacithea.

"May nakikita ka na ba?" tanong ko kay Kaye.

Nagtatago kami ngayon sa ilalim ng pinagpapatong-patong na balat ng mga animal offerings. We're inside a cart that is supposed to be a gift from Thanatos and Hypnos for the rebels.

I don't know how we came up with this thing but it seems working.

Natahimik kami nang maramdaman na gumagalaw ang sinasakyan naming cart.

"Nakapasok na tayo sa gates. There's a prison underneath but I see no one." bulong ni Kaye.

"They must have hidden them deep inside the castle." sagot ko.

Ilang minuto ang lumipas at tumigil na kami.

Kumulo kaagad ang aking dugo nang marinig ang pamilyar na boses ng isa sa mga Arae.

"How nice of you to give us presents."

"How can I not?" sunod kong narinig ang boses ni Thanatos.

A moment of awkward silence soon followed.

I feel like they're just staring at each other right now. May kutob talaga akong kasalukuyan silang nag s-staring contest dahil sa napaka-intense na atmosphere na nararamdaman ko.

"I believe you stole something from me." binasag ni Hypnos ang katahimikan.

"Guards. Bring this thing elsewhere."

Nagulat kami ni Kaye nang gumalaw na naman yung crate. May pinag-usapan pa sina Hypnos na di ko na gaanong narinig dahil dinadala ata kami ng guard papalayo sa kanila.

We finally came to a stop and after a few seconds, sinabi ni Kaye na lumabas na daw ang guwardiya.

Tinulak ko ang makakapal na balat ng mga hayop na nakatakip sa'min at napasinghap. Kanina pa kasi ako hindi makahinga. Idagdag pa ang amoy ng tuyong dugo.

Paglababa namin, napatingin ako sa kabuuan ng lugar kung saan kami dinala. Nasa silid kami na punong-puno ng mga animal offerings.

For a second there, akala ko itatapon lang nila kami.

Kumunot ang aking noo nang may gumalaw sa likod ng tambak-tambak na bangkay ng mga hayop.

Pagkatapos, muntik na akong matumba nang tumayo ang malaking aso. Nabalot siya ng mga sugat at naka-chain ang tatlong ulo niya kaya hindi siya gaanong makagalaw.

Lumapit ako sa kanya. "Cerberus.." I whispered while running my hand on his black fur.

Tumingala ako at tinignan siya. "Don't worry... your master will come and get you.. okay?"

"Not now... but soon." hinihimas-himas ko siya. "Hades will be back."

Pagkatapos marinig yon, bumalik siya sa pagkakahiga at ipinikit ang kanyang mga mata.

Poor thing.

"Matilda." tinawag ako ni Kaye. "Nakikita ko na sila."

"Where?" lumapit ako sa kanya.

"At the other end of the hall." sagot niya. "Fortunately, walang nagbabantay sa kanila. The rest of the guards are roaming."

Lumabas na kami ni Kaye. We managed to avoid the guards. Madali lang naman magtago mula sa kanila dahil sa sobrang dilim ng mga sulok dito.

Saka kami huminto sa harap ng pader.

Wala akong nakikitang opening kaya napatingin ako kay Kaye na takang-taka.

Her eyes quickly turned to gold. Kasabay nito ay ang pagiging semi-transparent ng katawan niya.

She reached inside the wall. And after a few clicks, bumukas ang portion na ito. She pulled out her hand and smiled at me.

Napangiti rin ako at napailing.

She has one cool ability.

Tapos, sinalubong kami ng kadiliman pagpasok namin. No light. No anything. Just plain darkness.

Suddenly, I felt something crawl on my arm. Nalaman ko kaagad kung ano ito kaya kinuyom ko ang aking mga kamao.

Gods. I should've known.

Isa-isang lumiwanag ang mga torches na nakapalibot sa'min. Two goddesses trapped inside a flaming cage came into our sight.

"Silly demigods." Then the mist gathered in front of us and merged to form into one goddess. "You think I cannot sense your presence with my mist scattered everywhere in the Underworld?"

Hindi ako makagalaw dahil sa mist na mahigpit na nakapalipot sa aking braso at paa ko.

Threatened, I felt my eyes change to a different color.

"You should've known this was suicide." humalakhak si Hecate. She began talking about how funny it is to see mortals saving immortals.

"This is how low the gods have become." pagtatapos niya.

Napadako ang aking mga mata kay Demeter. Nakilala ko kaagad siya dahil sa suot niyang veil at green chiton. Gumagalaw rin ang mga floral patterns sa kanyang damit which was enchanting to look at. It really looked like a real garden is sewn on her dress.

Sa tabi niya ay si Pasithea, wearing a white chiton that keeps on glittering even with the lack of light. She leaned closer gracefully and smiled at me.

"Is my husband okay?" tanong niya with a soft voice that echoed through my eardrums repeatedly.

Saka ko naalala.

She's the goddess of meditation and relaxation. Of course her voice would be as gentle as a breeze.

"By now, your husband should be on their way here." Hecate was the one to answer.

"Hinahanap nyo'ko?"

Napalingon kami kina Hypnos at Thanatos. Nakagapos silang dalawa at nasa likod nila ang tatlong mga Arae kasama ang dalawa pang guards.

"You shouldn't have come for us." ani Demeter.

"Guards." tinawag ni Hecate ang mga kampon nila. "Tie these two."

"Ah-" Napaso ang kamay ko nang madikit ito sa tali na nilagyan ata nila ng ibang uri ng lason. "Can you not use that?!"

Sunod-sunod na pumatak ang dugo ko sa sahig nang idiniin ng guwardiya ang pagkakatali nito.

"That freaking hurts!" pilit akong kumawala mula sa kanya. "Hindi kami imortal kaya pwede ba? Use another string!"

"You heard her."

Napatingin kaming lahat kay Thanatos.

"Untie them." utos niya.

Kumunot ang noo ni Hecate. "Death. I see you have chosen a side."

Nagulat ako nang bumagsak ang dalawang guards na humihilik.

Madaling nakawala si Kaye dahil sa ability niyang mag-anyong multo... or something like that at tinulungan niya akong tanggalin mula sa pagkagapos.

The three Arae hissed and spread their wings at the same time. Dumiretso sila sa'min but before they could grab us, lumitaw sa harap namin si Thanatos nang nakatalikod.

I didn't notice how large his wings were at first but both had the length of the whole room.

'Run. We'll meet you outside.' narinig ko ang boses niya.

Gamit ang kanyang pakpak, tinulak niya ang mga Arae kaya hinatak ko na si Kaye at tumakbo papalabas.

Lumiko kami sa dating dinaanan namin kaso napahinto kami nang makita ang dalawang gigantes na naghihintay sa'min. We avoided them and ran as fast as we could. Halatang hinahabol nila kami ayon sa naririnig kong mabibilis at mabibigat na dabog ng mga paa nila mula sa aming likod.

I literally have no idea which part of the castle this is, but we found ourselves on a dead end. Nakatayo kami ngayon at the end of a cliff.

I looked down and expected to see an ocean of lava or a hole filled with damned souls but instead...

I saw a familiar face.

"Cronus." bulong ko.

Nakahiga siya at nakabukas ang kanyang bibig at mga mata. He wasn't moving or anything.

I was confused for a moment.

Napansin ko kasing tinanggalan siya ng mga mata.

All that's left are two black holes...

"They blinded him." I blinked several times.

And it just dawned on me.

So this is how the rebels plan to control him?!

By snatching his sense of sight and vision?!

"Matilda!"

Bumalik ang aking diwa nang tawagin ako ni Kaye. Nasa gitna siya ng isang tulay at sinenyasan ako na sumunod sa kanya.

Without looking down, nagsimula na akong tumawid.

"Bilis!" sigaw ni Kaye. She was already standing on the other side.

Napaluhod ako nang gumalaw ang pinapatungan ko. Nanlalaki ang aking mga mata habang nakatitig sa ibaba. One slip and my body will make a splat on Cronus' chest.

"They're coming!"

Napalunok ako at dali-daling gumapang. I gathered my senses and crawled my way through. I was almost there when one of the gigantes decided to break the bridge made of rock.

"Matilda!"

I tried to reach for Kaye's hand...

but I couldn't.

I was already falling.

Dahan-dahan kong ipinikit ang aking mga mata. Naluluha kasi ako sa matinding pressure na tumatakbo sa balat ko. The pull of gravity is slowly getting stronger dahilan na pati ako ay nabibigatan na rin sa sarili kong katawan.

I was supposed to feel like I'm floating but no, I was getting heavier and heavier.

Binuksan ko lamang ang aking mga mata nang may kamay na mahigpit na humawak sa braso ko.

Saka niya ako hinagis pataas.

What the underworld just happened.

Nahuhulog na naman ako sa pangalawang pagkakataon but this time, I actually landed on someone's arms.

Hindi ako makapaniwala nang makita kung sino ang nagligtas sa'kin. "Did Death actually prevented me from dying or did I die already?"

"No time to talk, oracle." tinignan niya ako. "My wings are wounded."

Wounded?

Isn't that something to say when a daughter of Iaso is around?

Kasunod na lumiwanag ang aking balat. I felt healing energy transfer from my skin to his.

"How's that?" tanong ko.

He tensed his back and sighed. "Much better."

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