3RD PERSON'S POV
Tahimik na tumatawa ang dalawang tao na kanina pang nakamasid sa magkakaibigan. They were sitting on a tree far away from Elafris and her friends. para silang mga gutom na hyenas na naghihintay para sa kanilang susunod na biktima.
"They look so pathetic Hysteria don't you think?" hysterical na sabi ng lalaki. He was wearing a suspender matched with off white polo and black shoes. His face was pale and was covered with red lipstick. The only thing that someone would compare him to was is that he looked like a clown. Palagi siyang nakangiti at tumatawa na parang lahat ng ginagawa ng tao ay masaya para sa kanya.
"Humans are nothing but weak creatures" malumanay na dagdag ni Hysteria. If Hulgar was psychotic and noisy, Hysteria is the opposite. She does not speak that much. But just like Hulgar, her face is also covered in doll-like make up. She wears a vintage dress and bonnet just like vintage baby dolls in the past.
"Oh, Orion. titingin ka na lang ba diyan o tutulong ka?" tanong ni Hulgar sa isang lalaking nakacloak. di nakikita ang kanyang mukha dahil nahaharangan ito ng cloak
"My only mission here is to get the book and return it. Nothing else" malaming na sagot ng lalaki.
Hulgar scoffed "I thought you wanted to see her at least"
Biglang nakaramdam ng pagkakasakal si Hulgar. Everything happened so fast na di niya namalayan ay nahulog na siya mula sa puno and is pinned down deep down in the ground. He looked in horror at the red eyes of the man named Orion.
"Orion stop that already" malumanay na pagsasaway ni Hysteria. parang nagising sa katotohanan si Orion at tumayo. Hulgar desperately gasped for air as Orion was glaring at him.
"Wow, ang bilis mong magalit" tawa nito. He was so close to being killed but he still managed to laugh. Isa talaga siyang psycopath.
"Don't ever make that remark again" malamig nitong saad "Madame gave you that job as the part of the council, wag kayong magpadalos-dalos. you are nothing."
Biglang nawala ng parang bula. Agad na umakyat si Hulgar sa kanyang pwesto kanina habang minamasahe ang kanyang leeg
"Wow that man is pretty hardcore" Tawa nito. napailing nalang si Hysteria. They never considered each other as friends in the council. They only need each other for power at ginagamit lang nila ang isa't-isa.
"Umalis na yung babae dala ang libro." sabi ni Hysteria "Oras na."
Biglang nawala si Hysteria at si Hulgar naman ay dinilaan ang kanyang mga labi saka ngumiti ng nakakatakot, tumawa ulit ito.
"Show time"
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Ela was still crying hard as she walked. Hindi na niya alam ang kanyang gagawin, gusto lang niya na matapos na ang lahat. She was scared and sad at the same time.
"A human heart is very weak." napatigil siya ng may narinig na boses ng isang babae, malumay pero nakakabighani. She looked around, hugging the book tightly
"Sino ka?!" She shouted.
"Humans are easily destroyed by their hearts."
Biglang kinabahan si Ela, She was looking around. kinuha niya ang maliit na katana na palagi niyang dala in case of emergencies.
"That's what makes them great puppets"
Napatili si Ela nung biglang may mga katawan na nahulog mula sa taas. They were floating in mid-air with their faces looking down. Para silang mga manikang kino-control sa isang puppet show. They surrounded her.
"Give me the book" malumanay na sabi ng babae.
"No!" galit na sagot ni Ela. Hysteria smirked, biglang napabitaw si Ela sa libro, she suddenly can't control her own body. para bang may mga invisible strings na nakatali sa kanya, restricting her every move.
"I'm Hysteria, The puppet master. I prey on the weak heart of people and control them to do what they want. It's only a mater of time and my strings will reach your heart"
Ela struggled so hard pero unti unti na siyang nawawalan ng lakas. She did everything she can but everything went dark.
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Tumakbo silang lahat sa dereksyon kung saan nila narinig ang sigaw ni Ela hanggang sa makarating sila sa isang lugar na napapalibutan ng makapal na usok. Soon after they realized that they are lost.
"Kuya?! Kuya! Asan kayo?!" sigaw ni Kaylie habang hinahanap ang iba niyang mga kasamahan.
"Guys?! Guys?!" Habang naglakad si Jayden ay bigla niyang nakabunggo si Kaylie na mukhang naghahanap din ng mga kasama. Agad na tinayo ni Jayden si Kaylie
"Okay ka lang ba? Yung iba?" tanong kaagad ni Jayden. Umiling si Kaylie
"Hindi eh. parang pinag hiwa-hiwalay tayo."
"Where the hell are we? we need to find them, fast."
Sabay silang tumakbo sa kalagitnaan ng usok hanggang sa makarating sila sa lugar na hindi pamilyar sa kanila.
"Kuya!" sigaw ni Kaylie nung makita si Logan na tumalsik papunta sa dereksyon nila. tumayo ito at hinihingal, his clothes are covered with dirt at halatang nakikipaglaban, pero ang tanong, sino?
"Bakit ngayon lang kayo?! napapagod na akong makipaglaban dito!"
"Ngayon lang kami nakalabas sa usok!"
"Anong usok ang pinagsasabi niyo?!"
When they looked back, wala na yung usok. There wasn't even a trace.
"It's a trap!"
"Obviously! nauna akong makarating dito tapos bigla kayong nawala! Asan na ba yung iba?"
Umiling si Jayden "Di amin alam, baka niligaw sila ng kung sino man ang may pakana nito"
"Well then get into fighting! andun sa kanila si Elafris!"
"What?!" sigaw ni Kaylie. sasagot pa sana si Logan nun may lumipad paunta sa dereksyon nila, It was a human floating in mid-air, trying to kill them. Namumutla ito at nakapikit, halatang wala nang buhay. Ang iba ay unti-unti nang nabubulok ang mga katawan.
"Ano yan?! parang mga zombies!"
"They are corpses being controlled by a puppet master" sabi ni Jayden. biglang tumayo ang mga balahibo ni Kaylie, the thought of it brings shivers to her spine.
She gasped when she saw Ela tied up in the tree, her hands and feet are tied up with her head hanging down. She looks unconscious.
"Ela!" tumakbo si Kaylie palapit, Tyler and Jayden shouted her name. Aabutin niya sana si Ela but an army of corpses appeared before them.
"She's going to on my collection soon." isang boses ng babae ang narinig nila, they looked for the source pero wala silang nakikita
"siya yata yung puppet master" bulong ni Jayden, He was already in a fighting stance
"but I can't see her!" Kaylie exclaimed, still looking around
"We have to find her then" saad ni Logan bago bang transform sa pagiging malaking oso at tumakbo papunta sa mga puppet.
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Nagising si Blake sa kalagitnaan ng gubat, hinawakan niya ang ulo niya ng makaramdam ng matinding sakit. Huminga siya ng malalim at tiningnan ang paligid
"naasan ba ako?" he said. wincing at the pain he felt, nagsimula siyang maglakad habang unti-unti nang bumuti ang kanyang pakiramdam. He was in a foggy place but not too foggy that he can't see anything.
"Nasaan na ba sila?" nagpatuloy siya sa paglalakad hanggang sa napatid siya at natumba, he cussed in surprise "Tngina sino ba naglagay ng malaking bato di- oh sht Aiden!"
Nakita niyang walang malay si Aiden, he tried to wake him up pero walang nangyayari. The fog began to clear up at nakita niya ang iba niyang mga kasamahan na ganun din ang kalagayan.
"Sht anong nangyayari!? bakit di ko sila magising?!" he shouted in frustration habang binubuhat ang katawan ni Tyler papunta sa katawan nina Aiden a t Ash. "Asan na ba yung iba?!"
"Hoy Aiden gumising ka na nga diyan! yung iba nating mga kasamahan nawawala tapos patulog-tulog ka lang diyan! anong klase!" mahina niya pinagtatadyakan si Aiden habang hinihila ang katawan ni Tyler
"Isa pa tong si Tyler na mabigat!"
tumayo siya at huminga ng malalim
okay, I need to calm down. First, kailangan ko gisingin ang mga 'to then we have to find the others
Napatigil ang pagmumuni-muni ni Blake nung nakarinig siya ng nakakakilabot na tawa
"Sino yan?!" galit niya sigaw ni Blake. May kinuha siyang whip mula sa kanyang bulsa and concentrated his energy unto it making the whip cold and made of ice.
Siya yung tipo na hindi madalas nagagamit ang ability niya since minsan lang magkaroon ng ice sa paligid upang kontrolin. He could make ice out of his hands pero limitado lamang ito and it needs a lot of energy.
"I'm Hulgar. I control thoughts" nakarinig nanaman siya ng isang manipis at nakakakilabot na tawa "Your friends are now in the state where they are facing their scariest dreams. di magtatagal ay bibigay din sila and will drift into the afterlife. they could make good puppets for my twin sister"
twin sister? di lang siya nag iisa?
"Although hindi ko alam kung bakit di ka nahulog sa bitag ko, by the time you inhaled the air I was producing dapat nawalan ka na ng malay. You must have a strong mind."
well, my mom used to control and play with people's minds nung kabataan niya pati ngayon so I think I'm immune to her and built a barrier para di siya makapasok sa isip ko.
Blake thought. He didn't know that it would become useful until now.
"Too bad, but oh well" nangungutyang salita ng boses. Hinanap ni Blake ang nag mamay-ari ng boses but he couldn't find him.
AIDEN KNIGHT RYKER
Everything was dark. I could hear people screaming. The view became brighter and brighter and what I saw made me shake. They all looked at me with fear in their eyes. Kaylie was crying hard while hugging Logan in her arms
"Kaylie, what happened?" She continued sobbong, I went to her but she screamed in terror
"Wag! Wag kang lalapit! halimaw! halimaw!" She was crying hysterically and I don't know why. My heart pounded. "What happened?" I asked her calmly
"You killed him! You killed them all! How could you Aiden?! Akala namin kaibigan ka namin! why?! Why did you lose control?! They tried so hard to protect you!"
I started to shake profusely, This all happened because of me? I looked around to see my friends lying on the ground. Tears swelled up in my eyes.
I can't believe this was happening to me, What did I do?! What happened?!
"A-aiden" Everything changed then I saw her. "B-bakit? bakit mo nagawa sakin to?" She was crying as she spitted blood. I panicked and ran to her. I held her in my arms, she was cold and looked so fragile
"Shh, shh i'm sorry. It's gonna be okay I promise, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I hugged her tight, I was rocking her hoping I could stop the pain but she was slowly closing here eyes
"No, no, no, no please don't close your eyes. stay with me okay? stay with me" My heart dropped when she closed her eyes and tears fell from it. I felt my whole world break and everything was dark
"Kasalanan mo yan! You killed her! You killed Elafris!" Kaylie was shouting at me, I shouted when Ela turned into Ashes. I cried hard and saw my blood-stained hands
This was all because of me. This was because I couldn't control my demon. It was because of me.
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