Crownless Queen

By izuelle

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Crownless Queen
The Beginning
Characters
Chapter 1: Spectres and Nadirs
Chapter 2: Cold-Blooded Delinquent
Chapter 3: Uninvited Visitors
Chapter 4: Glacier and Mystery
Chapter 5: Friend of Foe?
Chapter 6: Troublemaker from the Past
Chapter 7: Abduction of Melody
Chapter 8: Loser's Vengeance
Chapter 9: Feather of Death
Chapter 10: The Organization
Chapter 11: Rose of Memory
Chapter 12: Professor Violet
Chapter 13: Sudden Outburst
Chapter 14: Elite Five
Chapter 15: The Substitute
Chapter 16: Queen of Ace
Chapter 18: He's Raven
Chapter 19: Battle of Rebels
Chapter 20: Gone Wrong
Chapter 21: Defying Gravity
Chapter 22: Fragile
Chapter 23: Betrayal and Heartbreak
Chapter 24: Insane Orders
Chapter 25: Reunion
Chapter 26: Dead Body
Chapter 27: The Shapeshifter
Chapter 28: Lost Colors
Chapter 29: Under the Moon
Chapter 30: Trace the Stalkers
Chapter 31: Unexpected Ambush
Chapter 32: Run Away
Chapter 33: Who is Night?
Chapter 34: His Date
Chapter 35: Night of Hearts
Chapter 36: The Root of Evil
Chapter 37: Children of the Moon
Chapter 38: Tragedy
Chapter 39: Raid of Black Rose
Chapter 40: One Must Say Goodbye
The Ending
Author's Note

Chapter 17: Land Of Imperials

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By izuelle

CHAPTER 17
Land of Imperials

The game has just started, and everyone is making their move. Kasama ko ngayon si Raven at nakamasid kami para bantayan ang aming flag.

Nakaupo lang siya sa upuan habang seryosong nakatingin sa gitna at ako naman ay nakatayo lang.

I can't ignore a thing in here, but the announcer was staring at me from afar, or maybe I'm just exaggerating. It's distracting.

King and Queen. Our roles may be useless, pero malaki ang parte namin sa larong ito. Tinitigan ko ang malaking screen na nakadikit sa pader ng Arena. Each team's name is listed and the number of flags that a team has right now, at lahat kami ay may tig-iisang flag ngayon.

Section A, yellow. Section B, violet. Section C, green. Section D, blue. Lastly, Section F, red. Iyon ang kulay ng flags ng bawat team, pati na rin ang mga suot nila. Kami lang ang pwedeng magbantay ng aming flag and the rest of our members will steal the other team's flags.

We are inside a tent-like structure at gano'n din ang iba. The rest will brawl to steal the flags, kagaya nga ng sinabi kanina, paramiham ng flags na makukuha sa larong ito sa loob ng isang oras.

My heart can't stop from thumping, dahil sa kaba na baka maipatalo ko ang grupo namin, ngunit nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang may nagpakawala ng usok sa harapan namin at sa isang iglap lang ay nawala na ang flag. Shit!

"Raven!" Bumagsak ang upuan nang bigla itong tumayo para mahabol ang aming flag. Wow, I thought he would protect me. But damn, wala akong nagawa. Fucking useless!

Naging alerto ako nang makarinig ako ng kaluskos mula sa likuran ko. No way, imposibleng may nakapasok sa base namin mula sa likod!

Kinapa ko ang maliit na kutsilyong nakaipit sa damit ko at isinaksak ito sa hangin. But in my surprise, I heard a loud groan and fresh blood splattered on my arm.

"Invisibility is your ability too, 'no?" tanong ko nang unti-unti na itong lumitaw sa harapan ko.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang mapagtantong babae ang kaharap ko ngayon. But something's off because her wounds are healing. She smirked at me and kicked the knife off my hand! Napangiwi ako dahil sa lakas niya kaya napahawak ako sa aking kamay.

"Ikaw si Artemis, diba? Legendary Ace? Queen of Ace? Ano pa ba..." she asked playfully and smirked again. She has a fair complexion and golden brown eyes. Maiksi ang kanyang buhok at may nunal siya malapit sa ibabang bahagi ng kanyang labi.

I saw her when Primo confronted their team.

I remained silent and regained my composure? pero bigla akong napaluhod nang may narinig akong ingay na para bang may nagloloko na TV. This happened once at sobrang sakit ng ulo ko!

"Oh? Tapos na agad ang Queen?"

My body can't stop from fucking trembling. I heard her pick up the knife and kneeled to point it at me. Hindi ako pwedeng matapos dito kaagad.

"Ano'ng gusto mo, dalhin kita sa base namin o patayin kita rito...?" nakangisi niyang tanong at inangat ang mukha ko.

I can't see her face clearly, but I know that she's smirking at me. Hindi pa rin nawawala ang tunog at mas lalo akong nanghina dahil doon.

"I guess the latter option will be good," aniya at itinapat ang kutsilyo sa aking leeg. I bit my lower lip nang diinan niya ito at naramdaman ko ang dugo na umaagos pababa sa aking leeg.

She laughed like a maniac again, and again.

"Crownless Queen!" she shouted, and there I snapped.

Kusang gumalaw ang kamay ko at hinawakan ang kamay nito. She looked at me with confusion and tried to struggle from my grasp, but I tightened my grip until I heard a loud crack and scream that echoed in my ears.

Naibagsak niya ang kutsilyo at napaluhod habang hawak ang kamay na nabali. She screamed in terror and looked at me with fear.

That look, it's been a while since I last saw one.

"This is just a simple game, but I bet you'll lose so I'll show you how it's played," I said with a smirk curved in my lips, but everything suddenly became blurry the moment I felt my body unconsciously fall.

Everything turned pitch-black for a moment and when I opened my eyes, my body stiffened as if my foot was pinned on the floor.

My breathing was suspended and blinked several times to see if I was seeing things.

"Shit."

Napakurap ako habang tinitignan ang katawan kong nakahandusay sa sahig. Holy crap, I just possessed my enemy's body!

"Aray!" Napasigaw ako nang igalaw ko ang kamay ko. Binali ko pala ang kamay ng may-ari ng katawan na 'to. Pero ang mas malala pa rito ay ang tunay kong katawan dahil nakahandusay lang ito! Napawi ang pag-aalinlangan ko nang may bigla akong maalala.

Possession is one my abilities before... hindi kaya bumalik na ito sa akin?

But how the hell did that happen?!

"Huy, Dianne, anong ginagawa mo r'yan?"

May lalaking pumasok sa base namin at inambahan ko ito ng suntok kaya napaatras naman ito dahil sa gulat.

Stupid me, this must be her ally! When I possess a body, I can regain their memories vividly too. So this guy in front of me is Jay.

"Wala. Pinatumba ko lang muna 'yung Queen ng kalaban," sabi at nilagpasan ito. I tried not to sound suspicious.

Tumakbo na ito nang marinig ang mga yapak papunta sa amin, so I tried to activate this girl's ability. Invisibility and regeneration. I used both of it, at unti-unting gumagaling ang bali ng kamay ko, or should I say niya. Lumabas ako ng aming base at sinundan si Jay.

Napatingin ako sa screen at nangunguna ang Section D.

TIME LEFT
00:42:09

SECTION D: 3
SECTION A: 2
SECTION F: 0
SECTION C: 0
SECTION B: 0

Nakasuot ng kulay blue ang babaeng sinapian ko. Blue symbolizes the Section D.

"Nasaan na sila Lee?" tanong ko at bumagal ang pagtakbo namin saka nagtago sa isang malaking bato sa gilid.

"Nasa base, bilis!" tarantang sabi ni Jay at hinatak ako nang sumabog ang bato na pinagtataguan namin!

Nadaplisan pa ako sa pisngi at nagdugo iyon. Nakita ko sila Primo at Nikolai na iniikutan ng mga kalaban. Damn, kailangan ko lang nakawin ang flag ng kalaban at itakbo ito papunta sa base namin pero napakalayo! Argh!

Napatili ako nang yumanig ang lupa at nangisay ang mga pumapalibot kila Primo. Great!

"Section F accumulated two flags!" sambit ng announcer at naghiyawan ang mga nanonood ngayon. We kept on running hanggang sa makita ko ang kulay asul na tent kung saan may nakatarak na flag sa harapan nito.

"Bahala kana d'yan, Dianne! Gamutin mo 'yung sugat ng King natin!" pagtataboy sa akin ni Jay at tinulak ako papasok sa base.

Thank you for bringing an enemy to your base, I said to myself.

Hinarap ko si Lee na mukhang nasugatan ng malala. It was that asshole who messed up with our team. Kami lang ang nandito at wala ang Queen nila. Strange. May malaking kalmot ito sa bandang dibdib habang iniinda ang sakit.

"Anong tinatayo tayo mo r'yan? Gamutin mo ako!" bulyaw nito at lumapit naman ako.

Itinapat ko ang palad ko sa dibdib nito, pero imbis na gamutin ito ay sinuntok ko ito ng sobrang lakas. He instantly looked at me, and I smirked at him.

"Fuck off! Hindi ikaw si Dianne!" sigaw niya at napairap nalang ako. His eyes were bloodshot and my body flew in the air! Fuck!

Napunta ako sa gitna ng arena at napa-'oh' naman ang audience. I think my back just fucking cracked!

TIME LEFT
00:38:23

"Bingo!"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita sila Primo, Nikolai, at Elena sa harapan ko. Shit, kalaban nila ako ngayon!

Pinalibutan nila ako at lumuhod si Elena sa harap ko para mahawakan ako, pero napaatras ito nang may nagpakawala ng napakalakas na hangin sa likuran ko!

Muntik na akong tangayin ng hangin pero nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang may humawak sa braso ko. Napangiwi ako dahil parang babaliin niya na ang braso ko kaya tinadyakan ko ito sa sikmura.

Pero natigilan ako nang makilala ito.

"R-Raven?" mahina kong sabi, pero hindi siya nagpakita ng anumang reaksyon. I noticed that he is holding two flags.

Ano'ng gagawin ko?!

Napasigaw ako nang muling sumakit ang ulo ko at bumalik ang tunog na kinaiinisan ko.

Not now, baka mapatay ako ng lalaking 'to!

"Who are you?" tanong niya at lumapit sa akin, pero napasinghap ako nang marinig ang pagbagsak ng mga flags na hawak niya sa lupa.

There I saw him standing, not even moving an inch.

This is getting scarier and I am sure that it's coming back.

My second ability, immobility. Sigurado akong hindi ito ang ability ng sinapian ko.

"Hey, Dianne! Kunin mo na 'yan!" bulyaw ng lalaking naka-asul din. His name is Tyler, a knight. Napailing nalang ito at mabilis na pinulot ang mga flags na nabitawan ni Raven nang may biglang sumuntok sa kanya! It was Primo who punched the guy named Tyler.

It was so fast.

"Section F is leading the rankings! Will they bring victory?"

I was dumbfounded when someone tapped my shoulder at napaigtad ako mula sa pagkakahiga. Hingal na hingal ako habang hinahabol ang aking hininga.

"Goodmorning, Queen!"

Napalunok ako nang makita ang tatlong tao na nasa harapan ko ngayon. Naka-berde ang mga ito at mula sila sa Section C. All of them smirked at me and in a snap of a finger, they swarmed upon me.

Tila ba parang tumigil ang paggalaw ng mundo sa oras na iyon. I felt a sensation, an unfamiliar one. My heart felt like raging and my hands won't stop from shaking, like I wanted to wreck a havoc.

A thirst for battle.

TIME LEFT
00:21:07

I want to scream so bad when I saw their eyes glow, probably targeting me with their abilities. Napapikit ako nang marinig ang malakas na pagsabog at mga sigawan ng tao.

"Temi, ayos ka lang?!" bungad ni Primo habang hawak ang kanyang tagiliran. I nodded when I heard a loud thud behind me, and I found myself struggling from its grasp.

"You bitch!" Lee screamed while holding both of my arms. Primo and the two are about to come near me, pero pinigilan ko sila.

"Surrender and I will let you go," ani Lee. Pagkurap ko ay nagkalat na ang ibang teams sa paligid namin.

"Queen of Ace no more," bulong niya at hindi ko na nakontrol ang sarili ko.

It was like I am not the one who's controlling my body.

"Bitawan mo ako!" I screamed and the whole audience gasped in unison. I was shocked. Things escalated so fast!

Nanginginig akong napatingin sa kamay ko at napatakip ako sa bibig ko. The flow of electricity is getting intense in my palm, as if it wanted to blow up.

The feeling is familiar, and now I remember.

I used to feel this sensation when I was still a Spectre.

My trump card, seismic burst. An ability to emit a shockwave that is able to throw a person.

And that time, I unconsciously wiped out the remaining teams.

"The conqueror of the 32nd Land of Imperials, the elite five of Section F!"

After that, tears suddenly streamed on my cheeks, causing me to look up for others not to see.

I guess I am not a useless piece of shit anymore.

NAME: Artemis Rocheril
ABILITIES: Possession, Immobility, Seismic burst
ABILITY LEVEL: Superior
RATING: X
AGE: 18

NAME: Raven Vestel
ABILITIES: Invisibility, Power replication
ABILITY LEVEL: High
RATING: SS
AGE: 19

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