Chapter 35:
CRAZILY EVIL
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Ester's POV
Papunta ako sa headmistress office upang kausapin si Ms. A. I have to get permission from her para makalabas ng akademya.
"Why are you here, Ms. Flixtov? Aren't you supposed to be resting in your room?" Ms. A asked.
"No, Ms. A. I should be with the Bluebloods accomplishing the mission right now," sagot ko.
"I know what you want, Ms. Flixtov, but I will not allow you to do it," madiing sabi ni Ms. A.
"But, I am listed as a member to do this mission, Ms. A. Paubos na ang pera ko so I have to do this. Hahabol ako sa kanila." I have to show her na desidido ako sa gusto kong gawin.
"I am sad to say that patapos na nilang gawin ang misyon. Besides, it is in the mission contract that you will receive the mission rewards with or without your cooperation."
"But I don't want to harvest what I didn't sow, Ms. A."
"Okay, then. If that's what you say..," nagningning bigla ang mga mata ko dahil sa tingin ko'y papayagan na niya ako. "... I'll give you another work to do."
"But Ms.--"
"No buts, Ms. Flixtov" she interrupted.
Akmang papaalis na ako sa opisina nang biglang, "Ms. A, we are in a difficult situation right now. Things got out of our hands. We were ambushed. Drakos are attacking us and there's too many of them. We all ran out of stamina and energy, but we are still safe thanks to Crystal's shield. We just don't know until when she can hold this shield on. She is also running out of magnus energy. We need back up! We are in the SouthWest Green Forest! You need to save us!"
"Isn't that Heaven's voice?" I am sure that was Heaven using her Message Sender magnus.
"I need you to go out of my office, Ms. Flixtov." Nagbago bigla ang ekspresiyon ni Ms. A. Napuno ng pag-aalala ang kaniyang mukha.
"So I am right and they are in danger. I must go and save them!" pangungulit ko. I know that she may got angry at me, but I have to do this to get her permission.
"What can an A-rank like you do?" Alam kong natataranta na siya pero hindi ko siya sinagot. Kung alam mo lang na isa talaga akong S-rank.
Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa buong opisina. "Isn't this my exit badge, Ms. A?" Nakita kong may badge na may pangalangan Ester Flixtov na nakapatong sa mesa.
"Yes, but as the headmistress of this academy, I won't allow you to go. Mapapahamak ka lang. Dadagdag ka lang sa problema ko, Ms. Flixtov."
Hindi ko na siya pinakinggan. Mabilis ko itong kinuha at sinabing, "Okay then, Ms. A. You are free to expel me from this school. I will do this not for the mission but for my friends!"
For my friends? Friends? Pakikipag-debate ko sa sarili ko. Yes, I am now accepting that they are my friends.
"Bye, Ms. A!" Agad akong kumaripas ng takbo.
"Ms. Flixtov! Comeback here!" sigaw ni Ms. A. Pero mas binilisan ko pa ang pagtakbo. Ang tanging nasa isip ko ay ang makarating kaagad kung nasaan sila at mailigtas sila. Hindi ko na pinansin ang mga estudyanteng nakakabangga ko. Maraming mga matang nakatingin sa akin habang ako'y mabilis na tumatakbo.
"Isn't that Ester?"
"Why is she running like that?"
"Isn't she injured?"
Pero hindi ko pinansin ang mga iyon. I have to get out of here quick. Nang mga sampung metro na lang ang layo ko mula sa gate ng academy, bigla na lang may grupo ng kababaihang humarang sa akin. It's Rizka and her gang again.
"Oh! Gising ka na pala! Mas mabuti sana kung 'di kana nagising. Gusto mo ba patulugin kita ulit?" sabi ni Rizka. Tumawa naman ang mga alipores niya na nasa likuran niya.
Napailing na lang ako. Imbes na nawala na ang balak kong maghiganti dahil may mas importante akong dapat gawin. Pinipilit talaga ako ng babaeng ito. Kaya sige. But, I'll make it quick. "Bring it on!" panghahamon ko.
Maraming mga estudyante nagsidatingan at tila gustong manood sa laban. Nakita ko kung paano mag-grin si Rizka na parang tiyak na siya na ako ang matatalo sa labang ito. As if I will let that happen.
"Sais, Siete, mask-up!" pabulong kong salita. Napakasarap ng sensasyon kung paano balutin at pigain ng dalawang lubid ng links ko ang ang aking mga ugat. All of my veins and arteries fused with their strings, and I felt that my speed and strength has increased thrice.
Ito ang maganda sa signus ko everytime I mask my links up. Their strength and speed are added up to mine. Kaya sa tuwing kakailanganin ko ng malakas na pwersa at mabilis na paggalaw, I always fuse with my links. This way, hindi malalaman ng iba na gumagamit ako ng aking pinakatinatagong signus. They would just think that I am super strong and very fast but no, it is thanks to my ability to fuse with my links. Ganitong paraan rin ang ginamit ko upang talunin ko ang Metal-Clawed Tiger at ang mga alagang halimaw na halaman ni Rizka.
But, I will not use my strength again. I have a better plan in my mind. They will surely suffer hell in my hands.
Lima sila ngayon. Kasama niya lahat ng babaeng kasangkot sa sinapit ko.
"Vexa make sure to increase the sound in our vicinity. I want the whole academy to hear her agony later," sigaw niya sa babaeng may earphones na nakapasak sa tenga. It was the same girl she was with nang gabing iyon.
"And V, put your poison in my vines." May tumubong mga baging mula sa lupa and just like that night, the girl added some glow on the vines. That glow is poison which almost killed me.
"Marsha! Control her, now!" sigaw ni Rizka. The blond girl's eyes glowed in peach.
I will not let the same mistake to happen again. Agad akong tumakbo nang mabilis so that her eyesight won't catch me. Alam ko na kung paano makawala sa kontrol ng babaeng iyon. Kailangan kong iwasang mapako sa mga tingin niya. Her signus is to control the body of who she is staring at, and she needs a lot of concentration to do it. Tumakbo ako nang napakabilis at nagpaliko-liko upang hindi ako mahabol ng paningin niya, and I guess I succeeded.
"Rizka, I can't control her. She is too fast!" the lady worriedly said.
"Vines Attack!" Rizka's vines started to come to my direction to rip me off again. Ngayon dalawang bagay na ang iniiwasan ko, ang paningin ni Masha at ang mga baging ni Rizka.
"Singko. Mask-up!" I felt Singko's strings fused with my veins and arteries. Now, I could see everything clearly using Singko's enhanced senses. And my speed also increased again. I think I am now as fast as a wind.
Sinisigurado kong habang iniiwasan ko ang mga vines ni Rizka ay hindi ako tatamaan ng paningin ni Marsha or else I makokontrol niya ang katawan ko. Thanks to Singko's enhanced senses, it seems I have a separate eye to see where Marsha is looking at.
Umiwas ako nang umiwas hanggang sa magpakita na ang kanina ko pa hinihintay. They finally let their guard off. Napangiti na lang ako. It's my turn now.
Parang hangin kong tinahak ang distansya namin ni Marsha sa sobrang bilis. Habang ginagawa ko iyon ay inilagay ko sa mga karayom ni Sais ang signus ni Siete. Whoever gets hit by Sais' needles will be supressed at makakatikim ng kapangyarihan ni Siete. As soon as I went near her, I summoned Sais' needles at ipinasok ito sa katawan niya.
Gotcha! I activated Siete's signus to control the gravity on Marsha.
"Aaahhh!" Napasigaw siya nang tila biglang may puwersang humigit sa kaniya pababa. Yes, I know the sensation to be under Siete's suppresion. Tila bubuhatin mo ang buong mundo sa tindi ng paghatak sa'yo pababa.
One down, four to go!
Nagtaka sila Rizka sa ginawa ko at sa bilis ng pangyayari; Bakas na bakas ito sa kanilang mukha.
I summoned four more needles in my hand, four needles for four people. I don't want to waste my energy anymore. I shoot the needles nang sabay-sabay sa apat na babae. Tinamaan silang lahat, walang mintis.
"Aaaaaahhh!"
"What's happening to me?"
"Aaaaaaaaahhh"
As soon as the needles pierced into their skin, they started to stumble down into the ground. Binalak pa nilang labanan ang puwersa ngunit pinlakas ko pa ang kapangyarihan ni Siete. Bumagsak silang lahat sa lupa.
"What did you do to us?" sigaw ni Rizka.
"Ah! Let me introduce to you my new technique. I created this when I WAS CONCENTRATING AND CLOSING MY EYES during our Signus Improvision," gawa-gawa ko. "Everyone who will be pierced by my needle weapon will be under my control," pagsisinungaling kong muli upang pagtakpan ang paggamit ko ng signus. I have to make them think na dahil lahat sa magnus ko kung bakit ko ito nagagawa, that it was because of my weapon control that I could control them.
Hindi ko na sila pinakawalan mula sa kapangyarihan ni Siete. Aalis na sana ako habang nakasalampak pa rin sila sa lupa nang biglang may naisip akong katarantaduhan. "Ah! Bago ko makalimutan. I did not see anything nor anyone for almost 18 days because I'm in coma. I only saw black color."
"So what?" nanggagalaiting sigaw at pagmamaldita ni Rizka habang nakasalampak ang mukha sa lupa.
"I will also make you see nothing! As I said, as long as my needles are inside you body, I can control everything in you!" Natakot naman sila sa tono ng pagsasalita ko. My lies are becoming quite effective! "I will make you not to see everything starting from today." I creepily said. Sais started to make a contract using her needles, and I started to remove their eyesight using Singko's and Sais' powers.
"Why can't I see anything now?" Natatarantang sigaw ng apat na babae, apat imbes na lima dahil patatawarin ko ang isa sa kanila for she is only the look out that night.
"Not just for now, but you will not see everything and will be blind until I come back. So better pray for my safety or you will be blind forever," I creepily said.
"Bring back our eyesight!" sigaw nila.
"Bring it back, you b*tch!"
"Yes! You are right! I am a B*TCH. Not just a b*tch but a CRAZY EVIL B*TCH. And for calling me that, no one can remove those needles from your body except me," madiin kong sabi. "Goodbye!" pagpapaalam ko.
"Wait, why didn't you make me blind like them?" napatigil ako sa sinabi ng babaeng hindi ko tinanggalan ng paningin.
"That night, you didn't do anything to me. You are just the watcher. So I will also make you their watcher. You will be their eyes starting from today," I explained.
I removed Siete's signus mula sa kanila as I shut down my signus. Unti-unting nawala ang mga lubid nila Singko, Sais at Siete na nakabigkis sa mga ugat ko. "Sa muli, goodbye!" pang-aasar kong pagpapaalam.
And I heard them all shouted,
"GIVE US BACK OUR EYESIGHT!"
- End of Chapter 35 -
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