TYLER ALVON
Nasa entrance ako ng pack house namin. Everything was so peaceful. mga batang lobo ang naghahabul-habulan at naglalaro, ang mga babae ay naglalaba at nagluluto. Men just came home from hunting.
I was happy, bumalik sa dati ang lahat. It was like nothing happened at all. Naglakad ako and everyone greeted me, I greeted back. Pumunta ako sa bahay namin and saw my parents patiently waiting for me. They had warm smiles, binati ko sa papa.
"Alpha" I bowed down to show my respect, he game me a smile and hugged me "Welcome back son"
lumingon ako kay mama, she had that usual comforting aura around her, she gave me a kiss and a big bear hug
"How's my baby wolf" I inhaled her scent, this scent that I grew up with. I was so happy.
That was until I heard a scream. Agad akong napalingon kung san nanggaling ang sigaw then the setting changed. Everything and everyone was on fire. I tried to save as many people as I could pero ang hirap gawin mag-isa.
I saw the pack house being turned into ashes, maraming tao ang humihingi ng tulong pero wala akong magawa, it was too many for me to handle. It was painful watching my home being destroyed.
I saw mom helping dad dahil nadaganan siya ng malaking kahoy, I quickly ran to them to help.
"Pa! wag kang bibitaw pa!" sigaw ako ng sigaw, sinubukan kong buhatin ang mga kahoy na nakadagan sa kanya pero masyadong marami at mabigat, I was running out of time. I saw him being trapped. He just gave me smile as tears fell down his cheek
"It's too late son"
ASH PHANTOM
I suddenly woke up to find out that I was napping during prof alycia's lecture. bigla akong naguluhan, wasn't I supposed to do something important? It felt like something is missing.
"Phantom stand up!" napatayo ako agad nung tinawag ako ni prof, narinig ko ang mga tawa ng mga kaklase ko
"Y-yes prof!"
"What are the spells that I mentioned? name 200 of them!"
Biglang kumabog ang dibdib ko, 200? tngina bat ang dami?!
"Ano na Phantom?! bat di ka makasagot?!"
"A-ano po"
"What?! bat hindi ka gumaya sa papa mo? he had many great achievements! unlike you!"
"P-pero prof"
"Wala nang pero, pero! I'll give you a failing grade!"
biglang dumilim ang lahat, bumibilis ang tibok ng puso ko, lagot ako kay dad pag may nahulog akong subject! nakarinig ako ng tawanan di kalayuan, nakita ko ang mga kaibigan ko na nakasuot ng mga toga, lahat sila ay tinatawanan ako.
"Ano na Ash?! gragraduate ka pa ba? o forever ka na sa academy?!" pangungutya ni Logan sakin. Tawa sila ng tawa, nakita ko si Kaylie na hindi makatingin saakin. nilapitan ko siya.
"K-kaylie"
"Ano ba Ash! wag mo nga akong hawakan! nakakahiya! bakit ba kasi hindi mo nirecite yung 200 spells na pinaparecite ni prof Alycia?! Yan tuloy napag-iwanan ka!" tumalikod siya mula sakin at nagsimulang maglakad palayo.
Napaluhod ako at sumigaw ng sumigaw ng mga pangalan nila ngunit unti-unti na silang nawawala sa kadiliman
"WAAAAAGG!"
3RD PERSON'S POV
Hindi na alam ni Blake ang kanyang gagawin. His friends were in danger at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa sila nagigising, he tried to wake them up as hard as he could but to no avail.
"Guys ano ba?! gumising na kayo! alam kong kaya niyo yan! those are just illusions used to fool you! gumising na kayo!"
"Funny how you keep trying but fail at the same time" pangugutya ni hulgar kay Blake. Blake gritted his teeth in frustration, he looked for a way to find the man behind this pero wala talaga.
"Don't underestimated my friends. Mas malakas sila kesa sa inaakala mo." suddenly Blake thought of a plan, di niya alam kung epektibo ba but he still wants to try "Why are you doing this in the first place?-"
"Is it because of the book? o dahil sa sarili niyong kakulangan? Why do you think controlling people's minds and hearts make you confident? did something happen to you to make you do this?"
"Shut up!"
Yes! I hit the spot!
tumingin siya kena Aiden who is groaning, nawawalan na ng bisa ang spell!
"Or are you just puppets of the people behind this?"
"Shut your mouth!" The voice was beginning to sound angry, paulit ulit niyang kinukutya ang kalaban. He knew that there was something behind this.
AIDEN RYKER
I was standing alone in the dark. It was all because of me. They all died and it was because I killed them. I have no purpose in this world anymore, I deserve to die.
In the middle of the darkness that enveloped me, a small fire appeared and transformed into my mom. I started to cry. She was smiling sweetly at me, she held my face for the first time in ages, tears began to fall. I missed my mom so much.
she was my safe haven
"Mom, i'm sorry. I don't know what to do anymore" She looked at me like I was the only one that mattered to her. She made me feel like everything was going to be okay. "I failed to be the future king mom, I failed as a friend and as a son and it was because I was not strong enough"
"Hanggang ngayon di ka parin nagtatagalog dudugo na ilong ko sayo" She laughed "Aiden anak, a king doesn't have to be strong all the time. We are just humans after all, it's alright to make a mistake. A great king is someone who can sympathize with people, someone who can understand their feelings and you can do that."
"But I killed them mom, I killed them all"
"Stop thinking like that my love, you killed no one. believe in yourself. Andito lang kami ng dad mo na gagabay sayo. there are people who love you, you are loved and you are not alone, never forget that"
People who are dear to me slowly appeared in front of me, they were all smiling. my heart jumped to see her smiling face, Elafris is alive and is smiling at me.
"Bat moko tinititigan? ha? ang creepy mo" She complained like she usually does "Gising kana Aiden. come and save me already."
TYLER ALVON
Nasa gitna ako ng kadiliman. Wala na akong maramdaman, wala na akong silbi sa buhay na 'ti. I just want to give up. everything important to me was lost and now, I don't know what to do.
"Hoy" someone called. Si Logan na suot ang ngisi na palagi niyang pinapakita saamin "bat ganyan mukha mo para kang tanga"
hindi ako nagsalita. I stared at him blankly, sunod na lumitaw ay sina Ash at pati narin ang iba naming mga kaibigan. akala ko ba wala na sila? bat sila nagpapakita ngayon?
"Tyler" lumingon ako kay Jayden "gising ka na" I looked at him confused
"panaginip lang ang lahat ng ito, we still have time to save everything. just believe in us" dagdag ni Kaylie. I felt tears fall from my eyes, akala ko nag iisa lang ako.
All these time I handled this pain all by myself. Di ko inisip na may mga kaibigan pala akong nandito para saakin
"Tyler" someone reached out his hand
"Tara na. We have to save Ela and retrieve the book" Aiden gave him a kind smile "We are gonna win Vindea back and save our parents"
I took his hand
ASH PHANTOM
Naiwanan akong mag-isa sa kadiliman. I'm a failure as a son and I never got to reach my father's expectations. worse, naiwanan ako ng mga kaibigan ko.
In the darkness, a silhouette started to form. As it became clear I saw the image of my father staring down at me.
"Pa" bulong ko. bigla akong nahiya, I was a failure of a son I never got to make my parents proud of me "Sorry pa, I failed"
"Stand up" sabi niya, sinunod ko ang sabi niya at tumayo but I was too ashamed to look at his eyes
"tignan mo mga mata ko" he demanded, it was hard pero sinunod ko ito "You are not a failure."
biglang tumulo ang mga luha mula sa mga mata ko. it felt like something heavy was lifted from my chest
"The moment you keep trying makes me proud of you. Hindi ka magaling sa academics but I see potential in your dancing, you might fail in mathematics and spells but you are a kind person who helps people in need." Hinawakan niya ang braso ko and patted it.
"your grades do not define who you are Ash, hindi kami nag eexpect ng ganon sayo. Ang gusto lang namin ng mommy mo ay lumaki ka ng maayos at may pagmamahal sa kapwa but most of all, we wanted you to grow up happy doing what you do best"
I cried and hugged my father. Masayang-masaya ako sa sinabi niya.
"Ash" lumingon ako sa tumawag saakin. si Jayden kasama ang iba kong mga kaibigan, nakangiti saakin
"Tara na, Ela needs us."
3RD PERSON'S POV
Nakaramdam si Hulgar ng matinding sakit sa kanyang ulo, memories started to flash and a part of his face began to crack
"Wala kayong silbi!" isang babae ang nagsisigaw sa dalawang bata. Isang babae at isang lalaki. they were covered with dirt, bruises and wounds. Halatang pinagbubuhatan ng kamay ng kanilang mga magulang. They were also thin and malnourished.
"Mama wag po!" umiiyak ang batang babae habang yinayakap siya ng kanyang kapatid na lalaki
"Masyado kayong makulit!" dahil sa panggigigil ay inihagis ng babae ang vase sa mga bata na siyang sinaga ng batang lalaki at nawalan ng malay. Iyak ng iyak ang batang babae habang pilit na ginigising ang kanya kapatid. She shouted in terror nung may dumaloy na dugo mula sa ulo ng kanyang kapatid
"Nakakabweset kayo! mga malas!"
Nagulat si Blake sa kanyang nakita, the flashbacks of someone.
was I just in the mind of the enemy?
natigil siya sa pagmumuni-muni when he heard someone groan at napalingon sa nagigising niyang mga kaibigan. Agad siyang lumapit dito
"Ano ba ang nangyayari? nasan tayo?" Tyler asked while holding the side of his head, wincing at the sharp pain he felt. Sinabi ni Blake ang nangyayari sa kanila
"I can sense the presence of someone" bulong ni Aiden. There was a moment of silence until Aiden made a swift move and hit the tree with a ball of fire.
"Aaaaahhhhhh!" biglang nawala ang puno at ang ang kapaligiran. It was all just an illusion, bumalik sila kung saan nakatayo ang kanilang tent. They saw someone fell from the trees at mabilis nila itong nilapitan.
Nakita nila si Hulgar na mukhang takot na takot, his face was cracking as if it was made of ceramics
"Isang manika?" takang tanong ni Ash. Mabilis na inikot ni Blake ang kanyang whip palibot sa katawan ni Hulgar na sigaw parin ng sigaw. His screams were disturbing and creepy.
"Sino ka?! Nasaan yung kasama mo?!" galit na tanong ni Blake.
"May kasama siya?" Tanong ni Tyler "teka, asan sila Ela?"
"Hindi ko pa alam. pero sigurado akong may kinalaman ang lalaking to at ang sinasabi niyang kambal"
Ang nakakarindng sigaw ni Hulgar ay naging manipis na tawa ng baliw. Di kalaunan ay bumalik ito sa pagsisigaw
"Wag! Wag mama!" sigaw ito ng sigaw at papalit palit tas iyak at tawa
"This guys gives me the creeps" Aiden commented while glaring at the man whose face is slowly breaking "He doesn't look human to me"
"It's because he isn't" seryosong sagot ni Blake
"H-hindi kayo magtatagumpay!" He continued to laugh like a madman "She will kill you all! once she gets the book and the girl it's over for you! unless she-"
Lahat sila ay nagulat nung may tumama sa kanyang pana which caused him to completely break. Mabilis na lumingon si sina Aiden at may nahagilap na taong nakacloak
"There was something he wanted to say!" sigaw ni AIden. Mabilis na tumakbo si Tyler at Ash upang habulin ang lalaki.
Blake let go of the whip "Ano?1 ano yung sasabihin m?1 may iba pa bang paraan to reverse the spell?!"
It was no use. The man-doll was slowly breaking into pieces. Narininig nilang humikbi ito.
"I-I just wanted to live a normal life"
"Sht!" Aiden cussed when he man completely turned into broken pieces. Napasabunot ito sa sariling buhok out of frustration "He definitely knew something!"
Bumalik sina Tyler at Ash
"Di namin naabutan!" sabi ni Ash na hinihingal pa "Sht he's gone?" referring to the broken pieces of ceramic on the ground
"May alam sila kaya sila pinatay!" Blake told them "They were about to say something we shouldn't know that's why they chose to kill them"
"How could they kill their own allies?" malungkot na saad ni Ash. He was looking at the broken pieces, pity and disappointment are visible in his eyes
"Hey Blake" tanong ni Aiden. He was sitting down on a rock "You said there were two of them right?"
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