DEMIGODS: The Rule Breakers

Chapter 21: Prophecy

A deafening silence abruptly prisoned us, though it was no longer an indication for disaster, and instead, the stillness carefully ascended as the crimson horizon was slowly making its exit. The trees laugh along with the wind, and as the hues of gold and scarlet splattered on the horizon, Apollo slowly raised his white flag.

Alexis laughed, making me curiously looked at her, “A—are you the child bound to slay the gods?” Apollo nervously asked.

“She’s not,” Athena replied. She brooded at her child, who mockingly looked at her. The projectiles slowly disappeared. Alexis made her way towards Apollo and extended her hand.

“We need your help, and I know you’ll be needing ours too,”

Apollo smirked, “Alam mo bang delikado ang ginagawa mo? Throwing false information to a god, huh?” He said. Alexis shrugged and looked in my direction.

Hindi ko alam pero tila may kakaiba sa kanya ngayon, para bang mas maaliwalas na siya kung kumilos kumpara noon. Nang magtama ang mga mata namin ay saglit n’ya akong tinitigan bago muling bumaling kay Apollo, “The gods and demigods cannot harm the kins unless they are in Divine Continent. The souls and king vessels can touch them even though they are in the Dark Continent, you know what I mean, right?”

“Are you threatening me?”

“If you call that as a threat, then yes— I am threatening the Mighty Apollo.”

Saglit kaming nabalot nang katahimikan hanggang sa magpakawala nang malalim na buntong hininga si Apollo, malamlam siyang sumulyap kay Alexis bago ito tumingon kay Artemis na walang malay at binuhat ito.

“Kung hindi ko lamang kinakailangan ang tulong niyo ay hindi ako maglalakas ng loob na suwayin si Zeus,”

“Thank you,” Alexis smiled.

It wasn’t a long ride because Apollo’s chariot came with just a snap of his fingers. And for some reason, I felt somehow bad, especially that the Sun Kingdom is near the Alchemy Kingdom. Who knows what will happen if they see me having a good time outside and not reigning that freakin’ kingdom.

Nang makarating kami sa Sun Kingdom ay hindi ko maiwasan na mamangha. Tuyo’t ang paligid ngunit kakaiba pa rin ang ganda tinataglay nito, ang iba’t-ibang mga hayop ay nagkukumpulan sa mga sanga ng mga puno na tila ba pinapalitan nila ang mga dahon na dapat ay naroroon. Ang mga bitak sa lupa ay nagmistulang disenyo at atraksyon ng kaharian.

Sa pagtapak namin sa palasyo ay kakaibang salpok nang mainit na simoy ng hangin ang sumalubong sa amin. Hindi na rin kami nagpaligoy-ligoy pa at tumungo na agad kami sa silid ni Apollo, at do’n niya hiniga ang kapatid niyang walang malay.

“So, what do you want?” Apollo asked.

“Our prophecy,” Alexis immediately answered.

Apollo sighed, “I can’t foretell your prophecies. I can only tell someone’s prophecy, so make your choice,” Dead silence filled us. As the rule-breakers exchange glances, we remained at a loss of words.

Savannah slowly lifted her hand and pointed at me, which made me leered at her, “Ayoko! Walang thrill ang buhay ko kung magkakaroon ako ng clue about sa mangyayari sa akin! Bakit hindi na lang si Glifford tulay pangarap niyang maging reyna?”

“Aba gago ka, Christopher!”

“Bakit mo ako tinatawag na Christopher, Maverick?!”

“At nag-away na nga po ang dalawang bobo,” We both glared at Jackson, who was teasingly shaking his head while looking at us.

“Wow, pre, idol na kita. Sa’yo pa talaga nang galing ha.” Dark laughed. Both Alendis and Sophia face palmed while watching us as if they are watching a stupid show.