DEMIGODS: The Rule Breakers

Chapter 25: Burned

A smile slowly curved to my lips as the wind and the flowers become as one. Their ballad hymn in a joyous dance, twirling and swaying as they envelop the hues of the sparkling stars. And the butterflies from earlier leisurely captivated the vicinity until they exited, in which I presume, must be Psyche.

"The others are here," Alexis mumbled as she watches the butterflies with her soft, delicate eyes.

Muntik ko na malimutan na mayro'n siyang mapanuring mga mata na kahit isang maliit na detalye ay mapapansin n'ya. Hindi ko napigilan ang aking sarili na pisilin ang kanyang magkabilang pisnge kahit na ang kapalit nito ay ang matatalim n'yang mga tingin.

"Garet." It was a warning, but she sounded too charming when she uttered my name. It might sound cringe, but I felt a soft touch sky when she mumbled my name for the first time.

The smile plastered in my lips slowly turns into a grin as I lean over to her forehead and brush my lips on it.

"Aba!" This time, I laughed while looking at her dagger eyes. She pinched my hands, making me wince in pain. My eyes widened in excitement when the others that we are waiting for came in.

"Maverick!"

"Christopher!"

Mukha kaming tanga sa ginawa naming pagsalubong sa isa't-isa sa gitna. Batid ko sa mga mata ni Glifford ang saya na tila ba ay magandang balita tungkol sa lakad nila. Masaya kaming nagtatalon ni Glifford patungo sa puwesto ni Alexis, na nakangiwi lamang sa amin habang pinapanood kami.

"Alexis, I missed you!" Freya jumped to Alexis's arms, making the two of us be surprised by her action. She was just like Pan, an elusive being who wouldn't when speaks to her.

"Kung umarte ka akala mo isang linggo tayong hindi nagkita," natatawang sambit ni Alexis.

Kumalas si Freya sa yakap at nagtatakhang s'yang tumingin kay Alexis, "Dalawang buwan tayong hindi nagkita." Kasabay nang pagbitaw n'ya sa mga salitang iyon ang pagdating nina Emerald, na tiyak kong narinig din ang mga salitang iyon.

Tahimik kaming naghintay nang pagbawi ni Freya sa kanyang biro ngunit walang nagimg kasunod na salita ang mga 'yon. Nang pumaikot sa amin ang mga paru-paro at dahan-dahan na nagkumpulan sa harap, lumitaw sa aming harap ang seryosong itsura ni Psyche.

Lagpas tingin s'ya sa akin dahilan upang lingunin namin ang lugar kung saan siya nakatingin, "Ang lugar na ito ay nababalot sa kapangyarihan ni Kronos. Ilang araw na rin simula nang makatakas s'ya sa Tartarus at dito agad siya tumungo upang itago ang babaeng dinakip n'ya. At dahil do'n, ang ilang minutong pananatili ng unang grupo rito ay dalawang buwan sa labas."

"Then why don't you tell it to Zeus?" Sophia asked, making Psyche to bitterly laugh.

"You can enter this place, but we cannot leave." It was a blunt fact coming from her. And I can tell upon looking on her eyes how she wanted to leave this place.

And I think, neither Psyche or Pan could defeat Kronos. But the question is, how the hell he escape Tartarus? It is the deepest region of the world where the gods and goddesses locked up their enemies.

"I don't know how he was able to escape that hellhole," Psyched said while looking at me, "It was written all over you face."

I roamed my sight, and noticed that Athena was not in the group. It might be one of the reason why Alexis's sounded calmer when she was talking to Freya. A sly smile slowly curved into my lips while looking to Glifford's glimmering eyes, he was watching the ecstatic fairy, who was telling bunch of stories to Alexis.

I secretly nudges Glifford with my elbow, making him to grumpily looked at me.

"Gago." Glifford clicked a tongue, which made me laugh.