"Kumusta ang pakiramdam mo, Captain?"
Tahimik kong binalingan si Alessia noong matanong ito sa tabi ko. Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili at tahimik na bumuntong-hininga na lamang. Mayamaya lang ay binalingan ko naman ang iba pang miyembro ng Tyrants na ngayon ay nasa loob na rin ng silid.
"Nanghihina ka pa rin ba?" Si Jaycee naman ang nagtanong. "I can give you more healing spell, Captain."
"I'm fine now, Jaycee," turan ko at hinawakan ang ulo ko. "May kaunting kirot sa ulo ko but I can managed this pain." I sighed. "I'm sorry at pinag-alala ko pa kayo."
"What happened, Captain?" Amell asked me again. "Noong pinutol mo ang telephaty kanina, akala namin ay papunta ka na sa silid kung nasaan ang hari. We waited for an hour and when we rushed towards this room, we found you lying on the floor, unconscious. What is it, Captain? May mangyari ba sa katawan mo? Any injuries? Tell us so we can help you."
"Nothing's wrong with this body, Amell. This is Captain Mary's body, don't forget about that. Masisira na lang ang lahat sa mundong ito ngunit matitira at mananatili pa ring buhay ang katawang ito. Relax, okay?" Mahabang lintaya ko at humugot nang isang malalim na hininga. "Hindi ko alam na nawalan pala ako nang malay habang kausap ko ang tunay na Captain Mary."
"Nakausap mo siya?" It was Zahra. Tumango ako dito at bahagyang hinilot ang sintido.
"She brought me to Afterworld." I said without even thinking. Ramdam ko pa rin ang kirot sa ulo ko kaya naman ay hindi ko na napansin pa ang mga sinasabi ko.
"Afterworld?" Halos sabay-sabay na tanong ng Tyrants sa akin. Natigilan ako sa paghilot ng sintido ko at napangiwi na lamang sa harapan nila.
"You went to Afterworld?" It was Zahra again. "Captain, that's dangerous! Buti at nakabalik ka."
"Is that bad thing? Afterworld is a nice place. Beautiful," sambit ko na ikinailing ng Tyrants sa akin.
"No one can enter Afterworld without dying first, Rhianna Dione," ani Alessia na siyang ikinatigil ko. "And in your case, I guess Captain Mary took you out from her body and brought you to the place where she exist now."
"Well, yes, she do exist inside Afterworld and have a dragon name Meredith."
"Dragon?" Gulat na tanong ni Jaycee sa akin.
"Yes, a dragon." Turan ko.
"Really? A real dragon?" Gulat pa ring tanong ni Jaycee na siyang ikinatango ko na lamang. I can't blame him, ganyan din ang naging reaksiyon ko noong makita ko ito sa Afterworld.
"Wait... stop it, Jaycee," sambit ni Owen na siyang ikinatigil namin. "For the meantime, let's forget about what you saw inside the Afterworld, Captain. Now tell us, why the real Captain Mary brought you to that place? We all knew that it was a dangerous move so why take risk?"
Natigilan ako at napakunot ang noo sa naging tanong nito sa akin.
For some reason, my memories are hazy. May ilan akong hindi maalala ngunit ang iba naman ay tumatak sa isipan ko. Just like how beautiful the Afterworld is and the dragon Meredith, of course.
"Dark soul," sambit ko na siyang ikina-seryoso ng Tyrants. "Captain Mary told me about this dark soul." Dagdag ko at pilit na inaalala ang mga salitang binitawan ni Captain Mary sa akin sa Afterworld.
"What about that?" Alessia asked.
"Uhmmm... dark..." I trailed off, trying to remember things. Lalong kumirot ang ulo ko kaya naman ay napapikit at napailing ako.
"Breathe, Captain," napakurap ako noong marinig muli ang boses ni Jaycee. "Relax and try to concentrate. Ito marahil ang naging epekto sa'yo sa pagpunta sa Underworld. Clear your mind and remember everything."
BINABASA MO ANG
Realm of the North
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