Holymancer : Unang Aklat

Chapter 42, part 1 : The subway and the gumihos

Let's rewind time a few weeks prior sa pagtindi nang paglaganap ng mga dungeon outbreak sa iba't-ibang panig ng daigdig.

Unlike the current timeframe kung saan sa sobrang tindi nang paglubha ng dungeon outbreaks ay bumagsak ang isang bansang powerhouse ng hunter era gaya ng South Korea, ilang linggo bago 'yon ay nakakayanan pang i-regulate ng hunters ng ibang mga bansa ang kani-kanilang dungeons.

Even after a week since mailibing si Joshua Salvador, hindi pa rin makapaniwala si Clyde sa nangyari sa isa sa kanyang dalawang iskolar.

Joshua is a good kid with a supposedly bright future ahead of him.

A kind and just young man who won't take injustice lying down when it was in front of his eyes.

He's not someone who'll turn a blind eye to unfairness.

Gagawan n'ya ng paraang malutas at mabigyan ng hustisya ang mga pang-aabusong nasasaksihan n'ya sa abot ng kanyang makakaya kahit na minsa'y nalalagay na sa panganib ang kanyang kaligtasan.

It was this sole reason kaya nakuha n'ya at ng kanyang kaibigang si Ice Monasterio ang atensyon ni Clyde Rasario.

Clyde really nitpicks when in comes to people's character. He'll never help let alone interact with people who he saw to have flaws when it comes to their characteristics and personality.

Clyde loves people who neither discriminate, nor incriminate against others and whose characters very much align with righteousness.

Kaya sa tingin n'ya that it's a real pity for the world to lose someone like Joshua so early. The world is in real scarcity of incorruptible people who believes in parity and rejects bias and favoritism.

Napatanong tuloy ang ating bida sa sarili nang wala sa oras, Totoo nga yatang palaruan ng masasamang damo ang mundong ibabaw at ang mabubuti'y agad binabawian ng buhay 'pagkat sila'y 'di naaangkop sa mapagmalupit at makasalanang mundong ito.

"Kailangang may gawin ako. Dapat wala ng mabubuting taong mawalan ng buhay nang walang saysay." Puno nang kombiksyong sabi n'ya.

Nagsimula s'yang mag-isip ng malalim.

I need to do something para wala ng magaya pa kay Joshua. Malayo ang kanyang tanaw.

The truth is, he wanted to do something about it simula pa lamang nang mawala si Mang Tiburcio.

No, correction.

He wanted to do something about helplessly losing his loved ones since the time he lost his parents because of the dungeons but he was powerless at that time.

Pero ngayon alam n'yang may kakayahan na s'ya. It's been a while since he gained this very powerful skill called Holymancer system.

Calling it very powerful might be an understatement.

Omnipotent might be the most fitting word.

Not stretching its potential to its limits is a sin.

"I'll protect my loved ones." Punong-puno ng kasiguruhan n'yang statement.

"Bawat isa sa kanila ay mabubuting tao." He clenched his hand into a fist.

"Walang sinumang makakagalaw sa nag-iisa kong kadugo, si Gaea."

"I'll protect Jake. Ang nag-iisang taong tumulong sa'kin, sa'min ng kami'y nalulugmok pa sa putikan. I love this guy more than a blood-related brother will." Clyde said with a straight-face.