Descendants of the Gods

Chapter 83: Godspeed

THIRD PERSON'S Point of View

Kasdeya has no chance of winning.

The stars are dwindling. The moon is scared. The night skies are silent. They'll watch her lose a hopeless battle against the earth, and there's nothing they can do about it.

She can smell the rancid odor from its monstrous body. Inangat ni Kasdeya ang kaniyang tingin dito. A smile touches her lips, disguising the fear thrumming against her chest so the monster won't sense it.

It groans and shifts, bones crackling like breaking stones. The bloodlust it radiates makes her skin crawl. Alam niya na pag nakakuha ang halimaw ng isang pagkakataon para bumangon, siya ang uunahin nitong patayin.

Kasdeya can feel her connection with the stars growing fainter, as if they're dying silently one by one.

But she knows she cannot fall back.

Pumikit siya at nilabas ang natitirang enerhiyang nagtatago sa kaniyang katawan. She can feel the overwhelming power flowing out of its cage. Nagwala ang kapangyarihan sa katawan ni Kasdeya hanggang sa magpakita ito sa kaniyang mga kamay.

Minulat niya ang kaniyang mga mata at tumingin sa halimaw. Bright and shimmering air surround her fragile figure like it always did. Pinilit niyang abutin ang koneksyon niya sa langit. She clings to their familiarity, but it feels thinner than thread in her consciousness.

Kasdeya steps forward, her breathing shallow and fast, as if she's racing against her own life.

Isang nakakasindak na ngiti ang binigay sakaniya ng halimaw. "Give up, daughter of Urania. You do not have what it takes to kill me. Your stars cannot reach you here," A slow laugh vibrates the earth that is slowly enclosing over them.

"You are in my domain, and you have no choice but to die by my hands."

Huminga ng malalim si Kasdeya. She knows. It's either her or the monster. She can't let it claim victory.

The girl's smile becomes wider. "If destiny itself can't control me, even you have no say in my fate."

Tinapat niya ang kaniyang palad sa dibdib ng halimaw. A painful shout erupts from it, almost as loud as the explosion of a volcano. Nagwala ito ngunit hindi siya pinansin ni Kasdeya. She focuses her power, and in a short while, her fingertips light up the monster's chest.

"You should've never underestimated my thirst for survival."

Kinain ng liwanag ang paligid. Kasdeya moves forward, pressing against the monster's chest with force. Naramdaman niya ang pagpasok ng kamay niya sa dibdib nito.

A sharp pain crosses Kasdeya's face, making her gag and hiss. Para nitong hinahati ang katawan niya. When she moves her hands further in the monster's flesh, the last string of weak connection she has with the stars finally snap.

She can feel its power being pulled away from her. Unti-unting nakatakas ang enerhiya sa katawan niya hanggang sa mawala ang pagliwanag ng hangin.

Her eyes widen as their brightness dulled, and she turns into nothing but a piece of mortal flesh in front of a starving beast.

Bumagsak ang katawan ni Kasdeya. Nanatili sa dibdib ng halimaw ang kaniyang kamay. Hindi niya ito natanggal dahil sa isang iglap, nanigas ang balat nito at kinulong ang braso niya sa loob ng dibdib nito.

Natawa muli ang halimaw. "I warned you..."

Kasdeya feels it grip her languid arm with its enormous claws. "The stars can't help you as long as you're in my territory. Nothing can save you now."