Descendants of the Gods

Chapter 55: Heavenly

KASDEYA ARGYROS' Point of View

Naputol ang usapan namin nang biglang bumukas ang pinto. Wala man lang katok o paalam, nagulat tuloy ako sa malakas na tunog nito.

Lumingon kaming lahat dito para bigyang pansin ang taong bigla bigla nalang pumapasok nang walang pasabi. When my eyes laid upon him, they start to burn in instant anger.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin, pero nakapamulsa lang siya at hindi ako tinitingnan. Although I'm sure he notices my glare, hindi niya lang ako pinapansin.

What is he doing here?

I try to answer my own question, pero wala talaga akong ideya. Hindi lang ang pagpasok niya ang nakakabigla, his appearance here is so out of nowhere and sudden. He's not even part of the conversation. Parang pinapaalala lang sa'kin ng mundo na may taong katulad niya na humihinga sa ibabaw na lupa.

Isang tingin ko lang sakanya, gusto ko na siyang suntukin. His face is so punch-able that I don't even care if he's good looking. Gusto kong durugin yung mukha niya. Nakakainis.

"You're finally here, kanina pa kita tinawag. Bakit ngayon ka lang, Ms. Lee?" Striktong tawag ni Ma'am Franchesca sakaniya nang lumapit sa amin si Aether. The latter only looks around the room. He's not even hiding that his clear avoidance of my piercing gaze.

Parang ginagalit nalang ako ng isang 'to.

It's funny when I think about the moment we first met. Nung una, akala ko mabait siyang tao. I ignored the nagging feeling I had from the start, thinking that the reason why he looked mysterious is because he's a son of Hecate.

He was like everyone else, acting and seeming like a disposable pawn, just like the others.

We kind of hit it off when we exchanged names and talked to each other. I can still remember how normal our interaction was.

Kaso nag-iba na ngayon. We proved each other that first impressions don't last, no matter how good or bad.

I use to like being around him. To be honest, magaan pakisamahan si Aether. He was one of the few people I can actually stand being with. Ngayon, kulang nalang ata ay takbuhan ko siya para makalayo lang sakaniya.

He literally tried to kill me when I was alone. That was enough to make me really really hate his whole damn existence.

"Why is he here?" Nandidiri kong dinuro si Aether na nagkunwaring nagulat pa sa ginawa ko.

He points at himself, with widened eyes and fake surprise, trying to appear so innocent that it makes him look dumb. Tumingin tingin pa siya sa paligid.

Umawang ang labi niya. "Damn. That hurts, Kasdeya. Akala ko ba close na tayo?" Sarkastiko pa niyang sambit habang nagkukunwaring nasasaktan sa tono ng boses ko. I flinch in repulsion.

Sir Adonis laugh awkwardly. "Oh boy, this is going to be a mess, then..." Tumingin siya kay Ma'am Franchesca na diretso pa ring nakatingin sa akin.

My attention goes back to her. She observe me habang nakababa ang mga mata sa akin.

"Ms. Argyros, each training demigod in the Acropilus has a Higher Up for a mentor. Of course, the mentors always have the same deity parent as their student," Paninimula ni Sir Adonis.

"For example, as I am a son of Hesychia, personified goddess or daimona of silence, I train students who are also the children of Hesychia. It's the same with every other mentors, including Calix and Franchesca. But in your case, it won't be possible."

Hindi na ako nagtanong, alam ko na naman ang sagot. It's because I'm the only daughter of Urania. We've already established this earlier.

"Don't worry, you're not the only one who's a lonely child!" Biglang sabat ni Aether na nakangiti pa sa akin, like it's a positive thing. Sinamaan ko muli siya ng tingin. "May mga demigods dito sa Acropolis na nag-iisang anak lang rin ng godly parent nila, katulad ni Hurricane. So you're not actually pathetic."