Descendants of the Gods

Chapter 63: Chosen One

THIRD PERSON'S Point of View

Paris has never seen a bomb as destructive as this. He's torn between looking at the fire and flying ashes in awe or continue running to find the perpetrator.

The incandescent reflection of flames in his eyes hypnotizes him until he couldn't move. The golden castles he's familiar with burn rapidly due to the fire the explosion had created.

Isa nanamang malakas na pagsabog ang yumanig sa lupang inaapakan niya. It's loud enough, causing him to snap out of his trance-like state. Napailing iling siya bago dumiretso pababa sa malawak na hagdanan.

Sinubukan niya tingnan kung saan nanggaling ang pagsabog. Napamura siya ng malakas nang makita na sa ituktok nanggagaling ang mga bomba at hindi niya alam kung paano umakyat doon.

He starts to look for a way, mapping out the area in his mind. Kailangan niyang magmadali dahil buhay ng mga demigods ang nakasalalay. He has to do something to save everyone, especially his friends.

Napasulyap siya sa barrier ng Acropolis. His jaw clenches while looking at the sky. There is no visual difference, but he feels bare and unsafe. The barrier serves as their defense against the outside threat.

But now, it's broken.

Tumakbo muli si Paris at tumungo sa hagdanan ng university. The massive double doors open and he quickly runs inside the building with purpose.

Biglang tumunog ang isang bagay sa pantalon niya. While running, he takes the antikythera mechanism from his pocket before activating it. Hinihingal niyang nilapit ito sa kaniyang tainga bago sumakay sa elevator ng main building.

"Hello, Theon?" Tawag niya sa lalaking nasa kabilang linya.

He can hear Theon's heavy breathing while running. Pati ang mga yabag nito sa lupa ay rinig na rinig niya. "Did you get them?"

Umiling siya kahit hindi naman siya makikita ng kausap. "No. Galing sa taas yung mga bomba. I have to get there and inspect the area myself."

Bumukas ang pinto kaya tumakbo siya muli sa top garden ng Acropolis. He looks up at the glass ceilings and sure enough, it's broken too. Pwede siyang pumunta sa taas gamit ang butas na nanggaling sa mga pagsabog.

He has to leave the Hellenes for this. He can't waste each moment.

Kailangan niyang bilisan. If the bombing continues, then everyone in the Acropolis will be in the worst kind of danger imaginable.

"Cap?" He asks the person on the other line when he dowsn't respond. "Andyan ka pa ba? Uy, babe." Pang-aasar pa niya rito.

Naririnig pa rin niya ang mumunting paghinga ng kausap kaya alam niya na nasa linya pa rin ito. Kumunot na ang noo niya habang sinusubukan umakyat sa basag na ceiling gamit ang isang kamay.

"Paris," Bigla nitong bulong kaya napatigil siya sa ginagawa niya. He presses the mechanism closer to his ear to hear Theon's next words clearer. "They're not bombs. It's a person."

Before he could ask more, Theon had already cut the communication.

Mahina siyang napamura bago isampa ang katawan sa glass ceiling ng main building. He finally got to his own two feet before he starts walking around again, but this time, he's careful not to break the glass.

Hindi niya naintindihan ang sinabi ng kaibigan kanina.

It's a person? If Theon is implying that the cause of all the destructive explosions that's been happening is a single person and not bombs, then that means who ever they are dealing with is a big threat.