Starlight Academy: The Ophiuchus

SA1:Unlucky

What happens when the world starts to count down, losing time, and slowly breaking apart?

Paano kung ang mundo na akala mo ay magtatagal, ay unti-unti na palang nasisira at naglalaho?

Simple lang naman ang sagot diyan.

People like me just have to step in.

Dahan-dahan kong inalis ang aking saplot sa ulo at tinitigan ang aking hinaharap.

The city lay before me, bathed in a celestial glow—the City of Starlight, once lost to me, now revealed in all its ethereal splendor. A place where dreams took form, and magic flowed through every cobblestone.

Ilang taon na rin ang lumipas mula noong huling pagbisita ko sa bayang ito. Maraming pagbabago ang naganap, kabilang ang mga pagbabago sa paraan ng kanilang pakikipag-usap, transportasyon at pananamit.

The world is constantly changing without us noticing, which can be both a blessing and a curse.

It is a blessing for people that seeks for new adventures, those who loves the thrill of new inventions and new ideas. But it's a curse knowing that we're leaving everything behind, and forgetting them.

It's a curse to not know what really happened in the past.

Bakit nga ba kailangan alam natin? It happened in the past, we should stop thinking about what already happened, right?

But no. The past is a treasure, the past is the beginning and it should be passed down, not forgotten.

Malay natin, baka ang nakagisnan mong kuwento ay hindi naman pala ang kuwentong dapat alam mo.

It is a mystery, and I plan to make it even more interesting.

"Tabi!" Sigaw ng isang lalaking naka-suot ng punit-punit na kasuotan. Nawala ang ngiti sa mga labi ko dahil sa kung papaano ako nito itulak sa gilid at tumama sa mga kariton sa tabi ko.

Gago?

Nanlulumo ko itong tiningnan. Ganito na ba ang mga tao ngayon? Mga dugyutin at walang modo?

Never in a million years, I would be treated like this!

Inis kong pinagpagan ang sarili ko. Kalalaba ko lang ng damit kong ito noong nakaraan, gagong 'yon. Ang bigat-bigat pa naman nito kapag nababasa.

Siya kaya maglaba nito!

I groaned, taking a paper out of my pockets to stop myself from muttering threats to that man. Baka masumpa ko pa siya.

He's probably an Aeris, Taurus, or Leo. These signs have short tempers, shorter than their d--

"Kala mo naman kaguwapuhan, mukha namang sinagasaan." I mumbled, still glaring at him from a far.

Napakunot ako nang hindi makapa ang papel sa bulsa ko na kanina ko pa pilit inaabot. It was here earlier and I was sure of it.

Shit.

I looked around, my eyes roaming on every part of the market to find that paper. Patay talaga ako nito kung hindi ko mahanap ang papel na 'yon.

That's my last hope!

Lumingon ako sa kaliwa ko at halos malaglag ang panga ko nang makita ang papel na hinahanap ko. I was sure that it was the paper I was looking for because of the Starlight printed on it.

I watched as the paper was taken away by the wind to the other side of the alley, where people are busy with their own lives.

Agad ko itong hinabol habang iniwasan ang mga taong nadadaanan ko, baka pagbayarin pa ako kapag may nasira ako dito.