Descendants of the Gods

Chapter 65: Gaea's Prophecy

KASDEYA ARGYROS' Point of View

Twelve hours have passed. Paris and River managed to recover quickly so they can help me and Theon get things running and back to normal before the Higher Ups get here.

Ang ibang Hellenes naman ay nagpapahinga pa rin. We also think its best if they stay in the infirmary first so they can fully heal. No point in trying to help if they can't do it well.

Besides, Paris and River are a whole different league. Sobrang bilis nilang makabalik sa normal. It's admirable, but you can't help but ask if they're just trying to force themselves.

Mula naman sa nakikita ko ay kaya nilang i-balance ang pahinga at pagtulong. It's like they're used to this.

Apat lang kaming sumalubong kay Sir Adonis at sa ibang teachers. I sigh. They tried to be quick, pero mukhang sobrang layo ng pintunahan nila kaya ngayon lang sila nakabalik. Or maybe they got held back or ran into uncontrollable problems.

Lumapit kami kay Sir Adonis nang makalabas siya ng kanilang sasakyan. Bumaba kami sa hagdanan ng main building para salubungin siya.

I had to watch my step because I can still remember the body we found here. Para itong imahe na bigla ko nalang makikita, but when I close my eyes, wala na ito rito. Akala ko nakakita pa ako ng tuyong dugo sa hagdan.

"What happened?" Iyon agad ang bungad niya sa amin.

A few more Higher Ups are with him. Sinundan nila si Sir Adonis palabas ng sasakyan. I know that there are a lot of Higher Ups in Acropolis, sila ang nagsisilbing teachers or mentors ng mga demigods dito. They assist the Commander and Deputy Commander with running the high city.

Nakikita ko ang ilan sakanila paminsan minsan, but I never really interacted with them. Hindi ko sila kakilala, save for Ma'am Franchesca and Kuya Calix who don't look like themselves today.

I'm aware that there are a several Higher Ups, but I didn't expect them to be so many. This is only a fraction of their number.

"Katharsis attacked. Every member of the Hellenes was injured except for Captain and I. Shirra's dead and..." I take a deep breath. "They took the fake stone."

Mukhang alam na talaga ni Sir Adonis ang nangyari at gusto niya lang kumpirmahin ito, dahil isa lang ang napuna niya sa sinabi ko.

"Shirra Lee's..."

I nod before he could continue. "She was found dead here." Turo ko sa hagdanan. "She disappeared during the attack and Katharsis got to her."

Napunta ang tingin ko kay Kuya Calix na mukhang nagising sa tamang huwisyo. Para siyang nabuhusan ng malamig na tubig. Even I felt a bit of pity when I see him put his head down, black hair covering his eyes, as if he's too ashamed to face any of us.

Hindi na ako nagtaka nang bigla siyang tumalikod sa aming apat. "Excuse me." He mumbles before walking away. Ma'am Franchesca just lets him.

The heavy atmosphere puts a weight on my chest, and I had to call on superficial stuff to stop myself from looking at Theon. I know he's equally miserable, if not more. I don't think I need to see that.

I knew it. The Hellenes is Theon's weakness. Their weakness.

"The barrier's broken too," Dagdag ni Paris para mawala ang awkward na katahimikan. "The demigods are doing their best to look out for any monsters that might have sensed that. Walang nakakapagpahinga dahil nagbabantay sila."

Those twelve hours waiting for them were torture.

Matagal ang bawa't paglipas ng oras lalo na't alam kong hindi kami ligtas. We couldn't rest knowing that monsters lingering around the woods will hunt for us, now that our main defense is gone.