"Bakit hindi pa din siya nagigising? Hindi ko maintindihan, ang sinabi mo ay ako ang makakapagpagising sakanya pero bakit hanggang ngayon hindi pa din siya nagigising?"
Namomroblemang napailing-iling si Achilles. "I'm sorry, I was careless."
Napahilot ako sa sintindo at malamig na tinignan siya. Gusto kong sigawan ito ngunit hindi ko magawa dahil alam kong kahit hindi niya man nakausap si Demetrius ay gagawa at gagawa padin ng paraan si Demetrius magising lang ako.
"I want see him, I want to see Baron Augustus."
Napatingin siya sa'kin at nag-aalalang napahawak sa braso ko. "Are you sure? I thought-"
"I don't have time to waste Achilles. Tell me, where can I meet him?"
Ibinigay niya sa'kin ang lokasyon kung saan namamalagi si Baron Augustus. I left the Northern lands to visit the Baron's place.
Nang makarating sa sinasabing lugar ay sumalubong sa'kin ang isang kabalyerong tila inaasahan ang pagdating ko dahil binuksan niya lamang ang gate na wala manlang katanungan na ekspresyon.
The place wasn't that big but it's cozy enough.
The door suddenly opened and as I step my foot inside, I saw the bright astonished chandelier welcoming my eyes.
Napatikhim ako at naglakad ng matuwid upang takpan ang pagkaluha ng mga mata ko dahil sa sinag na nagmula sa malaking chandelier.
"You're here your Majesty."
Napatingin ako sa matandang kakarating lamang na may hawak na baso na naglalaman ng alak.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Baron Augustus."
Ngumiti siya at inaya ako veranda kung saan napapalibutan ng mga iba't ibang klase ng mga bulaklak.
He offered me a cup of drink but I declined it. I don't think I could drink in this kind of situation. Demetrius is cursed so I don't have time to enjoy myself.
"I have something to ask Baron Augustus," panimula ko.
Tumango tango siya at ibinaba ang baso ng alak saka tumikhim bago humarap sa'kin. "You're free to ask anything, I am your grandfather's friend after all."
"Is it true that once you have something from the tree who lives in HunaEryn, you can have anything you want?" I asked.
Nakita ko ang sumilay na ngiti muli sakanyang labi.
"I was right, you're a lost soul. Before I answer your question, will you tell me about who you are?"
Naitikom ko ang bibig ko dahil sa tanong niya. I forgot that fairies can see the color of souls, I wasn't being careful.
"Don't worry, I'm a trusted one even if I'm a fallen fairy I still do have the power to help you in any way I can."
"Why? Why are you trying to help me?"
"I don't have any reason, I just feel like you need help."
Natatawang napatingin ako sakanya, is he serious?
"Don't get me wrong young lady, I know that it may sounds distrustful but I do want to help you without any reason."
"Then, will I able to get inside the HunaEryn?" tanong ko at pilit tinatyansa ang mga mata niya kung nagsasabi ba ito ng totoo.
"Yes you can, you will be able to get inside but not as Aurora but you yourself."
Napakunot ang noo ko. "What do you mean?"
"That body has long been gone young lady, the vessel you're using is surrounded by curse and it's totally eating your whole body."
"Curse?"
"That's not the only problem here young lady. The real problem is, your soul itself."
Tumayo siya mula sa pagkakaiba at pumitas ng isang rosas. "Do you know what color is your soul?"
Umiling-iling ako bilang sagot.
He crumpled the rose and I saw how the petals fall from his hands.
"It's black young lady and black means a dead soul. That's the color we are seeing when someone is dead. You're only living right now because of the thread that is keeping you alive but if that thread was cut off, you will never live again."
Hindi na ako nagulat sa sinabi niya dahil alam ko sa sarili ko na matagal na akong patay. I've been borrowing different bodies for me to stay alive even just for a moment.
I've experienced different kinds of life but I never saw my parents again.
All I did was wait until I realized that it was useless.
That's how I met Demetrius, I wanted to create a memories with him. A last memories that I will not regret even if I die without reincarnating again.
But I don't have time to think of it right now. I need to save Demetrius, I need to save him.
"So you mean that I should go there as a soul not as Aurora?"
Tumango siya. "But, you can never go back inside that body young lady. It means, you're going to die again."
Napangiti ako, if that's the only way for me to see the tree and talk to the God himself I would do it.
Bumalik ako sa palasyo na may ngiti sa labi at dumiretso sa kwarto kung saan nakahiga si Demetrius.
He looks handsome when sleeping.
"Hey, I'm hungry. I want to eat with you," I said.
Niyakap ko ang katawan niya at dinampian ng halik ang kanyang noo at labi.
"I'm scared, Deme. I'm scared that I might never see your eyes again. I don't know how to deal with all the wolves, they are asking where you are and how are you. Kajar seems to hate me because of what happened."
Simula nang malaman ni butler Kajar ang tungkol kay Demetrius ay naging malamig ang tugon niya saakin.
It feels like he's blaming me from what happened to Demetrius which is true.
I'm such a dumb woman, I was careless.
Zacharias keeps telling me that Demetrius will wake up soon, he should be hating me but he didn't.
It feels like he was the one who's consoling me instead of me, consoling him.
There's still a chance that Demetrius might wake up without me being dead. Kailangan kolang kausapin si Anasthasius na tanggalin ang sumpa upang magising si Demetrius.
Gagawin ko ang lahat, kahit buhay ko pa ang kapalit.
Ang gusto kolang ay magising ka, kahit mabuhay man ako sa ibang panahon ay okay lang.
Basta't magising kalang.
BINABASA MO ANG
Howling Marionette
Ficción históricaI woke up on a bed full of rotten roses, it was supposed to be my 59th life but again I was reincarnated in a body who was extremely tortured by her step mother. I've been reincarnated for about fifty-nine times. I became a teacher, a mother, a vil...
