Deltha: Avenue of the Esoteric

Chapter 17

Curiosity

Nandito kami sa isang malawak na burol. Like what President Death told me yesterday, he will be the one to train me. Alas singko pa lang ng umaga magmula n'ong umalis kami sa Headquarter. He told me that we can't use the training field since I was too distracted.

Hindi ako mapakali lalo na at hindi pa rin maayos ang mga nangyayari. 

It's been two days since Garnet refused to talk to me. Gustong gusto ko siyang kausapin pero sa tuwing lumalapit ako sa kanya, palagi niya akong iniiwasan. Wala akong ibang magawa kung hindi makinig kay Coven.

I should give her more time kahit na miss na miss ko na siyang makasama at makausap.

Napatingin ako sa direksyon ni President Death na abala sa pag aayos ng puting kabayo niya. I was also thinking about what actually happened to him. Headmistress Sonnata said that he will be facing his consequences because of using too much power pero wala namang ibang nangyari sa kanya.

He was actually fine at hindi umabot ng buwan ang self healing process niya.

Lumapit ako sa direksyon niya at hindi ko na napigilan pang magtanong kahit na nasisigurado kong wala akong matatanggap na maayos na sagot mula sa kanya. 

"Are you sure you're fine?" He stopped what he was doing before giving me his usual look.

"Stop asking." 

"N-Naalala ko lang 'yong sinabi ni Headmistress Sonnata na matagal ka raw makakatulog. A-And about my dream...nakita rin kita n'on. What does it mean?"

He crossed his arms and I knew from that moment, he was starting to get mad again.

"And about your friend, Jack...How did he save me?"

"Are you going to waste my time asking those nonsense questions, dwarf?"

Pilit kong nilabanan 'yong titig niya.

"You told me to stop being selfish. You told me to tell you everything about my team. And now, you couldn't do it yourself. Pakiramdam kong marami kang tinatago."

Nag iwas siya ng tingin.

"Let's go back training." He turned his back and he was about to walk away kung hindi ko lang mabilis na nahawakan ang kamay niya.

Bumaba naman ang tingin niya r'on at nang mapagtanto ko kung ano 'yong ginawa ko, nahihiyang inalis ko 'yon sa kanya.

"A-Are you really hiding something?"

He glared at me after that question —a sign that I shouldn't test his temper.

Hindi na ako nagtanong pa pagkatapos at hinayaan ko siyang umalis. Tahimik na sumunod lang ako sa kanya at hindi ko inaasahan kung saan niya ako dinala. 

We are in front of a cliff. Naramdaman ko ang panlalamig ng kamay ko nang maalala ko kung paano ako nahulog mula sa mataas na building dahil sa kagagawan ni Nightcaller.

Naguguluhan akong humarap sa kanya.

"During that mission when we saved abused children from an abandoned hideout, I saw you with Annaki."

Annaki, he was a powerful shapeshifter. Siya 'yong inakala kong inosenteng bata na niligtas namin.

Muli kong inalala ang mga pangyayaring 'yon. That was the time he's asking me a lot of questions. Iyon din ang unang pagkakataon na naramdaman kong parang binabantayan niya ang bawat galaw ko. Maybe, he saw something that I wasn't aware about.