HOWLINGS AND SHADOWS (Thindrel Howzit Hawthorne)

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Third Person's POV

Dahil sa matinding sakit na naramdaman ni Thindrel ay hindi niya nakayanan. Masyadong matindi ang sakit na naidulot ng sikat ng araw sa kanya.

His skin burned like crisp as the ashes was blown by the air.

Ngunit ang akala niya ay doon ba nagtatapos ang lahat. The Mayor's brother laugh, assuming he won and avenge his brother's death.

But no........

He got it all wrong......

Isang bagay na hindi nila alam. Thindrel is a hybrid. Though, he'll get burned by the sun but that wasn't enough to kill him. If his vampire spirit is weak. His wolf isn't.

Nagulat nalang sila ng bigla nalang nag-iba ang anyo ng katawan ng nakataling lalaki.

Hindi nila napaghandaan ito. They haven't prepared a wolfsbane to counter the werewolves.

Thindrel's wolf grow bigger and bigger as they tried to step back pero wala na silang maatrasan pa.

They tried to attack the wolf using guns but it didn't work.

Kusang nagwala ang lobo sa loob ng cellar. Itbwas flooded with their own blood as the wolfs canines dig on their bodies mercilessly.

Puro sigawan ang maririnig sa loob. Ngunit walang magawa dahil hindi nila kayang pigilan ang lobo.

Unfortunately, the Mayor's brother escape the cellar and left his men there dying in the hands of Thindrel's wolf.

Hindi naman nagtagal ang massacre na nangyari sa cellar. Thindrel shifted into human form without the memory of what he did.

Ang tanging alam niya lang ay nawalan siya ng malay. Wala ng bakas na pagkasunog ang kanyang balat. It was all healed.

Thindrel Howzit Hawthorne

Nanghihina pa rin ako pero hindi ko na naramdaman ang sakit. Natapat ako sa sikat ng araw ng magising ako at walang maalala.

Napabalikwas ako ng bangon ng maaala ko na wala akong singsing.

Ngunit laking pagtataka ko ng hindi na ako nasusunog. Sinubukan kong abutin ang sikat ng araw gamit ang aking kamay ngunit hindi na ito nasusunog.

Kumunot ang noo ko. Am I immune to sunlight?

Mabilis akong lumabas sa cellar na hindi na inalala ang singsing ko.

I run as fast as I could but it wasn't as fast as before. I heard a growling sound inside my head but I tried to ignore it and run outside.

Kailangan ko pang hanapin si Ilaria. I can't leave her behind. Hindi ko na hahayaang mawala pa ang babaeng nakalaan sa akin.

I can't be like Dwayne and just watch his mate died in front of him.

Napatigil ako sa gitna ng hallway when I heard a lpid scream from upstairs. At alam kong boses iyon ni Ilaria.

Mabilis akong umakyat doon. Palakas nang palakas ang sigaw at habang papalapit ako ay mas nasisigurado kong si Ilaria iyon.

Pagbukas ko ng pintuan ay nakita ko siyang nagsusuka ng dugo sa sahig. They feed her with vervain.

Sa tindi ng galit ko ay bigla akong nawala sa sarili ko. I didn't know what's going on. Ang tanging alam ko lang ay ang patayin ang lahat ng nasa silid.

"KILL HIM!", isang familiar na boses ang narinig ko.

I look at him and everything went blur around him. Sa kanya lang naka focus ang paningin ko.

My bones started to wreck like bitch as I jump in the air and landed on top of him.

Naramdaman kong may patalim na bumaon sa gilid ng leeg ko pero hindi ko na inalintana iyon.

I couldn't hear anything. Everything is muted and blurry.

I just open my mouth and ate his head. My canines buried deep within his skull as blood splashed everywhere.

Isang sigaw galing kay Ilaria ang narinig ko. I pull the man's head using my mouth at binalibag sa kung saan.

I look at her. Dangerously.

Hindi ko na masyadong nakita ang mga nangyayari. Everything is blurry and foggy.

I can taste metal from this filthy mens blood. Before I lost my vision I saw Ilaria slowly run towards me. My body feel into the ground as my head fell into her arms.

"THINDREL! THINDREL! THINDREL!", nagising ako sa malakas na pagtawag sa akin.

Unang nakita ko ay ang mukha ni Ilaria. She's crying. Her face is covered with her tears.

Nakasandal ang ulo ko sa hita niya s she cried so hard.

Pilit kong inabot ang mukha niya habang umiiyak siya. When she felt my hand on her face, she opened her eyes.

"THINDREL!", she cried even louder and hug me tightly.

"H-Hey!", mahinang sabi ko dahil hindi ko pa masyadong nabawi ang lakas ko.

Hindi siya nagsalita. She just hugged me and cry.

"Hey! Stop crying. Please, everything's gonna be alright", tahan ko sa kanya.

Mariin siyang umiling. "No. Everything is not fine", aniya sa akin. "Everything's not fine, Thindrel!".

Umiling ako. "Everything is fine. We're fine. They're already dead. They're not gonna hurt us again".

"No!", mariin na sabi niya sa akin. "You died!".

Halos mawalan ako ng hangin sa sinabi niya.

"You died with them, Thindrel. You!", tinuro niya ang dibdib ko. "It's the werewolf part of you who keeps you alive, Thindrel", aniya.

My eyes widened in fraction as I realize something. This explains why I can't feel anything in sunlight.

Hindi ako nakaimik sa sinabi niya.

It took me minutes to finally asked her something.

"A-Am I still alive?", tanong ko.

Hindi ako sigurado sa aking sarili.

Tears rolled down her cheeks. She then look at me sadly in the eyes.

"Thindrel--".

I cut her off.

"Tell me I'm alive, Ilaria. I can't go like this. I can't leave you", umiling ako ng paulit-ulit habang nakayuko. "I can't leave you. Hindi ko gusto na iwan ka".

She lifted my face para magkaharap kami.

"You're still here, Thindrel. You're still with me. You're a hybrid remember? You're not leaving me", she kissed my forehead as new tears escape her eyes.

Tumango ako at mabilis siyang niyakap.

"Let's go home", sabi ko sa kanya.