Xavier
Nararamdaman ko ang malamig na ihip ng hangin habang nakatingin sa mga bangkay na nasa loob ng bahay ni Miss Minerva. Parang madidigwa ako na parang hindi. Lumapit ako ng kaunti at tinitigan sila ng mabuti.
There's something wrong with them. The cause of death was a bullet that was shot in the head but what's weird was all of them were shot on the temple. Assuming the intruder came through the door, shouldn't the shots be found on the front side of their heads?
Parang sila mismo ang pumatay sa sarili nila. Hindi naman si Hecate ang gumawa nito kasi hindi tumatalab ang kakayahan niya sa mga matanda. May kinalaman kaya ito sa pagkawala ng mga tao sa mall noon?
I shook my head, this isn't the time to be playing detective. I called Zero and he immediately answered.
"Tama ka nga. Wala na si Miss Minerva dito sa bahay. Patay na rin ang mga bodyguards niya," sabi ko.
Narinig ko pa siya na bumuntong hininga. "Anong gagawin natin? We should assume that Erebos already has her."
Napaisip muna ako. "Kailangan natin siyang kunin. Kapag nalaman nila kung nasaan ang puno, malaki ang mawawala sa atin."
"Paano?"
May bigla akong naalala. "I have an idea."
I said goodbye and ended the call. I called Azazel afterwrds.
Azazel once explained to me that the 4th Sense or the Sense of Smell reigns over emotions and desires. That's why he has the ability to manipulate them. But the most basic ability of the Sense of Smell was having a sharp nose. If he can pick up Miss Minerva's scent here, we may be able to track her.
"Hello?" Azazel said as he answered my call.
"Zel, I need your help."
Agad kong ipinaliwanag sa kanya ang mga nangyayari ngayon at pumayag naman siya na tulungan ako. Tatakas lang muna siya sa bahay nila dahil siguradong magdududa si Tita Laura kapag nakita niyang lumabas si Azazel sa kalagitnaan ng gabi.
Naisip ko na rin na pwede kong gamitin ang Sight para makapunta siya dito kaagad pero mukhang kailangan ko muna magpahinga kasi umubo na ako kanina ng dugo. Kailangan kong magdahan-dahan sa paggamit ng Sight kung gusto ko pang mabuhay.
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Nakarinig ako na may kumatok sa labas ng bahay. Pagtingin ko sa labas ay nakita ko si Azazel. Pumasok siya sa loob at nanlaki ang mata nang makita niya ang mga bangkay.
"Bloody hell," he cursed. "Hindi mo naman sinabi na may bangkay pala akong aabutan dito."
He sniffed something in the air. "I can smell two scents going out of the house, one has to be Miss Minerva."
"Yung isa siguro ay yung kumuha sa kanya. Nakikilala mo ba ang amoy?"
"This smell..." Azazel snifed at air some more. "This is Shadow's smell!"
Shadow? The fifth official who was responsible for the death of the previous generation of the Senses?
"Malaking problema ito, Xav. Kung si Shadow nga ang kumuha sa kanya, wala tayong magagawa."
"Pero kailangan natin siyang tulungan, Zel. Mahihirapan tayo kapag nalaman nila kung nasaan ang puno."
"Pero..." Halatang iniisip niya ngayon kung ano ang mangyayari kapag nakita namin si Shadow. "Sige, basta mag-iingat tayo."
We ran outside the house and, with Azazel leading the way, we ran across Granville. We seemed to be running for 10 minutes when Azazel suddenly stopped.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Senses
FantasiEveryone has secrets. Everyone has a side they didn't show to anybody. After losing his parents early in life, Xavier Cortez had a vast amount of fortune and little else. He thought he was going to walk a simple path and lead a quiet life. He was wr...