Themis Corporation: Pandora 1 (Will Under Editing)

FOREST TRAP: WAY BACK HOME III

Forest Trap: Way back home III

PRAIREI

I silently gave him a death glare. He's scaring me again and as if I would believe him. But he actually has a point. I should respect the skeleton. When he glanced at me, I immediately avoided my gaze from him. I pretended like I'm not staring at him minutes later.

"You may eat now," he started. I looked at the seafood. I gulped when I took one. "What?"

"Safe ba ito? You know, it came from Dark sea." Naninigurado lang ako dahil mas gusto ko pa yata mamatay ng isang iglap lang kaysa sa kumain ng seafood na ito. Pero kung ligtas naman kainin, kakainin ko talaga. At isa pa, ayaw ko rito mamatay. Baka mahintulad ako sa katabi kong bangkay ngayon.

'Ang saklap naman kung ganoon.'

He stared at me then his eyes became dead. "I cannot put you in danger," iyon lang ang sinabi niya saka tumayo. Gamit ang isang daliri niya at ang hintuturo niyang daliri, kinuha niya ang seafood.

"Teka!" He was about to eat but I interrupted.

"What?" Anong what na naman. Kakain siya na walang tubig? Nagpapatawa ba ang lalaking ito? We can't drink seawater. It can damage our kidney.

"May tubig ka? Kakain ka na lang?" He carefully placed back the seafood. I actually imagined him as old Hidre. Kahit wala siyang bandages sa mukha, halata pa rin sa mga galaw niya. May pagka-pormal pa rin siya kahit ganito na ang sitwasyon namin ngayon.

"There's a river nearby. You'll come with me later." Then he ignored me again when he answered my question.

Ang hirap pakisamahan ng lalaking ito kahit kailan! Makaalis lang kami rito, hindi ko na masyado makikita pagmumukha niya. Depende na lang kung maglagay siya ng bandage sa mukha tulad ng ginagawa niya.

Patuloy lang kami sa pagkain ng inihaw niya. Honestly, the food is good. I don't know that even the sea is hiding dark mistery, there are still treasures hidden inside.

Napatigil ako sa pagkain nang makita ko ang kaliwang mata nito na naging itim. I remembered, his eyes were color gray. The right one is intense gray and the left wasn't. But his left eye right now became black. His expression changed and he stood up as if he sensed something or someone outside of our temporary house.

I got alarmed when he formed an ice spike on his palm; the cold, small black mist had emerged from his pale palm and it just turned into long ice spike that looks like deadly if you look at it.

"Sapien?" I asked.

He looked at me. "No," he answered. "This is more likely an animal." Is he expecting someone to come here? Kumunot lang ang aking noo. Tingin ko may nalalaman talaga ang isang ito. I don't know what he's hiding but I still don't trust him. Fifty percent, I think.

I stepped backwards when the small echoes turned into large footsteps. Its shoes stepped inside the cave and all I could see now is a shadow of a human  and it walk closely to our direction. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa hawak nito. Sa anino ko pa lamang iyon nakikita pero masama ang pakiramdam ko sa hawak ng kaliwang kamay niya.

Hidre abruptly used his black fire around the ground of the cave. He just tapped the ground by his left shoe and when his black sensitive shoe touched the ground, his fire lit up on the ground. I saw again the intense green light of his black fire. If I were really describe it, it's like a wizard's magic. His fire is beautiful but dangerous. To my surprise, I saw the bandages started to wrap his hands and arms.