Tears of Blade

Chapter 5

Noong una nagtaka pa ako because despite the severe situations going in Ciffton there were no reports or whatsoever. Yun pala ay kakonchaba nila ang mga knights na nagroronda rito.

Ayun sila, nagpapakasaya sa sugalan. Really, huh. They must be asking for a beating.

I let out a long heavy breath to calm my nerves at baka hindi ako makapagpigil at sugurin na lamang sila ngayon mismo.

They dare mess around while wearing their knight uniforms? And that Arnaldo dares to make Cliffton, my land, his little paradise? He dares!?

Nakaramdam ako ng pag-vibrate ng bolang krystal na nakatago sa loob ng cloak na suot ko. I answer the call right away.

"Alpha 1, speaking. Everything is ready, My Lady." Sambit nito sa kabilang linya. "Ziven - I mean, the kid just got into contact with the suspect. Currently, walking past the hills and unto the falls."

"Keep monitoring them and report immediately if the suspect tries anything to the kid."

"Roger that."

Nawala ito sa kabilang linya. Ilang sandali lang ay muli itong nag-vibrate. Isa na namang tawag mula sa isa sa mga tauhan ko. We've been conducting several investigations since a few days ago, and we've come up with several plans on how to solve this predicament.

Well, since Arnaldo is a Darkling, I have enough justification if I kills him instantly. However, I feel like there's something more to him than meets the eye. First of all, how did he even manage to become the village head?

I have a lot of questions and speculations but there's no answer to them and I have no evidences to support my speculations. Ayaw ko rin ng paisa-isang trabaho, kaya sinabihan ko ang butler na gusto ko matapos ang lahat ng to ng isahang operasyon lang.

One mission where the end scenario would be, we killed the Darkling, we swept clean the factories, brought down the night clubs and gambling dens, restore order in Cliffton, show my authority as the acting head so the knights won't think about messing around while wearing their knight uniforms again and of course bestow justice to all the young children that fell victim to the Darkling and give them proper burials.

It'll give a reality slap for all the villagers and woke them up from their fairytale like nightmare.

"Alpha 2, speaking. Infiltration of the factories, succeed. Awaiting your orders, My Lady."

"Bravo 2, in position. Awaiting your orders, My Lady."

"Delta 1, confirmed position. Ready to fire."

"Delta 2, evidences secured."

Naghintay ako ng ilang sandali pero wala ng sumunod na nagreport. Kumunot ang noo ko. "Where is Bravo 1?"

No response.

"Bravo 1, speak if you're listening. Is everything okay with your end?" There's still no response. Bravo 1 is assigned to the gambling den. Him, together with two other knights are task to infiltrate the gambling den and when the time is right they're going to seize control of the place and confiscate all assets and shut down the place.

"Everyone, listen up. Standby for now and don't do anything rash, I'm going over to Bravo 1."  Nang marinig ang mga sagot nila ay mabilis kong tinago ang communication crystal sa loob ng damit ko and hurried to where the gambling den is.

Is was easy to infiltrate since the guards that guarding the place are pretty weak. They didn't sense my presence even though I was walking right in front of them. Pagpasok ko sa loob ay puno ng mga nagsusugal ang buong paligid. Ang iba ay nag-aaway pa dahil pinaparatangan nung isa na nagdadaya raw ang kalaro niya.