Battle of The Lords

Chapter 1: Joined Force

[KAIMIRA]

"Hey! Stop there!" Pinagsiksikan ko ang sarili sa masikip na iskinita sa pag-asang mahahabol ko ang ikawalong sumira sa araw ko.

"Pasensya na po!" Paghingi ko ng tawad sa nabangga kong Ale. Tinulungan ko siyang damputin ang mga natapon na gulay. "I'm really sorry, please take this." Hindi ko na siya hinintay na magsalita pa, inipit ko sa kamay niya ang 1000 bill na hinugot ko sa bulsa.

Muli akong tumakbo at nagpalinganga pero nawala na ang pesteng yun sa paningin ko. Damn. I wish I can use my ability to catch him faster pero mahirap na at baka may makakita.

BZZT.. BZZT..

Nag-vibrate ang phone ko sa bulsa senyales na may tumatawag. I double tap my earbuds to answer the call and a familiar voice spoke.

"Mira, where are you? Did you catch him? Let us help you. Tell me where you are para mapuntahan ka namin."

Nagpatuloy ako sa pagtakbo at paghahanap pero bigo ako. Wait- I shifted my gaze upward and saw a man wearing a red hoodie jumping over the roofs.

"Found him."

Nagpalinga-linga ako at sinigurado na walang tao bago tumalon paakyat sa rooftop ng isang 4 storey building.

"Kaimira, wait-"

Hindi ko na pinansin pa ang sinabi ng kausap ko. I ran after the man and jumped over the roofs. A whip made of water came out of my hand. I used it to catch my target but to my dismay, tumalon siya pababa. Iginala ko ang paningin nagbabakasakaling makita siya mula dito sa taas pero bigo ako.

BZZT.. BZZT..

Someone's calling again. Tiningnan ko sa screen ang registered name nang tumawag bago ito sinagot. The name 'Scum' flashed on my screen.

"Why did you hang up on me? You have no respect to your older brother."

"Stop calling me, I'm in the middle of-"

"We found him. He's 5'8 tall, bald and wears a red hoodie, right? I'll tell you where we are, bilisan mo ha."

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako. Panigurado aasarin na naman ako ng kapatid ko at pipilitin na sumali sa circle of friends niya dahil mas mapapabilis daw ang trabaho.

Agad na akong pumunta sa kung nasaan sila at nadatnan na nakasandal sa pader ang lalaking kanina ko pa hinahabol. Nakahawak siya sa ulo niya habang nakayuko. 3 boys and a girl is cornering him to ensure that he can't escape this time.

"Hi, Kaimira!" A short-haired girl greeted me with her wide smile. "Hello, Miku.." I dryly greeted. I signal her to move as I'm about to give this jerk a taste of my fist when my brother stopped me. Great.

"What the hell are you doing?" Singhal ko. Hinarang niya ang kamay niya na para bang pinoprotektahan ang salot na nasa likod niya. Oo, salot.

"He's ours now. Dahil kami ang nakakita sa kanya- I mean I found him first among us 4, so I'll be the one to punish him."

I rolled my eyes. Did I tell him to interfere? Did I ask for their help? This always happens. I'm about to catch the target, they'll interfere, they'll take the credit. For all I know he just wanted to show off to the higher-ups so he can have the thrown someday. Oh, whatever. I have no plans to take that seat anyway.