Aldeheid

Chapter 25

Cedrick
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Napatingala si Callum matapos magputukan ang lupa na nagpalipad sa ibang kasama niya. Nakita niya ang paggunaw ng napakalawak na lupain at mula sa ilalim nito ay ang kulay berde na apoy, sumisimbolo sa isang masamang mahika.

He groaned as he supported himself up to save some people trapped inside the pit. Ngunit sa pagbangon ay isang madilim at sirang paligid ang nadatnan niya. It's shedding bloods here and there, and fogs that were supposed to be grayish white got a stain of red. It was war, indeed.

Napatiim bagang siya at naghihinang nilibot ang mga mata. The supposed to be peaceful war turned out destructive. Tila ba'y bumalik ang nakaraan.

Mabilis niyang winakli sa isipan niya ang masamang alaala atsaka nagsimula nang maglakad patungo kung saan naglalaban ang alpha at si Cartenia.

He gritted his teeth for the second time and proceeded but stopped when he realized something.

He's a beta, he is known to have a strong stamina and long distance sight. Pero bakit tila'y nawawala ito? His heart, it was beating so fast as if something was wrong but he couldn't ascertain what it was.

And a stone hit his head. Mabilis siyang napalingon sa huling dinaanan ni Aldeheid nang lumabas ito kasama ang mga pinagkakatiwalaan niyang mga kaibigan. Ngunit sa oras na iyon ay saka naman ang pagtama ng mahika ni Cartenia sa bahagi niya.

Mabilis niyang hinanap ang pinaroroonan nila Aldeheid. He tried to look as far as possible only by his hybrid ability but he couldn't locate them. Napaubo siya bigla nang may usok na pumasok sa ilong niya.

His eyes widened. He knew that scent, and he couldn't be wrong. Kasi bukod sa ilang taong paninirahan niya sa poder ni Cartenia ay ang kaalaman niya naman sa mahika. Although nutmeg is not made of magic but its effect itself.

Mabilis niyang tinakpan ang ilong at ginawa ang lahat upang makaalis sa lugar na iyon. He needs to get out of the smoke if he doesn't want to have hallucinations katulad sa mga hybrid na nadadaanan niya. On his way out, he managed to pull a child with him when he saw that she was still in her senses.

"Saan ang mga magulang mo?," he asked the child. Callum was in disbelief when she shook her head.

Wala siyang magawa kundi ilagay muna ito sa ligtas na lugar. And while doing that, he did not waste time and located his Alde as well.

Mabilis ang takbo niya habang karga ang bata sa likod. He could not help but stare at the moon. Hindi niya man lang namalayan na mabilis pala lumipas ang oras at gabi na. Kanina, nang magkaharap sila ni Cartenia ay hindi niya naiwasan ang magalit at nais na pumatay. If it was not because of Harrison, mas napaaga siguro ang digmaan.

He could still remember what Cartenia told him that made him start the war: "With your betrayal, I will bring back what you did. The loss, the pain, and suffer. This day shall not end until I find what you treasured..." her appearance was not any near the mother he had known back then. Her long curled hair was almost white, her long unpleasant nails, and her painful curses. Callum could still not accept why this has to happen, when in fact, she was the reason behind all of it, her paranoia in specific.

She pushed her face towards Callum's and continued swearing, "...and do her what I failed to do with your Juliette."

Hindi niya kailanman noon inasahan ang nangyayare ngayon. He was just a little boy when he lost his biological parents, they were killed during the war in Avrieda, where he used to live back then. It was still raining blood when Cartenia found him. She named him Cedrick. Noon pa man ay alam niyang may taglay na itong sungit dahil sa mukha at pananalita nito, ngunit kahit ganun paman ay namumukod tangi parin ang kabaitan nito dahil sa tulong na lagi niyang binibigay sa ibang tao, mapa hybrid man o witches.