Amaranthine Academy

Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Arrival

Each tribe surrendered their necklaces to the empress. I still remember how they argued with themselves about whether to really give these things to the empress or not. But to our surprise, they did give them.

After that damn talk, they started cleaning up our mess. Ibig sabihin, they cleaned up all the mess, including the dead immortals. They spent several days cleaning up the entire academy to restore it to its former state. But they couldn't bring back the lives that we took, lives we deprived them of. They took a risk by fighting themselves, even though the cause of it was their own lives.

They placed protection on the place where the necklaces were placed. And also the necklaces themselves. I don't know if it's true, but this time, I will believe it. Paano na lang kung may mangahas na kunin ang mga 'yon, 'di ba? They're stupid if they let those things be stolen.

I smirked when I saw the replica of my necklace together with the tribe necklaces. Kumikintab ito na parang totoo. Hindi halata na isa lang itong kopya. Nandito ako sa lugar kung saan makikita ang mga kuwintas dahil ang lugar kung saan nila ito nilagay ay gawa sa glass. It's easy to get but difficult to make. Isang maling desisyon mo lang, maaari ang iyong buhay ang kapalit.

Ang tanging tanong lamang na namumuo sa aking isipan ay kung bakit kailangan isama ang aking kuwintas sa mga kuwintas ng bawat lahi?

Ano iyan display?

I know how important the necklaces are. Pero hindi ko kayang isuko ang isang bagay na ibinigay sa akin ng mga lola kahit alam kong mali ito. I don't trust the empress. I don't trust Draven. I don't trust anyone. Pero tanging sarili ko lang ang aking mapagkakatiwalaan.

Ang pagdududa ko sa empress, hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling. Why does she always wear a mask? I mean, yes, she can. Pero bakit palagi?

Wala naman kaming lason na kapag inamoy niya kami ay patay na agad siya. Tsk.

Baka bad breath?

I chuckled.

"Hey. What are you doing here?"

My smirk faded. I furrowed my eyebrows, telling him to back off. But well, what can you expect from Draven? He just grinned at me. Hindi niya pinansin ang pagkakunot ng noo ko at bigla na lang lumapit sa akin. Napaatras ako bigla.

I glared at him. "What do you need from me?" I growled.

Bigla ay tumataas ang kaniyang kilay. "Well? Ikaw mismo."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever." I left him and started to walk away.

Ang mga gusaling tirahan namin noon ay wala na dahil sa sira-sira. Ang tanging gusaling nakatayo na lang ay ang limang nagsisitang gusali kung saan nandoon ang mga importanteng gamit. Pati na rin ang dalawang gusaling nasa likod ng limang gusali.

Hindi nga silang pito nawasak, pero makikita ang mga bitak sa mga pader. I'm still thinking why these buildings cannot just be ruined by a mere power. It is because it has the power of the ancestors?

Power.

Napatigil ako sa paglalakad at kaagad kumunot ang noo ko.

Wait...

Why don't they just rebuild these buildings by power? Gamit ang kapangyarihan, mapapadali ang pagtayo ulit ng mga gusali pero bakit hindi nila ito ginamit? Mayroon bang diyos o diyosa na ang kapangyarihan ay kayang ibalik ang mga nasira at kaya rin itong sirain? The god or goddess of creation and destruction? O baka hindi pa ito ipinanganak? O baka naman sa ibang lugar ito?

Well, aside from the god of creation and destruction that I knew.

I sighed. Whatever. Umupo agad ako sa kama nang makarating sa bahay.