02 : The Medicine God

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Binigyan ako ng marahang pagngiti ng Pinagpala habang napapailing ito. Hindi niya siguro inaasahang iyon ang una kong itatanong sa kaniya bilang isang Pinagpala sa kabila ng mapanganib na sitwasyon. Hindi pa rin kami nilulubayan ng mga sombi na masama ang pagkakatingin sa amin. Hindi pa umaatake ngunit para bang nanghahamon lamang.

"You can be as mad as you can," the chosen one said. "But if you kill them, their bodies in the main world will die too."

Doon ako muling napatingin sa kaniya ngunit hindi hinahayaang mawala ang pokus sa dalawang sombi sa hindi kalayuan. This chosen one I am with is quite interesting and useful, I believe. Just why the hell is he stuck with me in this place, I do want to know exactly. There must be a reason. We should get the moon's energy here as fast as possible so we cannot see the foreseen consequences if the nature's balance is to be doomed. I no longer have any patience for the demi beasts playing with us. We need to get it and this chosen one who appeared magically in front of me, it must be destiny of some sort to be here. He is an eye candy for me now. A beautiful eye candy especially his face, his body, and his funny divine marking.

"L-lilac...Ser...pentine," mayamaya ay sambit ng sombi na nakapulang T-shirt saka itinuro pa sa akin ang talim ng kutsilyo senyales na ako ang nais niyang makalaban habang ang kasama niya ay nanatili lamang sa kaniyang tabi at tahimik kaming pinagmamasadan.

Wala akong ideya kung ano-ano ang nasa isip ng mga ito o kung gaano nga ba talaga sila katalino gaya ng mga sinabi ng Pinagpala na kasama ko ngunit siguro naman ay mas matalino ako sa kanila. That's not even a doubt, yet this chosen one's presence is making me question my own intelligence. He looks smart. I looked at him again and what he did made me chuckle. Sumandal siya sa counter at saka napacross arms. Nagpabalik-balik ang tingin sa dalawang sombi at sa akin. It is as if he is ready to watch an interesting fight.

"Careful." he even said. "You might be part of the Trinity, we might be the chosen ones, but we cannot kill even a single one of them. We cannot take innocent lives this much. That is my struggle until now."

"How long have you been here, by the way?" tanong ko sa kaniya habang nakatingin pa rin sa nanghahamon sa akin ng laban.

"Long enough to stare at you, Lilac Serpentine."

Napangiti ako nang marahan. This chosen one is entertaining at his every move. Nawala lang ang ngiti ko nang magsalitang muli ang sombing may hawak ng kutsilyo.

"The...m-moon's ener-gy is why you...you are here." garalgal, putol-putol, at napakagal nitong sambit. "We...we forbid y-you to get it. We...are g-going to kill y-you."

They know where the moon's energy is.

"Ligaya...Me-Medicus." the other one who is in the black shirt with the weirdest smile. "Chosen o-one of..."

"Lingga. You're welcome." ngumiti pa ang Pinagpala at tumingin sa akin.

I looked at him. Doon ko na natitigan kahit sandali ang kaniyang mukha. He is beautiful. Black hair and plump lips. Two eye colors. One is golden yellowish hue and one is just black. Doon ko rin lang napagtanto ang lahat at unti-unting nagkaroon ng sagot sa nga katanungan ko. Why and how he knew what is going on with these people and what failed medicine they took, it all makes sense. He is the chosen one of Lingga. The god of medicine.

Paradise of Corpses (Trinity Series 3) Tahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon