LUNA: The Rebellion

65: Abandoned Tower

"Grabe"

When the trembling kept on coming every after a few seconds, napagtanto naming kagagawan pala nito ni Dhar. Kasi sa tuwing lumilindol, walang reaksyon si Dhar. Under any circumstances, it would be smarter to assume he'd have the same reaction. But the way he kept composure throughout the small earthquakes, it was becoming obvious he was the culprit of it.

I specifically asked Dhar for details but instead of giving me answers, he just stared at me while his mouth continued moving—- murmuring chants I, myself, couldn't understand. I'd be lying to myself if I said it didn't make my skin crawl. Dhar was terrifying in another way. He was just a different feeling.

So after drinking the medicine Day made for me, we both decided to go outside immediately.

As soon as we stepped out of the tent, 'doon namin napagtanto na may kababalaghan na palang nangyayare sa labas.

Not far away from where Day and I stood, were a series of bones and decomposing bodies emerging from the ground. Sunod sunod ang paglabas at pagtayo ng mga ito. Hindi man namin makita kung ano ang nangyayare sa unahan, kung saan nangyayare ang digmaan pero may hula na akong pati ang mga bangkay na naroon ay naipatayo ni Dhar.

Army of the Dead.

This was going to be a headache for the opposing team. The fact these dead bodies could also deplete one's magic power the longer the battle went on---- this would be a handful. Hindi ko alam kung tatawa ba ako o hindi. I would want to, but the whole army of the dead was too uncanny to begin with.

"The first time we witness this, tayo ang mga kalaban nito. Ngayon naman, kakampi na natin sila" Ika ni Day sa tabi ko. Nilingon ko siya at nakita na medyo namumutla siya.

If I informed him there would be a bunch of dead warriors guarding the tent, baka himatayin na siya wala sa oras. Hindi ko na lang siya sinabihan. Masyado na siyang kawawa.

"Pumasok ka na" I jerked my chin to the tent. "I will be going now"

"I'll ask for someone to escort you to the battlefield"

"Huwag na at kaya ko pang lumipad"

"Turning into a dragon will deplete your magic powers quickly. You shouldn't be turning into one right now. Most especially your body wasn't trained to be a dragon most of your life. It's too risky"

Tumahimik ako saglit. Tama kasi siya. Delikado 'ring sumulong na si Black Jack ang gamit ko. Matatagalan ako bago pa makarating kung nasaan man si Midnight ngayon.

"Fine. Go fetch me one"

"Yes, your Majesty"

"Quickly"

Mabilis na naglakad si Day pabalik si tent. Bumalik ang tingin ko sa harapan. I watched the dead army arise and walk to fight, but I hoped Dhar hadn't used the bodies of our comrades. I knew he wouldn't, but it was hard not to think about the possibility.

Bumalik si Day, kasama na ang mandirigmang sinabi niyang tutulungan akong makarating saaking destinasyon. Ito 'rin iyong dragon na nagdala saakin dito. The second son of House Miraghan.

Ymass.

Yumuko ito sa harapan ko, "Your Majesty"

Akala ko bumalik na siya sa labanan. Ymass told me that Francis specifically gave him orders to be my escort, knowing it would be tough for me to go back now. Hindi ko 'rin inaakala na may tinatagong diskarte pala ang isang Francis Miraghan pagdating sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. I was, in fact, impressed. I knew I wasn't wrong when I assigned him to be the General of my army. I always knew he had it in him.