Paradise of Corpses (Trinity Series 3)

11 : The Aggressive Bodies

Halos mapatitig ako sa kakaibang bangkay na iyon. The way it is so alike with Amaya's parallel body, it is puzzling me to the bones. Sa tantiya ko ay lalaki iyon dahil sa hubog ng katawan ngunit hindi ko pa masyadong sigurado. Natatabunan ang halos kalahati nitong katawan ng animo ba ay mga tambak na bangkay din. It is hard to see for sure if it is a man or a woman from where I am looking. When I glanced at Amaya and Ligaya, they are already looking at the same corpse just like what I am doing. Parehas ding nagtataka sa loob nila ngunit hindi ipinapakita iyon.

"The same type of death..." si Ligaya. Dinig ko ang mahina niyang pagsambit. His eyes are calm, yet I know he is confused. "Amaya, ganiyan iyong parallel body mo. Iyong nasa studio. I thought it was just a mistake. Hindi pala nag-iisa."

He is not looking at where Amaya is, but I know, he knows, we are both able to hear everything he is almost whispering to the thin air while looking at the mountain of corpses. I looked at it once again. Katirikan man ng araw ay nilalamig ako sa pagtindig ng mga balahibo ko. I might have seen a lot of deaths but seeing and staring at a mountain of dead body...undead corpses is another level. This is not an everyday sight. This will be the ugliest horror that I will remember while being in this parallel world.

"I thought the same." si Amaya. "Akala ko ay nagkamali lang ako. There really are certain degrees, certain differences, and certain types of them."

Nakapagtataka. Amaya who is always this spoiled sister of Amugay that always do nothing, but fun is now looking so hooked on what is happening. I get that she is worried on the real situation from the Kingdom of the Chosen Ones, and from being a God's blessed human to do his job is making her take a look at this seriously but seeing her like this is just another type of an everyday sight.

"There are four of them." pagpapatuloy ni Amaya na kaagad ding dinugtungan ni Ligaya.

"Dumb ones."

"Those who can fight."

"The aggressive ones."

"...and this one." si Amaya muli na titig na titig sa bangkay. "One, two, three, four...how many doses are there, Grunge?"

"Sa pagkakaalam ko sabi ni Amugay, noong kausap ko siya tungkol sa parallel body mo, lutong-luto raw iyon. So that means...that was the severe failure. Four doses. First vaccines shot, second vaccine shot, first booster shot, second booster shot."

Sandali silang nanahimik ngunit si Amaya rin lang ang pumutol noon.

"One, two, three, four...dumb ones, those who can fight, the aggressive ones, and that bone like kookoo. It means..."

"In every dose of vaccine, there's a level of failure."

"The dumb ones..." sambit ko na nakakasunod na sa kanilang iniisip. I feel like I know what I always wanted to say so I said it so easy. "They have fresh looks, minimal wounds and dirts, kaunting agnas lang sa katawan, weak...they are just like walking dumb corpses."

"Those who can fight..." si Amaya. "They are smart enough to fight and talk, mas maraming parte ng katawan ang naagnas."