Avalon University

Chapter 21

Dear Sera, my beautiful friend,

   I know you already know that we are already preparing for the war. I want you. And only you. So it's either you, yourself alone come here to the Underworld and meet me and offer yourself to be our offering to our God or else... the people around you will one by one feel the pain. Thank me for I didn't kill them yet, this is just a warning. See you and I miss you.

From your best friend,
Theo.

Nahulog ko ang liham na binasa ko. I can't believe this! Ano bang gusto niya?! Bakit niya dinadamay ang mga taong mahal ko! Una si Tatay Jun, ang pagkasira ng Avalon University, ang pag-atake ng mga Vipers saamin tapos ngayon si Elaine? Alam kong hindi siya titigil kapag hindi ako nagpakita sakaniya, I need to think thoroughly.

"Sera... what are you going to do..." rinig kong bulong saakin ni Ivy.

I don't know... kung puede lang din sana sugurin siya kaagad at patayin para mawala ang problema gagawin ko na sana... kaso hindi ganun kadali eh. Kailangan mong magpakahirap para gawin ang isang bagay.

Zeke and his team came, they started asking if how Elaine was doing. Elaine said she's fine but Zain kept on saying she's not.

"I'm fine, they just hit me with their-"

"Fine? Elaine, do you think you look fine? You look like a disaster right now! You are covered with wounds and there's blood all around your body! You're not fine at all!"

Everything was going too fast. Bumalik na kami sa unibersidad at lahat kami ay naririto sa kwarto ni Elaine. Siya lang naririto kasi wala siyang roommate. Lahat kami tumayo nung dumating sina Zain, Zeke, Miss Zansrylle at ang Mahal na Reyna na si Queen Regina.

Agad na lumapit si Queen Regina kay Elaine at niyakap ito. Sina Zain at Zeke naman ay naroroon lang tumayo. At si Miss Zansrylle kinakausap si Ivy, tinatanong niya kasi kung sino ang nakahanap at paano niya nahanap si Elaine.

"Oh my dear Elaine! What happened to you dear? Everything was fine not until they barge in and told me that you're missing! I was so worried!"

"Did you told Daddy... about it?" Elaine slowly ask.

"Oh I haven't yet dear, I know he will get mad at your brothers if that happens."

"Ano po? Hindi niyo pa po sinabi kay Dad?" Tanong ni Zain kay Queen Regina.

"I haven't Zain. Did you not hear me?"

"If he hears about this, his anger will double towards us."

"There's no need to worry, your father was once my student. And he always listen to me whenever I tell him something."

Ilang sandali pa ay tinawag na ni Miss Zanrylle si Queen Regina dahil kailangan na nilang umalis sapagkat may meeting pa pala ang Mahal na Reyna sa mga ibang angkan ng bayan ng Avalon. Meanwhile me, lumakad ako paalis sakanilang lahat.

I needed time. Time to think, time to plan, and time to prepare. Should I just give myself as an offering to their "God" so that the people around me will not get hurt? Or should I stay and fight them so that the people I love will be safe?

Ang hirap naman! When did my life became so full of problems! I mean... ever since I was a kid I already had a lot of problems... But this is something new to me! I don't have anyone who I can ask for some advice. This is not just a simple problem that can be solve with just one answer...

Umalis ako at tumakbo papunta sa pinto ng Normal na Mundo at pumasok roon. Mabuti nalang at walang sino nakakita saakin. Tumakbo ako sa lugar kung saan naroroon ang dating farm namin. Ang dating farm noon, ngayon ay isa ng malawak na espasyo ng bundok. Tahimik ang atmosphere dito at walang ingay. Makikita sa di kalayuan ang bayan ng normal na mundo. Ang daming ilaw para silang mga bituin na nasa ibaba ng bundok.