Haunted by the Truth

51: Libra's Twins

IXCHEL

THE PRINCIPAL told me before leaving the realm, hoping to find the lost siblings of Silver that I need to conceal my attribute since it's too powerful, it can harm those people around me on the Mortal realm.

"There are a lot of us there. Some are deities, their child or our kind's hunter so be careful on your journey, Ixchel."

Hindi ko iyon pinansin. Instead, I took a glance at Milasanthra who's peacefully sleeping after the incident. She looks so innocent that if I look at her, she may be an angel. But she isn't just Milasanthra and that's what we're trying to search.

I traveled to places from South to North since the jet landed from the farthest part of Southern Philippines. Pero dahil may kapangyarihan naman ako, medyo napadali ang pag-detect ko sa Headquarter ng mga Elchemist.

Part of me wanted to sneak in to their Headquarter but I think this is not the right time yet. Hahanapin ko pa kung anong connection ng mga Elchemist dito sa Pilipinas at kung bakit matunog ang Pangalan nila hanggang sa kasuluk-sulukan ng Pilipinas.

Sometimes, it's tiring to be alone in a single-man mission. Iniisip ko rin kung bakit ganoon na lang kalaki ang tiwala sa akin ng mga tao at nagawa nilang ipasa sa akin ang misyong ito na kung tutuusin ay hindi ko na dapat ginagawa.

May it be loyalty or my ability to handle and carry out missions like this, I don't like being in a mission where my co-descendant is included. Or maybe, I grew up independently. Kahit na nagagabayan ako minsan ng mga magulang ko, nasanay na akong gawin ang mga bagay na mag-isa.

Still, they could've sent another descendant to travel with me here!

"Pst! Huy!" Narinig ko ang pabulong na sigaw ng isang babae mula di kalayuan mula sa akin.

Nilingon ko siya at nakita ko kung paanong bumilis ang lakad niya papalapit sa akin. Malapit na ako sa entrance ng Hotel kung saan ako magpapa-abot ng gabi dahil hindi ko naman kayang libutin ang buong lugar nang hindi nagpapahinga.

"Huy! 'Wag ka diyan dumaan!" Sabi pa niya pero hindi ako nakinig. Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad but there was a force that made me stop with her words after, "I said stop right there!"

I stopped involuntarily. Because of her, mababawasan ang oras ko sa pagpapahinga but what can I do?

"Hindi mo ba alam na delikado para sa atin ang maglakad na lang bigla sa teknolohiyang gamit ng mga mortal? Tsk! Dapat ay nag-background check ka muna." She says as she walks through the other entrance floor.

Isang matangkad at maputing babae ang bumungad sa akin nang tuluyan itog makalapit. Ang buhok ay kasing kulay ng mga mata niyang katulad ng kadiliman habang napapalibutan naman iyon ng mga matitingkad na dyamante na nagsilbing head band sa ulo niya.

"Oh, hindi ka pa ba kikilos diyan?" Pagtatanong pa nito nang mapansin niyang hindi pa rin ako kumikilos kaya nagtiim-bagang ako.

"Hey, you put a spell on me." Mariing sabi ko na lang. I was refraining myself from harming her because she's a girl.

When she realized what I said ay tumawa siya at nakapag-lakad na ako ulit. Some people may have found us arguing over an entrance but hell would break loose if Bellamy sees this from her attribute.

I should explain this to her immediately.

"How did you know that I'm not from this realm,though?" I asked, while checking in. Mahina lang ang pagkakatanong ko syempre, it was enough to let her hear it.

From the looks of it, she's from other world too. Maybe travelling or finding her colleagues.

"I'm a descendant of a God. Norse myths, kung alam mo. Daughter of Fertility, peace, the sun and the rain, Fray. My name's Fayre and it's nice to meet you." She introduced herself. "I'm here to enjoy my mortal days dahil dadating ang araw na magkakaroon na ako ng Godly powers na ayaw kong mangyari. Ikaw, are you some sort of descendant too?"