✓ | REBIRTH OF THE REBEL [Book Two]

CHAPTER 9

[ C H A P T E R 9 ]

LATISHA VALENTINE

To win a battle, a person must outsmart its own opponent. Kailangan na dapat halos lahat ng posibilidad ay alam dahil ito ang magwawagi sa atin. Being confident about winning is not a toxic trait for we had prepared for it, we trained for it, and we hoped to achieve that goal. Losing is never on the options, but that idea is catered. Kailangan manalo, dahil nakasalalay ang hinaharap sa desisyon na siyang gagawin sa kasalukuyan.

Disregard the past for we can never change what happened. Right now, the best option to take is to face what's ahead, because if we are blinded by factors that hinders us at achieving our goal, we will never win.

In the next few days after I left the Duchy, my two cousins and I focused on depleting our Clan's forces. They have sent people to kill us but after they had known that none of what they sent made it out alive, they stopped. Yet, it was our turn to attack.

With the help of Magnus who knew where the Clan's alliances lie, and my knowledge about the future, we were able to infiltrate their hideouts and burn them all as a signature sign. It was Blessime's idea.

When days become weeks, the small towns of Edinburgh fear the existence of the Joker, the Black Cat and the bunny hunter. They knew it was us, and even none had the guts to stop what we were planning to do. We already know that whoever's running the Moore Clan right now knows who he is against. We have made sure our intent is carefully delivered.

Halos hindi na rin kami nakakatulog dahil kailangan namin kumilos ng mabilis bago pa man kami matunton ng kalaban. We never stayed in the same place overnight. We are like on the run, but at the same time we are tracing the ones who are also running.

Weeks became a whole month. Lumalamig na ang klima dahil paparating na ang taglamig. Isa ito sa dahilan kung bakit kailangan naming matapos ang kung ano ang pinag-uusapan namin tatlo. We have to finish the assassination before winter ends, because we know that the re-election of the Lord of State is just around the corner.

I remembered before that the new Lord is connected to the Moore Clan, and that was one of the reasons why Edinburgh fell to the hands of my father. But, we all know that Fredrick Moore is dead, which makes me narrow down the list on who can replace him.

I am pretty sure it is not Napoleon who will become the Lord of the State. Kahit pwede naman siyang ma-re-elect, hindi siya nanalo. Kailangan rin namin siyang makausap tungkol sa illegal activities ng ilang mga partido subalit hindi pa namin pwedeng simulan dahil masisira lamang ang re-election. We need to follow the plan in a slow process.

"Hoy, okay ka lang?" rinig kong tanong ni Blessime ng tumigil ako sa pagtakbo. Hinihingal akong lumingon sa kanya ng bumalik ito para saluhan ako. "Ang lampa mo nitong nagdaan na araw, mukha kang may sakit. Pumapayat ka pa naman, baka sa susunod na araw, kalansay ka na."

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Salamat sa concern, pinsan. Damang-dama ko ang pag-alala mo," sarkistong sabi ko bago humugot ng isang malalim na buntong hininga. "Masama kasi ang gising ko kanina at nabulabog pa tayo. Hindi pa ako kumain simula kaninang umaga kaya malamang."

She just made a face. "Aba malay kong ang bilis natin parating natutonton ng mga bwisit na goons na 'yon. Dapat kasi naghiwalay nalang tayong dalawa, kung hindi ka lang———"

Hindi niya natapos ang sasabihin dahil may dumaan na palaso sa gawi namin. She motioned her sword and cut the arrow to half. Agad niya akong tinago sa kanyang likod at rinig na rinig ko ang malutong niyang mura.

"Killing the village chief sure makes us unwelcome here," she mumbled and eventually laughed afterwards like a lunatic. "Well, that darn old man deserve to be displayed in the center of the town to give justice for those women he raped and killed."