Black holes ain't as black as they were painted. They were not eternal prisons they were once thought. However vast the darkness was, we must supply our own light.
Everything around me was a blur, the chilly feeling was too strong I feared it could swallow me whole.
"One of her major arteries was damaged. The faster she got treated the less life threatening it should be." the faded voice said.
"We must bring her to the hospital."
"No! We couldn't risk it."
Silence.
"She'll be fine now. We only have to wait for the medicines to do its purpose. She's lost too much blood the reason it made her condition more fatal."
Again. Silence. I wanted to open my eyes but my senses were not abiding its master. I had no strength to do it, not even lifting my eyelids.
I was unfocused when someone hit my back and when I spun to the samurai man it was late, naramdaman ko na ang talim nito. Mahina akong napamura at napahawak sa aking duguang balikat.
Narinig ko ang malutong na mura ni Emeritus bago ko siya nakitang humarang sa aking harapan. I blinked twice and my eyes went wider. Para akong itinulos sa aking kinatatayuan nang makita ko ang paghugot ng samurai sa katawan ni Emeritus. Dahan dahang napaluhod ito sa kung saan siya nakatayo at ako ay tulala pa rin sa mga nangyari. Isang malakas na bagay ang tumama sa aking batok na nagpaluhod naman sa akin.
Pinilit kong hindi mawalan ng malay tao at gumapang palapit kay Emeritus na ngayon ay hawak na sa magkabilang braso ng dalawa pang lalaki habang duguan. Ang lalaking si Ryuchi naman ay mayabang na isinukbit ang samurai sa kanyang balikat.
"Emeritus.. Seventh." I murmured his name. He didn't move neither answer me but I knew he was still breathing. "You ass-" I was cut off by a blow on my jaw.
"Where's your sister?"
Pumikit ako at inipon ang dugo sa aking bibig saka idinura ito sa sahig. Nang magmulat ako ng mga mata ang nakangising mukha ni Spencer ang sumalubong sa akin.
"Fuck you." I spat on him.
His face bent and gave me a full angered punch again on my face that made me slump on the rusty floor. "Where's your fucking sister?" gigil na wika niya na kumwelyo na sa aking damit.
"Wala kang makukuhang sagot mula sa akin." smirking at him. "Better kill me instead."
"Kill him." wika nito na hindi ko na binigyang pansin. Hindi ko matanggap na hanggang dito na lamang kami ni Emeritus ngunit wala na akong lakas para lumaban pa. Siguro nga hanggang dito nalang ang lahat.
Nanlaki ang aking mga mata nang ibaling ng lalaki ang aking mukha sa pwesto ni Emeritus at makita itong hawak na sa ulo ng isang lalaki. "Don't! Fuck! I said kill me, not him!" pinilit kong gumalaw ngunit dalawa na ang humawak sa akin para manatili akong nakaluhod paharap kay Emeritus. "Stop it, you motherfucker!"
"We gave him a chance but he lost it anyway."
Nilingon ko si Spencer. "Stop him, you son of a bitch!"
"Kill him now!" matigas na wika nito.
"NOOO!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs but it turned out useless.
"Lioness! Lioness, wake up! Fuck!"
I felt a strong force, it pulled me away from that abyss. Mula sa madilim na parte ng kawalan ay unti unti kong naimulat ang aking mga mata.
