NICKEL
THE FIRE lit the whole forest that night and all I could do is to run myself to death while holding my brother's sweating hands. Tandang-tanda ko pa kung paano kami pinatakas nina Mama para makapagtago upang hindi kami mahanap ng mga kalabang gusto makuha ang kapangyarihan naming dalawa.
Malayo sa kabihasnan ang buhay naming magkapatid dahil simula nang pinanganak kami ay lagi kaming hinahabol ng mga kalaban upang gawing tulay para masira ang Zoidon. Alam ko rin, how my Father tried so hard to conceal our power with kuya Silver's attribute only to find out that both of their powers made our attribute more powerful. Sinisisi namin ang sarili namin dahil kinakailangang mahiwalay nina Mommy at Daddy sa isa't-isa dahil nang ikinasal sila ay hindi na sila naghiwalay pa at ngayong mababalitaan ni Daddy na wala na ang asawa niya, mas lalo kaming nalungkot.
Pero nang gabi ring iyon, nakita ko kung paano sumilay ang nakakalokong ngiti ni Milasanthra, ang nag-iisang anak ni Miss Verana at ng notorious assassin daw na si Uncle Chester. Her attributes are overflowing and colliding with each others to the point of releasing all her anger while letting us see the future. And in that time, I knew by myself that we should stay by her side to protect her.
And just like that night, I'm holding my brother's hand too. It's just that we're not running away from our enemies. Instead, we're chasing them to death.
"Fifth!" Annchi called in annoyance through our earphone device. "Make haste!"
How can I? When they are the reason why Milasanthra's gone?
I take a look at my brother who's holding my hands tightly while running, only that he's more calmed now than yesterday. And I realized that we're doing this without any decision to make so I stopped running, which of course made him stop too.
"Tell me, sister. If we stop now, what will you do?" Pagtatanong niya na may halong inis. Alam kong importante sa kaniya si Milasanthra dahil itinuring niya itong nakababatang kapatid.
"We can't just decide for ourselves, Josse." My voice was full of guilt and sadness. "Let's go back, please?"
What have I done? Why did I let my anger let me chase them? Our plans... why?
He sighed and looked at me with his eyes fixated on mine. He knows how we differ from each other, he knows those times I struggled to let his own thoughts and values win over mine but I am not even complaining about it.
"I can't, Nickel." Using his attributes na utusan akong humakbang gamit ang salita niya, wala akong nagawa kundi pigilan ang binabalak niya.
"We've lost so many relatives and comrade, Josse. And Turiel's on their den right now! We ca't just barge in and kill them without reason!" I shouted in response, pilit na nilalamangan ang kapangyarihang nilalabas ni kuya.
"Fifth! I said, make haste! Don't ever try to run away from me!" Hindi na ito sigaw galing sa in-ear monitor namin kundi sigaw malayo-layo sa amin.
Nakita ko si Annchi na may dalang armas sa likod niya habang hawak ang megaphone gamit ang kanang kamay nito dahil sa kaliwang kamay naman nakahanda ang baton na alam ko kung saan at kanino gagamitin.
Right, kahit na tumaas ang rank namin bilang assassin, I will always be Fifth and Josse will always be Fourth. And the other two, Milasanthra and Turiel, the original assassin of the group are gone.
Nang makalapit siya ay nakita ko kung pano kuminang ang gintong brooch sa kanang bahagi ng suot niyang polo. She's tall and neat compare to her working environment. Her white jeans suited her long legs too together with her boots.
BINABASA MO ANG
Haunted by the Truth
FantasyZodiac Saga 2 If Milasanthra dies, Titanium and Nickel's life is nothing. It's as if they're living but their soul was with the white-eyed lady and as lifeless as her. Because of it, they felt the rage inside their hearts that no one can control, th...
