Miletria: The Withering Fire

07

Nanatiling gulat ang ekspresyon ni Blake habang nakatingin sa akin. I badly want to hug him right now but I restrained myself. I should remain with my bitch mode. Walang lugar ang mabait dito sa Miletria.

"Why are you calling my boyfriend Blake? His name is Nathaniel. And why the hell would he miss you? Sino ka ba? I bet you're just one of his many flings in the past who's trying hard to get his attention." She rolled her eyes on me. "Wake up, bitch. You can't get him from me 'cause I'm her girlfriend. Magkamatayan muna tayong dalawa."

"Many flings? Girlfriend? Oh my god, I can't accept this." I gasped in shock. Hindi makapaniwalang nilingon ko si Blake. Ngayon ay malamig na ang ekspresyon niya. "What happened to you in the past five years? You've changed... a lot," I mumbled.

"Kiel, are you sure that's really him? Baka magkamukha lang sila. His personality doesn't match the person we're looking for at all," bulong ko kay Ezekiel.

"Baliw, yan talaga yun. Ano ka ba. Baka nanaig lang ang dugo ni Kuya Blaz," sagot niya sa akin. I guess? I mean he has the tendency to be like dad. I sighed. Ako na lang talaga ang normal sa pamilya ko.

"What are you doing here? Umalis ka na, Blaine. You don't belong here," madiing saad ni Blake.

"And you? Do you think you belong here?" I laughed sarcastically. "You are making me laugh, Blake. And to answer your question, I'm here to take you back, at aalis lang ako kung kasama kita." I smiled at him, but he glared at me dangerously. Alexander Blaz III?

"I will never come back to you anymore. Kinalimutan ko na kayo, so better go away and don't come back here anymore."

Pain. That's what I'm feeling right now. How can he say that to me? He's breaking my heart. But despite that, I still managed to smile.

"You will not come back? Then, I'll stay here. Should I join the Camp Fier, too? I should, right? It sounds cool."

Napakuyom naman siya ng palad dahil sa inis na ikinangisi ko. Dati siya ang nang-aasar. Ngayon? Siya na ang pikon. What a big change indeed. Nagmetamorphose siya as a descendant of dad. Grabe napapalibutan ako ng mga kapatid na pikon.

"So, what are we gonna do here?" I asked but he just rolled his eyes on me. What the?!

"The Elimination begins. No rules. You can do whatever you want to win. You can go out of the hall if you surrender. The last seven who stay here will be the members of the Fiery 7," the host said with a monotone voice. Woah. No rules, huh?

Silence enveloped us for a few minutes, but the dark atmosphere is getting heavier every passing second. It's so suffocating.

Then, mayamaya pa ay nakita ko na lang ang pagbagsak ng ilang mga tao. Others are vomiting, while some are convulsing. May iba rin na natutumba na lang ng kusa. When people saw this, they were immediately consumed by fear and ran frantically outside. I hissed. Poison.

I guess it's the Kravenium prince's fault. He is the prince of poisons after all. Napalingon ako kay Kylan at kita ko ang ngisi niya. He's that powerful, huh? He poisoned the air and those who have weak immune systems are affected. Because of that, kalahati ng tao ay nawala.

Kylan is smirking at Kaiden. He's teasing him, I can see. Kaiden on the other hand, looked pissed. He's not jealous naman, but there's something more with them.

Ang yabang ng Kylan na yun. He's so full of himself. And because I hate people like him, I'll give him the taste of his own medicine. I snapped my fingers na ikinakuha ng atensyon nila. Napailing na lang si Kiel sa ginawa ko samalatalang sila ang nakakunot. Ilang sandali pa ay nagulat silang lahat ng sumuka ng dugo si Kylan.