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Chapter 10: Masked People

Chapter 10: Masked People

Liam's pov

Avoiding eye contact with Medusa was the normal way to survive from it. Or else you'll turn to stone.

But with the Medusa we are facing now? This is totally different from what we originally knew so far. Just like my companion said, not looking away from this creature can really save us from any harm or what he might say as freezing to death.

Totally. Kaya naman naming gawin 'yon nang kahit ilang oras pa. Isa pa, hindi rin naman gumagalaw ang monster na ito mula sa kinatatayuan niya.

It's perfectly fine where it is standing now, and with those wide red pair of eyes, and with its countless snake hairs. It's terrifying. Gaya namin ni Egroeg, hindi rin tinatanggal ng monster na ito ang tingin mula sa amin.

"What's the play actually? Tatayo lang ba tayo rito?" I asked. Afraid to even blink for a second kahit na three seconds naman ang sinabi ni Egroeg na danger span nito.

"In order to defeat it, we need to find a palm sized mirror."

My eyebrows furrowed. "A what now?"

"It's just around the corner, hidden. But always, remember. We need to find it while still not looking away from this monster." He explained.

I sighed. "Why a mirror though?" Nagsimula akong umatras. Dahan-dahan. Instead of questioning my companion's ideas, siya lang naman kasi ang mismong nakakaalam sa talagang tunay na nangyayari rito. At isa lang akong brain-dead assistant na laging nakabuntot sa kanya.

Narating naming dalawa ang ice walls ng lugar na ito. Malayo sa amin ang monster ngunit kahit na gano'n, hindi pa rin namin balak itong alisan ng titig.

Naka-pressed na ang likod ko sa malamig na pader habang kinakapa ang yelong ito. It seems pointless though, dahil wala naman kaming makikita.

We are just feeling everything with our palms habang naghahanap ng mirror. I planned to say something again, nang maunahan na ako nitong kasama ko, "Say no more, I got it."

"Really?" Hindi ko alam kung baliw ba ako o tanga lang talaga dahil nang marinig kong sabihin niya 'yon, nilingon ko si Egroeg without even thinking twice about it.

Both our eyes widened nang mangyari 'yon and I can literally read his mind like it was saying, 'What the freak is wrong with you, jackass?!'

My heartbeat pounded so strong that it almost left from my chest na madali agad na lumingon sa Hoarfrost Medusa.

Then this time, my soul almost left my freaking body nang nasa mismong harapan ko na mismo ang monster na ito. Totally close to me. Like ilang pulgada na lang ang layo sa mukha ko ang mukha rin niya.

Widened eyes na nakatitig sa akin na akin din namang ikinabigla't ikinatigil. I felt like I just froze to death. I badly wanted to scream my heart out but what am I? A teenage girl? No freaking way!

I just got startled by how it appeared so abrupt kahit na halos anim na daang metro pa ang distansya nito sa 'kin kani-kanina lang.

Its speed was out of the ordinary. Nalingat lang ako ng isang segundo ro'n, pero ito na ang nangyari. I badly wanted to blame my companion kung bakit hindi niya agad nilinaw sa akin na mangyayari ang bagay na ito.

Pero kahit gusto ko man siyang sipain o suntukin ngayon, I just can't. Ayoko na ulit alisin ang titig sa halimaw na ito kahit gaano pa man ito kalapit sa mukha ko.

It's snake hairs can literally strangle me by now kung gugustuhin man nila. It all hissed nonstop na para bang tinatakot talaga ako.

"Are you okay?" Then I heard Egroeg asked.