Echoes Of Vanth Academy

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A/N: For those curious about the correct pronunciations, here's a quick guide:

Euphrasia: you-FRAY-zhuh
Ivelisse: ee-vay-LEES-say
Narhaira: nar-HIGH-rah
Aeschylus Rouge: ES-kih-lus roozh
Sylvesteir: sil-VES-ter

Euphrasia.

Storm left to check on something, and I couldn't help but feel an unsettling unease creeping over me. He told me not to go outside, but he didn't explain why. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasan na mag-alala. I felt something didn't feel right, and my instincts were screaming at me to pay attention.

Narhiara's barrier is still active, pero bakit parang may kakaiba? Kumpara sa unang araw namin dito, mas malakas pa ang enerhiya nito, but now I felt like humina ito. Did Storm feel it too? Was that the reason why he left in such a hurry? The thought made my stomach twist in knots.

Actually, this is really weird. Hindi ko alam kung saan ko nakuha ang senses ko. I'd never been particularly gifted in sensing energy shifts or anything like that. In fact, I didn't have any abilities related to sensing at all. It wasn't something I was born with, at hindi naman ako na markahan at isapa. Only the Sylvesteir's could do that thing, kaya impossible na-

Mark?

Napasinghap ako at bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. No way! Hindi tama ang iniisip ko. There's no way na mangyayari 'yon dahil wala naman akong marka at isapa. Storm wouldn't do that thing without me knowing!

Right?

But come to think of it, Light told me na ginamit ni Storm ang awakened ng abilities niya. Mabilis niyang nalalaman kung anong ginagawa ko kahit nasa malayo ako. And the senses-I don't have that ability. It could be I actually adapted it from him? Siya lang naman at si Zon ang may ganon bukod kay Delythena. And lastly, I felt like I'm so linked to him na parang mababaliw na ako kapag hindi ko siya nakikita. When he talks with another girl, I felt so annoyed.

Naikuyom ko ang kamao ko. The realization made my blood run cold. The dark poison entered my body because I have his dark abilities inside me. That asshole!

Did h-he used me?

Bumukas ang pinto at iniluwa nun si Storm na bakas sa mukha niya na wala ito sa mood. Naikuyom ko ang kamao ko at sinamaan siya ng tingin.

"You asshole! Where is it?" galit na sabi ko at lumapit sa kanya.

Napakunot naman ang noo niya. "Baby, what are you talking about?"

Napairap naman ako. "Fuck you! Don't play dumb with me! You know exactly what I'm talking about! Where's the mark?" I spat.

I heard him curse when I punched his chest many times. "Sa tingin mo talaga maloloko mo pa ako? Have you forgotten how I managed to become the vice president?!"

He grabbed my wrists, trying to stop me from hitting him. Inis ko siyang tinulak at lumayo sa kanya.

"Fuck, calm down- That's bullshit!" I screamed.

Natigilan naman siya sa sinigaw ko. His eyes darkened, his jaw clenched as if struggling to contain his own anger. Pero wala akong pake! How could he do this to me? How could he betray me like this?

I know deep down why I'm so angry. I'm terrified that he'll actually admit it-na ginagamit lang niya ako para makuha ang gusto niya, and that all his actions were just a lie. It crushes me to think that everything he's done was just a facade. I love him so much, and the mere thought that all of it might be fake is tearing me apart inside.

The fear of being nothing more than a tool for his desires, and the pain of realizing that I might never have been truly valued, is too much to bear.

I sob, "W-why did you fucking mark me without my permission, huh? Storm!"