TW: This chapter will depict sexual assault scenes. The said scene will start with ""Ano? Ano?" Tugon ng isa sa kanila, habang ramdam ko pa rin na umiikot ikot sa akin ang isang lalaki." and ends in "All of a sudden, a trumpet sounded from somewhere far. Napatigil doon ang hepe sa paghaplis sa akin– kaya tinawag ko na ang lakas ni Mater Fana, ni Qentena, ni Hoderlia, at sinuntok sa mukha ang hepe."
Readers' discretion is highly advised.
SELENE
≿━━━━༺❀༻━━━━≾
Hindi ko 'nga alam na nakatulog pala ako. Nagulat nalang ako na nanaginip na ako.
Alam ko kung nasa panaginip ako, it's one of the few unique things about me. May ilang beses na rin akong ginising ang sarili kapag ramdam kong hindi magiging maganda ang panaginip ko.
But this one, it seems more solid. I am more anchored. I am more conscious.
Nasa loob ako ngayon ng isang kwarto. Tanging ilaw lamang sa kandila sa tabi ng papel na sinusulatan ng babae ang nagbibigay ilaw sa kwarto. Nakatalikod siya sa akin kaya hindi ko matanaw kung ano ba ang sinusulat niya. Bukas na bukas ang pintuan ng kwarto that I started to feel concerned about her privacy.
All of a sudden, a man appeared from the outside, took his dagger, and threw it across the room.
The woman only simply tilted her head from the way of the dagger. The dagger hits the wall with a loud thwack!
"Master." Sabi lang ng babae na hindi lumilingon. "I am done with all your games. Hayaan niyo na ako dito."
"Qentana." Tawag ng 'Master.' Oh, what a unique name. "This is not a game and it never will be. This is Mater Fana we are talking about. You are her chosen."
Tumayo si Qentana, ako naman ay napaabante kahit alam kong hindi naman nila ako nakikita dahil para akong multo dito.
Qentana's eyes are hollowing black, as if she has spent her nights in many things but to sleep. Her lanky figure looks unsettling in the shadows of the little candle behind her.
"I am far from what a hero should be. Look at me, master. Look at me! I look hideous!" Halos sumigaw si Qentana.
"The Mighty Dragon is not defining you from your outer look, but to your inner soul, young hero."
Tinitigan lang ni Qentana ang Master. "Stop this bullshit." Bumalik siya sa kanyang upuan. Kumuha siya ng bagong papel at tumuloy sa pagsusulat. "Hindi mo ako mapipilit."
The Master only sighs in exasperation. Napalagay nalang siya ng kamay sa bulsa ng kanyang pantalon.
"I know you always wanted glory, young girl." Panimula ulit ni Master. "I can see in your eyes how much you long to prove to yourself that you are not a monster that everyone believes."
Tumigil si Qentana sa pagsulat niya. "They have been right. Wala na akong kailangang patunayan sa kanilang kung ano dahil tama sila."
"You don't believe that." The Master takes a few steps inside the room.
"Master." Binababa ni Qentana ang pangsulat niya. The table slightly rattles. "Please. Wala po kayong aasahan sa akin. Sinasayang niyo lang ang oras niyo sa akin. Why don't you spend it with the others? The others like Alextair?"
Another foreign name. Napaisip tuloy ako kung ano ba itong panaginip ko na ito. It feels like a memory of someone else, as if I am simply revisiting an event that seems irrelevant.
"I will not leave Mater Fana's chosen one behind." Sagot lamang ng Master. At doon ko naintindihan ang lahat. Naalala ko na ang pinaliwanag ng matanda sa amin noon, na may mga unang henerasyon ng mga pinili ni Mater Fana, at malamang, si Qentana ang unang may Enhanced Senses.
BINABASA MO ANG
A Happily Ever After
FantasyA group of tenth-grade students were not expecting anything out of the ordinary to occur while working on their research papers. Until, a tragic fantasy adventure novel titled The Blood of the Dragon changed everything by transporting them to the wo...
