XLV: Garden of Hesperides

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Lineysha's POV

The group of Empusai looked at me wondering who I was.

"A goddess?"

"Mortal?" Naikuyom ko ang kamao ko, I didn't know that they already exist in this age.

Looking at their original form made me remember what happened to my father back then, they're not the one who killed them but they're bringing back the pain that I've felt about losing my father.

"I sense resentment.." the Empusai in front said in a low voice, their fingers clawed and they scowled at me.

I unsheathed my dagger and it grew longer.

"An enemy!"

If I were my old self I could have been scared of them, but no, it's different now.

I shoved them with an invisible force. I throw some of them rocks and it hits their head causing them to roll down the mountain.

As much as I want to pulverize them I have no time, there's something more important that I have to do. I need to find Her, I'm sure Coeus would do his plan immediately.

"I'll see you soon." I snapped my finger and they all vanished from my sight, I just made an illusion for them.

I run down the hill as fast as I can.

Nang makababa ay mabilis akong tumakbo pa norte. At nang makalayo na ay pinakawalan ko na ang nga Empusai sa ilusyong ginawa ko, and at least it lessens the burden inside my body.

I was just running, I don't really know how people go from one place to another with transportation. There are no horses, pegasus, or chariots, the only thing that they have is water transportation.

Habang tumatakbo ay binabalot ako ng marahas at malamig na hangin, walang ilaw sa daan tanging ang mga bituin lang sa kalangitan.

Hindi ko alam kung gaano na ako katagal tumatakbo, hindi ko na rin maramdaman ang binti, hindi ako tumigil hanggang sa masilayan ko na ang pagsinag ng araw.

Hinihingal akong bumagsak sa tabi ng isang puno

Sa dinamirami ng abilities na pinagkaloob sa akin bakit hindi nila sinama teleportation? Sayang naman.

Kinuha ko ang tubig sa dala kong bag at uminom doon. Sumandal ako sa puno at hinihingal na tumingala. Pumungay-pungay ang mata ko hanggang sa hindi ko na kinaya at nilamon na ako ng antok.

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Nagising lang ako nang may maramdaman akong presensyang malapit sa akin, kaagad kong binunot ang dagger ko at itinutok iyon sa kung sino mang nasa malapit sa akin.

"Oh! Oh! Holy greek!" Nanlaki ang mata ko dahil sa nakita ko, agad kong binalik ang dagger sa lagayan nito.

"I'm sorry.." pinagmasdan ko ito. Half man and half goat... A centaur. "Who..and why?-" natigil ito sa pagkain at ngumiti ng malaki sa akin.

"I'm sorry! But the aroma of this delicious delicacy attracted me, I'm just a poor hungry centaur who am I to resist?" Napakurap-kurap ako. "I'm Chiron by the way."

Natigilan ako. Chiron? The Chiron? The son of Kronus, the one who guided and trained the demi-gods and Heroes?

"I'm so sorry for touching your food! Please don't get mad!" The Centaur has a dark skin tone, a curly hair and a bow and arrow at his back, he's also tall.

Umiling ako para iparating na hindi ako galit, his eyes widened, "you're not mad?!" He looked so surprised.

"I'm n-not." He smiled so widely.

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