Chapter 52: Flood
Habang nakayakap sa akin si Kreios at nakapulupot ang halamang-ugat mula sa kapangyarihan ni Rosh ay nakatanaw ako sa pinanggalingan namin.
The cave that once looked like a hollow, a grave, suddenly became a hidden paradise. Malayong-malayo ito sa lugar na siyang natagpuan namin. The atmosphere was so heavy in this place that even without the misted form of the women, it felt suffocating. It was so dark, and the sadness was unbearable. But this time, Rosh made sure that once someone or a group got lost in this place, they wouldn't feel the sadness but rather wander and beauty of the majestic tree standing in this unexpected place.
I promise that if someone were here in this place, it wasn't because they were sacrificed, rather they were up for an adventure. I'd cease this sacrificial maiden and the hideous tradition in this Entertainment District. King Sullivan, Father, and Danna might have failed to stop this, maybe they tried to save them differently, but this time, as the current queen of Mudelior, I'd put my life in line to end this.
They had enough.
Who would have thought that it was all connected?
It was all a mystery for us when Desmond dedicated himself to saving women in different houses of pleasure. He was even known as a groom of a hundred virgin brides.
Nakilala ni Claret sina Desmond at Kreios na ang layunin ay mangolekta ng mga babae. At first, it was odd to hear, immoral as someone who was born a vampire, but when Claret discovered the reason behind it—Desmond and Kreios had been helping and freeing them. Now I realize that it was once Danna and Father's mission— a mission that she and my father did not fully fulfill. Ang mga babae pala sa Mudelior ang siyang tinutukoy ni Danna sa kay Desmond.
I bit my lower lip.
"Do you think they know, Kreios? Do you think they know the extent of their help? Father and Danna might have given the women a way to another life... but were they aware of what happened next?"
Naisip ko kung bakit hinayaan nila na gamitin ni Atlas ang inosenteng buhay ng mga babaeng iyon.
Pansin ko na nag-alangan pa sa akin sumagot si Kreios pero dahil nakikita niyang naghihintay ako ay sumagot na rin siya sa akin.
"Aunt Danna might have seen the future of the women right after they helped them, maybe she wanted to continue, maybe your father tried to help again, but I assumed during those times they were already in their separate ways. Their journey together has come to an end."
It was hard to admit, but he could be right. Dahil hahayaan pa nina ama't Danna ang mangyayari sa mga inosenteng babae na pinalaya nila na maging instrumento muli ng mga nilalang na mapang-abuso?
Sa madaling salita, dumating si ina at hindi na naituloy pa nina ama't Danna ang kanilang nasimulan.
Hindi ako agad nakapagsalita sa sinabi ni Kreios. It was easy to assume what happened next between them. Wala man nagkukuwento nito sa amin at pawang putol-putol na impormasyon lamang ang nakararating tungkol sa kuwento nila mula sa iba't ibang nilalang, ngunit alam kong iisa ang siyang konklusyong pumapasok sa isipan naming lahat.
Father and Danna used to see the future in this world with their perfect plans, but not until Father saw his world with Mother.
"And maybe that's why she left that advice to Desmond... and she asked him to find someone who has the same ability as her."
I wanted to admire Danna... for all her efforts and dedication in Nemetio Spiran, but a part of me was still a daughter of Queen Talisha. But I'd always respect her for the sake of my brother Desmond.
