Series of Shadows: Khalifa

Mission Twenty: The Other Blood

Tulala si Seiya nang makita si Asty at Tyler sa couch ng sala ng bahay ng mga Devour. Alesha and Throwa were crying. There was an area na may abo. He's not sure what is it.

"What happened?" tanong ni Seiya.

Walang nagsasalita. Napansin niya na hindi maipinta ang mga mukha ng kambal. Galit ang dalawa. There was a heavy tension around the air.

"Where's lola?" tanong niya.

Tumingin si Alesha kay Seiya, habang tumutulo ang mga luha niya.

"S-sei," nanginginig ang boses ni Alesha nang magsalita siya, "L-lola Milagros,"

"What happened to Lola?" tanong niya.

"S-she's... she's..." hindi matapos-tapos ni Alesha ang sasabihin.

Tumayo si Tyler. "She's killed, Sei. She killed by your cousin, Janri."

"What?!" gulat na tanong ni Seiya. "You must be kidding! Why would Janri kill lola? There's no reason – "

"She killed her." segunda ni Asty. "Your cousin killed her."

Natahimik si Seiya. Tumingin siya kay Alesha. Todo pa rin ang pag-iyak nito. Hindi ito tumitigil. Hindi naman nakakapagtaka yon. Alesha was very close to lola Milagros.

"D-damn." bulong ni Seiya. Hindi rin niya alam ang sasabihin sa kambal. Pumunta siya sa sofa, napaupo siya.

"Asty, will I tell the guys?" tanong ni Throwa.

"No. We will handle this ourselves." sabi ni Asty. "You too, Throwa, stay out of this."

"But, I'm your girlfriend, Asty. I can help you."

"You'll just get in the way, Throwa. And I don't want to soil your hands with blood."

"But – "

"Throwa, I don't want you to die." sabi ni Asty. "Kung isasama ka namin don, you'll just get yourself killed. Other than protecting us, you can't hurt other people. We're going there not just to talk to Sebastian."

"Asty is right," segunda ni Tyler. "Throwa, we will kill people. We can't just risk your life para matulungan kami. This time, listen to us."

"I am a descendant of Rafaelo Kashmir, Asty, Tyler." sabi ni Throwa. "I can't let you guys do this by yourselves. If you suffer injuries, I can heal them for you. If you need, barriers I can create them for you."

"Don't make me repeat myself, Throwa." sabi ni Asty. Nasa tono na nito ang pagkairita. "This is different. The one's that we will fight there, they aren't that simple. Let us handle this, us, being Devours."

Huminga ng malalim si Throwa. Mukhang hindi na magbabago ang desisyon ng kambal. Tyler even agreed to Asty's decision. Ibig sabihin, mahirap nang mabali yon. She wanted to take revenge too, dahil malapit sa kanya si Donya Milagros.

"Fine." sabi ni Throwa as pagsuko sa dalawa. "But promise me, Asty. You'll come back alive, after you had your revenge for Lola."

"Don't look down on us, Throwa. Of course, we'll come back alive." bumaling si Asty kay Seiya. "Sei, bring Throwa to their house. Tyler and I need to talk."

Napatingin si Seiya kay Alesha. Umiiyak pa rin ang pinsan niya. He sighed. "Very well. I'll come back as soon as possible."

Hinawakan ni Seiya si Throwa sa balikat. Then they vanished. Nang mawala ang dalawa sa sala, tumingin si Tyler at Asty kay Alesha.

"Now, tell us everything you know, Alesha, without leaving any single detail." sabi ni Tyler. "I don't want you to lie to us. What is your plan?"

Tumigil sa pag-iyak si Alesha. Pinunasan niya ang kanyang mga mata, pero patuloy pa rin ang pagdaloy ng luha.