I was escorted back to the palace with a few guards trailing behind Jersen and I. Nakabusangot ako buong oras na kasama siya dahil bukod pa sa gutom ako ay naiinis ako sa presensya niya.
I thought I can finally make my escape but forgot how powerful Jersen himself is. Their guards would be completely useless. He can track me down.
He managed to snatch me under Lyko's security even.
"What's with the face?" Tanong niya habang tinatahak namin ang pamilyar na pasilyo.
"Nothing." Maldita kong tugon.
Lumiko kami. So this is where the dining is. Nadaanan ko ito kanina ngunit nakasalubong ang lalaking kapatid ni Jersen.
To my luck, he's there sitting. Nasa kabisera siya ng sixteen seater dining na ipinagtaka ko. Back in Agreassine, only the king sits at the head of the table.
We stopped on our tracks and everyone else except be bowed their heads, including Jersen. I didn't know he can exert such respect.
"Father."
Kumunot ang noo ko. Father?
"Father?" Gulat kong tanong. That's his father?
Tuluyang nalaglag ang panga ko sa realisasyon. Jersen is called prince of the darkness... so the one I disrespected earlier with my feistiness is the King? King of this sinful place?
Napasinghap ako. Does that make him King of the Darkness too?
The first time I met him, I already knew he demanded attention and authority even without saying it. Of course! How stupid could I be? They look alike because he is Jersen's father!
But that guy whose name I don't know yet didn't seem too old to be called a father. Does that mean Jersen's younger than me despite his masculine and matured physique?
"Yes, princess." Magiliw na ngumiti ang ama niya.
I remained frozen on my spot. Now, how should I react after I disrespected him? He rules this place and I had the audacity to yell at him earlier. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
He gestured for me to sit on his left. Nanginginig ako sa takot nang maupo sa tabi niya, sa harap ko naman ay ang anak niya. He didn't seem to take it personally pero nakakatakot parin siya.
To think that he's a monster and a ruler is frightening.
We all said our graces to Hades for the food before eating which I found unusual. But then, we were all created by Hades himself, he's our god. Therefore, we should give thanks to him despite of who we are, Serpents included.
Akmang kukuha na ako ng pagkain nang pigilan niya ako, "Stop."
Nabitin sa ere ang kamay ko at tiningnan siyang matamang nakatingin sa'kin, "Y-yes?"
He flicked a finger and maids in white uniform suddenly came out of nowhere. They went in formed in a straight line. Nagulat at nagtaka ako sa biglaan nilang pagsulpot.
They bowed, pulled a chair and sat on it. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa nangyari. Doon palang nagsimulang kumuha ng pagkain si Jersen at ang iba pang nasa hapag habang ako ay gulat parin sa nangyari.
BINABASA MO ANG
Underworld War
FantasyBalance is hard to achieve, one wrong move and everything crumbles. ○•○ Samantha Wiener has everything she ever wanted in life. Wala syang gustong mabago o madagdag but as the saying goes 'Change is constant' - So she was forced to leave everything...
