They are still following us!
Hawak ako sa kamay ni Blade kaso nahihirapan akong sumabay sa kanya. Hindi niya ako kasing bilis. Hindi ako kasing galing umiwas sa mga sanga ng puno. I maybe a vampire but my reflexes are not that good. I was kept on a tower for years, wala akong exercise na ganito. At this rate, baka maabutan na nila kami.
"Dammit!" Blade cursed nang matapilok ako. My knee bleed nang tumama iyon sa isang nakausling bato.
"I'm ok! Just--"
"No you're not!"
Mabilis niya akong binuhat saka siya tumakbo ulit nang mabilis.
He's even faster kaysa noong hindi niya ako karga! That's...no...epekto lang yon siguro ng drugs na tinitake niya. Tao parin siya!
I heard a loud feral growl somewhere. Mas marami sila kaysa inaakala ko. Kalat sila at napapalibutan na kami. Must be because of my blood. Mabilis nila kaming nasundan dahil sa amoy noon.
We stopped. Alam kong may sasalubong na sa aming mga bampira at mukhang naramdaman na iyon ni Blade.
"They found us." I told him.
"Printsessa."
I gasped when I heard it. It came from a vampire a few meters from us. He's tall and muscular. Pula na rin ang nga mata niyang nakatingin sa at amin. Humahakbang na siya papalapit.
Pamilyar sa akin kung paano sila magsalita. I have an idea now who sent them. Mother.
"Vasha materi ishchet tebya.." The vampire said. Unti-unti na ding nagsidatingan ang mga kasama niya. They where six of them. We are totally outnumbered.
Ibinaba ako ni Blade nang marahan at saka binunot ang espada niya mula sa likod. Humarang siya sa harap ko. He's ready to fight them and protect me I guess.
"B-Blade, marami sila." I whispered. At alam ko ring malalakas sila. Napakapit ako sa balikat niya sa kaba. Natatakot ako. I don't want him to get hurt.
"I know." He just held his sword tightly.
"Give her to us and we might spare you, hunter." The vampire said in his thick accent.
I doubt it. If Mother really sent them, Blade will be killed or if spared, a plaything for a while, then killed.
Dammit. I won't forgive her if she'll do that.
"Leave--"
"Nia, don't." Saway sakin ni Blade bago ko pa maituloy ang sasabihin ko.
The vampire smirked as if he knew what will happen if I use my psych. He's eyeing on my collar. Somebody must have told them about this.
Pero masasaktan lang naman ako. Mas maigi yon kaysa mamatay si Blade sa pakikipaglaban sa kanila.
"Nia, don't look." He said. Mabilis siyang gumalaw. Halos di ko na nasundan ang kilos niya.
In a split second, he sliced the vampire's neck in one swing of his sword. Tumalsik ang ulo nito papalayo.
Isa-isang nang umatake ang iba pa. They suffered the same fate like the first. Kahit anong bilis nila, mas mabilis parin si Blade. Ni hindi man lang nila ito nadaplisan nang mahahabang kuko nila. Their headless bodies dropped like logs on the ground. Blood sprayed everywhere.
"Nia, are you alright?" Blade then asked. Something gleamed on his eyes. Something savage and sinister.
Nakakatakot.
He wiped the blood from his cheek at umiwas nang tingin sa akin. "I told you not to look."
Napalunok ako.
