Lovely Ever After

Kabanata 102

Kabanata 102

Sa gitna ng aming pagsalakay ay hindi rin maiwasan na may mga tauhan akong namamatay at nasusugatan, but I feel invincible right now, ni-isa sa kalaban ay hindi pa ako nagagalaw pati na rin si Vonrogue.

Adrenaline was pumping in my veins and the will of surviving, my survival instinct was taking over my senses as I do what I must do, kill the enemies, spare no one...

May iba akong mga tauhan na pumapasok sa iba't ibang vicinity upang masiguradong walang kalaban na nagtatago, ang ibang sumugod din ay nag-retreat na, but they have nowhere else to retreat now, they have no escape.

Land, air, and water, all of it are under my hand now, they have nowhere to go. Nowhere. This is going exactly as what has been planned.

"Young Lady, one of your men discovered an underground passage." Saad ni Vonrogue dahilan upang tumingin ako sa kanya.

"Underground passage? It was never included in the blueprint you gave me."

"Seems like they kept is a secret, may isang tauhan na nagtanong kanina sa ibang mga defenders of justice na nahuli nila, sabi nila, wala silang ideya, they were useless so they were killed in the end."

Whoever is the brain behind this organization, malamang ay marami siyang sikreto na tinatago sa mga tauhan niya. It made my blood boil.

"Whatever that underground base it, it must be something of great importance. Can you direct me where it is?"

Tumango si Vonrogue at hinawakan ang kamay ko, nagulat ako dahil sa kanyang biglang ginawa, did he just touch me without my permission?!

Pero hindi ito ang tamang oras para isipin iyon, tumakbo kami papunta sa dako kung saan nakita ang underground passage, Vonrogue effortlessly killed those who were in the way, kaya naman hindi na kailangan pang pumatay ako.

He was taking them all down by himself.

He used his walkie-talkie while running, "Alpha Team, requesting backup, we discovered an underground passage."

Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

"Vonrogue, sino ang tauhan na nakadiskobre ng underground pass?"

"Kasalukuyan siyang nakikipaglaban na, Young Lady."

Suspicion struck me like lightning, ngunit hindi ko iyon pinahalata kay Vonrogue. I know he was lying to me.

Pumasok kami sa isang facility, tila na-raid na ito dahil nagkalat sa paligid ang duguang bangkay ng mga kalaban, tinuro ni Vonrogue ang trapdoor sa gilid.

Kasabay nito ay ang pagpasok ng Alpha Team sa silid, walang kahirap-hirap na binuksan ni Vonrogue ang trapdoor, tumingin siya sa akin pati na rin sa team, "let's go inside." Bigla siyang tumalon sa trapdoor.

"Vonrogue?!"

"Young Lady, it's safe."

I sighed, but still, I was suspicious. Siguro dahil sa marami nang nangyari, siguro dahil napa-paranoid na ako, after all those many betrayals, hindi ko na alam kung magtitiwala pa ba ako. And this takes a drastic change of plans.

Tumalon na ako sa trapdoor, when I touched the ground, I heard the splashing of water, maybe this is an underwater passage? A drainage system? Or maybe it is just an undercover?

There were dim lightbulbs that transcended from right to left, tinignan ko si Vonrogue, "right or left?"

Kasabay ng tanong ko ay ang pagtalon din ng Alpha Team pababa dito sa amin, tahimik lang sila habang nagtataka rin gaya ko.

"This must be an escape route." Vonrogue said as he look around, "I suggest we separate ways. Half of the team goes right, while the remaining goes left with me, ikaw Young Lady, saan mo gustong sumama?"

"Left, since doon ka rin pupunta." Keep your enemies closer. But I'm still not sure if he is an enemy.

Tumango siya, agad namang na-divide into half ang Alpha Team, we went to our separate ways, sa gitna ng paglalakad ay naririnig ko ang tunog ng mga daga, tinaasanan naman ako ng balahibo, it seems like the underground passage is endless.

"Wala bang dulo ito?"

Nagkibit-balikat si Vonrogue.

Tanging ang apak lang namin at tunog ng tubig ang naririnig sa gitna ng aming paglalakad.

When I looked at his eye, something flickered in the dark, a red dot of line that suddenly vanished. What was that which I saw?

I blinked, "Vonrogue, ayos ka lang ba?"

"Yes, Young Lady."

Naglakad na ulit kami ngunit siya'y hindi pa rin gumagalaw, "Vonrogue?"

Nagulat ako nang bigla niyang nilabas ang kanyang espada, sa isang pikit lang ay wala nang buhay ang mga kasama namin.

Nanginig ang labi ko at umurong ako, "Vonrogue?"

He seems so lifeless right now, and then I saw it again, the red light that blinked in his eyes, his facial expression was blank, like a robot.

Tumingin ako sa espada niya na duguan na, they were the blood of my men he killed.

Kumuyom ang kamao ko, I should have known better. I should have known that he is a traitor the moment I was suspicious of him.

Walang sabi akong tumakbo, lumingon ako at nakita ko siya, he walked slowly, his steps now nothing but robotic, his movement even.

Sa gitna ng aking pagtakbo ay may nakita akong dalawang separate route, I took the right one as I ran for my life, the water below me did not help, sa bawat takbo ko ay kasabay ng pag-alingawngaw ng apak ng aking paa.

We were belowground, and from here, I can here the sound of guns and my men striking the enemy.

Lumingon ako at nakita roon si Vonrogue, something feels wrong about him, about that glowing red dot in his eyes.

It feels like he is not Vonrogue at all.

Sa isang pikit ko lang ay nagulat ako nang nasa harapan ko na lang siya bigla, tatakbo sana ako, but then his strong hand grabbed me from my neck and gripped it, nagulat ako, his hand was unusually cold and there was no warmth in it.

Like he was a dead man, a zombie?

I gaggled and tried to gasp for air but there was nothing to breathe, like he was blocking my lungs from outside.

When he loosened his grip, napaluhod ako, saktong iyon ay may pinukpok niya ang batok ko dahilan upang bumaliktad ang mundo ko.

I blinked, trying not to fall unconscious, but there was something he did to me, something that made me collapse into the wet floor, I fell into the darkness.

Liham...