BOOK 2 | Resume the War

Arc 7 | Ch. 111: You Have To Choose

Resume the War

Chapter 111

It has been almost an hour since Cheska resumed the war between her side and the Black organization. Since it has started, many casualties have been made and that includes the death of Brittany Craige.

Cheska has been staring at the lifeless body of her best friend since she last took her breath. There are no more tears coming out of her eyes but all the pain is inside. All the thoughts all the screams are inside.

She keeps refusing to accept the idea of the truth. That all this time, Brittany is a prisoner of her own body. She always screamed for salvation but no one did. No one, not a single soul heard her.

Ano pa at naging monarch siya? Or the mortal of the queen? The mortal of the queen if she cannot save her loved ones?

Paanong hindi niya narinig ang pahingi ng tulong ng kaibigan? Why can she do something that is beyond her strength but cannot hear a simple scream?

How could she let this happen?

The death of her parents...the death of her foster mother...the death of her other half...

She couldn't do anything but to watch and accept it. Wala na nga ba talaga siyang ibang choice kundi ang hayaan na lang na mangyari ang mga ganoong bagay? Can't...she really do anything?

Kung iyon nga ang rason, she feels useless not just as a mistress but also as a daughter and a sister. With all the strength that the monarch blood has given her, she is still impotent.

"I'm," her hands trembled. "so...sorry..."

It was so weak, so soft, so silent na kahit siya ay hindi iyon nadinig. Naibagsak na lang niya ang tuhod sa sahig. She had a hard time standing up ngunit ngayon ay nakaluhod nanaman siya.

She cannot fool herself. She is in her weak state now. Her mind is in chaos.

Napalingon si Stein sa paligid nang biglang magbago ang kulay ng kapaligiran. The dark clouds became even darker and the wind is starting to become strong. He had to brush his hair backward para lamang hindi matamaan ang kaniyang mga mata.

"Cheska..."

Joshua looked all over the place. Kanina pa lumamig ngunit ngayon niya lang naramdaman ang ganoong lamig. He felt the hair of his skin rising up.

This isn't just a cold wind. This isn't the same as before wherein the air is full of anger and bloodlust.

This is a sad one. A chilling yet sad one.

The rest of the Lees, Hans, and Youngs fought together with their lives. Lahat sila ay nakafocus sa kanilang kalaban except for Alex who has been frowning constantly.

"Hindi pa rin talaga ako makapaniwala na iniwan ako gayong malinaw na sinabi ko na matutulog lang ako at sasama ako!" Alexandra yelled for the nth time as she changes her magazine. "Harap harapan ang pagtatraydor sa organisasyon na ito ha?!"

Kenneth sighed deeply and looked at her irritatingly. "First things first, how could you sleep like a princess gayong alam mo naman ang ating sitwasyon?"

"Ay hindi mo ba alam? We should always look good during wars! You'll never know, no? Baka nasa history books na pala tayo in the future."

Napailig iling na lang ito kasabay ng paghalakhak ni Ralph. Alexandra looked at him innocently, hindi maintindihan kung saan galing ang pagtawa na iyon. She doubts she said something amusing. Fact check lang.

"We cannot even move away from this place," Cj said to Andrei. "They...just won't let us."

"They are surely separating us, Mr. Lee," Simon lowered his gun right after he pulled the trigger. Right straight to the enemy's head.