(POV Sage)
Mahimbing na natutulog si Reichel nang iniwan ko sa tent. Mabilis kong pinuntahan si Matthias sa kanilang Nipa Hut. Andoon si Lena, nakahiga sa kanyang mga binti at wala pa din malay ngunit nakabihis na ito.
"How's Lena?" tanong ko sa kanya sa di kalayuan.
"I just broke her neck a few minutes ago when I felt that she is already breathing," sabi ni Matthias sabay turo ng wooden chair malapit sa kanila.
"Rei just recently had a vision about Lena. Nasa gitna siya ng dagat nung nangyari yun at muntikan na siyang malunod."
"Is she alright? How is she?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Matthias.
"She's sleeping and loudly snoring. Hindi niya alam na andito ko."
"You know what, you utterly perplexed me," sabi niya na nakangiti sa akin sabay bigay ng isang iced cold Snapple juice sa kanyang cooler.
"And why is that?" tanggap ko sa juice sabay inom.
"You are indeed mysterious. I am sure you are not a vampire, but you seemed to be aware of the supernatural world that I am living in. You even accepted without questions lahat ng mga weird na sinasabi ni Reichel sa akin."
"How can you be so sure that I am not vampire?"
"Come on, Sage. I am five hundred year old creature of the night. Alam ko kung ang tao ay isang vampire or isang ordinary human being."
"Well, it seems that I can still fool a five hundred year old vampire like Mateo."
"Narinig mo kanina si Lena na tinawag akong Mateo? I admire your bravery, Sage. You came here knowing that me and my sister are vampires. It is either you are brave or plain stupid. You know I can surely drain all the blood out of you," natatawa niyang sabi sa akin.
"I will not do that if I were you, Mateo. Your boss, Silawin, will not be happy."
"Silawin is dead. Wait, how did you know..."
"Silawin is very much alive. Pero hindi siya katulad mo, nanatili siyang tao. Kilala kita Mateo, isa ka sa mga pinuno ng mga kawal ni Silawin. Isa ka sa magigiting na kawal ni Rajah Gatlan, ang aking ama."
Matthias, being a five hundred year old vampire is full of confidence. Pero lahat ata ng confidence na nabuo niya sa loob ng limang daan taon ay naglaho ng malaman niya kung sino ako.
"Prinsipe Isagani? Paano nangyari? You are supposed to wake up on the next full moon. Why are you already here?" naguguluhan niyang tanong.
"Someone woke me up accidentally twenty five years ago. And it has been my mission to find ways on how I can deactivate this spell."
"It means, you and Reichel are not together, right? You are just protecting her because you are the Lakan and she is the next Punong Babaylan," excited niyang tanong.
Relief ba ang nakita ko sa mata niya ng malaman niya na wala kami relasyon ni Reichel?
"Rei and I have a complicated relationship. Sabi niya, you want to lift this curse too. Why? Are you already tired being a powerful vampire?"
"I am tired of seeing my sister suffer. Immortal life is not a gift, this is indeed a curse. That's why I want to be normal and die as a human. Now I know that you are alive, I will serve you and help you with your mission."
"Si Magawen, ang Punong Babaylan, she is now a vampire. We believed that Magawen is under the influence of a royal vampire, just like what happened with Lena. And that vampire is in our school right now," mabilis kong binahagi kay Matthias ang mga pangitain ni Rei tungkol kay Armand at kung ano ang ginawa ni Magawen sa mga estudyante sa school.
"I met all the royal vampires before, pero lahat kami ay naka mask. Bawat meeting namin, walang nakaalam ng ang identities, though we have some theories kung sino kami."
"Lena, she's not a royal vampire. I don't remember killing her."
"Lena can walk in daylight not because of my help, it is because of the royal vampire who turned her. It seems that this royal vampire liked her so much and Lena is a living slave of this demon."
"Ano alam mo kay Armand? About his relationship with Lena?"
"Walang binabanggit si Lena sa akin about her maker, but I know that she's not happy. May times na nawawala siya noon sa gabi. I guess Armand is summoning her and compelling her. I don't want to think kung anong mga bagay na ginawa sa kanya ni Armand."
"Armand, he seemed dangerous. Paano mo ko matutulungan Mateo?" tanong ko sa kanya.
"I found an Elder in Northern provinces, I believe ancestors niya ang mga naunang babaylan. She has an idea on how to lift this curse. Once na nagising ka na, magkakaroon ng ritwal kung saan iaalay ang puso ng taong o nilalang na sumumpa sayo. In this case, Miraya. Ang problema lang, hindi pa nawawala ang blood thirst mo dahil hindi mo natapos ang limang daan taon na pahinga. And I don't know where to find the remains of Miraya."
"I know exactly where Miraya is buried. She died soon after ko siya masaksak ng puting punla ng Punong Babaylan. Bakit na sayo yun? Bakit mo binigay yun kay Rei? Si Magawen ang original nagmamay-ari ng blade na yun?"
"I stole it from Lena. I don't know why she's in the possession of that blade, but I believe that she stole it from her maker, hoping na someday, magamit niya yun against Armand. If that blade is owned by Magawen, it makes sense na nasa pangangalaga to ni Armand. Magawen may be related to Armand afterall."
"I already told you that Silawin is alive. He is currently tracking Magawen. My trusted colleague is also searching for her. I hope I can also trust you in this."
"You can trust me with your life. I can sacrifice mine to protect yours, Prinsipe Isagani."
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