Thirteen

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After she read the prophecy, she immediately leave the place rejecting the call of Professor Will. Her heart was tromping loud as she search for the perfect place to do her duty. Her subconscious is telling her what to do or shall we say, reminded her what has need to be done in case this happened. She only need a perfect and peaceful place in order to do it.

Her mind was replaying all the possible places she had built before she died. She stopped in the middle of the forest and take a look around but they were all blurry as it was spinning endlessly. Her head began throbbing but she needed to endure it. She thought of Shine.

This is for Shine. She murmured at the back of her mind.

Pumikit sya ng mariin para maibsan ang sakit ng ulo pagkatapos nitong mag-indian seat. She cleared her mind at hinayaan ang sariling utak na maglakbay sa kung saan. Her body may forgot but not her mind. Seconds passed and she was drown by the thoughts.

Hindi nagtagal ay kusang nagteleport sya papunta sa lugar na hinanda na nya noon pa. Top of the hill located at the center of the island. Makikita mula doon ang kabuuan ng isla.

Sa ganung posisyon taimtim niyang pinakikinggan ang simoy ng hangin.

"What are you doing?" Tanong ng isang napakagandang  babae pagkapasok nito sa isang silid. Tila kulay snow ang boung katawan at sa kasuotang kulay puting beaded with diamonds na flowy gown. Maging ang kulay ng labi. Bukod sa kulay asul nitong mga mata na nagmistulang tubig karagatan sa ganda, wala ng iba pang kakaibang kulay na makikita sa katawan niya. Dahil pati buhok ay kumikintab rin na nagmistulang diamond. Hindi kakitaan ng reaksyon ang mukha pero palatandaan ito ng isang maamong anyo.

"Come here my Queen."  pagtawag ng kausap sa kanya. Lumapit ang tinatawag na Queen at sabay nilang tinanaw ang isang pangyayari mula sa malaking salamin. Isang babae na nakakulong sa loob ng kweba. "This is what will happen in the future. This poor little girl was trap because of her own mistakes. See, she was almost swallowed by the darkness."

"I don't think it's because she made a mistake." Wala sa sariling sabi ng katabing babae. Nagtatakang nilingon niya ito. Samantalang nanatili naman ang mga magagandang mata nito sa nakakaawang babae. "Stop doing this." sabay sinalubong ang walang kabuhay-buhay na mga mata nito. Unlike hers that is full of life.

Ngumuti ang lalaki at unti unti itong tumawa ng malakas. "C'mon my Queen, I know you like this too. It's you who needs to stop." Umiiling na sabi niya at muling tiningnan ang babae. Ngunit laking gulat nya ng unti unti na din itong napapalibutan ng liwanag ang kaninang madilim na kweba. Galit syang napatingin sa katabi. "Stop it!" Hindi nakinig ang babae at nanatili lang na nakatitig sa salamin.

"I said, stop it!" Sa sobrang galit naglabas siya ng ball of fire at pinatamaan ang babae. Hindi iyon napaghandaan ng babae at natamaan sya sa mismong puso. Natumba ito at doon lang niya napansin ang umuusok na mukha sa sobrang galit na kasama. "I told you to stop it, you did not listen." Galit nitong turan.

"How many times do I have to tell that you won't succeed with your plans. It will only lead you to failure!"

"Ha! That?" Tumawa ito at umiiling na dinungaw ang babae na nanatili pa ring nakahiga. "I can change that. I can always change that." Dinuro niya ito pagkatapos tinalikuran.

Nagbuntong hininga ang babae at tiningnan ang malaking salamin. Pagkaraay nagbaba ng tingin ang babae sa bandang dibdib kung saan may tama ito na unti unti na ring naglaho. He can't kill her that's why he was keeping her because she can always do something that will ruin him. That realization made her decide what must be done.

She murmured spells under her breath upon closing her eyes. It lasted for almost an hour before she collapsed and melted like an ice. The remnants evaporated afterwards that draws bright light and disappeared.

Shineya gasps for air as she opened her eyes. She blink few times and recalled what had happened.

She look down only to find out that she was floating while both of her arms were stretch.

"I was once with the darkness but for me to escape is to die."

To die and make a new beginning and to stop the darkness for dominating the world.

As if on cue, the whole island gleamed with happiness. Gone was the darkness.

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