Gloom of Luminescence

Chapter 12

AIRA

We immediately took our horses and rushed to the forest. Malayo pa lamang ay inihanda na namin ang aming mga sandata. We can clearly see a scene of an ongoing action from a distance.

"That's Alexis' group." bulong ko. If they are stuck there blocked by another group of dark creatures that means no one made it to the village. Its enough time for the other side to plot something unexpected.

When we finally reached the battle scene we engaged ourselves to battle. Agad kaming tumalon pababa ng kinanasakyan.

I would thrust and strike my sword creature after creature. The others were covering me up because I am still lacking. My skills weren't enough to keep up with a lot of opponents.

I am panting heavily and I feel like my arms were about to fall off. I wasn't able to blow off a precise attack so the gohem was able to dodge it easily, the next that happened was unexpected. Hindi ko na ito nagawang pigilan nang batuhin ako nito ng atake dahilan upang tumalsik ako palayo. Napapikit na lamang ako ng maramdaman ko ang hapdi sa aking braso at binti na siyang gumasgas sa lupa.

"Aira!" agad na humarang sa akin si Alexis na siyang tumapos sa gohem. Then she raised her hands and a small ball of light formed. From the small ball of light came a blinding blast of light. Nang humupa ang nakakasilaw na liwanag ay sunod sunod na nagbagsakan ang katawan ng mga halimaw. My mouth hung open while I stare at the dead bodies of dark creatures lying on the ground from the smallest to largest creatures, they all fell lifeless.

She immediately turned to me and helped me stand up.

"You have scratches and bruises." puna nito habang pinapasidahan ng tingin ang aking katawan. Tinulungan niya akong tanggalin ang dumikit na dumi sa aking damit. Instead of caring with my bruises I looked around at the people gathering around us and noticed we were short of members.

"Where's Maia and Lucy?" takang tanong ko.

"Nagkahiwalay kami kanina. These dark creatures blocked our way. Kailangan na natin silang sundan." saad ni Gray. I couldn't help but to worry. Its indeed a suicide to throw yourself in the lair of your enemies. We need to back them up.

"Then let's go." sabi ni Alexis. We all rode our horses and rushed deeper to the woods.

"Baka mapahamak sila." nag aalala kong sabi. I froze when we heard a loud scream.

Naging alerto kami dahil sa sigaw na yun. Halos lumipad ang sinasakyan naming mga kabayo dahil pagmamadali. Damn it. We all prepared ourselves to engage for another battle though I'm unsure if I will do any help with my situation. I don't have the same endurance as they have.

Mula sa mga puno ay unti-unting sumilay ang mga kabahayan. Doon namin tuluyang nakita ang sitwasyon ng siyudad ngunit ngayon ay nagkalat na ang mga mamamayan sa daan dahilan upang mahirapan kaming makadaan.

The dark summoners who were supposed to be guarding them in their cells weren't in the position they should be but I can see some people in their dark cloaks among the crowd. Are they dark summoners?Bakit nasa labas ang mga tao kung ganun?

Nang mas dumami pa ang taong nasa daan ay doon kami tumigil at bumaba sa kinasasakyan. Riding our horses to a crowd won't do any help. We have to run.

"Au,Gray,Nathan, secure the citizens." utos ni Jay habang nagsisimula kaming suongin ang dagat ng mga tao. Au and Gray nodded and with that they dispersed in the crowd. Inilabas ko naman ang patalim na nakatago sa aking sapatos nang makita ang isa sa mga nakaitim na balabal.

We easily blended into the crowd as if we were one of the citizens. Nagpapadala lang kami sa agos ng tao dahil hindi rin namin alam kung saan patungo ang mga ito. Nang tuluyan akong makalapit sa puwesto ng lalaki ay doon ko itinaas ang aking braso ngunit hindi ko pa man nagagawa ang balak ay bigla ko na lamang nabitawan ang hawak na patalim ng sipain ng lalaki ang kamay kong may hawak nito.