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The bus drove north, away from the loud and busy part of the town. Through the outskirts, dull trees with fallen out leaves lined the road on both sides together with the gloomy sky, grayish in color almost black and the foggy outsides, no doubt she's in another side of the town. The darker part.
Today's the seminar Mister Ravi wanted her to attend. She forced herself to get up and catch the bus. As much as she hated getting up and spending her supposedly day off in a boring seminar, she hated socializing too. She wasn't certain about the reason of her indifference but the Reapers tend to be too intense and blistering for her sake. Well she had enough of that since she's been with Sadako for quite long. She barely can even stand her.
"Reapers be ready, bababa na tayo in a few minutes."
Ilang sandali, tumigil ang bus at sunod-sunod nagsibabaan ang kapwa niya Reapers. Fine dust particle suspended in the air to the extent of dimming the whole place was the first thing she noticed. Tenebrous and obscure. Malayong-malayo ito sa town na kinagisnan niya. The town maybe dark but this place was just... darker, she guess.
"Line up. We'll do the head count."
Head count?
Ano to elementary?
Nagsimula ng pumila nang maayos ang mga kasama niya, kaya umayos at pumila na rin siya.
"Council?" Dinig niyang bulong ng isang babaeng Reaper. Probably 4 feet, ginger haired with visible freckles on the face.
"Sa likod lang ng malaking border na 'yan ang Council," sagot ng babaeng katabi nito. May katangkaran ito kaya halos mabali na ang leeg nito kakayuko sa babaeng kausap.
"I've never been there before."
"Sure you haven't. Wala pang ordinaryong Reaper ang nakakapasok sa Council. Only the board members."
The border was indeed right there, infront of them. It was massive almost like The Great Wall except for the exquisite baroque design. The combination of concave and convex forms made the wall seemed undulate and artistic. The details were flawless and breathtaking.
"Alam mo ba kung bakit hanggang ngayon wala pang nakakakita sa mga board members?"
The ginger haired girl whispered, "I heard is not that they don't want to but, their faces are hideous. It's deformed with nasty scars and burnt skin."
"Talaga? But why?"
"There were rumors back then, they say, they actually fell from hell and their faces was burnt there."
Actually, that kinda make sense. Hindi pa siya nakakakita na kahit isang board member in flesh. Maybe once, but they're always in their black velvet cloak. You can't vividly see their faces behind those thick garments.
