The Forbidden Tribe

Chapter 7: The Identical

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I felt a sudden burn on the left part of my neck. Shit. Buti na lang at hindi ganoon ka lalim ang sugat na natamo ko.

I managed to predict the path of the incoming sword and dodged a bit but it still caught me and cause a small cut on my neck.

Kinapa ko 'yung natamaan ng espada at dumudugo na nga yung sugat.

"That was just a warm up kids."

May binato sa aming dalawa ni Shiro si Sir Shinji at sinalo namin agad 'yon. It's the same ointment he gives us whenever we get cuts and bruises. May sugat din kasi si Shiro sa braso niya. Hindi natamaan si Aiku kasi nagawa pa niyang makapagteleport. Si Naori naman ay nalaman na niya kanina kung saang parte ng katawan niya ang direksyon ng espada dahil tin-ransfer niya yung vision niya sa vision ni Sir, kaya naka-iwas siya. Sana pala binilisan kong gamitin ang ability ko. Kailangan ko pa palang pag-praktisan 'yon.

Habit talaga ni Sir Shinji na i-surprise kami ng ganung klaseng surprise. Ilang beses na rin akong muntik nang mamatay dahil sa mga pa-surprise-surprise niya. Paano kasi, eh bigla bigla na lang siyang babato ng iba't ibang klase ng weapons at kami na ang bahalang umilang para hindi kami matamaan sa mga iyon.

"Ok, so listen up! I have prepared an obstacle for each of you. Each designed according to your weapons, skills and level of strength."

Isa-isang in-explain ni sir Shinji ang bawat obstacles. May dalawang rounds daw bawat isa sa amin. We're allowed to use our sixth senses and even our abilities. Gagamitin din namin ang mga weapons namin habang tinatahak ang mga obstacles. At gaya nga ng sinabi niya, bawat isa sa amin ay may iba't ibang klase ng obstacle na dinisenyo para sa partikular na tao. Our main goal is to pass from the start up to the end. Without getting killed.

'Ugh! Kahit naman gamitin ko 'yung sixth sense o ability ko sa activity na ito ay useless pa rin. Tss.'

Narinig kong sabi ni Naori gamit ang inner voice niya. Mukhang tama nga siya. Her sixth sense and ability are no use for this activity since both are applicable to people only.

Nang magsisimula na, tumayo kaming apat sa mga circular platforms na 20 meters apart sa isa't isa. Then all of a sudden, naging blue 'yung buong field ng dalawang segundo at pagkatapos ay may nag-appear na mga holographic version ng mga tao na may dalang weapons.

Those holograms become solid when it gets contact with other objects. Another special project of the Denizen Technologists.

Tumakbo ng mabilis ang isang hologram na may dalang dalawang spear papunta sa akin. Binato niya ang isang spear with full force.

I activated my ability and now, I can see a horizontal 'mark' in the air which is the path of the spear one second advance.

I immediately threw my kunai on the spear's opposite direction and it tangled it. I pulled it sideward in a counter-clockwise motion and stopped it behind me to throw it back to the hologram.

It shot the hologram's shoulder and it got broken into pieces. I immediately pulled my kunai to retrieve it.

But it's still running towards me.

"What the?"

"Yup. It's still alive." Napatingin ako kay Sir Shinji sa likod na nakangiti.

Bumaling ulit ang attention ko sa tumatakbo na hologram. Tinukod niya ang spear niya sa lupa at dahil sa force ay lumipad siya sa ere. He held the spear with both of his hands to strike me with it.

I crossed my kunais, bended my knees a bit and readied my feet to take the impact. As soon as the spear reached the surface of my kunai, I went lower then exerted a huge force to push it upward.