The Vampire Prince and the Vampire Hunter Book II

Chapter 156

Kayla Gabrielle

Mahigpit ang pagkakasalikop ko sa aking mga kamay habang pinapakinggan ko ang dagundong sa kalangitan.

Suminghap si Karina sa aking gilid, "It's coming from Elysium"

"I've never heard of such noises before. Siguradong mainit ang labanan roon ngayon" ani naman ni Kaleb na mas lalong nagpakaba sa akin

Tanging si Clad lamang ang naiwan roon! Siya lamang ang lumaban sa Draēko ngayon!

Umiling ako, "I can't just sit here and wait. Sasaklolohan ko si Clad" akmang tatayo na ako ngunit agad rin akong hinila pabalik ni Morgan, we are at his house, specifically in his kitchen, rito sa Salem

"You are not going anywhere" may diin niyang sabi at saka naglakad pabalik sa crib ni baby Logan, "Clad wants you out of danger. He'll kill us if we'll let you go there" aniya ng hindi ako tinitingnan

Suminghot ako, I can't believe I've been crying all this time!

"Well I just can't stay here, Morgan! I want to help him!"

"You can help him by staying here, Kayla. As long as you are safe, alam nating lahat na panatag si Clad" sabi naman ni Karina

Kaleb just stared at me, I know he agrees with his sister. At wala akong magawa.

I hated it. I hate this! I wanted to be there with him. Fight with him. Hindi ko maintindihan kung saan nakuha ni Clad ang karapatang magdesisyon para sa akin. I can decide on my own! And my decision is to stand by him! But no! Hindi niya ako hinayaang gawin iyon. And put me under the supervision of these powerful creatures, the strygx, to make sure it stays that way. Napakadaya niya!

I hate him for doing this to me. I hate that his decisions are slowly killing me!

I sat there for minutes and then hours just listening to the erratic beating of my heart as the explosions continued and all of a sudden, it was gone.

Napatayo si Karina, "It stopped"

"The fight is over" ani Kaleb

I wasted no time. Now that their guard is down I chanted a teleportation spell. Huli na nang marealize nila iyon.

When I opened my eyes I was back in the once beautiful Elysium. Once. Because now its destroyed.

Tiningnan kong mabuti ang paligid. Wasak ang mga magagarang bahay pero ang pinakanagtamo ng malaking pinsala ay ang tore ng kastilyo.

Mabilis akong tumakbo upang puntahan iyon.

I ran and ran until I reached the castle. I climbed the endless stairs until I reached the top.

Kapos na kapos ako sa hininga ng maabot ang tuktok ng tore. The first thing I saw was a dragon. Muntikan pa akong mapaatras ng makita iyon. Pero agad ko ring napansin na wala na itong buhay and that gave me the courage to stay.

The second thing I noticed is a dead man lying beside the dragon. Halos mapapikit ako sa brutal na pagkakapatay rito. His blood was splattered everywhere.

I shook my head and tried to focus my mind. Kailangan kong mahanap si Clad. And see if he is safe.

"Clad!" My voice echoed throughout Elysium

Siguradong kahit saang sulok ay rinig iyon. Clad should've heard that too but he did not answer back. Walang sumagot so I tried again. This time I was walking to the center.

"Clad Alexander!"

Still, there was no answer. Nilibot ko ang aking paningin sa kabuuan ng lugar.