Charmeya Academy: School of Enchants

Chapter 9: Rivals

Diana's POV:

"Halika nga! Every Friday may pa-ganto ang school natin!" yaya nila Amanda.

P.E. class namin ngayon, meron daw random competition every friday. The Principal will pick the competitors.

"Para saan ba 'to?" tanong ko habang hinihintay ang Principal. Nandito na kami sa gymnasium.

"Para makita ang kakayahan mo. You learned a few things already, kaya kung ikaw ang mapili...kaya mo." Sambit ni Katelyn.

"Eh bago palang ako ah? Pwede ba yun?"

"Walang pinipili dito Diana. There is no such thing as favoritism in this world," banggit naman ni Amanda.

"Buti pa—!"

"Goodmorning enchants, this is your Principal speaking. Today's competitors are...Jackson Cayle and..." I heard a lot of loud gasp as they heard Jackson's name. "Diana Smyth."

Lahat nagtinginan sa akin. Pati ako ay nanlaki ang mata sa gulat.

What the hell is this coincidence?

I gulped from the moment. Nakita ko sa harapan si Jackson na nakangisi.

"Since Jackson was such a naughty enchant, at ngayon lang siya medyo tumino, ngayon lang din siya makakaparticipate sa competition na ito." Paliwanag ni Principal Relina. "And for Diana Smyth, she has a lot of potential. This is the easiest way to see how far is her potential."

Easiest?! Ang bali-balita ay pinakamalakas si Jackson sa lahat ng fire users dito? Tapos ilalaban nila ako sa kanya?

Wala na akong magagawa.

I slowly walked palapit sa harap. I am now in front of Jackson and his aura is so scary. Ibang iba sa neutral self niya nitong mga nakaraang araw.

"Goodluck," he said as he patted my back, nakangisi pa din ito.

Pumwesto na ako. I was just standing straight infront of him, I don't know what to do actually.

I was looking at his arms. He started to do weird gestures. I looked at him in the eyes and you can see a flame figure in his dark brown eyes.

I gulped for the second time.

This is scary as hell.

Pinakawalan niya ang apoy na kanina niya pa pinapalakas. Na-alerto ako and I crossed my arms in front of me.

It created an orange, shield-like barrier.

I wasn't hit by the fire ball, but the impact is strong it made me move a little backwards.

My veins just started to heat up. Ngayon ay nag babatuhan nalang kami ng fire balls. Isang kamay ang mag-aattack at isang kamay ang magde-defense.

It is hard, tiring, and you need to put so much effort sa pag-gagawa ng apoy at ng barrier.

At his final fire, I lost out of control. I collapsed and was hit by the flame.

"Ahh!" I groaned in pain.

It starts to make me feel like I'm being swallowed by the fire. The intensity of it is so strong that I can't handle it.

My vision went black and I didn't know what happened next.

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Nagising ako at nakita ko ang kisame ng gym. Tumayo ako at nakita ko ang mga taong nandoon pa rin.

Tumingin din ako sa harapan ko at nandoon si Jackson na nakangisi pa rin habang naka halukipkip.

Yumuko ako. I felt the embarrassment flow through my whole body. Nakarinig ako ng ilang bulungan. May ibang nagsasabi na I'm lucky I made it this far, habang ang iba ay nilalait ako.