09 — Kaoru del Valle
Male
"Hoy Kaoru! Kung sa tingin mo hindi ko napansin 'yung ginawa mo kanina, pwes nagkakamali ka! Alam kong ikaw 'yon at hindi si Celestine! Ano? Sa tingin mo si Julien lang nakapansin? Bakit? Si Julien lang ba ang nagtiis sa ugali mo dati pa? Akala mo ba hindi sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sayo?! Kulang nalang—"
"Ione," I sigh, "stop. Hindi niyo ba talaga kayang patigilin 'yang bibig niyong mga babae? Isa pa, sa lakas ng boses mo, siguradong may makakarinig sa'tin. So, please."
"So please, so please ka diyan! Dinamay mo pa buong kababaihan," she scoffs, looking at me incredulously. "Malakas 'yung opponent ni Celestine, manong! Sigurado akong nasaktan ka!"
"That's the point! Pano nalang kung si Celestine pa 'yung humarap sa kan—wait a second." I look at her with meaningful eyes, "You're worried about me, aren't you? You know, you have a weird way of saying you like me."
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Sige lang, Kaoru del Valle," she sneers, then suddenly looks at me with a serious face. "You can deceive everyone, Kaoru. You can even deceive yourself. But you can never deceive me."
"What the fuck?" I burst out laughing. "At talagang sinaulo mo pa 'yung sinabi ni Julien? Stalker kita 'no? Paano mo nalaman 'yon? Sinasabi ko na nga ba. Sa tagal ng pinagsamahan natin, na in-love ka na sa'kin, ano?"
She gasps, eyes widening. "Yuck! Kapal talaga ng mukha mo! Pasalamat ka may utang na loob ako sayo! Umalis ka na nga!"
She tells me that but I know.
That deep down she knows she can never see through me.
"From Immortal City, Number Nine."
Number Nine — Kaoru del Valle.
Eye Ability: Deceiving eyes.
"I always lie. I deceive. I make myself look different in another's eye."
BINABASA MO ANG
Immortal City
Science FictionThey are special. They are different. They are chosen. They are, but not her. Celestine Demafelix was chosen, but she wasn't special. Different? Yes, because she is the only one who can't do what they can. She can't see the future. She can't make he...
