We Are The Gods

Chapter 30 🖋️ The Trickster

The Trickster

Celeste Almira Santiago

My foster father, Aaron stayed at the hospital for almost a week before he got discharged. My excuses became more frequent at work, and although it should've already me my unemployment, West, our manager (and probably the owner of that place) never said anything about it. He only said to do what I want and that he only pays me if I'm working so it doesn't matter if I come or not.

I was thankful I had a boss that was that easygoing.

Sila Aling Fely ay mukhang nakakabawi narin. Kahit halos walang tulog dahil walang pinipiling oras ang rounds ng nurses at doctors, at walang maayos na pahinga ay mas mukha na siyang nabunutan ng tinik ngayon. Ang mga kapatid ko nalang ang pumalit muna sa pagtatrabaho sa bukid. They're all expert hunters too, especially Kuya David. Nag-aaral silang tatlo sa college pero halos wala rin namang pakielam sa studies maliban kay Kuya Hez na running for Magna pa yata. Sila muna ang naging parents nila Jed at Elay.

Next week na rin ang school festival na gustong gawin ni Saphria kasi napakaboring daw. Honestly with all that happened to me lately, hindi ko na magawang maisip na bored ako. It's actually very stressful to me, especially with all the changes I'm feeling in my body.

Yes, something in me is stirring to life. I can just... feel it.

Everytime I wake up in the morning, I always feel like vomiting. My head is spinning, na parang hindi ako nakatulog ng maayos gayong maayos naman talaga ang tulog ko.

And the weirdest thing is, one time when I woke up from bed and looked at the mirror on the wall to my right, I saw my eyes glowing gold. Almost similar to that of Saphria's. Akala ko noong una ay pinaglalaruan na naman ako ng sarili kong imahinasyon but the hue color was solid. It never faltered.

I had to blink so many times before it went back to its original color.

The next morning, my whole body started burning up, my temperature exceeding normal temperature. I used a thermometer, and it read 60 degrees. Which scared me to death I fainted.

When I woke up, I felt so revitalized my entire being glowed under the sunlight.

And no one noticed. No one came to my room to check on me, nor did Aling Fely and the rest notice what happened. Ang napapansin lang daw nila ay masyado na daw akong blooming lately kaya nagtatanong kung may natitipuhan na daw ba akong lalaki sa school.

Which I replied negatively. Duh? Wala akong panahon dun.

The next day to that, I had an episode of intense headaches again. But this time, the images were clearer. I saw the gods and goddesses of Olympus, and I knew who they were despite seeing them for the first time. I even saw Saphria and the woman in the forest. That same day, my eye color changed, becoming lighter. The dark grey color turned ashy, almost translucent it could reflect any color around me. My body also changed, and my skin color became glossy and whiter.

It's like... my entire being is changing into someone else.

I tried to remain calm about it, but deep inside, I was actually freaking out. I was terrified. It is something I cannot understand, and that same thought makes it even more terrifying.

If the gods have something to do with this, then maybe they can help.

What's happening to me right now is already outside of the realm of the "natural". There must be something wrong with me. And I know these gods are still hiding something, especially Saphria.

She finally admitted that she was the punisher. The girl in the prophecy. But if she already knew that she'd admit it in the end, why did she hide it in the first place?