The darkness kept on pulling me into its depths. The faint light from above is slowly growing dimmer and dimmer.
My breathing hitched when I felt it again. The searing pain started creeping through my veins like tiny threads of acid burning my flesh in the inside. I leaned and felt the cold of the stone wall in my back. I clenched my jaw and gritted my teeth, my eyes are shut tightly as I try to tolerate the pain.
How long has it been already? a month? or has it been a couple of months already? I lost track of time.
The surroundings is silent and all I can hear are my tiny groans and heavy breathing until I heard the sound of footsteps.
Someone's coming.
From total darkness I saw how from faint rays of crimson light stated illuminating the hallways until I could see the shadows of the railings in my cell.
It wasn't long until I saw the silhouette of a tall man. I couldn't clearly see his face because he is standing against the light.
A man in his black double stood right in front of me and a couple of other men with the same costume lined up in his back.
Yumukod ang mga ito sa aking direksiyon ngunit hindi ko na iyon nagawang pansinin. Binalingan ko ang lalaking nasa unahan.
"Where are the others?" tanong ko dito kaya agad naman itong bumaling sa akin.
"They already left. They are now on their way to the academy." matigas at pormal na saad nito napatango-tango naman ako at saka pinilit ang sarili tumayo. That's good. I don't want anyone to know about this. I'm such a huge burden to them and what I'm doing right now would probably burden them more, which shouldn't be the case.
Sinenyasan nito ang isa sa mga lalaki sa kaniyang likod at mabilis naman iyong tumalima at nagtungo sa tapat nang aking selda na siyang nagbukas sa rehas.
The sound of clanking metals echoed in the room.
Inilahad ko ang magkabilang kamay upang matanggal nila maging ang mga bakal na nakatali dito at pati na rin ang aking mga paa. Nang tuluyan iyong natanggal ay nakaramdam ako nang bahagyang ginahawa ngunit agad din iyong napalitan ng panghihina. Kinalagan nila ako para lamang palitan iyon ng mga posas na hindi nakadikit sa pader.
These chains are meant to suck up all my energy. It's draining everything in me. I need this so I won't hurt everyone else. I need this so I won't hurt myself.
"Let's go."
We started walking through the dark hallway. Walang ibang kulungang naroon. I was alone at the lowest chamber of the underground dungeon.
I am trying my best to walk normally but my legs are too weak they keep on quivering in every step I make but still I tried to maintain my pacing.
We took the stairs and then another hallway welcomed us. This time its filled with prisons.
Lahat sila ay halos isiksik ang sarili sa mga rehas upang masilip kung sino ang paparating.
I gulped and clenched my fists when I saw her. I halted and glared at her but I don't think she's even conscious to know that I'm here. She's weakly hanging in the chains with her arms up.
Traitor.
I heaved out a heavy sigh. Napalingon ako sa linya nang mga royal guards na nasa likod ko na natigil din sa paglalakad.
Sinulyapan ko pang muli ang kaniyang selda bago nagpatuloy sa paglalakad. We took several staircase until we escaped the dark atmosphere of the dungeon. Agad na napapikit ang mata ko nang bumungad sa akin ang maliwanag na paligid.
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Gloom of Luminescence
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