Flame Academy

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Hindi ko alam kung ilang minuto o oras na ang lumipas nang magsimula kaming maglaban na dalawa. The only thing I know is, I won't give up until I was able to win over him and win him back to me.

We both have wounds all over our bodies but we kept enduring the pain. Ilang beses na din kaming bumagsak, tumilapon, at halos masunog. But none of us stopped.

Zach is really powerful. He's definitely the most powerful flamer and I don't even know how I can manage to fight him this long.

I made myself invisible and threw an invisible force toward him. He seems to feel that because he frowned, probably thinking which way he should go to avoid it.

Pero kahit mukhang naramdaman niya iyon, natamaan pa din siya nito. I felt worried and guilty when I saw how pain flashed through his eyes. But I stopped myself from helping him or come near him.

Nagulat na lang ako nang bigla siyang lumitaw sa likuran ko. I know that he can't see me but he can feel me and my blood can also still be seen from time to time.

He didn't attack me so I flew away while my flame is enveloping my whole body to keep me in the air. Tumingin siya sa paligid niya habang nakangisi.

"Come out now," he said but I didn't oblige. "You know I can still find you."

I took a deep breath and stared at him. Memories of us started to resurface while seeing his handsome face and dark eyes.

"Why did you forget about me?" I asked and he immediately looked at my direction but not directly at me. "Zachary."

He threw a force toward me but I easily avoided it. Lumipat ako ng pwesto.

"How can you forget about me?"

Muli siyang tumingin sa direksyon ko at nagpakawala ng mainit na pwersa na mabilis kong naiwasan.

"How can you do this to me?"

"Don't be a coward! Show yourself!"

Lumapit ako sa kanya at mukhang naramdaman niya iyon. Wala naman siyang ginawa at nanatili lamang sa pwesto niya.

"You told me to claim what is mine," I said and he didn't move. "Then let me claim you."

I showed myself to him when I was already in front of him.

"You are mine, Zach."

I held his neck before he can even do anything and pulled him toward me. My heart started to pound as my lips touched his. He froze in an instant. Kusang pumikit ang mga mata ko habang wala siyang ginawa at hinayaan lang ako.

They say true love kiss always works. And I really hope it will.

Our lips parted but I kept our faces only inches apart. I stared at his eyes and held his cheek.

"You are mine so you need to remember me."

He stared back at me and I was hoping something changed on him or the spell totally faded. But my hands shook when he grinned.

"Even if you kiss me several times, it won't work because I don't love you."

Hindi na ako nakaiwas pa nang muli niya akong patamaan. I was thrown away by his flame's force and my body hit the trees at the right side of the academy.

Lahat ng punong natamaan ng katawan ko ay naputol, nabutas, o 'di kaya'y nasunog dahil sa lakas ng flame niya. Kaagad akong napadaing sa sakit nang tuluyang bumagsak ang katawan ko sa lupa.

When I looked at my body, I felt horrified when I saw many burns on my body. Hindi naman ako nagulat dahil nga expected ko na din ito, knowing the power we have and how powerful Main Titan is.