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Wala akong maintindihan sa mga nangyayari. Parang ayaw pumasok sa aking isip ang lahat ng mga narinig at nalaman. Hindi ko rin alam kung ano ba dapat ang magiging reaks'yon ko. It seemed like my mind just went blank.

My meeting with Maximo... it wasn't a coincidence? My family planned it? How?!

"Though things went out of hand... and we had a little detour, you still brought to me the king of pirates, Akira... and with a bonus, you brought to me Excel." May ngising nakaukit sa labi ni papa. Sinenyasan niya ang mga lalaking nakapalibot sa paligid. They seemed to be soldiers in black uniform, with mask covering their face and guns on their hands.

Lumapit si papa kay Excel na tila napako rin sa kan'yang kinakatayuan. May mga baril din kasing nakatutok sa kan'yang. One wrong move may equate her death. "Ah, Excel, your familiar face told me immediately that it was you... who would have thought that you'd become a lowly pirate too, huh?" My father traced the side of Excel's face. "How many years had it been? Perhaps two decades since we last met."

Hindi umimik si Excel, pinandilitan lamang niya ng tingin si papa na humalakhak lang.

Bigla akong nakaramdam ng kakaiba sa silid. I smelled something bad... something evil. My eyes immediately found its way gazing at Maximo. He gripped his sword firmly. I could feel him manifesting all of his strength and unleashing the beast he kept locked. He wet his lips and looked at me. Ang kan'yang mga tingin lang ay sapat na upang malaman ko kung ano ang nais niyang mangyari.

Sa isang pikit ng mata ay binato niya ang espada sa isa sa mga tauhan ni papa. The sword seemed to look like a spinning bullet piercing through the wind, with a light thump, the tip penetrated the enemy's body. Dahil sa bilis ng pangyayari ay hindi agad naka-react ang iba pa. Maximo took this opportunity and dashed. Sumugod siya, akmang babarilin siya ng kalaban nang lumindag siya at gumulong. He used the corpse as a shield and took his sword out of its empty vessel.

I watched my mother scream as men guarded her, pulling her out of the facility. I took the opportunity wherein all enemies' eyes were already locked on Maximo and hauled out three daggers between my fingers.

Agad kong sinugod ang mga kalabang nakabantay kay Excel. I hurled three daggers simultaneously and those three metals instantaneously impaled through their heart, causing a painless death.

Bago pa man sila humandusay sa sahig ay nilabas ko ang mga punyal sa kanilang mga katawan. After taking the last one, I sensed papa's man. He was about to shoot me with his sword out of shock when Excel slapped him in the face.

My jaw dropped.

Akmang babarilin siya ng lalaki nang ibato ko ang aking punyal sa kalaban. Ang matulis na dulo nito ay pumasok sa loob ng kan'yang kanang mata. May dugo pang tumalsik sa pisngi ni Excel na napaurong dahil sa bilis ng pangyayari.

"Istupida, Excel!" Mabilis ko siyang hinila mula sa kan'yang braso. "Seriously? A slap? You can do better than that!"

"I am not a fighter." Nanginginig na sagot nito, "I'm just a scientist and a doctor..."

"You are hopeless. Maghanap ka ng matataguan mo. I can't fight while guarding you." Utos ko sa kan'yang.

"O-Okay." Tumakbo siya palabas ng silid.

"What are you all doing? Excel is about to escape! I invested a lot of my time searching for her! I cannot let her slip between my fingers anymore!" Utos ni papa sa mga tauhan. His tyrannical voice resonating. Akmang hahabulin siya ng mga ibang tauhan nang isara ko ang pinto at humarang.

I crossed my arms, "no one shall pass."

My father snarled at me, "Akira, get out of the way!"

"No!"

From the corner of my vision. I watched Maximo slowly killing every last mercenary of my father who seem not to notice at all.

My father sighed, "get her out of the way, but don't kill her."

Tumango ang mga tauhan. Am I being underestimated here? I gripped on the handle of my daggers, before they could move, I already lurched the daggers on them, causing an instant death. I took the moment of enthrallment of the rest and rushed.

I high kicked a guy at the side of his jaw and believe me I saw his tooth fly out of his mouth like a bird with wings. Tumama ang ngipin sa mata ng kalabang nasa tabi niya, tila isang bala ng baril ito. The momentum must have been great.

"You fucking bitch!" Sigaw nito at akmang babarilin ako nang sinuntok siya ni Maximo na bigla na lang nagpakita sa tabi ko, dala ng lakas ng suntok ay tila tumilapon siya. Ang likod ng kalaban ay tumama sa pader dahilan upang mapaupo ito. He groaned in pain.

"Who did you just call a fucking bitch?!"

Tumingin ako sa paligid at suminghap. Lahat ng mga kalaban ay... patay na. Guns are not enough to kill Maximo, that's for sure!

"Don't make me repeat myself."

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