Missing Zodiac [Season One]

Chapter Twenty Four

You're the right one

Miza

"Uy! Sheet~ that was a short match pero ang intense! Kinabahan ako!" Agad akong inambahan ng yakap ni Bambam ng tuluyan na siyang makalapit sa'kin. I hugged him back, hindi ko lang naiwasang huminga ng maluwag.

"Okay ka lang bi?"

"Hm.. No pain."

Yeah, that was a short match.. I never knew that my attack speed is like ten times higher than her. Nang bumitaw na sa pagkakayakap si Bambam, muli kong nilingon si Kumoko na ngayon ay nakaupo na sa lupa, bakas pa nga ang pagkakabangga niya sa malaking puno na ito sa harapan namin. She seems to be okay now, mukhang kinakalma niya nalang ang sarili.

By the way.. Putol-putol pa rin ang mga spider legs niya, yeah, because of me.. It's kind of unusual to have a spider born as a celestial mage.. Can she regenarate it?

Napansin ko pa ang mga sugat na tinamo niya sa mga strings ko. Napakamot nalang tuloy ako ng sentido habang pinagmamasdan siya. "I'm sorry for hurting you that bad, your attacks are meant to kill so akala ko I should give a great shot. Hindi ko nga lang alam kung great ba 'yong matatawag..." I stated while looking up at the sky, as if iniisip ko pa kung great nga ba.

"No, you did your best for a short match, I'm truly impressed." Nakayuko niyang ani, tila huminga pa siya ng malalim bago tumingala at tumingin sa'kin. Tila napangisi pa siya sa sarili bago siya dahan-dahang tumayo at maayos na humarap sa'kin. "Now I truly understand why zodiac mages lives up beyond the nightsky and being considered next to Gods and Goddesses by celestial mages." Bahagya lang siyang napangiti ngunit napayuko din siya. "I'm still too weak to be even considered as a mage of the star--"

"Hey, you have such a nice enchantment there, you're actually strong but..." Muli tuloy akong napatingin sa putol-putol niyang spider legs pati na rin sa kamay niya, she has the ability to release a certain amount of spider webs from her palm.. Napansin ko naman ang tila pagtitig sa'kin ni Kumoko.

"The only reason that you lost.. is because you're relying to much on your enchantments."

"Huh?"

"You see.. Back there, instead of me using another form of enchantment to attack, I thought of only using my physical strength to beat you up and kicked you for like three times. I only tried to control my strings but I have no intention of using another kind of enchantment on you.. except nga lang sa part na pamatay iyong mga atake mo."

Napatitig siya sa'kin, silang dalawa actually, mukhang sinusubukan nila akong intindihin lalo na si Kumoko. "But you, you didn't used your physical body to at least hurt me. You keep using enchantments, releasing your webs as a form of your attack. That's why when I grabbed your hand and kicked you, you didn't see that coming because you didn't thought anything about it."

After that, kita ko na agad sa mga mata ni Kumoko ang tila na-realize niya sa sinabi ko. I know she thinks I had a good point there, medyo napayuko pa siya at tila iniisip pa 'yon lalo.

"You have the potential, Kumoko, you just need more trainings."

"I... I see.. m-maybe you're right.. No.. You're actually right." Ramdam ko ang bakas ng lungkot sa boses niya at saka kinuha ang isa sa mga putol na spider legs niya at pinagmasdan ito sa palad niya. Pero mukhang nagbago rin bigla ang ihip ng hangin sa kaniya nang ngumisi siya at dahan-dahang tumayo, saka ako maayos na hinarap. "You won, Mizazikanie Reign. You deserve to have your reward, I'll tell you the secret--"

"Ah no, no.. I don't actually care about that, ayoko lang sumama sa'yo." Winawasiwas ko pa ang kamay ko sa'king pagtanggi. Nabigla naman siya ng kaunti ngunit humagikgik pa siya sa huli. "So the rumors are true, the reincarnated Virgo is totally different from the previous one."

Well it's not as if I remember... I only have a slight idea of how much of a b*tch I was.

"Hm... Gano'n ba?" Ani ko nalang, ngumiti naman siya at bahagyang tumango. "You still deserve to know the truth, Mizazikanie, your life depends on it."

Oh... Huh?

"There's a group of beast and dark wizards hiding in this world, in our city.. After searching and finding different answers, they finally realize that you're the correct one."

Third person

"Oh? They finally realized it." Ani ni Constello sa sarili habang nakasilip sa malaking bintana sa kaniyang napakalawak na opisina. Kasalukuyang pinagmamasdan ang napakagandang view sa labas ng kanilang palasyo; he's in his human form as well.

"Sir, I apologize for being careless, I have been discovered. I need to leave them and throw away my disguised form that they know, what I just said earlier are the only information I could collect."

"That is enough, you did great."

"Sir? Isn't it about time for you to tell to your children about all of that?"

"Kumoko... I have no intention of telling them about that. I will let the enemies to do what they must do."

"Sir?" Halos napatitig si Kumoko kay Constello. Ngayon ay naka-school uniform na lamang siya, nakatayo sa likuran ni Constello. Hindi rin makapaniwala ang dalaga sa narinig.

"But the enemies are now trying their best to open the portal, makakapasok sila rito, it will be worst... T-they will kill your people--"

"Kumoko.. There's no way I'll let them kill my people, they'll come at me first. I will protect their lives." Seryoso nitong saad habang seryoso ring pinagmamasdan ang langit ng gabi at ang gumagalaw na aurora borealis.

"Emperor... But.. Why?"

"Kumoko..." Bago muling sumagot si Constello, nilingon niya ang dalaga at bahagya itong nginitian.

"Let us see what my children could do and what will they do. Besides, they have the idea now, that will be enough. You've done enough for today too, you can go home now."

Miza

"What do you mean?"

"They are after you."

"Sino? Bakit?"

"I can not tell you anything more, because I've been told not to say more. But there's this one thing you must know, Mizazikanie.. You and your strings are valuable, they need atleast one string from you, if they got more than one it will be a win for them.. Don't you ever give them some and don't let them."

Holy crap..

I don't understand.

Kanina ko pa naman na iniisip habang nakahiga ako ngayon dito sa kama.. By the way, Taurus is here sleeping at the floor with his new favorite fluffy futon, marunong pala siyang matulog.

Ang gets ko lang ay dapat maging maingat ako ngayon.. What should I do though? Someone's after me. Kailangan ko bang magtago? Dang, I don't feel like it. Should I cover myself tuwing lalabas ako? It's too hot at mukhang hindi ko naman kailangan. How will they get me though?

Kidnapin nila ako? Lol, as if namang makuha nila akong agad.

But wait.. Hindi naman siguro sila tanga para hulihin ako basta-basta... Napaupo tuloy ako sa kama para maayos na makapagisip.

Damn.. I should be careful.