Weirdos IV: The Emerald Heart

Chapter 5: Eclipse

Abangan niyo po probably next week ang premier ng newest story under the Weirdo Universe, The Magians of Planet Parallelia. Kung matuloy ang lakad ko eh baka sa birthday ko siya mapublish.

May mga bago akong gagawin sa kwento na 'yun kaya abang-abang na lang po. Bahala kayo kung susuportahan niyo or what. Haha. Thank you!

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Later that day, Serafina and Jaeron spent the noon at the head's office. Classes resumed as usual for Emerald, but this time, members of the Legion of Death are patrolling the entire school campus tightly. The atmosphere over the entire school has also changed drastically. The streets and parks usually occupied by chattering and joyful students are now completely empty. Other people who are outside walked hurriedly towards their respective destinations, afraid of what might happen to them if they stay out in the open for too long.

Inside the head's office, the new leader of the Legion of Death along with her right hand are currently talking. "We locked him up again, Serafina. Your son kept on killing every single villain that he sees. We had no other choice," Jaeron said to the lady in black with a hint of exasperation in his voice.

Serafina didn't say a word.

"Why don't you try controlling him again?" Jaeron asked slowly. "It's our only option for now."

"I can only do so much," the lady in black replied. "Crisiant is powerful, and it's not easy for me to control him. He has his own magic. For as long as he's denying me, I won't be able to control him fully. Crisiant needs to accept his true identity. Once he does, there will be no need for us to control him."

She shrugged her shoulders before gazing at the area behind the head's chair. "That's not what we should be thinking about. Are you sure this is the exact place that Mr. Judeus was talking about?"

Jaeron nodded. "Affirmative. He's seen firsthand how it works. The portal opens every couple of months at an exact twelve in the afternoon. The overlap should last for about half an hour."

"I see. That's more than enough time," Serafina said, gazing at the miniature solar system above them. "When I give the signal, open the gateway. You don't need to worry about the portal collapsing. My power is more than enough to support it."

Jaeron nodded before poising his hands in front of him. Serafina, on the other hand, kept staring at the star system on the ceiling. "3... 2... 1..."

A swirling vortex of darkness suddenly appeared right behind the head's high chair. Arcs of elctricity crisscrossed at the portal's edges, indicating the great pressure and power that it contains. Serafina's arms transformed into shadows that grew into black tentacles. The shadows went inside the gateway, wiggling like worms pushing through a hole.

Several minutes later, the black tentacles brought back five people with it. All five people wore the exact same clothing—filthy and tattered gray shirts and pants. They looked around the surroundings for a moment and jumped all of a sudden after realizing that they're inside the head's office.

"What do you want from me?" a young man with jet-black hair and dark eyes suddenly said. Black smoke also erupted from his hands as he poised himself for combat.

"I am not going to hurt you, Jelal," Serafina said before turning to the others. "Good day, my dear brothers and sisters. I am Serafina, the current leader of the Legion of Death. I am here to give you a brighter, more promising future."