Midnight Angels

Chapter 16

'The Era of Chaos'

ZIA

Pain. My body is covered in pain. I was crying in the lab, needles were buried in my skin, and blood was taken away from my body. I wanted comfort. I wanted to feel my mother's touch, my father's voice, and I wanted to hear everyone saying that it was going to be alright.

But all I see were unfamiliar faces.

Where's Mom? Where's Dad? Where is everyone? What happened?

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Nagising ako dahil sa lamig ng lab. I looked at my body and I saw that the blanket was still on the sofa. Mom usually covers me with the blanket whenever I'm in the lab. Dahan-dahan akong tumayo at sinuot ang jacket ni Dad na palagi niyang iniiwan dito sa lab. I scanned the lab, it was empty.

Tito Matthew is usually here, running some tests on me.

Sinuot ko na ang sapatos ko at lumabas ng lab. The hallway was empty. Tito Hoshi usually comes running to me whenever I get out of the lab. But he is not here. I finally got out of the lab and horror greeted me.

Elves from Elenor were cleaning the field. Witches from Caleiz were fixing the broken houses. Fire was everywhere. It was a disaster.

Agad silang tumingin sa akin at nakita ko kung paano sila nanginig at umatras pa. It was like I was a monster they so feared the most. I don't know what was going on. Naguguluhan ako. Natatakot ako.

"So, she's the one who defeated the undefeatable team, huh?"
"The murderer of the realm. Imagine destroying Team Alpha alone."
"Angel on the outside, a demon on the inside. As expected,"

Nanginig ang mga kamay ko dahil sa narinig ko. What really happened? I can't remember a thing. Agad naman silang natahimik at tumingin kay Kuya Xy na nakapamulsang naglakakad palapit sa akin. Yumuko sila kay kuya habang nakatingin ako ng diretso sa kanya.

"Come with me." Mahina niyang sambit. Nanginig ang mga tuhod ko habang nakatingin ako sa kanya. He didn't even come closer to me. Napalunok ako at sumunod na sa kanya. Everyone was looking at me kaya yumuko nalang ako habang nakasunod ako kay Kuya Xy.

At habang naglalakad ako ay hindi ko alam kung bakit naiiyak ako. I felt like I did something really terrible.

Inangat ko ang tingin ko at agad akong napahinto noong makita ko kung sino ang naghihintay sa harap ng Alpha mansion. Hybrid1 and Hybrid3 were there. Grandmama was there. The royal family of Elenor, Tita Dina, Tito Wolfie's family, Uncle Jez, Queen Deka, and even Zeus, Hades, and Apollo were there too.

The Alpha mansion that was only used as a museum was now filled with securities and high-profile creatures in this realm.

Tuminin sila sa akin at hindi ko alam kung anong dapat kong gawin. Pinunasan ko ang mga luha ko habang pinipilit kong maging matatag habang nakaharap ako sa kanila. Zeus, in his human form stepped in and looked at me, hateful.

"Go inside. Go inside and see what you did, child." His words felt like fire to me.

"Go easy on her, Zeus." Grandpa Hades stepped in habang nakayuko ako.

"How can I go easy on someone who destroyed Team Alpha? She's a threat." Inangat ko ang ulo ko nang maramdaman ko ang init ng paligid at doon ko nakita na umaapoy na pala ang katawan ni Grandpa Hades habang nakaharap siya kay Zeus at nakatalikod sa akin.

It was as if he was protecting me from Zeus.

"Monsters really protect monsters, huh?" the former Queen Mother of Elenor said. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. Hades was protecting me from everyone. I was confused. What did I do? Why does everyone hate me so suddenly?