Midnight Angels

Chapter 45

'Half-Blood'

ZIA

"Wesy?" Tanong ni Shinshi at tsaka tiningnan ang lalaking nakatayo sa harap namin. He had dark hair, lazy eyes, a sheepish grin matched with a mix of black and red clothing that was paired with a silver necklace dangling around his neck.

It's him. Wesy, demon, class-A reaper. The one who took Kuya Xy away from Mommy that night before her fourth betrayal.

"Kaya pala bigla mo nalang nakita 'yung shadow kiss ni Tito Duke kanina." Agad na sabi ni Kuya Xy kay Shinshi pero nakatingin parin siya kay Wesy. Wesy just smiled at us and then he looked at me. "I see that we have another beauty in this realm." Nakangiti niyang sabi.

Bigla nalang humarap sa harap ko sina Archer, Wilder, Kuya Ash and just mostly all of my members including Audin.

"Ahh, isn't this amazing? She's just like her mother. Protected by everyone." Nakangiting sabi ni Wesy kaya nakita kong ikinuyom ni Kuya Xy ang kamao niya. Ano bang nangyayari?

"Pfft—calm down, everyone. I'm not here for trouble." Aniya at tsaka pinasa ang black pomegranate kay Blu. Agad naman itong sinalo ni Blu at tsaka siya tumingin sa amin. "Gusto ko lang namang makita si Zia sa personal. You know, since everyone in here keeps talking about her." Agad na kumunot ang noo nila dahil sa sinabi ni Wesy.

"Oh, you didn't know?" Natatawa niyang tanong sa amin.

"Spill it." Ma-awtoridad na sabi ni Kuya Xy sa kanya. Umangat lang ang gilid ng labi ni Wesy at tsaka siya tumingin sa akin kahit nakaharang sa harap ko ang team.

"Zia Muirgen Allison-Wen. Daughter of King Wen and the great Hybrid2. Granddaughter of Zeus, Hades, Apollo and the great Hybrid1." Naningkit lang ang mga mata ko dahil sa mga sinasabi ni Wesy. He turned once and then locked eyes with me.

"Zia Muirgen Allison-Wen. Hybrid, half-blood Hunter." Nakangiti niyang sabi kaya agad akong napatingin sa team na tumingin narin sa akin lalo na si Kuya Xy na naguguluhan pang nakatingin sa akin. Kumunot narin ang noo ko.

I'm a half-blood Hunter?

"Hades removed the existence of Hunters, right?" Tanong ni Kuya Ash at ngumiti lang si Wesy.

"He did, but does he remember removing them?" Tanong niya at tsaka tumingin sa akin.

"Hades can only remove the existence of a Hunter if all of their remains are gone, including Hunter's poison. How did you think the Hunters came back and attacked UHT that night before Xavier died? It's because Hybrid2 still had the poison in her, giving reasons for the Hunters to come back to existence. And now that we have a half-blood Hunter right in front of us, siguro naman alam na nating babalik na naman ang mga Hunters." Sabi ni Wesy at tiningnan ako ng maigi.

So, it's true? What I heard from that pirate? That Hunters are back. Napahawak nalang ako sa dibdib ko.

"Hunters are worse than Xions. You know that, Xy. They killed your Mom once, right?" Tanong ni Wesy kaya tiningnan lang siya ni Kuya Xy.

"They killed your Grandfather too." Aniya at tumingin kay Shinshi. "And it was Hunter's poison that killed the late King and Queen of Archia, your grandparents." Dagdag ni Wesy at tsaka siya tumingin sa akin. Bumibigat na ang paghinga ko kaya naramdaman ko kaagad na tinakpan ni Archer ang tenga ko at tsaka ako pinatingin sa kanya.

"Close your eyes, shut everything. Don't listen to him." Aniya kaya pumikit nalang ako habang hinahabol ko ang hininga ko.

"How do you think her poison form looked exactly like a Hunter's form? Dark and deadly." Angat-labing sabi ni Wesy kaya naglakad na palapit si Kuya Xy sa kanya at kinuwelyuhan ito. Umalerto agad sina Kuya Ash habang nakatingin dun sa dalawa.