KING OF TORMENTS [Completed]

CHAPTER 80

I took a deep breath. Dahan-dahan kong pinadaan ang aking palad sa katawan ng puno kung nasaan nakaukit ang kaniyang huling mensahe. A lonely smile etched on my face when I remembered the nightmare this place brought me.

"Is this your vengeance? Is this the price I needed to pay for stealing the love of your life?" I whispered as tears fell from my eyes.

Napatingala ako para mapigilan ang pagtulo ng aking mga luha. But to my dismay, it just worsened. Kailan ba titigil ang mga tanginang luha na 'to?!

"D-Dale..." My voice broke. "I knew how much you love her because I was there. But I'm begging you, huwag mo muna siyang kunin sa akin. Huwag sa ganitong paraan."

Two days had passed but there was no progress in brat's situation. Now that I was slowly losing my hope, I didn't know where to cling anymore. Parang tuluyang nawalan ng direksiyon ang buhay ko.

"If this is your way of hurting me, Dale, then, you did it perfectly."

Look how pathetic I was, blaming my twin brother for the tragedy that was entirely my fault.

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"Oh lala, kahit broken hearted si Fafa Davil ang pogi nya pa rin. Naku! Kapag talaga hindi gumising si Sapphire! Ako na lang sasalo sa hari. Wala rin namang pagkakaiba kasi you know, magka-level kami ng kagandahan ni Sapphire—"

"Bwisit kang bakla ka! Ba't ba kita isinama? Kapag talaga narinig 'yan ni Davil. Ilugar mo ang kaharutan mo! Bwisit!"

"Luh... insecure ka, gurl? Daks ako kaya may karapatan akong humarot. Ikaw na walang hinaharap shut up na lang, okey? Matutong magtaray ng naaayon sa laki ng dibdib—"

"Tangina mong pangit ka—!"

"Huwag kayong maingay, nanapak si haring ka-abs—"

"Fafa Vain... pahemes naman ng abs kehet one time lang—"

"Ivan—!"

"Sorry, para lang sa future babe ko ang aking dakilang abs."

"Tangina! Sana all!"

Ang ingay. Sinong mga demonyo ba 'tong nandito? Tss.

"King, someone wants to talk to you."

I didn't response. Nanatili ang aking tingin sa suklay na kanina ko pa hawak-hawak. I could not look at Sapphire right now because her situation pained me. That was why I diverted my attention by looking at the thing that reminded me of her, that made me remind of the old times.

"Tulala siya pero ohlala pa rin—"

"Tahimik, Ivansot!"

"Haring ka-abs, importante ito."

But I was too tired to even care. Kanina nga tumawag si mommy pero masyado akong wala sa mood para sagutin ito. She just texted me instead that she couldn't contact Dad which was odd. The last time I saw daddy, he was crying while talking to someone over the phone. Mom was safe that time so I was confused now who was the person on the other line. Part of me was disappointed with Dad. He was missing in action during this time when I needed him the most.

I was too emotionally wrecked right now. I couldn't even function properly as a King. Chaos University was almost destroyed, and here I was sulking at the corner. Mabuti na lang at hindi pinabayaan ni Thatum ang Chaos University. He was in charge right now, as well as Saunder who was discharged yesterday. While Vain stuck with me here—in the hospital.

Maliban sa pagkasira ng Chaos University ay may mas malaki pang problemang kinakaharap ngayon ang gobyerno. There were articles circulating about the existence of the university. Hindi ko alam kung paano at sino ang may pakana. Pero ngayon unti-unti nang hinuhukay ng publiko ang tungkol sa Chaos University. And with all these ruckus in the country... Dad was still missing in action. His absence only stir a storm of controversy and assumptions.