Chapter 19
A Trip to the Past
NOVA
Pumasok kami sa loob ng portal kung saan madilim at maapoy ang paligid. I had an eerie feeling of déjà vu like we've already seen this from the Burning World.
Nakatayo kami sa ibabaw ng burol kung saan nasisilayan namin ang digmaan sa malawak at mapulang kapatagan.
Malayo kami sa ginaganap na gyera pero nakikita namin ang kabuoan na pangyayari ng kanilang digmaan.
Soldiers rushed forward with plasma bullets and grenades, hundreds of armored tanks blasted onwards and made the land explode.
Masses of artillery from the Ordinaries side bombarded the Villains with fiery explosion, even up above the dark clouds and red sky, airships and fighter aircrafts are attacking the Villains soaring in the sky.
My heart was torn apart and shattered by the sight of a brutal war.
Thousands, or possibly, millions of Superheroes, Villains, and Ordinaries lie dead on the ground, the ones who are still fighting back are the Villains with a white mask in their faces against humanity.
Parang paulit-ulit nawasak ang mundo ko sa aking nasaksihan. This is too much. I couldn't bear the thought that this actually happened to us.
"Roman, konektado ba ito sa Burning World? Ito ba 'yon?" Sunud-sunod kong tanong.
"It looks so similar, right? But this isn't the Burning World." Roman bit his lower lip and turned his back from the sight of the war. I reached for his hand and squeezed it.
Umawang ang bibig ko, natutuliro habang tinitingnan ang paligid. Napatingala kami nang may aircraft na lumipad malapit sa ibabaw namin.
May mga lumilipad sa ere na mga Villains at nilalabanan ang mga airships at fighter aircrafts.
The land and sky became a warzone.
"Is that..." August's voice trembled and tears welled up in his eyes. "Is that my mother?!"
May tinuro si August na babae. Maamo ang mukha niya at dalagita pa siya. She's commanding orders to the Villains to fall back and retreat, but some Villains still stayed to fight.
"She's on the Villains side but she's human. An Ordinary." August voice became soft and quiet.
"Paano mo nalaman na siya ang nanay mo?" Paninigurado ni Doctor. Oo nga naman. Ang tagal na nitong nangyari. Baka magkamukha lang sila.
"Nakita ko ang litrato niya dati noong dalaga pa siya, pero hindi ko pa siya nakikita na may suot na white Hero mask katulad ngayon."
"It could just be a coincidence." Tutol ni Doctor.
Napapikit si August at umiling-iling na tila hindi pa rin siya makapaniwala sa nakikita niya.
"My mother is helping them. Paano siya nabuhay sa panahon nito? How? Matagal na 'yan nangyari. Maybe more than a century ago." Ginulo niya ang kanyang buhok dala ng frustration.
"August, she can't be your mother. Matagal na ito nangyari. Paano ka mabubuhay kung ngayon siya pinanganak?" Soren argued.
"I don't know! I just had this feeling it's her!" August persist while watching his mother retreat the battlefield in an aircraft with the other.
Walang nakasagot sa amin. Hindi ko rin alam kung ano sasabihin ko na makakatulong sa kanya. Nakakagulo ng isipan. Kung nabuhay ang nanay niya sa panahon na ito, hindi mapapanganak si August sa present. She would be dead by that time, pero sinabi niya sa amin na nasa coma siya sa ospital.
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