Heartbound

Heart 39: Back to Earth

"With all my heart and being..."

AVERY

Madilim ang paningin ni Seth habang pinagmamasdan ako. He has been interrupted. His plans are temporarily stopped. "Kung ganoon nasa iba't ibang kaharian sina Verone. Sa tingin mo ba magiging maayos na ang lahat kapag nabago nila ang magic circle? Hindi ko hahayaang ibalik mo ang mga nahigop kong kapangyarihan sa mga taong nandito. I just have to kill all of you. You're all insignificant like ants. I can crush and kill you all with my current power," he said coldly. He's looking down at everyone. Hindi siya nababahala sa mga kapangyarihan namin dahil sa totoo lang, napakalakas niya. At tiyak na hindi namin siya mapapantayan.

Sa kasamaang palad, kaming nawalan ng kapangyarihan ay hindi pa nakakabawi ng lakas. Hindi pa naibabalik sa 'min ang mga nahigop ng medalyon. Sa totoo lang, marami na'ng dugong nawala sa 'kin. Marami ng buto ang nabali. Marami ng sugat ang hindi ko na kayang gamutin pa. We're all insignificant in his eyes. It's true that we're just nothing compared to him.

I only have one way to stop him. Kailangan kong maisagawa ito nang maayos. Kailangan kong magawa ito nang hindi siya naghihinala. I will be performing a dark magic and I'm not really sure if my body can still take it. I'm not even sure if I will still live after that ritual but it's the only option I have. I'm already driven on the edge. I'm cornered. And when you're cornered, you feel desperate. And when you're desperate, you're willing to risk your own life. I am that desperate now. Handa na akong itaya lahat ng meron ako.

"We may be insignificant in your eyes, but we can still bite," sagot ko sa kanya. "Huwag mong maliitin ang mga kakayahan namin. Pipigilan ka namin kahit ano'ng mangyari. Hindi namin hahayaang manaig ang kasakiman mo. Madami ka ng nasaktan. Madami na'ng nagbuwis ng buhay para sa ambisyon mo. Marami na'ng nasayang," mariing dagdag ko pa. Ihinanda ko ang sarili. I let some of my blood drop on the ground. And I act like it is just nothing.

Si A naman ay hindi makapaniwalang nakatingin sa 'kin. Nanlalaki ang mga mata niya sa gulat at sa pangamba. "Don't tell me..." hindi na niya naituloy ang sasabihin dahil sumenyas ako na tumahimik siya. Pinalayo ko siya at binalaan na huwag makialam. Nakagat niya ang labi habang nagdadalawang-isip na tumingin sa 'kin. Tumango lang ako upang maibsan ang kanyang pangamba. Wala siyang nagawa kundi ang lumayo at sundin ang utos ko. He's deeply thinking while staring at me from afar. He entered the woods and stood by.

Naglakad patungo sa direksiyon ko si Seth. I can feel his emanating killing intent. I can feel that his aura becomes darker and unforgiving. Tila wala siyang narinig sa mga sinabi ko. "These people are not even part of our race. I don't have time to care about them. The most important thing now is power. Power that will be recognized by everyone. Power that can exalt me higher and above than anyone else. I also want to destroy the High Council. They have to pay for everything they had done to me," he said in a deep cold voice. His voice sends shiver down my spine. "All who are powerless don't have the right to live."

Hindi ko malunok lahat ng sinasabi niya. Mariin kong ikinuyom ang mga kamao ko. He is too selfish and self-centered. Muli kong inilabas ang espada kong nababalot ng puting apoy. Mabuti na lang hindi na humihigop ng lakas ang magic circle. Maybe I can match his power. Maybe I can fight him and at least give him a hard time.

I can only rely on my own strength to defeat him now. In desperate times, we become stronger. Because in these times, in order to survive, the only option is to be strong. To be brave and to take the wall head on.

"You're really hopeless. Haven't you experienced love? Wala ka bang pinahahalagahan? Or is it not included in your vocabulary? How can you be this cruel!" I shouted at him. Hindi ko na napigilan ang bugso ng damdamin. How can someone be this heartless?