Dark Intramurals: Chronicles of the Magic Wielders (On-Going)

CHAPTER THIRTY

FEATURED CHARACTER

NAME: Archimedes Hector Evangelista
NICKNAME: Archer
MAGIC TYPE: Unknown (Currently Inactive)
ZODIAC SIGN: October 09 (Libra)

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SLOANE'S POV

Umiling-iling si Cilan habang ang mga mata nito ay diretsong nakatitig sa'kin. Nang-uusig.

​"Sumuko na siya! Panalo ka na. Bakit mo pa kinailangang saktan siya, ha?"

​I decided to meet his gaze head-on. "So sa tingin mo, masama akong tao. Ganun ba?"

​Hindi agad nakaimik ang binata at nag-iwas ng tingin. Kahit papano, ang pag-aalinlangan niya na sumagot ay nagpagaan sa damdamin ko. He can't judge me decisively, that he believes I'm evil.

​"Your actions are very inconsistent," Cilan finally relented, somewhat looking lost. "Napaka-fickle minded mo. Oftentimes, nakikita kitang nasisiyahan habang pinagmamasdan ang mga kalaban mo na nahihirapan sa mga kamay mo, pero minsan, nakikita ko rin kung paano mo protektahan ang ibang tao with everything you have, even your life. Kaya Sloane, please answer me. Sino ka ba talaga?"

​Hindi ako agad sumagot. Nakipagtitigan ako kay Cilan. I wanted to measure how much he desires to get what he wanted. He wasn't fazed at all. Sa huli, napabuntung-hininga na lang ako.

​"Masyadong malawak at komplikado ang tanong mo sa'kin, kaya sasabihin ko na lang ang dahilan kung bakit ko tinusta ang mapanlinlang na babaeng 'yun," pauna kong pahayag, to which Cilan nod his head in affirmation.

​"Habang nag-uusap kami ni Kylie at pakunwari siyang nagmamakaawa at sumusuko, pasikreto siyang naglagay ng mga baraha sa buong katawan niya. Her plan was to engage me in close range and then detonate the cards, using her body as an amplifier para mas lumakas pa ang pwersa ng pagsabog. She... was willing to hurt herself out of her distorted illusion of beating me."

​I stared intently unto Cilan's eyes. I almost laughed out loud seeing his eyes bulged in surprise.

"Yup, I roasted her not for the sake of fun but to keep her from self-destructing. Kung hindi ka naniniwala, I suggest you take notice of her clothes. Halos hindi nasunog, 'di ba? That's because the cards surrounding her body protected them from my fire's sheer power. Sayang talaga... she kinda deserved hurting herself with the explosion."

​Matagal bago nakaimik si Cilan. "S-Sloane..."

​Nagbaba ako ng tingin, at nang muli akong nag-angat ng mukha ko I managed to flash a half-baked smile. "Naiintindihan kita, Cilan. Tulad ng sabi mo, I'm committing contradictory stuff, at marahil sa isip mo ang daming masasamang bagay na sumusulpot patungkol sa'kin. Siguro, matagal na panahon pa bago magbago ang tingin mo sa'kin. Maybe never, especially with what... happened last night. This is just who I am, Cilan. Hopefully someday, matanggap mo rin ako."

​I didn't wait for him to respond, lalo't mukhang natuklaw ng ahas ang hitsura ng mukha nito. Nilagpasan ko lang ang pag-congratulate sa'kin nina Yvonne at Oliver, maging ang pagtapik sa kaliwa kong balikat ni Charlie. Diretso akong naupo sa bench ng kampo namin.

​I sighed. I certainly did the most aweful things and got away with them, and now that I'm trying to make things right, ngayon pa 'ata ako sinisingil ng mga kasalanan ko sa nakaraan. Sa mga damdaming nasaktan ko. Dahil ngayon, effortless akong nasasaktan dahil sa iisang tao.