Death Vilches, an almost perfect girl with the sweetest smile, but underneath it all is a dark secret, a dark side dying to get out.
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Knowing that her father might have been killed by someone less powerful than him, she suspected Alistair Wilso...
On the day Death was born, she was named Bernadette. Demon wasn't fond of his real name, Bernard, but he wanted his first child to have the first five letters of his name. But, after a few days of her birth, Demon had a hard time repeating her name.
The night before Death's baptism, a loud cry came from the infant.
"Babe! Umiiyak si Bea, patahanin mo ulit," Demon begged his wife.
"Sinong Bea?!" Cara yelled, pero halatang antok pa.
"Masyadong mahaba pangalan ni Bernadette eh. Edi Bea nalang. Uso naman nicknames ngayon, diba?"
"Ikaw pumili ng pangalan niya, ngayon magrereklamo ka," bumangon na si Cara para patahanin ang sanggol.
"Nickname lang eh!" Demon pouted jokingly, his eyes closed and tired.
"Fine, but sooner or later, kailangan natin siyang sanayin sa Bernadette na name. Lalo na kapag papasok na siya ng school."
Demon chuckled, "Ang advance mo masyado mag-isip, babe!"
"Bea! Stop crying na," Cara still pleaded despite knowing that a baby won't understand anything.
But then, she giggled.
"Tumawa ba siya?" Napabangon si Demon sa gulat, "Bea?"
Tumawa muli ang sanggol. "She likes it! Say it again!" Cara happily said.
It was at that moment, they started calling Death the name Bea until she became three years old.
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DEATH
"Bea, I'm here. Papa's here."
Bea? Who's Bea? Bakit ang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko? For some reason, I like that name. Pero bakit? Why would papa call me that?
Bahala na nga. Ang mahalaga, he came. Papa saved me. Even though I unconsciously forgot about him.
Nagising ako sa realidad at naramdaman ang mainit na yakap sakin ni papa. I've longed for this feeling. After years of living without a dad, I've missed this.
I looked around; it was only just the two of us. Napatingin ako kay papa na umiiyak. Wow, this is a first. I've never seen him cry. I always thought he was so cool because of it. I always thought he was fearless.
My tears started to fall. I stopped screaming. I felt guilty for temporarily forgetting him. I felt so bad.
"Papa!" I cried like a baby. He held me into his arms like I was still her baby girl.
"Ang laki-laki mo na, mukha ka pa rin baby kung umiyak," he said while crying as well.
Natawa nalang ako pero patuloy pa rin kami sa pag-iyak. Napatigil lang ako nang maalala ko si Becca.
"Don't worry. While you were still unconscious, pinaalis na ni Allistair ang mga studyante at dinala si Becca sa ospital. Although, your other friends are nowhere to be found."
Nanlaki ang mata ko. I feel like something bad is going to happen. I stood up and regained my composure.
Zandra never misses out on news about us. She should've been here the moment the rumors were spread. I was about to go to the gym when papa asked where I was going.
"Gym. She should be there, otherwise, something really bad happened. Either this is a gut feeling, or a girl's instinct," I said and winked.
Napakamot nalang sa ulo si papa. "Well, you can never doubt a woman's instincts."
We both laughed as we headed to the gymnasium. I hope they're alright. I need to keep my head straight. I can't afford to pass out and scream unconsciously again.
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AXEL
Damn. Tiffany is DeVonte's daughter? Akala ko ba wala siyang pamilya maliban sa pamangkin niyang si Symon?
"Mr. David—"
"Call me Noir. It's my real name. Besides, I can't treat you as my students anymore now that you know who I am," he said.
"Okay, Noir. If you're our enemy, what's your purpose in leaking all that information?" I asked.
"Easy," he jumped towards me and said, "He has my family."
Our eyes widened. Di ako makapaniwala sa mga nalaman ko. Noir and the other victims of DeVonte formed an alliance with Noir as the lead. He had a plan. But, in order for it to work, he needed our help, specifically, Demon's.
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THIRD PERSON
A sudden thud came from the door, it was Death. With tears in his eyes, Axel ran towards her and hugged her. He abruptly let go when he felt daggers shooting from Demon's eyes.
"I'm fine. Where were you?" she asked.
Like a child, Axel pouted and pointed at Noir, "Ni-lock niya ako sa storage room," he looked at him and stuck out his tongue.
Aatakihin na sana ni Death ang lalaki nang buhatin siya ni Demon. "Calm down, sweetie, he's not an enemy," he said.
Tumango naman si Noir at ipinaliwanag sa kaniya ang nangyari. Almost everyone in the DeadEye gang were planning on a revolution. It was all caused by DeVonte's cruel behavior. Hinayaan niya ang sarili niya na malunod sa inggit at galit sa puso niya.
Someone needs to stop him. Masyadong maraming inosenteng tao ang nadadamay dahil sa kaniya. He was no longer trustworthy. Tanging mga kamag-anak na lang niya ang natitira sa mga kakampi niya.
He needs to be put in jail, and punish him for all his wrongdoings. Everything has to stop. These illegal gangs and mafias have to end, otherwise, more and more innocent people will be involved.
The UNDRGRND's king is the only one who can put an end to everything. It was Demon, the person believed to be dead is alive and well. But first, he needed to catch DeVonte and his family who are involved with his crimes.
And this time, it will be the last battle.
Noir clasped his hands and had everyone's attention, "So, here's the plan."
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