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Chapter 3: Skylar Eloise

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Skylar Eloise

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THE SUDDEN whiplash of movement made me feel faint, and by the time we had arrived to where the two men had taken me, agad akong napatumba.

I staggered relentlessly on the cold, marbled floor as we reappeared, arriving at the destination as quickly as a snap of a finger. "Gaano mo ba sinaktan 'to?" Tanong ni Rome sa kaniyang kapatid as I struggled to breathe, placing a hand on my chest. "She's so weak she can't handle teleporting."

"Just enough for her to know her place." Royce said in a monotonous tone, glancing around the large hall where we stood, its cream-marbled floor decorated with lavish rugs. Velvet draperies covered the tall, wide, glass windows; and large chandeliers embezzled the hall's ceiling.

I took it all in, shrinking at the extravagance of the place. "I thought you were joking," I gasped, still finding it hard to breathe as I glance around the place they call Castillo de Luna.

The home of the rich.

"Do I look like I'm a funny person?" Royce asked in annoyance before facing his brother who seemed amused.

"Rome, ikaw na ang mag-inform kay Asteria—"

"Inform me what, exactly?" A voice thundered, echoing throughout the space as a slender woman with dark, midnight blue hair that fell down on her shoulders like waves, appeared from one of the corridors. "I can hear you talking all the way from the tower."

I blinked at her as she stepped forward; her arms were crossed as she gave Royce a deviant look. Gaano ba kalapit yung tower at narinig niya yung pag-dating namin?

Her menacing aura soon disappeared though when she caught sight of me, weak on the floor. "A commoner?!" The woman gasped in surprise.

"Tch," Royce scoffed. "More like a drift."

"A DRIFT?!" Asteria shouted even louder. "What the hell have you been doing, Royce?!"

"She's a thief, Asteria. Nanakawin niya sana 'tong relo na binigay mo but I caught her." He stated, glancing towards me. "Muntik ko na nga siyang patayin."

The slender woman blinked at me. "Then why did you bring her here? Ipapakulong mo?"

"No," Royce muttered. "She will be joining the Luna team for this year's Ethearia Crown Match."

"WHAT?!" Asteria hollered hysterically. "Royce, she's a drift! Wala siyang kaalam-alam patungkol sa digmaan. She'll die!" I bowed my head down as she yelled, hiding my face in shame behind my long, wispy hair.

So this is how low they think of drifts, huh?

"Exactly the point." Royce said, crossing his arms. "This is her punishment."

Asteria looked at me dumbfoundedly, pilit na iniintindi ang lahat. Napansin kong may suot rin siyang silver moon badge sa sleeve ng kaniyang pastel blue tulle dress; looking exactly like Rome's enamel pin. 

"You can't just make an inexperienced drift part of the Luna team, Royce." She scolded him.

"I'm the chief mentor for the Luna Mages' battle in the Ethearia Crown Match. Ako ang masusunod with regards to the betterment of my team." He said rather icily in reply, earning the woman's silence.