Heleina Cross Academy of Magic Part III: Alta Guild

Chapter Forty Two: She's Not Her

Clothos' POV

"Gaano pa katagal bago matapos ang proseso?" Gretta asked anxiously as we both stare at my sisters who's currently performing the binding ritual.

"Mga isa o dalawang oras pa siguro. It depends kung ilang thread ang kailangan nilang ikonekta. But if we would consider how fast they're both working right now, maybe it'll only take an hour and a half." Pagpapaliwanag ko sakanya habang kagat-kagat ang kuko ko sa hintuturo.

"I never really consider your work to be this heavy until now. Akala ko dati napakadali lang ng ginagawa nyong tatlo. You would just choose and spin a thread, Lach would be the one to measure it and bind it with whatever fate she wants the host to have, and then that bossy bitch would be the one cutting it when the grave time comes. Akala ko madali lang para sainyo ang lahat kasi tatlo naman kayo. But seeing you and sisters work your asses off on this moment, made me realize na you work as a whole kasi two won't function without the other one. Mahirap ng balansehin ang timbangan na may dadalawang hangganan lang, paano pa kaya kung tatlo na scale nito?"

"I'm glad that you've finally come to accept the fact that we're not useless." Pabiro kong sabi sakanya bago sya nginitian ng malawak.

Isang malalim na buntong hininga ang pinakawalan ko bago sya tuluyang hinarap.

"You know what? Naiingit din naman ako sayo sometimes." I blurted out in surrender, surprising her.

"Alam mo kasi, oo mahal ko ang kakayahan kong magbigay at maging parte ng tadhana ng mga mortal, ng mga salamangkero at kahit ng mga diyos, pero there was once a time na parang nawalan na ako ng gana. I hated this ability, I hated what I can do, and I even hated myself. I've been doing this same work for decades and centuries and millennium now but still there's nothing new to it. Walang bago sa ginagawa ko, sa ginagawa namin. Unlike mages and witches like you, who can still explore things and not be stuck on a place like this forever. And then, having that kind of feeling inside me for a long time I finally gave everything up, I attempted to just leave everything behind and live a different life. But then, I looked back and saw my sisters. I remembered where I came from. I'm alive because of them. We serve different purposes but are one. Tsaka narealize ko na ang isang dyosang kagaya ko lang ang kayang mamili ng life thread para sa isang tao. He gave us this task because he knew what we're capable of.He saw it, and so I should too." Pagkatapos kong sabihin ang mga salitang yun ay nabalot na kami ng katahimikan. None of us dared to say anything or even make a single sound. Parehas kaming nakuntento sa isang tabi, at tahimik na pinanuod na lang ang ginagawa ng mga kapatid ko.

Makalipas ang ilang minutong paghihintay ay lumitaw na din sawakas ang kanina ko pa hinihintay.

Malalaman kasi namin kung malapit ng matapos ang binding ritual kapag lumitaw na ang isang transparent na imahe ng mga kabanata o kaya naman, in some cases, mga importanteng kaganapan sa buhay ng host namin.

It is flashed upon us like a flip book na kahit ang mga pinakapribadong parte ng buhay ng isang tao ay hindi nakakaligtas sa paningin namin.

Yes, even the censored parts.

And this girl is no exemption.

Hindi naman na kami nagugulat dahil sa ilang milyong taon na namin itong ginagawa, hindi ito ang unang beses na nakakita kami ng dalawang taong nagtatalik.