Oculus of Time

Dusked

Kaye's POV

Sa wakas at nakarating na rin kami sa palasyo ni Thanatos.

Awtomatikong bumukas ang malalaking pinto at bumungad sa'min ang isang babae. Her feet wasn't touching the ground pagka't lumulutang siya. She was also wearing a maid's uniform so I immediately knew she was one of my Dad's servants.

"Your father is in the library." pagbibigay-alam niya sa'min nang salubungin kami. "Please leave your things here. We will send them directly to your rooms."

Hindi ko na kailangang tanungin kung nasaan ang library. I can see through the walls before us kaya't madali kong nahanap ang kinaroroonan niya. He's in the library but he wasn't holding a book. Nakaupo lang siya sa silyon sa tapat ng fireplace at may hawak siyang baso.

Dumiretso kami sa library at kumatok ako nang tatlong beses bago buksan ito.

I'm here to get some answers. Kinutuban kasi akong siya ang huling nakakita kay Matilda bago siya nawala.

Napabuntong-hininga ako pagkatapos magkasalubong ang aming tingin.

Inubos niya ang iniinom niya at inilapag ito sa mesa. "Kaye... what are you doing here?"

Mula sa'kin, inilipat niya ang kanyang tingin sa lalaking kasama ko at pinaningkitan ito. "What are you doing here?"

I cleared my throat when I felt the tension beginning to pile up between the two of them. "Dad, his name is-"

"Slade." Si Slade ang dumugtong para sa'kin. "Son of Hecate."

Kumurap-kurap lang ako habang minamasdan yung dalawa na nagsasamaan ng tingin sa isa't-isa.

Nagpeke ako ng ubo ako para sana kunin yung atensyon nila pero hindi ito gumana.

"I can see the mist in your eyes." ani Thanatos. Nangangalit ang kanyang bagang habang nakatingin sa demigod na kaharap niya. "What power do you hold aside from witchcraft and sorcery?"

"D-Dad..." Nag-aalanganin akong lumapit sa kanya pero napahinto ako nang sumagot si Slade.

"Necromancy." mahinahong sambit nito habang ginagantihan ng malamig na titig ang ama ko.

"I control death."

A mischievious grin slowly formed on Thanatos' lips before he introduced himself.

"And I, am Death."

Pabalik-balik ang tingin ko sa kanilang dalawa. Both of their auras scream darkness but not the same kind.

Thanatos' darkness was emitting from his body. His energy was that of its natural form. Meanwhile, Slade's energy source is the mist.

Thanatos controls the dark from within, while Slade, he gets to control the dark  from the outside.

Tinignan ko si Dad.

There's Thanatos, a God, and the personification of death itself...

Tinignan ko si Slade.

And then there's the son of Hecate, a necromancer, someone who manipulates the forces of death...

Iisa lang ang kapangyarihan na taglay nila, pero magkatunggali naman ang uri nito.

I should've known this would happen.

"What an interesting company you have here."

Sabay kaming napalingon kay Hypnos na kapapasok lang.