The Royal Knights (Completed)

Chapter 42

Awakened Demon

It was unthinkable that I have my consciousness til now. My body feels so numb that I can't explain where it came from. Is it from my wounded body or from this unspecified stone?

Numbers of unidentified species are coming out from the boulder. And I'm so grateful that the others joined and teamed up with Captain. How about the Espada?

With my blurry vision, I still able to watch what's going on with their fight. They got the upperhand. Why suddenly Lucis got weaker? I examined him and there, the third eye left from undoing his form earlier, give me an inkling. Maybe they can't notice it. I can't move amd I'm getting weaker with I don't know why but I can't be so oblivious. Being pathetic is admissible.

It's looking from above and my skin crawled when I saw what's going on there. From a small ball with a big eyeball. Eye of a dragon? It also has scales.

“This is the end.” hindi ko alam na may lakas pa pala akong kabahan dala ng malalim na boses ni Lucis. “This is the Eye of Destruction.” the thunder gets wild and the night is becoming so darker. The moon hid behind the eye and its light is making the eye more creeper.

Suddenly, I felt an unbearable pain. I screamed louder hoping that the pain would last. I saw Captain bewildered. He faked his counter on Lucis but his real motive is to break this boulder. But before he can even lay a finger in it, it broke.

I can't still move. And my body quickly hut the ground. The impact made a hole in the ground but I can't even feel the pain it caused. Namanhid na nang tuluyan ang katawan ko.

“This is the Eye of Destruction.” black lightnings are everywhere. Making the surrounding area ruined. “The Divine Eye.” my skin crawled when he looked at me. “This is what you want..” what I want? Lalo akong nagtaka nang nagsara ang mata.

“What are you planning to do now, Lucis?” out of nowhere, Asta appeared. And he's badly wounded. What is he doing here when he needs rest?

“I want her to kill you.” nagsalita siya nang hindi inaalis sa'kin ang tingin. Gusto niyang ipapatay ako kay Asta pero ngayon baliktad na? He is indeed a monster. “NOW, KOKIHIME! THIS IS THE TIME YOU'RE WAITING FOR. DEVOUR THAT BODY AND RULE THIS WORLD!” the moment the Eye of Destruction opened, something hit my chest that made me stopped breathing.

It's all dark. Hindi ko man lang malaman kung nagtatagumpay ba ako sa paglalakad. Kahit ang paghinga ko ay hindi ko maramdaman. Hindi ko alam kung nakalapat ba ang paa ko sa kung saan o nakalutang lang ako. Ang tangi ko lang nararamdaman ay ang pagsikip ng dibdib ko.

“Iris!” agad akong napalingon kahit na wala akong makita. Malabo sa pandinig, hindi ko alam kung sino ang sumigaw pero tama pa rin ako sa naririnig. Tinatawag ako. Nasaan ba ako?

I tried and tried walking not knowing where should I go or am I even moving.

Some blurred images flashed. Hindi ako sigurado sa nakita pero alam ko kung saan mismo ang lugar nang nasa litrato. Ang sirang Kingdom.

Patuloy pa rin ang paglitaw non sa kung saan. Hindi ko alam kung sa harap ko mismo o naiisip ko lamang. Until it became evident.

Para akong nanonood sa kung saan. May labanang nagaganap. No, my body is moving in its own. Fighting against the others. Kita ko ang pag-aatubili ni Captain. Pero bakit ang katawan ko? O katawan ko nga ba?

“Yes, it's yours.” a demon? she's all black that made me curious on how am I able to see her. Ah, yeah. Her bloody hair with her bloody horn only on the left part of her forehead. And yes, bloody eyes, bloody third eye. She really looks like a demon especially with his fang, her tail with a spikes and her long nails? or the fingers itself. “But it will eventually be mine.”

Doon ko lamang nalaman na kaya ko pa rin ang kumilos nang atakihin niya ako. It's a hand to hand combat. Nagagawa ko nang makita ang sarili ko pero hindi ko inexpect ang nakikita ko.

But it will eventually be mine.

Devour.

The body, the tail, my fingers.

Isang suntok sa panga ang tumama sa'kin.

“Look at you.” para akong nananalamin. Isang bagay na lamang ang kailangan kong kumpirmahin.

Agad kong inabot ang noo ko para lang makapa ang nag-iisang sungay sa kanang bahagi nito.

I became the demon itself. Ang appearance namin ay iisa, ang mukha ko na lamang ang tangi kong pinanghahawakan. I wont let it end here.

“Leave the rest to me, Irisviel. No one will survive. You're looking forward for the death of Lucis, right? I am taking my vengeance with the people.” her grim expression appears. “They took advantage of us, demons.” so she really is a demon. Pero saan nanggaling ang isang 'to? Hanggang dito na lang ba ako? “Don't worry, you're an exceptional. This body is belong to you so I will spare you. Look.” hindi ko na nagawa pang umilag nang ilapat niya ang palad niya sa mga mata ko.

They're fighting. No, we're fighting. Them against me. And I against the people I acknowledged.

Hindi ko man lang alam kung paano umabot ang lahat sa ganito.

“Are you from that Eye?” I asked her. Hindi ko siya nakikita pero nasa iisang katawan lamang kami so she can hear me.

“No. I am imprisoned here the day you were born. And I, Kokihime, is making a debut.” that's what Lucis shouted. Kokihime. Napasinghap ako nang sarili kong mga kamay ang sumaksak kay Isaviel.

“Iris! Snap out of it! For fuckin' sake, you—”

“Shut up!” when I shouted—no when Kokihime shouted, everything repelled away from me—us.

“This is mine now. This body is mine! She's watching. Don't worry, I won't kill her. But I will take your life instead. All of you!”

Everything was a mess.

It became my nightmare.

There's no way I could win against this demon. Imprisoned?

But how?

“Don't you remember me?” muli niyang tanong. Of course I don't. Malay ko bang nasa loob ko na siya dati pa. At never pa siyang nagpakita so bakit ganoon pa ang tanong niya? “Oh, you don't.”

“You've already awakened me a long time ago, Iris.” sa muli kong pagkurap ay kaharap ko na siya. Mabilis kong hinampas ang kaliwa niyang braso nang abutin niya ang leeg ko pero mas mabilis ang kabila niya pang kamay. Para akong malalagutan na ng hininga sa ginagawa niyang pagsakal. Even without making effort, she really could kill.

“That was the first time I showed up. Atleast that really made me happy. I will make you remember, Iris. You've unconsciously called me. And that's the moment you killed your friend, Ichiji.”