Crescent Moon: The Peculiars [MOON SERIES #1]

CHAPTER 19

Section 19

Disarm and unharmed

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"Bakit ako nandito?" tanong ko nilalang na pumipigil sa buong katawan ko.

"Have you already forgot?" that female voice answered me.

"It's you," I uttered. I almost forgot about that time, when I was walking around the entire mansion. I heard her voice in this same library.

Pero papaano ito nangyayari ngayon? Ang alam ko ay magkaka-sama kaming lima nila Aster at ng iba pang tumaas sa kwarto namin.

Hindi na nga rin ako nakapag-ayos pa ng aking sarili dahil sa sobrang pagod. Papaano ako nakarating dito?

"I'm touched," she replied.

"Anong ibig mong sabihin? Pakawalan mo na nga ako!" bulyaw ko.

"Uh uh," she muttered and covered my mouth her hand.

Sa pagkaka-aalala ko noong huli kaming nagkita, wala siyang sariling katawan at pawang hangin lamang siya na may maliwanag na mga matang nakalutang sa ere.

Papaano niya natakpan ng kamay niya ang bibig ko?

"Velut luna pervenit apicem ejus, et semen suum, et dabo tibi ita ut verus deam colligentes." she started whispering.

"Alam mo ba Astrid, habang tumatagal mas naiisip kong wala ka palang galang?" wika niya sa akin.

Nagpumiglas ang ulo ko, kahit na gusto kong mag-wala gamit ang buong katawan ko ay hindi ko kaya.

I have no control of my body, it's like she froze my entire body with the fog she brought inside the library.

"Pero huwag kang kabahan Astrid, hindi kita sasaktan. Kailangan pa kitang gamitin bago kita itapon." tugon niya.

"What do you mean?"

"Answer me!" I shouted.

"I'm in no position to answer your question, dear," she replied to me with that arrogant look on her face as she leaves me behind and goes in front of me.

"Ano sa tingin mo ang ginaga..." bigla nalang naputol ang pangungusap ko nang makita ko ang nilalang na nakatayo sa harapan ko.

"Nagustuhan mo ba?" tanong niya sa akin habang umiikot ng ilang beses at ipinapakita niya sa akin ang katawan niya.

"Si-sino ka?" nauutal kong naitanong sa taong nasa harapan ko.

"Ba-bakit mag-magkapare-e-reho tay..."

"Bakit tayo magkapareho ng mukha?" tanong niya sa akin.

My exact replica is standing right in front of me. But how is this even possible? How can there be two Astrid?

"What are you?" I asked her.

"You have too many questions, dear," she responded. she started to chuckle when she saw my stunned and horrified widened eyes.

"Fix your face, Astrid."

"Huh?" I was dumbfounded.

"To your first question. I have your face because I am you. For the second question, I am you." she laughed.

"For correction, I am you but stronger. I can control my flames because I lived long enough and experienced how the world moves unlike you," she added. She began to explain how she was able to look alike like me.

"Pero papaano iyon nangyari?" tanong ko sa kaniya. "Papaanong nagkaroon ng dalawang ako?"

"How can that be?" I paused. "When I saw you for the first time, you have nobody nor any sort of appearance. So answer me how did you have my body?"