Page 81 – Love Is Thy Bane
“You..You will leave the Emperor with no choice!” dagdag pa ni Naoe.
“Naoe Xervia is correct.” Kumpirma ng boses ng Emperor. There he was, across from us somewhere in the middle. If one traced our location, we would be forming a triangle. “I will have no choice but leave you to your fate. Ten seconds, niece.”
Manhid akong tumingin sa Emperor. Nang nalaman niyang wala akong balak na sundin kung ano mang tradisyon ang mayroon sila,
“Please.” pakiusap ni Uncle Herion, ng Emperor ng Mafia Famiglia.
I allowed myself to feel again just to tell my Uncle, “I’m so sorry. I can’t…do it.”
Napapikit si Uncle Herion. Hurt obvious on his expression. That’s the most expressive face I've seen on him ever since I met the Emperor.
The timer on my wrist beeped.
Game over.
Sumugod sa akin ang Emperor and I was falling even before I comprehended I was when he backhanded me. Binangon niya ako sa pamamagitan ng paghila at pagsabunot sa aking buhok. A crazed expression was on his face and he held a gun directly pointing underneath my chin. I heard a click. It’s loaded.
“How dare you make me care again when you don’t have the strength to stay?!” the Emperor growled on my ears, “To persevere in my life?” he screamed in fury.
Smiling sadly at him, I answered, “Death has been your constant companion among other darkness you have in your life.” Hinawakan ko ang magkabilang pisngi niya. “It fooled you into thinking it’s your friend.”
Mas idiniin niya ang baril sa ilalim ng baba ko, “It is my friend. Darkness never left. Unlike you.” The Emperor hissed, “Unlike the people before you.”
“Uncle Herion, why can’t you see, darkness is never a friend. It is a thief.” Mas hinigpitan ko ang pagkakakapit sa pisngi niya, “Listen to me. This is just a tradition. A useless and unfair tradition. You have the power to break it.”
Doubt crossed his face na kaagad din namang naglaho. Doon ko napagtanto na natalo ako. I couldn’t fight this darkness if he chose it over me.
“Tradition is tradition because we do anything to maintain it. Tradition is my foundation, without this, we crash.” The next thing he said was not for me, “You dare betray me too, De Silva?”
Nagpapanic na hinanap ng mata ko si Knidn, and there he is on our left, pointing a gun straight at the Emperor. The remaining masked soldiers of the Emperor were pointing their gun in return at Knidn.
“No..” binalot ng takot ang pagkatao ko. Takot para sa kaniya.
“You leave me with no choice, my Emperor.” seryosong sagot ni Knidn ngunit bakas sa mga mata niya ang takot at pag-aalala.
Natawang tila nababaliw ang Emperor, “You’re in love with her!” Uncle Herion's face contorted into an agonized fury, “Love has always been my bane.”
Mas sinabunutan niya ako. I knew it. The Emperor any seconds now was about to pull the trigger with Naoe's frantic screams in the background.
But something crashed on us. Nakawala ako mula sa pagkakakapit ng Emperor habang ang baril ay nahulog sa may paanan niya.
One of the Emperor’s masked men threw himself at us. Sa sobrang gulat sa mga pangyayari, hindi ako makagalaw. Who? This couldn’t be Roland neither Van Helsing. Both of them were somewhere else doing a different mission.
This masked soldier’s body is bulky, almost as huge as Van Helsing.
“Another traitor.” malamig na komento ng Emperor. “I’m getting soft.” Inilipat ng Emperor ang tingin sa akin, “This is your fault. You are my bane too. I shouldn’t let myself care for you.” Regret evident on his tone. My face crumpled in grief because even if no one originally wanted to, both of us fell into this painful trap known as caring.
Nakadama ako ng biglang pananakit ng katawan. It felt like all my muscles are cramping, my insides twisting. Naluhod ako dahil sa sakit at ibinaon ang mga daliri sa lupa upang may mahawakan.
I caught a glimpse of Knidn as several masked soldiers tried to immobilize his body. Unlike Knidn, it took only two soldiers for the masked one who helped me to be taken down.
Boots entered my vision. I looked up, tears and saliva streaking on my face to the Emperor. His face calm, a small smile softening his expression. That’s when I knew he succeeded to stop caring about me.
“Gunshot will be faster but you and your friends left me with no choice.” He nudged my body with his foot na para bang nakikipag usap na siya sa bangkay, “Suffer then and know you are my regret.”
His words were like tiny exploding bombs destroying me from the inside.
Closing my eyes, I suffered in pain and all I wished was for this to end.
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