Angels of Death

Prologue: Quest (I)

"Meira! Is it fine if you come with us today?" Lydia shouted in front of the quest board. Humarap ako sa kanya nang nakakunot ang noo. She's standing in front of the board together with her two party members. One who's has braids tied and one who has bangs.

"Saan?" Tanong ko. Her, seeking for my help is unusual. She doesn't talk to me at all as she belongs to a noble family. That's almost the top of the class just below Royalty. They commonly think we're filthy and not hang out with the likes of us at all. 

"I want your help," she said, smiling widely. Bigla na lamang akong kinabahan. This ominous feeling is familiar ngunit iwinaksi ko ang lahat ng pagdududa na niisip ko. I mean her smile could captivate anyone and I'm not an exception. 

"Sure!" I threw a smile back at her. Who could possibly turn down a lady who look so angelic? With eyes so vibrant as the burning sun framed by a long and feather-like eyelashes. No one can resist this beauty. Karamihan dito sa guild ay hinahangaan siya mainly because of her money and fame. Ngunit hindi siya malapitan ng kahit na sinong lalaki because of the three companions who always follow her around.

Speaking of the three, tanging dalawang alipores nya lang nakapaligid sa kanya. 

"Ms. Lydia, asan yung isa niyong kasama?" I asked straightly. She, then diverted her eyes from the quest board to face me. She stared directly into my eyes before responding.

"Nosy brat," she mumbled, and I couldn't quite hear it. Tila nagpakawala lang siya ng hangin bago muling ibinuka ang hugis puso niyang labi.

"She got injured while performing a stunt," she responded.  That's too bad.
But a stunt? Healers don't invest much in agility though, and her that companion of hers is one.

"Don't worry too much, magtiwala ka lang sa abilidad ko," she boasted and smiled. The others did the same so the pressure I have been feeling kind of evaporated.

"Are you really fine with me? I am weak but I can provide a little support," I humbly said. Gusto kong makasiguro na ayos lang sa kanila kung may kasama silang hindi nila singlakas.

"Miera," tinawag niya ako tinitigan nang taimtim. Ang kanang kamay niya ay nakalagay sa balikat ko. Her stares make me want to think na parang sinasabi niya na isaksak ko sa utak ko ang sasabihin niya.

"You are not weak and even if what you do is not enough, we will protect you," she assured me and then winked. This positivity is what made me put my trust into her.

"Okay," I answered, smiling widely while nodding.

I am one who falls behind others. In short, I'm too weak. I don't possess any superhuman strength nor God-speed for me to run meters in a millisecond. Ang tanging taglay kong kakayahan ay ang pagpapagaling. Hindi kasi umuubra lahat ng atake ko against monsters or I guess it's very weak, so I just invested in supporting skills. Pero kahit na may kaunting kakayahan naman ako, nauunahan kaagad ako ng limitasyon ko dahil tila nilalayuan ako ng mana. It's one of the main factors on how magic can be perfectly executed. 

Muli kong tiningnan ang grupo ni Lydia. I caught her smirking and the look in her eyes says danger. Bahagya kong tiningnan ang labi niya at binasa kung ano ang sinasabi niya.

". . .Miera. . ."

Miera? I definitely read my name. Is she perhaps thinking of something bad? Mabilis naman akong umiling. What joke am I saying? I shouldn't really doubt my comrades. Siguro nag-iisip lang siya ng plano and it happened that she said my name because she included me.