033- THE CURSED BLOOD
CLEANDRA
"This is absurd. He won't make it. Sa kalagayan niya ngayon---", bago ko paman matapos ang sasabihin ko ay umalingawngaw na ang nagbabantang tono ni Eur as he glared at my direction.
"Just shut up, daughter of Dionysus. Ang pinaka-ayaw ko sa lahat ay yung mga taong pinangungunahan ang mga desisyon ko. Know. Your. Place.", his cold voice rang in my ears that it made me back-away from where I stood dahil sa gulat when we all saw how his eyes flickered in a deep blue color. Natahimik kaming lahat. Maya-maya pa ay lumingon siya kay god Hephaestus na seryoso lang na nakatitig sa kanya ngayon. Nagsalita ito kay Eur...
"You took over your father's temper, Alaxceur. Poseidon wasn't always the most reasonable among us Olympians.", the god spoke and we only saw how Eur's jaw clenched in annoyance.
"I'm 'not' like my father.", depensa nito kaya napahalakhak naman si god Hephaestus at napailing-iling.
"No matter how anyone tries to hide it, son of Poseidon. True colors will eventually show-up in the end.", makahulugang saad nito as he grinned at Eur na natigilan sa sinabi ni god Hephaestus.
"Tsk. Let's just get on with the sh*t. The rest of the Gamma Team needs to accomplish this tournament and retrieve that artifact. Spare me the chit-chat---", the god Hephaestus immediately cut off what Eur was about to say.
"Your pride is as high as the peaks of Olympus, son of Poseidon. You will fail this mission for everyone if you continue to let your arrogant attitude---which you inherited from your father, get the best out of you.", the god's voice suddenly shifted into a warning tone kaya't natahimik kaming lahat habang pabaling-baling ang tingin kay Eur at kay god Hephaestus.
"You said that I'm the only one who can retrieve the artifact---"
"Indeed. But that doesn't mean that you won't be needing the help from rest of the Gamma Team. Like I said earlier, your pride will make you fail this mission.", nagbabaga ang bawat salita ni god Hephaestus sa mga katagang iyon. We all saw how Eur's expression changed in an instant.
"What are you talking about?", he sternly asked the god. Maya-maya pa ay napakunot ang mga noo namin when he suddenly pulled a dagger and a small, silver glass-like goblet out of nowhere. Ipinakita niya ito kay Eur na halatang naguguluhan din.
"Inside those forges, son of Poseidon, will be the death of you. Since you carry the ichor of the sea god himself. I assure you, your body won't even be able to survive for 10 full minutes.", god Hephaestus trailed off as he stopped for a moment to clear his throat before continuing...
"Unless, you lower your pride and join hands with the rest of your team.", lahat kami ay nagtaka sa sinabi ni god Hephaestus. Earlier, he said that Eur's the only one who can retrieve the artifact and now...
"I d-don't mean to intrude but... what exactly, d-do you mean by that god Hephaestus?", kunot-noong tanong ko. Napalingon naman siya sakin as he showed me the small, silver glass-like goblet and dagger that he held earlier.
"His ichor from the god of the seas strongly rejects the high temperature from the forges of Etna. The son of Poseidon needs to consume a small amount of each of your ichors in-order for him to regain his vitality and nullify the pull of his opposite element.", we all gasped at what we heard at sabay-sabay kaming napalingon kay Eur para makita ang reaksyon nito. To our surprise, he only had a blank expression, but then he suddenly clicked his tongue and let out a smirk.
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