Destined To Be

Destination 15

Third Person

Gulat na napatayo si Axon Night nang biglang may sumulpot na lalaki sa kanyang harapan. Hindi niya ito kilala at ito ang unang beses niyang makita ang pagmumukha nito.

"Who are you?" agad niyang tanong nang hindi mapawi ang ngisi ng kanyang kaharap.

"Antaneous Dark."

Nagulat si Axon nang magpakilala ito. Bumakas ang pagtataka sa kanyang mukha. Ilang araw na niyang hinihintay ang muli nitong pagsulpot, at ngayong nagpakita na ito sa kanya, iba na ang katauhan nito.

"R-eally? Your face... it's different." kinakabahang usal nito.

Kombinsido siya na ito nga si Antaneous dahil hindi niya mapasok ang isipan nito.

"Yes. Nagpakamatay ako sa katauhang iyon. And my soul automatically transfered to this body."

"How was that even possible?"

"I told you, I'm like a phoenix. My soul will continue to occupy dying bodies every time my current body dies."

"Dying bodies?"

"Ang pinipili ng kaluluwa ng tulad namin ay ang mga nilalang o taong nasa bingit ng kamatayan. Yung naka isang hakbang na patungo sa kabilang buhay. That's when our soul can transfer inside."

"Katulad ninyo? Hindi ka lang nag-iisa?"

"I was, for many years. But, 25 years ago, may isang naging kapareho ko."

"Really? And where is he or she now? Sino siya?"

"You met her already?"

Biglang nagproseso ang utak ni Axon.

"Don't tell me...it's Detective Seven? You told me before that she's connected to us, and thus I must protect her. But you didn't tell me fully about her yet. That's why I've been waiting for you to appear again to explain me everything I need to know."

"Yes. It's her."

"WHAT?!!!" gulat na tanong ni Axon. Hindi ito lubusang makapaniwala.

"How is it possible?"

"I am a Dark, and so is she. Remember that Dark's power is based on flame or fire. It's usually the flame of the dragon or of the hell, but we are different. We have the flame of the phoenix. And for every 5,000 years, only one will be born with that flame."

"You mean...Detective Seven...is a Pureblooded Dark to start with?"

"Exactly. That's why your Noble Gift doesn't work on us. And any idea who is she in her previous original life?" Tanong ni Antaneous na may nakakalokong ngisi.

Napatulala si Axon. Sa kapanahunan nila, kakaunti na lang silang purebloods kaya kilala nilang lahat ang isa't isa.

At isa lang ang kilala niyang Dark na namatay ilang taon pa lang ang nakakalipas.

"C-assiopeia Dark," sambit niya sa pangalan nito.

Napangiti si Antaneous.

"Ngunit bakit hindi niya ako nakilala!? Kung siya nga si Cassiopeia...bakit hindi niya ako nakilala manlang?" paulit-ulit na tanong ni Axon.

Hindi ito maaaring malimutan ni Cassiopeia dahil minsan nang pinagtagpo ng mapaglarung tadhana ang mga landas nila.

"She won't remember anything...unless she meets...the creature she gave her life to."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Ever wonder why we're considered a miracle? It's because of our Noble Gift. We can transfer the purity of our soul for a single time. And whoever we had offered our soul to, she or he will become a pureblooded vampire in exchange of our original life. We're the pureblood makers."