Chapter 9: Eros

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ASTERIA VOLDIGOAD-ASTELL

I can't believe that bastard would do that! Why in the world would he kiss me! Baliw ba siya?! He's a complete idiot! Dahil ba pinahiya ko siya kaya nagawa niya ito sa akin? 

But.. that kiss made me feel weak. I hate it. I wish that would never ever happen to me again. 

My dad and my brothers are right, I should have never attracted too much attention. My attitude and personality is really gonna be the reason why I'm gonna fail my disguise, I should have been more careful and more serene. Tsk. Sometimes, I hate myself for being like this. 

Suddenly, I saw Zuko acting suspicious. Where is he going? I quickly follow him as he left the building. Sandali, ano kayang hawak niya sa loob ng valise na iyan. Dahil sa usisa ko at sinundan ko siya pero meron na lang biglang may humila sa akin at pinasok ako sa isang maliit na shed. 

"Baliw ka ba? Bat mo sinusundan si Zuko in broad daylight?" Ah. si Ryker na naman. 

"Baliw ka rin ba? bat mo ko sinusundan? Alis! Pabayaan mo nga ko!" sabi ko naman sa kanya at akmang aalis na ng pigilan niya ko. What the..

"Your curiosity will lead you to trouble, you know that. So stop being a pest" he said and pinched my nose. Teka lang, kailan tayo naging close? 

"And you'll be in trouble kissing me yesterday! I swear, I'll tell this to my father and he'll have you expelled" I threatened him. "Go ahead, but did I forget to tell you that my dad is the main benefactor of this school and he's a close friend of king Rion of Asphere. Don't underestimate me, shorty" Oh crap. Gusto ko sanang sabihin sa kanya na anak ako ni king Rion at ng lamunin niya sana ang sinabi niya, but, I can't tell anyone, unless its the right time. 

"Touché. But your not stoping me from following Zuko" I said and pushed him as I quickly left the shed and ran after Zuko. 

"Are you sure your not followed?"

"Of course not. Anyway, I don't have much time. Just take the valise and leave. Your not welcome here. Those pestering Astell Trinity have already had clues about the existence of the Mythic god's bloodline. Tsk. As if I'll let them know. Just leave" 

How does he know about the existence of Veltran's bloodline? Is he a source or something? And who was the man that he talked to? Is he fraternizing with him or something? Zuko doesn't seem like a guy who's involved in any dark secrets. 

"I told you to stop following! Why don't you ever listen to me!" Ryker exclaimed, sinundan pala niya ko. "And why won't you ever leave me alone" I told him and glared at him, he then sighed at bigla na lang akong hinila at sinundan namin yung lalaking iyon. 

"Eh?!" singhal ko. "Gusto mo siya sundan diba? Ito na, sinasamahan ka na. Baka mapahamak ka pa kasi diyan" sabi niya. Ng onti na lang ang agwat namin sa lalaki ay biglang ginamit ni Ryker ang power niya at tinrap siya gamit ang force field. 

"W-Who are you?!" grabe, galit na galit! Gustong manakit. 

"I'll be the one asking question here. What's your business with Zuko?" I asked.

"I ain't telling you nothing! Over my dead body!" and he broke the force field as he escaped and tried to run but Ryker teleported in front of him and summoned an Asc sword and pointed it at him. "Answer her" he said deeply and glared at him. 

"Why would I? Do you think I'll be too shallow to--" the man stopped talking mid-sentence as he saw me

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"Why would I? Do you think I'll be too shallow to--" the man stopped talking mid-sentence as he saw me. Why is his face like that? "Y-Your.. Asteria!" he exclaimed.

"How do you know my name?" I asked and he did something to Ryker and he fell to the ground, unconscious. "What did you do to him?!" 

"Please, your majesty. I know who you are, your Asteria Voldigoad-Astell, a descendant of Mythic god Zeus and titan goddess Rhea, from the bloodline of the Demon King himself. Your my queen and I will serve you with all my life. I vow to" he said and bowed down to me.

"What? How do you know that?" I'm so confused right now

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"What? How do you know that?" I'm so confused right now.

"I am Eros. I have made a vow with my queen to protect her heir and you are her. I know all about you and everything thats has been happening all around you. I'm currently on a mission and since I have found you my queen, I will tell you everything I know about the existence of the bloodline of Veltran. I am at your service, my queen" 

Ok, I am totally lost here. Why does he keep on calling me as his queen? What does he mean by heir? How doe she know so much about me? And how does he know about Veltran's bloodline?

"How can I trust you?" I'm still not sure about how quickly things are escalating here. 

"Then I shall prove it to you my queen. I will always be here for you, when you need me" he said and sighed. Ng hindi na ako sumagot ay pinakawalan na niya si Ryker at naglaho siya.

Totoo bang nangyari yun or baka imagination ko lang iyon? But it seemed really real. Ano ba iyan! Nalilito na talaga ako ngayon. 

"Ryker, Ok ka lang ba? I ran to him. "Wow! Nahuhulog ka na sakin noh, ang bilis naman" at tsaka ko siya sinapak sa tiyan. "Assuming!" I yelled at him at iniwan siyang nakahiga doon. Bahala ka diyan!

"Only kidding. So, what did you get from him?" habol niya ng pabalik na kami sa klase namin.

"Nothing. He just knew me. What happened to you anyway? Bakit hindi ka makatayo kanina?" iniba ko na lang ang topic since maski ako ay nalilito rin sa mga pinagsasabi ni Eros sa akin. "He used Asc Magic to make me unconscious and not be able to hear, feel, see, touch or taste. Basically, he locked me away from reality" he replied and shrugged. 

"I see. I still don't know who he is. He's strange" I said.

"Ui! Sabi ko na nga ba at magkasama kayo eh! Kayo na ba?" halos mabulunan ako maski wala akong iniinom or kinakain dahil sa sinabi ni Kara. "Iyan ka na naman Kara. We just talked" at tinignan ko si Ryker at tumango na lang siya.

"Sus! Maniwala. Tsaka nga pala, tinatawag ka ng mga kuya mo" biglang nanlaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Thou shall not be mentioned! Curious na curious pa naman itong si Ryker sa akin. I glared at Kara at lumaki rin ang mata niya.

"I meant to say that tinatawag ako ng kuya ko. Iyon pala" at nakahinga ako. "May kuya ka?" tinignan ko naman si Ryker. "N-No. Wala akong kuya. Gawa-gawa lang yun ni Kara, ang lawak kasi ng imagination niya" paliwanag ko. I hope he buys it. 


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