Royal Synergy: Battle of Apollo

XXV. House of Pride

To be honest, it was so hard to write an update when Typhoon Ulysses started to spread disaster in our country this week. However, I promised an update on this special day, so here you go!

Let's continue to help our fellow Filipinos especially those who were greatly affected by the Typhoon. Godbless!

Chapter Twenty-Five

New York City

"ARE YOU SURE that no one followed you here?" tanong ko sa isang tauhan ng Coltrane Mafia na nakipagkita sa isang hidden area ng park.

"Yes, they are just waiting for you. They are not happy with the things that are happening to our Mafia, Boss." Anas nito tapos ay may inabot sa'kin isang bag. I checked what's inside and it has a lot of cold cash and two guns loaded with magazines.

"Set-up a meeting with your Chief tomorrow morning," utos ko rito na siyang kinatango nito at umalis na parang wala lang nangyari.

I also made my cap attached to my head at tinago ko pa ang aking mukha na natatakpan na ng black mask sa kapal ng fur coat na suot ko.

I knocked on the door of the unit that I took. Someone opened it for me and I immediately went inside.

"What have you gotten?" she asked me when she returned to her seat and fixing her belly. Medyo natulala pa ako ng ilang sandali dahil nasa moment na ito na tapos nang ayusin ang kung ano ang dapat ayusin sa tiyan nito.

Damn, she's really a fucking clone.

I placed the bag on the living room table. "Pretty much money and a few weapons."

"And...?"

Napasandal ako sa sofa na inupuan at napapikit dahil sa jetlag. "You are right, there are some members of the Coltrane Mafia who're not happy with the assigned Boss from the Aldeguer. It seems like they don't really want Frontier to be their Boss and settled to another dork."

"Well, you can't blame them. There are Coltrane's Capos who also seek to get the role you left behind."

I looked at 47 with a grim face. Hindi yata ito marunong makiramdam. 'Di ba 'yon kasama sa programming nito?

"Harsh but true. Xyrene had given you the choice to choose what you'll be doing and logically speaking that's the easiest way to tone down the number of enemies kapag ikaw ang namuno. She respected your decision."

Napakuyom ako ng kamao dahil sa pagiging straightforward nito. "But have you asked Xyrene's comment on that?"

Natigilan ako sa kanyang tinanong. Now that she mentioned it, sabi nito, naka-save sa ang ilang memories ng kanyang asawa sa clone na ito. And this clone was speaking this way because she knew it.

"I didn't ask because that's something that I decided not just for myself pero para sa aming dalawa." Tugon ko.

"Exactly, para sa inyong dalawa. She didn't ask you about her thoughts on it because she trusted your decision and mindset on things that she didn't want to meddle with. Pero galing na sa'yo, para sa inyong dalawa, you should have asked her."

I squinted my eyes on her. 'Di ko alam kung nakakalimutan ba nitong hindi ito ang totoong Xyrene dahil ngayon ay umaasta itong asawa ko.

"What's her thoughts about it then?" hamon ko.

Nabaling ang tingin nito sa'kin tapos ay sumeryoso ang ekspresyon. "Requesting permission to disclose confidential information."

Shit, now 47's tempting me. Tangina, mautak rin ito. O si Asia most likely.