Descendants of the Gods

Chapter 10: The Problem

NEPHELE ABERIE'S Point of View

Kahapon pa ako wala sa sarili.

I admit, nagulantang ako sa nangyari kagabi. I didn't expect that a demigod would be unclaimed, and she isn't even from of Acropolis.

But if she's not a newbie, paano siya nakapasok dito? Siya na ba ang 'special case' na binabanggit ni Sir Adonis sa amin nung nakaraang araw?

Umaapaw ang kuryosidad ko dahil kay Kasdeya Argyros.

She has a weird name too. I don't know much about Christian mythology, but I'm sure that she has the same name with a demon. Pero ibang iba naman ang ugali niya.

She's pretty and innocent-looking. Almost all the guys fell head over heels when she walked inside the pavilion. Magsisinungaling ako pag sinabi kong hindi ako nahumaling sa ka-cute-an niya.

I'm intrigued by her. The oracle skipped over her like she's nothing but a speck of dust. Ako ang nakaramdam ng hiya para kay Kasdeya, ngunit wala lang iyon sakanya. She made it seem like she already anticipated for it to happen. That's what made her interesting.

She just... captures your attention.

Mas misteryoso pa si Kasdeya Argyros kaysa sa mga anak ni Hecate. She's secretive, quiet, and could have been mistaken as enigma herself. Palangiti siya at mabait ang kaniyang pakikitungo sa amin, pero alam mong marami siyang tinatago sa isang tingin palang. Pati ako ay kuryoso sa kung anong klaseng tao ba talaga siya.

Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad hanggang sa makarating ako sa entrance ng Acropolis. I see three people coming in from the gate and I immediately walk towards them.

"What happened? May nakuha ba kayo?" Tanong ko kay Abigail Davis. Kasama rin niya si Titus Grove at ang kambal ni Paris na si London Canver. They look haggard and lethargic when they enter the Acropolis' gates in dirty and battered Hellenes uniform.

Titus raises his hands, sighing. "'Wag mokong kausapin. Naalala ko sa'yo yung pinsan ko, naiinis ako."

Mahina akong natawa. Titus Grove, son of Hephaestus and a cousin of Theon. Ginulo niya ang kanyang kulay black na buhok. His auburn eyes resemble burning wood.

"Ano bang nangyari?" Tanong ko nalang kay London at Abigail.

London smiles sadly. Doon palang ay alam ko nang hindi maganda ang balitan dinala nila.

Inayos niya ang kanyang tuwid at mahabang blonde na buhok bago ako sagutin. "We didn't get anything, there were no useful intel or clue. Wala pa rin kaming nakakalap na impormasyon tungkol kay Commander o sa Katharsis." She says, her gold and pink eyes look sullen. "We hit another dead end."

"It's like they knew we would look for something," Singit ni Abigail, "Kaya inunahan nila kami at walang iniwanang bakas. They were gone before we could reach them."

Napasimangot ako. I stare at the short, dark-blue haired girl with off-white eyes.

Abigail Davis is the daughter of Iris, the winged goddess of rainbows and she's a messenger too. To think that even her daughter couldn't get anything about the Katharsis either... Bakit ang galing nilang magtago?

Nawawalan na kami ng oras. If we can't find anything at this rate, how are we going to retaliate?

This is so frustrating.

I draw circles on the sides of my forehead. Habang tumatagal, mas nahihirapan kami. I can't believe that the enemy have us running around in circles just to find them. I can already imagine the joy in their faces while watching us panic over this situation.