Ellevythrane's PoV
"Each of us lives for a reason and a purpose. Pero dahil nandito ka sa loob, hindi ibig sabihin no'n, habang buhay ka rito. You'll fly freely soon. But take this chance to hone your healing skills. Do not fall into darkness, my lady. . ."
"And one thing, don't even dream of becoming a healer. You can't do it anyways."
Iminulat ko ang aking mga mata at bumungad sa 'kin ang matataas na bookshelves. Each contained piles of papers and books. I found myself lying on the floor covered with unused papers. May mga alikabok na rin.
Is ba 'tong storage room? And she really made an effort to bring me here, huh? But how did she managed to sneak me here without gathering attentions?
Umupo ako saka sumandal sa isang bookshelf. After she told me that she won't do it on her own, hinayaan kong isipin niyang nagawa na niya akong patulugin so I removed my so-called life support and let myself collapse. Magaling nga siyang healer para magawa niyang ilipat sa 'kin ang mana niya nang hindi ko nalalaman.
Unfortunately, she would never beat my skills kaya lang kailangang isipin niya na mahina nga ako. And to think that she mentioned the playground as well. May alam siya sa mga nangyayari tuwing gabi. Pero hindi siya isa sa kanila. She just had connections.
"That fanged class rep," bulong ko saka niyakap ang sarili kong tuhod at huminga ng malalim.
Gabi na siguro ngayon sa labas. I should wait hanggang mag-umaga. Baka pagala-gala si Prince Rei sa paligid. He might not hesitate to slit my throat once we met again.
I paused as a loud thing crashed against the floor. Although this room was just an old dusty storage, may ilaw naman. I peaked through the pile of the books behind me. But I moved lightly as I could nang hindi gumawa ng inga ang mga papel na nasa paanan ko.
"I told you already, you will become valuable when I get your seed," natatawang turan ng lalaking nasa ibabaw ng isa pang lalaki. Ang pangit ng position nilang dalawa.
He raised his right hand that had sharp nails na kapag bumaon sa katawan ng lalaki sa ilalim, siguradong. . .ugh! Why are they killing each other before my sight?!
I was about to move my gaze away from them nang mahagip ng paningin ko ang guhit na dragon sa kamay ng lalaking nasa ibabaw. That organization. . . the Nemesis? It was impossible for him to enter here with that. What's going on?
Every Kingdom were aware of their existence. The Knight Grand Cross was right but how did they. . . Kaasar naman 'to! Unless, the headmaster works for them but I don't think that's the case. Ang Five Colors of Rose kaya? Pero malabo rin. Prince Reivous always stood for the Crown Princess and never showed a hint of opposition.
Baka naman. . . double-faced siya.
"Take it if you want! Prince Reivous won't spare you," singhal ng lalaking nasa ilalim habang pilit na inaalis ang kanang kamay ng kalaban sa kanyang leeg.
Prince Reivous? Is that guy acquainted with him? That just confirmed na hindi kasama sa Nemesis ang Prinsipe. Pero pwede ring magkasama nga sila. Could they possibly be in the same organization? And they're fighting themselves?
"They won't find us. Hindi ako nag-iisa."
"None of you will succeed," natatawang sagot ng lalaki.
"THEN YOU WON'T LIVE!" Ibinaon ng lalaking mahaba ang mga kuko sa dibdib ng lalaking nasa sahig.
His voice, screaming in pain, echoed throughout the whole room kaya ipinikit ko agad ang paningin ko. When I opened my eyes, ang bumungad da 'kin a ay agaran namang pagdaloy ang dugo niya sa sahig.
Wounded, he still held the wrist of his opponent tight at ngumisi.
With his voice fading, he screamed all at once. "BURN!"
Binalot ng apoy ang braso ng lalaking nasa ibaba kaya hinugot niya ang kamay niyang bumaon sa dibdib ng lalaking nasa ilalim. Napatayo rin siya at umatras. He groaned also in pain and pulled out the fire through pressing the fire using his left hand. I paused as the whole figure of the dragon was fully revealed on his skin.
And the things was, his skin didn't even burned. Kahit pamumula, wala. Regeneration Magic? But he already had an animal attribute magic. Those sharp nails were most likely of a wild predator.
"Y-you won't be able. . .to defeat me that—" Nakadampi ang kanang palad ng lalaking sugatan sa kanyang dibdib. Dahan-dahan din siyang tumayo habang iniinda ang sakit sa kanyang dibdib. Why is he trying so hard? "—e-easy. . ."
"Look at you? The loyal dog of the five colors of rose and yet. . . they didn't even come to save you."
I wandered my gaze around them at may nakita akong pile ng mga espada sa may gilid at di malayo sa kanila. Mukhang hindi naman sila magkasama. And the other guy was one of my targets. I should eliminate right here, right now.
However, Prince Rei wasn't a joke. If the other guy was really a loyal dog of the Five, darating sila para iligtas siya. Magkikita kami ulit. . . But should I leave him with wounds? My mission. The freedom that I longed for. . . this would be the first step towards it.
"You are healer. It's your duty to heal." Nag-echo sa tainga ko ang mga tinuran ng butler ko dati kaya huminga ako ng malalim.
'The healing class was considered the most brutal class at the whole academy.' Kinagat ko ang ibabang labi ko. Kasalanan 'to ng Class Rep na 'yon.
Ano ba 'tong naiisip ko ngayon?
Why were their words affect me this much? I had witnessed the most brutal way of deaths pero bakit may parte sa 'kin na gustong tumalon sa pagitan nila at pagalingin ang lalaking sugatan.
I clenched my fists as the guy coughed blood on the floor and kneeled with his right knee. Namumutla na rin siya dahil sa dami ng dugo na nawala sa kanya. "How can you bare killing innocent people?"
Sumisikip ang dibdib ko habang pinagmamasdan ko siya. Tears also flowed down to my chin. When did I start getting emotional? Ni hindi ko kilala ang lalaking 'yan.
"No one is innocent. All are meant to die!" singhal ng kalaban.
"You're not in place to decide who will die today or not!"
Stop saying anything. Gusto kong sabihin 'yon sa kanya nang walang tigil ang pag-agos ng dugo sa dibdib niya. How ironic. . . An assassin longed to heal a dying person.
"But, your death has been decided." Kikilos na sana ang lalaking gumagamit ng Animal Attribute Magic (a magic that allows the wielder to manipulate his body parts to gain animal traits, physical traits) ngunit tumama sa kanya ang shelf na nasa harap ko at nabagsakan siya nito.