CHAPTER 29.1
Made of SkinMERLIN SWEATDROPPED as he stared and observed the humanoid in front of him created by an entity. He still has a smirk on his face but it’s also undeniable that he fears what this creature had created.
After all, the humanoid was made supposedly to become human or at least, resemble a human. But the way it has a grotesque appearance, he can't help it but to point out how fucked up this thing looked like. It was just all skin and bones that peeked through the parts that weren't stitched properly. It has no eyeballs nor a proper mouth. It looked nothing but a being created to haunt for eternity. It’s disgusting.
Merlin may appreciate the effort of creating something that would resemble a proper human but... Instead of this, the demon could have just possessed the person who summoned it.
“You... You’re strong. I want you... Your
CHAPTER 29.2Plunging to Chaos THE AURA SCATTERED across the forest now and all of them are affected. Mahinang napamura si Lucas nang mapagtantong halos wala na silang makita sa loob ng ‘fog’ na nakabalot sa buong kampo ng mga kalaban. He hissed because they’ve been finding a way to get in but it seems like the chances are close to nothing. Ang iniisip niya ngayon e kung posible bang pasabugin ang mahikang ito nang makagawa sila ng mapapasukan. “Prinsipe Lucas, nakahanap kami ng note mula sa grupo nina Merlin tungkol sa itim na hamog na ‘to,” ani Jonas habang iwinawagayway ang papel na nakita nito. “Para ‘to sa grupo ni Chief Knight Fernandez pero kinuha na rin namin para makita mo nang maayos kung anong mga instruksyon ni Merlin.” Nginiwian niya ang binata. “Are you stupid? Bakit mo kinuha? Pwede mo naman akong dalhin na lang sa pinag-iwanan ng note na ‘y
CHAPTER 29.3What Lurks Around the Corner THE MOMENT THEY arrived into the battlefield, Selene was immediately distressed with the amount of bodies scattered across the place and the blood that splattered and painted the ground. The thing is, some of the bodies were not just clones, rather; they seemed to be actual humans before they were brought to their end. “Nandito si Fausto,” narinig niyang sabi ni Sir Fernandez at itinuro ang isang katawan na malapit sa kanila. Apparently, the body seemed to be eaten alive. There were still traces of the black aura around it. It seemed like he dissipated when he was embraced by the aura last time. “Mukhang hindi maganda ang nangyari sa mga kawal ng Westmount. Kaya siguro nagmamadali ring umalis si Prinsipe Zeno.” “There’s a demon here, right?” sabad naman ni Jonas ‘tsaka napaismid. Despite that, Selene still saw the man sweat drop. &l
CHAPTER 29.4Val’guz WHEN SELENE AND LUCAS’ troupe joined the battle, Captain Favian and the others were surprised. Hindi inaasahan ng mga ito ang pagdating nila dahil hindi naman sila ang back-up na hinahanap ng mga ito. But then again, they can’t do anything since they’re already here and they are well informed of how grave the situation is inside the fog. Iyon lang, mukhang hindi alam nina Kapitan Favian na hindi lamang basta-bastang mahiko ang kahaharapin ng mga ito. Bagamat nasa kalagitnaan ang mga ito ng pakikipaglaban sa mga clones na binuo ng mga ‘mahikong’ namamalagi at naiwan sa kampong ito, ipinaliwanag ng mga ito na may naiwan silang mga tao sa labas. The thing is, they couldn’t find them anymore. Thus Captain Favian assumed that they might’ve escaped already or they are goners. Either way, orihinal na naiwan ang mga ito para ibigay ang instruksyon ni Merlin sa
CHAPTER 29.5Movement “MERLIN’S DOWN! Everyone, get the priests here!” Ito ang pinakaunang isinigaw ni Lucas noong oras na rumehistro sa kanilang lahat ang pagbagsak ni Merlin sa lupa. Dali-daling kumilos ang mga kalalakihan. Maging si Selene, sinusuportahan ang mga ito nang sa gano’n ay mas madaling mabuhat ng mga ito ang katawan ng mahiko. The thing is, Selene wanted to think that he’s just fatigued but as soon as she saw blood from his clothes and there were some traces of crimson on the ground, she felt nervous. The same time that something kicked in her veins because Merlin’s blood smelled good — like flowers. Maybe she noticed but chose to ignore it, but her thirst spiked. Kung hindi lang siguro tinakpan ni Lucas ang mga mata niya’t hinila siya palapit dito ‘tsaka pinainom ng dugo nito, hindi pa pipiliin ni Selene na mag-alala para sa sarili. But Lucas’ ac
CHAPTER 30.1Flustering Conversation JUST LIKE WHAT Lucas mentioned, their ‘rest’ wasn’t even an actual break. Masaya silang wala nang kalaban ang humaharang sa daraanan nila’t malaya silang nakakapaglakbay patungo sa kaharian ng Izquierdo. Aside from the bandits that would occasssionally attempt to rob them, whereas they always end up getting chased away, their travel to the aforesaid Kingdom was peaceful. Wala silang problema na naengkwentro bukod kay Merlin. Nag-aalala si Selene pero dahil alam niyang kaya wala pa rin itong malay e dahil nagamit nito lahat ng mana nito kakakalaban ng isang unexpected variable. Alam niyang magigising pa rin ang mahiko dahil walang problema sa mana core nito. Ligtas si Merlin bukod sa mga sugat na hindi basta-bastang magamot ng mga pari’t manggagamot. Selene heaved a sigh. This is a troupe-thing problem. Merlin’s presence is beneficial because he&rsqu
CHAPTER 30.2Mischief THE DAY THEY got inside Izquierdo Kingdom’s territory, that’s when things began to turn upside down. The peace died down and they were occasionally attacked by more bandits and some knight troupes. This is done in order to hold them back and if any of those people are lucky, they could struck her down— dead. Then, it’ll be automatically the Demelza family’s win. But this tactic is too... shallow and weak. Hindi maramdaman ni Selene kung gaano kaseryoso ang sitwasyon at tila ba wala talagang banta sa buhay niya. It just felt like they were fighting pesky mosquitoes for the sake of wielding their weapons then poof, everyone’s gone and crimson’s painting the ground. Hindi lang siya ang nakapansin nito kung hindi maging ang buong grupo nila. Some knights have grown overly confident, too. Easy win kasi sa kanila ang nangyayari. Parang kahit hindi sila mag-angat n
CHAPTER 30.3 To the Princess’ Devastation HINDI MABILANG NI Selene kung ilang beses siyang napalunok habang pinagmamasdan si Prinsesa Luan sa pinakaitaas ng curtain wall. She’s been sweat dropping and she’s been gesturing everyone not to move from where they’re standing on. If not, something terrible might happen to the Princess of Izquierdo. Mahina siyang napamura—hindi niya maalala kung paanong naging ganito ang twist ng events. Halos kadarating lamang nila noon sa harap ng kaharian. Nakahabol sila sa wakas sa grupo nina Chief Knight Fernandez ‘tsaka nila ipinadala si Chief Knight Lyte para hanapin ang kampo ng mga rebelde nang sa ganoon ay mayroon silang makakatulong sa pakikipaglaban. Ngunit nang matapos na mag-set out ng utos si Selene sa lahat, ‘tsaka sila binati ng isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari. Princess Luan stood at the curtain wall while she’s staring at Luca
CHAPTER 30.4Spark of Misunderstanding “SINASABI KO NA NGA ba’t mahal mo talaga ako, Lucas! Hindi ba, sinamahan mo lang naman talaga si Selene Griego para paasahin siyang mababawi niya ang kaharian niya? In the first place, wala naman talaga siyang mapapala dahil totoo namang ang pamilya niya mismo ang sumira sa sarili nila. And, hindi mo naman talaga ako inaaway, ‘di ba? You just made it seem like you don’t like me,” diri-diretsong sabi ni Prinsesa Luan. Her voice sounded alluring like it’s tempting Lucas to listen to her and sure, she has a nice voice— it’s just that the magic she’s trying to cast on him won’t work. Not in front of Selene and not in front of anybody else. She’s not that convincing, after all. She didn’t even do a proper research about Izquierdo Kingdom’s history and assumed that they’re the heroes although in reality, her family fo