Know Me

‎"Yes we are" I glared at Thyril when he said those.
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‎"Whoa, chill. I'm just playing tricks on them you know" he said and chuckled a bit, mukhang nabasa nya ang pahiwatig ng aking mukha.
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‎"Tsk, kala ko namam maagawan na ako" Kaelos murmured.
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‎He then slightly pushes Thyril sidewards kaya gumilid ito ng bahagya.
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‎"I'm Kaelos, the most handsome man in the Aetheria Kingdom!" he said.
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‎"I know you know me since we're from the same Kingdom. But would you mind?" he continued and winked, sabay lahad ng kanyang kanang kamay. I just stared at his hands, not wanting to touch it.
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‎I know who you are, man.
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‎Tinabig naman ni Thyril ang kamay ni Kaelos nang makitang wala akong balak na hawakan ito. "Uh, she hates the physical touch" he said. Napasimangot naman si Kaelos at nanahimik.
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‎"I'm Zethyril" he looked at Flea, the girl nodded and smiled sweetly at him.
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‎He darted his eyes away, and I followed it.
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‎"That woman with dark green hair is-" he got cut off nang magpakilala ang dapat sana'y ipapakilala nya.
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‎"I'm Niamhari, Niahm for short!" the girl with dark green hair introduced, masigla ito kahit na hawak hawak ang may tamang balikat.
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‎"Thrainniel, just Thrainn" I looked at the brown haired man nang magpakilala ito, nakangiti ito ng matamis. I did not reciprocate his smile, I just slightly nodded
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‎"I'm Flearhey! and she is Haziera! nice to meet you guys!" masiglang ani ni Flea. Nagtangguan naman sila.
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‎Thyril looked at Thrainn and Niamh. "Sumabay nalang kayo sa karwahe namin".
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‎His forehead creased. "Bakit hindi mo ginagamot ang balikat mo?" napansin palang yata nito ang sugat ni Niamh.
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‎"Using magic can attract Nyxorians" Thrainn answered for Niamh, he then looked at me. Napa-iwas ako ng tingin.
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‎Agad ko namang hinarap si Rex at sumampa sa likuran nito. Itinaas ko na rin ang hood ng aking balabal, habang dadalawang-isip namang sumunod si Flea.
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‎Tumikhim sya at nagsalita. "Mauna na kami!" pahiwatig ni Flea sakanila. I looked at Thyril.
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‎"We're gonna leave" I said ni monotone. He nodded and replied. "Ingat, susunod kami" I nodded and tapped Rex's shoulder as a sign to leave.
‎Ziera wala ka bang napapansin?" Flea asked at my back nang makalayo na kami.
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‎"Hmm" I responded, mukhang seryuso. Or so I thought-
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‎"Ang g-gwapo nila, ahh!" tili nya, pagkatapos ay naramdaman kong tinakpan nya ang kanyang bibig, kinikilig.
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‎I didn't reply, but she continued. "They are freaking handsome and the girl looks like princess. Pero mas maganda ka parin" She proudly said, in a biased form. I scoffed.
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‎"Pero kung papapiliin ako kung sino iyong gusto kong makatuluyan, isa sa kanila yung pipiliin ko!" tili nya na bahagyang kinikilig.
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‎"I mean, kita mo naman yung mga mukha nila kanina! si Thrainn na mukhang mabait tapos nakakatunaw pag ngumingiti. And Thyril, with his pale red eyes, para syang bampira na gusto ko magpa-kahat!." She dreamily said.
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‎"And Kaelos, alam mo bang matagal na akong humahanga sakanya? I mean look at his gray hair, gray eyes, and kissable lips!" she continued in of course, a dreamy tone.
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‎She must have sensed that I'm not interested kaya nag tanong ito. "Uy, wala ka manlang bang masasabi sa kanila? like they are cool ganun?"
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‎"Wala" she looked at me with a surprised face. "W-what the? anong wala" she confusingly said.
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‎I sighed. I didn't replied, wala nga akong masabi e.
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‎"O-okay. How about their face?" she asked again, looks like she wanted to lift the mood up.
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‎"They looked okay" I blankly said. Once again, she surprisingly looked at me.
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‎"Okay?! what do you mean okay?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi nito.
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‎"They looked like a normal, so they're okay" I can sense that she looked at me with disbelief.
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‎Bumuntong hininga ito. "What I mean is, kahit e describe man lang?" she asked.
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‎"I'm not interested, Flea" I said while keeping my face straight in front. Mukhang malapit na kami.
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‎"Sus, e sino naman Zethyril kanina? ikaw ha baka kayo na talaga tapos binawi lang nya kanina kasi nakalimutan nyang secret lang kayo" she teased, with her overthinking story.
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‎"We're not" I said.
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‎"We're just..." I trailed off. How am I gonna describe my relationship with him without her suspecting?
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‎"Ano?" she curiously asked, nag aabang sa idudugtong ko.
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‎"Friends" I finally made up my mind.
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‎"Wow, may iba ka pa palang friend bukod sakin" mukhang naman ito naniniwala sa sinabi ko.
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‎"Pero malay mo, maging friends to lovers kayo?" kinikilig na tanong nito. Looks like she won't run out of statements.
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‎"Love is not on my list. If ever there is, it's at the very end" I said in cold matter. Sumuko na sya at tumahimik na lamang.
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‎After a several minutes, we're now in front of a massive gate. 
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‎The gate have a shining white color, sobrang puti na wala kang makikitang kahit maliit na dumi. There are gold lines and curves, parang pinag isipang mabuti ang paguhit dahil sa taglay nitong ganda. Meanwhile on top of the gate, the word "Elysium Academy" were precisely crafted. Above it, symbols were carved.
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‎On the left most part, the symbol for Lhinderia Kingdom is seen, it's a tiger-like creature with a body that has a shining emerald green pur and gold stripes, it's a Lhindus.  Next to it is the symbol for Wysteria Kingdom, a creature that has the same features for crocodile, only it has a shining ocean blue scale, a Wynsus. Meanwhile, a white and silver scaled dragon symbolizes the Aetheria Kingdom, an Aethus. On the right most side of the gate, a red and black scaled snake is carved, pertaining to a Fylus in Fyleria Kingdom.
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‎All symbols are surrounded by crystal, which serves as their frame. Emerald for Lhinderia, Sapphire for Wysteria, Diamond for Aetheria, and Ruby for Fyleria. All those elements completements to visualize the uniqueness and beauty of the academy.
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‎But does it really shows unity?
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‎I wonder why they don't want to include Nyxoria in this academy.
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‎Natigil kami ni Flea sa pag mumuni-muni nang makarinig kami ng tunog ng karwahe. They are here.
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‎I maintained my body facing the gate, not minding their arrival. Habang si Flea nama'y nag simulang kumaway.
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‎Ilang segundo pa ay naramdaman kong may tumabi sa aking kaliwa. "Hindi pa rin pala natin naabutan" ani ni Thyril, sabay pakawala ng buntong-hininga.
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‎I sighed, yeah right.
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‎"Thrainn send a message to madame Yula through his bird" biglang sulpot ni Kaelos sa aking kanang bahagi. I saw him looking at me in my peripheral vision.
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‎Ibinalik nya ang tingin nya sa gate nang mapagtantong hindi ko sya lilingunin.
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‎"She'll sent someone here in 5, 4, 3, 2-" hindi na natapos ang kaniyang pagbibilang nang may biglang dumating na nakakasilaw ma liwanag sa gitna ng nakasaradong tarangkahan.
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‎I could sense that they covered their eyes using their arms, while I, on the other hand just closed my eyes.
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‎Binukas ko agad ang aking mga mata nang nawala na ang liwanag. The light got replaced by a woman with a warm smile on her face. She travelled her eyes para tignan kami.
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‎She then turned her back at us and placed her palm on the surface of the gate. The gate opened.
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‎"Halina kayo, nasa loob si madame" she said and started to walk. Nakita kong walang gustong mauna kaya humakbang na ako paabante.  Naramdaman ko namang napatingin silang lahat sa akin.
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‎Nang makapasok kami ay namangha ako sa loob ng Academy. Kung maganda ang itsura ng labas, mas maganda sa loob.
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‎This is hella gorgeous!
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‎There are magical plants, its flowers are reflecting the sun rays, causing it to appear more vibrant than those normal ones. Even the water on the fountain shines. Birds and other small two and four legged creatures were rooming around the academy, they looked magical. I even say some tiny creatures with tiny wings.
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‎Students are scattered around. Bahagya pa silang napatingin sa amin. They are wearing their uniforms. Girls are wearing a short sleeve and square neck dress-like white flowy outfit that is three inches above the knee, it is paired with a brown corset with gold details. They are also wearing three inches dark brown colored heels with long white socks, and they are also wearing some different colored belts with a circle in the middle, pertaining to symbol for their own Kingdoms.
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‎Meanwhile, boys we're wearing the same color of the outfits to the girls. But they are wearing a V-cut white polo shirt, and instead of corset, they are wearing a coat. Instead of belts, they are wearing their brown neckties, and the lower middle part of it is the symbol for their kingdoms.
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‎Hindi ko na napansin ang ibang detalye nang makapasok na kami sa loob ng building. Diri-diritso lamang ang lakad namin nang huminto ang babae kanina sa isang magarbong pintuan. Kumatok ito.
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‎"Come in" a cold voice of a woman spoke from the other side. Naging hudyat naman ito para sa babae at binuksan na ang pintuan.
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‎A cold atmosphere greeted us upon entering the room. It's suffocating.
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‎There, a sophisticated woman is sitting like a queen on her chair having her censorious gaze on us. She has a blonde hari, and she's wearing a maroon dress. Holding a wine in her right hand while her left hand rested on her table.
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‎Mingat nyang inilagay ang inumin sa lamesa, pagkatpos ay inilagay ang parehong kamay sa lamesa.
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‎"Hmm, bakit ngayun lang kayo? At mukhang may nasugatan pa sainyo" mahinahong tanong nito at tumingin kay Niamh. Napatingin naman kami sa babae na ngayo'y wala ng sugat ngunit may bahid ng dugo ang cloak nito.
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‎"Yes madame, but I already healed myself" Niamh said, I looked back at the woman.
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‎"But, you can't get that if you'd go in a safe way. But did you?" she asked again, interrogating them.
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‎Bumuntong hininga si Thyril at nagsalita. "We don't have much time, and we don't have a choice than to go there"
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‎"And, you can go straight here, kayo ang pinaka malapit sa academy" she said and looked at Thrainn and Niamh, the two just looked away.
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‎The woman then sighed and leaned on her chair. "Punishment will be served in your next attempt" she firmly said. All of them nodded, even Flea. I just stood and remain my posture.
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‎"Well then, go to your rooms. Those who are newbie, follow the tour guide. Tonight will be the ceremony, the Class and Level will be determined there"She informed.
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‎Se then dismissed us "You may go now" they nodded and we all turn our backs at her.
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‎Malapit na kami sa pintuan ng magsalita ito, na syang ikinatihig naming lahat, lalo na ako.
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‎"The girl with red hair, stay here"
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