Children overthrowing the ruler...
The millennia of existence, the once silence of the dark, the movements of the depth of the ground, the only one who can end, possessed the light of a bulb.
..
I was staring at the lunar eclipse while sitting at the edge of a cliff. I kept swaying my feet and smiled as I felt the soft touch of the wind on my face.
I escaped again. How many times will I do this?"
Nasa labas ako ng Academy hoping that something will happen that might help me, help us.
Fortunately, nothing bad has happened yet. Everyone has recovered from the war against the Olympians, and the Academy's barrier will be fixed soon.
How many lunar eclipses have passed already?
Napangiti ako nang mapait, a lunar eclipse each month. Every month, there's always a lunar eclipse. They say it's happening because of the Titan Hyperion.
Titan...
I want to talk to him...
Bakit hindi na siya nagpapakita sa akin ngayon? Now that I want to talk to him, he won't show himself. I have so many questions, and he's the only one who can answer them.
Tumayo ako sa kabila ng malalim na iniisip, pinagmasdan ko muna ang lalim ng bangin bago ako tumalikod at patalikod na tumalon dito. I spread my arms while staring at the bloody moon as my body plummeted downward. Slowly, I closed my eyes.
When I opened them again, a familiar sight greeted me. Snow and ice covered everything.
Natigilan ako nang may makitang isang bulto ng tao na nakaupo sa isang malaking bloke ng yelo sa tabi ng lawa.
I carefully took a step forward, my heart racing unnaturally.
"Lineysha." Shivers ran through my skin at the sound of that familiar voice. Unti-unti ay lumingon ito sa akin.
And when I looked at his face, a wave of pain surged through my chest.
Those silver eyes, that white hair. Why hadn't I realized it before? The man who keeps appearing in my dreams... is... is...
"My child..." It was my father. "Come, sit." I stay frozen where I stood.
"Coeus." nanlambot ang paningin nito nang tawagin ko siya sa pangalan. Coeus the Titan god of intellect, inquiry, foresight, and oracle. He is my biological father. "Why are you doing this?" I finally have a chance to ask him the questions that have been lurking in my mind. Umiwas ito ng tingin sa akin.
The fatherly expression on his face was gone. Sumeryoso ito, tumalikod siya sa akin at tumayo sa tabi ng lawa.
"It's destined to happen, my child." I shook my head, trying not to believe it because I refused to.
"No." humarap itong muli sa akin at mariin akong pinakatitigan.
"We are meant to rise, Lineysha." My brow furrowed in confusion.
"For what?" I was lost. Because I don't understand anymore! I thought they were done fighting over the Cosmo! "The Olympians already rule the Cosmo! So why?"
"Do they truly rule it better? " My lips parted in disbelief. "We are the true rulers, Lineysha!" I scoffed, then laughed bitterly.
For this reason? They would rise and kill countless people?
Everyone! everyone is so greedy for power! I don't know who to trust anymore!
And it's driving me mad!
"Slowly, we will rise, my child, and there's nothing you can do stop it." I stepped backward, shaking my head. "Lineysha, you are our symbol. You and the other pillars—all of you, together, carry our blessings, and we will rule the world."
"Why me? Why us?" Naguguluhang tanong ko. The corner of his lips curved upward.
"Because it was destined, my child. You and the pillars are destined to be born with our blessings." I bit my lower lip when it started shaking, there are too much emotion in my chest right now, and I'm scared, I might.... I might lose control.
I felt an energy enveloping my waist, and my eyes snapped open.
That midnight blue smoke...
Sinusundo niya na ako. Hinayaan kong dalhin ako ng usok na iyon paitaas. At nang tumuntong na akong muli sa cliff at napahawak ako sa balikat nang taong responsable sa pagbalik ko para makakuha ng suporta.
"Murai." I looked at him. He was holding my waist to support me so I wouldn't fall. His emerald, green eyes were looking at me, slightly pissed off. "How many times do I have to tell you to stop running away?" I smiled hesitantly, being extra careful with my actions so he wouldn't get mad.
I gently pushed him away and stood up properly, making his forehead crease.
"I'm sorry...I won't do it again." I looked directly into his eyes, hoping he'd forgive me easily. I almost smiled when his eyes softened, and then he sighed.
He's always like that. Whenever I do something wrong or something that might upset him, I just look into his eyes, apologize, and boom—he forgives me right away!
"Let's go." He grabbed my wrist, and we started walking down the mountain. If I weren't with him, I could have flown back to the Academy. "What you did earlier was dangerous." Napayuko ako habang naglalakad.
"I can fly, Zayn."
"I know, but still, you don't know what might happen." Tumango-tango ako kahit hindi niya ako nakikita.
"I'll keep that in mind." We continued walking. Ang nagsisilbi lang na ilaw namin ay ang hawak niyang flashlight at ang mga fireflies sa paligid gano'n din ang mga nag-iilaw na bulalaklak na lalong nabubuhay at tumitingkad sa tuwing madaraanan ni Zayn, mabuti na lang at hindi masukal ang daan. "Zayn.." napahinto ito nang tawagin ko. We both stopped walkling.
"What is it?" He turned to face me with a concerned expression. Bakit ganiyan na kaagad siya? Gusto ko lang naman sabihin ang nangyari kanina.
"I saw him." He looked at me, urging me to continue. "I asked him why, but—" napalunok ako. The way he stared at me made me want to tear up. Ayaw ko na ngang umiyak eh pero para akong maiiyak habang nakatingin siya sa akin. "It's the same reason, Zayn..." Nanghihinang ani ko. Hinagod ko ang buhok ko patalikod at naupo, binitawan niya na rin ang kamay ko.
He sat in front of me. The mountain looked majestic with the fireflies around us and the flowers blooming under the red moonlight, but I couldn't appreciate it. My heart hurt painfully with the thought that... that my father...
"H-he wants to use us...they want to use u-us..." He reached for my face at inipit sa taenga ko ang mga nakaharang na buhok sa mukha ko.
"Murai... You don't have to worry about that. We won't let them use us." He looked at me with an emotion that I cannot describe. "They don't have a right to control us, Murai... We're the ones holding our own destiny." I bit my lower lip, fighting the urge to cry. "We've already decided—we'll side with no one but humanity."
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