Curse of the Fallen Deity

"HOY, babae! Bumalik ka rito!"I cussed and ran as fast as I could when I heard the annoying high-pitched voice behind me."Give me back my Dims!"I tilted my head and rolled my eyes. Ang ingay. Panting and gasping for air, I found myself hiding behind a bunch of stinky trash bags. And when I say stinky, really stinky. Bahong hindi bagay sa ganda ko.Napatingin ako sa Dims na nasa kamay ko. These will be enough, I think?"You thief! Nandito ka lang pala!"My eyes widened, not in horror, but in panic. I can't be seen! Come on, Ara! Isiniksik ko ang sarili sa malaking trash bag at naramdaman ang pagbabago ng katawan ko. I felt light as a feather. My skin turned ash gray. My vision became clearer and sharp. I was not panting anymore. I could feel my body joi

 THE noise of busy chariots and buzzing chitchats were breaking my eardrums as I passed through the crowd. Nasa unahan ko si Genesis na tila hindi naapektuhan sa ingay ng paligid. Pasipol-sipol lamang ito at tumatango pa sa mga taong lumilingon sa kanya. Minsan ay kumakaway rin siya sa mga babaeng panay ang pagpapa-cute. What a flirty man."Where are we heading to?" I asked. Yeah, that was stupid of me to go with him without any single idea where he's taking me or where I'll be staying. Masyado akong nagtitiwala sa lalaking 'to."At Gloysh Place. It's an inn not so far from here. I'll explain everything to you when we get there," Genesis replied and winked at me.I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms. "Stop flirting."Natawa ito at hinila ako palayo sa maraming tao. "It's not flirting. I'm just being friendly."

 "Even death bows down to me.""What --- Are you threatening me!?" tanong nito habang nakakunot ang noo sa galit. Such a hot-tempered man.Bahagya akong umatras at napangisi. "Are you threatened?"Umayos siya ng tayo at sinamaan ako ng tingin. "Who do you think you are?""You already did a background check on me. Ba't mo pa tinatanong?" sambit ko na walang halong kahit anong interes ang boses.If I knew that this is what I'll be facing, I shouldn't have wasted my time. Natutulog pa sana ako sa kwarto ko ngayon."Hindi mo ba alam ang salitang respeto?"I grunt as my eyes darted at the two violet badges on his chest. Ang isa ay katulad ng badge na suot ni Genesis, kulay lila at may nakaukit na letrang 'F'. Ang pangalawa naman ay may nakaukit na salitang 'Carwell' at sa baba nito ay may nakasulat na

ANOTHER day has gone by and as usual, the tower is as boring as ever. I feel like I'm being imprisoned in a sense of endless peace. Peace is not the best thing for me, and will never be. I prefer being chaotic. Chaos means death, and death... is my expertise.  Nakakabagot na magmukmok sa kwarto araw-araw. It has been three days and geez, my hands are itching to do things! Things that mages aren't allowed to do.  I have been toured around the whole campus and Shaye was the one who accompanied me. It was my request, for I don't like Caelum's presence. He's too conceited just because he's the head council and the king's nephew! As Shaye said, classes will start three days from now. That means, sooner, I'll be sitting in my assigned seat, listening to some typically boring discussion.  I let out a huge sigh. Tumalikod ako sa bintana at sumandal dito. Tumingala ako sa kabilang pader ng aking kwarto. My eyes loc

WILL AND POWER are the weapons of every warrior— swords, magic, wit — but too much power is poisonous. It does not guarantee you an instant death but rather lingers into your veins, not leaving every part of your soul untouched, and drowns you with it.  Greed and cruelty.  I shifted sideways on my bed, avoiding the questioning look on Shaye's face beside me. Her brown eyebrows were creased just as her lips curled to form a slight pout.  "What happened?" she asked.  I titled my head and signalled her to go out. Paulit-ulit naman siyang umiling at umusog papalapit sa higaan ko.  "Hindi ako aalis dito hangga't hindi mo sinasabi kung ano talaga ang nangyari," pagmamatigas niya.  Umiwas ako ng tingin at humugot ng malalim na hininga. "You're being nosy again, Shaye."  "I don't care," mabilis niyang sagot. "I need to know how and where you got all these burns!"  Napairap ako sa kawalan.