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In that moment, Ley narrowed his eyes and did not break eye contact with the man. The people inside who had become puzzled by his action, simply standing outside the door without coming in, looked at him.
Hana was about to pull him by the hand when he suddenly popped his head in. She thought she would see him taking the seat, yet his intention was actually to speak with the driver.
“Go ahead without me. I’ll go there by myself.&
...The driver whose forehead became drenched in sweat pressed on the accelerator like his life depended on it to further the distance from the airport at the fastest speed that they could. The Anito left in the place stood on the pavement on the same side as the airport. For a moment, he just looked in the opposite direction as cars and people passed by. The other party became impatient, standing up from his seat and walking towards the cross
...The red aura instantly hardened and formed a perfect reddish transparent sphere around the seven-meter-tall giant, like an energy shield. The huffing Ley who was trying to catch his eyes after the blunt attack froze for a moment, dumbfounded by the transformation that he witnessed. From a lanky suave-looking middle-aged man, who would have thought the other party would turn into an ugly giant? It was truly a face that could give years of n
...Because he had been rotating amidst his erratic footwork, the shield finally showed signs of breaking ten minutes later. The Kapre appeared to care little about it though. Ley persisted in his attacks, purposely creating roads in the area while at it, until the shield really broke with a series of sounds akin to a glass shattering. “Now!” The decisive moment of the battle came.
...Hana and the others safely arrived in the island. Not even an hour was taken. It was because Ley created a road that spanned a few miles in order to enable them to flee quickly. The rest of the journey which took them that long was the one at the sea since there was a need to change vehicles and transfer the few pieces of luggage. Daniel who came with his grandfather Armand looked on from one spot as the islanders welcomed them. Their attitude was especially reverent towards Hana and the other old man who was called Fernando. They had been visited the Hevel Residence for five months so he long knew that the ‘three m
...“It seems the world that we just got involved ourselves into is not so peaceful and wonderful.” Hana pursed her lips as there were just very few moments that could render the old man sighing. She did not comment, only joining Fernando in staring into the distance. Hours passed and they were already in the palace at the mountain top. The place this time had succeeded to silence even Armand Razon who thought he had already seen enough grandeur in his decades as a VVIP. As for the family of the formerly suicidal man, their jaws nearly reached the ground and when they were invited inside, they felt embarrassed even to step foot on the beautiful lawn in front of the gigantic house. None of the two Anitos were in the mood to give them a brief overview about the house and the entire island. On their behalf, the caretaker appointed after Sam left to accompany the three masters in Manila was the one who did the job, introducing to them the actual religion and set of beliefs of the loca
...A deity’s enemy could only be the devil… or a deity as well. ‘To those who knew a thing or two, it’s obvious that Ley Baler saw the enemy of the House outside the airport.’ The cogs in Nathan’s brain spun quickly. However, while he understood what was going on, he also came to understand just how weak a mortal was. Lies beyond the glory of a supreme being was a dangerous world that no mortal should vent
...On the highest floor of the palace, Hana and the old man parted after a brief talk. Hana went to her room. But not even ten minutes passed and she went out, her mood somber. No servants dared to get close and thus none noticed her abnormality. The sudden majestic air around her could make anyone who didn’t know her prior unable to relate her to her usual lively but naïve self. Few would dare to even lift their heads in her prese
...‘Anito of the Blood?’‘Follower of the God of Fire?’ She remembered this detail because the latter was being paid attention to by her younger sister Tala, Goddess of Constellations.If Hanan’s hunch was correct, the uninvited visitors, including the Kapre, were strays that got pitted by a follower of that fellow Skyworld deity.
"Once upon a time, it was known that the God of Fire, who was one of the oldest Anitos in the Skyworld, hated the Devils so much because these creatures' ruler, and if one might say, the greatest ruler in history, had killed his beloved wife, a demi-god who used to hold the Law of Harvest."A voice echoed in a small dark room that was being occupied by two people. Two men. One wearing a red cloak that appeared to be burning and flowing at the same time, like lava. The other was wearing a pure white knight garment that seemed to be from the medieval times. The face of the former was hidden by his cloak plus he was bowing a little so his features were not visible. As for the other, the knight appeared to be not afraid to be recognize hence he did not even wear a mask to this meeting. He had blonde hair and brown eyes, and fairly handsome. However, that face of his was not what people who knew a little about history would notice, but the insignia on his breastplate, a symb
The Goddess actually had no use for the weak anito called Ley. Yet at the same time, she was not one to back out from her words. Although she sometimes do not play by Heaven's rule, she was one to demand equivalent exchange when needed. In other words, she was one who always upheld fairness.Her vow from almost a year ago was only to protect and provide guidance for Ley, the unknowing human whose fate had been severed completely from the Underworld due to her bet with Mayari. The young human forever lost the chance to reincarnate so as compensation, she used one of her quotas in ascending a being to godhood as compensation. She did the same to the old man who had been dragged to the mess. Of course, another questionable karma that she gained for doing these was causing Ley and Fernando to be rejected by the natural Laws since they did not become anitos through their own efforts. As another compensation, She decided to leave one of her mortal vessels there to act as thei
"Welcome back, Your Highness." Loud and clear, the voices of everyone else in the place echoed at the same time."We're most gladdened to be in Your Highness' presence again." They chorused.Ley slowly lifted his gaze up and saw that the person they greeted matched the appearance that was in his memories.A body of a girl in her late teens. Black hair that reached past her waist. Lean figure that was almost as skinny as some models in regular fashion shows. A face that was certainly above average, but not that excessive as to make one feel that she was the most beautiful in the world.Hana's figure appeared right above the statue depicting the Goddess of the Sun, a statue of a beautiful woman in a flowing dress crowned with a tiara shaped like the rays of the sun. The statue was massive and was in a giving pose, with her hands stretched outwards like it was offering the sun to the world. Hana appeared in those stretched out palms.
Time passed. In the mortal realm, a week had already gone by.Ley and Baram who had come to the western side of the globe to meet the Goddess was met with utmost care in their reception there. Ley had a hunch that the Goddess predicted that he would come here, either to give thanks or ask for Fernando's location so She left a message to the ones in the Blood Lake Castle to welcome them in.However, like Fernando who was made to wait for the Underworld god, they too, were made to wait for the return of the Goddess as she had long left before they arrived and the servants left there had no idea when she would drop by. These all brought endless frustrations to Ley. Yet he was not one with a close mind. He knew that the affairs of somebody high up like Hanan was not something that normal deities like him could imagine. Not to mention that Baram and the others in the castle already explained how serious of a matter an attempted Devil Sacrifice was.
"Home, huh?" The werehorse anito servicing under the Chief Deity of the Underworld, Sitan, was a bit absentminded as he recalled the conversation he just had with the human anito brought to the palace by his god. A few hours already passed since then. The werehorse anito had also just finished his duties and made sure that the entire palace was spotlessly clean and organize.The person he just spoke to was just a weak old human who possessed the Gift to command animals which was not really impressive as there were a few already who had the same ability, not to mention, those who hailed from the animal species had better control of those they could command.Nothing was interesting about the old human anito. Although he was silent about it, as he was one who was loyal to the Chief Deity and was extremely conscious not to question the deity's words, in his heart, he was actually wondering why His Highness became interested in Fernando to the point that he personally
While the two immediately set off for another country, they had no idea that the very reason that they were doing so was not really in danger, unlike what they had been assuming all this time.Fernando was just really teleported to another place so that a proper conversation could take place between them without interruption. He was in good condition and was even invited to the best and grandest place in the Underworld, the Palace of Soul owned by none other than His Highness Sitan himself.As for the reason why? Who knows.The old man did not ask. After discovering the identity of the other, he became very silent, and careful with his words. Or rather, he would not dare ask the man his real purpose for doing this since like Ley to the presence of the angel, Fernando immediately became cautious and conscious of his own status as he had learned that the person was not merely a strong anito, but an actual Underworld god.'What are th
No fight actually took place. That was what Ley had heard from the Tree Deity. However, it was already said earlier. The person could forcefully teleport somebody over to another dimension or realm without leaving a trace that even he, Ley, the Road Deity, could peer into. This revealed that the abductor was of higher power level than him. Baram too said that he did not really dare to get close to the place as the man's aura was simply really intimidating. Oh, not really intimidating. But aloof, yet majestic. It reminded him of the lions that sometimes crossed his territory. The loftiness that was exuded by the man was intense, it could make others subconsciously bow to him.'What kind of being is that?'Ley could not help but wonder this after hearing all the flashy descriptions.His thoughts, that time, were very obvious.But to be fair, Baram himself could not believe that he felt like that towards a fellow Anito.After t
What was Sam looking for? Why was he sporting such a stressed expression?Ley stood a few meters behind Sam and noticed that the person's mouth was moving, yet no sound was reverberating in the place.Tilting his head sideward, Ley finally called him out, "Sam?"The butler was visibly startled, which showed on his face when he turned around and met Ley's gaze. "Young Master!" He shouted.However, no sound reached Ley's ears.It turned out that while Sam could hear Ley's footsteps and voice, the latter could not. Confusion flickered in Ley's eyes. This was a fact he realized after watching the movements of the butler's lips, which obviously mouthed his usual honorifics of him.Then when Sam dashed towards him, that was when he noticed that there was something different with the place around the butler. The butler managed to pass through him. Also, although subtle and almost unnoticeable, the area looked like a di
As a butler, Sam' service to House Hevel was extremely short and not worthy of a mention. Not even a year. However, since birth, he had been an extremely devout of the Three Goddesses, patrons of Island Ophir. Born to a fairly big clan in the village, one that had a history of producing elders and chiefs, he was one of the lucky ones given the qualifications to enter the palace at the summit of the mountain. But it took him several years to be promoted from a mere servant boy to an actual authority amongst servants, which he did through wits and perseverance, and he was very proud of what he had achieved.His clan's rule, or more like, motto was this, 'Always, for the Three Celestial Goddesses'.No matter how empty and cheerless the palace was, it would always be his joy to tend to it as a form of obeisance to the beloved Goddesses.What were his thoughts when he was suddenly assigned to serve three Anitos that had seemingly popped out of nowhere?W