"The stars will sleep as the remnants have awakened. Trust thy false. Face thy true. The seven stones of death is now upon on your shoulder"
Ngayon naiintindihan ko na kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng oracle nang sabihin nya iyon sa akin.
It is a warning.
She's been warning me with something pero hindi nya lang masabi sa harapan nina Raven noong mga oras na iyon.
The stars will sleep as the remnants have awakened.
It will be a doom of us once Alexander Tybalt will be awaken in Light's body.
Trust thy false. Face thy true.
I should have believed in wrong to know the truth.
All this time I thought na ang mga tinatawag ni Raven na Aarvaks at si Lucian ang kalaban namin. But I was wrong. Because he only made it all up. He made me believed in all his lies.
And now the Seven stones of death is finally completed into my body and I know that it will only take time until Raven will make his move to get all of this.
Matapos kaming mag-usap sa council meeting ay naisipan kong lumabas muna ng mansion na iyon para magpahangin. And now I'm sitting in that endless field of red roses that blooms in the middle of this cold surrounding.
Maganda ang sikat ng araw ngayon at humahangin ng mahina kaya tinatangay nito ang mga pulang petals ng mga rosas.
It's like my whole life has turned upside down from what I just heard from them.
Pakiramdam ko ay nananaginip parin ako ngayon nang dahil sa mga nalaman ko.
Pakiramdam ko ay nasa isang masamang panaginip lang ako at pagkagising ko ay magigising akong kasama uli ang Arcadian Knights, si Light, at si Raven and then iku-kwento ko sa kanila kung gaano nakakatawa ang panaginip na ito.
But I know that this is reality.
And there is no escape from all of this.
There is no escape from this pain and great betrayal that I'm feeling right now.
But I know that this pain has nothing compared to what Light has been feeling all this time.
There are two vampires that's been living inside his body.
It must have been hard on him na may ibang katauhan na umaagaw at minsan ay komo-kontrol ng katawan nya.
"Because Lucian ordered him. Naging magkasabwat sila sa pagsira nito dahil alam nilang loyal ang mga Argons na nakatira dito sa Titanians. They did that to lessen the vampires who are loyal to the family of Titanians at para magtagumpay sila sa pagsasagawa ng plano nilang pag-dominate ng buong mundo" Naalala ko ang sinabing iyon ni Raven tungkol sa Vedra.
Ano kaya ang nararamdaman nya noong mga oras na nagsisinungaling si Raven?
"I promised my brother that I will protect you no matter what happens. I will protect you even if it will cost me my life..."
Ngayon ko naintindihan kung para saan ang mga pulang marka na lumalabas sa kanang pisngi nya sa tuwing ginagamit nya ang kapangyarihan nya.
It's a seal.
It's a seal made by his brother to seal the other vampire who's been trying to control his body.
"Of course, you're fine. I will never hurt you...I know that...I will never do that..."
At kaya nya ba nasabi yun...ay dahil...dahil minsan ay lumalabas sa katawan nya si Alexander Tybalt?
"You have to live without me..."
Kaya nya ba nasabi yun ay dahil alam nyang...gusto akong patayin ng bampirang umaagaw ng katawan nya and he has no choice but to leave me all alone?
Nayakap ko nalang ang mga binti ko ng dahil sa sobrang sakit na nararamdaman ko.
Just knowing that Light is suffering too much right now ay pakiramdam ko ay may pumipiga ng dibdib ko.
All this time...he's been protecting me...from himself.
At wala man lang akong kaide-ideya kung gaano sya nasasaktan at nahihirapan...
Napahinga nalang ako ng malalim at napatitig sa paligid.
Pero may biglang nakakuha ng atensyon ko.
My eyes turned at that big tree of red roses that stood alone in the middle of that wide field of red roses. Naalala kong yun din ang malaking puno ng red rose na lagi kong pinupuntuhan noong bata pa ako para maglaro. And just like before, it makes me wonder of why do the red roses that's been blooming on it has darker color than the rest of the roses in here?
And it is strictly prohibited to get near to that tree...but I felt like...something is just pushing me to get near to it all the time.
I'm just busy looking at it when I smell that familiar scent.
Si Lucian.
Hindi na ako lumingon sa kanya nang maupo rin sya sa tabi ko. Nanatili lang akong nakayakap sa mga binti ko habang nakatitig sa malaking puno na iyon.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
But I can't look at him.
Ngayong nakasama ko na naman sya uli ay naalala ko na naman ang mga bagay na nalaman ko.
The pain in my chest is slowly coming back to me that I think I wanna cry.
Pero in the end ay pinili kong maging matatag. Alam kong walang magagawa ang pag-iyak ko sa mga ganitong oras. I need to be brave. I need to be brave for all of them.
Kaya nagtaas ako ng mukha at napatingin sa kanya.
Nakita kong tinanggal na nya ang itim na metal mask na suot nya kaya ngayon ay kitang-kita ko ang mala-anghel na gwapo nyang mukha.
I really tried hard to put on a smile.
"I'm confused..."
An angelic smile drew up on his face. Then he patted my head.
"Everything's going to be alright..." he said.
Napangiti nalang ako at napatitig sa mga mata nya.
"I think I'm not used to see you as Lucian..." ang nakangiting sambit ko. "Nasanay lang ako sayo bilang si Dylan..."
He sigh and looked at the red roses that's been blooming around us.
"Well, ako parin naman 'to babe..." ang nakangiting sambit nya saka nilingon ako. "Ako parin ang babe mo..."
I smirk.
"The Leader of Arcadian Knights and the member of the highest organization that's been protecting us for centuries is my babe." ang natatawang sambit ko. "Wow. That's amusing"
"Well, you should get used to it" he said saka nya ginulo ang buhok ko na katulad ng lagi nyang ginagawa sa mundo ng mga tao. "Afterall, I'm your bloodmate"
Hindi ko alam kung bakit unti-unting nawala ang ngiti sa labi ko nang dahil sa huling sinabi nya. And for a moment ay hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko.
Mukhang napansin naman nya yun kaya binitiwan na nya ang ulo ko at lumingon nalang uli sa magandang paligid.
"Dylan---I mean, Lucian..." I whispered. "What happened?"
And then I turned to him.
"What happened after my mom brought me into the human world?" ang sambit ko. "At paano ka naging boyfriend ko?"
He just looked at me with those beautiful red eyes and he's just so stunningly beautiful with the rose petals that's been dancing around him. And right now, while looking at his eyes ay naalala ko ang mga nangyari noong gabing iyon...
Back to the Last Esylium...
Light held me firmly into his arms to protect me from the powers that's been hitting us.
Naramdaman ko nalang ang malakas na impact na ginawa ng mga kapangyarihan na iyon sa katawan nya but he just held me so tight. Dahan-dahan akong napataas ng mukha and when I looked up, I saw blood dripping from his mouth pero ngumiti lang sya sa akin.
Saka ako napalingon sa mga bampirang patuloy na umaatake sa amin.
And seeing all their faces broke my heart into little pieces.
Andromeda.
Cornelius.
Jared.
Rika.
Zeke.
Bogs.
And even their leader Raven.
But what confused me the most is their red eyes are blank while looking at us.
Galit na galit na hinarap sila ni Light.
"You've been controlling the Arcadian Knights against us!" he screamed at hindi ko alam kung sino ang kinakausap nya sa pitong kaharap namin. "You can be charge of treason for this!"
Pero tuluyan na akong nanigas nang maintindihan ko kung sino ang kinakausap nya sa pitong bampirang kaharap namin.
"Give me the Titanian, Light" Raven answered.
Unti-unting nanlaki ang mga mata ko.
Hndi...
Kung ganun...
Si Raven ang...
"You know very well that we don't have time for this. Give me the Titanian and let's go" he said. "Where is Alex? The rest is waiting for us outside"
Ano ba ang...pinagsasabi nya?
Napalingon ako kay Light at nakita kong nagtatangis ang mga ngipin nyang nakatingin ngayon kay Raven.
"Nang dahil sayo..." Light said through gritted teeth. "Nang dahil sayo kaya namatay ang kapatid ko!!!"
Pero tuluyan na akong nanigas nang makita ko ang sumunod na lumabas na kapangyarihan sa mga kamay nya.
Fire.
Yes.
Light is a wind argon. But there is a fire coming out from his hands.
Hindi ko na maintindihan kung ano ang mga nangyayari.
Paanong...
Paano nagkaroon ng apoy na kapangyarihan...si Light?
Nakita kong nagtataka ding napatingin sa mga kamay si Light. Like he's confused too.
At nang lingunin ko si Raven na nasa harapan namin ay nakita ko nalang ang panlalaki ng mga mata nya na para bang hindi sya makapaniwala sa nakikita.
"N-no..." Raven whispered at nabigla ako nang biglang nanlisik ang mga mata nya sa galit. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"
But Light just turned to him and I saw a satisfied smile on his face. I can also see the red flaming marks on his right cheek.
"My brother's death wasn't put in vain..." Light said with a sarcastic smile on his face. "...he sealed me that's why I have no longer any of use to you. I can no longer use the blue fire..."
Blue fire?
Seal?
Nakita ko ang panlilisik ng mga mata ni Raven ng dahil sa sobrang galit.
At nabigla ako nang bigla syang lumingon sa akin.
And when he saw me, I saw an evil smirk drawn up on his face.
"No, not yet" he said. "As long as we have all the ten stones...he can live inside your body"
Natigilan ako mula sa kinatatayuan ko.
Anong...ten stones?
But my thoughts was cut off when Raven suddenly attacked me.
"AND ALL WE NEED IS HER!!!" he screamed.
Nang dahil sa sobrang takot ay hindi ako makagalaw sa kinatatayuan ko.
But then...
Raven suddenly crashed into the floor when someone suddenly showed up right in front of me.
Dahan-dahan akong napatingin sa lalaking nakatayo ngayon sa harapan ko at ang nakita ko ay ang metal mask na iyon.
Si Lucian...
"You dare to hurt the mistress..." he said saka nya itinaas ang espada. "As the leader of Arcadian Knights, I order all of you to stop this madness!"
Saka sya mabilis na lumingon sa amin.
"Light" Lucian called him. "Take the mistress away from here. Lady Eries is waiting outside"
Nabigla ako sa sinabi nyang iyon.
"But Lucian---"
"Master Lucian is right, Annah" ang lapit sa akin ni Light. "We need to take you away from here"
Nag-aalala akong napalingon nalang kay Lucian. But he just patted my head and I can see from his eyes that he's smiling right now.
"I will be right at your back. So now, go" he said.
Wala naman akong ibang magawa kundi ang mapatango nalang.
"Light" he said then turned to Light. "I trust you"
Light just nod at him.
"And you know that you can trust me too"
Tumango lang si Lucian at hinarap na uli sina Raven.
"Now, go!" he screamed.
And right after that, Light grabbed my arm and we both run away from that place.
Pero hindi pa man kami nakakalayo ay naamoy na namin ang mga familiar na scents ng mga bampirang iyon na humahabol sa amin.
Napalingon ako at nakita kong hinahabol kami ng anim na bampira na iyon.
And seeing them all right now makes my heart bleed. Lalo na't hindi ako sanay na sa akin nila itinatapon ang mga kapangyarihan nila.
"Jared! Cornelius! Andromeda! Wake up!" ang sigaw ni Light habang hinihila parin ako.
But they didn't respond.
I can see their eyes are blank and I can't see any emotions from it while they continue to attack us.
Nilingon ko naman ang iba na nasa likuran ko.
"Rika! Zeke! Bogs! Please!" I called them.
But it seems like they can't hear me.
Hanggang sa nakalabas na kami ng mansion and I was stunned from what I saw next.
The red roses of that place became much darker by the blood that flooded into it.
And there are vampires fighting everywhere.
Red rose.
And Blue rose.
Those are the roses that was engraved in their armors at patuloy parin sila sa paglalaban.
"Annah!"
Napalingon ako sa pinagmulan ng boses at nakita ko ang magandang babaing yun na napuno narin ng dugo habang nakikipaglaban sa ibang bampira.
"Mom!" I called her saka ako mabilis na tumakbo papunta sa kanya.
Agad nya akong niyakap ng mahigpit pero mabilis din syang humiwalay sa akin.
"Now, we have to get you out from this place" she said saka nya ako hinila patakbo.
Napalingon naman ako sa likuran ko at nakita kong may mga Arcadian Knights na nakipaglaban na sa anim na bampirang humahabol sa amin.
And now, we were both running away from that place. Habang kasama parin namin si Light.
Pumasok kami sa isang kakahuyan na katabi ng mansion at nagpatuloy kami sa pagtakbo sa madilim na lugar na iyon.
Hindi ko narin maintindihan ang mga nangyayari.
Bakit ba gusto nila akong kunin?
Paano kami nagawang traydurin ni Raven?
But my thoughts was cut off when my mom suddenly stopped from running in the middle of that dark forest at mabilis na lumingon sa akin.
She kneeled down para magka-level kami ng mukha. And while looking at her face right now, I can see those tears that are slowly forming into her eyes.
"Child..." she whispered. "I love you so much...you know that right?"
Napatango naman ako.
At nakakaramdam narin ako ng sakit sa dibdib ko habang nakatitig sa mukha nya ngayon. Like she's going to tell me something that I'm not ready to hear.
"But starting from here, you have to forget all of this..." and after she said ay nakita ko ang pagbuhos ng mga luha sa mga mata nya saka nya hinaplos ang mukha ko. "You have to be very brave because I have to send you into another world. And you won't be able to remember all of this..."
Naramdaman ko nalang ang pamumuo ng mga luha sa mga mata ko.
Forget?
Forget her?
Forget everything?
Just the thought of that is too painful that I can't stand it.
"N-no..." I finally uttered. "Mom...ano ba talaga ang nangyayari? At bakit kailangan kong hindi makaalala?"
She wiped my tears and smiled at me.
"You will understand in the future..." she whispered. "But right now, we have to get you out from this world so they won't find you..."
They?
Sino ba talaga sila at anong kailangan nila sa akin?
But before I get the chance to ask ay doon na namin narinig ang mga papalapit na mga yabag na iyon.
"There is no so much time left" ang nagmamadali nyang sambit saka nilingon si Light na nasa tabi lang namin. "Light, you have to take care of her. When you arrived to other world, you have to look for Exodus because they are the only one who can help you"
Pero napakuyom lang ng mga kamay si Light at napayuko.
"I-I don't know...if I can protect her..." he whispered at nakita ko ang pamumuo ng mga luha sa mga mata nya. "He's getting stronger---"
Pero agad syang hinawakan ni Mama sa mga pisngi nya at pinaharap sa kanya.
"Light..." she whispered. "You have to believe in yourself. You have to fight him."
Agad na nanlaki ang mga mata ni Light habang nakatitig sa mukha ng mama ko.
"You...knew?" he whispered.
My mom smiled at him at naluluhang tumango.
"From the moment Raven brought you into this place..." she whispered. "I know that there is someone...you have to defeat."
Light's hands turned into fist at doon sya biglang napayuko at napahagulgol ng iyak sa harapan ng Mama ko.
Pero agad na ipinataas ng Mama ko ang mukha nya at naluluhang napatitig sa mukha nya.
"And you have to fight so hard for Annah..." she whispered. "Annah only have you now. And so you have be very brave to protect her. I believe that you can do it Light. I believe in you..."
Mas lalong lumakas ang iyak ni Light matapos ang sinabing iyon ng Mama ko. Samantalang wala akong ibang magawa kundi ang mapaiyak din mula sa kinatatayuan ko.
"Y-yes, m-my lady" Light answered while those tears continue to fall from his eyes.
Mas lalong lumalakas ang mga papalapit na mga yabag ng mga paa kaya agad akong nilingon ng Mama ko.
Saka nya hinaplos ang mukha ko at doon ko na nasaksihan ang pagbuhos ng mga luha nya.
"We have to take all the stones away from your body..." she whispered. "This is the only way we could hide you away from them..."
"N-no..." ang umiiyak kong sambit. "N-no...I'm not leaving! I'm not leaving without you mom!"
Umiiyak syang napatitig sa akin and looking at her like this makes me cry too. Lalo na't nakikita ko sa mga mata nya ang sobrang paghihirap. And with tears in her eyes, she kissed my forehead and spoke.
"I'm so sorry...but this is the only way we could protect you" ang umiiyak nyang sambit. "I love you..."
And her beautiful face that was covered with tears and blood is the last thing I saw before that blinding light enveloped me.
And my memories ended there as well.
Back to the present...
"Lucian..." I whispered his name. "Ano ba talaga ang nangyari?"
At doon ko na naramdaman ang isa-isang pagpatak ng mga luha sa magkabilang pisngi ko.
That was my last memory of my mom. Pero ang pinakamasakit ay ang luhaang mukha nya habang nagpapaalam sa akin ang huling naalala ko...
For a moment ay tumitig lang sya sa akin but then he spoke.
"After sending you to the human world, Lady Eries disappeared without a trace..." he said. "At ganoon din ang Master Calixus. They both disappeared and until now, no one knows their whereabouts"
At after nyang sabihin yun ay mas lalo akong napaiyak mula sa kinauupuan ko.
My parents...disappeared?
"We just assumed that maybe they were both killed and their remains were taken by Aarvaks..." he said. "And now, they're only waiting to capture you to get the remaining seven stones"
My brows met.
"Aarvaks?" I whispered.
His red eyes turned to me.
"Yes" he said. "Raven and his men were all called Aarvaks. They are the true Aarvaks, Annah"
Pakiramdam ko ay mas lalong lumakas ang buhos ng mga luha sa mga pisngi ko after marinig yun.
All this time, I've been with the true Aarvaks. And all this time, I've been fighting the true Arcadian Knights. We've been killing those vampires who's just trying to get me from those Aarvaks.
"The barrier was closed after you and Light made it to the human world...but..." he paused then looked at me. "Raven and the Arcadian Knights that's been with him made it through before it closes as well as me..."
Kung ganun...
Yun ang dahilan...kaya nasa kabilang mundo rin sina Raven at Lucian?
Pero teka...
"Ang mga Arcadian Knights..." ang sambit ko. "Ang mga Arcadian Knights na kasama nya sa mundo ng mga tao hanggang dito...masasama din ba sila? Kasamahan ba talaga sila ni Raven?"
Oo.
Sina Andromeda, Rika, Zeke, Cornelius, Jared, and even Bogs are with him.
But the more I think about it ay hindi ko talaga matanggap na kasamahan sila ni Raven.
Afterall, they've been with me and I can feel that they are sincere in protecting me. Kaya hindi ko lubos maisip kung paano sila nakasama ni Raven sa paghahanap sa akin.
"Andromeda, Rika, Zeke, Cornelius, Jared, and Bogs are the Knights that's been under his leadership for years and they are the best Arcadian Knights that we have. Pero..." he said then his red eyes looked at me. "...hindi ko natantya na habang nasa training program palang silang anim ay kino-kontrol na sila ni Raven. Their minds were controlled as well as their memories too. So throughout your journey, they have no control into their selves...all this time, they thought that we are the true enemies and their true allies is Raven and his men."
I feel somewhat relieved by that.
So wala silang control sa mga katawan nila at sa memories nila at yun ay dahil sa kino-kontrol sila ni Raven?
Hindi ko mapigilang makaramdam ng galit habang naiisip ko kung ano ang pinagdaanan nilang anim sa mga kamay ni Raven.
Pero nagtaas ako ng mukha at napatitig sa kanya.
"Then what happen next?" ang desparada ko ng tanong. "Anong nangyari sa mundo ng mga tao?"
His beautiful red eyes just looked at me and then he spoke.
"I followed you and I've been able to meet Exodus and Light" he continued. "And all these years, we joined hands in protecting you away from Raven and his men who actually went in the human world too to look for you"
"K-kung ganun..." I whispered. "Naging boyfriend kita...para mas lalo kang mapalapit sa akin at para mas maprotektahan mo ako?"
A gentle smile drew up on his angelic face.
"That is one of my reasons. But my main reason..." he whispered then gently touched my cheeks. "...is because I'm missing you so much and I wanna hold your face like this..."
Napatitig lang ako sa kanya dahil hindi ko alam kung ano ang isasagot ko.
"But not long enough, Raven found you..." he continued. "That traitor Exodus Knight actually found you and eventually pointed you to Raven..."
My brows met.
Traitor...Exodus Knight?
Binitiwan nya ang pisngi ko at napatitig sa akin.
"Professor Santiago" he said that widened my eyes. "Your history professor who told you all about the vampires. All these years ay naging magkasabwat lang sila ni Raven sa paghahanap sayo. And that is one of the reasons why he's been kicked out from Exodus"
Kung ganun...
Si Professor...
Si Professor ang nagturo sa akin kay Raven?
Tama.
Ngayong naisip ko yun ay doon nga ako unang nakakita ng isang esylium o ng isang stone of death. At natatandaan ko na umilaw yun nang dahil sa presence ko sa bahay nila. Yun siguro ang naging dahilan kaya natunton ako nina Raven.
Pero yun din ba ang dahilan...
"If you want to stay alive, you have to stuck your human nose out of vampires"
...kaya ayaw akong palapitin ni Light sa kahit anong bagay na tungkol sa mga bampira?
"Light has been killing all those Aarvaks one by one" Lucian continued. "Ang rumor noon na namamatay ang kung sino mang umuungkat ng tungkol sa mga bampira ay hindi totoo. Those people who has gone missing was killed by Light because they are all Raven's men. He did that to protect you"
"P-pero..." I whispered. "P-pero paano sila naging...naging magkakampi ni Light?"
Yes. I know very well of how Light hated Raven so much.
I know that Light doesn't trust anyone of them pero paano ba sila naging magkasama ni Raven at ng mga Arcadian Knights na kino-konrol ni Raven?
Napalingon muna sya sa mga pulang rosas na kaharap namin bago sya nagsalita.
"When Raven found you, we know that we can't defeat them when it terms of power and numbers. And there is also one big problem that we have encountered..." he said then looked at me. "...slowly, the seal that Alex put into Light is disappearing. And it will only take time until Alexander Tybalt will control his body again"
I was stunned.
So the seal...is slowly disappearing...from Light?
Yun ba ang dahilan...kaya parang minsan ay hindi nya ako makilala?
"And so Light has to make the hardest decision that he have to do" he continued. "Light decided to take you back into the vampires world before he loses himself again in the human world. And knowing that he and Alexander is sharing the same memories, ay malaki ang posibilidad na malalaman ni Alex kung saan ka namin itinatago and eventually, maybe he'll plan to kill you. Kaya bago pa man mangyari yun ay pumayag si Light na ibigay ka kay Raven. He did that so when that time comes that Alex will get to control Light's body, Raven can stop his brother from killing you. And we all know of how precious you are to Raven so he will do everything to protect you. Light surrendered you but Raven is not allowed to hurt you or do anything that will harm you...because if he does, Light threatened him to kill himself with Alexander with him"
Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga nalaman ko.
So Light surrendered me to Raven...because he's afraid that maybe Alexander will get to control his body and hurt me?
"We could have fight Raven with Exodus but the Arcadian knights that Raven took with him and he's been controlling are the best Knights that we have and we don't have a chance with them. We are outnumbered and I sealed my vampire form in the human world so that he can't trace me."
He took a deep breath and then looked at the field of red roses again.
"Nagpanggap lang si Light na kumakampi na sya uli kina Raven sa paghahanap ng lahat ng stones of death para buhayin si Alex. But he has another plan...he plans to get all your memories and then bring you back into Cytherea." he said then his red eyes turned to me. "And I've been with him in that plan"
My eyes widened from he said. Saka ako hindi makapaniwalang napatitig sa kanya.
Kung ganun...
All this time...ay magkakampi lang sila?
Ang lahat ng nangyari...mula sa mundo ng mga tao...hanggang dito...ay planado na nilang dalawa ni Light?
Agad akong napalingon sa kanya at nanlalaki ang mga matang nagsalita.
"Kung ganun...noong pinatay ka ni Light..."
He smiled at me.
"We didn't saw that you'll actually go to Prof. Santiago's house. Hindi rin namin natantya na kukunin ka na kaagad nina Raven noong mga panahong iyon. Raven sent his own men on Prof. Santiago's house para magkunwaring mga tauhan ko na ipinadala ko para pagmukhain akong ako ang masama..."
Tama.
Now that he mentioned it ay naalala ko na may limang bampirang gustong pumatay sa akin sa bahay nina Professor noon. Naalala ko pa ang sinabi ng babaing nangunguna sa kanila noon bago sila pinatay ng Arcadian Knights...
"I have to report it to Master Lucian!"
So...pinaniwala lang ako ni Raven noong mga oras na iyon na si Lucian nga ang masama...by controlling his own men in killing me?
"P-pero...pero akala ko ba naging magkasama na kayo ni Raven?" ang takang tanong ko. "Pero bakit hindi ka nya nakilala?"
He smiled at me.
"I sealed my vampire scent so that he can't trace me...as well as..." he said. "In our secret organization, only our bloodmates are allowed to see us and so he has never seen my face"
I blink.
"Kung ganun..." ang hindi ko makapaniwalang sambit. "...ako lang ang may karapatang makakita ng mukha mo?"
He smiled and nod.
"Yes" he said. "To maintain the secrecy of our organization, we have to hide our faces. At iyon din ang nagligtas sa akin noong mga oras na nakaharap ko si Raven sa mundo ng mga tao. He never saw my face but I've seen him when he betrayed us"
Tama.
Noong nakaharap namin noon sina Raven...ay...
Agad akong napatitig sa kanya.
"So Light killed you..." ang sambit ko at hindi ko na maituloy yun sa sobrang pagkabigla.
Pero ngumiti lang sya sa akin at nagsalita.
"Yes. He stabbed me and I pretended to be dead so that Raven can't recognize me"
to be continued...