Ire's POV
Naglalakad ako papuntang pad ng biglang nagvibrate ang phone ko, mukhang may tumatawag. Galing ako sa admin building, to inform my f*cking brother what is happening and as usual he's having a blind eye about it, again. I have to stop this or my plan will be a mess. Hinugot ko ang aking telepono at nakitang si Tam ang tumatawag. Sinagot ko ito agad.
"What did you found out?" agad kong tanong sakanya.
"Woah T, relax. Sandali lang, masyado kang excited, napaghahalataan ka. Is she that important?" biro niya.
"Cut the crap Tam, just say it" irita kong sabi sakanya. Wala akong panahong makipag biruan ngayon lalo na't lumalala na ang lahat.
"Chill T, I've sent you an email already. What you need to know about her is there, everything. I think she's not dangerous, she's quite ordinary except for one thing" sagot niya saka siya huminto sa pagsasalita na animo'y nag iisip ng malalim.
"Her face" we said in unison. Yes, kilala din niya si Fiery pero hindi gaya ng pagkakakilala ko sakanya.
"I know. She looks exactly like her and that what bother's me" sagot ko naman sakanya.
"I don't know T but there's something wrong. Pagkatapos na pagkatapos kong makita ang mga impormasyong yan, I tried to search other databases but all the informations are gone, and then I checked again dun sa data base na kinuhanan ko ng impormasyon but everythings gone, it's like they've erased everything, even her name" naguguluhang sabi niya.
"Maybe they are covering something. What did you find out anyway?" kating kati na tanong ko.
"Why didn't you tell me about this? Why didn't you tell me that she's alive?" napakunot noo ako sa tanong niya. Anong ibig niyang sabihin?
"W-what do you mean?" nauutal kong tanong.
"Just open the email I've sent you. Doon mo malalaman lahat" sabi niya tyaka niya ako binabaan. I dashed through my pad to get my laptop and open my email. I click the mail he sent me at halos mahulog ako sa kinauupuan ko ng mabasa ko ang mga impormasyong tungkol sakanya.
Name: Aeon Hitter Black is formerly known as Fiery Pummel Black
Age:152
Birthday: June 23, 1915
Blood type: O
Address: Block 8, Blue Street, Orpheus Village
Parents: Died when she was 7 years old
Siblings: None
About her: Changed her name and everything after the incident 3 years ago.
Hindi ko na pinagpatuloy na basahin ang ibang impormasyon tungkol sakanya. Hindi ko alam kung kaya pa bang pumasok ng mga yan sa utak ko, hindi ko na alam kung anong mararamdaman ko. Hindi maaari, hindi pwedeng mangyari yun, patay na siya pero kung hindi nga siya patay sino yung bangkay na nakita namin at kaninong bangkay yung nilibing namin?
Dali dali kong kinuha ang cellphone ko at muling tinawagan si Tam. After 5 rings he answered.
"What the hell Tam, what kind of information was that?" bungad kong tanong.
"You asked me to investigate her, I just did" sagot naman niya.
"That's bullshit, she's dead Tam. She died right infront of me. You said that right after you have that information everything's gone. Maybe that's what they want. They want us to believe that she is alive, siguro may nagplano ng lahat ng ito, at siya yun, si Aeon. To get revenged" galit kong saad.
"That's impossible, you know what will happen to those who gave a wrong information and I've pull many strings just to get that information" sagot niya. I actually know that. Death will be the punishment for those who falsifies information.
"I don't know what to believe anymore" nanghihinang sabi ko.
"It's her T. It's really her because if not someone is using her face to avenge her but who would do that, right? No one, because she had no one, only us, but we couldn't even save her" he said then the line went dead.
Aeon's POV
After my conversation with T, I can't help but wonder at what he said earlier. I do not know what he meant by that and it bothers me.
"There's a big difference between what you know and what is real" bigla ko nanamang naalala. Argh, that guy, he's driving me nuts.
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Bumangon ako sa aking higaan at lumabas ng pad at naglakad lakad. Malalim na ang gabi ngunit hindi ako makatulog dahil sa mga katagang iniwan ni T. Ano bang alam ko at ano bang katotohanan? Lahat ba ng alam ko ay hindi totoo? Ang lahat ba ng ito ay puro kasinungalingan lamang? Pero paano? Bakit? Ano ang totoo? Pero hindi eh, dahil nandun ako, nakita ko lahat, ang pangyayaring yun. Ang pangyayaring naging mitya ng pagbabago at paghihiganti. Hinding hindi ko makakalimutan ang gabing yun, bawat detalye, bawat pangyayari pero ngayon, inuusig na ako ng mga kataga ni T. Anong hindi ko alam? May hin---
"Ang lalim ng iniisip natin ah?" nagulat nalang ako ng biglang may nagsalita sa likod ko. Lumingon ako at nakita ko siyang may konting ngiti sa kanyang mga labi.
"Sorry, did I scare you?" tanong naman niya saka siya lumapit sakin.
"Obvious ba?" inis kong tanong sakanya. Kung may sakit lang ako sa puso, malamang kanina pa ako inatake.
"Sungit" he whispers.
"Sige bumulong ka pa, hindi ko kasi narinig eh" I said sarcastically. Bubulong na nga lang yung narinig ko pa. Babalik na sana ako sa pad para matulog ng bigla siyang nagsalita.
"Are you really her? Ikaw ba talaga yan Fiery? My Fiery?" I clenched my fist not because of pain but because of hatred. I want to punch him in the face. I want to punch him until his last breath. Tinalikuran ko siya bago ako nagsalita.
"It is I. I who lost everything and I who will get back everything" sabi ko tsaka ko siya tuluyang iniwan. Hindi lang si T ang may kakayahang mag iwan ng mga katagang babaliw sa lahat at hindi lang din ikaw ang may kakayahang paikutin ang lahat ng tao sa kamay mo. It's now my turn, and you will definitely regret it, everything.
Ire's POV
"It is I. I, who lost everything and I, who will get back everything" yan ang mga katagang iniwan niya sakin bago siya umalis. Napakunot ako ng noo. What does that means? Siya na nawala ang lahat sakanya at siya na kukunin ang lahat. Anong nawala sakanya? At anong kukunin niya? Kailangan kong malaman ang lahat, kailangan kong malaman kung ano ang nawala sakanya, as soon as possible bago pa mahuli ang lahat. Hindi pwedeng mabulilyaso ang plano ko. Gagawin ko ang lahat para mapagtagumpayan ko ang aking plano, at sana lang wag niyang hahadlangan dahil mapipilitan akong saktan siya. Sinimulan nila ito, ako ang tatapos kahit pa masakit para sakin. Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa ng aking sweatpants saka tinawagan si Tam. Mga ilang ring lang ay sinagot na niya ito.
"What the hell T, why are you calling me at this hour?" bungad niya sakin. Halata mo ang inis sa boses niya. Tinignan ko ang oras sa aking relo. 11:35 pm. Mukhang nagising ko siya.
"Where are you?" tanong ko sakanya.
"What? Are you f*cking kidding me? You called me this late just to ask where am I?" sagot naman niya.
"Cut the crap Tam, just send me your address and call everyone. Tell them to come at your place, now" I ordered him.
"Bossy as ever, aren't we?" he jokes then ended the line. Wala akong pakialam kung anong oras na at kung sino man ang mabulabog ko. We need to do something before the fire begins to spread rapidly.