Sinclair offered Luel a ride on the horse, but Luel declined. She shouldn't take advantage of it. Sa ngayon, isa lang din siyang estudyante ng Aerilon, at kailangan pantay-pantay sila.

Sinclair understood, so hindi na siya nagpumilit pa. Si Jiro at Yuri ngayon ang nangunguna dahil sila ang may alam kung nasaan ang dragon.

"The dragon has been purposely awakened. Tama ba na dalhin natin ang mga bata?" Tanong ni Jiro.

"We already talked about it in the meeting, Jiro. We are here to guide them. In case," wika ni Sinclair. She turned to Zacharias who was looking up at her. She smiled, at nakita naman ito ni Luel.

It's just weird for Luel to see Sinclair get nice to other kids. So weird. Baka mamaya mas ituring niya pang anak si Zach sa'ken. She brushed off that thought afterwards.

Avarice was careful on her movements. She was reserving her energy for the dragon. It's hard to slay a dragon, actually.

Zeonn made the floor like an ice-skating field. Pinagalitan naman siya ni Alcaeus, "Save your energy for later, Zeonn."

Zeonn pouted as he melted his own ice. Medyo matagal na kasi silang naglalakad kaya't napapagod na rin sila.

"Malayo pa ba?" Tanong ni Elara. Napatawa nang bahgya si Arenspade, "Why, Elara? Are you tired?"

Hindi naman siya pinansin ni Elara, at hinintay ang sagot ni Sir Jiro. Umiling siya at sinabing, "Malapit na."

The dragon slayers could feel the energy. Indeed, malapit na nga sila. They are being overwhelmed by the dragon.

"Ano ba ang kailangan naming gawin? Patayin ang dragon?" Tanong ni Zeonn.

Sinclair scoffed, "Tame it. We will use it against the master. Whoever he or she is."

"If you can't tame it, tsaka niyo lang patayin."

"I can also feel the spirits of other sphinxs," sabi ni Alcaeus. Out of all of them, siya ang mayroong pinakamalakas ang pakiramdam at koneksyon pagdating sa sphinx.

"Kung gayon, ang team ni Zach ang bahala sa mga galang sphinxs. Team naman ni Alcaeus ang bahala sa dragon," wika ni Jiro. Tumango silang lahat.

Sinubukan naman ni Luel makarinig mula sa malayo, and she heard the sighs of a dragon and sounds of chains. Is the dragon chained? Kung gayon, mas madadalian silang talunin 'yon.

Luel looked up, and she saw a constellation from afar. Draco, the dragon. She noticed it, alam niya ang constellation na 'yon dahil sa kwento ng kaniyang ina.

She remembered Sinclair's words when she was still young, "You see. The constellations and the stars reflect what happens to the world. I first met, I mean summon rather my Phoenix Sphinx under the Phoenix constellation. Another story is when there was this one night that I saw a constellation of draco, the dragon and then a dragon has awakened."

"Really?" Tanong ng batang Luel. Sinclair nodded, "The dragon was burning with blue and golden fire. The scales of the dragon are of lavas- red and fiery."

"Did you slay the dragon, Sinclair?" Tanong ni Luel. Paminsan lamang niyang tinatawag na nanay o mama si Sinclair. Nasanay na sila na ganoon.

Sinclair shook her head, "No. Someone sealed the dragon again. He was my bestfriend, and he was at least, the best dragon slayer for me."

"Can I meet him?" Tanong ni batang Luel na kuryos sa bestfriend ng kaniyang ina. Sinclair smiled sadly, "I hope so. I hope someday, you will meet him, Luel."

Luel, now, glanced at her mother. Tinitingnan niya rin ang constellation kagaya niya. Posible kayang ang dragon na kinwento noon ni Sinclair n'ong bata, ay ang dragon ngayon?

Naalintana sila nang biglang yumanig ang lupa. Ngayon naman ay narinig nila ang malakas na roar ng dragon.

"Luel, sakay!" Utos ni Sinclair sa kaniya. Sumakay siya at napatingin siya sa iba na sakay sakay na rin sa kanilang mga sariling sphinx. Except from Oreon dahil cyclops ang sa kaniya. Not the scary looking cyclops, but the cute one.

Zeonn called his ice dragon, and Avarice, her serpentine-dragon. Nakasakay naman si Alcaeus sa leon niya. Zian, on his simoorg. Zia, on her Fenrir. Arenspade, on her gumiho. Elara, flying with her sylph. Zach, on his cereberus. Si Yuri naman ay mabilis lang na tumakbo.

A/N: For details about the Sphinxs, please visit Aerilon Facts/ Characters.

Naisip ni Luel na tawagin ang kaniyang Sphinx na anghel, pero hindi niya alam kung bakit nahihirapan siyang tawagin iyon.

"I have a hard time calling my sphinx, Sinclair," wika ni Luel at nag-alala. Bahagya siyang nilingon ni Sinclair, "It's not the time to worry about that, Luel. We have a mission to accomplish."

Tumango naman si Luel, at nagbaba ng tingin. Mabilis namang pinatakbo ni Sinclair ang kabayo. They caught sight of the dragon, Sinclair stopped a bit and Luel's mouth gaped open.

"Bumaba ka na, Luel. Jiro and I will stay here, and will only interfere when needed," wika ni Sinclair. Tumango naman si Luel at muling tiningnan ang dragon.

It was the dragon that Sinclair told me once, she was sure of that now that she saw blue an golden flames around. And the scales, just like what Sinclar has said, the scales were like lavas.

She fastly moved to Zach's side when she saw him fighting sphinxs. Tinitingnan niya ang mga papalapit na sphinx, at awtomatiko naman itong napapahiga, and in a few seconds, dead.

Muli siyang sumulyap sa dragon, na pilit tinatalo ng tatlong dragon slayers. The two dragons of Team Narain fought with it too. The chains of the dragon were broken dahil sa sobrang lakas n'on.

Luel heard the council member's conversation. "Confirmed. This dragon does not belong to the realm," Jiro said.

Tumango si Sinclair, "Alam na ni Lady Anika noon palang na may iba pang realm bukod sa Aerilon."

"But why is the dragon here? Napadpad ba siya rito-"

"No. Someone unsealed him, and summoned him here. Bukod siguro sa atin ay mayroong pang nakakaalam na mayroong iba pang realm," wika ni Sinclair.

"But why summon the dragon? Anong purpose niya?" Tanong ni Jiro.

Nag-isip naman si Sinclair habang tinitingnan ang dragon, "He or she must have accidentally summoned the dragon along with someone else."

"Anong ibig mong sabihin?" Tanong ni Jiro.

"Whoever he or she is, he must have summoned and called a dragon slayer from another realm. But then, a dragon who is under the control of that dragon slayer was also summoned here in this world. Kung sinasadya ng taong 'yon na itong dragon ang i-summon, tinago sana siya sa hindi natin makikita o mapapansin."

"You mean?"

"Someone from another realm is here, Jiro. Not just a dragon, but a person," wika ni Sinclair.

Her golden eyes looked down near the dragon's foot. Napatingin din naman si Luel doon, at nagulat nang may makitang tao. The man's hair was red, and his eyes were red too. Sumasabay siya sa galaw ng dragon na tila ba siya ang kumokontrol.

She accidentally read Sinclair's thought again, "Rain Even Delvar."

Nanlaki ang mata ni Luel. Narinig niya ang daing ng Team Narain.

"The dragon is too powerful!" Sigaw ni Alcaeus habang malakas na sinusuntok ang dragon gamit ang bare fists niya.

Bumaba si Sinclair mula sa kabayo nang mapagtantong nahihirapan ang mga estudyante. Of course, they do not know the dragon. It was a dragon that cannot be slayed or tamed. It can only be sealed.

"Gagawin ko ang itinuro sa'kin ni Lady Anika," wika ni Sinclair, at napatingin sa kaniya ang lahat pero hindi parin sila tumigil sa pakikipaglaban.

Sinclair raised her hands, and a golden energy or light was shown. Bumuo iyon ng bilog na may simbolo ng isang dragon.

"This is called a dragon seal. It seals the soul of the dragon inside my own soul, so that I could be in control of it," sabi ni Sinclair.

Luel looked at the others, at mukhang hindi napapansin ang taong sumasabay sa galaw ng dragon. Sila lang ba ni Sinclair ang nakakakita sa dragon na iyon?

Sinclair chanted some spells, and umangat ang kaniyang mga paa sa lupa. Luel has admired her mother for being powerful, but she did not knew that she could be as powerful as this.

"Rain Evan Delvar, previous owner of the Draco, the Dragon. Give me the authority to seal this dragon once again," Luel got shocked when she understood her chants. Mukhang hindi naman iyon naintindihan ng iba.

Ano ba talaga ang mayroon sa kanila?

She looked at the man, and now, his hair turned white. He looked at Sinclair, and smiled. Hindi kaya siya ang best friend na tinutukoy ni Sinclair sa'kin noon?

Sinclair's eyes reflected the flames of the dragon, and finally, the roaring has stopped. Draco, the dragon has calmed down.

Luel looked at the man, who seemed to be vanishing or turning into gold mists. Bumalik ang tingin niya kay Sinclair, na para bang nakikipag-usap sa lalaki gamit ang mata. Nakatayo na ulit si Sinclair sa lupa, at ang kaninang simbolo ay naroon na sa kamay niya.

"The dragon has been sealed," kalmadong wika ni Sinclair. The man, Rain Evan Delvar, was gone now too. And slowly, the dragon was turning into a mist that entered the seal on Sinclair's hand.

Luel confusingly looked at her mother. Lumapit kaagad siya rito, at hinila sa medyo malayo.

"We are from another world?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Luel.

Sinclair only smiled. "I assume you saw the spirit of Rain Evan Delvar. He was the one that I told you before, my best friend. I'm glad you met him."

"But, he is from another world! Does it mean... we are too?" Pabulong na sigaw niya.

Umiling naman si Sinclair, "I am from another world. Not you, Luel. Not you."

Aerilon Academy
By lostmortals
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