Ikatlong Persona

Masayang nagkwe-kwentuhan ang mag-kakaibigan sa loob ng training room. Iba-iba ang ginagawa ng mga ito't ilan sa kanila'y nag-aasaran at naglolokohan lang. 

"Hoy Onyx! Saan ka na naman pupunta? Mamba-babae ka na naman?" Nakaismid na wika ni Kylla habang pinapanood maglakad paalis ang binata.

"Ano bang- Bakit nagseselos ka ba, babe?" pangaasar pa nito. Namula naman ang dalaga at binatukan ang binata. Ang kapal naman talaga ng mukha nito at masyadong assumero.

"Selosin mo pagmumukha mo Onyx Impakto!" Kasabay nito ay ang pagmuwestra ng dalaga ng kaniyang mga kamay na naging dahilan upang maglabas ito ng nagtutulisang yelo na siyang patungo sa direksyon ni Onyx. 

"Oy Kylla! Wag mo sabihing mag-aaway na naman kayo ni Onyx dito? Gusto nyo bang masira ulit ang training room?" sikmat ni Kendrick dito.

"E sumusobra na tong abnong to eh! Tawagin daw ba akong babe? Eh hindi naman ako pato o baboy?!" Kulang na lang siguro ay umusok sa galit ang ilong ni Kylla dahil sa talim ng titig na binibigay niya rito. 

"Eh kung halikan mo na kaya 'yan Onyx ng tumigil!" tatawa-tawang komento ni Shandice rito. 

Agad namang napalaki ang maliliit na mata ng dalaga at umiwas ng tingin kay Onyx. Namula pa ng sobra. 

"Edi tumigil ka rin!" Ngumiti pa ng nakakaloko si Shandice bago tumayo nang nakangisi.

Napatigil naman sa pag-aasaran ang mga ito nang makitang papapasok si Xai at Fire sa loob ng Training Room. They're talking to each other like they owned the world. Makikita ang kakaibang kislap sa mga mata ng mga ito habang nag-uusap.  

"Oh? Bakit kayo tumigil? Ang ingay nyo kanina ah?" pagpupuna naman ni Xai.

"Wala lang," sagot ni Shandice. "Pssst! Kendrick! Nakita mo ba si Jas at Josh?" dugtong pa nito.

Napatigil naman sa paglalaro ng earth ball si Kendrick at lumingon kay Shandice. The look on his face already tells the answer but he voiced it out anyway.

"Speaking of them, I haven't seen them," he replied as he cross his arms and shrugged his shoulders.

Deafening silence covered the four corners of the room. Natahimik ang mga ito nang magtanong si Shandice sa dalawang kambal na bampira pero siya rin mismo ang bumasag ng katahimikan na 'yon. 

"Get your ass working and let's train!" Masiglang sambit ni Shandice habang pumapalakpak pa. I guess sya ang tagaliwanag ng mood namin. 

The principal said they need to train. They've been training  themselves since they're young and honestly it's tiring and nakakawala na rin ng gana minsan. They already fought against each other and they know who among them are the strongest. Alam na nila kung sino ang mananalo sa bawat laban ng isa't-isa. 

All of them are Legendaries and they mastered their elements already so what's the point?

Nabalik sa realidad ang mga ito nang pumagitna si Shandice at si Vincent. Basically the Sub Lightning Elemental User and the Legendary Wind Elemental User. Xai created a huge magnetic field. Ito ang nagsisilbing barrier upang maprotektahan sila sa ano mang pinsalang magiging dulot ng mga ito. 

Shandice started motioning her hands chanting her air blades attacking Vincent.  There was no hesitation in her moves and Vincent countered her with a lighting bolt destroying her air blades. Matagal na nagkatitigan silang dalawa. Parehong nakangisi ang mga ito na para bang tuwang-tuwa sa kung ano man ang mangyayari.

"Whirlwind!" Minuwestra ng dalaga ang kaniyang magkabilang kamay at may lumabas roong enerhiya na siyang naging isang dambuhalang ipo-ipo na papalapit sa direksyon ni Vincent. 

"Lightning Loop!" A visible lighting like whip was released from his hands. Pumulupot ito sa ipo-ipong gawa ni Shandice kaya naman mabilis itong pinalagan ng dalaga. 

She created her own air loop. Naging dahilan ito upang magpuluputan at magkasangga ang loops nilang dalawa. Nagkatinginan na naman ang mga ito sa pangalawang pagkakataon. Both of them raised their left hand and released their swords igniting different elements of their own.

Ang bawat kilos ng mga ito ay mabilis at maliksi subalit hindi maitatanggi na nahihirapan si Vincent rito sapagkat mas doble sa kaniya ang kahusayan ng dalaga. Every move she make was so perfect and calculated that every blow of her attacks causes him to fall back. In the end, he missed one of her attacks and her sword swung over his neck so he lost.

Now it's Sena and Kendrick's turn to practice. Naniningkit matang lumapit ang dalaga rito. She's still not over about what happened with her food. She'll make him pay for it. 

"Ano kailangan mo?" Taas kilay na tanong sa kaniya ng binata matapos itong lumapit sa kaniya. Tiningnan niya pa ito na para bang may sampu itong ulo. 

"Let's do the duel, shunga!" sikmat nito. Kendrick couldn't believe someone just called him shunga. Tinuro niya pa ang sarili niya upang masiguro kung siya nga ba talaga ang tinutukoy nito. 

"Sinong Shunga?" Nakakunot noo nitong sagot.

"Sino sa tingin mo?" Sena asked rolling her eyes in irritation. A simple yes or no could answer her question pero pinapahaba pa ng lalaking 'to ang usapan. 

"Ikaw." She was about to release a water whip when Kendrick moved ahead of her. Ikukumpas niya pa lang sana ang mga kamay niya nang puluputan na siya ng mga baging sa kaniyang katawan.

She will make him pay for the beefsteak yesterday. She's so damn hungry but because of him hindi na niya ito nakain at nawalan na lang siya ng gana. Lintik lang ang walang ganti!

"Water Ball!" 

"Earth Blast!" 

Isang dambuhalang bato ang sumalubong sa dalaga na siyang binalot ng water ball na ginawa ni Sena. She stared at him, glaring him remembering what he did. Kinumpas ng dalaga ang  

"Oy Kendrick! Pagababayaran mo ang Beefsteak ko kahapon! Grr!"  inis na sabi ni Sena  na siyang kinatawa na lamang ni Kendrick. She shook her head and tried to focus.

"Earth Shock!" Sa paglapag ng paa ni Kendrick sa lupa ay nagkandabitak-bitak ito. 

"Tsunami Wave!" Mula sa bitak na tubig lumitaw ang tubig at humampas kay Kendrick. He motioned his hands and created a rock barrier as a shield. 

"Water whip!" Inis na sigaw ng dalaga. She had enough. All of her attacks are countered. She wants to get even after that beefsteak incident.

"OY SENA! SINESERYOSO MO ATA YAN TRAINING NYO BAKA KAYO NA MAGKATULUYAN NYAN!" Sa naging sigaw ni Kylla ay bigla na lang napakunot ang noo ko. Kendrick on the other hand just smirk as he saw how flustered her face was.

Hinataw ng dalaga pabalik ang water whip nito. She stopped for a moment when he pouted. 

"Shit! Oy Sena! Awe! Bithawan mo awng pishnge kwa! M-mashakit!" Parang batang bulol na maktol nito.

"Wah!Ang cute mo naman Kendrick! Mwehehehe."At pinisil pisil pa nito ulit ang pisnge ng binata.

"Huh! Akala mo ha!" Bumawi naman ito't kiniliti sa bewang ang dalaga.

Halos mamatay kakatwa si Sena matapos itong kilitiin ni Kendrick. Ni hindi ito magkanda umayaaw na parang isda na naligaw sa lupa. 

"Ayan! Nakaganti din!" He said as he smirk.

Later after that, Xai and Fire entered the barrier. This time, all of them started to take interest with the duel. They positioned themselves and was about to launch their attacks when they heard a loud explosion in the arena. Malakas ito sapagkat nagdulot pa ito ng pagyanig ng kalupaan. 

"What the hell was that?" Gulat na napabangon si Onyx. He was sleeping when he was disturbed by an anomality.

"Shoot! Baka mga Dark Wizards yun!" Kendrick explaimed. They need to be alerted if it's indeed the Dark Wizards. Mahirap na baka mawala pa ang mga gems ng ibang mga estudyante. It's their responsibility to protect them as an Elementalist.

"Shit, If I found out those two vampires betrayed us I will surely kill them!" Tagis bagang na wika ni Xai. 

Fe freed his fire like wings and immediately flew his way to the Arena. Sinundan naman ito ng mga kasamahan upang malaman kung ano ang nagyayari roon. 

Napakunot ang noo ng mga ito. Habang nasa himpapawid sila't nakadungaw sa baba'y napansin nilang hindi gumagalaw ang mga ito. They were glued on the ground unmoving. Nagsimulang makaramdam ng kaba ang mga ito. 

When they arrived the arena was covered with thick smokes. Mas lalong dumoble ang kabang nararamdaman ng mga ito. Whatever they are facing, he or she must be powerful for them to feel nervous like this. 

"Look at these smokes!" Onyx blurted out while coughing. 

"May grand entrance pa!" he added.

They felt the aura. It was tricky and mysterious. It felt so familiar but they were not so sure about it. 

"If you're here to take our gems, dream on." Fire stated with confidence in her eyes.

"Whoever you are, don't be a coward and show yourself!" Buong tapang na wika ni Xai.

Hindi pa rin nawawala ang misteryosong usok na hindi nila malaman-laman kung saan nagmula. Then out of a sudden a figure of a woman appeared. They can see is her shadow from the smokes. She had a perfect body shaped like an hour glass and she's wearing a cloak. 

Nagkatinginan naman silang lahat. They can feel how dangerous she is. She seemed like a very formidable person. The aura she's releasing gave them the creeps that send shivers down their spines. 

Iwinaksi nila ang kaba at takot na nararamdaman. They should not feel scared or intimidated by her presence. Why would they? Kompleto sila't may tiwala sila sa lakas at kakayahan ng isa't-isa. Besides, they are with Fire and Xai. The strongest of them 

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

To be continued...