ZEN'S POINT OF VIEW

I was on the beach watching Wilrain's departing ship, because I ordered him to stop Naia from speeding back home to Sheodica. Yes, he is one of my allies, actually I don't know if I could tag our relationship as an ally to each other, as I am just blackmailing him to gain benefits from him. He is the one who gave me the Kraken's Solitaire which made the baal relics even stronger for this pandemic to happen

Why did I start the pandemic? Well, this is actually the the last part of my revenge plan--to make people in this capital suffer so much, but at least I am giving them their deah to do not feel the pain that caused by the virus. For me, they deserve more than that, as I suffered more than the experience they are experiencing right now.

Nabigla na man ako ng biglang may yumakap sa likuran ko sabay halik sa batok ko at bumulong, "Hon, our allies aare all set. Let's attack the kingdom now."

"Let's go." Sabi ko rito. Kay bumitaw na ito sa pagkakayakap at saka na kami naglakad papuntang kweba, kung saan naghihintay ang mga kasamahan ko.

Nang makarating na kami sa loob ng kweba ay sumalubong sa akin ang mga nasa isang daang pamilyar na mukha na maralas nakapaskil sa mga pader ng Sheodica Capital na may nakalagay na pabuya at laging may nakalagay na 'Dead or Alive.

'"Are you sure you want to participate in this battle against the damn king?" Tanong ko sa mga ito. Hindi na naman natanggal ang pagiging seryoso sa kanilang mukha.

"Yes, I have enough. I served the Royal Family; I am the most assassin to them; I became dog, yet they betrayed me and tagged me as the most wanted fugitive. Fuck them all!" Sabi ni Ren, the Seodica's Finest Assassin.

"Yes, I agree with you, Ren. Yu know I was the prodigy salve, yet that king eliminated me because royal salves were threathened with me." Malamig na sabi ni Pou, the late Salve's Prodigy.

"Shei! If you were the best among all of your kind, that king will eliminate you as he felt threatened as he has a secret that only his parents and me--the one who help his mother to gave birth--the people knew his secret." Nakuha na man ng isang matandang babae ang pansin ko kaya seryoso ko itong tinignan sa mata.

"Who are you, and what are you talking abou?" Tanong ko rito.

"My name is Para, the wanted midwife of the royal family, as the king accused me that I am giving poison to the queen that's why the queen had miscarriage. I know you were all familiar with the one piece of history of Sheodica called, 'Arcane Babies Abduction' right?" Tanong nito na tinanguan na man naming lahat.

"Isn't it, that's the night where all the newly born here at the capital went missing?" Tanong ni Mor na tinanguan na man ng matanda.

"And also, that's the night where the kingwas born--wait!" Sabi na man ni Pou, "Did the former king and queen had a deal with that night of Arcane Babies Abduction?" Tanong pa nito.

"Yes, they adbucted all the newly born babies here, and killed them all. After that, the blood of te deceased babies used them in summoning a demon called, 'The Kraken' and that's the reason why our flag has the kraken symbol in it, and also the grave reason why the normal baby to have a Magique." Malamig na sabi nito na nagpagulat sa akin.

"What do you mean? The king was born without Magique?" Tanong ko na tinanguan naman nito.

"Yes, and as you know, royalty without any Magique will automatically dethrone." Sagot nito.

Hinawak-hwakan ko na man ang dalawang pendant ng kwintas ko, isa ang Amethyst crystal at ang Kraken's solitaire at bumulong, "So, you are connected to the missing Kraken, uh?"

"Should we go now, hon? It's alreay midnight," sabi ni Mor. Tinanguan ko na man ito at nagpati-unang naglaglakad pa labas ng kweba.

"Let's go and make that king pay for everything he'd done to us!" Sigaw ko. Doon ay tumakbo na kami ng sabay-sabay.

Ilang minuto ang lumipas at narito na kami sa sa tapat ng palace. Nakakapagtaka namang wala ni isang guard ang nagbabantay sa labas.

"Weird," sabi ko sabay tingin sa mga kasama ko, "Be cautious, this is a little bit strange."

"Let's go," sabi ni Mor at mabilisang na kaming tumakbo ng sabay-sabay papunta sa entrance ng palasyo. Kita na man naming bukas ang tarangkahan.

"Mor, this is so weird." Malamig ma sabi ko.

"But we need to enter, Zen." Sabi ni Pou. Kaya naman nagpatuloy parin kami sa pagpasok hanggang sa marating namin ang Throne Room.

"Fuck! What is happening here?!" Galit na sigaw ko nang wala ni isang guard ang nasa loob.

"Welcome my guest!" Sigaw na man ng isang Sheo na lumalabas ngayon sa likod ng trono habang pumapalakpak pa. Nang tuluyan na itong makalabas ay umupo ito sa trono at doon ko nakita ng malinaw ang itsura ni Edmund.

"Fuck you!" Galit na sigaw ko at susugurin na sana siya nang biglang lumitaw ang kulay gold na magic circle sa ilalim at s aitaas naming lahat na pumigil sa aming gumalaw.

"Zeneviava, the other half of the soul of Naia, right?" Tanong ng hari sa akin sabay tawa ng matindi, "I don't know if your other half is atill alive right now, because of the infected jar of wine that I gifted to them." Sabi nito. Napangisi ako sa isip-isip ko dahil alam ko ang plinano niyang iyon kaya pinadala ko si Zalzuet lara sana kunin ang katawan ni Naia at mabigyan ko ng antidote.

"Maybe or maybe not?" Sarkastikong sabi ko rito na nagpatawa na man sa kanya ng malala.

"Anyway, you still a very good decoy, Mortimer," sabi ng hari na ikinagulat ko. Kaya buong lakas ay humarap ako kay Mor na nakatulala ngayon.

"Fuck! Y-You brainwashed and controlling him!" Galit na sigaw ko sa hari.

"But he's not the only one I can control, Zeneviava. I can control the other prisoners! Come and kneel before your master, you lowly life offender!" Sigaw nito. Sunod no'n ay ang paglapit sa kanya ng mga prisoner na pinagtrabahuan ko ng matagal na panahon para makalaya lang sila. Sunod-sunod na lumuhod sa harapan niya ang mga ito at saka ito tumawa ng malakas at parang nang-uuyam na tumingin sa akin.

"How does it feel to bring back my prisoner again, Zeneviava? And how does it feel that your plan for a long time just went to waste?" Mapang-uyam na tanong nito na nagpanginig sa laman ko sa galit at nagpatulo ng luha ko.

"Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! You should fight fair!" Galit na galit na sigaw ko na tinawanan niya na man.

"Why should I? I know where to fight fair and where not to. Be wise, as in this world, no one will fight in a fairly manner. No one, mind that..." Bulong niya sa akin, "I heard your othe half, successfully went to the Land of Creeks, and caused many troubles to my regional chief. I wonder what shpoould I do to punish him when he comeback here?" 

Sasagot sana ako ngnit may tunamang kung ano sa batok, dahilan para bumagsak ako at bumigat ang mata ko.

"Sorry if I'm late, King Edmund," sabi na man ng pamilyar na boses na babae sa likuran ko. Kaya pinilit ko siyang tignan at nakita ang may dala itong arnis. Nang mapansin niyang nakatingin ako s akanya ay pumukil ito sa akin ng masama sabay ngisi at hataw ulit sa batok ko na nagpapikit na talaga samata ko.

"L-Louis..." Huling bulong ko sa pangalan niya bago tuluyang mawalan ako ng kamalayan...

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