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Mimosa's Tower Hall
Unknown Location

RED BLYTHE AKIYAMA

The sleep dragon was here. Punyetang Kiriko na hindi susuko-suko na bwisitin ang buhay namin. Can she just rot and die already?

I have a strategy para guluhin ang sleep dragon I already tried to do it. . .nang okay pa ang lahat. I usually spar and play with her. Actually her nightmares is a piece of cake to me since I am used to it.

She usually triggers your fears, your insecurities, your emotions and your secrets. Mananalo ka sa kaniya if you just neglect what nightmares she send to you.

"Hey, Let's play hide and seek with her," wika ko kina Thyrian.

They send me a 'wtf' look on their face. They thought my idea is ridiculous, well, let's see about that.

"What the fucking hell is that idea Red? Akala ko seryoso idea mo 'yun pala gusto mo pang maglaro sa psycho na iyon?!" Thyrian shouted.

I gave her a serious look. A serious look the standard 'Red is very serious' look.

"I'm serious Rian you know it's hard for her to cast nightmares kapag hiwalay hiwalay ang mga kalaro niya and hindi siya magaling maghanap ng nawawala and her senses are not too good na pwede mo siyang i-ambush sa kaniyang likuran pero kailangan pa ring mag-ingat," sambit ko and tiningnan lang nila ako.

"Why did you know her too well Red?" biglang tanong ni Thyrian.

I smiled. "Remember the 'little' girl I was playing with in the past? It was her."

They just looked at me with shock.

"And she got lost now it makes sense kinuha siya ni Kiriko," malungkot na anas ni Shinri.

I looked sadly, "Yes..." I stopped in sadness.

"Nevermind, we'll just save her pag natalo na natin si Kiriko. I have an important tip for all of you to be able to beat her nightmares, neglect it, think about the opposite of nightmare—Dream," pagpapaalala ko sa kanila.

They just nod, "Good job for using your brain Red," Thyrian complimented me.

Wait? Compliment ba iyon o insulto?

" Itong babaeng 'to bully masyado!" I pouted and glared at her.

She glared at me even more, "May sinasabi ka ba Red?" she exclaimed menancingly.

I just shook my head and laughed nervously.

"O-Of course yes— I mean no," she glared menancingly at me even more.

"Tama na 'yang lover's quarrel niyo! Kanina pa kayo ah! Ikaw Red wag mong galitin nobya mo ano ba!" sabat ni Shinri.

Wtf! I felt myself blushing, wait why am I even blushing? Damn. Si Thyrian nobya ko? Like hell! Battered ako pag nagkataon. Wait! Why am I even thinking about the possible outcomes? Nababaliw ka na Red. Tama. You're one hella crazy guy!

"Oh ba't tumahimik kayo? Is it real? Is it real? Ayieee. Kayo hah!" kantyaw ni Shinri. Remind me na sasakalin ko tong babaeng ito.

"O-Of course it's not true!" utal- utal na tugon ni Thyrian.

Why am I dissapointed when I hear that? No! What the hell Red. Si Shinri ang laman ng puso mo. Punyemas ka!

"Ehem! Tigilan niyo na po yan. May kalaban pa tayo," saad ni Ryoku na nagpagising sa wisyo namin.

"Ok. Let's continue with the plan. I will go straight ahead, Thyrian, you go to the east side, Shinri in the west side, Ryoku I believe you need to be protected you need to stay hidden." Ryoku didn't protest and just nod. Hinahabol siya ni Kiriko nasa wanted list sya ni Kiriko kaya kailangan siyang protektahan.

We separated and I walked straight ahead. Tahimik ang pasilyo na nilalakaran ko I can only hear my footsteps and my own heart beat.

As I walked I heard a girl laughing insanely. I alerted myself and sniffed in the air.

Milk

As I inhaled the scent even more I felt myself been driven to a different place.

She's here.

The scene transports me in the scene of the past.

I watched the past my nightmare.

In a cell deep inside the hidden dungeon of the Fire Kingdom, scream of pain and horror can be heard sound of metal clashing as blood began dripping in the cold rusty metal clear as the truth.

Muffled scream of pain, crimson blood and tears kept flowing constantly. Frequent whipping can be heard as well as the sound of knife being stabbed in the flesh. Fresh and dried blood mixed with tears is evident in the prisoners body.

"You're useless!" the assailant said as he whipped the poor soul.

"You don't deserve to live!" Another one blurted and stabbed the prisoner continuosly, the poor soul screamed in pure pain and anger.

Smell of blood, tears, and anger. The desperation of death to come forth.

As the terror continue, a soul hides in the darkness. Tears kept flowing as the soul desperate to save another soul but has nothing to do to save it.

As the poor soul is been tortured again the person hidden in the darkness shed tears.

I felt myself cry and scream as that nightmare came. The nightmare that is real.

I felt myself breaking apart again as I blame myself for being weak and useless back then unable to save my sister.

I screamed and screamed as I shed my tears.

Soon after I heard footsteps coming to my direction and a sinister laugh soon followed.

I face the sleep dragon. I know that it was her and she is responsible for this.

"Kasalanan mo kung bakit nahirapan ang kapatid mo, kasalanan mo lahat!" I heard her say.

"The girl suffered because of you, dahil mas mahal ka nila kaysa sa akin! I suffered because of you, brother dear," she muttered in cold blank tone.

I cried and cried. I didn't do anything to save my sister back then she suffered and all I've done is nothing. Marami akong pagkukulang sa kaniya.

"Iniwan niyo akong lahat! Lalo na ikaw! Ikaw! Lagi mo akong iniiwan pinagpapalit mo ako sa iba! I've tried to understand that you have new companions but everytime nagiging close kayo ng mga iyon! You forget about me. Lagi mo akong iniiwan para sa iba. You always neglected me! Akala ko ikaw 'yung kakampi ko, akala ko hindi mo ako iiwan, kagaya ng ginawa nila pero pare-pareho lang pala kayo! Mas mahal ka nila kesa sa akin, Mas swerte ka kesa sa akin, Wala akong halaga lalo na sa'yo! I've tried everything para maipakita lang sa inyo—sa iyo na I don't want to be alone but hindi niyo ako tinutulungan, nilubog niyo pa ako. I was badly beaten because of you lagi kitang tinutulungan Red pero ni katiting ng pagpapahalaga hindi ko man lang maramdaman." Saganang tumutulo ang luha niya,  still rage is in her eyes and voice as it trembles. 

Her words pierce me good. I always say she's my sister that I loved her but hindi ko naipakita. Iniiwan ko sya lagi kahit magpapansin sya na andun sya but hindi ko siya pinapansin I was always with my peers, other than Thyrian and the others. There was I time iniwan ko sya sa pasilyo, sabi ko babalik ako but I didn't. I was with my friends. She waited there for an hour but I didn't show up. That event happened several times.

I always said that she was just jealous. I just realize that ganiyan siya dahil sa harap-harapan niya I didn't notice her. I didn't give her worth she deserved.

She was always there for me but I didn't appreciate it at all.

Huli na ng narealize ko ang ginagawa ko ng mawala na s'ya sa akin. I was too selfish.

I heard her laughed a psychotic laugh.

"But the pain is no more! Miyako doesn't care anymore! Miyako don't have emotions anymore! and I will hurt you countless of times just how you hurted me," she proclaimed and laugh psychotically again.

Everytime I look at her condition right now her gentle face was no more. My warm sister was lost; her smiles is always real those times but now all I can see is pyschotic smiles. This is not my sister hindi ko maiwasang sisihin ang sarili ko. She was a good sister but I never appreciate that.

I never cared what she have felt. Im too selfish. Too selfish.

I heard her footsteps as she goes nearer and nearer umaatras ako ng umaatras.

I don't want to hurt her!

Sobra na siyang nasaktan dahil sa akin. Ayoko nang masaktan ulit siya.

"Miyako please! I don't want to hurt you."

I heard her scoffed and makes a pouty sad face.

"But you already did! Countless of times already! Do it again just how you do it mercilessly back then... Do it," she said and laughed hysterically habang tumutulo ang luha niya.

Mas lalong sumikip ang dibdib ko sa pinakita niya. Kung sana hindi ganon ang ugali ko dati, sana hindi siya magiging ganito.

"Play with me, brother! Let's kill each other, shall we?" she suggested as she laughed again, after that bigla siyang nawala.

"One, two, let's stab you..."

I heard her sing, after that I felt myself transported in the past again.

" Three, four let's make a trap".

I saw the same scene before she was beaten. I saw myself with my peers we stood there in the forbidden library.

"Buksan mo na ang naka lock na libro na 'yan! Nasa sa'yo ang susi. Dali na baka maganda ang nasa loob!" wika ng kasama ko.

"Mas hahangaan ka namin bilang kaibigan," another one said.

Miyako and the elders always taught me that I shouldn't open the forbidden book. No one is allowed to open that forbidden book because it has a curse.

"Five, Six blood will pour,"

Marupok ako dati. Sunod-sunuran ako sa mga kaibigan ko ayokong pagsabihan ako gusto ko laging masusunod ang gusto ko.

" 'Wag!" Sinubukan kong pagsabihan ang sarili ko na nakikita ko ngayon, but hindi niya ako marinig.

Dinako ko ang tingin ko sa may pinto ng library at nakita ko siya, I saw my older sister. She was called 'little' girl because she's small but she's never a little girl. Kung tutuusin, mas mature pa sya sa akin dati.

"Red! No, don't!" I heard her say.

Dahil sutil ako dati—I never listened.

"Buksan mo na! Wag kang pakialamera Miyako!" kantyaw ng isa sa mga kasama ko.

At dahil madaling malason ang isip ko I neglected my sister's orders and opened the book.

Soon a dark cloud of miasma enveloped the library. Namatay ang mga kasama ko.

I saw myself in this scene quivering in fear as I covered my eyes.

Nasampal ko ang sarili ko. Bakit ang tanga at ang tigas ng ulo ko dati?

Namilog ang mata ko ng makita si Miyako na tumakbo sa direksyon ng sarili ko dati at sinanga ang itim na miasma na sana'y mapupunta sa akin.

She saved me again back then.

"Seven, Eight sins will be payed,"

The scene changed again at nakita ko ang dating sarili ko na nasa kama at sugat sugat. Katabi ko ang kapatid ko. She's so pale.

I cried. Ako ang dahilan kung bakit siya nagkaganon. Ang sama-sama ko!

Nagising ang ako sa senaryong ito. Dumapo ang tingin sa kapatid kong wala pa ring malay at sa mga elders na ang sama ng tingin.

"Miyako! Miyako! Gumising ka, A-Ate!" narinig kong wika ng sarili ko rito habang umiiyak.

Another sharp pain to the chest.

My sister's eyes fluttered open, her left eye became color red with cross in it, habang ang right eye niya same pa rin, crystal blue.

"A-Anong nangyari?—Red!" Dapat nga na aalahanin niya ang sarili niya pero ako pa rin ang inaalalahanan niya.

She hugged me.

Why did I never appreciate all she have done before? Bakit ang manhid ko?

Hindi nagtagal ang senaryong na ito nang...

Kinaladkad ng elders si Miyako.

"Instrumento ka ng kasamaan! Kailangan kang patayin! Gagamitin mo lang ito sa kasamaan! Sinadya mo talagang buksan ang forbidden book," akusa sa kaniya ng mga Elders.

But... She never done anything! Ako ang may kasalanan. Ako...

"P-Pero, walang ginawa si Miyako!" sabi ng sarili ko sa panahong ito.

"Huwag mong pagtakpan ang kasalanan ng kapatid mo!" the elders retorted.

Pero hindi ko naman pinagtatakpan si Miyako. She's innocent she just save me from harm. Ako ang pinagtatakpan niya.

But the elders never listened at kinaladkad si Miyako palabas papuntang dungeon.

Bumulusak ang dugo niya dahilan ng pagkakaladkad.

Walang magawa yung ako sa panahong ito kungdi umiyak and I found myself crying again right now.

Natigilan na lang ako ng maramdaman ko ang kirot sa aking tagiliran at dugo

Before I can even react. I find myself replacing the place of my sister in this situation ako ang kinakaladkad ngayon.

"Nine, Ten, You will be dead!"

Soon enough, I found myself in the dungeon being tortured. I screamed in pain.

Naramdaman ko ang bawat latigo na naramdaman ng kapatid ko dati. Every stab, stab that is so deep that it can touch your bones.

I deserved this.

Ipinikit ko na lang ang aking mata, if I die right now I deserved it. Ako ang may kasalanan bakit nagkaganon ang sleep dragon. . . Kung bakit naging masama ang kapatid ko.

I smell my one blood and I bathed in my blood; my skin is pealing and bruised from the torture. Ito din ang naranasan ng kapatid ko.

"Sorry Miyako, sorry ate, kung magiging masaya ka kung mamatay ako if it's what your heart desire, go on, but I want you to know that I love you, ate." Tears flooded my eyes as I say the words I never said in the past,  the words she deserved. 

In a flash darkness consumed me.

"RED!"

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