Third Person's Point of View

Hindi na niya alam kung pang-ilang lunok na niya. Kanina pa siya hindi mapakali. She was trying to avert her full attention in front by appreciating every bit of nature's pulchritude despite everything that's happening.

But no matter how hard she tried, nababalik at nababalik pa rin ang buo niyang atensyon sa nararamdaman niya.

At the moment, she is spending most of her time under the same tree she always love to hangout. The normal weather never came back ever since that loud bang echoed across the realm. The wind was cooler than ever.

The waves of the ocean somehow managed to calm but not as peace as before. Aggressiveness deep in the water is still there she is sure. And the people underwater felt unsafe, isolated themselves from the harsh current. She can feel them.

Heshiena looked at the horizon.

There's that whispering sound, but she was sure it was caused by the wind. There was no sun, no moon and the stars. It was empty, only the black clouds remained.

Her hands fidgeted with the hem of her tunic, and her gaze darted toward every flicker of movement in the periphery.

Biglang sumikip ang dibdib niya. Hindi niya kayang baliwalain ito, sa halip ay mas pinagtuunan niya ng pansin. Kakaiba. It was the same inexplicable sensation she'd felt countless times before—a primal instinct, a whisper of the universe seem warning her of impending danger.

She was there supposedly appreciating the beauty of nature, but it seem now's not the right time.

Napatayo siya sa pagkakaupo. The frozen chair she manipulated melted as he walks back and forth and forth. While biting her nails, trying to figure out of what's coming.

"Something's not right . . ." She gasped in surprise as she saw a flash of vision of the golden apples. Mas lalong kumunot ang kaniyang noo. "Whenever I feel this way, walang mangyayaring maganda."

Sa kabilang banda, umalingawngaw ang sigaw ni Ace dahil sa gulat nang magbagsakan ang mga kubyertos sa kusina.

Napatingin si Chry. There she saw both Fuego and Erin seem flabbergasted over something she don't know. Kumunot ang kaniyang noo.

A couple of second after, their expression changed. According to what she understood, they were both angry. Humiwalay ang dalawa sa isa't isa. Tila ba'y nagkalabuan. But deep within their eyes, Chry know that there's still something lingering inside that make them furious.

She immediately averted her gaze as Erin walked away in the kitchen. Fuego, on the other hand, removed all the shattered glasses on the floor.

Hindi na lamang iyon binigyan ng pansin ni Chry.

Dahil tila alam niyang personal ang kung ano mang nangyayari sa dalawa.

"What's happening with the people?" she slightly surprised when Ace's face greeted her. Napahawak pa ito ng dibdib na tila nasasaktan sa naging reaksyon niya. "Does my face that frightening to you?" He made a puppy eyes which Chry couldn't handle herself because of how it make him cuter.

Binatukan niya ang lalaki.

"Ano ba ang gusto mong maging reaksyon ko? Your face is too close to mine!" Lumayo siya sa lalaki.

Ace was about to follow her when she glared. Dahilan para tumigil ito sa pangungulit sa kaniya. Instead of bugging her further, he grabbed the mirror and immerse himself again with his own beauty.

Napailing na lamang si Chry.

Sa halip na bumalik sa kaniyang ginagawa, inoobserbahan na lamang niya ang paligid. Heshiena was still outside, perhaps contemplating over things that slowed her down for reaching the peace she always hoped for.

Her eyes grew wider in surprise as she saw the similar expression on everyone's faces. Except Mavros who was peacefully sitting near the sliding door. He was spacing out, hard to reach his attention.

She narrowed her eyes at everyone around her, trying to figure out further.

But she couldn't find the concrete answers to what she is looking for. Only she could see their obvious furious expression that plastered upon their faces.

Due to Chry's cavernous desire of finding where these emotions are coming from, she didn't notice Mavros is nowhere to be found.

"You don't have the right to call her that, Dion!" Yumi confronted Dion.

Dion's eyes fell to the floor. But he was clenching his fist as if suppressing himself or blurting something that might further hurt them both.

Dion's eyes turned to her, making her forehead furrowed in curiosity. Pero kasing-bilis pa sa kidlat na umiwas ito ng tingin. Dion scoffed in distaste.

"If I made a mistake of calling her that way, you don't have to insult me too, Yumi . . ." Dion finally spoke, his voice evident that he was deeply hurt. "You don't have to recall how my brother died in the hands of my father. You should've corrected me if I crossed that line, right?"

Chry was surprised by his voice gradually cracking as if tears were threatening him to fall upon his eyes. She wasn't supposed to hear these things. It's personal.

Out of the corner of her eyes, Yumi couldn't find the words to utter. Her fury remained consistent. Dion released a disappointing sigh before walking out.

Nabaling ang kaniyang atensyon nang dumaan si Blei sa harapan niya.

Habang si Blaze naman ay hinahabol ang dalaga.

"Blei, please talk to me . . ." Blaze pleaded under his breath.

Tila napuno na ang dalaga sa kakahabol nito't hinarap siya. What left him speechless when seeing her crying. Tears that are seem a river. Luhang hindi alam kung kailan hihinto.

"Blaze, what's more to say when you already said your piece?!"

It was the first time Blei raised her voice in anger. And Blaze was shivering in fear and regret. After that encounter, Blei never waited for Blaze's next remark.

Dash and Nkri entered the cabin, both in silence.

On the corner, Zuki was busy calling someone. At bawat ng pagtipa niya sa keyboard ay mabigat. Tila may pinagdaanan rin.

Hindi man siya kasing talino ng dalawang anak ni Athena, pero hindi rin siya tanga para hindi maiintindihan ang mga nangyayari sa paligid.

And deep inside, it was hurtful seeing them faltering.

But Chry believed in them that they would eventually reconcile. Everything needs time. It is when you are ready to face it again and talk about it.

Nagpakawala muna siya ng malalim na pagbuntonghininga. Napag-isipan niyang bumalik sa kaniyang kuwarto para sana hayaan ang sariling lamunin ng antok nang bigla na lamang sumakit ang ulo niya.

Sa sobrang sakit nito napagbagsak ang tuhod niya sa sahig.

Mabilis namang nakalapit sa kaniya si Ace. He was about to asked him when he groaned in pain while touching his head.

Muli na namang nabalutan ng pagtataka ang pagkatao niya.

Chry noticed the pink glow in Ace's eyes as if a spell finally wears off. Napasinghap siya nang maramdaman din niya ito. Nang mas lalong sumakit ang kaniyang ulo, mas lalong lumakas ang kaniyang pagdaing.

Tila ba'y ilang segundo na lang at sasabog na ito.

A rush of memories then followed.

It was a situation where Chry caught Ace was having fun with a girl from Nero City. Nakita niyang kakaiba ang tingin ng babae sa binata. And of how clingy she was to him. She couldn't bear that sight causing her to attack the girl out of jealousy.

Dahil sa ginawa niya, nagulat si Ace.

Even coming to the point when he called her "monster".

Ang alaalang pilit niyang ibinaon sa limot, biglang bumalik nang dahil doon. Chry never waited herself to utter a spiteful words to insult him back, instead walking out with a heavy heart.

Nagkatinginan silang dalawa ni Ace.

Ace's face softened, trying to approach.

But she was so frightened of hearing that word again, she took a two step backward.

Maglalakad na sana nang muli na namang sumakit ang kaniyang ulo. This time, it was a memory of someone making them undergone reconciliation without their own will. The anger gradually surging within her.

"What was she thinking?" she asked herself in disbelief. "Forcing this matter that instant is unorthodox. Goes against what is natural."

With her fury, Chry is longing for a confrontation.

Even her personal memories seemed shared with everyone. Nasabi niya ito nang makita ang sariling alaala. Alaalang kaniyang kinalimutan. A memory when she became what she really is not. A monster who only abides its master to do his bidding. Even killing people to please him.

She scanned the surroundings within reach of her eyes. They were looking, and deep within those eyes lies the fear of seeing her mercilessly blowing people's head with her body bathing with their blood.

Napakuyom siya ng kaniyang kamao. Nagtagis ang kaniyang bagang. Along with what she was feeling, lumagapak ang napakalakas na kidlat at kulog. Hindi niya matanggap ang ginawa nito sa kanila.

What is their fault to deserve this?

It was an invasion of privacy for fucking's sake!