SINCE their last meeting, Dylan stopped seeing her again. They both decided to distance themselves from each other to avoid danger because the more they meet the more she will be put in danger. It was for her good, as well as for her friends. She doesn't want to repeat what happened to her best friend Zhilan. She can't afford to lose a friend again.
"Tulala ka na naman?" biglang tanong sa kaniya ni Than."H-ha?—"Than sighed and then laid the cooked soup in front of her. "I know the whole week has been too heavy for you. The missions followed one after the other. You had no proper rest, I think you deserve a break... Do you wanna come with me?. A simple dinner and movie... Do you know what I mean?— Like a date but not a date.""Paano ang unang Archon?. What if he needs us?" ani Ara."Lord Miller said, no mission for today... So? Are you coming? Salem and Zyl are coming too.""Okay, How about the First Archon, is he with anyon"DROP your gun!!" Ara said again."Please don't kill me like the other personnel sent by the Tyrant!—" the man said, the fear is obvious in his eyes. "Why are you scared?!, You are the ones who dig your own pit!!. You know I don't want anyone to interfere with me, so you choose, die or die?" she uttered. "P-pakawalan mo ako" pakiusap ng lalaking hostage. "Shut up or else you will die too!!!" said the male triad.While zandro has been looking around, looking for Ara " Why did she take so long.""Kumain ka na lang diyan, hayaan mo na ang Sandra mo—" ani Zyl. Zandro was about to scoop up food when they heard a gunshot. People panicked inside the restaurant and ran out. Zandro immediately stood up as well as Zyl, Salem, and Than. "Do you have a gun?" Zandro asked them."Here" Than handed the gun he was carrying to the first Archon and walked down the path that Ara had taken. Ara was lying on
"Me, I don't even have a family. They are both dead." Ara said bitterly. Zandro felt the sadness and grief in Ara's voice so he couldn't help but ask "What is the reason for your sad voice and eyes?." "Are you taking this opportunity to find out the background of my life?" Ara said then parted from the embrace of the first Archon. "Is it too obvious?" Zandro replied. "They were killed in front of me," Ara said suddenly which caused Zandro to be silent. "Nakita ko ang pagdalak ng dugo mula sa katawan ng mga magulang ko. And worst of all, I saw how my parents were slowly dying in my arms... I saw how my parents suffered before they died. And too sick to be left behind and a lone survivor of that tragedy. So tell me, do I have the right to be happy despite what has happened?." "Do you think that your parents will find peace in the afterlife if they see you in that condition?" Balik na tanong ni Zandro kay, Ara."This is the on
"I NEED five minutes to take down the missile" Zyl uttered. Zandro nodded and then released his katana hanging from his back. "I'm running out of bullets, All of you, run as far as you can. Save yourselves—" "We can't do that—" Anax responded on the other line. Anax is the chief leader of the Akritai. "This is an ambush, so run away and save yourself. I command this as the first Archon" Zandro added. "Y-yes, First Archon" The whole team answered and they're nothing they can do because that was the order of the first Archon. The Triad surrounds the first Archon as well as Ara. They are so numerous, Ara and Zandro are trapped in the middle. "Just stay behind me" the first Archon's command. "I'm done taking down the bomb, you can leave where you are, Ara" Zyl said. "You ran away too Zyl, we'll follow" aniya. Ara and Zandro looked at each other then nodded. "Ready your weapon." The two turn thei
THE LEAVES are wet because of the dew and the sky is so dark, with no stars and even moon. Thunder ignited a strong and bright lightning sign that heavy rain is looming. "Take me down, you need to rest," Ara said while Zandro was still carrying her in the back. "It's about to rain, we need to get out of this forest—" Zandro replied. “We were walking in the middle of this forest for almost three hours, I think we were lost—" she added. "So you should put me down and let's find shelter before the heavy rainfalls." "I can only see tall trees, no caves, and anything we can take shelter of. If we stop walking, we will die in the cold." Ara came down slowly because her wound was still hurting. "It is better to die of cold than to die of exhaustion— If you want us to keep walking, I will just walk with my feet," Ara said then began to walk in the vast forest with the man she did not know if he is an opponent or will be an ally. It
IT TOOK twenty -four hours before the team found them. While inside the car first Archon continues to convince Ara to see a doctor. "Ara is sick?" Salem asked then checked at Ara's temperature. "She doesn't seem to have a fever?!.""Wala nga akong sakit at hindi ako nababaliw!" Ara exclaimed. "I didn't say you were crazy, I just wanted you to do therapy—" "My decision is still not." "It's an order as the third higher rank position of Agercia ... and it is your obligation to obey my command" Zandro exclaimed threateningly."Just follow the first archon, Ara" Than convincing her. Ara did nothing but follow the wishes of the first Archon. She then regretted telling a few details about her personal life. For her, the camp of the first Archon was still hostile because he was a member of the organization that killed her parents. "I shouldn’t have just said anything," she thought. She also notices that often she
ARA'S grip on Thati loosened "You are lying!!.""B-ella—Bella R-odriguez..." she said and couldn't help but be scared because of Ara's strange stare. "Kung ikaw Bella, bakit hindi kita agad nakilala?!" Ara asked her. "T-hey changed my face—" she replied. "Who?!!!" Ara shouted. "Leader of a syndicate—""For what reason?!!." "I d-don't k-now!— h-indi ko alam! wala akong alam—" she raised her hand and slowly sat down on the floor.Ara placed the knife with her dagger on her waist Then slowly sit down in front of Bella "If you are really Bella, prove it to me!." "My Mama and I are the caretakers of your family back then— we have been friends since we were children," she said and look at Ara "I don't know what else I have to say to make you believe but I know that your parent was killed the very day you knocked on the door of our house—."Ara's eyes widened when she heard what Thati said ... o
BELLA WENT back to her room before they even noticed that she was also missing while Ara ran away to breathe fresh air and to think. When Ara got to the road near the ravine. She came out of the car and stared at the city light. She walked closer to the bench and slowly sat down. With so much that happened today, she has become numb. The only thing he feels is tiredness. Sumasayaw na nga sa isipan niya ang sumuko... But she still couldn't do it, she was still in the beginning and not yet in the middle of her mission, she still had much to go through."Stop hurting me!!!" she shouted into the ravine "Stop hurting the people around me!!" she shouted again. "Bella and her mother! they didn't do anything wrong!... Bakit pati sila!!." Gradually her scream became murmur until she started to cry. Ara breathed heavily and slowly fell to the ground. "I feel so bad! I can't breathe!" she complained then hugged herself. "I screw up!— a-nd I feel this pain will nev
THEY ARE NOW planning to do an action to recur Bella's mother, but they are still looking for an opportunity to get out of the mansion unsuspecting. Dylan has already taken care of everything, the only thing they have to do is get Aling Cecil from the syndicates. Ara entered the conference room, the first Archon was holding another meeting for another mission. She wondered why she was not called to attend the meeting so it was too late because the meeting was over."Why are you here? you should be resting" ani Salem. "What's going on? Why no one orients me?" She asked them."Because we are all worried about you." Zyl said "We appreciate your hard work but we know you also need a break... Go get some rest" Zyl added then tapped her shoulder then left the conference room. Everyone who was there was shocked, it was the first time that their team’s tracker hadn’t scolded her "That— was odd" she murmured. "And new" Than added then smile at her "Get well soon, Le