Chapter 7: Casting Magic For Throne

Chapter 7: Casting Magic For Throne

“Master Lethal. I've been longing for this for so long, but if I beat him, can I replace his throne?” He desperately asked.

My team gasped.

Master Lethal sigh and says, “Okay.”

—

I didn't know na mayroon pa palang lugar na 'di ako pinapunta ng mga Higher-up. The Arena.

Dito nagaganap ang mga duel para makuha ang trono ng Higher-up student. Napakalaki nito and right now, maraming nanonood saamin.

Kinansela ang klase for this matter. Sadyang napaka-impottante nga ang event na ito dahil kaya nilang suspendehin ang klase.

“Russel, both of you are prohibited to wear the armor kasi hindi pa dumating ang armo—” Russel cuts off Headmaster phrase.

“You don't own me. We are not playing here. This is a duel between life and death,” matapang na pangiginsulto ni Russel.

The nerves of this guy to interrupt Headmaster Cleevan. Akala mo nakakatuwa. Sadyang napakalakas nga ata nito o ano at sino nga ba siya?

Bakit kahit Headmaster Cleevan walang magagawa para pigilan siya? Bakit si Leon ang tumayong Captain kung si Russel naman ang nanalo sa laban?

Wala akong armor. This is unfair, indeed pero wala na akong magagawa. Kailangan ko siyang talunin. Binabalikan ko ang kanilang mga itinuturo saakin. 

This time, I must used the four types of Magic. I need to prove them that I am useful and powerful. Hindi ako kabangga-bangga. 

Alpheus Academy, I will unleash the demon within me. I will be that someone whom you should look up with.

Russel is Strength Converter. Kung totoo man ang kanilang sinasabi that Leon fought and was lose by this guy, then I'll avenge Leon.

“Russel, bawal ng—” pinutol ko ang sasabihin ni Master Lethal.

“Hayaan mo siyang magsuot ng Armor, Maste—”

Hindi ko pa natapos ang sasabihin ko may sumalubong saakin na suntok. Napakalayo ng aking inabot. Napakalakas ng suntok.

Tumayo ako at pinunasan ang aking labi and I found out na dumurugo ito. Malakas ka nga, madaya naman. Psh.

“Napakayabang mo naman ata. Sinasabi mo bang kaya mo akong talunin kahit naka-armor ako?” Galit niyang tanong.

Natamaan ko ba ang ego mo, Russel?

Hinanda ko ang aking sarili sa pag-atake. I spend my strength to create axe. Bwesit, bakit hindi ka naging perpekto?

It's no use. Gagamitin ko nalang ito to defend myself. Tumakbo siya patungo saakin and gladly, I managed to dodge his weapon using my axe.

Hindi ko inakala that he can also evolve his body into something according sa will niya. He made his legs to be made by rocks at sinipa niya ako.

Napakalakas niya. Halos sumakit na ang ulo ko. Hindi ko na masiyadong nakikita ang mga galaw niya. Sh*t, am I about to lose my consciousmess?

I tried to relax, but it couldn't help. He is about to hit me again kaya iniiwasan ko nalang ang mga galaw niya. Napakabilis niya. Buti nalang kabisado ko ang pag-iwas.

I need to go far away from him and I will reactivate my Twisting Ring of Fire. Habang nagpatuloy ako sa pag-iwas, I am secretly making something sa kamay ko para magawa kong lumayo sa kaniya.

He is about to hit my head kaya yumuko ako at tinamaan ko ang kaniyang tiyan at napaubo naman siya sa sakit. Tumakbo ako palayo sa kaniya.

Tinitiis niya pa rin ang sakit that's why I formed my hand to create fire. I need to maintain and perfect it. Nakasarado naman 'to ang Arena, so I don't have to worry about someone na matamaan, besides, I can shield myself.

Fix your stand, think, calm, go beyond your imagination and release!

Nakacreate ako at saktong sakto lamang ito. I am smiling right now. Sa wakas naperpekto ko na!

Natamaan ko si Russel and my magic creates such an explosion. 

Akala ko'y tapos na, but my eyes widened. Lumabas siya and he made his whole body to become rock.

Paano ko ba ito matatalo? Shit, is this the reason why they feared him? 

“Is that all you got? Is this my time to strike?” 

I can't answer him. Nanatili lamang akong gulat sa pangyayari. How can this man withstand those power?

At this point, I must not let my guard down. Mawawala ng tuluyan ang pangarap ko. I can't avenge my father!

What should I do?

Sumugod na siya. I didn't perfect my strength converter, but I could produce.

Iniiwasan ko ang bawat atake niya. I can't block it kasi masasaktan lang ako. He turned himself into rocks.

Habang umaatake siya, I am figuring out something. Unti-unting nawawala ang layer ng bato.

Ito na!

I made giant hammer and I am right, his armor was broke, partly. He gasped and surprised.

Nakangiti ako sapagkat mayroon akong naisip. I must go beyond what I think.

Handling the hammer, I merge it with the fire. The crowds claps habang si Russel ay hindi makagalaw.

He hardened his armor. Now the real fight begin.

We both shouted and run towards each other. Nagsasanggaan kami sa pareho naming weapon.

Pero he doesn't know that I have hid something up in my sleeves. Hinawakan ko si Russel and I copied his power.

Pagtalikod niya, laking gulat niya that we are in the same form. His face turned into horror.

I will now finish everything. Right here, right now. 

Creating a hammer, merging the fire with it, transforming my body into rocks and now, I will control my last power.

Matters Manipulation.

“I can control sonething that have masses right?” I asked.

By that, I can control his body since it was covered by rocks.

And later on, he realized what I'm going to do. I control his body and he can't undo his spell.

“This is the end, Russel. Let me tell you one thing you are unaware of.”

I gave him my dreadful smile and laugh.

I stopped laughing and say, “My existence encircled by Magic and I have a dream to fulfill and I swear to God that there are spell that bestowed upon it.”

Right after I said that, I used my fist to make lose his consciousness. Hindi ko na ginamit ang martilyo, sapagkat natatakot akong baka mapatay ko siya.

The battle is done. 

Binitawan ko si Russel. I stood and looked at them.

“I, Andre Donovan, am here to declare myself as the part of Higher-up.”

The moment I finished my words is the seconds that I have lost my consciousness.

—

I woke up in the room filled with light. Napakaliwanag nito and I must guess, nasa clinic ako.

Bumangon ako at walang taong bumungad saakin. I wander my eyes around, only to realize that I am in someone's room, This is not a clinic.

Kaninong kwarto ba ito? Tinignan ko ang katawan ko at wala na itong bahid na dumi. Nakabihis na ako?

WAIT, WHO THE HECK CHANGED MY OUTFITS?

This is too creepy. Ginamit ko muna ang tsinelas at palabas na sana ako when suddenly I bumped with someone.

Wait, Russel? Am I in his room?

So it means siya ang nagbihis saakin? THE HECK?

I shouted. He's trying to calm me. 

“Kalma ka lang, pre. Hindi naman ako nandito para saktan ka. I am here to talk with you,” nagbago bigla ang himig ng kaniyang boses.

I turned serious. What are we going to talk about? Galing lang kami sa away diba?

“Sundan mo ako,” he asked.

Nagbago naman siya kaya I supposed I'm safe and free. Out of curiosity, I followed him.

Umupo siya sa lamesa and umupo ako sa harapan niya. I don't know, but it seems like this is quite serious.

“Ano ba ang pag-uusapan natin? and what happened sa away natin?” Tanong ko sa kaniya.

Nagdadalawang isip pa ako kung itatanong ko ba, baka kasi bigla siyang magwala dahil natalo ko siya, biro lang.

Tumawa siya. Wait, bakit siya natatawa? Does that mean, natalo ako?

“Syempre panalo ka. Napakagaling mo! Natalo mo ako,” natutuwa niyang sambit.

Seryoso ba 'to? Earlier, ayaw nga magpatalo tas ngayon nagpakakumbaba tas tuwang tuwa pa?

“Pasensya na pala at hindi na kita tinanong na dalhin kita rito. Ang tagal mo kasi nagising,” he sincerely said.

Nafefeel ko na naging totoo siya sa sinasabi niya and I assure na safe ako ngayon and he just need to talk about stuff.

“I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I am just envying you because you have the position that my family wants me to acquire,” malungkot niyang tugon saakin.

Ewan, pero nalungkot din ako. He didn't said na he wants my position. I think he is pressured, pero bakit nga ba hindi niya nakuha ang position kung gayong nanalo naman siya sa laban nila ni Leon?

“You may asked kung bakit hindi ko nakuha ang posisyon, that is because my family once betrayed this Academy. Ang aming pamilya ang rason kung bakit ayaw ng mga tao sa Alpheus Academy,” konti nalang at alam kong iiyak na siya.

Nakakabasa ba sila ng isipan?

Pinatahan ko siya, pero he stopped me.

“Ang aking pamilya ang may kasalanan kung bakit nangyari ito. My family wants me to acquire your position so that I could free my father. Kasalanan ko 'to,” tuluyan na nga siyang umiyak.

Tumayo ako para patahanin at sabayan siya. Naaawa ako. Naiintindihan ko siya, but I must not lose either. Pasensya na sa'yo, Russel, but I need to avenge my father.

Kung sa'yo, gusto mong pakawalan ang papa mo, sa akin naman gusto kong makamit ang hustisya na karapat dapat niyang makamit.

“Thank you for making me realize. I was blinded by my desperation of freeing my father without knowing that there is someone who possessed such a dream can beat me and you are that someone,” he acknowledged.

I felt honor as I heard that phrase from him.

“Whatever your family's mistakes does not define who you are at hindi ka kasama during betrayal. I know you badly want to free your father from being jailed, but he must atone for his sins. You are not obligated to pay and you are not obligated to face his punishment,” I cheered.

I know that we are not that close pero naaawa ako sa kaniya at gusto ko siyang tulungan, but his father is the one who should do that for him to pay.

“Maraming salamat sa'yo. You changed me. I am finally free.”

—

Nagusap-usap muna kami tungkol sa away namin kanina. Hindi ba siya na-a-awkwardan?

Nahihiya na nga ako eh.

“Napakayabang ko pa no'ng sinabi ko na “Is that all you got?” ngayon dapat pala tinanong ko nalang sarili ko instead of you.”

Nakakabingi ang tawa niya. Sumasabay nalang din ako kahit nagdadalawang isip ako't baka sugurin niya ako. Natatakot pa rin ako sa kaniya.

“Malapit ba gumabi. Tara ihatid na kita sa room mo,” alok niya saakin.

—

Nakarating na kami sa kwarto ko. Sabi niya malapit na gumabi, napakalalim na pala.

Pwede ka bang kilitihin gamit kutsilyo, Russel, huh? 

Papasok na sana ako when he called my name.

“Andre.”

I turned my face to him.

“I have a favor to ask,”

Bigla ay kinabahan ako.

“Ano 'yon?” Nahihirapan man, pero ngumiti na lang ako para hindi siya mainsulto.

“Please help me cleanse the hearts of people for them to stop on hating this Academy. Please clean the name of this Academy.”

We shared the same fragment of dream, Russel, but avenging my father is what my main goal is.