I heard one of them called for the General, reporting my sudden and unlawful act. Hindi ko na sila pinansin at nagpatuloy na lang. Nang marating ko ang pasukan ng infirmary, napatigil ako nang may tumawag sa pangalan ko. Nilingon ko ito and I saw General, along with some armed soldiers behind him."What are you doing, Alex?" mahinahon niyang tanong. "Bakit mo pinasok ang isang unregistered civilian sa loob ng kampo. Haven't you forgotten the protocol?""I'm totally aware of the protocol, General," tugon ko at saka napatingin sa nakalutang at nanghihinang katawan ni Melissa. "Pero hindi ko hahayaang mamatay ang babaeng 'to. She's a mother and her child needs her," paliwanag ko."I have given you what you wanted, Alex." General slipped his hand into his pant’s pocket. "I gave them shelter and food. And that's already... too much,” he claimed."Hiningi ko ang mga iyon hindi para ma-satisfy ang gusto ko sa sarili ko. I asked those because the

"AJ?" tawag ko at saka nilibot ang paningin. I saw no one, not even his shadow. "Hello?" I called once again pero walang sumagot.Nagulat na lang ako nang bigla mag-iba ang paligid. Ang puting kwarto kanina ay naging isang malawak na kapatagan. But it's not the kinda of plane na gugustuhin ng sinoman na puntahan. The sky was being filled with dark and dense cloud na anomang oras ay pwedeng magbuhos ng ulan. Maputik din ang lupa at bakas ang mga craters na nagkakaiba sa laki. Pansin ko din ang ilang mga patay na puno. Everything here was dead and lifeless."Hello, Alex!" bati sa akin ni AJ. I traveled my gaze throughout the vastness of the plane pero wala akong nakitang bata. "You can't see me,” bigay-alam niya kaya tumigil na ako."Ano ‘to?" tanong ko sa kanya."This is a simulation generated by yours truly," hindi ko maintindihang sambit niya."Simulation?" I furrowed my brows."You want to become stronger, right?" he asked na s

The monster dashed towards me kaya agad kong pinakawalan ang mga psi discs ko. The discs slit through his flesh pero hindi man lang siya natibag nito. He ignored the pain at saka nagpatuloy sa pagtakbo. When he reached his attack range, agad niyang itinaas ang kamay niya to deliver a blow. But with my levitation, ay mabilis akong nakailag. Pero tumalipon ako when he whipped his tail at me. Buti na lang at naka-summon ako ng barrier kaya hindi dumampi sa akin ang buntot niya.I was thrown few meters and managed to land on my feet. Nang tingnan ko siya, nalaman kong naghahanda na pala siya para patamaan ako ng laser niya. In an instant, a white beam of concentrated energy launched towards me. Masyadong malapad ito kaya evading it would be a bad idea. So, I didn't have a choice but to block it and wait for it to stop. Pero mukhang hindi magtatagal ang force field ko.Déja vu struck me for being in this kind of situation. Kung gagamitin ko ang parehong technique na

***The camp was engulfed with silence. No human movements and noise. No shadows could be seen. Only the structures of abandoned buildings and offices were left standing. Everyone was in position. Sky's team was already on their hiding spot, as well as the selected soldiers assigned to tranquilize the enemies. Rustling noise and heavy breaths echoed in our earbuds. I heard indistinct noises but mostly breathing.Mag-aalas dose na nang tanghali pero wala pa ring umaatake. I was left standing at the center of the camp to welcome them."Several movements detected ten meters from the gate," bigay-alam ng isang sundalo, dahilan para marinig ko ang pagkalas ng mga baril nila."Status, Team 1," utos ko kina Sky."No signs of movements, yet," tugon ni Dao.Dahan-dahang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. Makakaharap ko muli ang mga dating kasamahan ko sa facility. Ang mga unang pamily

Alex Using my apportation ability, I vanished the boulder, living without any trace of it na tila hindi ito nag-exist in the first place. I was happy na nagawa kong ipawi ito na parang bula. Well, sinunod ko lang naman ang instruction ni Trisha — ‘yon ay ang isipin ito na parang isang bula. Pero agad ding nawala ang saya na iyon ng ibalik ko sa kanila ang atensiyon ko. Above them, was a massive ball of hot concentrated energy. It's a psi ball, pero sampong beses ang laki.Hindi na ako sigurado kung maipapawi ko pa ba ito. I’d never vanish a psi ball once, kasi wala namang may kayang gumawa no'n kundi kami ni Sky. And Sky was so busy kaya hindi ko siya pwedeng isturbuhin kahit sinabi niya na willing niyang iwan ang trabaho niya para sa akin.I stared at the orb, buzzing from electricity and emitting a flare of flames and heat. Ramdam ko ang init nito at tansya ko, magiging kasinlakas nito a