Cruel World Novels & Stories

"Ang World Court ay pagod na sa pagtatago sa anino. Gusto namin ang ganap na hurisdiksyon. Ang bawat bansa, bawat pamilyang Mafia, bawat korporasyon—lahat sila ay kailangang dumaan sa aming 'Blood Screening'. At ang dugo ni Vladimir ang magsisilbing 'Master Key' para malaman kung sino ang may potensyal na maging rebelde." "Gagamitin niyo ang dugo ko... para sa genocide?" hirap na sabi ni Vladimir. Ang kanyang boses ay tila galing sa ilalim ng dagat. "Hindi genocide, Vladimir. Selection," ngisi ni Halloway. "Ang mga mahihina ay dapat alisin. Ang mga Cruz at Valente ay masyadong matatagal na sa tuktok. Panahon na para sa isang bagong order."

Ang kasamaan ang nag tuturo sakin kung paano maging matigas. This cruel world is the reason, why I have to be brave.

He smiled at me. He is right. The world is not an unfair one, but the people living in it are. It's a cruel world because the people of it are. The world is only a place, and it revolves roundly, regardless of what you feel or what you have. It's just a matter of understanding and having it all. “Then I learned about law…” he chuckled. “People are cruel regardless of what they have in life or what they want to have in life. It is a trait I think everybody has. And the law makes everything balanced.”

Nakatayo na siya ngunit nasasakal siya. "Why are you here? What is your connection to Yuri and Raj?" Hindi pa rin natatanggal sa pisngi ng Yakuza ang kakaibang ngisi. "This is the reality, Axel." Tinapik ni Cain ang pisngi ni Axel. "This is the world you are living in. Full of lies, cruelties, nothing in this world is real." Ang tinutukoy ni Cain ay ang mundo ng mga krimin@l. Hindi ang tunay na mundo na ginagalawan ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan. "However, I am real. This is the reality Axel. Jungslagger and Rashitackchun is one family."

What? Gusto ko sana magtanong kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin pero hindi ko alam kung mapagkakatiwalaan ba o hindi. Obviously hindi. The world is a cruel place to live. Everyone is capable of betraying you. In order to survive, you have to be cruel too. To fit in. "You can stay outside..." Hindi ito gumalaw at tinitigan lang ako. Huminga ako ng malalim at malakas na binuga ang hangin.

Ilang sandali pa ang pagbabalik-balik ko ng tingin hanggang sa matagpuan ang pangalan ko. Welcome to Caged Island, Katriel Laurencio! Isang maliit at magandang babae ang may hawak niyon. Bahagya niya pang kinakaway ang banner para siguro makita ko ng maayos. Lumapit ako roon habang hila-hila ang dalawang maleta. "Hi! I'm Katriel Laurencio!" bati ko sa babae. Her eyes widened as she stare at me. Awkward akong ngumiti dahil sa tingin niya.

There are three men wearing cloaks, it seems like they're talking to each other without them knowing that there are few soldiers aiming guns at their backs. I thought of one word about that picture. It was a betrayal. I don't know why but my heart ached a bit when the next picture shows a war. It's chaos. Then the next shows the man, Fragedo. His face was drawn in rage while his hands are raised. I flip the page again and saw two circles, words below it are... "Two Worlds, Mortal... and Xanadu," my voice is in a whisper but I can still feel its shaking.

Mahina nitong sambit nang lumapit ang apat na babaeng umiiyak pa rin. Nagkatinginan na lamang ang natitirang membro ng council nang marinig ito. Totoong galit na galit din sila kay Dom dahil sa ginawa nito. Ngunit alam naman nilang wala na silang magagawa rito, maliban na lamang kung gusto nilang matulad sa kanilang limang kasamang ngayon ay wala nang buhay. The Doomed really live up to his name. With his ruthless and cruel way of dealing things, everyone who dares to cross his way is really destined to be doomed.

sambit ng lider ng Crucifix. Tahimik lang si Sandro na nakayuko at nagpapanggap na wala na itong ulirat pero kung nakikita lang nila ang kaniyang mga asul na mga mata ngayon na nagpupuyos sa sobrang galit –the raging madness of a devil, na kitang-kita kung gaano niya kagustong makawala sa gapos ng kadenang bakal sa kaniyang mga kamay at parusahan ang kaniyang mga kampon na nag-aaklas sa kaniya ngayon. He wants to get his gun and shoot them all –dead and drowning to their own blood. Pero mas mararamdaman dito ang sobrang galit niya sa kaniyang sarili dahil para siyang nauupos na sigarilyo na iilang sandali na lang ay maaaring mawalan na ng sindi.

Did I messed up their lives by going here? Tumalikod siya sa akin at naglakad palayo. Hindi ko na naman napigilan ang luha kong tuloy-tuloy sa pag-agos. I hurt him. I feel I'm the most cruel being for hurting him. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Chryszyler. You won't see me again... If I'm hurting him this much, I don't think I deserve to be part of this world- his world, their world.