Deciphering Codes Novels & Stories

"Ate! I found a headset! Pero parang encrypted. May kailangang i-input na code." "05-22-16," mahinang singit ni Zaitan. Halos pabulong na lang, pero sapat na para marinig namin. "Nakakapagtaka… anong meron sa number na yun at parang lahat ng mga need i decode e yun ang code?" tanong ni Kairo habang tina-type ang numbers.

Paliwanag ko na ikinabuntong hininga niya. “Nakapagtapos ka ng pag-aaral hindi mo ‘man lang ma-decrypt ‘to!” Iritado niyang wika sa ‘kin. Bastos ‘tong taong ‘to! Ilang saglit pa sinulat niya sa papel ang mga linya at tuldok na nakapalibot sa mga numero tsaka ang mga ibig sabihin nito, “Kung hindi ito Morse code edi sana pare-pareho ang pagkakasulat ng mga ito na nakapalibot sa mga numbers,” Wika niya at kanyang ibinaba ang ballpen palatandaang tapos na siya.

The ghost of our parents’ war. Bumukas ang pinto. Si Alex, may suot na itim na leather jacket, hawak ang kamera niya pero may baril din sa side holster. “I heard that name again, huh? Helix. You sure it’s not just some wannabe hackers?” “No,” sagot ko, tumingin sa kanya. “This code... it carries Dad’s old encryption signature.” Tumigil si Alex. “What are you saying?” “I’m saying...” tumigil ako sandali, huminga nang malalim, “…someone out there knows our father’s work — and they’re using it.”

"Wait, how did you get another word from that word? Who is Augustus? Are you talking alien language? Hihi." "Here, in Augustus Cipher, you need to take one step backward starting from the letter of each word." I explained to her. Hindi niya siguro alam ang basic codes. "Starting with F, the letter comes before it is E. The E, will turn into D. And B to A. That's how we get Eda." Unlike Eun-ji, it's not surprising anymore that Yuna knew codes. His father is a detective. "Oh, wow! That's amazing! Hihi." Eun-ji then reacted.

Napatingin siya sa lima na nakatingin sa hawak niya. "Yup! Codes. What's in that? I'm not very good at decoding. Especially that jumbled." Philip said. Clever's eyes narrowed. He knows how to decode it. Remember that he had a Book of Codes which means that all of the codes are there, but some of them he doesn't memorize. "Where did you find this, Philip?"

(Castheophy’s POV) Tinitigan ko ang code na nakasulat sa sobre. The numbers didn’t make sense at first, but I knew it had to mean something. Hindi ito basta random—this was a message, hidden in plain sight. I took a deep breath and pulled out my phone, quickly typing the sequence into my notes app. A reverse cipher... maybe a simple letter shift?

"Sa palagay ko hindi naman. Lahat ng krimen may butas. Kailangan lang nating ma-decode ang mga numero para malamam kung ano ang kanilang pangalan." "So, ano ang dapat gawin? How can we decode those numbers?" "Lahat ng kriminal may iniiwan na evidence, parang signatures o trademark. Kapag may nakuha tayong clue doon lang natin mabubuksan ang mga numero na nariyan."

Two minds realizing the same collapse at the same time. And I saw it again. That flicker in his eyes. Not control. Not dominance. But something close to trust. Not given. Not spoken. Just… recognized. Then my system pinged. Soft. Almost invisible. A hidden signal buried inside Torren’s war logs. My fingers froze. Because I recognized the encryption pattern. It wasn’t enemy code. It wasn’t neutral. It was personal. I opened it slowly. Decoded layer by layer. And when it finally revealed itself…

"Normal hackers or even rogue agency employees use clean, systematic overrides. Pero itong isang 'to, it leaves a deliberate, double-looped echo in the routing table. It’s an old counter-intelligence signature." Trina’s heart skipped a beat as she stared at the screen. Meron nga. "Parang pamilyar ang encryption code na ginamit sa leak..." she whispered, feeling a cold dread starting to pool at the bottom of her stomach. Ano naman kaya ang pakay ng gumawa nito? "Dahil pamilyar talaga siya, wifey," sabi naman ni Ark at humarap sa kanya.

Sa aming pagtulong-tulong, nakabuo kami ng apat na salita. Buy, now, or, never. “Anong gagawin natin dito?” tanong ng isa. “Baka code ‘yan dito!” wika naman ng babaeng naka-pig tails. “May nahanap akong secret drawer. Dali!” Agad kaming lumapit doon. Binuksan nila ang code at nakita naming hindi number ang nandoon kundi letters. “Anong ilalagay natin?”