Sacrifices Lyrics Novels & Stories

"But wait, why does he have to choose the city? Didn't you mention his family was, like, secretly right all along? What was the big sacrifice there?" Acy paused, her smile growing as she flipped to a bookmark. "That’s a great question, Rajiv! I thought you were just skimming this." She settled back, clearly thrilled by his engagement. "The sacrifice is that he has to betray his twin sister, Rena, and hand over the key to the city’s defense system. He knows his family will destroy the city's ancient archives—the archives he wants to protect—to win the war. It's a classic personal loyalty versus greater good dilemma. Parang ang sakit diba?"

sagot ko kay Daddy Marcus You're the reason I believe in love And you're the answer to my prayers from up above All we need is just the two of us My dreams came true because of you From this moment, as long as I live I will love you, I promise you this There is nothing I wouldn't give From this moment, I will love you As long as I live, from this moment on

"Synichie stop, wag kang magalit sa kanila alam mo bang nahihirapan na sila ngayon, your twin is the one who is sacrificing." "Sacrificing? Alam mo ba kung gaano kahirap ang buhay ko sa mga kamay ng walang pusong pamilya mo, isipin mo nga kung ilang taon akong ikinulong sa malaimpyernong iyon. Para pagbayaran ang kasalanan ng pamilya ko sa pamilya mo,, tapos hinayaan lang nila ako." Ilinabas ko lahat ng sakit na nararamdaman ko sa mga oras na iyon. Walang kaalam alam ang mga pamilya ko kung gaano kahirap ang pinagdaanan ko sa loob ng ilang taon.

Nanginginig ang mga kamay niya habang dahan-dahan siyang humakbang palapit. Every step felt like needles piercing her chest, but she lifted her face anyway, even as tears brimmed in her eyes. "I'd rather be the one to suffer," mahina niyang bulong, halos pakiusap, "just don't hurt them." Muling lumalim ang ngisi ni Asmodeus, almost drunk on the sight of her surrender and desperation. "Yes... that's how I want you, Zamara. Always ready to sacrifice. That's exactly where I enjoy breaking you the most."

Chapter 64 The purpose of sacrifices is not about being happy, it's about being worthy of happiness. Ganito pala ang pakiramdam na nagsasakripisyo, parang naulit lang 'yung ginawa ni Mama kay Mommy at para sa'kin. Ang sakit pala talaga... Para akong sinasaksak ng paulit ulit gamit ang iba't ibang klase ng kutsilyo, sa iba't ibang parte ng katawan.

“Listen, Miro. You think you’re losing something precious. But you’re wrong.” Dahan-dahan siyang tumingin sa akin habang naghihintay sa kasunod kong sasabihin. “You are not losing them. You are protecting them.” Napakuyom siya ng kamao pero hindi siya sumagot. “Revenge, war, power, they are not won by weakness. They are won by sacrifices, by standing strong even when it feels like the world is breaking you apart.”

Ang tunay na nagsakripisyo para sa kanilang lahat. "Sa harap ni Hesus na siyang nagsakripisyo ng buhay niya para sa mga kasalanan natin, nangangako ako na kasabay ng pagsusuot mo ng singsing na ito, ay ang pangakong aalagaan kita hanggang sa hindi ko na kaya, hanggang sa aking huling hininga. Habang nakatayo tayo ngayon sa harap Niya, gusto kong burahin natin ang masasamang alaala ng mga bago at magagandang alaala sa piling ng isa't-isa, at kasama ng anak natin o mga magiging anak pa. Nakatayo ako ngayon sa harap mo hindi bilang si Royce Cordillero, kung hindi bilang isang lalaking may pangit na nakaraan na iyong tinanggap ng buong puso, mahal ko."

Hindi nila napangalagaan ang nag-iisang anghel at gabay ng kanilang pamilya. "How I wish I wasn't born in this world full of cruelty. People are not human. I don't want to wake up anymore. Because the pain is a molten lava that flows down through my veins. And it's killing me from the inside. You make me believe I'm your flesh but it is not. You make me believe I'm your blood but it is not. Who are you to act like a human if you're not?You threw me away and gave me to the witch as a sacrifice for your own good."

Tawa nang tawa—mga baliw yata 'tong mga 'to eh? Tumango-tango sila. “I see, runaway... you're the sacrifice, then,” usal ng isa. Dito na nalaglag ang panga ko, hindi dahil sa paghanga, kundi dahil hindi ko maintindihan kung gaano pa kalakas ang sapak ng mga taong 'to. Sacrifice? Anong sacrifice na naman? Papatayin ba ako? Ganiyan?

“I’m asking you to save them.” My chest tightened. “And what about me?” mahina kong tanong. She looked at me quietly. “Sometimes sacrifices are necessary.” Tears started forming in my eyes. “So I’m the sacrifice.” She didn’t deny it. And somehow that hurt more than if she had. I looked down at the table. Maybe Helena was right. Maybe the only way to stop this… Is to step away. But the thought of leaving them… Leaving everything… It felt like my heart was being torn apart.