~Malak~
"Are you OK?"
Alab voice is echoing in my head.
"Yeah I'm ok Alab, please get out of my head for a while".
Every part of me wants to break-free. But i have to wait. its almost there.
I still remember that day. When those bastard fire worshiper took everything from me. I was cursed to never see her again. I was cursed to live my life in hiding.
When the news of death came to me, my heart jumped in joy. The curse can finally be lifted. I will finally be vindicated and claim whats mine.
For now i just need to clear my mind. I cant afford to be distracted.
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Mark Ace Belleza
I never in my life thought that I'm going to school riding a carabao cart.
Gabriella now tied her hair in a pink ponytail hum a nursery song as the wind blew down our faces. Toper on the other hand stares at the emptiness of the woods as we pass them going to school.
"Nobody owns a car in this small town, Mang Kulas once owned a motorcycle but getting gas is next to impossible"
Honestly, I'm loving every moment and experience. When we live in busy town or city, I never really gets to go out alone. My Ninong always accompany me everywhere.
"how long till we get to school?" We covered quite distance and I've seen few houses along the way but the rest are mostly trees.
"oh, around thirty minutes?, once we passed the bridge near Mang kulas house, the school will be very near". Gabriella's jolly fat cheeks accentuated as she grin at me.
"Are you bored already?, Is it true that you ride a helicopter in the city?, Is it true that people in city never sleeps? Are people in City really smelly..."
As I tried to answer Gabriella's absurd question. Toper suddenly stand up in the cart staring at the road blankly.
Gabriellas face change as she look at Toper.
"Mang kulas!", Gabriella shouted at mang kulas like a warning of sort.
"Oh Shit!", Mang Kulas immediately halted his carabao.
I now only noticed right in front of us blocking the road. Three hooded strangers wearing a red cloth gown, arm spread wide with the intention of blocking us.
"we waited for so long" A frail voice of a old man can be heard emanating in my head.
"Cinder! you are not allowed here!" Mang kulas shouted at the strangers right in front of us.
A menacing laugh echoed in our surrounding, birds started fleeing the area in panic. "This is only a warning. We know why you are back. The moment the blood burns into ash, the spell will free all of us, and when that happens, we will take back what belongs to us".
A buzzing noise suddenly surrounded us as the whole area suddenly started to turn red. At first I thought its a red smoke appearing out of nowhere but it was actually red bugs. Red small bugs started flocking the three hooded strangers blocking our path. Before anything can make sense to me, a surge of flame started erupting from the three strangers. Putrid smell wafted the air as the three man turn into ash without any sign of struggle.
"Marko", I can hear Gabriellas voice calling out my name, but everything starts to fade. Darkness, I can hear Gabriella but I cant move. Everything is so dark.
I can barely hear faint voices.
"...I didnt expect them to act so early".
"I know, .... will continue his life, .... not ... battle"