CHAPTER 5- BLOOD MOON

𝐵𝐿𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝑀𝑂𝑂𝑁

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛'𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟.

𝐴𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑛. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡

ENCHANTED GARDEN  were too busy preparing for the coronation.  While the queen gladly smile; reading a letter from the clan who was sent by hatfrille's mother. She had no objection rather hand her daughter to them. This also the key to unite the kingdom with the clan. To bind them much stronger.

Pinagbabawal silang magkita kapag di pa tapos ang ceremonya nakasaad sa libro ng kapalaran na kapag ang isang lalake na ikakasal kung di ito ipinanganak na dugong bughaw ay hindi maaaring magkita ng prinsesa sa oras ng coronasyon dahil dito magsisimula na ang kinatatakutan ng lahat.

The princess were just longing on her window, missing someone far away from her kingdom. Watching him from afar, nagbabasakaling sa pagkikita nilang dalawa. Ajienta was never been blind. She knows what's those longing was. She kept her comfort in a mean time, so that she wouldn't miss him so bad.

"Princess wag kang mag aalala pagkatapos ng ceremony magkikita naman kayo ano kaba wala namang aagaw sa mokong nayun"

"But I can't wait for any days without seeing him."

"You will or less you will regret it for life"

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On the other hand. Hatfrille sat at the shaded trees and lying down at the grass while looking at the ring. But that moment on. A black shadow was form. The eyes were bloody red-hunger on its gaze and about to attack. Slowly turn into a vicious beast.  Hatfrille was agile enough to stop it before it attack him. He was about to run. But the beast bit his hands, snatching the ring out of him. He chase it all of his might, he can't loose them. That ring is far more enchanted a well gift from her majesty and well preserve for the right time. And by that he will be united with the princess and he will sacrifice everything to be part of the noble council. And that is, his monster blood will be blessed and will purified him to turn him into a man. 

But that dream was taken away. It leads him to the palace garden. Few more steps and he was about to reached it. His claw can slice through even a toughest material. But before he could hit it. It deviated.

Unexpectedly.... blood shattered

Slashing the princess with his claw. Sending her flying off the garden. He murdered her; he when stilled in fear- stagnant and look at his bloody hands. Anger and regret, guilt morn his very soul. Gazing upon the accidence he had been done.  Its getting out off hand and well perfectly plan by the enemy.

He recklessly killed her. He reached out his hand on a woman that he had promise to be part of his life and now its nothing but a broken fate.

He was captured for his crime and battered

"Crystille!!!!"-Ajienta cried her heart out. Agad nyang tinapalan ang mga umaagos na dugo pero agad naman itong binawian ng buhay bago pa ito magsalita sa kanya. She gasped and can't utter a word dahil sa pagkabigla ng pangyayaring di nya inaasahan. Niyakap nya ang prinsesa at pilit nya parin takpan ang mga dugo

"Anong tinatayo tayo nyo dyan hanapin nyo ang manggagamot! Bilisan nyo!!!"-ajienta cried

"Nasa malayong nayon po sila pagpupunta sila dito, wala naring mangayayari dahil di sila aabot sa tamang oras "-mga tagasunod. Di mapigilan ni ajienta ang humahagulgol ng iyak sa harap ng iba. "His hand has poison in it!"

"You murderer!!"

Nakita nya ang dugo sa kamay ni hatfrille at may umuusok na itim na mahika dito. Sa tindi ng lungkot na nararamdaman, ay napawi sa galit at kamuhi. Namuo ng tindi ng himaksik ang puso nito. Dinampot nya ang kanyang spada at hinarap si hatfrille

"DIE!!!"

"CRYSTILLE!!!!"-queen cried her heart out.

"Your majesty you don't understand. Listen to me"-haftrille plea,

She carried her daughter not bothering the blood covers her chest "You killed my daughter!"-cried the queen. "You kill my only child..." The queen's tears faded into black as it ran down on her cheeks. It mades everyone cried. Her Golden crown faded into thorns.

She face him in such anger and her trust turns to hate and betrayed "Kill him slowy, let him feel the pain. You promise m-me hatfrille to take care of her.. B-but.. my tears is drying you killed something precious from me. Burn his tongue for lying. Let him scream, crying begging for my mercy. And this day, marks the end of his people and ajienta bring his head to me"

The guard aggressively captured him right away "Mahal na reyna hayaan nyo po akong magpaliwana... mahal na reyna!"-kahit pilit pang makawala ni hatfrille pero wala na syang magawa ng pagbugbugin sya ng sabay sabay. Hatfrille pleaded but ajienta hear him no more.

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The princess buried at the night of her coronation. The queen couldnt bare to see it. She tried to think it was all a dream... But it wasnt. She carries her daughter corpse and place her to the hundreds of golden petals. She tried to hold it but she can't. Nagtangis ito at niyakap ang malamig na bangkay ng anak.

Kahit makarating man ang mga manggagamot wala ring silang kapangyarihan na ibalik ang kaluluwa ng nito. Walang magawa si ajienta kundi paghandaan na ang digmaan. Lumuluha parin sya at pinag utos na ipasugod na ang mga kawal.

"Let no one live!"-sigaw niya at nagmarcha na paalis ang mga kawal

𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑠.

𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑑

𝑊𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒.

𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑦 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

𝑇ℎ𝑦 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡... 𝐴𝑗𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎...

Boses na dinig nya sa hangin. A voice wake's her. This made her realize that something is all wrong. She tried to ignore the voice but her guts tells her to do so..."Di yun kayang gawin ni hatfrille sa prinsesa. May masama akong pakiramdam. Isa ba itong patibong? "-she talk to herself. She had no choice but to lead them to way

Tinalian si hatfrille sa leeg at nakakagapos ng kadena lahat ng kamay at paa. He tried to explain and beg pero nilatigo sya sa likuran ng ilang beses ang boses nya ay narinig ng buong kaharian.Umalingawngaw ito kung kaya't naglikha ito ng takot sa buong kaharian. Lahat ng mga tao ay nag siuwian sa kanilang tahanan.

Dahil sa galit ng reyna pinag uutos nyang patayin ang lahi ni hatrille not even an infant survive. Mark and others kill them one by one. Until everything were burn down to ashes at ang tanging narinig na lamang ay ang iyak at sigaw ng mga kawawang nilalang.

Blood were shattered everywhere. Bodies slaughtered. Ang maiitim at namumulang usok na tumakip sa bughaw na kalangitan. Ang ilog na dating kay linis, ngayo'y dugo na.

Mga naglulutang katawan ay di na maitukoy kung ano ang nangyari sa itsura at wakwak at mga tadtad na ang mga lamang loob nito.

Ajienta was about to stab the baby on the cradles but then it started to giggle. She kneel and appologize because she can't do it. What kind of a person could murder an innocent little creature. Who would dare to kill an angel. Kinuha nya ito mula sa duyan para iligtas ito malapit pa syang matabunan ng mga nahuhulog na umaapoy na kahoy at napaso rin siya pero nakuha parin niyang maisalba ng maayos ang bata na di nasusugatan.

One of the guard pull the baby out of ajienta's hand, carrying the baby on the neck and burn it the guard slap her hard at napaupo sya.

"We have been commanded not to have mercy to every single soul. Patayin silang lahat at wala tayong titirahing isang buhay! ikaw pa sana ang capitan wag kang duwag! May trabaho pa tayong dapat tapusin!"-sabay tulak sa kanya nito sa galit na makita nya ang karumal dumal na ginawa nito, napatay nya mismo ang kanyang kasamahan. Binalikan ni ajienta ang bata pero sunog na katawan nito.

Di na nya kayang makarinig ng iyak ng mga kawawang nilalang na inutusang patayin ng reyna." This is not right. I have to do something to stop this"-she said to herself, she run away and something grab her foot kaya napaluhod sya.

"Ajienta tulungan mo ang anak ko. Di alam ng reyna ang ginagawa nya"-hatfrille's mother. She's badly injured the pero patuloy parin itong lumalaban kahit nauubos na ang kanyang dugo sa katawan.

She tried to carry her but she wouldn't let her. Because she had lost alot of blood "kung sakaling mamatay man ang lahi namin pangako mong mailabas mo ang anak ko na buhay"-she said right before she fall on ajienta's hand.

Binalikan nya ang lugar kung saan napatay ang prinsesa.  Sneaking at the garden she felt that there's something in there and it calls her. She was surprise seeing a flower grew, there were was the princess blood lies

"Crystille's blood, pinapahiwatig nya sakin ang kanyang galit, galit na mula sa ginawa ng kanyang in... Hindi, may iba pa"-theres inside her flickers.

May nasinagan syang kaunting kislap sa may bandang kaliwa na kung saan may bakas na dugo rin ni hatfrille at ang nakita nya ay ang singsing. She pick it up and made her realize na parang planado lahat ng nangyayari.

"Is hatfrille plan to proposed now!? How come..? Samantala malaking pinagbabawal ang pagkikita nila. Bakit ngayon pa!. Ito na ang simula ng katapusan ng kahariang ito"-bumulong sya sa sarili nya na puno ng takot.

Tuminghala sya sa langit at napaluha. The moon is as red as the blood itself. No stars but only thick clouds sorrounds it

They're all gonna die!

A voice suddenly reappeared from out of nowhere a loud crash of the thunder was heard. Nilibot nya ang tingin sa paligid pero walang tao. Napansin nyang may nangyayari sa loob ng palasyo may mga itim na salamangka sa paligid. Napaisip nya agad ang reyna na naiwang mag isa.

My queen ajienta betrayed you, she didn't follow your order..

She ran to the throne room kung saan nanggagaling ang boses na narinig nya and she open the door widely, she was panting and walk slowy as she approach the queen. Bakas sa mukha ang galit at pagkamunghi nito. Lumapit sya and lumuhod at nagbalita, pero nagtataka sya na bat di nagsalita ang reyna.

Inangat nya ang kanyang mukha napansin nyang di gumagalaw ang reyna kundi nakatingin lang ito diretso sa pinto. Tumayo sya. The queen still didnt move any muscle. Then again narinig naman ni ajienta ang boses na narinig nya kanina sa hardin. She aim the arrow at shadow na papalapit.

I order you to....

Pumasok si metrille na hawak ang mahiwagang pulang crystal at agad nya itong binalot sa itim na tela para hindi sisinag ang liwanag nito.

"Ano ang ginagawa mo dito the queen needs her space get out! Nawalan sya ng anak di ka ba naawa huh! All she felt now is just sorrow, pain, revenge! and if you care, get out ano ang ginagawa mo rito dapat narun ka sa pagsalakay sa clan!"

Agad namang tumayo si ajienta at lumabas ng throne room at sinara nya ang pinto. Pero di pa sya nakakalayo. May naramdaman syang kakaiba sa paligid may mga itim na mahika na nababalot sa buong palasyo at yung crystal ang nagbigay sa kanya ng tindi ng pangangamba.

"Red crystal? Shes behind all of this she's the traitor!!! Sabi ko na nga ba!"

Ajienta slam the door pero sya ay

biglang mailipad  palabas ng bintana. Natamo nya ang sugat mula sa basag na salamin at napasok pa ang iba kanyang balat. Napangiwi sya habang inaalis ang mga ito. Sumiritsit pa ang dugo pero pilit nalang nya binalewala at bumalik ulit  ng maramdaman nyang gumalaw mag isa ang kanyang kaliwang kamay nya at ito ang sumakal sa kanya. Pilit namang nyang alisin kanyang kamay dahil pumapasok na ang kuko nya sakanyang balat  halos malalagutan na sya ng hininga.

Isang sinag ng araw ang tumilapon kay metrille at napasigaw ito ng malakas and she cried in pain trying to remove the light away from her chest.

Nabitawan na sya ng kanyang kamay ang mas nakakuha ang kanyang atensyon sa babaeng nakaputi na nasa harap ni metrille habang inaalis ang spada sa dibdib nito.

"Tumayo ka anak"-ani nito at nilingon sya "this is no time to nap"

"Mama"-ajienta smile. As she saw her mother arrive in time. Tumayo sya para tulungan ang mahal na reyna na walang malay

"Did i came in late?"

"No. Your just in time mom. Thank you"

"I can't let my baby girl get hurt"

The queen becames metrille's  pet and when the kingdom fell to ruin. Lilitaw na ang dilaw na crystal at wakasan lahat ng nilikha nito. When this happen no one will remember that this kingdom once exist.

Metrilles body suddenly faded into ashes. Aanirtha notice that metrille is still around. There's a shadow pass by her side grinning in excite. The shadow rule the kingdom in darkness. Thunder carshes and blasting winds follow after.

"Do you even think that this is the end? this is just the beggining..."- the voice suddenly disappeard together with the shadow.

"Walang kasalanan ang reyna sa nangyari. She was control by metrille right before the corornation" Ajienta explain trying to settle everything

"Then its up to us now"

Tumakbo si Mark sa kanila at binalitang may mga sumusugod na mga nakaligtas na clan sa labas, mga tao sa kaharian ay pinag-iisa ring pinatay ng mga clan mga gwardya halos maubos ng pagtutulungan nilang pagsaksakin sa katawan at paghiwa hiwain ang mga leeg at balatan ng buhay.

Inutos ng reyna na tulungan syang tumayo para harapin ang clan para humingi ng kapatawaran kahit imposible na ito. Inalalayaan sya ni Aanirtha tumayo kasama si ajienta. Pinagbabato ng iba ang mga salamin sa at nagpaulan sila ng nagaapoy na malalaking bato sa palasyo hanggang sa masira at madurog ang mga ginintuang kisame.

Mga alipin at mga natirang kawal na sugatan ang humarang sa harap ng malaking pinto. They created a magic barrer to hold the clan from destroying the palace. Pinagbalewala nila na kahit sila man ang matamaan basta walang bumitaw. Sacrifice oneself for the people. Ang tanging salita na di nila binibitawan hanggang kamatayan para lang sa kaligatasan ng palasyo

Ang dating munting kaharian nauwi sa malaking kaguluhan.

"Is this the end?"-Ajienta hopelessly said. But her mother  smiled and saying thats there's nothing to worry about. Everything's will be back from what it was before

Dinig sa loob ng palasyo ang mga umalingawngaw na sigaw at iyak ng mga alipin at ng mga kawal na nasa labas na binuwis ang kanilang buhay alang alang sa kaharian. Everything went to chaos at gulong gulo na ang kaisipan wala nang makasabi kung saan ba sila pupunta para sa ligtas na lugar.

Bumuntong hininga si ajienta sa sinabi ng kanyang ina. Papalabas na sila at binuksan na ni mark ang pinto. bumagsak sa harap nya ang mga taong nagbuwis ng kani kanilang buhay. Sabay ng pagkawala ng kanilang nilikha na barrier at sumugod na ang mga clan na dala dala ang kanilang mga armas. You can hear the loud  sounds of war. The broken bond for the kingdom is about to end.

It is just a beginning....

✯LI