TRUTH

Mino's P.O.V

Great!

Everything is just great!

This is just a reason enough for me to stop whatever it is inside my chest. I never felt defeated in my entire life! Hindi pa man nag-uumpisa ang laban ay parang talo na ako kaagad.

I rubbed the back of my head as I sighed deeply. I lifted my gaze and looked at the big portrait hanging on the wall. I smiled bitterly as I saw its wholeness.

It is a drawing of a woman yet her face is full of scribbled line that indicates that the face is unknown. She is wearing a necklace with a moon pendant. I looked at it closer on the lower side and saw a snowflakes.

So? Si Olaf pala ang nag-drawing nito. I wonder if he ever drew Vreihya as well. I clenched my jaw, damn Mino! You're being unreasonable! Why are you feeling this way towards them or the things that they did together? You're looking like a possessive jerk!

She is not yours to begin with! Know you're freaking place!

"Gosh! It's freaking cold!" I exclaimed out of nowhere dahil tila ata domoble ang lamig ng paligid. I heard Olaf's chuckle. Damn! It's his territory, I can't do anything but to curse him in my head.

Bahagya ko na lamang hindi pinansin ang paglapit niya kay Vreihya na kanina pa nakadungaw sa bintana na may kalayuan din sa akin. I stopped myself as I feel the urge to go near her lalo na nang lumapit si Olaf sa direksyon niya.

Mino! Let them have their moment, you messed their supposedly-love story kaya huwag mo na din sirain kung ano pa man ang meron sa kanila ngayon. Just freaking stop yourself being a jerk about them.

Marahas na akong tumalikod sa kanila nang husto at nagtungo sa pinakadulo ng silid upang maupo at magbukas ng libro na nasa bookshelf. I rather read than make a fool out of me.

Pagbukas ko ng libro ay parang hindi na ata ako marunong magbasa dahil walang pumapasok sa utak ko kundi silang dalawa na nag-uusap. In my peripheral vision, I saw Olaf giving her a thick cloak if I am not mistaken.

Sweet! Ayaw niya siyang malamigan. Eh kung patigilin niya ang pag-ulan ng nyebe o hindi kaya umalis na siya dito nang tuluya- Oh come on Mino! The hell with you dude!

What are they talking about? Bahagya kong ipinilig ang ulo ko sa direksyon nila upang marinig ko sila habang nagkukunwari na nagbabasa. Damn! I can't hear anything.

I frustratingly slammed the book dahil nagmumukha na akong usisero dahil sa ginagawa ko. Marahas kong sinampal ang aking sarili at huminga ako nang malalim. Why is this happening to me? Why Am I like this?

Damn!

Just let them be Mino! You're making yourself look like an insecure human!

Marahas akong tumingin na muli sa kanila at nakita ko kung paano ngumisi si Olaf sabay kindat sa prinsesa. I smirked! As Vreihya faced the window again, I saw how Calix looked at me and gave me a sly smile.

He lifted his arm and gestured for me to come after him. "Let's fight!" I saw his lips stated without a sound. I lazily looked at him as he exited the door while Vreihya is making her way to the bed para siguro matulog.

Good! Sleep tight princess! May pipilayin lang ako na prinsipe.

"Jealous?" mayabang niyang saad sa akin habang kapwa na kami nasa malawak na lugar na balot na balot ng nyebe. Damn! I really hate snow!

"Why should I?" walang gana kong turan sa kaniya as I felt the snowflakes land on my skin. He just smirked and opened his left palm and a snowball formed on his hand.

"I am also a man dude, I know whether a guy is being consumed by jealousy," he teased then threw that snowball up then caught it again.

I raised my brow but a sly smile formed in my lips. "You're too familiar with it 'cause you felt it when I became his fated mate and not you anymore," I teased back and I saw how the snowball landed on the ground as he is not able to catch it.

His gaze became sharper but I saw how he tried to calm himself. "Too proud for your title? You're not even worthy for it," he hissed and now it's my turn to throw a sharp gaze on him.

"What makes you think I'm not?" I said emphatically while he made another snowball and throw it up then catching it again.

"Look at me and then look at you, what makes you think you're greater than me," mayabang niyang saad sa akin. I inserted both of my hands on my pocket and it balled into a fist. Damn! He's right! But I'll never give him the satisfaction of me admitting it.

"Why don't we ask the Goddess herself," I coldly stated and my eyes begun to ignite. For the second time, he unsuccessfully didn't caught the snowball. His eyes ignited as well while staring at me.

"Let's see if that borrowed powers of yours make you worthy for her," he stated then he made another snowball on his palm. I quickly alerted myself, he immediately threw it in my direction.

Damn! It's too fast! I quickly dodge it while it almost hit me in the eye.

THUD!

I immediately looked at the tree where the snowball hit. Damn! It made a hole into it. Mainit na ata ang ulo ni Olaf. I will never let myself die dahil lang sa snowball, that would be awkward.

This time, he opened both of his palm and created a much bigger snowball. Great! Hindi na lang sila hugis kwek-kwek, it is as big as a medium melon. Halatang may sama ng loob!

He threw it at me again but this time it's faster and it almost hit me. A loud thud can be heard again and I felt how the tree behind me fell.

He created more again then threw it at me na siyang pinagsisikapan ko na iwasan. I caught a snowball and thew it back at him ngunit mabilis niya itong nasalo then thew it back again. I quickly punched it mid-air na siyang sanhi kung bakit ito nadurog.

Fuck! Agad akong napaluhod at napahawak sa aking tiyan dahil sa may tumama sa aking sikmura. Damn! Nadurog ata ang mga laman loob ko!

"Come on! I barely moved an inch," mayabang niyang saad. Damn! He is pissing me off.

Agad akong tumayo at bahagyang pinahid ang lumabas na dugo sa aking bibig. "More fight, less talk," I said and he just smirked at me.

I closed my fist when and the snowballs floating on his opposite sides sharpen into ice daggers. Okay! He is getting serious… So am I!

I looked at him intently as I saw him charge himself towards me together with his daggers. Damn! Damn! Too fast! I quickly lifted both of my hands and concentrated all of my energy to release something.

As I felt my eyes igniting more, electricity formed in my hands and it extended into a form of shield. I strongly counter his impact on me then gave my might to push!

Mabilis siyang tumalsik kasama ng kaniyang mga yelong punyal palayo sa akin. I am not allowed to celebrate! That move took a lot of me. Hindi pa din talaga ako sanay.

He quickly stood up and brush off the snow on his shoulder. His eyes ignited even more, he placed both of his hands in his pocket and intently stare at me. I don't like what I am seeing right now.

I quickly froze… literally, I felt the very snow that I am standing as it slowly crawl up on my feet and it became a solid ice when it reached my waist.

Damn! It's fucking cold and I can't move. I saw how he's slowly tilting his head and clenching his jaw and the solid ice on my body moved higher. Damn! He's making me a literal human ice statue.

"Goodbye!" he stated coldly and he lifted his left hand from his pocket and he gestured his fingers as if he is crashing a rock as I feel the solid ice covering all of part of my body. I felt it covering my neck. I looked up just to make it slower but I literally froze when my vision was covered with ice.

Damn!

No! No! No!

I felt my heart having a hard time to beat. So this is what Anna felt when she became an ice statue.

I saw a distorted image approaching me dahil sa balot ng yelo ang aking mga mata. Damn! I feel like I want to sleep. "Don't worry dude! I will take care of her," he stated as I felt a cold hand touching my shoulder.

Don't fucking sleep Mino! Damn! Damn!

So this is how weak I am?

It took him just few attacks to end me this easy.

"Wala din silbi kung ikaw ang itinangi ng Dyosa, you can't protect yourself so why the hell do you think you can protect her?" he started. "I knew very well that Vreihya is strong but she deserve someone that can protect her too."

Does he literally thought that I never considered that? Sobrang hirap para sa akin na magmukha walang silbi para sa prinsesa. I felt this pressure the moment I knew that I felt something. I felt useless and unworthy for her because I am this weak. Hindi na kailangan na ipamukha pa sa akin.

My mind crumbled with those painful ideas as I slowly felt my heart depleting. He is really going to freaking kill me. But maybe it's better right? They can be together if I die right now.

She will end up with someone she deserve more. They can continue what they have before I interfered. I want to smile bitterly if I can dahil kahit kailan ay hindi ko inakala na maiisipan ko magpaubaya.

I will never be strong and powerful enough for her, I am just a human, borrowing a power from the Goddess, I don't even own any of this strength unlike this snow prince in front of me, he has power, he's strong and they both had a good start.

Everything that I don't have, he has them all without effort. God! Hindi ko akalain na ganito ako kabilis na mapapanghinaan, hindi ko pa nga alam kung ano ang nararamdaman kong ito but I was pushed to give it up this quick.

"One of this days, she will be the one who will push you away," he stated again. "She will be the one to restrict you from biting her or to even touch her."

Damn!

I slowly gasped for air when I suddenly felt the ice on my face slowly melting. I quickly moved my head when it was free again from the ice.

Mabilisan akong napaluhod when I completely felt how my body was free from his solid ice. I lifted my head and looked at him while his eyes are still glowing.

"You're so damn lucky!" he stated bitterly and with that he slowly vanished from my sight. Fuck! I closed my fist with the snow that I grabbed on the ground!

I am weak! I don't deserve her!

"HUWAG!" I quickly stood up on my chair as she quickly exclaimed. Is she having a nightmare?

"Are you okay?" I asked as I approached her but I was stunned nang mabilisan siyang lumayo at sumiksik sa pinakagilid ng higaan. I immediately felt a sharp pain on my heart. Why does she looked so afraid of me?

"Stay there! Don't come near me!" she coldly stated as if I had inflicted harm on her. The knot on my chest tightened with her words. Is this what Calix is talking about? Why is she pushing me away all of the sudden?

"Wee need to go! I don't like this place!" she stated while avoiding eye contact with me. I just nodded at her as I felt my tongue unable to utter words as this awful feeling in my chest intensifies.

Akma na sana akong tatalikod ngunit natigilan ako nang kumuha siya ng walang laman na mangkok sa tabing lamesa at kinagat ang kaniyang palapulsuan. I stopped myself to stop her dahil batid kong ayaw niya na hawakan ko siya.

Sinahod niya ang masaganang dugo mula sa kaniyang palapulsuan gamit ang mangkok. "Drink!" she uttered coldly. What the hell is happening? Why this change all of the sudden?

May napag-usapan ba sila kanina? Why she looked so disgusted with me? Is this because of Calix? Do they talk about their relationship? Does she doesn't need me anymore?

Fuck! My heart is jolting with this heavy pain right now.

"What seems to be the problem? Bakit sa ganiyang paraan mo ako pinapainom?" I asked while stopping myself to stutter as I felt a lump on my throat.

But I was immediately stunned with the words that exited on her mouth. Now I believe that words are sharper than knives. It can really slice your soul and can leave a deep and bloody wound. "I will never let you bite me again."

Calix was right! She will push me away. I just never expected that it would be this quick. Maybe, they will make things work for the two of them.

I'm so stupid!