THE TRUTH OF THE PAST

Ares Thanatos Bia point of view

SERA and I are ONE. We are sharing in one body but with different SOUL. This is my secret behind those kisses. If Sera kissed by someone, I will be out. Same with me, if I kissed someone, Sera will be out. And behind this SECRET is another SECRET hiding.

Chael step backward away from me. He still the same as always. He looked at me at the eyes with those looks. Calm. Poker. Dangerous. Hatred.

I'm always thinking why he always looking at me like that. Why he hate me so much?? I can't recall of what things I had done for him to feel HATRED at me. I'm a Good Man.

Until this time, he still owning everything what I have. Especially, now, Sera. The big question here is, how he knows about Sera?? Sera is my SECRET and my PUNISHMENT.

"You still owning of everything I had....Still no change of heart, Chael...." I said with cold voice.

"Like what I've said...SHE'S MINE. She's first to be MINE..." he talk back with cold and calm voice. Binigyan diin pa niya ang pagbigkas sa salitang MINE. He seems serious and desperate this time.

"Whatever your reasons are....it doesn't matter to me, Chael....But Sera is ME. She's ME. She and Me are ONE...." seryoso kong sabi.

"Wrong. You and Sera are just ONE because, you two both sharing in one BODY, that's all...." sabi niya sabay ngiti. Dangerous smile. Looks like He knows something about Sera and Me. "I just want to confirm....And it CONFIRM...." dagdag pa niya sabay tinalikuran ako.

"How unfortunate for me....I still want Sera to stay in my side a little bit more....but there YOU are. ARES AGAIN...." his voice sounds like disappointed.

"Hhmmm....Disappointed??...." asar na tanong ko sakanya. I can't help chuckled for that thought. "Were leaving....but before that, you still need to give back SOMEONE to us....or else, we will continue...." hamon ko sakanya.

I want him bring Deno back to us. I know Sera can't help thinking, concerning and worrying herself about the human kid. She protecting the human kid at her very best. I'm so proud to her.

Lumapit si Ucifer kay Chael at inabot niya dito ang hawak niyang espada. Malugod naman na kinuha ng isa. "Bring the human kid out...." tipid niyang sabi na ikinagulat naman ni Ucifer at ng iba pang kasama niya.

"Don't repeat myself....I don't want that Man to be here in my castle....He's awfully not welcome here....nasusuka ako sa tuwing nakikita ko ang pagmumukha niya...." his cold and calm voice gives chill to Ucifer. Kahit gusto pa niya mag-react sa inuutos ng kanyang Lord ay hindi na siya nakapagsalita pa. Sinunod nalang niya ang gustong ipagawa ng kanyang Lord.

For just one snap in Ucifer finger, agad lumabas sa harap namin ang isang batang lalaki na nakahiga at walang malay. Maagap naman si Loki at agad na lumapit kay Deno at binuhat.

Tumalikod na ko at humakbang paalis. This old castle is not good to my health and body. So OLD and Gothic. Tsss....He had no style, so cheap and an eyesore. He should built a Modern Style Castle. Do I need to recommend my thoughts to him?? Maybe. Nevermind. Sigurado naman ako na hindi niya bibigyan ng pansin ang mga i-rerecommend ko sakanya. What a waste of thought?.

Somehow in my peripheral version, there are pair of eyes whose suspiciously staring at me. Pair of eyes who seems can't wait to punch me at my face. A pair of eyes who seems full of regrets and questions.

Loki Dan point of view

Nakabalik na kami sa Mansion. Bago ako pumunta ng living area ay dinala ko muna si Deno sa isa sa mga guest room ng Mansion at doon siya pinahiga at pinatulog. Si Ares naman ay nasa kwarto niya para makapagayos at makapagdamit.

Miss Author will you please change the IDEA of his NAKED entrances?? Just asking.

Pinatawag ko narin ang isa sa personal doctor ng BIA CORP. Para masuri si Deno kung nasa mabuting kalagayan ba siya. Kahit ako hindi ko maiwasan magaalala sa bata na iyon. For additional, Sera protecting that human kid at her very best. Even for this simple thing I can help Sera protecting the kid.

Pagdating ko sa living area ay walang sabi-sabi na umupo ako sa isa sa mga sofa. I know kahit hindi ako magsalita, he still feel my presence entering the living area.

That man, Azrael, who is comfortable and laying with his back on the long sofa. Nakahiga siya sa mahabang sofa habang nakapikit ang mga mata.

He still quite. I don't even heard anything from him since that moment. Suddenly I feel his distance from us. Hindi ko siya masisisi kong makakaramdam siya ng galit saamin ni Ares. We are FRIENDS, but we choose to give him a cold shoulder.

"What are FRIENDS for??...." mahina at pabulong niyang sabi pero sapat para marinig ko. His eyes are still closed. At hindi man lang niya ko tinapunan ng kahit saglit na tingin.

Huminga muna ako ng mabuti, finding the right words to speak with him. He's a vampire with a human heart. Kaya kahit sa katotohanan na we are worst enemy in reality, we still become FRIENDS.

"I'M SORRY....." two words that make his eyes open for a short moment, but then he closed those eyes again.

"I feel like...." a short paused for him. "I remember, hindi ako nakapaglinis ng tenga ko sa matagal na panahon....I feel like deaf at a short moment....Tsss...." cold niyang sabi.

"Tsss...." tipid kong sabi, then tumahimik na naman ang buong paligid. Wala na ulit nagsalita pa sa aming dalawa. Gusto ko makipagtalo but I thought wala ako karapatan ngayon para barahin siya. Lucky Azrael, for the first time pagbibigyan muna kita ngayon.

For me, I don't have the rights to explain to him everything. Where is HE by the way?? Why HE still keeping this Vampire idiot waiting for his answer. So Troublesome Ares.

Hindi rin nagtagal ay may narinig ako na mga footsteps palapit sa living area. Then, the asshole is here. He just walk toward us at umupo sa sofa kaharap ng upuan ko.

And our eyes meet. Nakangiti siya, at that face of him, I feel the sudden urge to punch him in his handsome face. Scratch the word Handsome.

"Tsss!..." inis na baling ko sakanya habang pinipigilan ang kagustohan ko na suntokin siya.

"Don't you dare punch me, Loki....I still need to explain everything to Azrael...." nakangiti niyang sabi saakin.

"I DARE. And I can't wait. Maybe later...." seryosong sabi ko sakanya.

"Then. Explain right now, Ares...." agaw attention ni Azrael. Ganoon parin ang pwesto niya at tulad ng pag-snab niya saakin, hindi man lang niya tinapunan ng pansin si Ares.

"What a cold tone, Azrael??...."

"I will talk to you as the way I want...."

"Where do you want me to start??...."

Mabilis na tumayo si Azrael sa pagkakahiga. Lumapit siya kay Ares at hinigot ang kwelyo nito pataas. He has blank expression with fierce eyes. Nagtama ang mga mata nila. Eye to eye.

"Tell me everything!! About Nyx, her scripted and planned DEATH. AND SERA!! HOW SUPPOSED THE BOTH OF YOU SHARING A ONE BODY, HUH??!!!...." pasigaw na tanong ni Azrael.

"I can explain to you everything about Nyx....But, about Sera and ME, in one body are different story...." seryosong saad ni Ares.

And why?? Kahit ako matagal ko na gusto malaman ang katotohan na nakatago sa bagay na iyon. Napatayo ako sa inis at lumapit sakanila. Malakas na hinigot ko si Azrael palayo kay Ares at ako naman ang humigot sa kwelyo ni Ares.

"THE F*CK!! AND WHY??!!....How it become a different story, Ares!!??....Hindi mo lang alam, kung gaano ako katagal naghintay na dumating ang pagkakataon na ipaliwanag mo saakin ang katotohanan about kay SERA!!...." inis na baling ko kay Ares. Hindi ako papayag na hindi niya ipapaliwanag ang about kay Sera.

Azrael point of view

Nagulat ako sa reaction ni Loki. Dapat ako iyon. Dapat saakin ang mga linya na iyon. The f*ck!! Parati nalang niya ko inaagawan ng eksena.

Pareho lang sila dalawa. But he really looks angry. Pag tungkol kay Sera ang usapan hindi talaga siya nagpapahuli. Tulad ko gusto niya rin malaman ang katotohanan sa pagitan ng dalawa. SERA and ARES.

Bigla ako may na-realize. Their NAMES. If you going to read the opposite way the name SERA, a word, or name ARES read out. So even their names are connected to each other.

Mas lalo ako nangangati na malaman ang connection and relationship nilang dalawa. What the true story about both of them?? I WANT TO KNOW. I REALLY WANT.

Even the phrase, Sera is his wife, I still can't let myself believe that thing. I don't trust him anymore. He knows about Nyx scripted and planned death, but he never told me before. Even once. How should I still TRUST the man like him??

We are friends for almost decades, hindi ko na nga maalala kung gaano na ba kami katagal magkakilala at magkaibigan, but still He keep quite and keep those secrets from me, even I had the rights to know. Nyx is my beloved human girlfriend, the first HUMAN I ever loved.

And now I starting liking and caring another girl in my life. SERA. I don't know what I'm feeling right now. Nagugulohan parin ako.

I like and care Sera, parang kailan lang, ko lang na-realize ang totoong feelings ko sakanya, then for this instance, malalaman ko nalang na Sera and that asshole are ONE. No. I mean they are just sharing One Body, that's all. But still, their Soul is connected as One. My fist clenched. Jealousy.

"Jealous??...." naagaw ang attention ko when Ares spoke the word. The best word describe what I'm really feeling right now. JEALOUS.

Agad na bumalik ang tingin ko sakanya. Kahit si Loki ay mukhang nagulat at nagtaka sa sinabi niya. Ng matauhan si Loki ay binitawan niya si Ares at bumalik sa upuan kung saan siya nakaupo kanina.

Tulad ni Loki napaupo rin ako sa sofa kung saan ako nakahiga kanina. Napayuko ako at napatingin sa sahig. He's right!! I'm feeling jealous right now. Why?!!

I can't help to stop myself think the worst thought I never thought before. He's already had everything in his life. Power. Authority. Money. Names. Face. Immortality. Then, even right now. HE HAD SERA. Tsk!!

Ramdam ko ang pagbalik rin ni Ares sa pagupo. He seems serious. Narinig ko siya napabuntong hininga. "I'M SORRY..." another two words I didn't expected to heard from this two asshole.

Two asshole who are my only Friends. Stupid! I still thinking that stupid thing called FRIENDS, even they betrayed me??

Again my fist clenched. Disappointed. Betrayal. Another crazy things I feeling right now. Muli ako napapikit, nakayuko parin ang ulo ko at hindi na ko nagsayang pa ng effort na tignan si Ares. Somehow, deep inside, parang ayoko na pakinggan pa ang lahat ng gusto niyang sabihin.

"You can back off, you still have the chance...." Ares said without a tone of joking. He's serious. Oh! Come on! F*ck Ares!!

"Why should I??...." tanong ko, pakiramdam ko my voice cracked na para bang hindi ko na kaya pa magsalita at this moment of revelation.

"Because I made a promised to Her....I promise that I will keep the TRUTH as secrets between us...."

Bigla ako napadilat ng marinig ko ang mga sinabi niya. Pero hindi ko parin siya tinignan. HER?? Is she talking about Nyx?? Why??

"Nyx and I are FRIENDS...." from that moment I feel like I want to punch him, RIGHT NOW, but I hold myself and stay put, waiting for his next revelation.

"I always remind her. No. I always give her WARNING about you, Azrael....She will die if she come to you..." what he just said put my heart broken and ache at that instance.

My two fist clenched. Parang gusto ko na mag-back out. Bigla ako nagsisi na pilitin si Ares na sabihin ang totoo saakin. I still keep my gaze. Hindi ko parin siya tinignan.

"And??...." lakas loob na tanong ko.

"She refuse to let you go. She LOVES you. Even she knows...."

This time, hindi ko na napigilan pa ang mga luha ko na kanina pa gustong gusto tumulo sa mga mata ko.

She loves me even she knows. She choose to love me even she knows. She still choose to stay beside me even she knows. NYX. Kahit alam mong ako ang magiging dahilan ng kamatayan mo hindi mo parin ako iniwan.

My tears didn't stop falling. Ramdam ko ang pagtulo ng mga luha ko sa mga hita ko. So CRUEL. Why my life so cruel for me??!

"She really loves you, Azrael....She begs....for not telling you the TRUTH, but unfortunately....NYX....I'm sorry for not KEEP that promise...." Ares voice sound like cold but sad. I feel like his voice started to crack and I don't know why.

MEANWHILE....

Nakikinig lang sa usapan ng dalawa si Loki. But deep inside, he knows, that the two of his friends are miserable and secretly struggle with each other emotion.

Suddenly, Loki looked to Ares side. He saw Ares looked up immediately. Shocked. Confused. For the first time, Loki saw Ares tears falling at that moment. And he become speechless, he suddenly asking himself. How cruel?? The TRUTH OF THE PAST between the both of his only two friends.