Battle of the Halfbloods

"May kalaban daw," mahinang sambit ko. Tinanggal naman kaagad ni Asclepius ang kamay niya sa noo ni Cassandra.

"Ako na ang poprotekta kay Cassandra," wika niya at binuhat si Cassandra palayo.

"Nasaan sila, Atlanta?" bulong ko habang kumukuha ng mga sandata.

"Papunta na sila rito, at gumagapang sila. Umakyat kayo sa mga puno," wika niya kaya't inulit ko iyon sa kanila. Dali-dali naman akong umakyat sa puno.

Gayundin naman si Asclepius na buhat buhat si Cassandra, at si Lea na tumalon lang ay nakaakyat na. wow.

"East? West?" Tanong ko kay Atlanta.

Tinuro naman niya ang East at bigla ko namang nakita sina Lycus at Harmonia. Magkakampi pala sila. May kasama pa silang isang lalaki, na matikas din ang dating.

Nagkunot noo naman ako, bakit tatlo lang sila?

Napatingin ako kay Lea, she blew something off her hand, at pumunta ito doon sa pwesto nina Lycus. It was a leaf. Napatingin naman dito si Harmonia, tumayo at akmang hahawakan ang leaf nang bigla siya itulak ni Lycus palayo at pinana ang leaf.

Nanlaki ang mata ko nang sumabog ito. The leaf was turned by Lea as an explosive bomb. My eyes shimmered in awe. Being a demigod is cool!

"Melizabeth, makikita nila si Lea. You should attack them from behind then," sabi sa'kin ni Atlanta. Tumango naman ako at dahang dahan na bumaba sa punong inakyatan ko. I prepared a sling and a slightly big hard rock.

Nakita kong ngumisi si Harmonia. She now saw Lea. She chuckled while playing with her sword, "Penthesilea, you're now facing two halfbloods. Do you think you, daughter of Zeus, can fight with us, daughter of Ares and son of Hermes?" Napakunot ang noo ko, both were very fast demigods, but Lea was strong.

I ran to the next tree very lightly that they didn't notice my appearance, even Lea. Nakita ko si Asclepius, and she left Cassandra protected by some barrier, bago dahang dahan lumapit sa'kin. He lowered his head to me and whispered softly, "This is a battle between halfbloods. Do not interfere. If you'd like to fight, then battle with the mortal in their back."

Napatingin naman ako sa lalaki sa likod ni Harmonia and Lycus. Indeed, matikas siyang tingnan but I could sense that his reflexes and senses are weak. Asclepius patted my shoulder bago siya pumunta doon sa tabi ni Lea. "Asclepius, son of Apollo, is also here. Now the numbers are fair. Bakit hindi na simulan ang laban?"

May mga leaves na umangat mula sa ere and in a split second, sumabog iyong lahat na halos tumalipon na naman ako. Napalibutan din ng gabok ang paligid, at nang mawala ang gabok ay nagulat ako sa nakita. Lycus has his sword pointed at Asclepius who had something like a ball of sunshine on his hand. I squinted my eyes, they somehow look familiar. On the other hand, both Lea and Harmonia had their swords pointed at each other. They continued to clash, ngunit napangisi ako nang makita ang alalay nina Lycus na akmang aatakihin si Lea sa likod.

Inikot ko ang sling ko at pinatama ko ang bato sa kaniya. Sapul! I laughed when the rock hit his forehead. Ngayon ay dumudugo na ang ulo niya. Bahagyang napalingon ang mga demigods sa kaniya tapos sakin ngunit nagpatuloy lang sila sa paglalaban. However, Lycus smiled at me. Parang nakakalokong ngiti kumbaga before proceeding in fighting Asclepius.

Nanggigil naman ang alalay nila at tumakbo papunta sa'kin habang hawak-hawak ang kaniyang espada. I giggled at nilabas ang aking lighter. Pinailaw ko ito, and a slightly big fire lit up before his eyes. Napatigil siya sa pagtakbo, kahit na malapit lapit na siya nang kaonti sa'kin, but because of the fire, he stopped. Napatingin siya dito, his eyes focused only on the fire.

I played with the fire, pero hindi ako napapaso. This was a ghost's fire, the owner can't get hurt but others get hypnotized.

Ngumisi ako at hinawakan ang kamay ng alalay. I smiled at him but his eyes was still on the fire.

Success, wika ko sa'king sarili.

Lumuwag ang hawak niya sa kaniyang espada hanggang sa binigay niya ito sa'kin. I handed him a dagger at inutusan siyang hawakan ito nang mahigpit. I chuckled when he obeyed me, his eyes still on the fire. What a good enemy.

"When you die, please promise to go to the afterlife. I don't really want you around here, or to see you around. Pero kung gusto mo maging multo muna, then please don't hate me kasi ako lang naman makakatulog sa'yo dito sa living realm," wika ko at lumayo nang bahagya sa kaniya.

With the lighter still at my hands, lumingon ako sa paligid. I called their attention, "Hey halfbloods! Time freeze muna!"

Lumingon sila sa'kin at akmang maglalaban-laban ulit ngunit nang makita ang position namin ng aking kalaban, napatigil sila. Perhaps nagtataka.

"I know you're halfbloods at nakakaistorbo ako sainyo pero... I wonder if kaya niyo itong gagawin ko," wika ko at ngumiti nang matamis sakanila. Asclepius and Lycus seemed interested to what I'm going to do, while Lea and Harmonia seemed bothered.

Once again, I played with the hypnotizing fire. Before ordering the alalay.

"Stab yourself with my dagger."

Then I could hear the screams of Harmonia, ngunit nanatili akong nakatingin sa lalaki. Naramdaman ko rin ang paglapit ni Lycus ngunit pinigilan ata siya ni Asclepius.

Lumuhod ang lalaki, and his last words were, "Yes, My queen."

Blood splattered on the grass, and to my boots. It was the blood of the man that I ordered to suicide. I chuckled, he's now a ghost.

Lalapit sana ako sa mga halfbloods na naglalaban na naman, ngunit napigilan ako ng isang kamay. Napalingon ako. Cassandra. I raised an eyebrow at her, "Misfortune. Curse. Death."

She muttered those words, before glaring at me.

"You are impossible, Meli."

Thieves of Harmony

By lostmortals

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