Rise of Dawn

Rise 48

Rise 48
The Strongest Goddess

“They say that there was once a goddess who got her heart broken and cried a river of tears, and that river is now known as the River of Lacrima that runs from the mountains of Solas towards the East Sea of Kosen.”
-LoreOfTheGods, translated by Professor Knightley

Kanina pang lumubog ang araw sa kanluran, at ngayon ay nababalot ng makikinang na mga bituin ang kalangitan.

“Ang ganda ng langit ngayon.” Saad ni Audrina

“I have a good feeling about this. Feeling ko may mangyayaring maganda sa darating na banquet.” Reign

“Excited na ko sa banquet.” Roxanna

“Kaya ba marami kang biniling damit?” Audrina

“Of course!” Roxanna

“Mostly kulay green yung mga binili mo. Kapag naabot mo na ang God Realm, di na bagay sayo yang binili mong mga damit.” Reign

“Bakit naman?” Roxanna

“Kasi magiging kulay gold na yung mata mo, hindi na green kagaya ngayon.” Reign

“Ok lang, gold goes along well with almost every color.” Roxanna

“Yan ay kung maaabot mo talaga ang God Realm.” Skyla

“Wag kang nega.” Roxanna

It’s common knowledge in the Immortal Plane that those who reached the God Realm will have golden irises. And demons who reached the pinnacle will have deep violet irises.

Golden eyes is the symbol of godhood. And deep violet eyes is the symbol of true demons.

“We should hurry back. Mapapagalitan tayo kapag di tayo bumalik sa dorm on time.” Paalala ni Noelle

“She’s right, let’s hurry.” Sahara

They went out to buy new dresses for the upcoming banquet. Good thing the school gates were still open when they got back.

“Wait, narinig nyo ba yun?” Tanong ni Audrina

“We don’t wield the element of sound, ano yung narinig mo?” tanong ni Skyla pabalik

“Someone laughed.” Tugon ni Audrina

Lumingon ang magkakaibigan sa paligid nila.

“That’s weird. Where’s the other students? Hindi pa naman oras ng curfew diba?” tanong ni Estella

They were within the school premise so there should be other students around. But strangely, there’s none.

Roxanna inched closer to her friends, “Wag kayong ganyan, tinatakot nyo ko.”

As a goddess of sound, malakas ang pandinig ni Audrina, kaya naman kinilabutan sya nang marinig ang isang mahina subalit malademonyong tawa mula sa kung saan.

She chose to be brave and took a step forward.

“Who’s in there?” matapang na tanong ni Audrina

Silence.

But someone is watching them.

And that someone is out of their sight.

“Who’s there? Show yourself!” sigaw muli ni Audrina

Kinilabutan sya noong muling marinig ang mahinang tawa ng isang babae, sa pagkakataong ito, malinaw nya itong narinig sa kanyang tenga. She even felt the cold and chilling breath of the woman right on her ear.