MYSTERIUM CLAVA (VOLUME 1) - PUBLISHED UNDER TBC PRINTERY

CHAPTER 3

ITwas around 10 am at kakatapos lang ng aking algebra class na sobrangsakit sa ulo. So, para makapag-chill kahit papaano ay pumunta munaako canteen nang aming campus. Bumili ako ng isang masarap na cheeseburger at isa ring orange juice habang nagbabasa nang isa sa mgapaborito kong libro na Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Habang nagbabasa ako ay naramdaman ko na may tumabi sa akin atpaglingon ko, nakita ko si Nzib. She was just looking andstaring at me with a very, very huge smile in her face.

"Hi there Dave!Mukhang maganda 'yang binabasa mo ah!" bati niya sa'kin withfull of energy.

Actually, nagulatako noong isang araw ang biglang sumulpot sa harap ko ay si Ryn atngayon ay si Nzib. There is something that is bothering me mula nungnangyari ang L explosion. May gusto akong itanong pero hindi komaitanong. Is this the right moment or the right time to ask aboutit? Isa na rin naman akong member nang club kaya may karapatan na rinnaman siguro ako para malaman at magtanong nang mga detalye sakanila.

"Hi Nzib."nasabi ko na tila ay naipit ang dila ko sa kung ano mang dahilan.

"I can sensethat there is something bothering you. Do you care to tell, if youdon't mind?" Nzib said with a very curious look in her face.

"Ahm... Nzib. Iam just curious siguro dahil na rin sa nangyaring pagsabog nung isangaraw. Since member na rin naman ako nang club, I just got curiousabout this 'L' that Craige mentioned. Who is 'L' and how ishe involved in this incident?" tanong ko sa kanya. Biglangnagbago ang facial expression ni Nzib after hearing my question.

"Well, I thinkit is just fair enough for you to have this knowledge since you areone of us now. But, I want to make sure na hindi lalabas sa club orhindi dapat malalaman ng kahit sino na hindi member ng MysteriumClava ang mga detalye na ito. Dahil kasama yan sa Club Protocol napinirmahan natin when we signed our contract in Mysterium Clava."Nzib said seriously while I nodded in response.

"If there is aJames Moriarty na arch-nemesis ni Sherlock Holmes, for sure ay siyaang Dr. Moriarty ng Mysterium Clava. He is the unknown criminalmastermind that the club has been hunting for years," seryosongtugon sa akin ni Nzib. Unknown? Ano ibig niyang sabihin na unknown?

"Dahil hindi panamin malaman kung ano ba talaga ang totoong katauhan ni 'L.'Kaya siya natawag na unknown criminal mastermind. He only works inthe dark and I can compare him to an evil chess master. Hindi siyagumagawa ng krimen gamit ang sarili niyang mga kamay, he is just thegame master who controls his pawn and set up the game. Actually, angtingin niya sa Mysterium Clava ay isang kalaro, at ang tingin niya sakaniyang mga biktima ay mga laruan na ginagamit niya para makalarotayo." What the hell? Hindi ko ine-expect na may ganito palangklasen tao. Anong klaseng kaluluwa ang mayroon si L?

"Yes, alam kongyou are quite shock but all of this are facts. Actually, if there issomeone who is so obsessed to take down that bastard, that is noneother than Craige. Why? I'll tell you why, it all started with theCraige's very first member at Mysterium Clava or I can say his veryfirst friend." natahimik muna si Nzib na parang bume-bwelo pa saik-kwento niya.

"LorraineCorpuz or they call her as Raine, she is a very intelligent andcharismatic person. I heard that she is the very first person thatattempted and successfully made our club president smile. Craige andRaine are the most formidable detective duo in the campus until oneday the bloody incident occured. Craige found Raine inside the clubroom, dead and according to the police she was shot by a gun. Athindi lang yun, natagpuan din ang mga kagamitan at documents naposible na kagagawan."

Hindi ko alam kungano ang mararamdaman ko, though our club president has a very coldpersona ay mayroon palang dahilan sa likod nang kanyang cold andlifeless persona.

"I-I don't knowwhat to feel or what to say. Ang sakit lang isipin na may ganitopalang itinagong experience despite his very cold pressence. Itpisses me off to know that a type of person, if he is really still aperson really does exist." I said while clenching my fist. Ijust can't take it! Life is really so unfair!