Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Seventy-Four

Reality's Illusion

A phoenix made of blazing fire flew pass by above us, surrounding the air with its heat and upon that flame bird is Theone standing still. His body was still engulfed in flame but it didn't bother him at all. Nakatuon lang ang mga tingin niya sa malaking halimaw sa harapan niya.

Mas malaki pa ang halimaw na ito kesa sa mga nakalaban namin kanina, its broad shoulder and masculine body was intimidating to look at. Bigla nalang tinapon ng halimaw ang malaking axe nito sa direksyon ni Theone, but instead, ang natamaan ay ang sinasakyan nitong fire pheonix.

The moment the axe came in contact with the fire, nasunog nalang ito bigla not leaving a single trace, kahit abo ay wala.

"Try harder. It'll take more to defeat me." And at that moment, I suddenly became curious about him. Hindi ko inaasahan na ganoon siya kaseryoso kapag naglalaban. Theone is the kind of guy who seems like to take things all fun and games. Pero iba ang pinapakita niya ngayon.

Tumalon ang halimaw at inaasahan na makuha niya si Theone, pero mabilis na umikot ang ibon sa likuran ng halimaw. Before the monster landed on the ground, Theone lifted his hand at may mga apoy na nakakalat sa lupa. Nang makatungtong na ang halimaw, ay nagpalabas ito ng isang galit na sigaw dahil nasusunog ang ilalim na parte ng katawan nito.

Alam kong kayang-kaya niya namang sunugin ng buo yang halimaw, pero bakit pinapatagal niya pa? I thought we're rushing to get out of here.

"Ngayon sabihin mo kung saan ang Sigillum." My eyes widened when what he said echoed, kaya narinig ko.

Right. The Sigillum. Wait, does monsters even talk? Ah of course, kung yung kanina nagsasalita ito pa kaya? At kung nandito nga ang Sigillum, that would explain that odd energy I felt ever since napunta kami sa lugar nato.

Kahit ano mang pagpapahirap ang gawin ni Theone sa halimaw ay hindi parin ito tumatalab dahil hindi parin nagsasalita ang halimaw. Naiinis nadin si Theone at balak ng tapusin ito.

"Mauna na kayo. Marami na ang oras na nasayang natin. Monsters will be here soon." Wika ni Theone as he lifted his hand. Flame engulfed the monster's body at wala itong magawa kundi sumigaw ng sumigaw with its angry roars.

Just as the brink of fading away, biglang humalakhak ang halimaw.

"H-hindi niyo mahahanap ang Sigillum...kailangan niyo munang patayin ang lahat ng halimaw na nandito sa loob ng relic na hinahap niyo!! Kailangan niyo paring matalo siya!!!" And with that, he faded into nothing.

Nagulat din ako sa sinabi niya. Ibig bang sabihin nasa loob kami ng Sigillum?! Then...then all of these monsters came from the relic itself? Ah ang gulo. Theone landed in front of me, his body releasing heat.

"I'll confirm it with the rest of the monsters. Kaya mauna na kayo—" bago pa man siya makaalis ay hinawakan ko ang braso niya pra pigilan siya. It certainly is hot, pero hindi ito nakakaapekto sa akin.

"We have to get the relic."

"What?! Nababaliw ka na ba? Hindi mo ba narinig yung sinabi ng halimaw? It basically means sa loob tayo ng Sigillum, and the only way to get the relic is to exterminate all living monsters in this place." Sabi ni Ziandra ss tabi ko.

They don't understand. Mas dadami at dadami lang ang mga halimaw kung hahayaan nalamg namin ang relic dito. Plus, sa lahat ng lugar ay dito talaga sa bayan ang relic na'to, if it was here all along, the Council would have found it first and took action. Pero hindi nila ito nakita agad at naunahan pa sila ng Blacks. I don't know, but that only means one thing for me. The relic is changing places, and the Blacks have been tracking it for so long. That reminded me of what that Philip had said. And the more it changes place, the more monsters will it release.