Phoenix Academy

Chapter 36

Leonidas Malcolm's POV

Sinilip ko ang reaksyon ni Kuya at ni Rain. Nong una'y wala silang reaksyon, ngunit biglang napalitan ng mangha nang ipalibot nila ang kanilang mga tingin. Matapos noon ay lumipat sa'kin ang tingin nila at parang sa'kin namangha.

I smirked. Soon enough, makukuha ko rin ang puso nila at dadalhin nila ako sa Phoenix Academy. Just the thought of it excites me. "Dito mo talaga natagpuan si Eris—"

"Sinclair," pagtama ko sa sabi ni Rain. Napasinghap lang ako nang maalalang kasama nga pala namin siya. She might be offended because of what I did. She might think I'm dismissing her name, Eris. I just... I'm just familiar with Sinclair. Hindi ko na dapat ginawa pa 'yon.

"Yes." Si Sinclair na ang sumagot para sa'kin. "I was drowning here, but he revived me. Thankfully, it worked," natatawa niyang kuwento. "Wala pa akong maalala bukod sa pangalan ko no'n."

Nagulat naman kami ni kuya nang biglang naging pula ang mata ni Rain. Ang buhok niya ay naging pula rin. Ahh, nagtatransform siya kapag nagamit ng kapangyarihan.

"Rain, bakit?" Tanong ni Kuya Levi.

"I can feel a strong energy force. Katulad ng energy force sa may Phoenix Well. I can feel the same here," sagot naman niya.

"Phoenix Well?"

Tumingin sa'kin si Kuya at sinagot ang kuryosidad ko, "It's a place in Phoenix Academy. Inside that is where all the Phoenixes reside. Once in a while, they are released from the well."

Tumango-tango ako at binalik ang tingin kay Rain. He looks like he's struggling, like he's hearing voices at nabibingi siya.

"That's one of his abilities. He can hear some creatures, lalo na kung affiliated sa apoy o araw," dagdag ni Kuya Levi. Perhaps may naririnig siyang mga Phoenix... kung eto nga ay konektado sa Phoenix Well nila.

Pumikit ako nang mariin at sinubukang pakinggan din ang mga phoenix, malay mo, 'di ba? Nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang enerhiya sa'king paligid, and I heard a cry. Was it a Phoenix's Cry?

Nagmulat ako ng mata, I strided towards the side of the falls. "Leon!" Tawag sa'kin ni kuya but I just smirked at him. "Kuya Levi. I can also hear the Phoenixes. Ibig sabihin ba noon, parte na ako ng mga taong maaaring sumali sa academy?"

Rain chuckled and looked at me. "Of course. You can be part of the academy. Pero hindi ka makakasurvive kung ang alam mo lang ay ang makarinig ng mga Phoenix. You must have another ability besides that, Leon," he straightforwardly answered.

Well, he has a point, but I can discover it in the academy. I'm sure. "I still want to go," giit ko. Sabay silang tumingin sa'kin, and Kuya Levi answered me, "Walang tao sa academy ngayon, they are probably in the Greek World or kaya sa Orphic Dimension." They're willing to bring me there... but of course, hindi ko puwedeng iwanan ang mundo ko.

"Would you like to take a dip on the falls? It's very refreshing," pag-iiba ko sa usapan.

Sinclair shook her head. "I'll rest, Leo," pagpapaalam niya. The two men shifted to her. Oh, parehas silang susunod kay Sinclair.

Hinubad ko ang aking armor, at lumubog sa falls. Tiningnan ko naman silang dalawa ngunit umiling lamang sila sa'kin, "Hindi na, pupuntahan nalang namin si Sinclair. Kahit d'yan ka na muna."

Tinanguan ko sila. "Mag-iingat kayong pabalik," sabi ko't 'di na inintay si Rain at Kuya Levi na magpaalam. This time, it seemed like Sinclair still wanted to go with Rain. Well, she has no choice since Levi cannot enter the town.

Mapanlokong nginisian ni Rain ang kapatid ko, kaya't tinapunan siya ni kuya ng masamang tingin. Pinanood ko lang sila habang pawala nang pawala sa paningin ko. Sinclair looked back at me. Ngumiti siya at kumaway, binalik ko naman 'yon.