✔Snow White and the Seven Deadly Sins [Books 1&2]

QOS: TRIGINTA QUINQUE

The candlelight flickered in the middle of the room. Walang hanging pumapasok sa loob ng silid-aklatan, pero kapansin-pansin ang pagbabago ng liyab ng apoy sa lampara. Hindi na nagtaka rito si Snow. Nasanay na siya sa mga kababalaghang nangyayari sa loob ng mansyon. She stared at the flame and sighed. Its fine and elegantly carved metal design suited well for the gothic-themed mansion.

"I never knew looking for a shitty spell is this hard."

Napabuntong-hininga siya't pinigilan ang paghikab. Pagod niyang inulit basahin ang nilalaman ng mga pahina ng isang lumang ritual book ("The Forgotten Rituals of the Paranorm, 17th Edition"). But no matter how many times she tried, she couldn't find anything here.

She slammed the leather-bound book shut and placed it ontop of the pile beside her. May isandaang libro na yata siyang binasa, pero wala pa rin siyang mahanap na spell para maibalik sa normal ang Deadly Sins.

'Hindi ko ba pwedeng i-chainsaw na lang ang katawan ng baliw na 'yon?'

Great. Now she's thinking like Wrath. Kung nandito lang sana ang prinsipe ng galit, malamang magiging proud pa ito na lumalabas na ang pagka-sadista ni Snow.

She tiredly stared at the circular bookshelves surrounding her. Abot-langit ang taas ng mga librong ito at tila ba naglalaho sa isang kalawakan ang kisame ng Library of Lost Souls. Tiny balls of light danced in the middle of the darkness. Maganda sana ito, kung hindi lang siguro siya ginugulo ng mga kaluluwang ito habang humihingi ng tulong.

The first time she had seen this library, Snow thought it was magnificent. Sino ba namang hindi matutuwa sa isang library na tila ba walang katapusan? Pero agad na nagbago 'yon nang patayin ni Sloth ang ilaw. As soon as Snow White was devoured by the darkness, the souls of those who are neither sinners nor saints haunted her. Narito sa Library of Lost Souls ang kaluluwa ng mga mortal na hindi nila alam kung saan nila ise-segregate.

These souls are neither good nor evil.

The undecided ones.

Halos mabaliw siya sa paghingi ng mga ito ng tulong sa kanya. Their voices screamed inside her head, until she was left unconscious. Pero sa pagkakataong ito, unti-unti nang nasasanay si Snow sa makapanindig-balahibo nilang pagpaparamdam. She's living with the eight deadly sins, so of course, she needs to get used to this mess.

Plus, she likes it better with the lights off.

"Kung magpupunit ka na naman ng pahina, Sloth would'nt forgive you."

Lumitaw sa kawalan ang kaluluwa ni Monique. Kalmadong nakatayo ang dalaga katabi ng isang bookshelf habang nakasimangot kay Snow. 'Oo nga pala. Sloth summoned his ex-lover to guard his library.' Wala nang ganang makipagtalo si Snow. She forced a smile at Monique.

"Kahit siguro magnakaw na naman ako dito, hindi mo ako isusumbong, Monique."

She raised an eyebrow. Monique really looked like an angel. Nauunawaan ni Snow kung bakit siya minahal ni Sloth. Posible kayang hanggang ngayon ay may nararamdaman pa rin siya kay Monique? Snow White lacks experience in this kind of thing, but she knows that feelings don't fade that easily.

"At bakit naman kita pagtatakpan?" The pretty spirit asked curiously.

Ngumisi si Snow, "Oh, please. Ni hindi mo nga ako sinumbong noong pinunit ko yung pahina ng mapa ng Underworld. If you wanted Sloth to get mad at me, you would've told him about it. Thanks, Monique."

Nag-iwas ng tingin si Monique. Despite being a little bitter about Sloth's affection, nararamdamam ni Snow na may mabuting puso ang babaeng ito.

"I-I only did that because of Sloth.. ayoko na siyang bigyan ng sakit ng ulo. He's had enough problems on his mind."