CHAPTER 4
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PAGOD na humilata si Avery sa damuhan. It's been three months since her parents started to train her in martial arts and how to use and control her abilities. Her father is training her in martial arts while her mother is training her in her abilities. They taught her how to to be alert in every fight she will be involve. She sighed. And the reason why they are training her? She don't know.
"Come on, Avery. Let's train again." Wika ng kanyang ama.
She groaned. "I'm tired, Papa." Pero bumangon pa rin siya.
"Avery, in a real fight, tiredness is not an option." Her father attacked her.
Mabilis niyang inilagan ang sipa ng kanyang ama. She did a sommersault. She alerted her body to possible attacked from her father. She knows his father. His good in martial arts.
"Attack me, Ave." Her father said.
She nodded. Sinulyapan niya ng tingin ang galaw ng paa ng kanyang ama. Napangiti siya. They already spar many times but she won only one time. She calculated what would be his father's next move if she kick his leg.
Gamit ang kaliwang paa niya. Kunwari ay sisipain niya ang binti ng kanyang ama para matumba ito. And she's right, bigla itong tumalon para mailagan ang sipa niya. But she quickly jumped in mid-air and used his right foot to kick his father in the chest.
Nginisihan niya ang ama. "Am I good, Papa?"
Her father shooked his head. "Yes ... you're good but need more training!" And with that he attacked her.
All she could do is to avoid is father's punch and kick. His so fast. Good thing that she have a fast reflexes. While she's training,she can feel that her reflexes became fast and tumalas rin ang kanyang mga senses.
"Don't just avoid my punch and my kick to you. You need to defend yourself, Avery!" Her father shouted.
"Yes, Papa." She nodded and this time, she's the who will attack.
She attacked her father. She fastly kick and punch his father but he caught her wrist and quickly went on his back and locked her. Her father is not holding himself. Pilit niyang tinatanggal ang braso ng kanyang ama na nasa leeg niya pero masyado itong malakas.
"Avery, think of ways how you will defend yourself in this kind of situation." Her father said.
Kinakapos na siya ng hininga. She closed her eyes. She feel her body ... hot and something inside her want to explode. Mariin niyang ipinikit ang kanyang mata. Nararamdaman niya ang malakas na enerhiya na dumadaloy sa mga ugat niya. Uminit rin ang mata niya.
"Argh!"
She don't what happened next. She just saw her father thrown a few meters away from him. She's shocked when she saw herself ... her body flames up. Tinignan niya ang kanyang mga braso. They are flaming but she didn't feel anything like she was burning. Wala siyang maramdaman. It's like everything is normal.
Anong nangyayari sa akin?
"Avery." Paglapit sa kanya ng ina.
"Mama ..." She cried. She don't like this.
"It's okay, sweetie. Try to calm and relax your body and your mind. Everything will be alright." Her mother said, softly.
Slowly, she nodded. She calmed and relaxed. And slowly, her flaming body began to fade. Avery sighed and embrace her mother tightly. Her mother scent made her more relaxed. She feel exhausted until she drifted to sleep.
HARLEY made sure that his husband didn't have an injury after he was thrown few meters away from their daughter when Avery's body flamed.
"Harley, I'm fine." William said to his wife and embrace her.
"I just want to make sure." Harley sighed and looked at their daugther.
Avery is sleeping peacefully. William sighed. "This is the first time that her body flamed like that. She can create fire balls but I didn't know that she can do more than that."
"Be thankful that you didn't get burn in her flames." Harley said and rested her head on his husband shoulder.
They both sat on the edge of Avery's bed. Harley touch her daughter's cheek. It's a rosy cheek that made her daughter more beautiful.
"Her beauty is different." William said.
She nodded in agreement. William is right. Avery's beauty is different from humans. Kaya nilagyan niya ng bangs ang buhok nito para hindi gaanong mapansin ang mukha ni Avery.
"She's beautiful just like Amanda." She said.
"Speaking of Amanda ..." William sighed. "Is she really showed to Avery?"
Harley rolled her eyes. "For the fifth time ... yes! Elemental spirit,that's what they call. Bago sila tuluyang mawala dito sa mundo ay nananatili muna sila dito ng fifteen years bago sila tuluyang mawala."
"Pero ang sabi ng anak natin. Her mother is a Earth Elemental and her father is a human. Paanong nasa kanya ang lahat ng elementals?" Nagtatakang tanong ni William.
"I read a book. It's an old book ... it say's that,an elemental who will be united to humans will have a very powerful offspring. And I know that Avery is a powerful elementals."
William nodded.
"Let's go."
They stepped out from Avery's room.
NANG marining ni Avery na sumara ang pinto ng kanyang kwarto ay saka lang siya nagmulat ng mata. She heard the whole conversation of her parents. A tear dropped form her eyes.
Her parents ... her father was killed by the hunters and rogues. Bumangon siya at lumabas sa terasa ng kanyang kwarto. Tumingin siya sa baba at nang masigurong walang tao ay tumalon siya paibaba. Swabeng lumapag ang paa niya sa lupa. She's barefoot pero she didn't give a fuss about it.
Using her unhuman speed. She went to the forest. Sa lakas hangin niya ay bawat madadaanan niya na puno ay lumilipad paitaas ang mga ibon at malakas rin ang sayaw ng mga puno at halaman.
When she reach the clear area, it's just grass and it's near the lake. Itinapat niya ang dalawa niyang kamay sa tubig at dahan-dahan ay pinaghiwalay niya ito.
"Ina, ama, sana masaya kayo kung nasaan man kayo ngayon." Bulong niya sa hangin.
Dahan-dahan niyang idinipa ang kanyang kamay. Naghiwalay ang tubig. Tinitigan niya ang lupang pinaghiwalayan ng tubig. Naramdaman niyang uminit ang kanyang mata hanggang sa magkaroon ng apoy ang lupa. The flames is yellow until it became red. Sana lang ay magawa niya.
She took a deep breath. Dahan-dahan ay ibinalik niya ang tubig sa gitna. She's silently praying na sana ay hindi mamatay ang apoy na inilagay niya.
Nang maibalik niya ang tubig ay natuwa siya nang hindi namatay ang apoy. Nanatili ito sa ilalim ng tubig. She chuckled.
Umupo siya sa damuhan at inilapat ang kamay sa lupa. Nagsiyabungan ang mga puno at halaman. Naging mas berde pa ang mga ito. She sighed in contentment. She layed on the grass and looked at the blue sky. She close her eyes and feel the cold breeze.
When she heard a footstep. Her eyes shot up open. Pinakinggan niya ng mabuti ang yabag na naririnig niya. Her eyes widened when she realize that it's coming towards her direction. Sa talas ng mata niya ay nakita niya mula sa malayo ang grupo ng mga kalalakihan na may dalang mga mahahabang baril.
Who are they?
She immediately dive into the water. Lumangoy siya patungo sa likod ng isang malaking bato.
Two more minutes when the group of men reach the clear area.
Paano sila nakapasok dito?
She can't believe that they just entered their territory. Balot ng mahika na gawa ng kanyang ina ang buong lugar kaya walang sinumang nakakapasok. Sumilip siya at nasa sampung kalalakihan ang umupo sa damuhan at mukhang magpapahinga.
"Wala ba kayong napansin na kakaiba sa lugar na ito?" Narinig na tanong ni Avery ng isang lalaki.
"Bakit? Anong dapat pansinin sa lugar na ito?" Tanong ng isa nitong kasama.
"Hindi niyo ba napapansin? Berdeng-berde ang mga halaman at puno dito."
"Huwag mo ng pansinin 'yan. Ang kailangan nating gawin ay hanapin ang mag-asawa para patayin."
Nanatiling nakasilip si Avery sa mga kalalakihan.
"Alam niyo hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit gusto nilang ipapatay ang mag-asawang 'yon? Ano bang kasalanan nila?"
"Dahil may mahalagang bagay daw na hawak ng mag-asawa ang kailangan nating makuha."
"Ano naman yon?"
"Ang anak ni Jovielarde,isa ring hunter kagaya natin pero tinalikuran niya ang sinumpaan niyang tungkulin para sa isang babae at ang babaeng yun ay isang elemental. Lahat ng elemental ay patay na at ang babaeng 'yon ay nakatakas ng gabing pinatay namin si Jovielarde. Wala ng elemental ang nabubuhay sa mundo. Nilason sila ng mga katulad nating hunters pero ang hindi nila alam ay may nakaligtas pang isang batang elemental. Nagtago ito at hindi nila alam kung nasaan hanggang si Jovielarde ang nakatagpo sa kanya. Nagkaroon sila ng anak at ang anak nila ang kailangan nating mahanap para patayin."
Natutop ni Avery ang kanyang bibig.
"Bakit gusto nilang mapatay ang anak ni Jovielarde?"
"Dahil sa kanya manggaling ang itinakda ng propesiya para sa mga lobo. Nakianib ang mga rogue sa mga hunters ..."
"Propesiya?"
"Propesiya ... ang mga elementals ay protectors ng mga lobo. Nakasaad sa propesiya na, "a woman will be the mother of all elementals." Kaya gusto ng Alpha ng mga rogue na mapatay ang anak ni Jovielarde para mawala na ang lahat ng elementals sa mundo."
Kumuyom ang mga kamay ni Avery.
"Hindi ako papayag na maubos ang lahi naming mga elementals. Hindi ako papayag ..."
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