Project Xt-178

Battle 45

Ivan's pov:

Kasalukuyan ako ngayong nililinis ang Venus Scythe ko nang biglang lumapit sa'kin si Mom.

"Ivan pwede mo ba akong samahan?" taking nito sa'kin,

"Saan ta'yo pupunta Ma?" tanong ko pabalik dito.

"We'll just meet someone," she answered.

Tumango na lamang ako bilang pag-sang-ayon dito, sumapit ang alas-dose at pareho kaming sumakay sa motor ko. Tinuro sa'kin ni Mom ang daan hanggang matigil kami sa isang kalsada na medyo malayo sa empire, bumaba naman kami ni Mom sa motor ko at ngumiti ito sa'kin.

"Have you ever wish that our family will reunite again?" she asked to me with a smile.

"Mom, sapat na para sa'kin na tayong dalawa lang ang mag-kasama. Namiss ko sila Dad at Ate Jannelliza pero Ma iba na sila," sagot ko.

"What if they want us back?" shw asked.

"If they want us back they should have search for us since the day we left," I responded.

"I'll just go to the bathroom," she said before turning her back on me.

Huminga naman ako ng malalim habang naka-tingin kay Mommy.

Jannelliza's pov:

I'm currently working on some paperworks when Dad entered my office, ngumiti naman ito sa'kin kaya sinuklian ko rin ng ngiti.

"Can you drive for me Jannelliza?" he asked.

"Where are we going dad?" I asked back.

Bigla naman sumeryoso ang muka ni Dad bago huminga ng malalim.

"Alam kong gusto mo akong pa sundan dahil sa madalas kong pag-alis, anak. That's why I wanna bring you to the place where I always go," Dad responded.

Nag-tataka man ay tumango na lamang ako at sumang-ayon, Dad and I went to my car and I started driving to go outside the empire. Dad has this longing expression on his face which made me wonder of the place we'll be heading, I suddenly had an idea but I'm not sure if my idea was right. Maybe Dad found the corpse of my bother or Mom.

Sumapit ang 1 oras ay naka-rating kami sa isang lugar na malayo sa empire kaya nag-taka ako.

"Wait for me here," Dad ordered.

Tumango naman ako rito at hinayaan itong umalis, matapos umalis ni Dad ay naisipan ko naman mag-lakad habang bitbit ang mercury sword ko, I suddenly felt like I was petrified after I saw a familiar figure. A figure and a mark that I'll never forget.

"What does a rebel doing here!?" I madly asked.

Mukang na gulat naman ito sa sinabi ko kaya naman hinanda ko ang sarili ko.

"Leave," he coldly responded.

Galit naman akong tumingin rito at sumugod, his some kind of staff formed into the Venus Scythe to blocked my Mercury Sword.

"I already told you that if I saw you again I'll capture you!" I madly said.

"You can't scare me!" he shouted.

Third person's pov:

Mabilis tumalon si Ivan palayo at gamit ang Venus scythe n'ya ay binaril n'ya si Jannelliza, Jannelliza used her Mercury Sword to block all the bullet before manipulating a metal trash and throws it to Ivan which Ivan cutted in half.

"I can't let Mom see her," Ivan said to himself because Jannelliza might found out the truth that he became rebel and now they are the enemy of each other.

Jannelliza on the other hand was thinking of the opposite.

"I must protect Dad," Jannelliza said to herself because she knew that the user of the Venus Scythe was killing the Scientist's of the empire.

Jannelliza throws her dagger on Ivan, Ivan manage to block some of it but he still got wounded. Dahil sa mga sugat ni Ivan ay naka-kita ng oportunidad si Jannelliza para sugurin ang kapatid, Ivan manage to avoid the sword of Jannelliza but his mask didn't.

Kitang-kita ni Jannelliza ang pag-bagsak ng maskara ni Ivan kaya unti-unti s'yang nag-lalakad palapit dito.

"Talo kana," mahinahon na saad ni Jannelliza. "Sabi ko naman sa'yo na hindi n'yo basta-basta matatalo kaming nasa empire," dagdag pa nito.

"Dahil ba mga tuta kayo? Is that why your letting the empire to control you!" Ivan shouted,

Bigla naman napa-tigil si Jannelliza sa kinakatayuan n'ya.

"Is that why the empire is much more important than your own family!?" Ivan madly asked.

Bahagyang napa-atras si Jannelliza dahil pamilyar sa kanya ang muka nito, Ivan on the other hand is shaking from anger and disappointment. An anger from not accepting that his sister and father didn't look for them for all those years went by also disappointment for himself because he still crave for his family to be complete again.

"Yes," the only word came from Jannelliza's mouth which made Ivan's hope to be shattered into a million pieces.

Kumuyom ang kamao ni Ivan at mabilis sumugod kay Jannelliza na puno ng galit, Jannelliza close her distance to Ivan and blocking his Venus scythe using her Mercury Sword that she use.

Sa isang banda naman ay mabilis yumakap si Rea kay Jonito matapos itong makita, Jonito smiled but his eyes keeps on roaming on his surroundings.

"Where's Ivan?" Jonito asked.

"Nasa labas si Ivan," ngiting sagot ni Rea.

Bigla naman namutla si Jonito kaya nag-taka si Rea.

"Bakit ka namumutla?" tanong ni Rea.

"Jannelliza is also outside," he responded.

Dahil dito ay mabilis tumakbo si Rea palabas na mabilis hinabol ni Jonito.

Jannelliza manipulated a metal barrel and throws it to Ivan's direction, hindi na nag-paligoy-ligoy si Ivan at ginamit na rin n'ya ang ability n'ya. Jannelliza was shocked by what Ivan did, Jannelliza tries to control her dagger again but Ivan stopped it in mid air. Jannelliza and Ivan are both using their ability to prevent each other on using Jannelliza's dagger.

Because of the force of Jannelliza and Ivan the dagger flattened, Jannelliza quickly attack Ivan but Ivan blocked her attack using his scythe.

"Who the hell are you?!" Jannelliza madly asked.

Instead of answering Jannelliza's question Ivan made a force which made Jannelliza jumped away from him, pinaikot naman ni Ivan sa ere ang venus scythe n'ya at sumugod kay Jannelliza.

"10 years akong umasa na hahanapin n'yo kami!" galit na sigaw ni Ivan.

"I've waited for 10 years to be reunited with you and our father! but all you did is enjoy your power and influence inside the empire!" Ivan madly shouted.

Nagulat naman dito si Jannelliza kasabay nito ang pag-tama ng kabilang dulo ng Venus scythe ni Ivan sa kanya, unti-unti namang pumatak ang luha ni Jannelliza habang naka-tingin kay Ivan.

"I didn't know... I'm sorry, hindi ko alam na buhay pa kayo ni Mommy," she responded while her tears fall from her cheeks.

Ivan was about to attack Jannelliza when a strong arm hugged him from behind which made him sit on the man's lap.

Jonito brush the hair of Ivan using his finger while he whisper softly to his ears. "Hush son, Daddy is here for you."

Rea on the other hand slowly approached Jannelliza which made Jannelliza froze after looking at her face.

"Mom," she whispered.

Unti-unti namang tumango si Rea at ngumiti kay Jannelliza, Jannelliza couldn't control herself anymore so she stood up and run to hug her mother. Jannelliza suddenly felt a warm sensation after she hugged her mother, a sensation that she was craving for the past 10 years.

"My daughter," Rea whispered underneath her sobs.

Ivan was blankly staring at his mother and his sister and felt emptiness inside of him, he stood up and look at his father. The man that accepted him when he confessed that he wa gay, the man that he looked up too.

"Anak," Jonito whispered.

"Wala ka ng anak," malamig na tugon ni Ivan.

Dahil dito ay napa-tigil si Rea at Jannelliza kay Ivan.

"I'm your father Ivan," Jonito said with a smile on his face while his tears are slowly falling.

"My sister and my very own father abandoned me and my mother!" Ivan shouted.

"He's still your father Ivan!" Rea shouted.

"No Ma! hinayaan n'ya tayong umalis, hinayaan n'ya na mahirapan tayo habang sila masaya sa empire. They enjoyed themselves while we suffer as we wait for them!" Ivan madly shouted.

Rea quickly went near Ivan and slapped him, na gulat naman si Ivan sa ginawa sa kanya ni Rea pero mas na gulat si Rea dahil nangako s'ya na hindi n'ya sasaktan ang anak n'ya.

"I'm sorry anak," Rea said while trying to reach Ivan's face.

Mabilis naman lumayo si Ivan at sumakay sa motor n'ya.

"You'll come with me Mom and forget that this never happens or you want to stay with them?" Ivan asked with a cold tone.

"Please don't make me pick Ivan," Rea helplessly said.

"So you made a decision," Ivan replied coldy he was about to drive when his motorbike stopped before it spins.

"Ivan please listen to us," Jannelliza said.

"Wala na tayong pag-uusapan," malamig na tugon ni Ivan.

"Makinig ka sa paliwanag ko anak," singit naman ni Jonito.

Walang emosyon na tumingin si Ivan sa pamilyang hinihiling n'yang mabuo muli pero ngayon ay puno lamang ng galit ang nasa puso n'ya, galit dahil pakiramdam n'ya at niloko at binilog lamang s'ya.

"One last time Mom, you'll come with me or I'll leave you with them? Oras na sila ang piliin mo ay sasabihin ko sa kampo na nahuli ka ng mga sundalo mg empire at sisimulan ko na rin ang laban na ito," malamig na saad ni Ivan.

"What the hell are you saying Ivan!" Jannelliza madly shouted.

"I'm gonna wage war between the empire and the rebellion, I'll make sure that I'll bring the empire down," Ivan responded with a cold tone on his voice which sent shivers to Jannelliza's spine.

Lalapit sana si Rea kay Ivan pero mabilis humarang si Jannelliza.

"If you wage a war, I'll forget that you're my younger brother and I'll make sure that I will capture you and put you behind bars," Jannelliza warned.

"You can never scare me Jannelliza, Don't worry, I already forgot that you're my sister." He responded beforw starting his engine.

Jannelliza tries to stop the motorbike of Ivan but she was throwned to the side, Ivan quickly start his motorbike leaving his Mom with his dad and sister. he walked away from them and leaving his bitter past to them,