Chapter 113
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Heydrich Oxen Pria Ehrenberg’s Pov
I never really underestimated Ara's power.
I know that she is much more powerful than Kei just like what they said. And to be honest, I don't really think that the power of the Ehrenberg alone can actually defeat her.
But that is not the case right now.
I have both Ehrenberg's and Sierra's power so she is really easy to defeat for me even though I don't use the full extent of the power that I possess right now.
Biglang lumambot ang ekspresyon ng mukha ni Ara. At sa mga sandaling ito ay hindi ko na nararamdaman ang presensya ni Heidi kaya nasisiguro kong si Ara na ang nasa harap ko ngayon.
Akma ko na siyang bibitiwan ngunit mabilis niyang hinawakan ang kamay ko at umiling. "D-don't…"
Kumunot ang noo ko.
"She is using me for you to let go of this body," aniya. "So don't take your hands off my neck."
"But…"
"You already decided earlier, right?" aniya. "That you will kill me?"
Dahan-dahan akong tumango. "Because that is the only thing that I can think of to get rid of Heidi permanently."
Mapait siyang ngumiti. "It's okay, Lady Heydrich. Matagal ko na namang pinaghandaan ang pagkakataong ito dahil maging ako ay wala na din talagang alam na paraan para maka-survive sa sitwasyon na ito."
Hindi na ako sumagot dahil wala din naman akong masasabi para mapagaan ang kanyang loob.
"Na-activate na ni Nicole ang mga bomba na ikinabit ko sa buong city," aniya. "You will only have one hour to get out of here and run as far as you can go because those bombs are will not just explode."
"What do you mean?"
"That bomb contain a nanotechnology that can liquify any kind of living things," aniya na ikinalaki ng mga mata ko. "Yes, I know that it was me being crazy for doing this kind of stuff but I need to make sure that this body will die with or without your help."
"Are you already…." Napaiwas ako ng tingin. "...tired?"
Ngumiti siya pagkuwa'y dahan-dahang tumango. "I have been fighting her for almost one thousand years and I am getting weaker as she stays inside me."
"But you can't let her do whatever she wants so even though it was too hard for you, you keep fighting her," sabi ko na tinanguan niya. "At hindi mo gustong mawala na lang sa mundong ito nang hindi nasisigurong mayroong pipigil sa mga kasamaan ni Ara."
Muli siyang tumango. "Well, I didn't really have any idea how to lure you here before so I am not relying on the possibility of stopping her on you."
"Are you really ready to go?" Ibinalik ko ang tingin sa kanya. "I don't want to waste any time because we really have to get out of here."
Tumango siya. "You can kill me now,"
"No!" Biglang sigaw niya but I know for sure that this is Heidi trying to stop me from killing the body where she is right now. "You can't kill me, you b***h!"
Sinubukan niyang pumiglas sa pagkakahawak ko sa kanya ngunit wala na siyang lakas.
"Stop it already, Heidi!" sigaw naman ni Ara.
At sa pagkakataong ito ay nakikita ko kung paano magpapalit-palit ang ekspresyon ng katawang hawak ko dahil sa pagpapalit-palit ng kaluluwa na nagiging dominant dito.
"Talo ka na," sabi ni Ara. "Simula palang nang gisingin mo si Heydrich."
"Hindi!" sigaw ni Heidi. "Hindi ako maaaring matalo ng isang hamak na anak ni Heya! Hindi ako ipinanganak ng mga magulang ko para lamang matalo ng anak ng mang-aagaw na iyon!"
"But you are already lost," sabi ko. "Even before you were born. Or even before you are reborn. Talo ka na, Heidi."
Tumigil siya sa pagpiglas at matalim na tingin ang ibinigay sa akin. "Fine. Nanalo nga kayo pero isinusumpa ko! Dadating ang araw na muli akong baba--accckkk!"
Bago pa niya matapos ang sinasabi niya ay agad ko nang binutas ang dibdib ng katawan ni Ara at hinawakan ang puso nito at piniga ito na siyang ikinahiyaw niya dahil sa matinding sakit.
At tulad ng inaasahan ko ay unti-unti nang naglalaho ang presensya ni Heidi at bumabalik ang presensya ni Ara.
Nang tuluyang bumalik si Ara ay dahan-dahan itong ngumiti sa akin pagkuwa'y hinawakan ang aking pisngi. "I am so glad that I had the chance to meet you in person."
"Ara…"
"My… father always talks about you and I saw in his eyes how much he loves you," aniya. "And I always wonder why my mother never gets jealous of you. Instead all she feels for you is admiration."
Nagsimula na siyang umubo ng dugo at bumibigat na din ang kayang paghinga.
"But now, I understand everything." Dahan-dahang bumitaw ang kanyang kamay sa pinsgi ko. "You… are… really one of a kind. And I hope… that someday… when I am reborn again, I wish I… will become your child."
I can't help but cry as she said those last words of hers.
I tasted her blood earlier and I saw most of her memories from her past. Even the memories when Heidi was the one who is in control of her body.
And I see all of the things that she has to endure just because she is the heiress of the throne. And all of the things that Kresha's minion did to her just to resurrect Heidi.
Isa lang siyang bata na hindi naghahangad na maging pinuno ng bansang ito. Ang tanging gusto lang niya ay ang pagmamahal ng kanyang ama na talaga namang bahagyang ipinakait ni Kei sa pag-aakalang iyon ang makakabuti para sa paghahanda sa kanya bilang pinuno, hindi lang ng Valier kundi maging ng buong vampire race.
"I am sorry but I think I can do what you want…" mahina kong bulong sa kanyang tainga pagkuwa'y dahan-dahang inalis ang pagkakahawak ko sa kanyang leeg kasunod noon ang pagbitaw ko sa kanyang puso.
Tuluyang bumagsak ang walang buhay niyang katawan at napahinga sa sahig.
"Hedy…" tawag sa akin ni Xan nang makalapit sa akin. "Bigla na lang bumagsak ang mga elite vampire na nasa kontrol ni Heidi. Habang ang mga Shiann vampires naman ay unti-unti nang nauubos."
"Nagkamalay na ba si Greeny?"
"Yes," sagot niya. "But she was still weak and needed to drink her first blood."
"Did they already leave this place?"
"Hei contacted me and said that they were already outside the city." sagot niyang muli.
"Good." Bumaling ako sa kanya. "Then, we have to get out of here as soon as possible."
"What about the enemies?"
"Let them be," sabi ko. "We don't have enough time."
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