Blood Secrets

Cry of the Wolves

The witch performed the tracking spell but it didn't get them anything. They're reached the dead end ngunit hindi siya makakapayag.

"I told you, they are hidden. And besides, whoever this is, they wouldn't be stupid enough na ibalandra ang lokasyon nila. They knew you would come. So they probably used another witch para hindi niya sila makita."

Napamura nalang siya nanag mahina. Ilang ulit naring ginawa ng babae ang tracking spell but the grains of the sand didn't even move on the map. She knew the woman wasn't bluffing.

They've reached the dead end at hindi siya makakapayag doon. She just couldn't accept it. Nangako siyang ililigtas niya ang mga batang lobo.

"Blood." Napatingin naman siya kay Kaiden.

"Blood?"

"The blood of those wolves taken. We could use it to track them, right?" Napatingin silang dalawa sa babae at tumango ito. The witch nodded.

"Yes, it would be more specific and thus, easier."

Agad niyang kinuha ang piraso ng panyo na binigay sa kanya ni Hera kasama ang bear trap na binigay nito sa kanya kanina. Nalagyan ang panyo ng dugo mula sa bear trap and the blood was from the captured wolves.

Kumuha ng isang basong tubig ang babae saka binasa ang panyo. Pinigya niya ito sa mapa. Several drops was enough and the reddish water stilled at the center when the woman chanted the tracking spell. Nakatitig lang sila sa tubig na nasa gitna ng mapa hanggang sa nagsimula itong gumalaw. The water moved like a snake, traling along the lines of the map, finding the location at hanggang sa huminto isa sa isang lugar.

Tiningnan nila kung saan ito.

"Satkins? That's like an hour away from here," saad ni Kaiden.

"Then let's not waste any more time," she said and thanked the woman.

But the woman said, "Don't thank me."

And she felt like she was about to say something next to that sentence ngunit hindi nalang nito itinuloy. Agad silang lumabas ng tindahan at nagpunta sa kanilang sasakyan. Her eyea darted towarss the bar and there were still people—or not people—dancing around. Hindi na niya nakita ang lalakeng nakita niya kanina and she didn't bother. Hindi niya rin maintindihan kung bakit hinahanap niya iyon.

They drove towards Satkins bitbit ang mapa na ginamit nila kanina.

"There's only one place in Satkins swarmed with vampires." Kaiden drove as fast as he could.

Hindi nila alam kung anong pakay ng mga ito sa mga lobo. And pinagdadasal lang niya ay sana maabutan pa nila ito. She started to feel nervous. Hindi niya alam kung anong aabutan nila kapag nakarating sila doon.

Agad niyang kinuha ang cellphone at tinawagan si Hera, telling her the place where the Moon Stone wolves could be. It was Hera who called other Slayers na kikitain lang nila sa Satkins.

Hindi na siya makapaghintay. It was during these moments that she wishes she has powers like super speed or perhaps super strength but then the more she thinks about it, the more ahe realizes they were vampire skills. Something she shouldn't be wishing to have.

Her blood is boiling the more she thinks about those wolves being taken. And she will not stop until he finds whoever's responsible. Patuloy naman sa pagmamaneho si Kaiden. Tahimik silang dalawa habang nasa biyahe. Because they both know they'd have to prepare themselves for whatever's going to happen and to whatever they will find. In this world where there are always the kind who sits atop the food chain, the lower ones will always be vulnerable and killed and no stranger to death.

And she hates it.

She hates that the vampires had it all so easy. They could easily kill people, they could easily control them, they could basically make the world dance in their music. It's as if life and death is on their hands and they get to decide which card to choose. It was unfair. And that's why she hates it.

"Are you scared?" tanong ni Kaiden sa kanya.

Was she scared? Or just angry?

She sighed and leaned back to her seat before closing her eyes.

"I don't know, Kai. I just wanted to get these wolves back no matter what it takes." She looked at him. "Perhaps I'm scared. Takot ako sa pwede nating maabutan kapag nakarating na tayo doon. O baka takot ako kung paano ko sasabihin kay Hera kung ano mang masamang balita ang aabutan natin doon. It's driving me nuts."

"Hey," tawag nito sa kanya at naramdaman niya ang paghawak nito sa kanyang kamay. Napatingin siya rito. "It's going to be alright, okay? We'll get them back, safe and sound. I promise."

And she knew it was impossible. Alam niyang pinapagaan lang ng nobyo ang loob niya. But somehow it gave her hope. Na makukuha nila ang mga lobo at maibalik ito sa kani-kanilang mga pamilya.

It was then that Kaiden suddenly stepped on the break. Napatingin siya daan at kumunot ang noo niya sa nakita. It was dark kaya naman hindi niya masyadong naaninag kung ano iyon but then as Kaiden drobe closer, saka ito naaninag ng sasakyan.

Agad siyang lumabas sa sasakyan at tumakbo papunta sa mga batang lobo na naroon sa gitna ng kalsada. They were all naked because they were captured in their wolf form. And now that the full moon is done, nagiging anyong tao ulit ang mga ito.

She checkes their pulses one by one at nakahinga naman siya nang maluwag nang malamang buhay pa ang mga ito. And then she counted the bodies at saktong sampu ang pagkakabilang niya.

Nakita niya si Kaiden na tinawagan ang iba na magpunta sa lokasyon nila. At agad din itong kumuha ng kumot para sa mga bata. Isa-isa niya itong kinumutan at saka isinakay sa sasakyan.

Hindi niya maalis sa isip kung anong nangyari sa mga ito. They were captured and then left behind. If that was the case, kung ano man ang pakay ng kidnapper ay tapos na ito sa nais nitong gawin sa mga lobo kaya iniwan lang nito ang mga bata sa kalsada.

She clenched her fists as she looked at the sleeping children. Chineck niya ito isa-isa kanina kung may mga sugat ba uto o waa ngunit wala naman siyang nakita. And she was thankful for that.

Maya-maya pa ay dumating na ang mga pamilya ng mga bata at agad hinagkan ang mga ito. Hera came running to her and before she could even say anything ay hinagka

siya nito nang mahigpit.

"Thank you, Nadia." Hera sobbed. "Thank you, so much."

She smiled at her before the latter went to check on the kids.

But she still swore to the wind the very words she swore when her parents died, "I will make them suffer to ends that they would wish they could stop to be an immortal and die."

And she let it be carried away by the wind.

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