My Love, Darkness

Chapter 37

KELLAN pushed Titus to a wall. Hawak siya nito sa kuwelyo ng damit niya habang galit na galit itong nakatingin sa kaniya.

"Whatever you do, Kellan. I did not regret what I did to Phoebe's Stepmother. She deserves it, even those three girls deserve it," Titus said as he keeps his face grim.

"Deserve it?!" Pagak na natawa si Kellan at muling malakas na isinandal si Titus sa pader. "Naririnig mo ba iyang sinasabi mo? You are not a God to punish mortal, Titus!"

Titus just smirked before pushing Kellan off from him. "I don't care about anything you say, Kellan. I did what I had to or Phoebe's not going to be okay."

Lumingon si Kellan kay Larid. Tila humihingi ng tulong para sabihan si Titus pero nanatiling tahimik si Larid habang nakakibit-balikat na nakasandal sa pader.

"f**k! What you did is already too much, Titus! Binigyan mo ng trauma ang Stepmother ni Phoebe maging ang nang-bully sa kaniya. Pati ang mga taong nangatyaw sa kaniya ay binura mo ang mga alaala! Is that not too much to you, huh?" Kellan said with thick annoyance in his voice.

Titus shrugs that made Kellan more annoyed with him. "f**k you! After helping you, that's what we're gonna get from you?! Damn!" Kellan roared before teleporting out of Larid's house.

Titus sighed. Realizing that he really did too much. Pero hindi niya pa rin talaga mapabayaan si Phoebe. Hindi niya kayang hayaan itong nilalamon ng sakit. Lalo na't ang mga pasang nakita niya sa katawan ni Phoebe ay sadyang malala.

Kaya naman kailangan niya ng tulong ni Larid para mapalabas ang dalawa niya pa na natatagong abilidad.

"So, I already told you last night what just happened. I hope you're not angry at me too. I needed what I had to just to help that girl, Larid. Keep her safe and always in her better condition," he said, explaining his side.

Bumuntong-hininga si Larid kapagkuwan ay tumayo ng matuwid sa harap niya. "Somehow, I understand Kellan. And where he's coming from. But I admit, Phoebe deserves better things too. And one of that is having a protector who really cares for her. Even though, you are a grim reaper."

Gumaan ang loob ni Titus sa sinabing iyon ni Larid. Buti na lang at napaka-neutral ni Larid para tulungan siya. Wala sa kanilang dalawa ni Kellan kinakampihan si Larid bagkus ay lagi pa itong ready sa kahit anong tulong na kailangan nila.

Isa na do'n ang burahin ang video ni Phoebe at burahin ang mga alaala ng mga nangbu-bully kay Phoebe. Dahil bukod sa kanila na grim reaper at nephilim. May iba pang nilalang ang tumulong sa kanila. Napakaraming kilala ni Larid na hindi nila alam na nabubuhay pa rin sa era nila.

"But I want to clarify something at you, Titus. Before I help you have this forbidden ability."

Tumango-tango si Titus. "Aren't you going to wait for Kellan?"

Umiling si Larid. "If he wants to know it, he should have stay, right?"

Titus smirked. "Right."

Larid sighed before walking towards his balcony and grabbed a pot of sunflower in it.

Binuhat ni Larid ang kinalalagyan ng bulaklak papunta sa loob ng kuwarto kung saan tahimik na naghahantay si Titus.

"Now, I want you to know. That there are consequences of knowing this forbidden ability. I believe I have to tell it before just before I also teach both you the power of telekinesis, resurrection, and chronokinesis, am I right?" Larid said and Titus nodded.

"Right so, I assumed you are ready when the time comes and you're about to be judged by your disobedience."

Titus rolled his eyes. Not even feeling scared of Larid's warning. "Just get to the point already, Larid."

Larid chuckles. "Fine." Larid clears his throat before pointing to the withered sunflower.

"So this is the prop we are going to use," Larid said as he points to the sunflower.

"Sunflower? What are we gonna do with it?"

"Simple, this is where you're gonna your forbidden abilities, dummy," natatawang sabi ni Larid na ikinailing niya na lang.

"Fine, let's get this over with."

"Oh, serious now. Sige. Let's start with the first one. This should be somehow called healing. Because you simply just heal it."

Napakunot-noo si Titus. "Just like that?"

Larid answered him with a nod. "Yes. Now, all you gotta do is simple too. Just think of a goal. A reason to make someone keep alive. Do it, on this withered sunflower."

Titus darted his gaze on the withered sunflower. He thinks of a reason on why the withered sunflower in front of him should be alive.

"That's right. Think of things on why this sunflower should be alive. And as you think of it, just keep looking on it until it's already healed," Larid said and Titus just answered him with a nod.

Titus sighs as he focused his self to the withered sunflower. There are so many reasons that come up to his mind but there's only one reason in his mind that he wanted to use.

"You need to be alive. As you are something I need," Titus said.

Titus eyes went wide and Larid just chuckled while seeing the sunflower blooming again. It's dried petals regenerated.

In a matter of seconds, the withered flower in front of them now looks so alive.

Manghang napatawa si Titus habang nakatingin sa bulaklak kapagkuwan ay napalingon kay Larid na nakangisi sa kaniya.

"It's so easy, isn't it?" Larid said, still grinning widely.

"Yeah, I thought I should be up for hours just to completely let out this forbidden ability but I was wrong." Nagtatakang tumingin si Titus kay Larid. "How come you know this thing? These forbidden abilities?"

Larid shrug as he put both of his hands inside his pocket. "Let's just say I met a grim reaper who shared these forbidden abilities with me."

Natawa si Titus bago tumango. "Now, tell me. What's the last forbidden ability?"

Agad na sumeryoso ang mukha ni Larid. Tila nagdadalawang isip ito na ituro sa kaniya ang huling abilidad.

Whatever this last forbidden ability is, it's something that may cause him trouble.

"Okay." Larid blows a breath before pointing the sunflower.

"You will need to kill this sunflower, without exerting too much effort," Larid said that made his brows furrowed.

"How am I supposed to do that? Should I wait for it to wither again?" naguguluhang tanong ni Titus.

Larid shook his head. "There's no need waiting for it if you can just kill it with one touch."

Kill it with one touch? "That powerful?"

Larid answered him with a nod. "Yeah, that's why it became a forbidden ability. Because this power can even kill someone with the level of Demons. Just like Lamia."

Agad na nakaramdam ng pagka-irita si Titus sa sinabing iyon ni Larid. "Then why the f**k you didn't teach me this when the time I needed it to kill that f*****g monster?"

Larid just laughs at him. "Chill, bud. I didn't know both of you back then. We're strangers, remember? And where's the fun and effort if you just killed Lamia with this forbidden ability?"

Titus sighed. Minsan talaga may pagka-baliw ang dalawa niyang kaibigan.

"Whatever. Tell me now, what should I do? Is it the same with healing? Do I have to think a reason again?"

"Well, it is somehow the same. But what you need to know first is you can only let out this ability with negative emotion. It can be only triggered by anger, sadness, hatred. Just like how hate can make you do things you never thought you can pull off."

Tumango-tango si Titus. Naiintindihan ang gusto sabihin ni Larid. "Then what was it called?"

"Necrokinesis. So here, touch its petal. Choose the right emotion to kill this sunflower. You don't need the reason, just the emotion," Larid said as he guides Titus' index finger to the sunflower's petal.

"Now, just focus on it. As you are a grim reaper, this may take a while as you don't have any reason to have emotion, right?"

After Larid said those words, Titus' eyes instantly close. When he opened his eyes, he is pointing to a woman who's lifeless laying in a pile of hays.

Magulo ang makalumang damit nito at may bakas ng luha sa mukha. May bahid din ng dugo ang labi nito.

What is this?

Napalingon-lingon siya sa paligid. He realized he is not in Larid's house anymore.

He is inside a barn.

Muling napalingon si Titus sa babaeng walang buhay na nakahiga sa mga magulong tambak ng dayami.

He felt his heart started to beat as he started to walk towards the cold body. Nang malapitan niya ito, parang may kung anong pumiga sa puso niya habang nakatingin sa walang buhay na babae.

Until memories started crashing back to his mind. A memories filled with happiness by one woman. Hanggang sa tumigil ang pag-ragasa ng alaala sa kaniya at naalala kung sino ang babaeng patay sa harap niya.

Every muscle on his body tensed as he felt rage his rage swept him over. Hindi niya maikukumpara sa kahit anong klase ng galit ang naramdaman niya noon sa nararamdaman niya ngayon.

He wants to kill. He wants blood on his hand. And no one can stop him from doing it.

But suddenly, Titus woke up. Agad na tumingin siya sa sunflower na ngayon ay dahan-dahan nang nalalanta hanggang sa magkaroon ng abo na humihiwalay sa katawan nito at nawala sa hangin.

The sunflower's ash vanished in the thin air.