Chaleigh landed in an unfamiliar place. It doesn't seem ordinary. Everything around her smokes and she can't see anything but only that thing."W-Where am I?" she asked in a whisper but her voice echoed.She was not inside the church as she last remembered. She passed out... She ran as fast as she can, remembering the last thing that happened. "Vyze? Bax? Wynce, where are you?"But no one answered. She continued to run as if this place had no boundaries."Vyze!"She didn't stop, she just sped up but the smoke around her didn't seem to change."Wynce! Bax!"The last thing she remembered, Bax caught Vynx's stab that was meant for her. After that she lost consciousness.So what place is she in?"Is anyone here?'Is it still part of Mt. Enigma?"Chaleigh..."She quickly faced behind. Her chest pounded when she saw the woman who always appeared on her.She stepped back says stammering, "W-Who are you?""I said don't let him go." The woman stepped closer causing her to continue back away.
Suddenly the strong and cold wind blew even though they were inside a place she hadn't memorized. Maybe they were inside the path she saw earlier.The flames in the torch dancing causing the whole place becomes lighter and soon darker. Vio stopped what he was planning to do to her. He looked around in surprise and they all did the same.She felt Zaliyah moving and Wynce got up just in time and watched as Zaliyah rose up.Her long hair is blown by the wind. She stood up straight and faced Vio."Son..." Did she hear right? Zaliyah, called Vio a son? But Zaliyah went on, "You're not a bad person.""What's happening?" Marietha's footsteps were big approaching to them."Open your eyes, open your heart," Zaliyah continued."Who are you again inciting my son?" Marietha asked Zaliyah sarcastically.Zaliyah faced her and gave her a bad look. By now the strong wind had stopped blowing."My son, not yours, Marietta!" corrected Zaliyah.Marietha's eyes widened. "What the hell are you saying?""Th
1 YEAR LATER"Oh my god!" A loud scream echoed throughout the living room and when Chaleigh turned around she saw Vyze patting the two kids on either side of her arm as she ran. "Help!"Her brows knit together looking at her as she was currently talking to one of their friends."Why? What's happening to you?" she asked Vyze and briefly glanced at the two men who looked alike on the opposite couch where he was sitting who were both busy playing Mobile games.Vyze arranged to carry two kids but she accidentally dropped one—just slowly—and it was about to run towards Vynx and Vio but Vyze stopped him. "They pooped together!" Vyze yells causing her to let out a bubble of laugh. This is how difficult when you are taking care of twins. When it comes to pooping together you don't know which one of the two to take first."Vynx!" Vyze called. She choose Vynx because only Vynx has the ability to answer."Oh?" replied the twin brother but did not look at her. Still busy playing his phone."He
All the lights inside the house were turned off and only the television turned on served as light in the living room where the friends were present. The rustling sound of junk food bags and crisp chewing of chips is what brings relief to the quiet night. They were both focused on the television that was showing only beautiful sights."I'm losing interest in road trips, you know? We can't find any good places anymore," Zaliyah sneered as she sat on the couch and leaned on her boyfriend Nivo's chest. He also looked down at her face and stared at her chewing mouth. He didn't speak and just grabbed the chips she was holding and then threw a piece into his mouth."Yeah," agreed Yvaine who didn't feel like peeling a piece of ring chips into small portions before eating them. "We have almost been to all the beautiful places in the country. Even all the historic mountains or volcanoes in the Philippines, are not new to me," she said in a low tone and flicked the plastic of the chips."Then l
Vynx just watched his companions staring at the book Zaliyah was holding. It was too old and the paper on each page was too soft. Upon opening it, the map appeared to them. His grandfather had shown him this before, besides that he had also told him about Mt. Enigma.Yvaine quickly took the map. It also immediately unfolded every fold and Bax was currently waiting. "So, this is the map?" Yvaine asked in a whisper and she and Bax looked at each other as it was completely unfolded."What are the important parties there at Mt. Enigma?" Bax asked and pouted at the map. Only moderate silence prevailed when they heard noises outside—the smell of talking. Vyze and Colthen looked there, Nivo and Zaliyah were busy flipping the book and didn't pay attention to the newcomer while Yvaine and Bax were busy tracing the map.They were in that situation when the door opened. It spat out their three other companions; their manager Skyeh whom they call Mamo, Wynce and the beautiful little girl Chaleigh
The clock is ticking, the TV is on, almost inaudible due to the weakness of its volume, the sound of Colthen's fingers knocking on the round table between the couches they are sitting on is the noise that relieves their moment of silence. They were all looking at Vynx and waiting for his speech. He just stared at their manager with an unpredictable reaction on his face.When he noticed that he was not blinking, he was forced to open his mouth. "Because..." He glanced at his companions for a moment. "It's cursed in the end," he answered and his eyes stopped at Nivo who was also staring at him."Why is it cursed?" he asked while leaning on the back of the couch.He hesitated to answer for reasons he knew. He was sure that if he said it, they would just laugh at him. He turned to look at their manager who was also right next to his twin. Mamo eyes widened at him as if ordering him to answer. He took a deep breath before speaking, almost forcing himself. "Because..." He moved his eyes to
"Vyze, are you done there? Hurry up, we're the only ones here," Chaleigh impatiently called her artistic best friend. She was holding the handle of his pink suitcase. The lights in the whole house were already turned off because they were just leaving. All their companions are already downstairs and they are the only ones left. There is nothing new here for his friend and it is no wonder that she is the always last of all of them."Vyze! How long have you been there?" she called and tried to reflect the direction of the door. It's not that dark even though the whole house is sealed. Its windows are only in each room. It also added thick curtains, which killed even more color in the bright morning.She stomped her feet on the floor out of impatience. She snorted even more because she knew that their companions were waiting for them and she was worried that they might be impatient. She thought for a while when her phone suddenly rang. She seemed suddenly lost herself and turned arou
"Traffic is boring, guys!" Zaliyah complained while looking out the glass window of the car. They are currently stopped in the traffic area of Taguig. "We'll be here for a long time, Mamo. Can we just go around, right?" Colthen suggested. "The NAIA expressway is the only traffic we will cross." "What are you going to do there?" Mamo blocked him, which caused Chaleigh to look up at them. "We won't turn around and we won't turn around! We're going to Batangas because we're just going to ship!" He snarled at Colthen and hit him on the head with a fan. "Shall we go across the sea?" Yvaine and Vyze asked at the same time. Mamo looked at the two and they looked at each other. When Chaleigh looked ahead, Mamo turned to them. "Are we rich enough to take a plane? Maybe you'll make money later with your vlog on Mt. Enigma, not even your fare!" He continued and self-indulgent. "How much does it cost to flight, Mamo?" Bax asked from behind and Chaleigh turned around. It was just too diffic