A bird sitting on the top of the gems mountain.. It's not a bird, it's a fire bird. No.. Rather, A PHOENIX.
But what is the Phoenix doing here? Wrong, what is she doing in front of the legendary fire bird?Margaret stepped back. If the giant bird wakes up then it's the end. For sure, according to the legendary myths story, Phoenix is the king of all spirit beasts. It can burn anything if it wants to. And more than that, it's fire can also burn soul. So if the monster wakes up, her soul will be burned to nothing. If what she read about Phoenix was true. It says, Phoenix is immortal. It is not visible at the moment because, it has not yet found the one destined to be the master of the said bird. And according to what she knows, it will live again when two souls meet in one body. Phoenix can be reincarnated with the help of the other soul. But that soul should also have the blood of the Phoenix. "You're here.. " the voice was like thunder with power that woke up Margaret's traveling mind.She looked for the owner of the voice. No one else's there. Just her and... She stopped and looked at the living creature in front of her.. The bird is now looking at her. As if she was recognized."You.. You.. You talked?" She asked nervously.She is going crazy. How can a bird speak.."Yes.""Ahhhhhhhhhh.....!!!!!"She couldn't stop screaming. The fu*k!!!! In today's situation, Who wouldn't scream if you see a fire in the shape of a bird and talk like this!!!"Ahhhhhhh..!!!!!! ----------"You shut up!!!!!" The bird yell at her."Ahhh..." her screams weakened.. Until her screams stopped. "You're an assassin, but when you scream it's like you're the victim of an assassin? " The fire bird sneered at her."If... If you were in my situation right now, wouldn't you scream?" She answered bravely."What do you have to fear? That I'll burn you?" The bird asked her.Margaret thought, oh yeah.. If the bird really wanted to kill her, it should have been a while ago. So what situation does she have now?"The.... Then... Why am I here? Who are you? What are you? And what do you want?" She asked one after another."Ask me one by one.. Human.""......""I said ask me...""I already asked you tho.? " she fidgets."Huh!.. " I want to burn you right now... " said the bird."No....!!!! I'm going to ask. I'm going to ask.. Don't burn me.. I still have something important to do." She answered in confusion while gesturing with both hands..."En. Go ahead.""Is it normal for you to be this scary and arrogant?" She couldn't stop asking."Right.. I should burn you...." The fire started to grow around the bird."Wahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!... Sorry!... Sorry...!! " Margaret knelt down and started to kowtow... But only for a moment and she was also stunned.. "Eh..? " She looked at the bird that is now also looking at her."What now?!" There was still annoyance and anger in its voice."Your fire ain't hot." Margaret said absentmindedly."Idiot..! " sigh... ""Huh! It can't burn me?! I thought you were the Phoenix." She is smiling teasingly."Of course I am the Phoenix.. You idiot..! " The bird yell again."You are?.." She glanced at it. "So why don't I get burned by your fire?" She stretched out her hand and started playing with the fire. "Sigh... " the bird suddenly stood up.. "It's because I am you.. And you are me.. " the bird explained.Margaret stopped what she was doing.. What did the bird say?"I am alive now because our souls are intertwined. Your soul is living with that human body while my soul is living with your soul. In short, you are me, and I am you. You can talk to me now because I am inside somewhere in your consciousness. And this space, Where you can put things from the human world, and also take out something from here. " the bird explained clearly and long.Margaret remained speechless and just staring at the bird. Her brain doesn't want to work.. (Oh okay, try to understand) it's hard, isn't it?"So, you mean.. We are one? " She asked weakly."Yes.""How did it happen, that we became one?""According to my small previous memory before I regain consciousness.. Our blood mixed. It happened under water.. "Margaret thought.. Right.. She remembered the scene under the sea before she lost consciousness."That pearl, is actually your blood?" She asked in disbelief"Yes.. " 10,000 years.. I've waited 10,000 years to be reincarnated.. And finally here I am.. ""10,000 years.. That's too long.. " for the duration of that year. What happened? "You died?""Yes.. " The bird answered sadly.."How?""There were two reasons why the Phoenix dies. First, if they gave birth to another Phoenix, they will give their part of souls to their descendants, and wait again to reincarnate. Second, If they choose to die to save someone dear to them. They will sacrifice their own life to save that someone." It explained sadly."It's sad.. So, how did you die?" Margaret sat next to Phoenix.."I did the second reason. " the Phoenix murmured.."You sacrifice your own life? Do you love the father of your eggs that much?"Idiot!!!! " It gave the girl a strong punch. "Phoenix don't lay eggs!! You idiot!! We don't have physical bodies! We are spirit...! It really annoyed with Margaret.." ouch!!! How would I know??!!! ""How??? Isn't it obvious?! If the Phoenix lays eggs then we still have a lot until now!.. " The bird snorted again."Yes, right..! " I didn't think of that. ""You don't have brains, That's why!""Hey!! That's too much!!" She also yell out loud to it. "How could you say that?! ""If you have brains, you wouldn't have died and been reincarnated. You wouldn't have been killed by the people who killed you." The bird tell the truth."That's..... Right.., those people... I will kill them all..." She said full of anger."How? You're poor...""Are you on my side or the enemy? You should also help me make plans." She said here.."The hell!! You want to take revenge but you don't have a good plan??! how????!! ""I...... I'm... I will do it.." She fidgets. .. And think... "I will surely do it.. ""Hmmm... If so then, I will pass my eyes power on you.. " The bird replied seriously.."Power of your eyes?" Margaret asked full of curiosity."Yes.. I will only pass that one to you. Only that power.. ""How's that power work?" She frowned when she asked."You'll know tomorrow when you wake up...""Oh.... Then.. I can still see and meet you? " she suddenly felt sad.. What if she can't meet the bird again?"Of course.. As I was saying.. I'm living inside your soul.. This place is inside your consciousness. You can come here..""That's great then..." I'm happy and convinced. She said smiling."Now... Look me in the eyes.. Don't blink. It will hurt a bit but endure it."Margaret followed.. She stared into the burning eyes of the Phoenix..Ahhhhhh... It hurts!! " he shouted.. His eyes seemed to be on fire.."Endure it! It's almost done.. ""Ahhhhh.....!!!!" The hell.. This is torture...!!! It's painful...!!! ""Almost done.. Hold on..." Phoenix promised seriously.."Ahhhhhhh......!!!!!!!!!!! " Loud screams could be heard continuously in that space.... Margaret's whole body trembled because of the pain she felt in her eyes."There.. There.. It's done...""Huhuhu..." Margaret cried.. That was hell.."Enough crying now. It's all done.""It's easy for you to say!" She cried out loud "It was so painful..!""I know.. That's why I said you have to endure it.. Now go back.. " pushing her away.. Let's meet again soon.. I want to rest. ""You..." She was about to grumble but she heard her mother's voice... Waking her up.She opened her eyes and saw her mother getting ready to go selling.. She rubbed her eyes.. She felt it still hurt.."Jen-jen... Get up. Your breakfast is ready, just eat it.. I'm going to sell. Be careful to your school.. Your pocket money is on top of the refrigerator." her mother's long reminder.Margaret smiled at her."Thank you Ma, good morning.!"Wednesday, 5:40 AM. (A.M.- After Meridian)Margaret got up and started to take care of herself. Folded the bed then went to the bathroom. She was staring at the replica in the mirror. Her eyes focused on her own eyes reflection, It's light brown. Unlike yesterday at the hospital, she can say that her eyes are better today."Is it because of the eyes of the Phoenix?" She asked herself.She came out of the bathroom and started eating. She needs to speed up. According to the host memory, 6 km, is the distance from Pangarap village where their house is located, to Bagong Silang university. She needs to ride to get there quickly."This uniform looks old. Even the color is light." She held a pair of school uniforms. "Not bad.. I still have to wear it." she added..After she fixed the inside of the house and herself, then she decided to go out.Is Lui already prepared?" Lui is her classmate.. Although the girl is small, she is also at her age.She locked the door of the house and walked out
Are you really going to meet Sarah's group?" Lui asked Jenny three times now.They were currently walking towards the vacant lot that the man mentioned earlier. And since they walked to go there, Lui has been asking the question over and over again."En.""What if you get hurt?""That won't happen." She calmly answered her."But...""Lui," Jenny stopped walking... "I think it's better if you go home first.""I don't want to! " I'll wait for you"."Then.. Stop worrying too much." She was annoyed by what her friend said repeatedly. She knows that she is worried but the repetition is ringing in her ears."......"They continued walking until they reached the location. Many students were there. Most of them are Sarah's older brother's classmates.. The rest are Sarah's troops.."She's here!" A spectator shouted. Everyone turned to look at her.. Sarah's older brother was already standing on the cement plot. It looks like a tableau."I thought you wouldn't come." The man spoke on the stage
"Hello! Good Afternoon..! Is there any vacant available Sir?" That was Margaret's immediate question to the teenager who was sitting near the entrance-exit of the PC room. She is sure that this guy is the watchman of those times."For how many hours?" He asked politely while standing up."Open hour" She answered.Open hour- means you are willing to pay no matter how long you spend using the computer. 98% of the people who use the PC room are gamers.. But 2% is surely for private matters like her. She is there not to play games, but to hack the CCTV cameras installed in every corner of the road that the van may have traveled on.According to the descriptions, her mother rode in a black tinted van."Give me the seat at the corner." She added to her answer to the child. She followed him and opened the monitor."Here...." She handed the money for the advance payment.You have to pay an advance fee if you use an open hour."Thank you." After the boy received his money, he returned to his
The five men standing inside stared at her. They looked at the one who had fallen and noticed that he had lost consciousness. Then looked at Margaret again."Who are you?" A man who was involved in the kidnapping of his mother asked. This is the same man who shouted earlier to order his companions to kill the man who was currently sitting on the floor and was slowly getting up."Me?"... Margaret said as she pointed to herself. "I'm just a student... Jeniva Sanchez's daughter who is currently your hostage and is locked in one of the rooms of your building. My name is Jenny... Jenny Capria Sanchez." she answered the question with a smile. Then she suddenly changed her face expression.. The whole of Antarctica was on her face because of the coldness of her expression... "I'm also here to kill you.." She added..They were stunned, but after a while, the four laughed loudly."You?! you're going to kill us? The standing leader of the four including the unconscious one laughingly asked."E
Martinez Memorial Hospital. "What happened?" David greeted her. Fast than to five o'clock he immediately went to the front of the hospital's information desk.She borrowed the cell phone of one of the nurses who also attended to her when she was rushed to the hospital, and called David. Her doctor and the director of this hospital. The man was still at home when he received the call."My mom's unconscious... She has been kidnapped by the loan sharks." Brief explanation from Margaret. "And you? What's this?" He holds on the hem of her school uniform. "Blood?! Are you injured?!.. This is a worried question. " Marie, check her if she has a bruise or something.. " He ordered the nurse who was following him. She must be David's assistant."I'm fine.. I've no bruises..." She stopped the woman who was about to approach her. "I just called you so you can check my mom's health status." She said to David."You used the hospital phone, don't you have one?""En.""Here.. Use mine.." It was Zio
"What, what?, I'm only 18 years old and you're obviously a few years older than me, so I should just call you big brother." Margaret's realistic explanation to Zion."Right.. I'm older than you.. So you must behave in there. Many big people regularly come to Casino Manila, local and foreign." Man's warning.'I know.." Margaret whispered to herself.. How could she not know, when she was living with her own body she always entered the Casino of another country.. Not to play, but to talk to their boss and accept a mission ."Okiedokie." She answered excitedly. If she didn't play before, this time... She will rob some money by winning the games. She needs money for her mother. And above all, she needs money for her revenge.Before 1976, most of Manila had events of illegal gambling, and the operating of unlicensed casinos had begun in the country of the Philippines. Since 1976, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has regulated the rules around the grounds of gambling.
It's already 11:36 when she enters her mother's hospital room. Nurses on the night shift were the ones she met, couldn't take their eyes off her as she walked down the hospital corridor.Because, she is still wearing the red gown she wore in the casino earlier. She caught Marie laying on the empty bed on the other side of that room. She turned to her mother's side, She's sleeping. She went to the bathroom and started to get dressed. David is too kind to give them a private room. Even she doesn't understand why he is helping her. She took her phone and typed a message for the said doctor. The message is short and simple."I'm back and I can pay."She put her phone back in the pouch and left the bathroom. Marie is awake. Maybe she was awakened because of the rustling she was doing in the bathroom."Ma'am.. You are back." She greets her with a smile."En." She looked at the clock hanging on the wall. "It's already midnight.. You can continue sleeping." She said to her"Okay."The young n
"Announcement for all students of senior high who are going to graduate, think about what course you will take when you come to college." It was the voice of their adviser who was currently collecting the answer sheets. "And, your names and test scores will be posted on the school forum. So I hope everyone will be kind and wait." Jenny forgot, it was her last year in high school. Somehow, she got revenge for the real Jenny from those who abused her. Not bad anymore."It's too early for lunch, what should we do?" It's Lui..Jenny thought. Tomorrow she can take her mother out of the hospital. If they go back to where they used to live it's dangerous. She does not yet know who are the people of the most prominent loan sharks are. And she didn't want to find out anymore because Zion assured her that he would take care of it."I have to go somewhere. Do you want to come?" She asked her friend back."Hmmm-hmmm" Lui nodded and answered."Fix your things."It acted quickly and fixes the stuf