Bab 32: Incest
The crowd murmured at how similar I look like to Persephone. Napansin din nila at ngayon ay nasa akin na ang atensyon nila.
"Is she the Princess of the Underworld?" tanong ng ilan. Muntik na akong mapa-irap, that would be impossible. I do not wish to have their blood on me, at ang dugo ko ay pang-mortal and not ichor.
It was a chance or coincidence that I looked like the Queen of the Underworld. And hell, hindi ko kailanman magiging ama ang pumatay sa pamilya ko.
Ngayon naman ay napatingin sa'kin si Demeter, she was taken aback by my appearance. Lumingon siya kay Persephone at may binulong, umiling naman si Persephone which I think meant that hindi niya nga ako anak.
"Good noon, dear mortals. I am Demeter, the goddess of harvest and this is Persephone, Queen of Underworld and Goddess of Spring," pakilala niya kaya't pumalakpak kami.
"The carriages would lead you to our home, take the comforts of your seats in the carriages and we shall travel for an hour or so," dagdag pa niya. Nagulat ako nang magtagal ang titig niya sa'kin and then, she looked amused.
I bowed my head down at her stare, it was a disrespect to look straight at a God's eye.
Napatingin ako kay Autolycus, na ngayon ay tinataw si Persephone, at saka binalik ang tingin sa'kin. "Kung may mga itatanong ka, sa carriage mo nalang ako tanungin. Tayo nalang ang magiging magkasama," sabi niya sa'kin at naglahad ng kamay.
I arched an eyebrow at his hand, am I supposed to take that? Kaya ko namang maglakad without his hand.
He tilted his head and smirked at me. Ang kaniyang mga mata'y diretsong nakatingin sa'kin bago niya nilapit ang kaniyang mukha sa tainga ko, "I'm being a gentleman in front of my supposed to be mother-in-law, Melizabeth. Makisakay ka nalang."
Kinuha niya ang kamay ko, at ipinatong iyon sa kamay niya. I knew it, ginagamit na naman niya ako. Manggagamit. I mentally rolled my eyes. Ako ang nanggagamit ng tao and not the other way around.
Hinatid niya ako sa carriage, at nakita ko ngang nakatingin sa'min ang dalawang diyosa. Was it Autolycus that caught their attention? Or was it me?
Pinauna niya akong sumakay kaya't doon ako napapunta sa may bintana. Yay. Umupo naman siya sa tabi ko at isinara ang pinto.
Hiniwalay ko ang tingin sa kaniya at tumingin nalang sa view. Ngunit nagsalita si Lycus, "Persephone did not have a child with Hades."
Napalingon naman ako, I thought Melinoe was their child?
Lycus smiled a little, "Wala nang nakakatanda pa ng pangyayaring ito. But there was one time where Zeus took the form of Hades, and eventually r-aped her. Persephone was a beauty that anyone wanted. Melinoe was the offspring," sabi niya nang hindi tumitingin sa'kin.
My jaw dropped, "But isn't Persephone Zeus' daughter? Ibig sabihin mo ba ay nirape niya ang sarili niyang anak?"
Tumango siya, "Melinoe was casted out of Olympus. Her identity was hidden by Persephone's family. Being the daughter of Zeus and grand-daughter of Zeus meant a lot. Ngunit sa tingin ko'y napag-alamanan din ito ng Olympians. So I think they were the ones that caused Melinoe to cease existence."
Napansin ko ang pagkuyom ng kamao niya, his jaw also tightened kahit nagkwekwento siya. His voice was calm pero minsan ay hindi matago ang galit doon.
"Maaaring natakot sila sa kung ano ang kayang gawin ni Melinoe. But Melinoe was only the goddess of ghosts and illusions, and bringer of nightmares. Ano naman ang maaari niyang gawin gamit ang mga abilidad na iyon?" pagpapatuloy pa niya.
"You hate them," I surprisingly said.
Sumulyap siya sa'kin, and mouthed 'what.'
"You hate Olympus and Olympians, bakit ka nandito?" Tanong ko but the answer is very obvious.
He smirked, "You know it, Melizabeth."
Of course, he was here to revenge for his Melinoe. He knows that I know, but he doesn't know that we have the same motive.
Natuwa naman ako, I finally found another thief of harmony.
Thieves of Harmony
By lostmortals
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