Song of Torment

Chapter Two

Chapter 2: A memory of admiration

She’s just smirking while checking me from head to toe.

"So what's your reason? Why do you want to become part of the Legacy?”

She intently look at me as if she can find the answer to her question just by looking into my eyes. Those familiar eyes. I just realize now that they have the same eyes.

"I'm actually from LA," I said. She gave me that ‘so-what’ look as if she doesn’t care what I’m about to say.

"Rhapsody is very famous-"

"I know,” she cut me off. “And whatever you are planning to say, shut it. I just need the reason why you want to be a part of Rhapsody's Legacy," she said.

I can’t hel but smile. This version of Rhyme is very different from the way he described her. He said she's a taciturn but this girl in front of me is far from being a taciturn.

I look at the man who is just sitting beside her and still looking at me intently. As if I will disappear again if he loses his sight on me. Ethan, also known as Violin of Rhapsody's Legacy. The second head of the Legacy. A genius hacker.

Long time no see, Ethan.

Rhyme caught me off guard when she suddenly attacked me but I was quick enough to dodge her fist. She tried to hit my stomach but I twisted her arms and push her away from me. She run towards me and was about to kick me but I dodge it again and grab her foot causing her to fall down on the floor. But she kick me using her other leg making me fall down.

"Ahhhh you're really something," she said making me smile because I know I’m pissing her off. She got on top of me but I quickly change our position. Now I’m on top of her, holding her hands to stop her from punching me again.

"Please. I can’t really tell you the reason. But I can only tell you one thing, I need to become part of the Legacy," I said to her and she gave that look again.

"Not because you need to, I will let you become part of it. A lot of people wanted to become part of the Legacy and none of them succeeded. They always questioned my ability to do the initiation but no one had won a fight over me. Even if they manage to pass through me, my brother still holds the final decision.

So you better think of valid reason for my brother in order to gain his vote for you. Shawm is the last member and that was 2 years ago.”

"The only requirement to enter the Legacy is to win the fight with you. And if you need my reason, I will tell that to your brother after defeating you."

She looked at Ethan who is shaking his head while smirking.

"If you can defeat me, then I'll tell you my reasons and if not then I have nothing to say to you," I said making her angrier than before

He looked at Ethan again but he just shrug his shoulders making me smile.

"Alright," she said finally. I sigh in relief. I can’t just tell her my reasons. I don’t even know if she has any idea who I really am.

The way I see it. she doesn't know anything. Rhapsody's founder is his brother, Ethan and my brother. Does she even knew about my brother?

"Harp!"

I stop and look at the person who shouted her name giving Harp the chance to kick me on my stomach and punch me on my face.

“Eyes up here!” she shouted.

The new comer tried to stop our fight. Good thing Ethan is here

"Don't, Shawm. This is an initiation for Legacy."

I saw him arguing with Ethan but Ethan is trying to explain things to him. And then he look at us again with worry in his eyes.

Harp is losing this fight. Her anger is eating her so she just keep throwing punches and kick making me see her every move. She’s not ven thinking of wny strategies while fighting. Is she always like this?

"Harp," called the guy from earlier and then she looked at me with anger. I don’t know who he is but he seems to know me. Maybe I came across him before.

Harp closes her eyes and get the two katanas from her back. She open her eyes only to look at me before closing them again. The way she holds the katanas are a bit different.

Butterfly swords. Is this the Melodic Death?

I smiled as I look at her. For her to use this move, I guess I’m really giving her a hard time.

The thing about Melodic Death, you’re not using your sense of sight so all your senses are focus on your feeling and hearing. Also, your moves are a lot faster than the usual. Just by the blow of the wind, you can figure out quickly where your enemy is. This move is an advantage for a far range fight but not for close range.

Another mistake from everyone who had heard the melodic death, they always feel fear making them panic and attacking the enemy first.

I recall all the things that my master taught me. From martial arts, using guns and different kinds of weapons upto those deadly moves. One is the famous Melodic Death created by her. In this world, only two people can do this move. This girl in front of me and her mother, my master, and Matthew's mother, Crystallyn Jane Valle-Guevarra.

Of course, Melody, the gangster queen, Matthew’s mother, the creator of this move is also the only one who knew how to fight this.

It was Melody, herself, who taught me about the Melodic Death and how to fight it. Well technically, you shouldn't fight it. You just have to avoid it. First and foremost, you shouldn’t take the first move because that would be game over for you. You need to wait and let her be the one to do the first move.

So I just stood there and wait for her attack. But just like me, she also just stood there and wait for my attack making me smile.

Second point, if she didn't attack you then you have no choice but to attack her but from afar.

I get the dagger which is hidden on my ankle and throw it to her direction and as expected, she just dodge it. She started to walk towards me but I just stayed there and throw more daggers to her direction. She just keep dodging them using her butterfly sword but there were too many of them so some of them got into her.

She tried her best to avoid them without her noticing that I’m already in front of her. I pointed the last dagger on her neck.

"Game over."

I felt a cold thing from my back only to see the guy from earlier who is now pointing a gun at me.

"Let her go," he ordered making me smirk and turning my attention again at Harp.

"Not if she admits her defeat."

I’m not even afraid if he will pull the trigger all of a sudden. Maybe because I know Ethan won’t let him do than.But I need Rhyme's admissionof her defeat. For me to move forward.

"Fine. You won," Harp said as if she doesn’t have a choice. Well he doesn’t.

I move away from her and Shawm quickly drop the gun and went towads Harp who is having a hard time because of the wounds.

"That's amazing, Cassie," Ethan said making me smile.

"It's Harmony for now."

"Okay. But how did you do that? This is the first time I saw someone fight and defeat Melodic Death. Or maybe you are the first one to defeat that move!" he said as if he can’t still believe what just happened.

I know Ethan knew who Crystallyn is. Afterall, she's Matthew's mother, his best friend. And also, she's Melody! The gangster queen! So it's really an honor to be her student. I should be proud of it but no. I still can't tell anyone that I already met Matthew's mother. This is not yet the right time for that. This is not yet the right time for them to know what happened to me 9 years ago.

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