The Last Fragment Of Order

Chelsea’s POV There were no one left but us. Fate decided to eliminate all the other living creatures... including the mortals from the Mortal Realm. The remorse won’t stop accumulating inside my mind. If only I could attain the standards upon being their savior then perhaps, we can win against them. “Stew?” Inangat ko ang aking ulo at ang una kong nahagilap ay ang mga mata nito na nagliliwanag sa kulay lila. Umukit ang isang misteryosong ngiti sa mga labi nito. “Salamat...” tugon ko at kinuha ang isang mangkok sa kabilang kamay nito habang ang kaniya’y nasa isa niyang kamay. Tumabi ito sa aking tabi mula sa mahabang kahoy na aming inuupan. “Chelsea, no one expected that one day fallen angels would be our enemy. They had defied the rules of Order, it isn’t our fault nor yours, ” she uttered all of the sudden. Napabuntong-hininga na lamang ako at kinain na ang mushroom stew na gawa ni Carlo. Wala na akong gana magsalita pa lalo na’t hindi pa ‘rin umaalis ang alaala ko mula sa pagkamatay ni Jason. He was a true friend. Who died for nothing. And if only I was strong enough to have saved him then maybe he’d still be here with us, blabbering and fighting with Lorraine and Hesly. “There is a reason why you aren’t dead yet, Chelsea.” I lifted my head and glance at her being. “It’s because it is still your duty to defeat Chaos and save the realm. Because you are the savior. And sacrifices are inevitable when you are at war. You can’t do anything about it. Even though I missed that boastful person, I still have to stay strong because if I can’t, then who will?” Lorraine left me with those words playing with my mind. I finished the mushroom stew on my hand with her words still kept on bothering me. As I finished the bowl of stew, I stood up from my seat to return the bowl. And walking in the entire surroundings, it only pains me when I look at them all. They were like rainbows with no colors. All of us are. We felt a part of ours were lost. Although it is true. It’s been only a week since we managed ourselves to get comfortable living in this forest with only using the created tents by the other students. Everyone is contributing something to our survival to this foreign forest during our current situation, no one was complaining, yet some were angry and in desire of revenge towards the fallen ones. And so do I. I want revenge. “Was the stew good?” Carlo asked as I hand the bowl at him. A smile pursed on my lips as I nod. However, I notice what he was doing currently. “You know, you can leave that dishes to the other students to wash.” I said, chuckling. “Yes, but they don’t wash it very well.” He rolled his eyes. “Nakita mo na sina Audris?” Napakunot-noo naman ako nang dahil sa kaniyang sinabi. “Nandito na sila? ” Tumango ito bilang pagsagot sa akin. “Go check them at the main tent, they are there with the Headmaster I presume.” Hindi na ako nagpaalam pa ‘rito at dali-daling pumunta sa malaking tent at pagbukas na pagbukas ko ay nakita ko naman ang Dexra Evenfalls na nag-uusap-usap kasama ang Headmaster. Si Jayden naman ay nakaupo lang sa gilid subo ang kaniyang lollipop na hindi ko alam kung saan galing. “Insan!” Tawag nito sa akin. Akmang tatayo pa ito sa kaniyang kinauupuan pero sinenyasan ko itong maupo lang marahil ayoko ng kung anumang gulo o pambubulabog ngayon. “Nakabalik na pala kayo, kumusta? ” Tanong ko kay na Audris at Nathan. Nagkatinginan muna ang mga ito bago pa man ako sagutin ni Audris ng isang iling na aking ikinakunot-noo lalo. “Anong nangyari? ” Bumuntong-hininga ito bago magsalita. “There aren’t any places near our area, Feril. We’ve searched the place and all we could find are more trees.” I exhaled aggressively as I massage the temple of my head. This other dimension that we went from that portal— Astra, seems a lot different than I could imagine. I had thought it would only be the exact place like ours but it wasn’t. The trees here as well were all different yet have similarities to us. We have food, water, and a shelter but all of this are only temporary. These wouldn’t last long and so are we. “The patrols have reported back earlier that the numbers of monsters lurking in this forest are still increasing yet they have eliminated the other monsters near our area.” Hesly uttered, looking at the Headmaster. “We still don’t have to give up. Let’s search the entire place again.” I announced, eagerly. “I’m going to withdraw from our base and explore this entire dimension so that we could find a place to stay... ” I paused as I remembered something. “And to find Mnemosyne.” Even though we are clueless why Mnemosyne left, we still have to find her. Whatever her reason is, everyone was mad at her as well since she wasn’t there during the battle between the fallen angels. I don’t even know if she is aware of the current situation we all are in or not. “Remember when you said you are dreaming of foreign people, Chelsea? ” Lorraine asked and I remembered quickly. Since she had also known about it when she kept reading my mind. “Yes! Yet I... I don’t remember their exact features. All I remember is this place with stalls, it looks like a market to be exact. And also, a school. An enormous school formed like a castle.” “f**k, there’s a school here as well? ” Charles asked in disbelief, chuckling. Everyone were surprised to what they have heard as well. “Well, that is better. We can grab much recruit at their school.” The Headmaster nods his head, his eyes filled with anxiety. “So... who’s coming with me tomorrow to explore this dimension?” I asked to them, in need of volunteers. I could only smile when I saw all of them raising their hands in chorus.