The Devil's Bride

BLOOD 17: Heavenly Counselors

"Constance my boy! 'Sup?!" Malakas na hiyaw ni Elvis man sa papalapit na si Constance sa kinaroroonan nila.

Constance stopped and stood still near at them and still having an unwavering observation to Vlad. On the other hand, Elvis man take a gliding walking movements to him like doing Michael Jackson's Moonwalk. He did that several times in between of the two young man until Vlad annoyingly noticed him.

"Tanda! Puwede ba! Tumigil-tigil ka nga sa lecheng ginagawa mo. Nakakahilo ka!"

"Putangina Vladivostok! Ngayon mo lang ako napansin?! Man! I thought you had a love at first to this boy. Isn't it?"

"Cactus ka tanda! You're talking nonsense!" Kunot noong sabi ni Vlad at sabay hablot ng inumin niya.

"Indeniable ka pa man! Anyways, this man is named Constance," Elvis man uttered while embracing Constance shoulder with his right arm.

"Reiji is enough," Constance corrected the Elvis man and still wearing a deadpan face.

Napalingon naman si Vlad matapos mainom ang alak na hawak niya. He turned infront of Constance and told himself to stand up and shake hands though he has this uncertain feeling about the guy which made him to be irritated.

"Well? Isn't our Vlad shy?"

Napadapo naman ang tingin ni Vlad kay Elvis man at sinimangutan niya ito.

"Vlad Alsh Harriet Lincoln from Royalty Vampires," pagpapakilala ni Vlad sa sarili at iminuwestra ang kamay para makipag-shake hands pero nanatili lang 'yon sa ere.

"I know," tipid naman na sabi ni Constance na hindi man lang kinuha ang kamay ni Vlad.

Parang pumantig yata ang tainga ni Vlad. He closed his eyes in annoyance and gritted his teeth. This man...I hate him to the very bone and atoms of his body! Upon opening his eyes, he pasted a fake smile to show Constance his acceptance. 'Tanginang ang sakit sa bibig ng ganito. Tch! f**k his face! He's an absulotely a one-puch man's face and It's f*****g annoying like his attitude! Sarap nito gawing kebab!

And an imaginary lightning background appeared behind Vlad. On the other side, Elvis man was moving his eyes from Vlad to Constance, repeating it over and over again which it made him puzzled.

"Deym! You both sure okay?"

Napahilamaos naman ng mukha si Vlad. "How much stupidity you have ha, Aulus? Malamang hindi ako okay! Dahil---Ack!" Biglang sumakit ang katawan ni Vlad at napahawak siya sa kaliwang braso niya.

"Man, you'll be having that muscle pain for few days. Just refer to your butler Hal and he'll know how to ease that. Okay serious mode tayo."

Tumirik lang ng mata si Vlad sa sinabi ni Aulus.

"As I've said this is Constance---'

"Reiji is fine."

Aulus cleared his throat. "Yeah, Reiji. Taga-Rosewood siya and he helped me to captured you during your wildness in the basement. And just to remind you also, 'wag niyo dadalhin dito ang alitan niyo. This is Avalon afterall. You are under observation here."

"So, a warlock? A warlock helped me?"

"Exactly. Constance---I mean Reiji is an Acolyte and representative of Rosewood Coven which I also called for the coming meeting. I was looking after though for Eilidh,"

Ugh! A help from this s**t face huh. Vlad murmured but suddenly flashed a fake smile to Constance which blown immediately by its deadpan look. "Thanks."

Tinignan lang si Vlad ni Constance na wala pa ring ekspresyon at nilipat agad nito ang tingin kay Aulus. "I could do the braiding of your hair even without Eilidh."

Lumiwanag naman ang mukha ni Aulus at hinawakan pa nito ang magkabilang balikat ni Constance. "You are a true man, Constance! I owe you. Ah, I'll make a schedule for that later."

"Bakit kasi hindi ka na lang magpakalbo o gayahin si Apple D' Ap? Total hindi din kayo nalalayo."

"Parang gsuto kitang i-ray gun at butasin 'yang tiyan mo, Vladivostok. Putangina 'yang bibig mo ah. This face is a James Franco, man! J-A-M-E-S, got it?"

"Yeah James. James Hook. Haha---Ack!"

"Ha! Serves you right, you f*****g bloodsucking bat!"

In the middle of their chatting, a light orb appeared inside of the room and all of their attention were caught by it. The light orb starightaway turned into a human form with two wide, feathered white wings wearing a greek-style clothes.

"Lo-Lord Aulus." The winged-man drawn his wing behind his back and vow his head in front of Aulus.

"Oh, Malach. Muntikan na akong atakihin sa 'yo ah. Bakit may ganyang entrance ka pa?"

"Ah...Eh...So-Sorry Lo-Lorrd Au-Aulus." Yumuko ito ulit sa hiya.

"Ah, makapag pa BP nga mamaya. So, what message you have today?"

"Ah...Eh...ma-magsisimula na po ang me-meeting in 30 minutes. At pi-pinapatawag na po kayo ni Lo-Lord Apollyon at Lo-Lord Bahram. 'Wa-Wag daw po kayo ma-la-late dahil hi-hindi ka raw po makakakuha ng leave sa tra-trabaho. Ipa-Ipaalala rin daw sa 'yo ang pag-aayos mo po sa ba-basement ng palasyo." Yumuko ulit ito pagkatapos ihatid ang kanyang mensahe.

"Sabihin mo I'll be there in less than 30 minutes. And I'll be working on the basement later. Sabihin mo na din na magsuot sila mamaya ng sunglasses pagdating ko. And one more thing Malach..."

"Ye-Yes, Lo-Lord Au-Aulus?"

"Take a speech theraphy will you? Nakakaririndi 'yang pagsasalita mo."

"Ye-Yes---"

"Ah, man. Stop. Don't answer just evaporate yourself out."

"Ye-Yes, Lo-Lord Au-Aulus."

Napahawak na lang sa sentido si Aulus dahil sumagot pa rin si Malach sa kanya. At nang nakita siyang galit na ay agad-agad itong naging light orb at lumipad palayo. He looked at the two young man behind him. Constance was pinning his back again to the wall and taking sleep there while Vlad was just annoyingly looking at Constance.

Aulus just shrugged himself and took a deep breath.

"Verge on having conflict with clans huh."

TALL STATUES of greek gods and goddess were arranged in line serving as pillars and torch inside of the meeting hall. Ceiling were in arc shape of most sturdy brand of glass. It was insanely wide inside that it look like almost a natural museum.

Light orbs started gathering and transforming into winged angels in their respected seats which were placed like in an opera house, circling the center and the red velvet royal high chairs of the heaven counselors placed at the front.

The meeting was only intended for the Archangels and other representatives of Governors including the three Heavenly Counselors. The atmosphere was filled also with so much speculations since they have known about the matter.

"Silence everyone. The Heaven Counselors have come." Isang taga-anunsyo ang nagsalita na merong suot na bilog na salamin sa kanang mata niya.

Everyone lay low and tilted their heads down as the other angels played the trumpets. It was a sign that the Heavenly Counselors were coming and they must vow for respect.

And as soon as the sound of trumpets fade away, a huge, two ball of lights came from the giant lancet windows. The two ball of lights emerged in their winged human form in just a blink of an eye. The first one to sit was an angel with two set of wings which was known as the Cherubim. He has a long white braided hair that layed in his shoulders and a white eyes.

"The guardians of light and stars and the wings of the wind, Lord Apollyon." The announcer spoke once again and everyone lifted their heads and vow again.

The other ball of light come into his sit also and transformed into his angel form. He had a lot of gold chains in his both wrists and rings in his every fingers. He had an eye on his forehead and on his both palms. He was called as the Thrones.

"The wheel and the keeper of the four constellations of zodiac, Lord Bahram." And again everyone vow their heads.

"And the fiery and burning ones, the Seraphim, Lord Aulus." Pagkatapos mag anunsyo ay nagpalingon-lingon ito sa paligid. Nagtaka din ang ibang mga Angelos kung bakit hindi pa dumarating si Aulus.

"L-Lord Aulus." Bumanggit ulit ito pero wala pa ring lumalabas na Aulus hanggang pinuntahan ni Malach ang taga-anunsyo at sinabi nitong kailangan kamo magsuot ng sunglasses.

He cleared his throat. "Sorry for the inconvenience. Everyone is requested to wear the sunglasses in their seats for Lord Aulus."

Right after it was announced, the gigantic door had opened and everyone caught their attention.

"Man, I was already waiting outside like 5 minutes. That Malach is sure like a slowpoke. Anyways, ready or not. You wear your sunglasses or not here I come! Ta-da!"

Aulus transformed into a six-winged angel which emanate such a bright light. He flew inside and remained in the middle levitating. He was the Seraphim, the angel of yielding a dazzling brightness which other divinities could not bear to gaze him. Nakakabulag kasi ito.

Aulus made a loud singing voice while still on his wings until his light were fading off little by little. It made him also realized that everyone was already taking off their sunglasses and were just staring at him, stopping to laugh.

"Aulus, this is not a concert for singing crows." Lord Apollyon reminded Aulus which was in great shame as of now.

Napatawa din si Vlad sa narinig na ngayon ay kasama niya si Constance. "Ow, that sweet of you whitey man." Aulus let a deep breath and flew down and introduce the two young man. "I've brought this two man anyways."

"Ah, the two representatives of opponent clans huh." Lord Apollyon look fixedly at the two young man.

"Right, whitey man. Here is Vlad and the scarf boy, Constance."

"Reiji is enough."

"Howdy?" Vlad hesitantly greet. He was just given a cold eyes of Lord Apollyon while on the other hand, Lord Bahram had been staring him eagerly which brought him goose bumps.

"Hoi tanda, bakit ganyan ang isang 'yan? Anong gamit niyan? Mukhang high eh," bulong niya kay Aulus.

"He's f*****g excited man. He wanted to battle with you to death. He likes you to be killed." Napalunok naman si Vlad sa narinig at sumilip muli ng tingin kay Lord Bahram. The man hadn't been looking away to him. Ang isang Throne kasi ang namamahala sa military forces nila at mahilig din itong makipaglaban sa malalakas. At si Vlad ang isa sa napili niyang prospect para dito.

"Lets battle boy for sometimes," Lord Bahram excitedly said.

"Ha-ha. Su-Sure," Pilit na sagot naman ni Vlad.

"Bahram, calm yourself. You must focus in much great matter. Aulus start it," Apollyon stated in serious tone.

"Okay got it man." Aulus snapped his fingers and the whole place turned to dimmed. Nagkaroon ng isang malaki at malawak na blue light sa gitna na parang isang hologram.

"This hologram will show us what happened in the dungeon."

The hologram showed a three-dimensional images of the place and other entities that were locked up in their.

Pinakita doon kung gaano nagkagulo ang mga wanted phantoms. Lahat ito ay nagwawala hanggang maipakita ng hologram ang isang kulungan na nakabukas na. Iyon ang kulungan ng isa sa mga S-class wanted phantoms. At may iilang kulungan din ang nakabukas at nagsilabasan ang mga phantoms. And the last image shown was a black mist that dwindled slowly.

Afterward, the torch immediately turned on fire and the hologram disappeared. The whole room was jammed with noises and fear after seeing the hologram.

"This is our big problem some phantoms are missing and few of them are S-class. They could devour the humans," Aulus explained seriously.

"They're getting wild also. They seemed finding something," Constance butted in.

"I observed that too. Wala ba kayong nakuhang impormasyon?" Vlad asked, crumpling his forehead.

Saglit na dumapo naman ng tingin si Apollyon kay Vlad. "Of course we do, vampire. The real reason why you here is to listen to our announcement that everyone should prepare."

"Bakit?" takang tanong ni Vlad ulit.

"Good question man. We received the information about the sign of pandemoniums. Hit it chain man." Aulus gazed at Bahram signaling him to speak.

Everyone was attending with so much anticipation. Marami kasing hindi alam kung anu ang tinutukoy ng mga tinakdang senyales na paparating.

Bahram had knotted his fingers first and placed his both elbows in the table. "The constellation have shown me. This is still connected to the past."

"What does it mean?" Vlad continued in asking.

"It was telling about that witch curse and that black mist is a sign. This is what the Rosewood High Priestess was telling us. Ang anak ni Odessa," nakayukong pagpapatuloy niya.

"Anong kinalaman niya dito?"

"She will be the source of everyone's chaos. The destruction of every races. Kailangan natin siyang mahanap. And the first thing we should do is, all the Angelos should be more aware. Everyday should conduct an inspection to all areas of the palace. Re-seal the damage part of the dungeon's barrier. Locate all the traces left of the inmates and the representatives of vampire and witch clan will join the investigation in prior of everyone's peace," Bahram suggested.

"Second, the knight templars will be roaming the human world for finding Odessa's daughter. Show it Aulus," Apollyon stated also.

"Oh my favorite part. קודשיםוצדק , טמפלרים אביר צדק , אני קורא לך," Aulus cast an incantation in hebrew words.

An enormous light come into view and by the time it disappear, a seven cloak white men with a huge red cross symbol on their cloak's back were already in front, bending their knees down. They were with the same looks and with cyclops sunglasses.

Everyone was nodding in amazement.

"And third...eliminate Odessa's daughter before the blood moon comes," Bahram finally ended. And Vlad stayed with so much questions and confusions of what was happening.

Who is Odessa's daughter?

How will we ever find her?

And what was that past?