1 Las Islas Filipinas Dark Side: The Other World.

Morana was busy scrolling her social media accounts when she heard her mom call her for dinner.

"Morana darling, it's time for dinner."

She heard her mom shouting from the kitchen. She purposely pretends that she did not hear her mom calling her name. Silence. A long silence passed after several times calling her name. Morana saw a post on social media. She read it loudly as the post says it.

"THE MOMENT YOU REALIZE SOMETHING WILL COME. THE DISASTER WILL SURELY COME."

She shrugged. Thinking it is just some prank on social media. An hour has passed and now, she is hungry.

"Mom? Where are you?"

she shouted as she's entering the kitchen. A silence. She thought that her mom was resting inside her room and not bothering her anymore. Morana was horrified when she saw her mom laying on the floor of their kitchen. Soaked with fresh blood coming from her mom. She screamed. Did not know what she is going to do.

Their phone rang, someone is calling in the middle of the night. Without further ado, she run to the phone to tell the caller to call an ambulance for her mom but before she could speak to the other line, the person speaks.

"Hello is this Ceziah's residence?", it is the wrong number.

Maybe, it can help her.

"No, it is not. This is Matt's residence; can you call an ambulance for me? I need your help. Please, my mom was dying."

The other person has become silent.

"Hello, are you there?"

"Perhaps, are you Morana?" she nodded as if the other person seeing her.

"Yes, it is me. Please help me."

The voice from the other line gives her a chill, it becomes deadly serious.

"Run, Morana. She is not your mom. You probably run now. Look out for danger."

She stilled. Like what? Is this a prank call?

"What are you saying -----" she stopped talking as she senses a presence behind her back. She turned around and feel a slow motion. Her mother smirked at her soaked with blood and a knife to her right hand. She could not move, and she feel that anytime her consciousness will be going to leave her.

"M-mom?" it is a whisper. Morana silently prays that it is a dream or prank.

She was startled when someone spoke on the phone, she could not recognize what the man was saying. The last thing she know, she fainted.

Las Islas Filipinas 1679

The smells of coffee, books, and rain make Diana want to live a little longer. Born from a wealthy family and a pure-blooded Spanish makes she a blessed woman in the eyes of every Filipino. Little did they know, she has an incurable disease. Her father loves her so much and he did everything and make all the well-known doctors around the world visited her to check if they can cure her disease.

"How I wish to be able to live my life to the fullest" Diana sighed.

"Senyorita, your father was now waiting in your living room. Please change your clothes."

Diana put on a big smile when she faces her father. She does not want to worry the old man.

"Mi amor, how's your day? Are you excited?" her father asks her with a joyful tone.

"I'm a little bit nervous, Papa. I hope that he's going to like me." She flashed a nervous smile.

Her father laughs and tells her that

"Of course, the young man will be going to like you because you are beautiful.".

Earlier this month, her mother wrote a letter to her father that she finds a young man suitable for her. Her father disagrees with her mother's choices and tells her mother that she is still so young to marry, but her mother insists. In the end, her father has no choice but to agree.

Margarita Garcia y Ramirez, the daughter of the Duke of Kent. A powerful woman married her father, a simple merchant. They have two daughters. Margarita Ranaya Martinez y Garcia and Dainina Ceziah Martinez y Garcia. They are twins but sadly her parents lost Ranaya here in the Philippines. That is why Crisanto Martinez y Aguilar wants to live here in the Philippines while her wife goes back to Europe to forget the bad memory.

Diana roams her eyes in the big mansion of Lopez. It was quite huge and warm. Probably because of the big family portrait in the living room? She thought so.

"Welcome Amigo, we were sorry if we didn't visit your house along with our young man. I know it is inappropriate and we are very sorry."

Her father just smiled and replied

"It is okay amigo; I know that Donya Esmeralda is still recovering from the accident. mi amor and I, want to smell the fresh air, sometimes" and they laughed.

Bored because the young man was still preparing, Diana excuse herself to go to the restroom. Wanting to be alone she did not ask for any assistance from the maids; she lost in the big mansion and finds herself in a big library. For her, the real definition of heaven is having lots of books.

"Look, an unwanted visitor. Hmm," Diana turns around and saw a man standing near the big globe.

"Uh, sorry, I think I'm lost." She reasoned.

The face of the man screams that he is not in the mood. His features look snobbish.

"Well then, primo will assist you" his baritone voice echoed. T

hen she saw a Filipino young man in the back of the shelves. She nods and walks out of the room. She feels that the man wants her gone.

"How arrogant, tss!" she murmured to herself. On the other hand, primo is following her to show the way.

"Mi amor. What took you so long?" her father asked with a worried face.

"I'm sorry Papa. I just lost my way." She heard Donya Lopez say

"Finally, Opiu is here." Diana's become nervous as she sat down on the couch and avoided looking at Opiu.

She remained lowering her gaze when she heard the man speak.

"I did not know that your daughter is a bit shy, Senior Crisanto".

Shock, Diana lifts her head and saw the arrogant face smirking at her. "Oh no, I'm doomed." Diana wishes that their wedding will be going to cancel. She hates this man. For the first time in her life. She wants to oppose her father's decision.

Diana did not bother to reply and look seriously at the man that she thinks will make her fairytale marriage gone. Her father and the parents of Opiu talk a lot about the upcoming wedding and how they think that Diana and Opiu are meant to be. On the other hand, Opiu has a mischievous smirk plastered on his lips while looking at Diana who looks serious. The couple Lopez invites Diana and her father to have dinner. Diana wants to reject the offer but before she could say anything Opiu interrupts.

"Senior Crisanto, if it is okay with you, can I talk to Senyorita in a moment?" her father nodded and ask the Lopez couple to go to the dining table.

A moment of silence had passed. Diana was still sitting on the couch while Opiu is standing near the vase.

"So, you want this marriage huh?", his tone is a bit irritated.

"At first yes, but after meeting you, I beg I can't marry you" Diana's face is stoic but her heart is pounding so fast inside her chest. She does not want to lose in an argument with this arrogant man. She must think of a way so that their marriage will not take place.

"I'm not also interested in you, young lady. You are still a child in my eyes and I cannot marry a child."

Her face turned red because of what he said. How dare he call her a child? Diana tried to calm herself to avoid getting troubled. Her mother train her to be elegant all the time. After all, she is a daughter of Margaret. Their emblem is to stay sophisticated and elegant.

"Excuse me, young man but I'm not into an old hag like you. If you do not want this marriage, you better tell your mom." Then she flashed a sarcastic smile. No way she will kneel in front of a man.

"You will be going to regret this. I am sure. Do not say that I did not warn you, child" than opium left.

Diana cannot sleep that night. Her conversation with Opiu still lingers in her head. Opiu's words are still a mystery to her, but she ignored it.