Tumitigil ang takbo ng oras.
Isa-isang nawawala ang mga tao nang hindi namamalayan ng iba,
habang unti-unti namang nasisira ang balanse ng Pilipinas
at nababalutan ng apoy ni Kris Aquino.
Kris: Ngayong ayos na ang plano kong patumbahin ang lintik na Hope na iyon, pwede ko nang simulan ito anumang oras!
By the way, her base of operations (the “dark, secluded place within Metro Manila” mentioned in Episode 31) is in reality the top floor of the Metropolitan Theater in Manila. To have an idea of what it looks like, think of Friagne’s base from Shakugan no Shana.
Kris: Gamit ang dark magic na ibinigay sa akin ni Schirach, ang isa sa mga masasamang diyos ng Mardias, siguradong lalaho ang apoy ng mang-aagaw na iyon! Aha aha aha!
With just a raise of her finger, the negative energy from the anomalies in Makati, Guimaras, and Davao flows straight into her palm. She then uses the negative energy to call something.
Kris: FUZETSU!
A giant magic seal appears and engulfs the entirety of Metro Manila, stopping all time and space within it, except for the hunter and the hunted. And with the seal, she immediately detects Hope’s current location: along Mendiola. She then immediately teleports.
Finally, the bitterest of rivals have appeared face-to-face. Just near Hope is the accomplice himself, Joey Marquez, who was affected by the time-stopping seal.
Hope: B-Bakit tumigil ang oras dito? Pati si Joey, nadamay!
Female voice: Ako ang may pakana nito.
Hope: Grr! Putragis na Kristeta! Alam mong sa akin lang si papa James at wala nang iba!
Kris: Ahh… you want to commit adultery willingly, don’t you? Siguradong sa Bilibid ang bagsak mo!
Hope: Hindi ko iindahin kung makukulong ako, basta lagi kong kapiling si papa James! Kaya ako humingi ng tulong mula sa dati mong asawa na si Joey Marquez!
Kris: Talagang gumamit ka ng psychological warfare. Pati ang lalaking nanutok ng baril sa akin, ginamit mo. Magaling, magaling. Pero dati na iyon. Hindi na ako matatakot ngayon, because you are not worth dying for, compared to my dad Ninoy!
Hope: Talagang para sa akin lang si papa James! Ang isang malditang maitim ang puso na tulad mo, na anak ng isang walang-kuwentang presidente, ay hindi nararapat sa isang basketbolistang malinis ang kalooban! At ang anak mong nasa sinapupunan… ay magmamana ng mga kabulastugan mo! Kaya dapat din siyang tapusin!
Kris: Ang yabang mo talaga. Bring it on, husband-stealer!
READY? — GO!
[Duel: Kris Aquino versus Hope Centeno]
Attack:
Ang ayaw ko sa iyo ay ang pagiging sentro ng atensyon mo!
Ginawa ko ang lahat para kay papa James, pero…
Binigyan ako ng cubicle ng lakas!
Mas exciting kung pinapanood mismo ni Boss Belo ang duwelong ito.
Sa gulong ng pag-ibig, ako ang magwawagi!
Defend:
Ordinaryong empleyado lang ako, pero may ibubuga rin.
B****es like you don’t know about my pain.
Oras na para magpa-facial… kuno.
Ako, kaya kong mag-dive at mag-install! Ikaw, hindi!
Nyoro~n…
Deathblow:
Humans cannot help ‘taklesas’…
Gagawin ko ang ginawa ni Kotonoha kay Sekai…
Patayin sa sindak… si Kristeta!
Say goodbye to you and your precious baby…
Sukubin ka sana ni Lotus Feet!
[End of duel]
Blows traded, spells exchanged, flames erupted. None except them really feel the heat of their duel to the death. But all duels have to be concluded sometime, so…
Hope: Hmph. Mukhang minaliit ko ang lakas ng mahika mo. Pero, meron pa rin akong alas!
Kris: Subukan mo lang. May counterspell ako.
Hope: (silence) Ug Karigheauthan Manifuestum Malici!
Hope transforms into a mirror-in-a-frame-like creature, with her own body being stuck to the mirror like a gargoyle decoration to a stone column. Her Malice powers, as well as her desire to wipe out Kris and claim James for herself, give her that form.
Kris: Transform lang, matatakot ako? Ha!
Hope: Kung gayon, ikaw ang unang makakatikim ng bago kong kapangyarihan! Haaa—-hiyahhhh!!
Hope lets out a transparent beam. It almost hits Kris.
Kris: May ibubuga ka pa rin, ha? Pero mas malakas ang susunod kong atake!
She casts James K N B?, which is one of her old magic spells. The spell hits Hope, and unexpectedly, the still-frozen-in-time Joey. As a result, Mr. Marquez is now engulfed in a blue flame, signifying the erasure of any trace of his existence from this country and this world. Only a small torch remains from where he previously stood.
Hope: GGGGRRRRRAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! P-Pinatay mo si Joey!
Kris: Aha aha aha! Pwede ko namang gawin ito sa kanya anumang oras bilang paghihiganti sa panunutok niya sa akin dati!
Hope: Magbabayad… ka… hampas… lupa! GGGGRRRRRWWWWWAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
Kris: Hmph. Pero hindi muna kita tatapusin. Medyo… na-bore kasi ako. I’ve already snuffed out one of your major accomplices in this unforgivable crime you’ve committed, so my job’s done. Samantala, ikaw naman, Doc Belo, dahil nakipagkuntsaba ka sa bruhang ito upang agawin ang asawa ko, hindi lang pagtanggal sa license mo bilang plastic surgeon ang ititikim mo, kundi kamatayan. Sayang naman ang pagkakaibigan natin, hm hm? Pati na kayong mga plastic na kaalyado ng walang kuwentang Hero na iyon, susukubin ko rin kayo. Hindi pa tapos ang laban, kaya humanda kayong lahat! Hanggang sa susunod… hopeless Hope! Aha aha aha!
The duel is over, so Kris retreats back to her base via teleportation, deactivating the seal. Time has returned to normal, without any trace of the duel that ensued at Mendiola. The only thing that remains there is Hope, who is now devoid of the abstract concept that she is named after.
Hope: MAGBABAYAD KA, KRIS! MAGDUSA KA, HAMPAS-LUPA! GGGGRRRRRWWWWWAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
Having failed to defeat Kris and demoralized by Joey’s death, Hope goes on a rampage, still in her malice-powered monster form.
Meanwhile, while James is currently playing with his team at the Cuneta Astrodome, he feels more negative energy. At halftime, he reflects.
James: Hindi ko alam na lumalaki na ang gulo dahil lamang sa isang skin rejuvenation operation… at ang resulta nito’y ang pagkabuwang ni Kris. *sigh* Bakit ba niya sisirain ang balanse ng Pilipinas dahil lamang sa isang maliit na butas na lumalaki…? Sige… Sa abot ng aking makakaya, ibabalik ko ang nasisirang balanse… pero paano? H-Hindi ko kayang saktan ang sarili kong asawa… para lamang dito…
He then hears voices in his head, all of a creepy nature. But then someone taps his back. It’s his team’s coach.
Coach: Hoy, James, ba’t ka nakatunganga diyan? We need you for our strategy, OK?
James: OK, coach.
Which of these matters more to him: restoring the balance, or saving his own wife?
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