Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Empathic Field

I explained, as best I could, what I'd lived with my entire life, from childhood. The empathic field and all its stress, the pressure I lived under, the impact of the feelings of others. How Kael had learned of it, Daphne, too, used it as a weapon against me, though I was certain they, even, didn't understand the depth of what it meant to me.

How it hurt me.

Nero was the least surprised, if only by the initial reveal. "I've always known your emotions were far too close to the surface," he said. "Some of our brothers and sisters whispered of it, that overloading you with feelings could affect you negatively."

I nodded, glum, and went on. Explaining how Chaos had finally cut that off, had leveled the playing field. How our perfect connection had saved me from the cutting ache of that power. Only to have my control over it stripped away by Cadence as Nemesis.