Chapter 65: Chapter 65: System's Parapet

"What? What?" Kriz pressed. "The suspense is killing me! What aren't you telling us?"

It was Varick who responded. "Our founder, the father of the families," he said, his voice low. "My great-grandfather Fathoran."

A silence fell over the room. Everyone had heard stories about the patriarch, the only man who lived past 50 years, who had known the Creator, who had lived as long as the city itself.

"He never intervenes," Lucien continued, "If he did, everything could change. His power... it's something that even I can't fully comprehend. But I doubt he'll leave the harem, he's never done it in my almost 40 years..."

"But we don't know for certain," Ren finished, his voice laden with understanding.

"And if the elders defeated Selene and Raelar, if they try to stop us?" Micah asked.

"By the time they arrive, it'll be too late," Lucien replied. "Once the truth is out, they won't be able to contain it."