บท 164: The truth

Meanwhile, Zeus sought Zaria for a chat.

"I meant it literally when I said my name had been stolen." He explained.

She studied him with a small frown. "Who would do that? Someone stole your identity to replace you?"

"Not to replace me. Just to protect the person she cares about." Zeus hoped she would understand it now.

Her eyes widened slightly as she tried to make sense of what Zeus was saying. Could it be…

"Yes, it's our mother." Zeus confirmed her suspicion.

"I knew it." Zaria muttered. Part of her had suspected it for a moment, when Zeus introduced himself as the creator of Creszone.

When she was little, she once heard Lucy mention it.

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Two decades ago.

"What are you busy with? You have been stuck on your computer the whole day." Theodore asked as he placed a cup of coffee on Lucy's desk.