The safe house in Veridian was a tomb of revelations. James sat at the table, the files from Kael's Antarctic facility spread out before him. Thousands of documents. Thousands of secrets. Thousands of lies. But one truth remained elusive. Kael had created Aldric. Aldric had created Marcus. Marcus had created Viktor. Viktor had created the Order. The chain stretched back into eternity. But someone had created Kael. Elena appeared beside him. "You've been staring at those files for hours. What are you looking for?" James looked up. "A name. A reference. Anything that points beyond Kael." "Kael was the Ultimate Creator. He created everything." "He created Aldric. Aldric created Marcus. Marcus created Viktor." James pulled up a file. "But someone created Kael. Someone who's been hiding

