The safe house in Veridian had become a mausoleum of secrets.
James sat at the table, the files from the Prime's Antarctic facility spread out before him. Thousands of documents. Thousands of secrets. Thousands of lies.
But one truth remained elusive.
The Prime had created the Alpha. The Alpha had created Kael. Kael had created Aldric. Aldric had created Marcus. Marcus had created Viktor. Viktor had created the Order. The chain stretched back to before the universe existed.
But something had created the Prime.
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 the Prime."
"The Prime was the first creator. She created the Alpha, who created Kael, who created Aldric, wh
