Chapter 139

So… explain this to me again," Father said, his voice calm—too calm, which was never a good sign. He stood before us like a storm waiting to erupt, arms folded, eyes narrowed ever so slightly, but the weight behind that look was enough to make my spine stiffen. "Why is the gate that was supposed to be sealed and destroyed showing signs of reawakening? And that overwhelming surge of mana I felt from across dimensions… that was you, wasn't it?"

He didn't even bother directing the question to just me or Kieran. No, he let it hang ominously in the air, addressed to both of us like we were two misbehaving children caught playing with dark magic in the basement. Which, to be fair… wasn't completely inaccurate.