Silas ascended into the skies above the ruins of the Ebon Frost family's once-proud stronghold.
The icy castle lay shattered, its walls crumbling and its proud legacy broken. Yet, despite his overwhelming victory, he left them alive.
To some, this decision might seem merciful—or even weak. Why let the very people who had wreaked havoc on the world live? Why allow them the chance to rise again?
For Silas, the choice was far from simple, but it was deliberate, strategic, and calculated.
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Phenomenals were rare—so rare that even with the recent surge in their emergence, they still made up less than 0.001% of the world's population.
Silas understood this reality deeply. Each Phenomenal represented a unique asset, a potentially irreplaceable force of power, talent, and skill.
Wiping them out entirely would be akin to burning a valuable resource that the world might desperately need in the future.