Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1104

Soryntha promised to marry Thalrik only after he succeeded. What man would care about a woman like this? This was the most important time to grow deep and intimate feelings, to embed themselves deep within the psyche of such a man.

Men were vulnerable in their own way as well. The Matriarch had always seen them as little babies that needed their egos constantly stroked.

Would Soryntha's proclamation give Thalrik a little boost for now, and fuel him with the courage to charge forth and take command?

Sure.

But once that faded, and he finally satiated his lust by tasting Soryntha's body, that flame would clear and his eyes would see the situation for what it was.

At that point, especially after Thalrik wielded a great amount of power—if he came out on top in the first place—it would be all too easy for Soryntha to become secondary, tertiary, or even worse in his life.

Who knew, he might find some other woman soon after. At that point, what leverage would Soryntha have to stop him from courting someone else or taking on another wife?

Soryntha would have had neither the capital of being strong enough herself at that point, nor the sentimental love of a woman who had been there when he needed her most.

She would just be a nice ornament to place by the side.

And then there was Nyssa, the daughter that truly disappointed her the most. She had executed everything perfectly; she was the one that had been there at Sylas' greatest time of need. She was the foundation that helped him to grow to the point he could stand here—even the system acknowledged that oh so clearly…

But she was just too mediocre.

Her strength was average, her talent was inferior, and if not for her upbringing, she would have nearly nothing to give at all.

She had been smart enough to save her body and not give that much, and that might be worth something, at least. But she clearly had no ability to keep Sylas by her side.

In fact, her mistake may very well have been choosing the wrong man. After everything the Matriarch had heard about Sylas Grimblade, he was likely to be too prideful to control properly in the first place.

At that point, Nyssa would have to rely on the system and Karma to restrain him, but that could only survive for so long.

The further away Sylas got from the pivotal moment Nyssa changed his life, the less weight it would hold.

Things obviously weren't that simple, because inevitably, being that pivotal point was the only reason Sylas could make it so far in the first place. But the problems would start to rear their ugly heads as Sylas accumulated more Luck unto himself and survived more and more pivotal points on his own.

At that point, what leverage Nyssa did have would be thrown out the window, and there would be no chance of continuing to use that same leverage at all.

None of this even considered the fact that Sylas had no chance of winning at this point.