Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 606

Chapter 606: Unfathomable

"We were a step too late once again..."

The three Monarchs of the Africor Continent didn't seem perturbed at the words. The world shook around them, and it seemed that the pyramid was going to be reset once more.

King Roderic stood with his usual obsidian beard and bronze band across his forehead, his fierce amber eyes more a reflection of his usual state of stoicism rather than any fear or apprehension at what was happening around them.

By his side, there were the other two Monarchs of their nation.

King Thorian seemed quite feminine and soft compared to Roderic. His frame was slight, and from time to time he would extend a long, slender finger from the large sleeves of his robes that looked more woman than man.

This finger drew across the air as though he was calculating something before shifting his glasses slightly and vanishing into his large sleeves once more.

Of them all, he was the only one not dressed in armor, including Queen Amara.

The Queen had a head of fiery red hair and a valiant air to her that was quite shockingly reminiscent of Cassarae. Those that knew her would likely agree. Though her tongue wasn't nearly as fierce as Cassarae's, her large, heavy great sword she carried on her back told its own tale.

It was quite the contrast to see a woman clearly in her late thirties display such a demeanor, but she wore it well. Her retainers respected her all the more for it.

Amara's braided ponytail swayed as she looked up into the skies.

"We will start again," she said lightly. "This should be the third and final."

"It is only troublesome because we do not know who the third party is. I'm presuming that one of them is a representative of Legacy. But the other..."

"General Thora died and was unable to let us know who the one who infiltrated our city was. But there are eyewitness reports that a black-scaled man appeared in several locations, jumping from building to building."

"Then Sylas Grimblade."

"Not confirmed, but likely. The odds that there would be someone with the same abilities, who would also be nearby like he was, are unlikely."

"He is more of a danger than I thought," King Roderic interjected into the conversation between Amara and Thorian. "If I had known, I would have done more."

"It's unlikely that it would have changed much of anything," Thorian shook his head. "There are only two explanations if it is really him. Either we underestimated his ability to gather people around him, or... he is the Rune Master himself. In which case, that is incredibly troublesome."

Amara's eyes narrowed. "A Rune Master with such skill and combat prowess at once... but it would make sense. For anyone to make it so far on their own, they would either have had to rely on secret help and were thus not as alone as we assumed, or... they were a jack of all trades."