Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 610

Chapter 610: My Son! [Bonus]

Jake could feel himself falling from the skies. He was a bit surprised, but his reaction was different from what one might expect.

Sadness.

Not fear, not anger, just sadness. And it wasn't even for the sake of himself.

He had wanted to hold on for the sake of his parents. They had already lost so much ever since this Summoning began; he didn't want them to lose anything more. But he also saw how much they suffered trying to keep him safe.

Maybe it was a good thing if he died now. They would feel some pain for now, but then they would eventually get over it. They still had each other, and the fact this was a dangerous world meant that they would have no choice but to continue relying on one another even if their marriage was strained.

With their Twin Moon Healer Class, they would be tied together until they died. At least he didn't have to worry about becoming the impetus for his parents' divorce.

Soon enough, his parents' relationship would heal and they would have another child when they were more established. They weren't too young anymore, but that was the beauty of this world. It probably wouldn't be long before people began to age in reverse.

Jake smiled, though he could hardly control his body, so it was nothing more than a slight quirk of his lips, something that no one but Sylas could see as he plummeted to his death.

"JAKE!" Cole roared, his Aether erupting as he tried to dive down to his son.

"Stop." Sylas said calmly.

The bounds of the contract began like chains that wrapped around Cole's throat. He couldn't even breathe properly anymore as he looked toward Sylas in horror.

Looking into those steely green eyes, Cole realized just how naive he had been. From the start, Sylas had already seen through him.

Their Twin Moon Healer Class didn't split their stats in two. Instead, they had a pool of stats that they could pass between them freely. So long as one of them remained with at least one stat point in every category, the other could take everything.

Sylas' assumption that Cole had exactly half of their stats at the beginning was an oversight on his part. But he saw through it the moment he realized just how much better Cole's wife Lara was performing.

Given the fact Cole had strong enough Will to form a contract with him through the system, if there was any difference between the husband and wife, it should be that Cole was performing better than Lara, not the reverse. If the assumption was that their stats were equal, that is.

But Lara was far more ruddy and healthy than Cole was to this point. That could only mean one thing...

Their stats weren't equal at all.

But an imbalance in their stats didn't make much sense. There were some convoluted explanations, but Sylas chose to take a bet on Occam's razor...

They could choose the distribution of their stats as they pleased.

As expected, when Lara exploded with her strength to try and save their son, her momentum was much greater.