Lara paid more attention this time as she reached into Abraham Vexley's psyche once again, knowing that she would most likely fail to remove the hellish compulsion placed on the middle-aged man yet again.But that's not the reason she's doing this now. Instead, she focused on getting a good feel of the energetic signature that created this compulsion cage in Abraham's psyche, and sure enough, she got confirmation of her suspicion.“Just like I thought! It really is him! Gerald Stark. Mr. Vexley, this energetic signature is the same as the one I dealt with earlier tonight. That young woman.”“The one you wanted as your future daughter-in-law, Juliet Dalton. She's protected as well. Now it makes sense why a random human like her would turn out to have such a strong mental barrier. It's because of her closeness to Gerald Stark the entire time.”Abraham took in sharp breaths in an attempt to speak through the slightly lifted veil in his psyche, making him aware of his surroundings tempor

Great Master Samuel had his arms wide open as his nephew climbed up the wide front entrance stone steps to accept his hug.“Hello there, stranger. It's been too long.”Gerald accepted the hug, resting his head on his uncle's shoulder. “Same here, Uncle.”There was not much to be said. For a young man who lost his father not long after he was born, as well as his mother before he could even fully become a teenager, and then had to spend his life onward in solitude, Gerald wasn't about to look down on getting.g a hug from a true family member just because he's a grown man now.Gerald had been devoid of the warmth of contact he would have received in abundance growing up, if things had gone in the direction that they went. But he wasn't bitter about the past, though. He was just glad that he had found his family again.At first, Gerald had detested his uncle. Learning how his father and mother were ostracized by the Arnold family because of his grandfather's arrogance and pride, made h

Gerald told his uncle about how he slowly discovered his psychic abilities, and how the memories of his tone as a baby, both of his parents still alive, unveiled the truth to him over time.Samuel Arnold was in absolute awe as he listened to everything.“Psychic power and abilities. Viviana is the one you inherited this power from. Her being the one who convinced your father to join that small company more than two decades ago. All of this…..is a lot, Gerald.”Gerald nodded his head calmly.“I know, Uncle. Nevertheless, it's the truth. You don't have to take my word for it. I will gladly bring you into my mental pain, and show you the memories I have uncovered over time.”Gerald showed Samuel Arnold his internal world, which left the man shocked beyond words. The library, the lake with the stormy sky, the seemingly dark space with a galaxy spinning aimlessly. They all left him weed.Then came the memories. Samuel texted you when he saw the past version of his brother, Henry Arnold, a

Gerald waved his hand.“Ignore that, Uncle Sam. Anyways, there's also the Wind, Cloud, and Water elements. Apart from the lightning, I have a certain mastery over water.”Gerald didn't hesitate to give a fearsome display, starting out simply by vending the warm drink in his uncle's cup, before he then drew water from the moisture in the atmosphere of the room, which wasn't much.But then, Gerald drew water from the lake that could be seen from the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows.Samuel Arnold and August were left in shock when they saw the amount of water Gerald was bending from such a distance.Gerald didn't stop there, he showed how he came to turn water to ice, thickening it in direct proportion to the amount of the uniquely reserved energy he poured into it.Once Gerald was done, Samuel looked slightly dazed.“Let's have dinner first. I can't really digest any of the….provided information without providing my stomach some food first.”Gerald understood his uncle's reac

Samuel froze in his seat as he shifted his focus back to his nephew.“What did you just say, Gerald?”Gerald nodded his head with an understandingly grim expression.“You heard me. It's exactly what I just said. While the Blank family runs illegal loaning businesses to ensure that more people fall into serious financial debts, keeping the poor poorer, the Lambert family finds ways to take these poor and broken people off the streets, whether through insanely cheap purchases or by kidnapping them.”“Then these humans are held and groomed along with animals and rare plants that have been lawfully made illegal, not to mention that this trafficking itself is illegal.”Gerald focused on the human aspect of his explanation.“There's prostitution, slavery, and organ harvesting. Some of the trafficked victims are then turned in for illegal experimentation. They are turned into bio weapons for the use of the mega organization that they serve. The assassin organization, as we call it, is actua