The answer, just revealed out of the blue?
Is the reincarnation of the Lord of Thorns that man called "Rafael"?
If most Transcendents were shocked by the abrupt reveal of the answer, then those who knew Rafael and the well-prepared Ancient Castle Bureau were now plunged into an unspeakable state, as if they had heard the most incredible sound in the world.
"Rafael is the Thorns?"
Inside the Ancient Castle Bureau, Jennifer, Old Coulson, William Marshall... Every staff member, every agent conjured up the image of that youth, thin and frail, wearing glasses, irresistibly approachable.
Like the pounding of war drums, a terrifying noise boomed in their minds.
They lost the ability to speak and were so overly shocked that they couldn't even react temporarily.
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