Raphael held himself back to avoid laughing out loud. He took a deep breath to clear his head a little. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind that overturned his long-held understanding.
What if both Leo and Michael were once-in-an-era geniuses? Thinking back, that star flying out above Leo's and Michael's heads during manifestation was pretty weird. Its brightness was a bit higher than normal. Once could be a misobservation, but twice was likely an issue.
But this went against the knowledge humanity had compiled over tens of thousands of years that he had studied. Knowledge summarized by predecessors didn't mean it was completely correct, but at least it would be right in many cases.
The more he thought, the more confused he got. Raphael decided he had to observe these two kids more carefully to investigate thoroughly. If they really were geniuses, moreover with talent that even surpassed his, the current record holder for breakthrough time to level ninety, then...
