"She is a Fate Goddess Paragon!"
"He is the Kraken God Paragon reincarnation avatar!"
The accusations flew simultaneously, overlapping in the tense air of the outpost. Just as John's direct question had landed, Cissel and Ricky had reacted like cornered beasts.
Before Luke or Elena could even begin to grasp the full, earth-shattering weight of what had just been said, the two were already pointing fingers, throwing blame and exposure without a second of hesitation.
"What are you talking about?!" Luke was the first to find his voice after a long, suffocating period of silence. His eyes darted between Cissel and Ricky, his mouth hanging slightly open. "Are you telling me you two are Paragons? No way! That's... That's insane!"
"That's impossible," Elena chimed in, her head shaking in a frantic motion as if trying to physically rattle the idea out of her brain.
