Chapter 303

"Kim and I created King," Alexis said. "When we were something other than what we are now. The Elders sent us to the Underworld, but you can be assured it was something more powerful that decreed it." His eyes flickered red.

"While we were there we learned some secrets," I said carefully. I didn't want my eyes to start bleeding.

"Secrets that would upset the balance," Alexis said. "Secrets that we intend to share with you."

Everyone gasped, but no one dared to speak. Neratomay secrets weren't widely known by even high-ranking Council members. They were only conjectures or tales and fables of a possibility that might have existed. I was pretty sure that none of them had ever bled from their eyes and ears trying to reveal a secret.

"When they sent us to the Underworld and kept us down there for ten years, they didn't realize the grave mistake that they were making," Alexis continued. "It was a perfect storm of power and opportunity. King could not have happened if everything hadn't