"Usurpation?" Zach echoed, confused. The First Child had made it seem like it was a power that he had inherited from the Hydra. But Usurpation wasn't one of the powers that Lexi had mentioned. But she had only mentioned seven out of nine powers.
"Is that one of the Hydra's powers?" He asked.
The First nodded, still with closed eyes.
"It is her first power. It is a power that goes against the flow of nature. It was what helped her reach her height. It is a power that takes." The First sounded tired.
"It was a power that only the Second inherited out of all of us. But he refused to use it. Until now, I thought it was because he couldn't handle it, that his body couldn't handle it. But that wasn't it.
"His heart was just too soft to use it." The First sighed, thick blood leaking out of the corners of his mouth.
Zach looked toward the sealed Hydra. The First hadn't lied. At this point, there was no way he could deny it. He was truly related to the Children.
