The silence lasted forever, or at least that's how it felt. After finishing telling the story, Lane just remained quiet, with nothing more to say…
While Damien simply didn't know how to react. In just a few minutes, he had learned such a heavy secret. Such a tragic story. He needed a moment to process it…
Rampaging Espers happened. Not often these days, as there were many Guides, and the society had gone such a long way in terms of Awakened knowledge and education… But in the early days, things were different. Not only their numbers had been lower and all the Guides had been under strict governmental control, but also the awareness had been much lower. Most Espers simply didn't understand how important it was to get proper guiding. At first, it was believed it was just a matter of comfort, and not something potentially life-threatening, so they sometimes neglected their guiding…
