His voice wavered as his gaze turned downcast, the weight of his words hinting at something unacceptable. "But I... I still wanted to live a life that held meaning beyond mere survival... I still want to live the life that ordinary people have... to have a family with the one I love!"
In his desperate voice, Jacob finally told Clyde the reason for everything that had been done.
"I have survived until now... because your grandfather sacrificed everything to satisfy the insatiable demands of the Supreme Power... to possess boundless ambition and an unquenchable thirst for dominance and power..." Jacob's voice strained, his words laden with a heavy burden that seemed to constrict his chest, robbing him of air.
