The room fell into silence.
The oppressive quiet lingered for an unknown amount of time before Duncan suddenly broke it. "All beings of the mortal world are offspring of the ancient gods—even the most fanatical followers of the Cult of Oblivion have never spoken such heretical conclusions."
"It's truly incredible to hear the words 'heretical conclusions' from your mouth," Lei Nora said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile as she gazed into Duncan's eyes. "However, this is indeed the ultimate truth that I have come to understand in this long nightmare—as you have seen in the depths of the sea, the 'Creation Theory' of the Cult of Oblivion is not false; they may have misunderstood something, but at least one thing is fact... our world was created by the ancient gods based on some grand 'blueprint,' and in this process of creation... Their flesh and blood became the foundation of all things."
