Long before Silas Kurt's name became synonymous with power, before the Black Hand wove its shadowy web across the world, there were the Hidden Families.
Elite, secretive, and ancient, these were clans of Phenomenals whose powers had shaped history from the shadows.
While the world believed Phenomenals to be a rare occurrence, only emerging sporadically in the general population, the truth was far more complex.
Among the Hidden Families, Phenomenal abilities weren't a random mutation—they were inherited, cultivated, and honed over generations.
Each family guarded its secrets fiercely, their powers carefully concealed from public view.
Now, with the chaos left in the wake of Silas's war and his dominance reshaping the global order, the Hidden Families began to stir.
For centuries they had watched the world in silence, content to let nations rise and fall without interference. But Silas Kurt had changed everything.
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