The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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Hearing those words, Kyro shook his head. "It's true that Reagan could easily do it. But why would he? The Steeles are one of his loyal dogs, so why cut off his own arm without cause?"

Luna pondered before adding, "As you said, Grandpa, there's no reason for him to do that now. But from what I know, Reagan is extremely arrogant and profit-driven. Given proper motivation, discarding the Steeles wouldn't trouble him."

She turned to Felix. "What you may not know, Dr. Zeller, is that Reagan is one of our nation's three most powerful figures. The Steeles only rose to their current status after gaining his favor, which happened in such a short time and is very different from old families like

ours.

as you wish. If he approves, even their total elimination could be dismissed as a

before asking "Does Reagan have any particular obsession? Perhaps something

up his phone. "I'll ask someone who would

about to call. His expression turned

the Royal Warriors' Path.

Kyro looked cautiously optimistic. "He says Reagan is obsessed with items belonging to one particular person. With such an item at

surprised, initially thinking that it

"The person is Francis Thane! Yes, he's exactly who you're thinking of. He's from your Bronze Age, during

Aurelius sought immortality, he sent Francis to find an elixir of eternal life. Francis sailed east and never returned, knowing no such elixir existed and returning

suggested Francis settled in what became Astoria. The shadowstalkers' techniques supposedly evolved from Mystical Arts of Balance. This connection made Reagan's obsession more

bloodline traced

Francis lived over two thousand years ago. How could we find anything of his? And