Chapter 35

"It's time I told you everything, Elizabeth," Luca spoke. "Without proper knowledge of your roots, you will grow into an unstable tree that won't flourish. I will tell you about the true history of the Origins, and the motives of the Origen Association." Ezra and Rosaline took their place on the sofa on either side of me, while Malekh sat on the opposite sofa. I couldn't help but think about how awkward this might be for him, being formerly an Origen, to hear the Origins being referred to as 'his people'. "Most Origen folklore about us begins with some ominous line like, 'It started with the Origins', and rightly so. It did begin with us, except there was nothing ominous about us. The ancient Origins of the past lived in secrecy for thousands of years. It's not clear what our exact origin was. Some think it was creation, and some evolution. Then, there are the others who believe we crash landed here from some unknown, faraway planet. "Some legends