Chapter 2020

Shannon hadn't expected such a truth, but she could sense that Louise wasn't lying. She turned to Benjamin. When their eyes met, she understood he'd known all along. No wonder he'd never been too harsh toward the Wynthorpe clan despite their obsession with creating the Ten-Tailed Elythune; he'd known what they were trying to achieve. Still… "Why didn't you tell me from the beginning?" Even Thalia probably didn't know the full truth. "This is a clan secret only told to those who have a real chance of becoming the Ten-Tailed Elythune," Louise replied. She paused and gave Shannon a quiet look. "Plus, knowing it too early wouldn't have helped your cultivation." Even when they'd initially chosen Hector, they'd never intended to tell him the truth either. Whether it was Hector or Shannon, they were both children raised among humans. Despite gaining some exposure to demons, no one could be certain they would see the burden of the demon clan as their own. Rather than appealing to reas