Eric’s eyes burned a hole into the rug, hands curled up into fists on legs that were folded under him. His mind was swimming with information. He took a glance at his other brothers, they all had similar expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces, except for Hwan who seemed to be alternating between shock and excitement. Eric looked back down at the rug and took a deep, calming breath. He then began to do what he always did when there was too much to handle; he broke everything down into a list:

1. Apparently, there were a group of aliens called Luminescents who came to Earth a really, really, really long time ago; like “Long Before Christ” long time ago, and upon arrival they successfully managed to interbreed and assimilate into the human race.

2. Luminescents all had some kind of… “magical” ability.

3. Him and his brothers were all Luminescents, as shown by their powers.

After Eric had finished mentally summarizing everything High-Mother had told them, there was only one question left on his mind… What the fuck.

“Are you sure you wouldn’t like some kind of refreshment?” High-Mother asked them with a hint of maternal concern. “If you aren’t fond of tea, I can have one of them fetch something else.” She said, gesturing at the three young adults still standing guard behind her.

What the fuck?!