Imperium Academy
"You created a secret realm, brought back a dead king and his wife, and stitched a broken family back together," Adam said, staring at Alex. "You really just did that."
Alex took another sip, calm like it was nothing. "Yeah. She begged. And I remembered us. If someone like us existed back then, we would've fallen to our knees too. I couldn't pretend I didn't understand that."
Adam's jaw tightened.
"You know," Adam said slowly, "we did have someone back then."
Alex glanced at him but said nothing.
"They called him God," Adam continued. "Big G. Capital letters. Dad dragged us to church every Sunday. Wednesdays too. Knees on cold floors. Hands clasped. Prayers for protection. For peace. For family."
He laughed once. Dry. Sharp.
"And when we needed him? Silence. Just people patting us on the back saying that stupid line. 'God works in mysterious ways.'"
