"Giantkind seemed to have died out a long time ago..."
Lorne looked at the impossibly enormous antique ship, recalled his knowledge of mysticism, then turned to Amon and asked, "So what exactly was this ship originally used for?"
"As a research facility," Amon answered flatly, adjusting his Monocle.
"It wasn't mine..." Meeting Lorne's puzzled, wary gaze, Amon showed a rare trace of nostalgia in his eyes. After a moment, he explained softly, "This was a place one of my elders once used for research..."
"He spent a very long time here."
So Amon had parents too... Lorne muttered inwardly. But considering the man's identity as the Blasphemer, he naturally kept that speculation off his face.
"Speaking of which, were all giants from the Warrior Pathway? After all, aside from making people taller, the Warrior Pathway is also called the Giant Pathway." He changed the subject, hoping to draw out some information.
"No. In fact, there were many different kinds of giants... Different beyonder characteristics corresponded to different types..." Perhaps the sight had genuinely stirred his feelings, or perhaps he considered this knowledge insignificant. Either way, Amon actually obliged and, quite unlike his usual self, began explaining things to Lorne.
"Even Giant King Aurmir, one of the ancient gods, had beyonder characteristics from other pathways mixed into him."
"Non-neighboring ones?" Lorne frowned slightly in confusion. "Wouldn't that drive him mad?"
"Yes. All the ancient gods were lunatics. Every one of them had multiple pathways mixed together..." Amon nodded, then seemed to remember something that filled him with pleasure and pride, and the corners of his mouth lifted high.
"So they deserved to be wiped out by my father."
"Your father?" Lorne froze for a moment. He quickly ran through the seven current orthodox gods and the well-known hidden beings in his