“This secret society is far older than either of those. It was formed at the start of the Middle Ages by a group who believed in a parallel world that contained magic. The story goes that after one of the members died and then came back to life in a ritual, they claimed to have visited this parallel world and brought back proof in the form of an object that later would become known as the Alchemical Heart.” The traffic on the freeway came to a halt. Gabe’s eyes darted around the neighboring cars, and then he checked all his windows and mirrors before saying, “No one knows what the Alchemical
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