[Twenty Minutes Earlier - Military Interrogation room]
The interrogation room was quiet except for Ryan's voice explaining the horrors of the portal world, his words heavy with trauma and guilt.
But the room wasn't as empty as the survivors and the military officers believed.
Two figures stood in the corner, completely invisible thanks to Alaric's skills, their presence undetectable to anyone below S-rank.
Alaric and Lyandra Valcor listened to every word, their faces growing progressively paler as the testimony continued.
Ryan's voice described the Devourer Body Art, the consumption of Giant flesh and the systematic transformation of their son into something that crossed fundamental boundaries of human morality.
"He would kill Giants, then consume parts of their bodies – arms, legs, organs, blood – and his body would transform, gaining their immense physical strength."
Lyandra's hand began trembling uncontrollably.
