Chapter 38: Vespera Ashborn
"Hello, mother."
...
"Kaiden." She nodded in greeting.
"What?!" Nyx screamed first, followed by Aria's "H-h-h-huh?!" Luna just slumped back into her chair as she was on the brink of fainting.
Without waiting to be invited, Vespera took a seat at the table. She completely ignored the trio and only focused on her son.
"How have you been?" She asked in a cold, emotionless tone.
Kaiden wasn't disturbed by her distanced antics since she's been like this forever. As for how Vespera could awaken despite being over twenty years of age the moment the mana apocalypse hit? No, she wasn't one of the lucky few who awakened later in their life. When the initial mana boom happened ten years ago, anyone had about a 15% chance to awaken, no matter their age. Vespera was one such person.
"I'm finally happy after years of being depressed."
"Good," she replied curtly.
"I got a gym membership and have a personal trainer; I even worked hard as a waiter in a bar."