When Wendy found the writings of his uncle William, she was fascinated by what was written there: it was narrated of a new, secret, mystery science, of a prehuman civilization disappeared in the mists of time, collapsed at the hands of his own devices, destroyed by the blind and idiotic use of otherworldly powers.
Wendy didn't really know when she decided to revive that science, but if there was even a way to reunite with Abigail, that was the way.
"I learned untold knowledge..."
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