Erica sighed as she sifted through her memories. "Around ten years ago, he enslaved all demihumans. He claimed that every race not fully human were mistakes made as a byproduct of human creation. Justin told me of the Adam and Eve story from your world. We have a similar story. Heith twisted it. He said that the creator, a cardinal phoenix, mistakenly created demihumans."
Mia's fists clenched under the desk, and Eric ran his thumb along her hand. He looked at Erica.
"Continue."
The woman took a deep breath. "After his edict, most demihumans either fleed into Riemskin, or were hunted down. Elves were put into brothels and forced into sex slavery. The dwarves were sent to the mines. Nekodamia and Theria fleed."
Eric sat back in his chair, looking down at his notes.
"Some things never change."
