[quote=@Letter Bee]
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Stephen implied that the event that started it all and the public knowledge were close together; at the very least, it would be a few years before 2010.

Also, the MHLA is Cer's old organization, a group dedicated to helping Metas use their powers...but they have a secret dark side that makes Cedric look like a fool for being friends with their old master before said old master and the organization got destroyed.
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Yesh, there's that too if you want to be a pessimist. After a while they got better but their mistakes did end up costing them.