Wait, the Alchemist mentions the Veron Mistics. So, does that mean he knew them, and they don't mention this to Antauri?! So many unanswered questions.
Kay Disman the Verons were like the Jedi in the series only the Force is the Power of Primate They apparently were the mystical guardians of the universe and were the ones who sealed the Dark Ones away But in modern times it seems they grew corrupted under Master Zan’s leadership unless only he himself was evil Either way his fall ended the Verons But Back then they were well known especially to the Alchemist and later apparently they trained Antari and maybe even Mandarin how to master the Power of Primate
Mandarin wasn’t really evil, but was arrogant even then By scaring Nova and Sparx he wanted them to stop fighting through show of dominance He wanted to prove himself as the best, perhaps more to prove himself to his father the Alchemist at the center of it all, Mandarin wanted to show how worthy he is, and in doing so he fell Back then though it was an accident although caused by Mandarin’s arrogant show of fearlessness