NOVEL NEXT Chapter 439 - War
He gazed at everyone present as he stood with his back straight. Aiden could see the rows of soldiers that Emma had gathered over the last five years, and he could only say that he was proud.
He had left years ago out of nowhere, and she had managed to adapt perfectly, creating exactly what he had wanted…an army that would be ready to do everything to win over the rest of the territories.
After looking at all of them for more than five seconds, Aiden knew that it was time.
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It was time for one last speech.
A speech that would mark history.
A speech that would make them all remember why they had gathered here, risking death every time they fought.
Aiden took a deep breath and started it.
He put on his Reaper mask right before starting as he knew that it gave him a much more scarier aura.
"I know most of you here have heard of me, but have never seen me in their life."
"Most of you down there must be thinking: Who the hell is this idiot? He wasn't the one we promised to fight for. I can understand that. But what all of you don't know is that I'm the one who ordered Emma to create this organization while I went to train."
Aiden took things slow as he could see a lot of people frowning in the crowd.
"I was away for five years, but I didn't idle around during that time. I trained and became the person that I am today. When I came back, everything had changed; everyone had lost, and the Nightshades had taken control of everything. However, I'm here tonight to tell you that it's going to CHANGE!"
Aiden raised his voice. He needed to give them energy for the night that would come. They needed to be ready to kill everyone.
He heard screams of joy from the soldiers as he uttered those words.
"We're going to take what's rightfully ours once and for all. We will destroy the founding families and create a free world where no one will be judged based on status and whatnot."
"YES!" They all screamed in unison.
"AS NIGHT FALLS, WE WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD. WE WILL BE THE ONES IN CONTROL. WE WILL BE THE ONES FREEING THE ENTIRE WORLD."
The screams from the soldiers echoed even louder within the alternate dimension.
Emma who was a few steps behind Aiden had her eyes wide opened as she had never thought that she would have seen something like this in the past.
Aiden had always been this individual who would prefer to work alone, never asking for help from anyone. But here he was, making a speech to an army that she had created. She looked back at her previous memories and could only say that Aiden had come a long way.
When she had first met her, he had been this individual who would slowly open up to her over time. Then, something happened and he closed himself off, becoming one of the coldest people she had ever met. However, Emma had always tried her best to keep the relationship going, that was simply how she was.
And it had worked, they were now standing next to one another as they were about to do the craziest that they had ever done.
After all, taking over a world was far from a small task.
"IT IS TIME. LET'S KILL THOSE BASTARDS!"
The soldiers roared as they all turned around in sync, heading for the exit.
Right as they did so, Aiden received a tap on his right shoulder.
"Meh, it wasn't too bad for a first speech. You're finally revealing your real self," Jake said with a smile.
He had never seen Aiden being so expressive before, and it was definitely a nice change of pace from the closed individual that he had once been.
Aiden didn't even notice, but he had a smile on his face as he looked at everyone walking out of the pocket dimension.
He even laughed for the first time in a long time. He actually laughed. Seeing everyone move away from him, he felt a weight pulled off from his shoulders. It was a similar feeling to the one Emma had, but the only difference was that Aiden had a lot more weight on his shoulders.
Even after this war, the road to complete victory would be a tedious one as he would have to face the five gods all by himself…
He still had no idea how he would pull it off. But he believed in himself, and others did too. That was the main difference compared to before…
People believed in him.
People admired him.
People wished to be him.
"Let's go. It's time to put an end to this war," Aiden muttered. "It had been going on for way too long already. It should have ended four years ago. Sylas's reign has lasted long enough."
Aiden took a step forward and jumped down from the platform, following behind his path as all the officers did the same.
Each of them stood next to one another, walking forward with their mind devoid of any thoughts.
That was a lie.
There was only one single thought in each of their minds, and that was to win.
'It's finally time for me to take revenge for you, Aiden.'
The Aiden Nightshade of this original body was still in there. He could feel it, and Aiden would finally be able to give him closure after a long time of waiting around, watching his every move.
'Don't worry. I'll make that son of a bitch suffer for everything he did.'
Past memories from the original owner of the body flashed in his mind as he continued to walk forward, fueling the growing anger inside Aiden's heart.
He felt angry.
And he wanted to free himself from the shackles holding him down.
It was time for him to take control of this world and kill everyone who would oppose him.