The conversation quickly ended after that since Aiden had gotten what he had came for, information about where Emma was. It seemed that she had been lying low for a while. The few men gathered there had told him that it had been a month or two since The Reapers had made an appearance.

The last time they had appeared they had suffered big losses against the Nightshades, which was why they weren’t showing up anymore.

However, by the end of the conversation, they did tell him one interesting fact…that as far as anyone knew The Reapers were using the Emberbane Territory as their main base. They didn’t know where it was situated or anything like that, and it was just a rumor.

Though, it would make sense for them to be here since it was totally abandoned by the Nightshades, which made it very easy to gather strength.

There was still one small problem though. Aiden needed to find their base in the middle of this gigantic territory. No one within The Reapers apart from Emma would recognize him, which made things even more complicated.

Aiden needed to do something that only Emma would be able to recognize. He had no idea what it would be, and he also had no idea if Emma herself was present within the Emberbane Territory. However, he could only hope that she was.

He released a sigh and started thinking as he flew upwards. The few men from earlier gawked at him out of shock, but Aiden simply dismissed them as he flew further away from them.

‘Something that only she would know…’ He thought. ‘Just what would that be…something big enough that she would be able to know that it was me.’

Thinking about it, Aiden suddenly had an idea, and the good thing was that anyone would be able to recognize it. It was his mask, the ever-changing object. What if he were to draw his mask on one of the biggest walls in the city. Shouldn’t that alert them somewhat?

Still, Aiden clicked his tongue. There was something missing. It wasn’t sure that they would spot him. It needed to be bigger and better. The one place everyone would be able to see the mask, the Emberbane Manor.

From what the others had said, it was totally abandoned. And Aiden somewhat hoped that it was since that would be where he would be putting his mask on the wall. With the ever-changing object, he could make his mask as big as he wanted. That was perfect for what he had planned.

Within a few seconds, he reached the Emberbane Manor, which was on a little hill that made it possible to overview the entirety of the city. However, before he would be putting his mask for everyone to see. He wanted to look inside the Manor. After all, if he had been Emma, then this would have been where he made his base. Hide in plain sight.

As stupid as it sounds, it can be one of the greatest strategy to utilize, especially in a war like this.

Walking through the main door, Aiden looked on both his left and right, where he saw absolutely nothing. This place was dead, there was no one inside, or at least that’s what it looked like from a simple glance. Not sure what to do next, Aiden coughed a few times, preparing his voice for what he was about to do next.

“IS THERE ANYONE INSIDE?”

His voice echoed against the walls of the Manor, reaching all of the corners within it. If someone was inside, then he would have heard him for certain.

He waited for a few seconds in the main lobby, who was still as colorful as he remembered. And when he didn’t get any response for a few more seconds, he turned around and headed back toward the main entrance. It seemed he had been wrong, there was no one inside the Manor. They were hiding somewhere else.

Aiden pushed the door, and just as he was about to leave. He heard something. It was very quiet, and if his hearing wasn’t so developed then he would have never heard it. But he did.

He couldn’t even form the words that resounded as he only caught the sound waves coming toward him.

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A smile even appeared on his face as he took a step forward. “…so there is someone inside, huh?”

“WHERE ARE YOU?” Aiden shouted back to the person who had talked to him.

“..Coming…you”

He could barely hear the words coming his way. However, he heard two of them, which was enough for him to know that he should wait in the main lobby. He hoped that Emma was the one coming to get him, but he had a strong feeling that it wouldn’t at all. The voice did sound feminine, however, it didn’t sound like Emma’s.

A few minutes passed by in complete silence as Aiden didn’t move a single muscle. He patiently waited for the person to reach him. The Manor was massive and it made sense for someone to take that much time to reach him.

And then, finally he heard a few footsteps heading his way, and a girl revealed herself.

She had small cat ears, and long brown hair. Her body was incredible, with a lot of curves, and while she ran toward Aiden, the entirety of her body kept bouncing around over and over again. It was a nice sight, but Aiden shook his head as he couldn’t keep staring at her without saying anything.

The cat girl arrived next to him, completely out of breath.

“H-Hello…” She took a deep breath. “Can I see identification?”

Aiden frowned at her. ‘Identification? What is she talking about?’

Seeing the confusion in Aiden’s eyes, she realized that she might be making a mistake. As she waved her hands in a dismissive manner.

“Ah…forget about it.”

However, Aiden wasn’t stupid as he caught on to what was happening as he pulled out the reaper mask, and smiled in her direction.

“Would that work?”

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