The discussion ended fairly quickly after that.

They managed to create a plan to win over the Nightshades quite easily, and it would involve all of the members.

However, when night fell, Aiden couldn’t resist going out.

He had heard things inside that room that he wanted to rectify, and the first thing on that list was Lucius Nightshade.

That bastard, who he had beaten back in the Inter-Family Tournament. The one who kept looking at the ground as if nothing important was happening around him.

Well, that man would die tonight.

Aiden wasn’t where he was right now. But from what he had heard from the others, he was hidden deep inside the Nightshade Mansion, which was the tallest and biggest building within the Territory.

He glanced at Emma, who was sound asleep, and kissed her on the forehead before heading out.

He looked at her back one last time before leaving. He slowly caressed it, feeling what had happened to her, and he knew that it was horrible.

There were a few scars, but there was one right that ran all across her back.

Emma had told him a little about what had happened…and it was horrible.

Lucius managed to catch Emma and started torturing her for information about him. That’s what had happened. However, she was luckily saved by the others in the room they had just been in.

Still, everything that happened to Emma in the past five years had been solely because of him.

It was his fault that Emma had gotten hurt, and it was hard to endure for him. He had been gone for too long. Emma had changed as a person…Aiden had changed; everyone had changed, and even Jake had changed.

‘Don’t worry, I’ll get back in one piece.’

Aiden looked back as her breathing stayed the same, and she finally left her room.

He walked through the halls and quickly managed to find the way out.

“Where are you going like this?”

A distinct voice asked behind him.

Aiden turned around and recognized Jake, who was lying down on a chair right outside their base. It seemed he was making sure that everything was secure.

“Don’t worry about it,” Aiden replied, as he didn’t want Jake to know about it.

“That won’t do.” Jake stood up from his relaxed position. “We already made a plan. Don’t you go in alone and cause chaos. We’ve waited five years for you. You better not fuck it up.”

His words were laced with authority and confidence.

Jake had spent the last five years for this moment, and he didn’t want Aiden to screw everything up.

They wouldn’t get a second chance at doing this. When they launch their final attack, it will be the final one, just like it’s indicated in the name.

Every second, every order would count to make this work.

Darius hadn’t seen how the Nightshades had developed, but one thing was sure. They had gotten stronger, a lot stronger than five years ago.

With the help of all the founding families, their strength had tripled, if not quadrupled.

Jake could only hope that Aiden would be strong enough to fight against them all since HE was their only hope.\

There was no one else that would be able to make a change.

Aiden was the only one who could win against Sylas. Jake had tried a few years ago, and he knew just how powerful he was…just like the rest of the founding families’ heads.

Hearing the words coming out of Jake’s mouth, Aiden frowned.

“I won’t be the one screwing everything up. Believe me.”

“Then, tell me where you’re going. What do you want to do at night? Do you think you can infiltrate into the Nightshade Mansion without anyone spotting you? Their specialty is stealth and assassination…they’ll catch you instantly.” Continue your adventure with empire

Aiden scoffed at those words. “Their specialty is stealth and assassination, huh? That’s not their specialty. It’s mine.”

Aiden turned around and started to walk away.

Jake tried to grab his shoulder, but right before he could. Aiden disappeared as if he had never been there in the first place. The only thing he left behind was a cloud of dark smoke.

“Tsk. Fuck. You better come back alive,” Jake said in front of him as he knew Aiden was still nearby.

Aiden nodded at his words without Jake knowing and left.

He had a job to do.

He had to assassinate someone just like he had done countless times in the past.

However, this would be his most important assassination job, and he hadn’t even done recon on his target. He knew things would be tricky, but Aiden relied on his skills to survive ever since he could remember. He would simply do the same once again.

Coming out of the alternate dimension, he came out into the slums where he removed his [Camouflage]. He didn’t want to fly since it would make it extremely easy to spot him, so he quickly moved toward the Nightshade Mansion.

He spotted it almost instantly since it was much bigger than everything surrounding it.

Within minutes, Aiden had reached it. However, here came his first problem.

He needed to get past security.

Just like Jake had said before, it would be extremely hard for him to do such a thing, considering that the Nightshades were the greatest at assassination in this world.

Were they better than him?

That was the question Aiden was asking himself as he moved forward toward the door.

With a quick glance, it looked like there was no one guarding it. But when someone paid more attention, he would be able to see multiple shadows surrounding it, ready to pounce on anyone who would even attempt to enter.

‘I better not screw this up…’ Aiden thought about Jake’s words with a smile as he disappeared from his position and headed toward the first shadow.

He moved so fast that no one watching had managed to spot him.

He moved behind the man and cut off his neck in one swift motion.

His mastery over his moves was incredible, as he didn’t make even the slightest noise as he moved around.

‘One down, three more to go.’

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