Chapter 157 - Before the war begins (2/2)
”Who are you talking about? My name's Lester, not Braxter.” Lester replied coldly before closing his eyes.
This will be difficult, he has already forgotten himself. Nightin thinks to himself, his mind thinking of what to say next when Lester says coldly ”Even if you know of my previous identity, just remember that Braxter is dead.”
”You want revenge that badly and you want to get revenge through your own hands?” Nightin asks back, his figure seemingly towering over Lester with each passing second.
Even though Lester feels pressured, he doesn't back off or retreat days confidently ”Yes, ever since the day the Supreme Crimson kingdom murdered my father, I have sworn on my life to avenge my father through blood stained hands.”
Before Nightin can even say anything else, Lester adds on ”Don't try to brainwash me like that General called Ash, I'm not someone to fall for those sorcery or trickery.”
Nightin breaks out into a helpless smile and says ”I know that you mind has already been clouded by revenge and the only reason you stayed alive is to avenge your father and kill the Supreme General of the Supreme Crimson kingdom, am I right about it?”
”Just how much do you know about me and where did you get all these information from?” Lester asks back anxiously when Nightin mentioned all these. If even a outsider like Nightin can gain access to such confidential information, then his enemies might have already gathered all these information as well. He may not be afraid of death, but he doesn't want to die until he avenges his father.
”I don't think that I'm obliged to tell you anything further than this, but just know that I don't mean you any harm. On the contrary, I'm more than willing to help you seek revenge. If your worry is that your enemies might know about this information, then you can rest assured about it. There is no possible way that they can get hold of this information, unless they manage to take my life and kill me.”
”But you're just a weakling, the weakest general I've ever met in fact.” Lester mocks as he folds his arm, his fingers clutching tightly onto his skin, maybe out of fear.
”You think that the Voyager Emperor would have chosen me to lead the army without the confidence that victory is possible?”
Lester pauses for a moment before agreeing to what Nightin had just said and asks ”How can you help me and why are you doing so?”
Even though Lester knows that Nightin's intentions to help him seek revenge was true, he still wants to make sure that nothing goes wrong. If he dies now, then all his effort up to now will be for naught and revenge won't be possible anymore. Even if his father soldiers might be strong enough as one to take revenge in the future, he still wants to be the one to see to his father revenge.
”I hope that you can join the Nirvana sect one day, you should hear about them in ten years time.” When Nightin said this, he felt a blade stabbing into the deepest parts of his heart, ripping apart the barrier separating his mind from the terrifying memories, but it's about time he confront them and plan. How is he going to reunite with his disciples, with Lancelot and the rest of them.
Memories of the past surged into his mind, memories of the tattered and pathetic past of his with the Nirvana sect. Only now does he realise just how foolish he is to have think about establishing a sect before he was ready for it. The sect duties were all done by Isabella and his disciples, the sect's fame and tournaments, the enrollment duties and martial techniques, almost everything were contributed by his disciples and besides protecting them through sect, what has he done for them? As for the second generation and disciples after his first batch of disciples, he don't even know about them. He has not meet with his grandfather from the Gale family, neither has he meet his parents.
All these duties, I'll fulfill them once I save you. Charlotte, wait for me. Now I see why I felt so attached to you, we met when we were three, didn't we?
When Nightin opened his closed eyes, he just looked like a mortal to Lester all of a sudden, but Lester found himself unable to resist this charming magic as he agreed to what Nightin said. The two of them standing facing each other as Lester gradually fell onto his knees, respectfully saying ”Please enlighten me sect master.”