Chapter 2108: Hesitation |
Date- 18 April 2321
Time- 21:28
Location- Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City, Orphanage
The Freedom Fighters despite their current state had many capable individuals in it. The most important thing was these guys were not looking for a big payday at the end of the day but being the change that the world needed. Yes, some of them were extreme but such people were easier to control. Clown Mask's future vision was evidence of what this organization could achieve if led by a capable leader. Now that it looked like these guys were going to disband even before Aba Windsor assumed her destiny as the protagonist of this world, Wyatt decided to step in and make use of them since the whole timeline was messed up because of his existence. The three mischiefs that were supposed to change the scape of the world and dominate it also seemed to be far from their destiny, at least two of them seemed to be. The Supreme Leader who lost the false relic 'Soul Pupils' to Wyatt was no longer the strongest, and Sansa Baylor a.k.a Matron whose identity and crimes were exposed ahead of the time was now in hiding. As for the emissary of light, Wyatt had no idea about him because it was hard to get any information from the empire. It would not be wrong to assume that their plans to dominate the world might have been pushed back by several years. With new threats to the world such as Gideon Grim and the second demon invasion propping up it was hard to say that the three mischiefs' could still dominate the world like they did in Clown Mask's vision. If we were to consider the existence of Wyatt and the fact that the Southern Royal family had seen Clown Mask's future vision, then it really seemed very unlikely for the mischiefs to pull off world domination like they did in Clown Mask's vision. The point here was that Freedom Fighters was a very capable organization, if they were to gather under Wyatt's banner then Wyatt would have a capable and selfless organization working for him. As such he would have one thing less to worry about when he finally decides to enter the Myraid Realms. His calamity daughter gem army was good for getting things done like war and security but they were not equipped to look after his dynasty in the card world. For that, he needs selfless but capable people whom the Freedom Fighters have in abundance. "Even if we were to die we will die standing up for what we believe in, not go against everything we fought for just for a way out," Henricks argued, dismissing Wyatt's proposal. If Henricks did not plan to accept Wyatt's before, now he opposed it more than ever. The fact that Wyatt wanted them to admit they were criminals shows how little he understood about the Freedom Fighters and their cause. It would be foolishness on their part if they chose to work under the leadership of someone like him. Henricks wondered what made Wyatt think that status Reformed Criminal was any better than Wanted Criminal. A criminal will always be a criminal in the societies eyes. Just by accepting that they were criminals, they would lose a lot of credibility among the civilians. Especially, after they stole the only dungeon known to produce silver milk, under the instigation of the World Leaders they lost most of their credibility in the very society that used to be allies and help them hide from the government and royal families. They had lost almost all their allies, now if they agreed they were criminals, what remained of their credibility and honor would be extinguished. 'What the fuck? Why am I even thinking about this?' Henricks cussed at himself in his mind for contemplating Wyatt's proposal. Though he was only contemplating how appalling Wyatt's proposal was his mind could not help but wander, thinking that joining under Wyatt's banner through the criminal rehabilitation and reintegration program would solve all their problems. They could freely be the society without having to worry about the Central Government or the royal family's goons detaining them. Shaking his head Henricks looked at Field Marshal Heatsend and said, "Are you on board with his program? It is a mockery of all the sacrifices that were made to catch those demon/devil worshippers." Not waiting for the Field Marshal Heatsend to answer, Henricks turned to look at Wyatt and continued, "How the hell did you even get the Southern Royal Family to approve a program like this? If the world knows about this the other royal families and the government will seriously condemn this." "To be honest this program is not fully approved and still in the trial phase. As for what other royal families and the government will say, seeing the success of this program I am sure they will allow me to expand this program to other regions," Wyatt replied to Henricks honestly. He did not bother to try and persuade Henricks because he knew Henrick would not only come around but also bring this up with his other captains to vote on it. After all, Wyatt was giving them a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity here. The merits of joining his banner outweighed any argument Henricks could produce. Especially considering that they believed his vision and their cause were common. The only difference was that they did not want to be considered criminals for having looked out for the best interest of society. Wyatt had done his part by putting out his proposal, but now all he had to do was wait. "Look at the time, I hope the mess is still open. Come on, let us go have dinner." Wyatt said heading out of the office, Field Marshal, Corey, and soon Henricks too followed him while each of their minds was occupied with numerous unanswered questions and complicated thoughts. They could not believe that Wyatt was still in the mood for dinner after throwing such a bombshell.