Adam felt a strange feeling bubbling up inside his heart.
When he looked at the faces of all these people who had gathered, the way they cheered for him, the way they looked at him with worship in their eyes, made him feel… strangely happy.
He directed Valerian to take a few steps forward, allowing Raidon and the few dozen men behind him to enter through the western gates.
The cheers and applause were deafening. If it weren't for the members of the Black Legion as well as other Magi from the city's armed forces lining the boulevard, the crowd would have flooded in and surrounded Adam.
Adam took in everything with a faint smile adorning his lips. Feeling grateful for how far he had come in life, he raised his chin and looked into the sky, his gaze seemingly piercing the heavens.
Look... Father, Mother, he said to himself.
I hope I've made you proud.
This was his moment to shine!
