Jax leaned in slightly without realizing it.
"They came armed with the ultimate bait. They offered me something infinitely greater than any of the previous offers. They offered me the hidden truth about my Ariana. And her final moments."
His voice trembled for the first time. "They dangled her very last words written in a secret diary right in front of my face. Along with the final precious belonging she left behind for me."
He shook his head slowly at his younger self.
"I sold my soul to those devils. And I did exactly what they demanded. I brought a terrifying new era down upon this land with my allied forces. And exactly as I told you earlier, my horrific massacre, my crimes, were entirely erased by money and power. I was instantly painted as one of the heroes of the rebellion who righteously purged the deep corruption from this land."
