'I remember being captured by some assassins when I was a baby, not long after I was reborn into this world. If not for my dad, they would have succeeded in capturing me, and they might have even killed me,
Those assassins must have been sent by someone, but according to the events that took place back then, they didn't find out who the person was. I had a really strong feeling that the person that tried capturing me was someone that hated my father. So capturing and harming me would be a nice way to get to my father and hurt him,
I have been captured again after the passing of some years, and this time, they succeeded, the person behind them succeeded. I feel the person behind this capture is the same person that tried capturing me back then, it's a high probability,
So the person still despises my dad up till now? Even after the passing of some years, he still attempted to capture me again and succeeded this time. Would they kill me? I don't want to die. I haven't even started completing main quests yet, I haven't started seducing and conquering females yet'.
..Aiden doesn't truly want to die, he was still a young boy of 8 years old.
A bit of fear had been embedded into his heart. At this moment, he was confused as to what to do, he shouldn't just sit here and do nothing? And at that moment, he remembered the system.
He needed to converse with the system and see if there was any way of freeing him from this place. The system wasn't a human that can loosen the rope for him so he could get out of this place. But he doesn't care, all he knew was that he needed to converse with the system.
He called out on the system, "System".
<Yes, host>
"As you can see, I'm stuck here, I was captured, and I need to get out of this place. Is there any way of getting me out of this place, is there a way to loosen this rope?". Aiden inquired with an anxious expression on his face, he was hoping the system would say yes.
<No>
..That reply rang into Aiden's ears, and he was so disappointed.
"Can't you think of something? Think of a way. There has to be a way of getting me out of this place, do something spectacular". Aiden voiced out once again with that anxious expression still plastered to his face.
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<There is no way. Host would have to stay here in the meantime. But host can easily defend himself from danger with the defense skills he's unlocked. Those skills are of great use in times like this>
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..There was something the system was hiding from him which would most likely be revealed later. Important information that could help him out.
"How would I be able to make use of the defense skills when I'm stuck here? When I'm tied to this chair? The first step is getting out of this chair before I can even talk of making use of the skills to defend myself". Aiden uttered, he was getting pissed off, being stuck to the chair was a little frustrating and annoying.
..At that moment, all he could do was sigh.
The system had already told him there was no way of freeing him from the grip of the rope, there was nothing he could do about it. They tied him so well to the chair, the rope was tied well around him...the person that did it must be an expert at tying people.
All he has to do now was wait and see what would happen next. But he hoped what would happen next wasn't him dying, that thought alone was making him shiver.
He was in an old compartment, and where was the compartment situated? In the middle of a forest. The forest was free of magical beasts but had a few dangerous things that could harm someone in it. They were very limited though.
..And four people were strolling toward that old edifice right now, the compartment Aiden was in.
It was very late in the night, but they didn't care, they were in the forest strolling toward a small old edifice. One person was in front, while the remaining three were following him from behind.
The person in front was dressed in a long red robe, and his face was covered with a mask. While the other three following him from behind were dressed in black. They were dressed like warriors, and their faces were covered with masks as well.
Now, Aiden's thinking was that it was the person that tried capturing him when he was a baby that had succeeded in capturing him now. And that was Ethan's mindset as well.
Now, who was the person that tried capturing Aiden when he was a baby? Asher. He was the one that sent those assassins to capture him, but they failed.
..And who was the person that had succeeded in capturing Aiden now?...that same, Asher.
He was behind everything that happened, he hired new assassins to capture Aiden. But he gave them instructions not to go to their house to carry out the mission, he told them to find another way which they did.
..Asher decided to shoot his shot again, he decided to capture Aiden again, he hadn't given up.
He still hated Ethan, the hatred he felt for him was really strong. He wanted to hurt Ethan by capturing his son, that same thing repeating itself, and this time, succeeding.
He wanted Ethan to be distressed, that's something he'll gain joy from. Then after some time of distress, he'll take Aiden's life, and he was sure Ethan and his household would crumble once that happens, they'll break.
That's something he wanted, that was his plan. He needed assassins, so he hired four, paying them wasn't a problem for him, money wasn't a problem for him. Then he made them swear they wouldn't expose his name if they get caught trying to capture Ethan's son.
They agreed to it, they did as he told them. Then he made them swear again that even if something leaks out in the future regarding the capture and his name wasn't exposed, they shouldn't try exposing him even if he was the one behind everything.
..But they weren't caught, they were able to capture Aiden successfully.
Now, going back to the current happening, four people were strolling toward the old edifice where Aiden was in. The one in front dressed in a red robe was, Asher. And the three people following him from behind were the assassins he hired.
They were supposed to be four 'cause that's the number of assassins he hired. But he said he doesn't need one, three were enough to escort him to go see Aiden, so one had to be dismissed for now.
..That one was still important to him and would get paid.
As for the capture of Aiden, all four assassins took part in it. About two of them had already hidden well waiting for Aiden to pass. Then two were some distance away from them but could see what they were doing.
Those two were with a horse that had a carriage attached to its back. So the moment Aiden walked past, one of them quickly covered Aiden's nose with the black clothing that caused him to black out the moment he sniffed the substance on the clothing.
The ones from a distance had already noticed that they'd succeeded in that aspect, so they began riding the horse toward them along with the carriage. By now, the other assassin had already assisted the first one in carrying Aiden.
So the moment the horse reached where they were, they put Aiden into the carriage, and about two of the assassins entered the carriage as well. One mounted the horse, and the one that had been sitting on the horse since put it in motion.
..Now, the carriage was well covered, it didn't have many openings. So though they were riding past people, they didn't notice Aiden inside.
And the two assassins inside the carriage made sure to cover Aiden with a blanket. And as for finding a way to make that place empty of people so they could capture Aiden, they didn't do anything.
They knew Aiden was gonna pass that path while going home, they'd been trailing him for some time now after Asher gave them the mission. They saw that the path was somehow empty of people, so they decided to wait there and carry out the act.
That's why they made sure to wear masks so that even if anyone sees them capturing Aiden, they wouldn't see their faces.
And they rode that horse and carriage straight to the wilderness where Aiden was kept in an old edifice.
..And as for Asher, his household wasn't aware of what he did.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢