[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-463":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},336550,598,"Chapter 463: Glory to the Empire (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-463",463,"\u003Cp>As the crashing of waves blended with the noise of men and the creaking of wood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of us stood there in silence, lost in our own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without any of us noticing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to go embarrass yourself. Good luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave Snow a light slap on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved us off, dragging his feet as he walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long hours of preparation and final checks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire’s First Fleet was finally ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the soldiers boarded their ships,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those vessels became like massive beasts ... Ready to carve a path through the sea toward war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hum of magical engines, The roar of soldiers ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it blended together in a thunderous harmony that shook the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the campaign could officially begin...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single young man climbed to the mast of one of the fleet’s largest ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, his golden eyes looked down on everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His white hair danced in the wind as he stood at the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing his throat, he gathered all of his aura into his voice, amplifying it to reach every soul present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire’s promised hero let out a commanding cry:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attention!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rippled like a shockwave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silencing everything around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand soldiers raised their heads in unison, Their eyes fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all eyes locked in place...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow found himself wondering what exactly he was supposed to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers below were in all sorts of states .. Nervous, uncertain, afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were human, just like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, they were ordinary people ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Citizens of the Empire, not born warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the brink of war, The dominant feeling in their hearts was likely fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking that into account,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow decided not to bother crafting a carefully written speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would speak honestly instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soldiers of the Empire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for gathering here today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for answering the call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scratched his head and sighed ..trying to put his thoughts into words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Despite my young age, I’ve spent my whole life within the walls of this Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve read its long history...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the storms it’s weathered for over 300 years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice, amplified by aura, echoed clearly across the entire fleet as he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after seeing and experiencing so much, There’s one thing I’ve never fully understood ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why people feel loyalty to a Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why they love the land they were born in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some are born with those feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others love their homeland simply because it’s where the people they care about live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But all of that... is relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the day, these are feelings—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feelings that can be manufactured by the leaders of this nation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as parents can shape an entire family through how they treat their children,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those above us... can shape the lives of the masses with their decisions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Snow spoke those words, the silence deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a striking statement .. one that shook the very air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire’s crowned hero had just implied that the soldiers who gathered here by their own will... were, in truth, merely individuals led by those at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were both wrong and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout history, people had often been manipulated by figures like Aegon Valerion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even by what remained of the ruling family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, Maekar had forced many into a hopeless battle against their will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Snow didn’t let those poisonous thoughts linger long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning Vermithor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed his power ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lighting up the entire port of Winterfell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making dawn arrive early on that frigid night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holy light of his aura washed over the soldiers, Warming their hearts, Filling them with something they didn’t realize they needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow delivered a spectacle truly worthy of the chosen hero ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then shouted with all his might:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The words I spoke to you earlier... I said them because I completely disagree with them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loyalty, faith, and love ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These aren’t things to be dictated by those above us, Not even from a commander to a soldier, Or from a father to a son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are things that cannot be forced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re born from within us .. From our own free will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each of us defines loyalty in our own way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some, it’s a strong friendship that drives them forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, it’s love that makes them fight for someone dear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or devotion to a kind master they chose to follow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We all have our own reasons to fight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reasons that come from our own choices,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the freedom we were blessed with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why we stand here today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To defend this land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it’s presumptuous of me to define it this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sees these things differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what I do know is this—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything I just mentioned shines brightest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the people of a nation are living in peace .. When they are free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To protect that freedom we’ve known until now, We gather here today ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To launch a war against a merciless enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victory isn’t guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This war won’t be easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this war, Your loyalty will be tested ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just to the Empire... But to humanity itself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still bathed in Vermithor’s light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow continued .. Igniting every soldier’s heart like a spark in a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may be faced with impossible choices .. To die beside your loved ones,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or run away and hide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I speak to you now not as the Empire’s promised hero, But simply as Snow Lionheart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My loyalty is real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t manufactured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was born here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lived my whole life here ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through joy, and pain alike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now, I will prove that loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the second hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the successor to Kazes Valerion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leaders of this Empire are far from perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they’ve caused some of your greatest tragedies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But one thing is undeniable ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, we all stand on the same side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This land we live on belongs to all of us,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter our differences ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we will not turn a blind eye to an enemy who seeks our death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t speak for the entire Empire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what I can say is this ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, and every member of the vanguard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will fight to our last breath for this land!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will defend the Empire against all who dare to bring war upon it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the radiant light engulfed him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow finished his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had said far more than he’d originally planned .. But in the end, he spoke from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave everything he had,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to reach the ten thousand souls standing below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first... silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After just a few seconds ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers erupted, shouting one after another, their voices becoming one:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glory to the Empire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glory to the Empire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glory to the Empire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, Frey laughed softly as he watched the effect Snow Lionheart had on the army .. All with just a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had taken his advice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And delivered a spectacular show using Vermithor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like all that worrying was pointless... Snow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too had been born to be a king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That destiny... was always expected of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with his speech concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ships surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers roared in unison ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the vanguard fleet departed from Winterfell harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their destination...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Continent of the Ultras.\u003C\u002Fp>",1263,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.347Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","8959eddbaeb256d01fa70b0dcbcadb4a19efaa1bd068d75ced4c9c13976ebc55","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-464","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-462",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]