Chapter 101 : The Mayor's Speech
The courtyard outside the mayor's estate was packed.
Citizens filled every corner — merchants, guards, farmers, blacksmiths, even the city's children — all waiting to see the man who had changed their fate.
From the balcony above, Axton looked down upon them.
The crowd stretched farther than he expected, their faces filled with curiosity, fear, and a strange flicker of hope.
They had lost their leader, Mayor Duncan.
And now, a stranger stood in his place.
Axton's clothes and hair swayed in the soft breeze. His hand rested lightly on the balcony rail as he looked over the people of Atlas — his people now.
He could hear whispers below.
"That's him? Commander Khan"
"It's Mayor Khan now."
The murmurs died down the moment Axton raised his hand.
Silence fell across the courtyard like a calm wave.
He stood quietly for a moment, letting the stillness sink in before he spoke again.
"People of Atlas…"
