Xash had eight people on his side while Jim had four people on his side. Without the support of the faction leader and Hermes, Xash wouldn't have won. But even if that was the case, Xash had other plans to snatch the position away from Jim. Becoming the faction leader will make things quick for him. And if anything was to stand in his way of becoming the leader, he will bring them down no matter who or what it is.
Jim frowned at Fed, realising that he went to the other side and didn't vote for him.
'That silly bastard. He stabbed me on the back, arghh!' Jim grinned internally before glancing at Xash who just slightly smirk at him and look away.
Mr Harrison approached Xash with his hand held out and started speaking.
"A big congratulations to Xash Megan for having the highest vote. And since the majority of us supported you in becoming the next faction leader, you are therefore the new faction leader of the Villain faction." Mr Harrison said as he shook Xash's hands.
Just then, reporters could be seen swarming in as they captured Mr Harrison shaking Xash's hands.
Mimi, the female reporter was already doing her usual stuff, telling the viewers at home about the new leader that has been elected.
Mr Megan, the ex faction leader, stood up from his seat as he approach his son and hugged him. Xash found it discomforting but he decided to stay still till the old man was done with his stuff. He hate hugs, especially not from an old man like Mr Megan.
Tears rolled down Xanny's eyes as she watched her cold father hug Xash for the first time in history. She started jamming her hands together and the others upon seeing this, started clapping their hands too.
"As you can see, Xash Megan the first son of the Megan family has been elected as the new leader of the Villain faction." Mimi the reporter explained. "Now we await the ex-leader to tell us the big announcement of whether the Villain faction will partake in the world leader election that is going on or not."
Mr Megan released his grip on Xash and turned to face the camera. He signalled for Xash to stand by his side and he unhesitatingly did so.
"Ahem!" The old man cleared his throat before speaking. "I know this day will come when one of my children will succeed me. But that my first son will be the one to succeed me wasn't what I was expecting. I lost all hope on him for a long time, until recently, I heard news of him getting rid of the intruders that came to one of my planets, all on his own. That got me thinking that he'll be the perfect leader of the Villain faction."
"So now, Xash Megan." The old man turned to face Xash. "My first son, I'm handing over my position as the leader of the Villain faction to you. As from now on, all matters of the faction will be handled by you. All my soldiers and armies, weapons, guns, grenades and everything belonging to the Villain faction now belongs to you."
Mr Megan smiled after saying this. Cameras and drones didn't cease in capturing every words and action of the Old man. That was when one of the reporters asked a question.
"Mr Megan, what about the world leader election going on, do you have anything to say about this before you leave?"
"Yes yes Mr Megan, will the Villain faction participate in the world leader election going on?" Mimi said, standing in front of the reporter that asked the question. She was attempting to block his camera so she could provide a clear view to her viewers at home.
She had multiple drones hovering around the area but she wanted her channel to be the only one being watched. So if anyone like the male reporter blocking her camera would stand in her way, she will do everything in her capability to bring him down.
The Male reporter tried to make his way to the front, but seeing what he was about to do, Mimi pushed his camera over to the side. Before the reporter could realise what happened, he found his camera on the floor shattered into pieces.
"Oops my mistake, bill me for the camera." Mimi sarcastically said before turning to proceed with her video coverage.
The Male reporter wanted to do something but two men suddenly appeared in front of him as they dragged him away from the area.
"Silly bastard." She scoffed.
Mr Megan smiled after hearing the question coming from one of the reporters.
"This question is not something I can answer. I'm no longer the leader of the Villain faction, Xash is. So if you want to ask any question about the Villain faction or world leader election, I'll suggest you ask him."
All cameras turned to Xash who sighed externally before giving out his speech.
"Greetings to everyone watching me from all over the world. It's a great opportunity to become the leader of the Villain faction, I'm thankful to all those who supported and appointed me to this position. It is what I need to defeat my one and only enemy in this world."
Everyone was wondering what Xash meant by his statement. Who was Xash's enemy? Where is the enemy located? Was it someone they knew?
All these questions lingered in everyone's mind. Some assumed the enemy to be the Alien that were invading the earth planet. Perhaps Xash became the faction leader to get rid of the Aliens once and for all. Maybe then, everyone will finally have peace and would be freed from the constant attacks from different Alien races.
But when Xash opened his mouth to talk, what he said wasn't what they were expecting.
"As I said, I became the leader of the Villain faction to take down an enemy. That enemy is… Ken, the leader of the Ace faction."
Murmurings could be heard from everyone as Xash mentioned the name of the protagonist. It came off as a surprise to everyone. And as for those who thought he was referring to Aliens as his enemy, realised Xash was talking about something else. He wasn't bringing peace but was instead pulling the legs of war and chaos.
'Seems like you're well known by everyone. Don't worry, this is just the beginning. I'll come for you once I deal with the heroines and obstacles standing on my way.' He smirked.
"Listen everyone! I won't be participating in the world leader election or whatever you call it. In fact, there shouldn't be any in the first place. Among the whole human race, there should be a single person who would become the world leader. And that person… That person should be ME! Only me!
The murmurings didn't stop as everyone couldn't believe what they were hearing. Even Xanny was surprised with her mouth opened wide.
'Is Xash crazy, what is he trying to do?'
She wanted to grab him and give him a few beatings here and there for saying such repulsive statements but unfortunately she couldn't. Somehow, she felt like this was meant to be. Even if she tried going forward, a force inside of her wouldn't let her.
It kept on convincing her that Xash was doing the right thing. And by the way, she can't stop him even if she was able to get closer to him. He is the faction leader now, not the once weak, powerless twin brother who couldn't hurt a fly. She could see how much has changed in Xash. He seemed like an entirely different person.
And then, what would her changed brother have done if she tried stopping him from doing what he planned to do. Will she be thrown into the dungeon or being scolded by Xash. All these thoughts occupied Xanny's mind and she no longer had the zeal to stop him.
"Is this a threat against the world leaders?" One of the reporters asked Xash.
"Yes, I'm challenging your precious world leaders to give up their positions now or beg me later. Their planets, people, soldiers, and shelters will all be destroyed if they do not heed to my warnings now. Give up now or beg me later. Although I'm sure I won't listen if you try begging me then."
Just then, someone appeared beside Xash. It was a bare chested man with a Phoenix sitting on his right shoulder. He had a large grin plastered on his face, with his hands crossed onto each other.
"Hermes?"
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