On this quiet night, some seemed bewildered and others more frightened. For those who had not been at the central base for over a month, they could still feel that this sensation of safety and celebration was somewhat unreal.
During all this time, most people have struggled to survive at the hands of the walkers. It is no surprise that today every person has his or her story filled with tragic events.
This is what brought everyone together, Airon's organization brought all those people back together who still have the twinkle in their eyes. Many wish to see a new day free of walkers, where there is no fear of being bitten and where law and order once again protect their safety.
That world is hard, Airon knew that after living through all the hell of the last few months and surviving it. But if one thing is for sure, he had gained what he needed to begin with.
Leaders!
Yes, Airon now had very important people from the future. Men he knew he could trust, people who were willing to give their lives to protect their comrades. Those kinds of people are the ones he needs today in his base, he needs those people for a future war.
Ezekiel, Jesus, Negan, Abraham, Aaron, Victor, Nick among many more people who are now right in front of him. It is true that from the beginning he never thought he would make it this far, but it is also true that even if he couldn't, his efforts would have succeeded in a different path.
Things had changed in a direction that Airon no longer knew about, not only are there new walkers, but also the history of several people has changed. From this moment on what will happen next is very uncertain, he does not know if he will win against the CRM or tomorrow he will end up being bitten by a walker.
But he must be focused to win, only those who win will live the future to tell the stories of the past. There wasn't something special that Airon was fighting for at first, but then he understood that now he was not only fighting for his loved ones, but also for all those people who have followed him.
After everyone was gathered, Airon slowly walked up towards the stage with a microphone in his hand. Everyone at this point had fallen silent, waiting for what Airon was about to say.
"First of all, I would like to acknowledge all the guards who are protecting us today. Those who are on the ramparts, and who did not have the opportunity to be present alongside you."
Airon's voice penetrated the surroundings, thousands of people could hear him and some even cried as their relatives right now were taking care of the base.
"We are safe because of them!"
"They are never forgotten!"
The shouts soon came from several excited people, causing many to smile unconsciously.
"We have enemies in every corner of this world, people living or dead who wish to take everything we have built. I don't want you to be mistaken, I don't want anyone to think they deserve to be here more than others. I accepted you when you had nothing, and I did it with a smile on my face."
"The value of life is priceless, and fighting to protect this place is what we have left. We have always stood for the fact that one more life is an additional point to our goal, and I want to tell you that we are closer and closer to that future we have promised you."
Airon's words came out one after another, giving hope to those who needed it and reassurance to the new people on the base. Everyone no matter what felt safe, smiling and at the same time crying.
Many of the other people who did not know Airon understood why he was the leader of the organization, his words alone are adequate to calm thousands of people. His idea of the future is something that very few have, making him a great leader that every place could use.
"Today I can tell you that over 23 thousand people are with us, from Atlanta to Georgia our soldiers have taken the whole place as safe. We rescue dozens of people every day without fail, and I can tell you that we humans are the most persistent beasts on the planet."
"No virus has broken our hope, even if we saw it impossible thousands of people have come out of the darkness to fight in the light. You are the future our world needs, your children need you."
"Even if from somewhere else much more powerful enemies emerge, I am sure even the elders will rise up with weapons in their hands ready to fight. Now we fight to rebuild the future, we suffer for the dead and I want you to know that we will only rest once we die!"
"The S.C.T. will defend that which we believe impossible, we will rebuild that which we lost and eliminate the dangers we face! Only those who understand the despair of losing everything will fight hard to recover!"
"All of you must know who you are fighting for, understand who you are offering your life to! The S.C.T. stands for one purpose, to rebuild humanity in an order that will benefit you all."
Everyone felt their bodies burning, Airon's strong words spurred them on and even the people in the distance fell silent. Both Ezekiel and Negan looked towards Airon and were amazed at how he was training these people who had come with him, so they immediately understood what Airon was fighting for.
"We will fight for a new future!"
Airon stood in front of all these people, raised his hand and made a military salute with the utmost respect and said, "Glory to mankind and may luck always be on your side."
They had all been attentive, and after they heard Airon's words, they gave a military salute and said, "Glory to mankind!"
"Today, we begin a fight against all odds to establish a safe path for humanity! I am sure many will not understand our vision of our future, but you must remember one thing, we do not need two orders leading the world! We will not entrust the future to a powerful group of people who only see for their benefit and leave the interests of we, the people, to fate.
"Today everyone in the S.C.T, we are all worth the same! If you want to recover that world and rebuild little by little all that we have lost, do not hesitate and follow me. I am sure that within all this darkness there will be the sparkles of ballads illuminating our future again!"
"We protect the future, we create the way and destroy our enemies. We grow stronger under the blood of the walkers and when they touch one of our own, they will suffer the rawest of vengeance!"
Everyone, regardless of who it was, was left with a devastating impression of Airon. All the soldiers saluted with the utmost pride, their eyes were full of determination and tears spilled down their cheeks.
Only a commander can convey that kind of feeling!
Airon knew, it doesn't matter if the CRM finds them before their time. In the event that he does find them, he can be confident in resisting the enemy's strength.
Even if it's surprising how the CRM doesn't know the Commonwealth, he knows he can't count on the same confidence that they won't find his organization. That is why they are now starting a bigger growth, they are ready for any kind of battle and that is what they will expect from now on.