"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you take all the people here for fools?" Lasley showed great distaste towards Jubilee's decision. Sothing which was shared by everyone in the council.
"Well nobody wants to testify right? If that's the case then, I should do it myself."
Once again, the council was left speechless with what Jubilee just did. Not only them but everyone present were shocked as well.
"I am just as much of a valid witness as everyone here right?" King Jubilee asked in a teasing tone.
"You"
"Hey just get on with it!" Soone from the crowd spoke.
"Yeah, we wanna see so punishnt made so, why not allow him?" Another one said. Cornering Lasley and the council as more people voiced out their thoughts fomr the crowd. All approving of Jubilee's decision. Leaving the council no choice but to permit it.
"Fine! Co to the center so everyone can see you." Jubilee was still lax even at that point. Proving that nothing which the council did would ever get to him.
"State both your na and your occupation to all who are present."
"I am the Void King, Jubilee Pendragon. And I have co to testify on behalf of myself and the champions of the Void." Jubilee said, without any nervousness or anxiety in his voice. Completely calm. Sothing which got on the nerves of most council mbers once again.
"Do you promise to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?"
"Of course I do. That's the only reason why I'm standing here in front of all of you." There was sarcasm in his voice. Sothing which Lasley decided to disregard as he began asking.
"Okay let us begin. Jubilee where - "
"PEOPLE OF THE VOID! WHO HAS BROUGHT YOU VICTORY?" The king scread from the top of his lungs, turning the whole crowd silent instantly.
His expression quickly changed from idleness to rage. One which he seed to have been bottling up for quite a while.
"Jubilee what nonsense are you saying?" Lasley asked; his fuse already at its limit.
"Nonsense? Under the law, you cannot silence until I've given my testimony correct? I'm just following the protocols council elder." Jubilee answered finally making the old man snap.
"What kind of degenerate imbecile do you think we are? Stop talking nonsense before we execute you on the spot!"
"Will you?" King Jubilee unsheathed his sword. Walking towards Lasley who was prepared to run away.
All of the elders began backing off at that point and, so did the people. Thinking that King Jubilee would begin massacring them and, repeat what has happened to the slums during the Crimson Harvest.
Yet instead of firing it, he gave it to Lasley. Moving the old man's hand so as the blade of the weapon sat dangerously close next to his neck. Making the old man even more confused as, he didn't know what to do with the weapon.
"Execute then. If you are so sure that I am wrong then why don't you pull the trigger yourself?" Jubilee declared with conviction in his voice.
"What are you doing! T-that's"
"What? Not possible? Are you scared? Can you not take life on your own? Fine then." Jubilee took the sword from the old mans' hand and flailed made it's tip hit the ground. With the poml used by both his palms which rested on top of it.
"Anyone who thinks that they can rule better than ! Anyone who thinks they can continue the restoration from this point! Why don't you step forward!" The king commanded.
All of a sudden the crowd turned into a docile bunch. It was an unusual sight to behold. Seeing the accused stand up for himself and, put a sense of nervousness on everyone present. As if they were the ones being prosecuted at that mont.
"Well? Does anyone know how to operate the [Cores]? Does anyone know how to properly use the irrigation system? What about the things that would co after that? Is there anyone who can carry the sa burden as I?"
"I can do that."
A voice finally spoke out from the crowd. Most of the people didn't know who it was but, King Jubilee recognized the voice fairly well. It was his son.
A person who stepped in front of the crowd at that point. With rage filled eyes. Standing proudly, as if his victory was set.
"Jules, don't dishonor your mother any more than this." The Void king said. Yet, the crowd had a different stand.
"What the hell are you saying king?"
"Yeah! You're the one dishonoring your wife!"
"You have a son! He can rule perfectly fine after you!"
Once again the tides was brought back to the favor of the council. Even Prince Jules had a smile on his face that had victory written all over it. But this didn't last for long as, Jubilee gave his reply.
"Can he really?" The question was voiced openly. With so already forming the sa question in their heads. But the Void King's goal was far from simply wanting to confuse the people. That's why he continued speaking.
"Jules, what are the nas of all the workers assigned to you in the farm?"
"What are you talking about. How can I know that?"
"Okay, then do you at least know the types of plant present in the farm?"
"I do! But I don't have them morized."
"How about the ti of harvest for each plant? Did you at least morize that part?"
The people began whispering among themselves again. Doubting the capabilities of prince Jules all of a sudden.
"SHUT UP OLD MAN! HOW IS ANY OF THAT RELEVANT TO WHAT IS HAPPENING? YOU ARE PROTECTING THE SA PEOPLE WHO KILLED MY MOTEHR AND, FOR THAT ALONE, YOU DO NOT DESERVE TO BE KING!"
Unknown to everyone, things were actually proceeding according to Jubilee's plan. Every part of it. Including the presence of his son.
"For that reason alone? Fine, let show you sothing then." King Jubilee snapped his fingers, changing the feed on the image cores. Showing a truck move as if it was being driven by a drunk man.
This sa vehicle crashed into a house and, out of the diver's seat ca none other than Queen Olivia. The people were once again talking among themselves as they watched what happened next. How the vehicle was set ablaze and exploded imdiately.
"That event happened two days before. The very sa scene which I went to myself. The very sa event that lead to the death of a lot of people. And do you know why that is?" King Jubilee changed the feed once again, showing a man inside a cage.
The man scread for help as he slowly turn into a monster. A horrendous mutation which send shivers down everyone's spine. It was the perfect setup which Jubilee used to continue speaking.
"Within that truck were seeds harvested from outside the domains. These things, once burned, mixes with the air and slowly turns humans into monsters. That is why I needed to kill them."
"That is not enough evidence! How can you prove that when all of the bodies have been burned?" Lasley asked, making the king turn to him with a smile worn on his face.
"Well if you are so sure that I'm wrong, why don't you go there yourselves and test it out? Since you're all so confident that I'm lying.
"That's"
"What? Not possible again for so reason?" Lasley had no words to say after this. He was cornered by the king who continued speaking.
"Within this month, I've done nothing but feed all your stomachs! I've slowly began restoring the lands and gave you enough food and shelter! Yet this is how you repay ? You gang up on your king just because of so false and baseless rumors? And for what? For you to return to your deplorable state?"
"Jubilee! This is nonsense! What you are doing is outside the prosecution protocols! This is not valid!"
"Valid? Who is to say if my argunt is valid or not? Isn't that the job of the people present here?" The king said, stretching his arm to all those who were present.
"So tell , does anyone object to what I am saying right now?" He said, facing the crowd which was nothing but silent.
"I am your king! The life you are living now is not a dream anymore. We are slowly getting out of this long nightmare! Yet just because of an impulse you want to dethrone ? Just because you do not understand my thods?"
The crowd still refused to make a sound. Shrinking bit by bit from sha. There was nobody who dared oppose the king. Even prince Jules disappeared into the crowd. With this, all the pieces have finally been placed. And triumphantly, the king spoke once again:
"Those who wish to follow ! Those who believe in the change that I am bringing! KNEEL BEFORE YOUR KING!" Just like that everything turned upside down. None of the citizens dared stand up after all that had been said. They all fell to their knees, bowing to their one true king.
Even the mbers of the council were forced to do the sa. Knowing that their heads would roll on the ground if they opposed more than they already had.
With this, Jubilee's victory was secured. And so the Void King gave his final order. Dispelling all the illusions ford by the gossips.
"This prosecution is finished. Go ho!"
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