The king's chamber
Hearing the uproar emanating from the king's chamber, Dracos then saw it fit to go down to the chamber...
His intentions were based on not being suspected; being the murderer of the king, the chance of him being suspected scares him and on that note, he ensured not being the first to break the news of the king's death and also, he fears for reason pertaining to the throne...
**the king's chamber**
'What's happening here? I heard screams emanating from here as I was on my way to the party.."
Dracos quickly rushed to the chamber with a bottle of wine; the wine was the rarest of wine in the entire universe, so unique it is that only the supreme king's household and few extremely important figures could afford it...
Coming in as if not knowing what he had done, he quickly asked Oasis who was so deep in sorrow...
Raising Oasis and hugging him tightly...
"Brother, please tell me what in the world is happening.."
Not finding words to utter due to tears, Oasis could only whisper...
"Fff...ff...ffather is ...d...d..d.....ddead."
Hearing this word and already aware of what had happened, Dracos knew he had to act, not wanting anyone to be suspicious...
**kpraaaanggg**
The wine in his hand was let loose and at that very instant, Dracos rushed to his father's dead body and raised it...
"Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"
"This can't be happening!!! No, not now!!!
"Fatherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!"
The scream from Dracos alone caused the pillar of the palace to be shaken and at this great scream from him, the elders rushed quickly from the palace court...
**gbu!gbu!!gbu!!**
The haste at which the elders got to the chamber was extreme...
Seeing the unsettled atmosphere, they were seized by panic and wished what was going through their mind should never be confirmed true...
So troubled, the kingmaker called out
"Oasis!!"
"Dracos!!"
"What's the problem?"
Oasis who seeing the extreme lament exhibited by his brother was now scared because of him, for he feared he might harm himself...
"Fruu!! fruuu!!!"
*Trying to calm himself before speaking up*
"Our Father is dead," Oasis replied amidst tears...
The words struck the elders like lightning that none was able to stand by his feet...
Seeing how troubled the elders are, Dracos rushed the guard consoling his Brother, took the dagger which he had on him, and shocked everyone in the chamber with his action.....
Immediately Dracos took the dagger from the guard, he stabbed himself by the rib thrice and fell to the ground...
***Swish! swish!! swish!!!***
"For you o king, I will follow to the land of immortality."
"Huh!!!"
This action of his shocked everyone, it was uncalled for but Dracos believe that if he could make up an extreme act like this, no one, not even the elders can suspect him...
Moreover, winning the kingmaker and Elders to himself was the ultimate goal...
Oasis, on seeing the drama, quickly seized his brother, calling out for the palace physician as he rushed him off to the palace hospital; the treatment done here pertains to deep wounds of swords and the likes and also dealings such as counseling, psychological and emotional support, there's entirely no cure that can't be obtained here.
*******
Astonished by the drama which took place before their eyes, the Elders found companionship with confusion...
"What just happened before our eyes?"
"Losing the king is drastic but really, why would the crown prince act so weird?"
"This is strange, we can't lose the supreme king and also fall short of an heir in one day..., I pray things don't get worse because the welfare of the crown prince is of utmost importance."
*After hesitating for a while, Elder Kios beckon on a guard*
"If I may, where's the Queen?"
"Oh, she was taken to the palace hospital. She started acting weird the moment she found out about the king's death."
As if the calamities were not enough, the Queen had gone weirdo on account of the king's demise.
"Huh!"
With mouth agape...
Shocked by the information, the elders stared at each other speechless...
"All these just in a Day, what are all these?"
"Not quite long, the crown prince was announced and just when Joy of having an heir got instance...*Boom!!!*calamity struck...and I bet it struck very hard."
"What can we do to help save the face of the late king?"
This question and words flowed from Elder Kios... He's speaking this way to search out an answer from the elders who were with him...
Just when his thoughts were aired, elder tsuna spoke up; he's the youngest of the elders and one who's well known for his great insights and wisdom...
"Elders, please let calm down and not be hasty, as we can see, things have already gone messy and the only way forward is to seek out ways to first bury the king and also to wish the zealous state of the crown prince isn't as drastic as supposed..."
"Hum"
With hands-on lips and nodded heads, the elders could tell he's speaking right..... right because haste often leads to wrong choices, and at present, cautious steps are expected from them, the elders...
"Elder tsuna, thanks for speaking up," elder Kios spoke up...
"Talking about burying the king, it's wise we break the news of the king's demise to his Guest as soon as possible."
"Yes, exactly," all the elders spoke up as if elder Kios spoke their mind.
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At the palace hospital, Dracos was attended to by an elderly gods...
"His wounds are deep and life-threatening, however, he should be able to recover before tomorrow morning, given the unique bloodline of the supreme Gods."
Oasis was devastated over the whole drama..., first, it was the king's demise, secondly, the Queen going weirdo and now, the very next king almost ended his life...
"He'll be fine, young lord, just go have some rest," the elderly gods spoke calmly intending to calm his tensed nerves...
*Sigh*
"How can I master Kushi?"
"I can't stay one minute aside his presence knowing his present state..., I will stay till he's better, and only then can I rest.."
*Humm*
"If you say so young lord... if you insist."
"I have to go attend to her Majesty, young lord."...