35 Chapter 35: Awaking Mangekyō Sharingan
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"Then! Without any delay! I will first present us with Margrave Steelshield!" Viscount Zesch declared, while the huge cage gate in the south of the arena to enter the stage opened.
Soon, two soldiers dragged a person with them from the gate. The person had his hand cuffed with chains, he was wearing a ragged T-Shirt and pant barely even covering his chest and crotch. He had many bruises around his body. While he limply walked, he also was chained by his neck.
"Greeting Margrave Steelshield! Look! How one of the Five Great Nobel has fallen! How are you feeling getting this new experience Margrave?"
"Shut up, You basta—"
"What Margrave! He is nothing more but a lowly rebel! Hang him by his dick!" a voice from the crowd in audience seat shouted.
"Oh~ That's a good idea? What do you say Mister Steel?, is your dick hard enough to lift your body?" Viscount Zesch mocked, while other laughed.
Steelshield gritted his teeth in the mockery, his face filled of rage. He used to one of the feared and respected man by many because of his status of a Great Nobel but now! All have the audacity to mock him like this.
"Yeah! Yeah! Why not just chop his dick off and stick it onto his butt!"
"Dang man! That some good shit!" many began to suggest there way of punishment, but soon the mockery came to halt. When, the Emperor clapped his hand enough to echo around the Grand Arena.
"Ahem! I am sorry for such a sigh Your Majesty, But now let's get the punishment ceremony start!"
"Just say it, son of a bitch!"
"Norot Steelshield! For the offence of leaking out thr Empire military information to Kingdom, for smuggling enemy spies inside our border and for opening many illegal bar and auction houses in your land! You are, by the behest of His Majesty Emperor Robin Rūn Fārōdo Eru Nikusu."
"All your land will be confiscated by the law! and will be given to a more lord worthy of it." Viscount Zesch pausing for a second, again continued.
"And you shall be beheaded on this stage today! while your family are sentenced to be hanged to death!" Viscount Zesch declared loudly, making Steelshield to widen his eye, when soon enough more soldiers walked inside the arena from the south gate.
They had dragged ten prisoners from the chain, all of them wearing rags.
While, half-naked breasts could be viewed from there raggy dress.
"Woo-hoo! That lady has some damn goods! in her chest!"
"Hahah! That Steelshield must be punished because he get to each such goods." many indecent comments came from the audience.
"Wh-what! No! No! Ple—" Steelshield tried to stop this, but Viscount Zesch voice was too loud.
"Audiences! Let's welcome these ten new prisoners! I will be introducing them!" Viscount Zesch then began to introduce the ten prisoners, it seems like four of them were Steelshield concubines, one was his main wife, other three were his sons and two being his daughters.
"Ohh!! Hang them! Haha!"
"They deserve death too! Fucking spawn of a Rebel!" the crows cheered loudly, Alard while emotionlessly watched the crowds and arena stage. Where the execution was going to get carried.
While just next to Alard, Fluder was in surprise. One of the son of Steelshield was only five year old. Still watching how he was going to get hanged alive, Alard didn't have any king of reaction to such scene.
"No! Please please not my son! He is only fiv—Kyaah!"
"Shut up! wife of the revolt!" a soldier kicked in Steelshield wife in her head, making her tumble to the ground, when the soldier pulled her by the chain in her wrist. Dragging her and other nine members of Steelshield to a high wooden stage in the middle of the arena. There were ten robe hanging high in the stage.
"Waaa! Mommy! mommy I am scared!"
"Please sp.. spare me! I am not rebel! *sob!* I want to l want to... live! father help me!"
"No.. Please leave my daughter! she is innocent!" the prisoners shouted for liberation, but no body listened to them. The audience mocked at there plea's, Steelshield body trembled in rage, pain and guilt, watching his family getting there neck tied by the robe in gallow.
—Gallow:
"So, Prisoners any last wish before you are hanged?" Viscount Zesch asked, while before the prisoners could speak. Zesch signaled the soldiers to hang them up.
"Waa! *sob!* It hurts Ughh!, Uncle! Ple.. please stop!" the 5 year old child wailed in pain, he raised his tiny hand to struggle with the robe tied in his neck.
"No! Nom—Kugh!"
"Magg-maggots untie me! I am nobel! nobel! Ple..!" prisoners tried to struggle more, but soon there floor around there leg opened, making them fell down there neck tied by the robe.
There body hanged in the air, there leg struggling continuously. They tried to use there weak hand to untie the robe, but failed miserably.
"No!! Please.. Spare my son's and daughter! They are innocent! Noooo!" Steelshield shouted.
While, There breathing began to turn more rougher, they begged for forgiveness. But, it was too late, soon there eye began to roll up, there face turning paler. Soon, there leg stopped struggling. There body dangling in the air.
"The hanging execution is finished!" Viscount Zesch said, the audience clapped.
*Clap! *Clap! *Clap!
*Whistle!
"Steelshield? Do you have anything to say now, huh?" Viscount Zesch said, Steelshield eye turning bloodred from rage. He glared at Zesch like he could eat him alive.
"Motherfuc—"
"Well, Your glare can do nothing now. Take him to the stage!" Viscount Zesch said interrupting him, while he ordered the soldiers.
Soon, the soldiers dragged Steelshield to the stage. When Soldiers kicked him in his knee, making him fall on his knee.
"So, now let the beheading start!" Zesch said, Steelshield hearing it, looked at the beautiful blue sky. His eye, lips and hand shaking.
While, from the gate a huge 8 feet warrior walked in, he had a gigantic axe in his arm.
"This is one of the Martial Lord of our Grand Arena! Today, he also will be the executor of our!" Zesch said, making the entire cheer loudly! Of course they knew this huge man infront of them!
He was the Martial Lord of the Grand Arena, Martial Lord are the title given to the strongest warriors of the Grand Arena, who probably could also be said to be strongest warriors of the Empire too.
"Soldier! Cuff him!" hearing the order, soldiers placed the head of Steelshield in a wooden framework with hole. It was kind of pillory design, but it only had one hole to place the head.
—Pillory;
Soon, making Steelshield bend in his knee. Sodium grabbed him by the shoulder, raising this head forward. When the executor walked infront.
"Steelshield! For the capital offense of revolting against the Empire! By the behest of the His Majesty The Emperor! Accept your punishment! Behead!"
"I am sorry, my child's. Papa is coming with you." were the last word of Steelshield, before...
*Swoosh! *Chop!
*Thud!
Just as Viscount Zesch Ordered, the executor swooped his axe to the neck. Beheading Steelshield right away, his head rolled down on the ground, blood gushed out from his decapitated neck.
"Wow! Nice chop!"
Watching the headless body of Steelshield, most of the nobel's cheered, while many commoner showed him sympathy to his fate, even if he was a rebel watching his own family getting hanged earned Steelshield the sympathy of the peasants.
"Soldier! Move the bodies of the prisoners and clean the stage!" soon cleaning the stage, and taking ways the bodies.
"Ahem! Now audience. Moving on to the next, Let's welcome Count Rockbruise." Count Rockbruise, the father of Alard fiance Leinas Rockbruise soon was seen.
He was also in the same outfit as the deceased Steelshield was. A ragged T-Shirt and pant, that hardly covered his chest and crotch.
"Look at that! Isn't it the Rockbruise, the father of that cursed Leinas Rockbr—Ummhh!"
"Sssh! Idiot do you also want your name on today's execution list! You don't know, Rockbruise is the former in-law of Lord Alard!" one Nobel said, while many who also wanted to make fun of Rockbruise quickly shutted there mouth for greater good.
By now, the entire Empire has known the name Alard Von Auguste, he was a war genius. Who in the age of 10 single-handedly massacred an entire army of 10,000 soldiers. He also was the direct student of Fluder Paradyne, who may also possibly be Fluder future successor.
"Wh-what! they are former in-law of Lord Alard?!" many gossips arise in the crowd by that single sentence.
While, Alard who was in the top floor who heard it, turned around to ask Fluder.
"Teacher, I want to ask yo—"
"Oh! If you want to talk about that lad Leinas, don't worry. She also won't receive any punishment."
"Wh-what? Why?" Alard asked in confusion, it was only possible for him to escape the capital punishment because he was a genius of the Empire and student of Fluder, but why Leinas.
"It seems like she has received a curse killing an unknown monster when she was hunting monsters around in her territory, causing half her face to disfigured as a sign of the curse."
"Later because of that disfigured face of Leinas, she was kicked out by the house. While, I received a report that your fiance has received an unknown curse." Fluder explained what happend when Alard was in war, making Alard a little surprise. He knew Leinas could receive the curse, but didn't knew when.
To, be honest he also was waiting for her to receive the curse. Leinas true potential will could only be seen when she received the curse and turn into a Curse Knight class.
"Then, She must be in your laboratory right now?"
"Yes my dear student, I must say that curse is definitely something new." Fluder said, with his regular knowledge-hungry expression.
"Then, Can I meet her later?" Alard asked.
"Sure, But I hope you don't have feeling for her. She has turned too ugly." Fluder told, while Alard just ignored it, he then again focused down on the stage.
'Feeling? I never knew what it was in my previous life and now by chance I had a feeling for my parents, they turned into my weakness, and are now dying today.'
"Now, Rockbruise! For the capital offense of revolting against the Empire! on behest of His Majesty The Emperor! Accept your punishment! Burn him!" Viscount Zesch commanded, while Rockbruise whole whole family was stabbed to death as the punishment of his revolt.
While, Rockbruise was now getting burned alive.
"Arghh! Ww..Water! Water! Sa..! Save me! Help! Arghhh!" Rockbruise ran wildly in the arena, his whole body on fire. He screamed in agony, his skins melting by each second, his entire body hair had been burned.
"No!.. AHH! I can't die lik..e this. Atleast, let me apologize to m..Arghh, apologize to my daughter!"
The screams and plea of Rockbruise haunted the stage for a while, before it died down. His charcoal like body fell into the ground.
Rockbruise finally died!
"Now! Dear Audience! Let's carry on to the next punishment!" Viscount Zesch said, while he soon brought other rebels.
Some were sentenced to be prisoned for there entire lifetime, some were sentenced to be get there hand, leg or head chopped off, some were to be drowned to death. While some were sentenced to be slaves for there entire life, it especially were for ladies of the rebels.
"Now! Moving on to the leaders of this revolt! I could like to call Count Fox and Viscount Auguste." Viscount Zesch said, this time his voice polite unlike his previous mocking tone.
While even the soldiers brought the prisoners with utmost care, unlike how they usually dragged the previous prisoners. While the audience also didn't cursed or mocked at the upcoming prisoners.
For the god sake! they were the father and maternal grandfather of the Alard! They could be labelled "no.1 idiot of the Empire" if they were to mock them here, and later becoming enemies with Alard which also meant becoming enemies with Fluder and entire Ministry of Magic.
"Welcome Viscount Auguste and Count Fox, I am here on 'behalf' of His Majesty to carry out the punishment for the rebels." Viscount Zesch chose his word carefully, while the soldiers also carefully brought both prisoners toward the stage.
"Then! Count Fox and Viscount Auguste! For the crime of being in contact with the Kingdom! sharing Kingdom our Empire secrets! tempting the Nobel's of our Empire to revolt! on 'behest' of His Majesty Emperor Robin Rūn Fārōdo Eru Nikusu."
"You will be executed by consuming the instant poison!" Viscount Zesch said, making the entire crowd not loudly, but quietly complain.
"What! Instant poison! they have done the gravest capital offense, still there punishment is the lightest!"
"What! This is so unfair! Instant poison will kill them instantly! There is no pain, suffering or torture to them!"
"It is pure nepotism! nepotism I say!"
Many people gossiped about the unfairness, but it wasn't like this it truth. The actual punishment was really terrifying.
It was to peel off there entire body skin, then drown them into the boiling hot water.
But, because Alard was coming to watch the punishment. Emperor had to change the punishment in the last second, he didn't want Alard to carry any rebellious thought about his Empire.
So, he made Alard father punishment as light as he could, so Alard won't have a complain. While, without other making other think connection can save them from crime.
"Then, moving onto there linage punishment! They will be eaten alive by our beast dog! on 'behest' of His Majesty!" Viscount Zesch announced, soon bringing all cousins, brothers, uncles, aunts, sister-in-law and mother of Alard in the arena.
"I.. I am innocent! *sob!* please let me go!"
"It hurtts. Please mercy! I do.. don't want to die!"
"Please! Let me go! I am Stepmom of Alard! pl..please let me go!"
While in the upper stage, Alard heart tightened! his heart began to beat faster. He again had this dilemma, should he save his parents now or let them die!
He was having his emotional outburst again, if he wanted he can definitely save his parents from there death? but should he?
Having this emotion outburst, he know he have certainly build up some emotion with them! if he saved them now, he will have once again have to save them again in future! Alard knows his future enemies won't be someone, whom he can offer to show his weakness.
Tightly clenching his fist, he struggled with his urge to protect his parents!
While, soon another side of the gate opened. Revealing a huge 4m tall monster dog, it had dark furr, it also had four long, sharp claws on its paw.
"Wow! That is Beast Dog! It's jaw can eat two human in one go!"
"It is a good punishment to give prisoners a painless death, getting crushed into it's jaw. One can't even feel when they died."
"Place the prisoners in the cage." Viscount Zesch said, while soon all linage member of Fox and Viscount were put in the cage, they crying out for mercy.
While in the crowd of prisoners, Alard finally saw his mother Rose! who was standing there with a emotionless face, completely opposite to her usual cheerful face. Making Alard emotion outburst to suddenly blast.
While Alard tried to immediately jump from the V.I.P room toward the stage, when..
*Pat
A hand grasped his shoulders, turning around. He saw Fluder old wrinkly face.
"Are you sure, my student? I know you actually want your parents to die for whatever reason you have, but are you sure now you want to go there and save them?" Fluder asked, he was ready to stop Alard if he still tried to jump from the room.
"I.. I.. I do-don't know? I jus.." Alard was confused with this emotion, he never cared or never had anyone to care in his previous life. This feeling of care and obsession to protect someone, was completely new to him.
*Hug!
When, Fluder hugged Alard into his arm.
"Be strong, my boy. You have to hold it, You don't have to tell me the reason why you want your parents to die. But, hold on to it." Fluder said, patting his head. Alarm knew Fluder was only doing all because he wants Alard to open up to him, so he can reveal more discoveries of magic to Fluder.
"Haaaah.. You are right teacher. I will hold on to it." Alarm said, while pushing Fluder away from him.
[<Ghost of Uchiha> smirks "Haha! Is it the love of Teacher and Students!"]
[<Pink Joker> nods "Hold it, my boy!"]
[<King of Heroes> is cleaning his treasures.]
[<I am not Freezer> is cleaning his tail.]
While, in the stage. Soon, the huge dog also was pushed inside the cage, where Rose, the mother of Alard also was caged in.
"No! Please not my daughter!" Count Fox requested! His eyes turning teary. He begged, while Viscount Alex von Auguste stood without saying anything, his face was dark, his body trembling.
"Father, please don't be like that." when Rose said, she was inside the cage. While other inside cave shouted, requesting to release them or spare them, they screamed but no one paid them any heed.
"M.. my daughter, I.. I"
"Father please!, *sob!* ple.. please don't cry, Atleast let me see your smile in my la.. last movement." Rose requested, her face carried an beautiful smile, while her leg trembled in the thought of her death.
"Dear? Don't you have anything to say to me?" when Rose turned around to ask her husband, her beloved.
"Ro.. Rose, I am sorry. I wasn't a good husband, right? I..! I..! really loved you! I am really sorry! I became the reason for your death!" Alex shouted out, he didn't knew what to say. He loved Rose, he loved his child Alard. He wanted the very best for his family. But his greed for greater authority, greater power blinded him.
Causing the downfall of his family, his loved one.
While at the same the dog was released inside the cave. The dog soon began to slaughter all the prisoner inside the cage, blood, flesh and bone splattered the cave.
"Hehe, No need to be like that dear.. I heard my child has grown into being a hero. I am so proud of him, aren't you also pro...Kyaaah.!" soon a huge jaw of the beast caught in Rose, her sentence stopping in the mid, her torso was ripped apart by the jaw of the beast dog.
Causing Rose beautiful face to turn pale, her beautiful rose-like hair was painted with her own rose-like blood. She died in an instant without much pain in between the huge jaw of the Beast Dog.
"Noo! my wife!! daughter!!"
"Rooseeee!" both Fox and Alex shouted, while they saw Rose rose getting ripped off by the bloody mouth of the beast dog.
'Mo.. mother!' Alard eyes turned soar, his body trembled in pain. He didn't wanted this emotion! why was he suffering from this emotions!
[Congratulation Player! Your Left Sharingan (Third-stage) is awaking to Left Mangekyō Sharingan!]
Soon, Alard left pupil began to shine brightly. His pupils turning red, while his three black pupil began to spin, it soon mixing together turned into a pinwheel shape.
—Pinwheel shape:
"Now! Let's move onto the final punishment! Here are two instant poison! Please consume it! and receive your punishment."
"I.. I.., Son-in-law! Just remember, I have never blamed you for what is happening to us. Please, don't die with guilt, is all I can say now." when Count Fox said, he knew there death was inevitable. And, he so didn't had any reason to live now.
His beloved wife, his daughter and his sons. All just died right before his eyes, under the jaw of that hideous beast dog, he have nothing to do living in this world now.
*Gulp!
"Ughhh! Gyaaa..! Guuu!" while soon as Fox took the poison, in a blink of a second blood tricked out from his mouth and nose. While soon, in another second he fell to the floor. His body turning paler, while his body turned cold.
"Fa.. father." Alex grievanced, tear fully taking over his eyes. He clutched his chest, before turning to Viscount Zesch.
"Zesch, Is my son here too?"
"Huh? Th..this?" Zesch didn't knew what to say this question, when only he heard Fluder voice.
"No..! He isn't here." Viscount Zesch said, while Alex formed a smile.
"Good..! I.. I didn't wanted him to see me like this. I hope he will have a bright future ahead of him. Alas, I could neither a good father or a husband."
*Gulp!
Alex soon gulped down his poison, while his vision immediately blurred out, his body numbing. Blood tricking out from the corner of this lip and nose. His body soon fell the cold floor.
Dead!
"Faa...Father." looking at the cold body of his father in the floor, Alard was overwhelmed by his emotion once again.
[Congratulation Player! Your Right Sharingan (Third-stage) is awaking to Right Mangekyō Sharingan!]
[Congratulation Player! You have awakened Mangekyō Sharingan in both of your eyes!]
[<Ghost of Uchiha> applauds "Congratulations! You have become the youngest Mangekyō Sharingan awakener!"]
[<I am not Freezer> asked "Is this Mangekyō Sharingan, good?"]
[<Ghost of Uchiha> scoffs at freezer question.]
[<King of Heroes> gazes at Player Mangekyō Sharingan "with alittle bit of interest."]
"May your soul rest in peace! Now! Audience! Our punishment for the rebels are over! This is what we do to those who dare have thought of revolt against the Empire!" Viscount Zesch declared, ending the entire execution show.
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