*knock*knock*
In the middle of the night, Caesar was abruptly woken up from the door knocking, Sebastian"s worried voice soon sounded out from behind the door.
"Young master, officials are here to take you to the king for interrogation"
Caesar got out of bed slowly and put on a suit, he smiled widely as if he knew this would happen and walked out of the door.
Sebastian bowed respectively and lead Caesar towards the main hall, inside the hall were three or so well dressed ministers and 5 armored knights holding handcuffs.
Caesar wasn"t surprised and walked towards them, right as the ministers caught sight of Caesar they yelled loudly "the king has decreed to detain Mephesto Pheles on acts of treason and must be brought to the palace for further questioning"
Crowley looked at the ministers and wasn"t surprised, he looked at Caesar and said towards him "you better have something good planned my son, I didn"t say anything earlier because we were around the little girls"
Caesar nodded his head and willingly put his hands in the handcuffs. The knights looked awkward and apologetic as they escorted Caesar to the already prepared carriage.
Caesar stepped in the carriage with a calm look, the knights entered in afterward. The carriage traveled in complete silence, the Knights looked as though they wanted to ask Caesar a question but held back.
After about 15 minutes the carriage finally arrived in front of the palace, the beautifully decorated palace entered into Caesar"s eyes as he stepped out of the carriage, he was escorted by the Knights up the long stairs and through the huge wooden doors.
*step*
*step*
The footsteps reverberated throughout the palace halls, soon they arrived in front of the throne room. The knights looked at each other with confusion for a second before finally opening the door and walking in with Caesar.
*creak*
Caesar was brought into the throne room by the five knights, ministers and dukes were all over the throne room, they looked at Caesar with anger and fear. The king sitting at the throne looked at Caesar coldly but also confused.
The knights escorted Caesar until he was just a few meters away before finally letting him stand still, they didn"t want to force him to kneel.
The king looked at Caesar quizzically before asking in a deep tone "I know my son was overstepping his bounds but killing him in broad daylight is excessive! Not to mention you invited the elves to our kingdom without even consulting me!?!?"
The king said to Caesar through clenched teeth… Caesar looked up at the king and said: "If the I let the prince live he would have done it again, do you really think the elves would have taken that with open arms?" Caesar asked the king a question instead of answering
The king sat down at his throne and contemplated…
"Strife would have been created in the kingdom and the humans and elves would have another invisible barrier between each other… Aren"t you tired of battle?" Caesar said after pausing a second.
The king on the throne roared back in response "that doesn"t mean you need to take it upon yourself to kill the prince like that, no matter how much of an a.s.shole he was he is still my son!"
"I needed to kill the prince like that, not because I wanted to but to let the elves know that I would protect them" Caesar snapped back swiftly at the king.
"Grr"
The sound of the king gnashing his teeth could be heard throughout the entire hall, before he looked down at Caesar coldly "that is still treason, even though you are the marshall of our kingdom and given us so many merits I need to give the lesson to the people that no one is above the law"
Caesar looked up at the king with a smile "the 5000 elves would not take kindly to the person that saved one of their woman"s dignity and the person that they pledged loyalty too. To be punished"
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MEPHESTO?" The king roared and stood up from his throne.
Caesar looked up at the king calmly "your majesty, your son was a necessary sacrifice. If he had not been your son I would have killed him sooner"
The king sat back down on his throne while the dukes and ministers in the throne room started jeering at Caesar.
"What insolence before the king!"
"How dare he kill royalty, I say we execute him"
"Hmph, just a dukes son acts so arrogantly in front of the king"
Many different types of voices echoed throughout the halls, the king soon waved his hand to silence all of the dukes and ministers.
He looked at Caesar one more time and asked in a majestic voice "Mephesto, do you regret killing my son? He was just a boy, he could have been trained, he could have changed" he said in a sorrowful voice.
"Your majesty, with all, do respect I don"t think he would have ever changed, and no, I do not regret killing the prince"
The king sat down on the throne and was silent for a few seconds before finally standing up and declaring.
"I DECLARE MEPHESTO PHELES IS UNDER ARREST FOR TREASON, HE WILL BE EXECUTED IN 1 WEEK"
Caesar smiled undecipherably before the reluctant knights escorted him to his prison cell.
*creak*
Caesar walked in the prison cell himself and sat down, the knights looked at Caesar and said: "m-Marshall, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d prince has been tormenting the citizens for a while now… Thank you for killing him"
The knight"s hesitated for a second before offering the key to Caesar"s handcuffs… Seeing this Caesar just smiled and said: "Don"t worry, I will be out sooner or later"
The knights looked at Caesar curiously before finally walking away… right, as they left Caesar"s m.u.f.fled laughter escaped from the prison cell.
The night slowly pa.s.sed and the news of the marshall being arrested for treason spread like wildfire, the elves and human citizens grew enraged. Many of them went in front of the palace screaming and throwing food.
"How dare you arrest the marshall, he just defended the kingdom for us!?!?!"
"He killed that b.a.s.t.a.r.d prince so what? Do you know how many innocent women he had his way with?"
"*sob* that b.a.s.t.a.r.d prince finally got justice for killing my son, but you arrest the man that gave him justice. Preposterous"
Crowds of people and elves alike started protesting in front of the palace, Crowley also got word of Caesar"s imprisonment… He closed his eyes tightly and thought to himself "what is your plan, my son…"
After about a minute of contemplation, Crowley walked into Caesar"s room, after looking around for a bit and feeling nostalgic he soon spotted a letter on Caesar"s desk. Surprise flashed in his as eyes as he walked towards the table and slowly opened the letter to read the contents.
"Dear father, if you are reading this I am probably already in a jail cell right now haha, well anyway. The king is too soft, the reason why we were even in such a bad position was due to the king"s softness. His sons were all moles but he didn"t have the heart to stop them, because of my imprisonment I am willing to bet the entire kingdom has become enraged and has started protesting. As a duke and my father, this is your chance to lead a rebellion and take the throne yourself. I know the king is your dear friend, however, you don"t need to kill him, just take the throne and let the king live a peaceful life somewhere in the kingdom" Love your son - Mephesto
Crowley crumbled the letter in his hands and looked up with a resolute look, he exited his manor and walked towards the protesting crowd. Once the crowd noticed Crowley they all parted and made a path for Crowley to walk through.
Once Crowley made his way through the crowd he stood at their front and roared "The king has imprisoned the man that saved all of our lives, the man that gave us hope when we had none… The light in our darkness. He killed the prince that terrorized the civilians and tried raping an innocent woman in broad daylight, the king who protected his sons even though they were moles in the kingdom that put all of our lives in danger! STAND WITH ME, LET"S USURP THIS FOOLISH KING FROM THE THRONE!" Crowley"s roar resounded throughout a large area
After a moment of silence
"OOOOHHHHHH!"
The citizens roared loudly after Crowley speech and the knights that were keeping back the citizens from entering the palace stopped and roared with him as well. How could they execute the marshall that gave them all hope?
Soon a large group of elves entered into the mix.
"We swore loyalty to that general, not this king, we demand you release him or we will forcefull release him ourselves!"
The large group of people was simply unstoppable, there was practically no one on the king"s side. A huge group of knights also soon entered the mix, they were the 2500 knights that were trained under Caesar.
"WE SWORE UNDER OATH TO FOLLOW THE KING, BUT WE ARE WILLING TO BREAK THAT OATH FOR THE MARSHALL!" The knight"s roared out
Soon the citizens and many other walked up the stairs and entered the palace, the guards that were supposed to be defending the palace entered the rally and they all stormed the throne room together.
The king sat quietly on his throne watching this scene, he looked towards the sky and thought to himself "I should have never made enemies with you in the first place, you are one dangerous man Mephesto"
Crowley walked in front of the king and bowed respectively "my old friend, I think it is time you stepped down... "
The king breathed a deep sigh before looking at Crowley "would you have done the same thing, my old friend? Imprisoning the person that killed your son even though your son was trash?"
Crowley looked up at the king surprised before answering "without a doubt!"
"That"s all I needed to hear," The king said sorrowfully and stepped down from his throne, he placed his crown on Crowley and declared "I hereby step down as king and appoint Crowley of the Pheles household as the new king
"OOOOHHHHH!"
*Clap*
*whistle*
The crowd applauded and whistled at the king"s quick submission, the king looked at Crowley and said: "I knew this would happen when I imprisoned him, alas I could not just let him away scot-free for murdering my son"
Crowley nodded in understanding "I know, I will not treat you badly my friend. I have already prepared a large mansion for you and your family"
Tears fell down the king"s face as he thanked Crowley "thank you"
Crowley looked towards a few guards and roared "hurry up and release my son!"
The guards nodded up and down repeatedly before rushing towards the prison cells, they soon made it to Caesar"s cell and saw him in a deep sleep with a smile on his face.
The guards looked at each other strangely and shrugged… They opened the gate and hesitated whether or not they should wake him up.