strictlysupreme Chapter 1219 Arthur is Here
Chapter 1219 Arthur is Here
Chapter 1219 Arthur is Here
The day of the execution arrives. Countless ambassadors, emissaries, and nobles arrived to the capital of Yalen, Yalenia. The entire cities were crowded, and no one could find a foothold among the crowd.
If anyone was to look at the city in its current gown, they would assume a celebration was happening. But the morbid reality behind the festivities made the true face of the Yalen King show.
An empyrean has died.
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A crowned prince is returning.
A previous crowned prince has gone missing.
This overwhelming series of news has struck Yalen like a plague, each more unfortunate than the last. The sole exception was that Lucian Yalen has returned, and words have it that he has become the strongest seer.
Thus, the festivities.
But everyone knew that the real event today was the execution of the Agard Family. Countless nobles tried to dissuade the king from such a cruel act, but they all failed. Thus, rumors on the streets spread that a change is coming.
On the day itself, the sun hid behind the clouds, casting a grim shadow on the streets of Yalenia. Music and trumpets echoed throughout the city, powered by the Yalen Workshop led by Grandmaster Alex. They were responsible of facilitating the entire ceremony.
Although attendance was not enforced, many people wanted to see their future king. The streets were packed, making it nearly impossible for foreigners to reach the plains in front of the palace.
As the palace and workshops were situated atop valleys, the land between them was turned into a giant venue for the execution and ceremony.
As the clock struck midday, the trumpets blew so loud that it forced everyone into silence. The entire world was watching the ceremonies. From the sky above the palace descends a giant fleet, with a dais being lowered down by two white angels. The dais carried a coffin and the King of Yalen.
As for the coffin, it was made of white marbles, covered with violet flowers. As the dais reached the ground, which has been turned into a giant garden elevated from the rest of the valley, the trumpets stopped.
"Greetings, my people," began the Yalen King, voice dripping with grief. "As many of you have already heard, we lost the backbone of our nation to a terrorist."
Instead of hiding the news, the king decided to face it directly, showing his vulnerable side. He turned toward the coffin in front of the millions watching him.
"Our world has reached a stage of no return," muttered the king, caressing the coffin with sadness. "A terrible fate will befall our world because of a single individual."
The king then turned toward his people, millions of them watching him. And then to the broadcast showing him to the entire world, revealed a shocking truth.
The army was divided into three sections, each belonging to a different general that once worked for Ilia Perli, their Major General.
The first one was Zera Novak, a dark-skinned woman in her forties who commanded absolute discipline on her troops.
The second was Damien Shaw, a strategic man whose eyes gleamed with intelligence and mischief.
The third was Rowan Ellis, a frail-looking woman with ashen hair that was known as the strongest healer of the union.
These three became the current backbone of Yalen after its Empyrean fell and its Major General defected. Their presence alone prevented anyone from having any malice against the crown.
As for the president of the union who had entered the separate dimension, he was their last Astra-ranker. However, after several minutes of waiting, there were no signs for his return.
"What is happening?" asked the Yalen King, confused. Lucian also seemed worried as he gestured for the three generals to descend. As the crowd grew uneasy, a shift happened in the clouds.
The white clouds covering the sky suddenly became black, and thunder rumbled from a distance, causing the entire city to shake. Then, from within the clouds, a bolt of black lightning shot toward the dais where the king was.
"Protect the king!" shouted Lucian to the three general he has summoned. The one who rose to the task was Zera, summoning her Astral-being. It was a giant behemoth covered in metallic scales.
As she waved her hands for her astral creature, it rushed to stand in front of the dais. The bolt of black lightning flickered across the sky, zigzagged through the crowd, and struck the Astral Being with great precision.
Boom!
Screech!
As the creature let out a painful scream, it suddenly flickered out of existence and disappeared, as if it never was. The crowd stood astounded, and so was Zera herself.
"My Astral Being was unsummoned?" she muttered, her age-wrinkles betraying deep worry as her brows furrowed. "What kind of power can cancel an astral summon?"
"The same power that could kill an empyrean," muttered the Yalen King as he glared at the sky, his eyes shifting in panic. "Arthur Netherborne is here."
The entire crowd panicked as they heard his words. Some of them began to flee, while the Army began moving to surround the king, separating the sky from earth. As everyone looked among the clouds, a figure ascended the dais with leisure.
"A mere astral being is not enough to stop my lightning," his deep voice seemed to penetrate through the chaos, enforcing silence on the world. "We meet again, Yalen King."
The three generals, the Yalen King, and Lucian froze in place. His arrival was unexpected, and he managed to get so close without anyone feeling a ripple of mana. This was...
Arthur Netherborne.