Atlas Battle Song

It has been two or three days since the first performance of "How the Shy Master Passed the Love Training Class".

The Duke was a little strange, why didn't he see the pair of boys?Little Trand had agreed to come to the play, but the Duke waited for a long time at the theater door that day, but the boys were not seen.

The Duke sighed and put down the black tea:

"Levinia, is it because my friend's script is too...too extreme, so that the boys don't want to talk to me?"

The young maid who was cleaning smiled: "No way? I had a good time watching it, laughing from beginning to end. You are really talented in comedy, and my husband and children have been laughing too. That mage really Like a little girl in love for the first time."

"No, no, no," the Duke shook his head in fear, "How many times have I said it, it was written by 'my friend'! It has nothing to do with me!"

The maid smiled wryly: "Okay, okay, you are so cute."

"I'm still worried... did I scare the boys away? I really liked that young couple."

"Perhaps to visit relatives?"

"It's possible... After all, not everyone is as free as I am."

The Duke pursed his lips, clamped the quill between his upper lip and the tip of his nose, and made a tower with his hands, pretending to be doing nothing.

The maid laughed angrily: "You also know that you are very idle! Staying at home like this every day and writing messy stories, it is better to go on a blind date and get married, or find a job in the palace. I am not a nobleman and I don't know much about it, but I heard that other nobles are competing, it's really shameful for you to be idle all day long!"

"Ahhh!" The Duke jumped up, "Why did you say the same thing as Your Majesty, Levina! Sure enough, you also have the potential to be an emperor."

"It's not about being an emperor," the maid said with her hands on her hips, like a mother admonishing a disappointing son, "I'm worried about you, my lord duke! Don't associate with weird men anymore! If you don't like women, you should at least find someone A reliable man as a love object. Some men just want to cheat your money. It’s not the first time I’ve heard such a story! It’s said that an artist asks you for funding, but in the blink of an eye, he takes the money and spends it. If I were your sister, I would beat you up!"

The Duke lowered his head and whispered, "I...I don't want to do this either. I trust them a lot, but I always meet bad liars..."

"Ah, I'm so pissed off, you must hire a good steward, and some knights. Then at least someone can help you identify liars and shameless villains!"

The maid Levinya finished cleaning the study and put the chess board on the small table.

The Duke suddenly cheered up:

"Shall we play chess! Let's go after dinner together in a while!"

"I'm sorry dear," Levinya accidentally said in a tone towards her son, and immediately changed her respectful attitude: "I'm sorry, my lord, I have to go back early tonight, my youngest son is celebrating his birthday. "

"Ah, Emily is five years old! I'm so happy, please give this to the children as a birthday present."

The Duke happily rummaged through the drawers and brought out a gold and silver box, which contained various crystal ponies and crystal soldiers, which were obviously another part of his strange collection.

The maid sighed helplessly:

"So, you are too easy to be deceived. Thank you for your kindness, then I will give you a pony for Emmy Lu."

"What's the matter?" The Duke grabbed a handful of crystal ponies, "Take them all, you can play wars. It's boring to play alone..."

"A pony is enough. The children of ordinary people should not be too luxurious. If you raise a child, you will definitely spoil the child." Levinia smiled wryly, kissed the Duke on the cheek, put on her coat and got ready Leaving after get off work: "Goodbye, Mr. Kaloyalo, I'll come back tomorrow."

"Oh, by the way," Mr. Kaloyalo hurriedly stopped her, "Levina, you will pass by the two boys' house later, right? Can you help me see if they are okay? I'm still a little worried..."

"No problem, I will knock on the door and say hello to the two boys for you. After all, I also like them very much. The white-skinned little Eliol is so quiet and beautiful, and the honey-colored little Trander is so naughty, like me Damn brother who deserves to be beaten."

After Levinia left, the Duke drank tea and rested in the study as usual.The nights were always long and boring, so he brought the chessboard and started playing chess by himself.

Kaloyalo played one game after another on his own. He played chess very fast, staring at the board with all his attention, as if two different people were fighting on the invisible battlefield.

"Your Excellency—!"

"Uh-huh?"

Kaloyalo woke up like a dream, raised his head and found that Levinia was back again, she was out of breath and looked terrified.

"What's the matter?! Drink some hot tea and rest."

"Something may have happened to those two children. I stopped by their house and found that the door was open and the house was not lit. I went in and found that the house was in a mess like a burglar, everything was smashed, and the ground... ...there's still a pool of blood on the ground...For God's sake, I'm terrified!"

The Duke was also stunned: "How did this happen...there is no news about the two boys? Did you leave a note or something...? Could it be a debt, and the creditor came to the door... No, Trender That kid seems to have a lot of brains to make money, so it's not like that. Could it be the enemy...?"

"Two half-grown boys, what enemies can they have?"

The Duke was silent for a moment, patted Levinya on the shoulder comfortingly, and put on a fur coat: "I have friends who can help, I will go and find out the whereabouts of these two children, don't be kidnapped by bad guys... Thank you, Levinya You, go home, your family is waiting for you."

As soon as the master and servant arrived at the gate of the garden, they saw three court envoys coming on horseback.The Duke was a little panicked. Such anxious situations are rare, and he didn't know what happened.

the messenger said:

"His Excellency, Duke of Vulkan, His Majesty has summoned you, please go to the Night Palace immediately."

"So anxious? Can, can you wait for me for a while, I have two children..." Before the Duke finished speaking, his arm was secretly pinched by the maid Levinia, and he changed his words in a panic: "Ah? Oh... oh oh! Okay, yes, I'm here, I'm going! Wait, did you just call me?"

The messengers nodded to each other and simply replied: "It's not just you."

The Duke agreed in a daze, and Levinya called the coachman, and asked the Duke to drive to the palace in a carriage.The gate of the outer fort was opened, and the carriage entered from the west, passing through the three heavily fortified city walls, and arriving at the Anabas Square facing the Night Palace.

In the center of the square stands a bronze statue of the "Dragon of Residence" donated by the college.

Kaloyalo sat in the carriage and watched the bronze statue until it disappeared from view.He smiled sadly:

"Mr. Agnes... If you really hate me, maybe I'll be more relaxed."

Getting off the carriage, Kaloyalo found that many nobles had already arrived in the palace, and he didn't understand what His Majesty the Emperor was going to do.Judging from this posture, is it necessary to hold a large imperial meeting?But...it was too hasty, so I called someone over at the last minute.Even a person like him who doesn't have much common sense in the upper class knows that "treating guests suddenly" is actually an offense.

Just as Kaloyalo was leisurely looking around, a cold female voice came to his ears, startling him.

"Your Excellency, Duke Vulkan, this way please."

"Ah! Oh, hello, honorable Verneri! How is Your Majesty?"

The Duke cheerfully made friends with the imperial maid, but the other party didn't give him a good face, and just led him the way in a business-like manner.The Duke did not give up, and continued to ask:

"What are you going to do today? Why is everyone here?"

"Your Excellency, we should not speculate on the intention of the lord. You just need to exist quietly, like a green plant. Apart from breathing, don't say anything unnecessary."

The attitude of the imperial maid was as cold as ice, and the Duke could only sigh aggrievedly.

This is indeed a "meeting" yes, but the location is in the "Great Dome" trial hall.The duke had never been here before, and he had heard that it was modeled after the mausoleum of Anabas the Conqueror.Only the most important verdicts are pronounced in the Great Dome.

The imperial maid took him to his seat at the venue - the high chair had the coat of arms of "Flame of the Empire" hanging on the back, which was indeed the badge bestowed upon him by His Majesty.

"Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Verneri."

The Duke smiled mildly.Such a smile made the indifferent waitress helpless, she could only reluctantly raise the corner of her mouth in return.

After Verneri left, the Duke dared to look around like a middle school student on his first outing.The trial court in the large dome room was pitch black, like a circular theater, and the nobles sat high in the darkness overlooking the trial seat with candles in the center.

"That's where the sinner is..." the Duke thought to himself, "He will be watched by everyone, and he won't be able to see the nobles on the high platform."

Listening to the whispers around, the banquet should be full of people.The Duke looked at the most honorable position, but he couldn't see anything clearly in the faint light, he could barely see the maids lined up on the left and right, putting down their black veils...

On the throne, the only master of the empire sits here.

The sun's thorny golden crown shone coldly, and the black veil was hanging down, which was daunting.

"His Majesty……"

The duke had mixed feelings.

The emperor was present, and the darkness immediately quieted down. The nobles and retainers were silent, waiting for the order of the lord.

After a long time, the unbearable silence was finally broken.

Said the holy figure on the throne:

"The princes are summoned today not to hold an imperial meeting, but to judge the criminals."

In fact, the nobles knew well that the trial had already ended, and His Majesty had already interrogated and dealt with most of the rebels.The reason why everyone was suddenly summoned in the Great Dome Hall today was probably for execution.

Not long after, the prisoner was escorted up by the knights.

The guilty man staggered to the center of the oval trial seat.The blinding flames shone straight down, and the man couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his eyes.

The former Earl Gorgon, the sinner of treason.

The veterans remained calm, while the younger nobles were restless.Mr. Kaloyalo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the rumored "heinous" traitor... turned out to be such a slender and handsome man? !But take a closer look... He felt that the man looked familiar again, like someone he had seen before.

"Gorgon."

The emperor's voice was very soft, but everyone's nerves were tense.

The man raised his head in a daze, looking at the black yarn and the throne.As if remembering something, he smiled and saluted the emperor wearing a big golden crown.

"Greetings to you, Your Majesty."

It was very strange, obviously the man seemed to be on the verge of collapse before, his body was so heavy that it seemed that several bones had been broken.But when performing noble etiquette, his movements are so light, as if this elegant posture is inscribed in his bones by nature.

For a moment, the monarch and his subjects looked at each other indifferently and sadly.

"What else do you want to say, sir?"

Earl Gorgon smiled and shook his head: "No more, Your Majesty, I have nothing to say. Everything I have done is already here."

"Ask you one last time." The emperor paused, "Why did you betray me?"

"Your Majesty... I have no regrets for what I have done. However, it is not you who I want to betray, but..."

Earl Gorgon smiled wryly, and the iron chains on his body creaked.

"It's meaningless, it's all over. A new covenant has been established, and Sybil's glory will continue. But I'm tired, let everything stop here."

Kaloyalo was confused, but looking around, some nobles showed sad expressions on their faces.

The emperor nodded:

"The 'remains' have been recovered. The interrogation of the criminal Gorgon ends here."

On the execution ground, three girls came from the darkness, the girl in the middle wearing a thorn gold blue robe was holding a golden cup filled with poisonous blood.

"Please use it, Your Excellency." The girl said softly.

The nobles were silent, watching the former Earl Gorgon being given poisoned wine.Everything has changed.The noble son who used to be a romantic drow is now described as a haggard death row prisoner.

The count shook his head:

"Your Majesty, the 'Golden Fruit' is a gift from the gods to the immortal, and I should not be given to such a sinner. If you still have the slightest sympathy for me, then please give me a dagger and let me be a The real Sibyl dies."

"can."

The emperor's approval made the knights very nervous, and the imperial maid also whispered: "Your Majesty, if you give weapons to sinners, what if..."

The empress shook her head wearily: "Give him the dagger."

"...As ordered."

The defensive knight endured for a moment, but still obeyed the imperial order and handed a dagger to Earl Gorgon.

The count held the dagger, looked at his face reflected in the cold light of the metal, looked at those familiar gray-blue eyes, and smiled:

"Egg, if only you weren't my child."

Under the guard of many knights, under the cold eyes of the nobles - the earl sent the dagger into his heart without mercy, and the blood responded violently to the blade, and he fell to his knees, pooled with blood meander away.

"what……!"

The count's body twitched violently, and he continued to exert force on his hands until he completely tore his heart.

That decisive expression made Kaloyalo feel real pain. If Earl Gorgon had the patience, he would probably take out his heart and throw it on the ground with his own hands.

"why……"

Kaloyalo couldn't bear to look any further and closed his eyes.

The smell of blood pervaded the air, and when he opened his eyes again, there was nothing in the center of the execution ground, and the knights took the count's body away.There was only a pool of bright red blood, and a bloody dagger.