the crumbling order of a kingdom

a masked 'prince' is on a meeting. Doug 'Dog' Brown, the Royal Advisor of Martyrium Kingdom is on the same meeting. a masked man sits on a golden chair. he sits on the most important chair. this man removes the mask. he is Logan Cromwell.

Logan asks if everyone is present on the meeting. there are other men. some are hiding their identity behind a mask, others do reveal their identity on seconds. there are about fifteen men from different social status on the same meeting.

at Logan's left is Sir Baronet Acton Becker the 4th. at Logan's right is a mercenary hiding behind the mask of a Harlequin with a sad face. the mercenary decided to stay unknown until it is the right time for him to make his presence known.

Duke Lucan Whitby, Count Eadley Acker, Duke Edred Stone, and Count Delfino Sidney are also on the meeting that is happening right now.

"I want to talk first. I know I am, but a Baronet. I firstly apologize for my disrespectful behavior. secondly I have a gift for our Royalty."

said Sir Baronet Acton Becker on an educated tone.

he puts the bag that contains the poison known as 'Retoño Divino' on the table. everyone looks at it. everyone was stupefied to see the infamous poison that suposely can even kill Gods, the poison from the legends. the exception was the 'Prince' and the man behind the Harlequin mask.

the 'prince' claps twice. a man dress as a chef enters inside of the meeting room. he takes the bag with the poison and he leaves. someone asks if the man is worthy of their trust. the 'prince' explains that he is absolutely loyal to him.

someone asks the 'prince' if he is okay with poisoning the Manley family. they also mention the graphic execution of the King Bradley Manley. after a pause the 'prince' explains one thing, he explains that he isn't on the Manley side, but he is on the Cromwell side.

Sir Baronet Acton Becker is smiling with joy, even when he is not an Archduke, he is now showing how useful he can be. the others are able to acknowledge his input to the cause. he may be a Baronet, but he is more useful than most of those present on the meeting.

there is still one dangerous thing about been on the sight of others. he has become too visible. if one of them falls, he won't fall alone, he will drag him with him. Acton Becker is at the front of the giving & receiving end of this battle. now he can't pretend ignorance if anyone goes after him or his family.

Warrin Fawcett enters inside of the meeting room. he aims his sword at two of the men wearing masks. he cuts their throats in seconds. they fall on the ground as they die slowly. the table is all stained with blood.

"what do you think you are doing interrupting our meeting."

yields Logan feeling rage.

"those are not allies. those two are spies. it is probable that the troops working for prince Theobald Manley, may be on their way here to this exact place. all of you who were hiding behind a mask, stayed on the shadows. all of you who showed your faces. you have the option of killing yourself or running far away from this lands."

said Warrin Fawcett trembling nervously.

this was the first time that he killed someone. he killed them because they were traitors, because they were going to put his allies on danger. he keeps trying to justify his actions on his mind, as he starts to feel confuse.

some of the members of the meeting leave running. others are staying on their chairs. this was suppose to be a meeting for them to plan their next move, it seems like they were outsmart by the enemy. but those who were present on the meeting weren't all the members of this party that opposes the crown.

the 'Prince' leaves on a carriage. the Royal Advisor gets inside of the same carriage. the 'prince' takes his mask off revealing that he is Saer Manley, the youngest of the Manley family. the Royal Advisor gives him the poison.

Saer Manley tells him that he has what he needs to take his rightful place as the king. he will only wait for his siblings to be vulnerable. once they are expose, he will killed them. there is no need for more than one king.

inside of the castle; the chef was trying to run away with the man wearing the harlequin mask. the mask falls off showing the face of an older man. he has some scars. he has the appearance of a cold man. the chef didn't have time to talk, before he was stabbed on the chest by this man.

this man is no more nor less. than one of the most dangerous mercenaries out there. his name is Ronald, his last name haven't been revealed jet for dramatic purpose. Ronald is a dangerous monster that shouldn't be underestimate. he is commonly known as the lord of the most dangerous community of mercenaries.

one of his henchman calls for him. he man takes the mask from the floor. he puts it on again. he follows his henchmen. they use a hidden passageway to leave the castle without been seen by their enemies.

on the woods surrounding the castle; Warrin Fawcett is running like crazy. he looks at the royal knights killing everyone they see. he sees William Law walking around with four guards protecting him, they are killing everyone who gets close to him.

"I am here representing prince Theobald Manley, those who oppose the crown will be judge by the royal knights. don't expect mercy for your acts of treason."

said loudly & clear William Law.

Warrin Fawcett hides on the dirt. he even gets inside of mud. he puts some on his face and clothes. he stays still as he awaits for them to leave.

inside of the castle; Logan Cromwell is still on the meeting room with two masked men. they hear screams and noises coming from the other side of the door. Logan is awaiting for the enemy to attack.

the door is opened. the Legendary Hero Knight Brett Webley enters inside of the room holding two heads. he throws the heads on the floor. the two masked men run towards him. Brett Webley slays them with his sword.

"bravo, the great good farmer, he who became a Hero after taking revenge for his dead parents, his burned home, and his mutilated lover. here he comes to impart the holy punishment of the good boy who fell off greatness, he who became another lover of the mundane world. I was waiting for you."

said Logan with a huge smile proving how pleased he felt.

Brett felt the need to kill him. he tells to the knights at his side to take the prisoner. Logan throws away every weapon that he holds. he puts his hands on the table. the knights put some kind of handcuffs on him. he is taken away peacefully.

Brett walks around of the castle. he looks at the dead bodies on both sides. there are mostly dead bodies of traitors. there are only few dead bodies of royal knights.

Brett smiles feeling proud for his job. he has been doing a great job lately. as a hero knight he haven't fought anyone who can be a real menace to him. all this time and no one has push him into danger. after some time he has started to believe that maybe he is either immortal or invincible.

William Law gets inside of the castle. he walks in front of the great Legendary Hero. William Law gives him information about every enemy who was either killed or taken prisoner. in the end there were many who were killed. there are only four prisoners.

William Law is more of a politician. he has never taken a sword or better said, he has never used a sword to hurt anything. William Law was only present to make sure that the knights don't overkill the traitors. there needs to be a limit, if someone pretends to be different there needs to be a limit.

William Law was happy with the four prisoners that they captured. he is hoping for the knights to tell him that the whole castle is clear for them to leave.

.....

Sir Baronet Acton Becker is on a carriage. he is trembling nervously. the fact that there were spies among them, that is enough to know that information about him was revealed to the prince. he is now on risk. he is on real danger.

he wants to arrive at his home as soon as possible. he needs to take his 'children' out of the continent. he needs to take them to safety. he just destroyed the future of his kids.

"oh cursed horses, I was eaten by greed. oh damned evil angels, I need to make sure that my children are safe on distance. I need to protect my children, the sooner the better. cursed be the Becker fate to fall out of grace."

said the Baronet to himself.

the Baronet is starting to think that he doesn't need to do anything else. he has already done more that enough for the cause. he can't keep pushing his luck or security for greed. he may had already lost all, but he haven't seen it jet.

the carriage stops. the Baronet looks out. he looks at a man on the middle of the road. said man is Cole Cotton. he walks slowly towards him. Cole gets inside of the carriage.

"this is nothing personal. just to make sure that we both are professionals. whatever happens to you or your people, I won't take responsibility for that."

said Cole on a cold tone of voice.

"please no, do not dare you to use suggestive vocabulary. no gentleman should speak like that, not when his words have other meaning."

yields Sir Baronet Acton Becker.

"sorry, but I ain't one of the gentle guys. I am no more than a savage. I am a mercenary that works for money, like I say nothing personal. this is part of my job."

said Cole as he looks away.

"how dare you to speak your mind with such coldness. no evil nor good comes from such heavy words. no professional speaks to another man by meaning one thing, as he uses other words. be cursed my soul if I found out that you hurt my children."

yields furiously the Baronet.

Cole stabs him on a side. Cole leaves the carriage. Sir Baronet Acton Becker looks at the blood on his body. he gets out of the carriage. all his companions are dead. all the wheels are broken. he was left in the middle of nowhere with a small wound.

the Baronet cries as he suspects that the worst can be happening. he starts to walk slowly. it will take him two days to arrive at his castle. the Baronet regrets every stupid decision that he has made so far. he feels like he is about to go crazy as he keeps thinking that the worse has happened.

all of this was for the purpose of giving their rightful place to his kids. and at the end he fucked it up. what is a war worth if he is expose before it even ends.

this is a beautiful world, this is a world with flora & fauna that doesn't exist on Eartho, or it doesn't longer exist. this world is beautiful indeed, but the humans in here as humanely wrong as the ones on Eartho. the difference is the technology on Eartho, and the magic in this other world.

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at midnight, on the woods of the castle that was used by the opponents of the crown; Warrin Fawcett is still on the mud. he looks around to see if the royal knights are gone. he stands up slowly. he starts to walk quietly as he tries to leave.

a small animal makes a sound. Warrin Fawcett is terrified as he looks at every direction as he feels like his soul is leaving his body. when he looks at a cat he felt save. he takes the cat and he leaves the castle.