Closed Doors

We have four suspects all of them are general and they are unconscious and tied up in the room meant for the War council . From their face some disturbance could be seen .

Maybe like they were having a nightmare .

I thought to let them wake up naturally and then ask for their alibi during the murder .

Sher Khan: (Loudly)

WAKE UPP.

His voice was so loud that it reverberated throughout the hallway . And even Michael Collins who was absorbed in trying to find the identity and lineage of the victims by refering diaries he found in one of the rooms got shaken up by this .

That's a way to go I guess .

Sword General:

Wha wha what where , ehs , Why have you kept us tied up . Free me at once don't you know who I am ! I am the Sword General.

Ill have you executed by the King of you don't untie me at once .

Sher Khan: (Laughs)

The King who will execute me is already dead .

Sword :

That's not possible he's in perfect health how can he die .

You're just lying .

Sher Khan:

You know what killed him ? (Chuckles) You're own sword .

Which pierced his highness es heart through and stuck itself in the throne .

Sword : (Confused)

But that's impossible. He can't die . And not by my Sword .

Sher Khan :

There is a carcass on your throne and it belongs to your King .

Sword :

Take me to him . I want to see it with my own eyes .

Sword General was freed . And he accompanied Sher Khan to the kings location where the Sword was still stuck in his heart .

The Sword General took a peek at the weapon and it was enough to tell him that it was his weapon .

In a state of crumbling . Rusted somehow . Many areas filled with cracks . And it looks like if it gets removed them it will definately crumble .

Sword :

It is indeed mine but when I used to use it was fresh just put of the Smithy and I had been ordained with it .

Sher Khan:

What were you doing on the day you last saw your King

Sword :

The last I saw my King was when I was ordered to stop the illegal activites in the outer circle . There was illegal hoarding of gunpowder, and pistols and illegal mana stone factories .

That day was a very busy day for me .

We caught about 3 kg worth of low level mana stones . This much is enough to blow over a small town.

Sher Khan :

Tell me about the King .

Sword :

I am a Sword of the King . For me my King is the greatest person . And I exist solely to follow his orders .

His highness is the reason that we've come this far . He is said to be impenetrable , intelligent , fairness .

Sher Khan :

Do you suspect someone who might have done this deed .

Sword :

The other generals might be the ones .

Sher Khan:

And how do you know this.

Sword :

Because to get to the king they have to get through the generals first . And even if they get through us their weapons won't be able to even touch the king .

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Sher Khan :

Yet I see atleast 4 wounds of different weapons .

Sword :

I'm shocked at how could this even happen .

Sher Khan:

There was something peculiar I came across while roaming the kingdom . What is this Stagnation and who's this forgotten one.

Sword:

We don't know yet , both what is stagnation and who is this forgotten one.

Sher Khan:

Any diseases in your kingdom .

Sword :

Few years ago we had outbreaks of Malaria and Cholera .

Due to a problem in the drainage system of the Kingdom.

There were huge breeding grounds of mosquito.

Sher Khan:

And how did you cure them ?

Sword:

One day the flies just started dropping from the air . They were said to be in some kind of stasis . They were alive but dead at the same time .

And our next order was to gather every mosquito in the vicinity and throw them into the furnace .

And for Cholera he had us working non stop to dig out new lines for the outflow of the sewage . And it took us only 4 days to dig one out.

It seemed like a miracle . But somehow we did it .

Sher Khan:

How long have you known the King .

Sword :

For 20 years since his coronation .

From his words his King sounded like a God .

Sher Khan:

Was the food for his highness being tasted beforehand correctly .

Sword :

Absolutely , every meal he ever took was taste tested beforehand .

Sher Khan:

There is another body in the dining hall can you identify it for me .

Sword :

There's another body ?

Sword saw the body and his face was puzzled . He couldn't figure out the identity of the body . That was all the information he could provide . Rest were very trivial things not even necessary .

The other generals weren't awake and the opening of doors still countinued . There were 2 doors which couldn't be opened .

Everyone gathered after 1 hour to report their findings.

Jay :

Everyone this is Sher Khan, self proclaimed detective.

Using his wits we were able to gain some clues .

Sher Khan:

I would prefer renowned .

Jay :

Moving from the baseless pointing .

This is another suspect the Sword General , Ian serving his highness .

Sword :

I will aid you in every way to find the murderer and make him pay for his sins .

McElroy:

I'm McElroy an adventurer .

Brok :

Broks the name . Smithing weapons is my game .

Michael: (Politeness)

Good evening, I'm Michael Collins nice to meet you.

Jay :

What have we gathered so far . I'll start. He broke in through a window I tried to leave but was blocked by a barrier .

Michael, Collins:

I checked the family tree . And she seems to be the granddaughter of the royal family. First in line .

Her name was I Marie Gold I think .

She was to be married and then become an Empress .

That's all I could find

Brok :

I'm next . I have nothing .

McElroy:

I'm last . And after knocking down a few doors there are three doors which are locked . Rest of the rooms don't have anything related . The two doors when opened were not opening . Suddenly my phone rang .

There was a message .

' These doors are only accessible when the mystery of the murder of the King is solved '

I think we should check one of these .

We arrived in front of one of the doors . It was locked but our guess is that it leads underground.

Jay :

Is there any condition to unblock these doors .

Era :

Not really, this one is just one stubborn door .

Jay :

Oh is that so .

I tried to picklock the door by making a pin with metal magic and manipulating it to puch all the pistons up and it works .

The door was unlocked.

It lead to the downstairs.

Jay :

What is this area Mr Ian .

Ian :

Just Ian is fine . This is supposed to be a prison located beneath the royal family . It's like a dungeon so without the catchphrase you cannot pass through it . And the paths sometimes change inside .

I don't recommend going there . There are traps monsters chained up inside and lots of diseases inside there .

Jay :

Sounds like Monday . Are there any combatants among us .

Any volunteers.

Ian :

You'll need my expertise as I have spent many years in the palace .

Sher Khan:

I have to go there myself to make sure there are no evidence left behind.

Brok :

I'll stay behind . It ain't my cut .

Michael:

I'll also stay behind , I might not be if use inside.

Era :

I'll stay behind .

McElroy:

I'll stay behind and look after Era .

Jay : (Chuckles)

You don't get to play that card McElroy

Then it's settled the dungeon expedition team made of

Jay , McElroy and Sher Khan has begun it's expedition