The Key

Now everything was clear , I didn't know the solution was this simple . The riddle who had the killing blow . Damn all this we'd be running like fools .

Jay :

You know what I'm thinking aren't you .

Sher Khan:

Yes , I'm with you . I didn't think it was this simple .

Jay :

Let's get the endgame on going .

Jay :

Ian do you have anything to object to this truth .

Ian :

Obviously, first is my loyalty I would never betray our King .

Second how's a king who's all skin and bones would send us away that far .

Third the others are trying to frame me for the murder of the king .

Jay :

The let's adress these issues one by one .

Sher Khan :

The sword in the King's chest in undoubtedly yours . And as you have stated it is always on you . Care to explain the disappearance of such an precious object .

That you had been given by the King you are loyal to .

I'm sure you would notice .

Answer this did the sword left your hilt before this incident .

Ian :

It must have been stolen .

Shield :

You would have raised a fuss if the sword left your hilt for even a second .

One time his son was caught playing with his sword . Oh the rampage he had . From that day he had been afraid of your sword .

Collins :

Then if the sword didn't leave his side then it means he was an accomplice all along .

Sher Khan:

Caught right on.

Jay :

Moving on , how a king would be able to move you if he was skin and bones . That is total bullshit . Many mages who are skin and bones are able to create many feats such as erupting a volcano . Causing a sandstorm .

So this is miniscule compared to that.

Sher Khan:

Third accusation, the framing part . Well you're an accomplice after all . So one will eventually drag down another .

Ian was basically stunned and defeated . Even his own friend Shield didn't shield him .

Sher Khan :

Now I'm going to recite everything that has happened in minute detail .

The King was given a premonition by the God of Time Chronos that he will perish . Thus to defy that destiny he paid many people big stacks of cash . To find a solution but they ended up empty handed . And thus the donation stopped suddenly. Fursious they retaliated against the King .

Similarly during this time the rift between nobles and commoners was increasing due to their statuses .

Thus this out pressure on the King and the King started taking drastic measures . He froze the one in time and eleminated the crisis bloodlessly . He might have done it secretly or publicly. Thus rumours spread and soon people were afraid of the King. Of his ability . This caused them to join hands with nobles who were equally terrified . This lead to more revolution and more and more getting frozen and then it increased the civil unrest. And by my theory

This was the Stagnation

And the one who took the reins of the revolution was The Forgotten one .

During this time

The King went insane . Because he knew everything was going to end . That is why he neglected everything. His people , even himself and most importantly his Generals when he found a tome in the library .

The Generals captured a bone magician named Jinka .

Which doesn't seems to be co incidence in itself . But along with Jinka there were nobles scientist and many more influential people in the jail frozen just like the others .

Jay :

What offer did the Forgotten One made to recruit you .

Carlos :

A place in the Kingdom free from stagnation where there'll be no more nobles and there will be freedom and equality.

Mera :

Well be at a higher position than the Generals . A place in the council .

And now we are at a higher peak of struggles . The peasant had enough and they revolt . Which leaves the entire plans of the Forgotten one in disarray .

The mob burns down houses of nobles and wealthy merchants alike , They stake the men , women and don't even leave children. Then they head towards the palace to hunt down the King .

Which leaves a big question. Why did the Forgotten One had to hurry when the intentions of the mob and himself aligned perfectly . Which was down with the King .

He promised you something to help him when he was done .

And then he stepped inside the palace . Without anyone noticing . But why ?

Because there was no one left to notice as all guards had been dismissed .

The Four Generals confronted the King the cause of the

Stagnation . And at first the King was ready to lay down his life but then he notices something that the Forgotten One is with them .

Now question if the King was ready to lay down his life then why did he retailated when he saw someone he didn't know before . And acted agressively .

Jay :

The answer is simple because he knew who was the Forgotten one it maybe be someone related to him some one close to him . Like maybe his own son.

Ian :

Why would a son murder his family . Why his mother .

Jay :

We are addressing that part shortly.

Sher Khan:

This is the background of the entire investigation and let me pass the baton the combat expert Jay Garrick.

Jay :

Now we head to the main scene . The actual fight . Let me recall some of the wounds that were inflicted on the King himself . In order of events .

First was the arrow from Mera herself . That pierced the neck of the King causing him to sit in the throne .

And taking away his ability to cast spells .

Then our dear friend Ian went to lay the final blow . And pierced his heart with a sword . Thus stopping blood circulation. But except spells there are more ways to trigger magic .

And by some miracle the King did just that he stopped the neurotoxin from reaching his nerves as well as inactivated them . By stopping them the could no longer bind to anything .

While he layed a hand in the sword trying to remove it and had the idead kf weakening it by rusting the outer part . This the poor shape of the sword when we found it .

His hand was also found amputated which is another possibility of a strike from a weapon .

Further Ian started aging when he started was touched same as the sword .

Thus it lead Shield to step in and bashed the Kings head with his shield . It hinged the King but the King was well versed in time magic and just reversed his wounds . And even he grabbed a hold of Shield .

And that's when he was shot . By the gun by Carlos . And finally he left them . But since they weren't in the range of magic for too long they returned to normal .

But the neurons that held the memories of aligning with Forgotten One and the coup were erased . As a side effect which was a co incidence.

And at last the climax , the final blow was the Forgotten One indirectly.

Carlos :

He died when I shot him how did he get the final blow .

Jay :

You played a huge part in this as well . But at last it boils down to how many toxins can you hold till you die .

There were three toxins the King was holding in his body .

First was the Venom from the King Cobra .

Second was the Arsenic in his body a slow poison .

And last a chemical even we didn't think would be there

Which was Formalin

When he was shot the magic holding these chemicals from reacting suddenly were unbound .

The huge amount of these chemicals flooded in the bloodstream . Which caused the final killing blow .

Mera :

Formalin is highly corrosive , irritant and has pungent smell how did it get slip past .

Jay :

Formalin when take in 2 tablespoons can cause death instantly . So it's required to be less than that .

And that would also mean that the King was also aware that he was poisoned recently maybe he was waiting for these chemicals to be excreted without metabolism.

He might have realised this when he fell ill and had many of the black patches of arsenic on his skin .

Formalin would also be the same way . Following suit.

Sher Khan:

It meant that the plan was to end the life of the King peacefully at first . But that didn't work out .

This might be the work of an insider.

Working for your boss .

Jay :

And this is my final verdict . All of the generals have commited assault , assasination , and indirectly involved in the murder of a King .

While your boss would be charged with everything I just said and directly murdering the King .

Any rebuttals (Confidently)

McElroy:

If the King knew that he had been poisoned why didn't he di anything , like maybe arrest the one who served him poison .

Sher Khan:

This just refers to the first paragraph of my truth .

He knew that he would only die by the hands of The Forgotten One.

And it also meant that if he had been served the deadliest poison that ever existed he still wouldn't have died.

But he could never expect that meal was from him .

Ian :

Then answer me this , where is the artifact that holds that power of time now . Where is it now ?

Sher Khan:

The artifact ummm it is maybe with you ?

Ian :

You don't sound so sure . And no neither I nor the others have the artifact .

Sher Khan turns towards Jay .

Sher Khan:

Oh my God what should I do . We almost had the entire truth within our grasp .To be stopped by something like this .

Era tugs at Jays clothes .

Era :

I think you might need this .

She handed me a strange key .

Jay :

A key where did you find it .

Era :

I found it hidden .

Jay :

What does it unlock .

Era :

One that that it couldn't before unlocked before .

Jay :

So you mean to say , that it's the key to the doors .

Era :

One that will lead you to the final piece of evidence .

Hope is not lost yet . The truth is inevitable .

Jay :

There's actually one more place of investigation I want to go . One of the locked doors .

I think I might be able to open it .

And this we stood before another door where I inserted the Key given to me by Era and the lock actually turned .

I opened the door .

And it was an office where there was a man staring at the moonlight with the windows open allowing the cool breeze from the night to sway his black hair slightly .

The man's face looked slightly wrinkled but it was well toned he also gave the same presence as a father .

He was well dressed like an emperor but french style .

He had a necklace where there was the artifact . It looks a lot similar . It was radiating a green colour like some other thing . I knew . I recollected my memories .

The man turned back and saw everyone . He saw Era but was indifferent . But he still addressed her .

? :

After long you return where you started , Era .

Jay :

Who is he Era , do you know him ?

Era's face was radiating full of determination and confidence as if she was trying to face him . But despite knowing everything about everything. She still seemed very slightly hesitant . But it was covered by her own fearlessness .

Era :

Yes I know him , Someone I used to respect a long time ago , William Jinsei , My Father