Conquest

Chapter 32 Conquest

"So Little Pigs ~ Little Pigs!" Justin yells with a satisfied smile on his face. "Let me in!"

Then an explosion occurs behind Justin and I watch wide-eyed as the gate to the Kingdom is destroyed.

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POV Justin

I observe with fascination all the chaos that is being generated around me. This will certainly make clear the difference in power between us, however, this is only the beginning. I will instill it in the depths of their minds.

"Ezekiel, immediately order your people to drop all weapons, otherwise a one-sided massacre will occur." I exclaim with both hands in the air and a shitty smile on my face as several vehicles start to pass through the already destroyed gate of the Kingdom. At that, my snipers activate their laser sights and aim from different directions at each person in the Kingdom.

Behind me, the vehicles have already stopped and from them my minions begin to descend, surrounding the entire area quickly so that no one tries to escape.

In the center of the square, most of the inhabitants of the Kingdom are huddled while Ezekiel and his guards protect the people and point their weapons at us.

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Some of my minions quickly step in front of me protectively as they continue to point their weapons in the direction of Ezekiel's people.

"Randall!" I exclaim. He should be around, after all, he is my assistant. "Get the camera!" That's all I say as I continue to watch the situation unfold.

Ezekiel's face and that of his men are worth gold, they all have their eyes wide open as they observe the red dots that illuminate the different parts of their bodies and all the inhabitants of the Kingdom.

"Brother, what is this red dot on my shirt?" Henry asked with fear trying to touch the red dot on his shirt, in that, his older brother Benjamin stands in front of him with panic on his face.

"Everyone keep calm and don't shoot anyone." Ezekiel says trying to calm his men down. It seems that he realized that it is impossible to fight. "Lower your weapons, that's an order." He says placing his gun on the ground. Immediately afterward, his men also begin to put the weapons on the ground while my men approach them and collect all the weapons.

At this, I hear a whistle behind me, followed by multiple whistles, this is the signature whistle used by the Saviors. Sometimes I wonder which of us is more dramatic, Negan or me. This causes Ezekiel and some of his guards to tense up.

"They smell that!" Negan exclaims carrying his bat on his shoulder. "Smells like fear...along with urine, lots of urine." He says walking past me and walking in Ezekiel's direction.

"Negan!" Ezekiel exclaims. "Why are you doing this? We kept our part of the bargain." He says looking at Negan with intensity.

"The King made a deal with them?"

"What is happening here?"

"Mommy, why does the bad man know the King?

These were some of the murmurs that I managed to hear while the people of the Kingdom remain herded like little pigs.

"And I respect that, you always fulfilled the corresponding tribute." Negan says nodding to himself. "However, I am no longer in command." Says Negan with a fucking smile right in front of Ezekiel. "And let me tell you a secret." He says patting Ezekiel on the back.

"If you thought I was bad... you should meet my little nephew." Negan says pointing his bat at me as Ezekiel's eyes widen in shock as he looks at me closely with disbelief on his face.

In that, I look both ways and then point to myself. "Me?" I say innocently before bursting out laughing as I hold my stomach.

"Wow, what fun is all this." I say calming down a little. "To be able to see the look of desperation on his face is priceless." I say while placing my hands around my waist.

"Search the houses, search every inch of this dump, and guard the front entrance!" I exclaim, taking off my wolf costume props in the process.

"Yes, Your Highness." My minions scream in unison as they carry out my commands.

"Walk next to me Ezekiel, let's have a nice chat." I say pointing to Ezekiel and waving my hand for him to follow me. At that, he starts walking toward me.

Jerry tries to stop Ezekiel, however, Ezekiel just shakes his head in Jerry's direction. "Keep calm, everything will be fine." He says quietly as he starts to follow me.

"You know I could have wiped out all of your people, right?" I ask as Ezekiel follows close behind. Several of my guards are also following us at a safe distance, ready to intervene at any moment.

"But you did not." Says Ezekiel

"Exactly, so far no person has died, don't you think I'm very considerate of your people?" I ask with an innocent smile.

"You hold my people hostage, your men are pointing guns at my people right now. How can that be considered? Ezekiel exclaims.

"They are still alive." I respond by waving my hands dismissively. "Do you want to protect your people? Do you want to give your people a better lifestyle? So the choice is easy. Join me by hook or by crook." I say.

"The Pentagon belongs to me, the Saviors belong to me and now the Kingdom does too." I say with a smile spreading across my face. "And this is only the beginning." I pronounce it slowly.

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POV Ezekiel

Minutes later, I return to my people who are sitting on the ground being watched by Justin's men. "The situation is more precarious than we imagined." That is all I say as my men look at me with confusion on their faces.

"My King..." Jerry says, however, I raise a hand to stop him from talking. "I am no longer worthy of that title Jerry." I say sighing a little. "Not anymore, I am not your king, I am not your majesty!" I exclaim with defeat in my voice. "Look around us." I say pointing around me.

Armed men paced back and forth, quickly killing walkers who enter through the destroyed gate and setting up banners throughout the Kingdom bearing the logo of their Empire.

"This is real. No...I'm not a king, now I'm just an ordinary man." I say looking at each of the people in my town. "We must remain strong in the face of adversity." That's all I say before applause is heard behind me.

"A very nice speech, very nice." Justin says clapping his hands sarcastically. "Randall!" He exclaims, at which point a young man runs towards him with a camera in his hands.

"Here is the camera I request, Your Highness." The young man named Randall says bowing slightly while Justin just nods his head.

"From this moment on the Kingdom will be under the wing of the Empire!" Justin Exclaims extending his hands towards us. "Now kneel before me." He says with a smug smile on his face as his men surround us.

"Do as he says…" I say, however, I am interrupted by Richard.

"I will not bow down to a fucking psycho kid! First, we bow down to the bloody saviors, and now… Now this? I'm tired of living this way." Richard exclaims standing his ground and glaring at Justin. In that, more people related to Richard's ideals are standing firm.

I want to yell at him, I really want to yell at the Idiot not to make a bloody scene at a critical time like this, I also hate this situation with all my soul, however, I remain calm despite everything.

"Huh. I see, I guess they need a demonstration after all." Justin says crossing his arms and then looking directly at me. "Sorry Ezekiel, I tried to be nice." He says and then his gaze goes to Negan. "Bring it."

At that, Negan nods his head and heads in the direction of one of the vans. "It's time for a walk." Negan says lightly hitting the back of the van with his bat and then opening the back door and climbing into the back of the van. At that, several men punch Richard and knock him to the ground right in front of Justin.

"I'd rather die at the hands of a corpse than a Psychopath." Richard says coughing a little with a smile on his face. In that, a strange smile appears on Justin's face.

"That can be fixed hehe." Justin says with a chuckle.

At that, Negan climbs out of the van holding a chain as an undead meekly follows, then pushes him in Justin's direction.

"Stop, Simon." Justin says, at this, the undead named Simon stands still. What?! Did he just obey Justin? This shouldn't be possible...

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POV Justin

"This shouldn't be possible." Ezekiel says with his eyes wide open.

"Oh my God." Jerry whispers as his hands start shaking.

Some inhabitants of the Kingdom fall to their knees while others still stand watching the scene with wide eyes.

"Give him a knife, give him a chance to defend himself." I say while pointing lightly at Richard and then I start walking calmly with my hands behind my head in Simon's direction under the dumbfounded gaze of the Kingdom people. At that, Randall throws a knife at Richard who quickly grabs the knife from the ground and stands up.

2 months ago, after Negan knelt before me, everyone witnessed what I did to Simon who was still breathing, I must point out that many people wet their pants because of it. However, I don't like to inject my blood into just anyone and only leave that method for special cases. In this case, it's not necessary to inject my blood into Richard, I'll just show that I can control Simon and that will break the spirit of these people once and for all.

Now I am facing Simon while he stands still. "Get on your knees." I say, at that, he quickly drops to his knees while behind me I can hear the panic of the Kingdom people. Then I turn around dramatically looking in Ezekiel's direction.

"They will serve me in life or in death!" I exclaim pointing at Richard. "Time to eat, Simon." I pronounce raising my head with pride and a predatory smile on my face.

At that, Simon gives a creepy smile and begins to run in Richard's direction. Seeing Simon run, the cries of the people of the Kingdom were immediate. According to them, the walkers are just slow, however, they have never seen a runner.

"What the hell." Richard exclaims holding his knife shakily as he tries to stab Simon in the head, however, Simon uses his arms in front of his head to protect himself from the stab before falling on top of Richard and biting his neck.

"That's gotta hurt." I say making a face of pain.

In short, the scene is quite disturbing as Simon eats Richard alive. "Simon, stop it, get back in the van." I exclaim. At that, Simon stops and stands to slowly walk into the van as Richard convulses on the floor.

Randall runs in my direction and hands me my gun, in that, I start walking towards Richard with my gun in hand, and as expected Richard stands up quickly and his eyes focus on the people of the Kingdom. At this, he Roars and lunges at them causing many hysterical screams.

"We get it, we get it! Please…" Ezekiel yells. I then point my gun at Richard and fire several times until he falls to the ground with several shots to the head.

A total waste, I can't control the infected my runners bite. That is why anyone who is infected by one of my brokers must be eliminated as soon as possible, in order to prevent the spread of a new strain.

"So where do we stay?" I ask innocently tilting my head slightly.

Ezekiel falls to his knees with a vacant look in his eyes. At this, the rest of his people begin to fall to their knees as well, after what they have just witnessed I doubt very much that anyone will remain standing.

At this, I walk over to Ezekiel and stand next to him as they all remain kneeling.

Randall quickly and nervously stands in front of us all with a camera in his hands.

"Everybody say cheese!" I exclaim happily as a shitty smile graces my face and the camera flash lights me up.

After a few photos, the smell of urine reaches my nostrils, in that, my face wrinkles, and I walk away from these people. "Okay, now to work." I say flapping my hands. "But first, many of you need a change of pants." I say with a smile.

"Over time you get used to that smell." Negan says walking up to me. "That's the smell of fear." He says walking away from me as he begins to whistle the strange tune to himself.

Hours later.

I find myself sitting on Ezekiel's wooden throne in the middle of the Kingdom square watching the sunrise and all the people at work as they shiver under my gaze.

"How is the repair of the front door? I hope you're not upset that I broke down the door, however, a grand entrance always requires a grand explosion." I say with a giggle. Beside me is Ezekiel with his hands behind his back.

"We have managed to repair the door again with the help of your men, the process was faster than expected." Says Ezekiel with a completely neutral face, however, it's obvious that he's clenching his hands tightly behind his back.

"Well, I guess it's time to go now." I say while yawning a bit. "Gather all your people in the square, I have one last announcement to make." I say stretching my arms a little.

Minutes later, I find myself in the square while all the inhabitants of the Kingdom watch me carefully with fear in their eyes.

"Now that the Kingdom is part of the Empire, they will have our protection and that is why I will leave some of my men to maintain the security of the place. We will buy all the fruits and vegetables they produce at a good price, you can contact the people I will leave here so that they can explain the point system to you." I say placing my hands behind my back and holding myself steady.

"If they need something like medicine, canned food, vehicles, gasoline, among other things. You can contact us and we will supply them as long as you have enough points to purchase what you request." I say as several of my minions begin unloading various boxes from one of the vehicles. "In those boxes, there are agricultural products, as well as seeds and tools, consider it a gift from me." I say with a smile.

"And to finish, I will choose two people at random from among you to accompany me to Washington as guests." I pronounce innocently looking at Ezekiel. "Henry and Nabila." I say slowly.

This causes Ezekiel's face to lose all color from him, I'm sure he thought I'd take him. "Please..." Ezekiel says trying to get closer to me but several of my men point their guns at him.

"You don't have to worry, nothing will happen to them and you can visit them whenever you want, as long as the Kingdom is on good behavior." I say waving my hands dismissively.

Having Henry and Nabila in the Pentagon has its advantages, first, Ezekiel won't try to conspire against me since I have Henry 'Hostage' and Nabila's experience can be useful in the Pentagon's crops plus she can take care of Henry.

The next thing that happens is a very awkward goodbye between a tearful Henry and his older brother Benjamin who had to be knocked out in the process while Ezekiel watched with his hands shaking helplessly. Nabila hugs Ezekiel and then starts crying on Jerry's shoulder as they hug.

Hell, I almost feel bad for them. Almost.

Shortly after, my personal vehicle arrives to pick me up and Henry along with Nabila gets into my limousine, in that, Nabila hugs Henry who is still sobbing.

"Everyone will remember this day in the depths of their hearts. The day the Kingdom was conquered by me." I say as I pull a photograph out of my pocket and toss it in Ezekiel's direction. "Bye~Bye." I wave in Ezekiel's direction as I climb into my limo and close the door.

While I'm in the car I watch as Ezekiel falls to his knees clutching the photograph tightly while Jerry pats him on the back as they both watch us drive away helplessly.

"Well, who's hungry?" I ask with a shitty grin on my face as I press a button on the side of the limo window and a compartment unfolds with lots of goodies and drinks inside to the surprise of my guests.

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As I walk away from the Kingdom I can see how large pennants with the logo of my empire now adorn its doors. "For the Empire." I say with a smile on my face as I make a toast with a soda.