Episode 16: The Secret of the Senior Family

...from the perspective of Alex Arshid....

I don't know what happened, what was that black halo, what happened that old man hit the wall, I just know that he was standing naked in front of me now and he was very angry.

Old man: You bastards of Arshid can do this. I don't know what deal you made with the devil that you have such magic, but don't worry, I want to help you understand.

And he came and grabbed my throat tightly.

Like a few minutes ago I started crying again. It had become normal for me In these few days.

... Crying, it's a beautiful cry. Cry you bastards of Arshid

Boom.

The door opened sharply.

-Sir, I have to tell you something.

He was a simple soldier who was very surprised to see us and the naked old man.

But it didn't take long.

Soldier- Sir, Russell Gersh, Commander Gersh Russell, the head of the investigation committee, said to catch this renegade.

Hey, whoever gets to us, now that we're In chains, give us milk.

.. Why are they so Important in the middle of torture?

- No, they said something important had happened, more important than torture and all that, and they were talking to this adulterous apostate.

The old man thought for a few minutes and then gestured that they could take me.

The soldier, who was obviously not alone, gestured with his hand and a few more soldiers came and put a gray robe on me and put a bag on my head.

And they took me.

I don't know where we were going, but I just realized that since the soldier wasn't very surprised, after seeing the old man naked and understanding his intentions, it was clear that these things were normal here.

Just as having large palaces, harems and theft were normal for them, rape was also normal for them.

Finally, they stood together and then we knocked on the door and got permission to enter the room, then we sat on a chair and got permission to leave.

I blinked rapidly.

For a while, the torture room was dark and I was still unconscious from the intensity of the torture.

When my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw that I was sitting at a round table and two men, one my father's age and the other younger, were sitting there.

The young man had shoulder-length blond hair, ice blue eyes, white skin, and a face that would appeal to many women and girls.

And the other man had hair that was a mix of white and black, brown and light wheat skin, with a little beard, and of course, similar clothes with royal insignia.

What was someone from the royal court doing here?

The young man got up from his chair and approached me, holding his head right in front of my face and...

Young man: Well, Mr. Alex Arshid, I don't plan on staying here long and I'll leave you two alone. Just know that if you're here without being saved, you were chosen by your father's king and of course us, but that's enough of a mistake to be here again.

But this time, there's no condition for saving you, and I will personally kill you without any hesitation.

And he left.

Who was this, what was he saying, what was he doing, what was he doing, what was he doing?

I was brought out of my thoughts by the other person's coughing.

Second Man: Well Alex, I'd better introduce myself. I'm Idris Hera, the king's senior advisor and a close friend of your father.

What, I'm your father's friend? He's the king's advisor. Well, our ancestors had relations with the court, but not friendly.

... And as that person, Gersh Russell, the person in charge of reviewing ideas, said, you have been chosen, but I'm telling the truth because from now on you are and will be under our supervision.

We intended to save your father and we were fully prepared in every way, but your father in a strange move chose you and we were forced to support you with great insistence.

And that Gersh Russell was right that you were saved, just now and at this point and in the future, it is not known what will happen to you and we cannot guarantee your life, but just know this for now...

You will be our next executioner, the son of the executioner, the one everyone fears, the true successor to your father, the one everyone, even Gersh Russell, will forget about themselves when they hear your name.

Because from now on, instead of the son of the executioner, you are the executioner, even the executioner of false gods.

And he smiled strangely and leaned back in his chair.

Hehe, what happened? I became the executioner, which means I took my father's place. What can I say? Maybe an eight-year-old boy?

That means from now on, instead of watching death, I have to cause everyone's death.

Until I heard those whispers again.

... Did you see what he said? You didn't want this? You didn't expect revenge? You didn't want to avenge Ara? Don't you want to respect your father? Aren't you the son of the executioner? The executioner of the gods? Now instead of fearing, just say yes and your great purpose will begin.

I don't know what those whispers were, they just made me lose control and go with his wishes.

And that's what made me say yes.

Counselor: You made a good choice. Prepare yourself. You have to be careful for now but you are going to a much better place than here. Our shared prison and the church.

He also said a better place, he said a palace or I don't know the prison bar

.... Court ....

As the counselor said, they transferred me to the common prison. Fortunately, the soldiers behaved much better there, and today something important was going to happen.

I had to testify against my father.

It was completely stupid and cruel, but everything was under the control of the church, and if they had agreed to let me live, that would have been great. But would you still testify against your father in court and be sentenced to death?

But the end of the Arshid family was the day we went to that cursed village, and something called death had been intertwined with our family, and it was normal.

Because...

With the church standing still and the counselor pointing, we arrived and I got out of the carriage.

...Horumzadeh

Kill him

What right do you have to live?

Curse of the gods and goddesses on you, you adulterer...

And a flood of trash throwing and swearing started

We barely got into the church, and I'm sure if we had gone a little later, people would have rioted and attacked me, even with the soldiers there.

When we entered the courthouse, it was the same as everyone turning to look at me as if I were an extraterrestrial being.

But having the right to see the executioner who had frightened them for years without any secrets was strange to them.

We were walking and I just felt like everyone was watching me with every step I took.

Until they took me to the witness stand and I waited for my father to come.

And I was looking around when I saw someone behind the door. Regarding the judge's entry, he is looking

Only his eyes were clear, they were a special silver one, I had seen less color with his height, which was the same height as me

When the judge and his secretary arrived, I turned my attention to the judge

And after a few minutes, Gersh Russell came and after that...

My father was brought and placed in the dock

The whispering began, which was interrupted by the sound of the judge's gavel

Judge: Well, we are starting the trial, the trial to investigate the sins of an apostate named Antonia Arshid and her ancestors

How ridiculous, investigating the crimes of ancestors

It was clear that it was a show trial and the verdict was clear from now on

When Gersh Russell started talking

... Well, with your permission, Mr. Judge, as the person in charge of this case, I would like to explain his sins as the person in charge of the people's complaint against this gentleman

Judge: Come on, Mr. Russell

Gersh: Well, as you know, fortunately, people are faithful and one of our beliefs is to rise up and overthrow oppression, and this is bad from the court's point of view

In the history of ancestors This person has come to do everything they can to suppress and kill people and kill people again and again without any fear.

You might laugh and say, how important can a simple executioner be, but since the day the faithful people of Nikolai village migrated to the present, the elite and the common people have been suppressed by the Arshid family.

It Is enough to be religious or oppose the court, It is equal to death.

And this gentleman saw that he could not prevent the people's national celebration on the night of the defeat of his apostate family, so he committed such a heinous act.

And he cried a little.

And the tragedy of Nikolai village happened.

And everyone burst Into tears.

.. Well, we have several witnesses. Our first witness is a savage who was used by them as an intermediary to hire a mercenary.

And it was after that that an orc was brought.

So what do you have to say? Is it true that this person gave you money to hire a mercenary?

Wild: Yes, they messaged me and said that they are ready to give me fifty platinum in exchange for hiring a few mercenaries.

Gersh: And it's true that they only hired people to kill people, and not just kill people, for anything, just to ruin the party.

Wild: Yes, they said they could do whatever they wanted, but only on the night of the party.

Gersh: I have nothing more to say. Can you bring the next witness, a child who suffered and witnessed the rape of her close friend with her own eyes?

And they brought in Sarah, who was obviously suffering a lot, with a depressed look on her face.

And she started talking.

Sarah; That night, that night, I witnessed my best friend, my best friend's mother, being killed in front of my eyes...

And she started crying. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it made people start cursing my father again.

And she continued.

... I don't know who did it. I just know that I was friends with someone for years who killed people. People are completely innocent. I regret it, I regret why I became friends with someone like that.

Gersh: Well, this is one of them. This girl was a close friend of this family and now the last witness.

The closest person to everyone is that person's own child.

Alex Arshid.

And that's when I went as a witness and saw Sarah looking at me in surprise. She didn't expect to see me there, but I went as a witness.

Gersh: So Alex, I want you to tell your father. Tell us what your father did?

And now it was my turn to tell him according to the scenario that was given to me in advance.

.. Um, I am the son of Antonia Arshid. Many times. I have witnessed my father's torture many times, I have witnessed executions, and in all of this, my father behaved with the utmost cruelty and cruelty, and I ask God Almighty for forgiveness and pardon.

Gersh: So, one more question, did you know about your father's plan on the night of the party?

.. Well, no, I mean, no, I had no idea. I didn't expect that. I mean, I was used to the death of these things, not that he would do such and such a thing.

Gersh: Well, I have no more to say because everything is clear, the culprit is clear and his sins are clear, and there is no need for several sessions. And now I ask you, Your Honor, to rule with complete justice.

Judge, do you have anything to say before I rule? Do you have any closing remarks?

My father came on stage and began to speak...

- It was a good play directed by Mr. Gersh Russell, the censor, and you were all actors, even my son. But know this: with my death, Antonia Arshid, neither your death nor your fear will end. Rather, someone worse than me, my ancestors, will come and make you fear death. And If I were not here and you dared to speak to me like this under torture, as you say,

Then do not curse me and do not pass sentence because it is all nonsense. And if you fall into my hands, even my son...

The false gods must have mercy on you.

And he spoke in a way that even I was afraid.

The atmosphere in the stadium was incredibly heavy.

That with the judge's words...

Judge: Well, according to the laws and what religion and the church dictate, Mr. Antonia, I sentence you to death in the presence of all the people, so that everyone may learn a lesson from your fate, and this will be your punishment. Your actions

The session ended

And my father was sentenced to death and I succeeded my father

....

And now I was right in front of my father, axe in hand, and I, the son of my father's executioner, was going to kill him myself.

The scary thing about Arshid's family was that your father or someone you loved, even your love, would die at your hands.

First, if you have to kill your feelings, because feelings have no meaning in this, and if you can kill your father, sister, brother, or even your lover, then killing other people is pointless. And now I

Have to kill my father myself, because from now on I am no longer the executioner's son, I am the executioner.

End of Episode 16