BXBX NOVEL Chapter 471 To The Court Of Sinners (2)
Kayden looked at his two brothers and trembled.
These two men in front of him were stiff as a rock, yet their eyes looked at them with concern. It was such a bizarre thing for him to realize that so much time has been wasted until the three of them realize what it means to be each other\'s brothers.
They were strained, stiff, and awkward with each other, almost as if they were learning how to be brothers to each other.
But then he could not ignore that warm comfortable feeling that was nurturing his heart.
Yes, he lost a great part of his identity, in fact, half of him.
He lost his mother and his entire maternal family.
Yet why is it that he was feeling that he had gained more than what he lost? He felt like something stolen from years for many years was finally coming back to him.
Slowly restored, slowly rebuilt.
From his relationship with his wife and son to his father, then finally to his brothers. He had the nagging feeling that he could never be more complete than ever.
"En…" Kazimir nodded, not finding the right words to respond, but his grateful eyes said everything that Leon and Antoine had to know.
With that, they all proceeded to wait for all the guests.
Today, not everyone will be coming to the Court of Sinners, unlike the past few days. Only the Emperor with the three Princes, the High Priest, and the Grand Masters will enter the courts with Crown Prince Ranon.
They will be escorted by the Imperial Sky knights led by General Farauld. This is to ensure that none of the outsiders and only the trusted members were allowed inside the maximum security prison of the Empire.
Crown Prince Ranon did not show any signs of displease or unease. He just smiled and nodded with an unperturbed expression. After all, it was not time for him to move.
The moment they step out of the borders of the Empire that\'s when everything will start. And so, he is not keen to start anything and raise the unnecessary alarm to the already vigilant Seirende Empire.
As they departed to the Court of Sinners, they were heavily guarded as they entered a route that only the carriage from the Imperial Family can access.
The trip was about an hour\'s ride from the Imperial Palace to the Court of Sinners. This only proved that the capital itself is already such a massive land that left one unable to imagine how large the rest of their territory is.
When Crown Prince Ranon got off the carriage, he could not help but become impressed with the surroundings of the Court of Sinners.
It was such a large complex that emitted a cold and dark vibe. Just looking at the imposing walls and the desolate facade of the prison buildings, one could feel their hearts turn cold.
There were no visible knights around, but Crown Prince Ranon could feel a hundred pairs of eyes staring at him vigilantly. He could not help but skip a beat.
These guards were no ordinary guards and their strengths were even unfathomable. To Prasinos where strength is measured by the different levels of mage classification, Crown Prince Ranon wondered if all of these hidden guards were A-class mages.
Being an S-class mage is out of the question because it is prohibited to the entire world to hide any news of S-class mages. Thus, Crown Prince Ranon was certain that these guards would be at least at the peak of B-class to the A-class.
\'If these people were to join the battle later on… even if we have more than five hundred A class mages in Vanderford, the battle would be hard…\' He thought to himself as he decided to tell this information to the Pope once he got the chance.
"This is the Court of Sinners." Leon leads the men inside, not using the word welcome as this word will only be appropriate to say to the sinner itself.
They walked towards the main hall, going through the open-air corridor. While it was warm outside, the men felt the air turn colder once they stepped inside the building.
There was a heavy oppressive atmosphere around. It was as if, the resentment and the evil that was housed inside the prison accumulated and dominated the entire complex. That feeling intensified the moment they entered the prison cells.
"This is the first level of the prison cells, all who have been housed here were those involved in multiple counts of rape and human trafficking…
While the investigation and the hall of justice were still completing the procedures for their verdict, mainly having to make sure that the counts of offenses were accounted for, they will be executed right away…"
Leon proceeded to explain the offenses of the people around them. The cells were dark and cold, most of them were vacant, yet now that they heard Leon\'s words they understood that the prisoners in here do not stay here for long, because they will be executed the moment their verdicts are finalized.
The design of the prison is straightforward. The upper floors were the office and administrative area, where the guards were housed and the food was prepared. The prison cells start as you go underground.
The deeper they go on each floor, the graver the sins of the people were.
Grandpa Andi and Grandpa Ben kept their calm expressions. It was because they were the ones who have frequently brought criminals that were housed here.
However, it was not the same for Kazimir and Antoine. Their faces revealed shocked expressions as it was their first time visiting this complex. That was because it was always Leon who was sent to do bloody missions and drag the criminals back to this place.
Before, they did not even care to take a look at this place. In fact, they see this place disdainfully, as if the mere act of doing an inspection of this place were such a dirty job. And so they repeatedly schemed to let Leon take the task of checking this place back then.
But now that they have seen this with their own eyes, they\'ve realized the extent of work made by the Empire\'s knights and even Leon who frequented going out of the capital to the battlefield.
When they saw the vicious eyes of the criminals who were coldly restrained by solid iron chains, they finally understood that the evil not only lies with the curse users but everywhere in the empire.
As long as there is evil greed and desire, there would be crimes.
The floors were reserved for those who were accomplices of the Vesalas. Their prison cells were much colder than those on the floors near the ground surface and the conditions inside were much more strict.
Aside from the chains restraining their limbs with the iron chains, their cells were ridden with security arrays that restricted them from using their curse powers.
Usually, their tongues and eyes would be taken out, but since they need more information about the curse powers, the Emperor decided not to do that and only reinforced their arrays so as to not let them do anything to self-destruct.
They were also deprived of the sounds coming from the hallway, meaning to say, they could not hear what the people outside of their own prison cells were talking about.
Leon discretely observed Crown Prince Ranon\'s reaction. He was not keen on missing any clues or evidence that he also sided with these evil people. But then the other party seemed to have looked at them apathetically.
In fact, there was even a trace of righteous condemnation in his eyes. As if he was indignant to see such evil people still alive.
He was even asking the Emperor and the High Priest about what could have been the punishment for these people should the Main Temple not interfere.
Leon did not say anything, he knew that the Crown Prince himself was cunning and deceptive.
"The floor below would be where the main players of the internal war were detained." He announced coldly.
This time the men with him took a deep breath, all with complicated expressions on their faces. This was because down below were people who once stood proudly and honorably alongside the Emperor.
The former empress Carolina and the Vesala Ducal Family.
Nevertheless, this moment will surely come even if they opted to delay it. They will still face these people who let the Empire down.
Stepping into the corridor, they were welcomed with an eerie silence and thickened cold walls.
Along the corridor, they saw several cells that housed the main culprits and saw for the first time their appearances after their defeat.
Former Empress Carolina Vesala lay on the cold stone bed, her eyes closed and her body remained pale. The same is true with the Former Duke Maxim Vesala and the rest of the dark knights.
Crown Prince Ranon, Kazimir, and Antoine looked at Leon in confusion.
It appears to them that the people inside were already dead!