A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 47. Chapter 47

The sun god Shamash, the god of justice, the god of judgment.

He symbolizes the law, he discerns the loyalty with the impartial eyesight, he holds the heavenly wheel in one hand, and the sword of Shamash in the other.

All the wicked, as well as those who violate the oath, will be condemned by him.

When he became the priest of Shamash, he knelt under the tall idol and took the scepter given to him by his guide.

He held a scepter and swore under the sun god.

I will enforce the law firmly.

I will abide by justice and order.

I will judge everything fairly.

I will guard the teachings of Shamash, at the cost of my life and soul–

The priests of Shamash, the priests of the sun, are impartial and powerful.

This is the case with Xiemuer.

He is an upright and stern person. Few people can see the emotions of ordinary people on his face. He handles things rationally and calmly, and has never been swayed by personal feelings.

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“Xiemuer, I’m done!”

The white parchment was lifted in front of his eyes, and the boy holding it tilted his head, and half of his face was exposed from behind the parchment. There was still a bit of childishness remaining on that face.

Under the golden forehead like sunlight, the young man’s eyes curled up like the arc of a crescent moon.

The boy looked at him with an expectant look.

He glanced lightly and said, “No.”

The gleaming boy wilted suddenly, like a little squirrel pulling his ears down.

He added: “However, it is better than last time.”

The young boy’s eyes lit up again, his golden eyes were like the sun in the sky.

He stood there and smiled brightly at him. The sun was bathing on the child, like a faint halo of light on the child’s cage.

He smiled at him, and he looked at him with trust in his eyes.

This young prince seemed to have the glory of the sun.

He nurtures older children.

He looked at the little child, in front of his eyes, growing up little by little.

Like a seedling holding his hand, he pulled out the green branches and leaves little by little.

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“Are you really going to die with that prince?”

That day, the man who came to him said so.

That person was a companion who studied with him when he was young, but later, he chose to become the priest of Shamash, and that person chose to become the priest of the night god.

The priest of the night god had already become another prince’s confidant long ago.

This person came here to persuade him to join the command of Prince Heimos.

He was silent.

“Think about it, how can that weak prince Ho De sit on the throne?”

“A long time ago, when King Camos asked you to choose, didn’t you also choose to teach His Royal Highness Huimos?”

“So, this is not a betrayal, but just implement your own choice.” The man said, “Prince Garland can’t win His Royal Highness.”

He was silent for a long time, then answered.

“……you are right.”

Gallan couldn’t beat Hiemos.

Everybody knows.

He also knows.

He said: “He can’t beat Hiemos.”

It was a cruel path to the throne full of blood and thorns.

That kid can’t do it.

But Huimos was walking down that road.

Therefore, the throne must ultimately belong to Huimos.

“Right? So you are optimistic about His Royal Highness, don’t you?”

The man said to him with a smile.

“Only His Royal Highness is qualified and best suited to sit on the throne.”

“…”

He closed his eyes and did not answer.

Yes.

Prince Huimos is very powerful, incomparably powerful. Today, even King Camos can no longer suppress this terrifying man like a fierce beast.

A long time ago, he also thought that only people who are good and powerful enough are qualified to sit on the throne.

But now, he finally understands that this is not the case.

To sit on the throne requires more than just being strong.

Huimos is very strong, but his heart is too narrow, so narrow as only himself.

Although Gallan is weak, he has a broad mind. He can put a lot of people in his heart, and his gentle heart also makes him willing to guard everyone he can watch.

Huimos’ eyes were so narrow that he could only see himself.

He wanted the throne for himself.

He will not suppress himself, but will only obey his own desires, and he will achieve all his desires as he pleases.

Because to him, nothing matters except himself, even the whole Aaron Landis.

… He vaguely saw the shadow under Prince Huimos’ feet, and the darkness entwining him.

It seemed an invisible omen.

When Huimos ascended to the throne, his mighty might lead Aaron Landis to a terrible abyss instead of being mighty.

And the child he cares for is about to become the first sacrifice-

…………Do not.

Can not.

He opened his eyes and looked at his childhood friend.

He said: “Okay.”

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“You can’t beat Hiemos.”

That day, he said to Garlan.

He saw the child’s wide-open eyes and looked at him with incredible eyes.

He seemed to be able to see something shattered in an instant from those golden eyes.

There seemed to be something torn apart in the depths of the young man’s eyes. He stood looking at him, his face covered with helplessness.

At that time, he wanted to reach out and touch the child’s head as before.

But it doesn’t work.

[You can’t beat Hiemos. 】

You will die in his hands.

So, it’s up to me.

Even if you betray my faith.

I want you to live, live on the throne.

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You are the priest of Shamash, and fairness and justice are your beliefs.

When you tell a lie, you will abandon the way of Shamash.

When you are in a lie, your faith will be destroyed.

Your soul will fall into hell and be burned by fire forever.

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“Sheemur, you have violated the oath of allegiance to His Highness Hiemos. As a priest of Shamash, you have told a lie. You have abandoned your faith. What qualifications do you have to say that you serve Shamash? man of–”

He couldn’t hear what the person behind him was saying.

His mind is blank at this moment.

The young man leaned quietly in his arms, as if sleeping, but the blood oozing from the corners of his eyes and lips slowly slid across the pale face that was still somewhat childish.

The eyelashes that were as light as a cicada’s wings trembled slightly in the wind, like the traces of the last life that had passed away.

At this moment, he seemed to have forgotten even how to breathe.

He didn’t know what he was doing, he just vaguely felt that there was something in the deepest part of his body cracking apart at this moment.

What came to his mind at this moment was that the child looked at him when he left.

Countless and terrifying things came out from the depths of the body, stirring, as if torn his whole person little by little.

The body of the person in his arms is getting cold a little bit, together with his heart…

…

Even if you abandon your faith, abandon everything.

I also want to protect you.

But even if you give up everything.

I still failed to hold you.

He closed his eyes.

O great Shamash, all sins belong to me.

I will bear the sin that the prince committed when he was young.

Please bring his soul into the kingdom of God…

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In that emptiness, there seemed to be a pair of eyes watching, seeing everything that happened after that.

Those eyes were filled with confusion.

Is this what happened after he died in that life?

…Xiemu’er didn’t abandon him…He actually kept guarding him…Is it?

But why did he see this scene?

In bewilderment, he saw Huimos pull out the long sword on his waist.

The sharp blade was raised in Huimos’s hand.

Do not.

Huimos, no!

He wanted to stop him, he wanted to stop him, he yelled with all his strength, wanted the man to stop.

But all this is in the past, something that has happened in the past.

He can only watch, but can’t stop anything.

He could only watch the sharp sword in Heymos’s hand that had drunk the blood of many people gleaming in the sun with a frightening cold light.

Stop…Stop!

You have killed me, let him go!

No one can hear his voice, no one can hear him.

He could only see Sheemur hugging his body and kneeling there in a daze without knowing it.

He could only watch Heimos’ hands fall heavily.

The sharp blade penetrated Xiemuer’s chest in an instant–

Huimos! ! !

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As the sun sets, the horizon is red, and it is a burning cloud. The sun that was about to fall on the ground cast a golden-red light diagonally down the ground, shining in through the window.

The red sunset light fell on the face of the blond child lying quietly on the bed.

Suddenly, the child opened his eyes suddenly.

His hands stretched into the air forcefully, as if trying to grab something that didn’t exist, his fingertips were tightened to the extreme.

His enlarged pupils trembled violently, and his mouth was open, as if to gasp, but his throat seemed to be blocked, unable to breathe or make any sound.

“Gallan?”

Someone walked quickly, grabbed his hand, and called his name nervously.

Gallan turned his head.

In the next second, his pupils shrank sharply.

The familiar face in his eyes blanked his mind.

He can no longer think.

Huimos!

Only this name remained in his mind.

It was almost an instinct of the body. He supported his elbows, sat up sideways, reached out to Himos’ waist, and pulled out the dagger tied to the opponent’s belt.

Pulling the dagger out of its sheath, he stared at Huimos fiercely, and stabbed the dagger at Huimos fiercely——

There was a crisp sound.

The dagger pierced the metal bracelet, making a sharp metal crash.

Almost at the moment Garlan raised his hand to stab the dagger over, Huimos raised his hand, and the metal cuff on his wrist blocked the piercing sword tip.

The next second, he backhanded and grabbed Garlan’s right wrist, which was holding the dagger.

Just a little bit of force, the intense pain caused Gallan to let go of her hand.

The dagger fell and was caught by Huimos’s other hand.

Huimos clasped Garland’s right wrist and slammed him back on the bed.

Garlan’s back hit the bed and there was a loud bang in the room.

And at the same moment when he was overwhelmed by Huimos on the bed, the white blade of the dagger recaptured by Huimos had reached his throat.

With a little effort, he can cut his throat.

Everything happened in an instant.

From the moment Garland drew his sword and stab at Heimos, until Heimos pressed it back on the bed and put a dagger against his throat.

This series of actions happened in just two seconds.

Everything was the instinctive response of Heymos’ body. After waiting for two seconds, he reacted and looked at the scene in front of him with a stunned expression on his face.

“Gallan?…Did you have a nightmare?”

He asked suspiciously.

The child who was pressed on the bed stared at him with wide eyes. At first, he was at a loss, as if he hadn’t recovered from his dream, his eyes were lost.

After that gaze cleared up, he looked at him as if he had understood something, and suddenly his eyes blinked and a series of tears fell.

The sudden tears made Huimos rush into confusion in an instant.

He retracted the dagger against Garlan’s neck in a panic, and also released the clasp of the opponent’s hand.

“This is a battle reaction formed after physical training. I didn’t want to do anything to you, but the body reaction is too fast and I can’t control it…”

Gallan did not answer.

He opened his eyes, those big golden eyes were soaked in mist, tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and they fell in a mess.

He bit his lower lip tightly without making a sound, but the tears in his eyes watching Heimos kept falling steadily, falling violently.

Although he didn’t speak, he didn’t say a word, but his eyes felt distressed for some reason.

“Don’t be afraid, Garlan.”

Are you scared by nightmares?

Or was he scared by the dagger that hit his throat just now?

Huimos thought.

“Don’t be afraid, trust me, I won’t hurt you.”

He said softly, and his hand gently stroked Gallan’s forehead.

He said: “No matter what happens, I will not hurt you.”

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It’s not challenging to change offense.

It will be challenging to let the little friend who is now shouting for a change of attack to call “True Fragrance” to Heimos in the future (evil smile)

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Since so many people are worried, let me make a clear advance, and then it will really be the home court of Hiemos.

All your questions about the past will be revealed next.