Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
The Death of the King
In one corner of the palace room, an old man was sitting leaning on his soft mattress. The morning sun comes in from the windows and vents. His body was thin and his hair was completely bleached. His eyes were also tight-lipped and his gaze was blank.
A servant came into his room. It was Cecilia who had been Aurellia's personal servant. He was asked by Aurellia to take care of the needs of this helpless old man.
He brought a tray of food and a glass of wine poured in a gilded glass. But Cecilia was not alone, because behind her, a 23-year-old young man walked up to her.
"Your Majesty, breakfast is ready. Please eat to keep your health awake."
Without saying anything, the old man started to bribe the food Cecilia had brought into his mouth. Tasty. But he had long forgotten the taste of food.
"Miss Cecilia, thank you for your concern. Can I ask you to come out. I will watch over the noble king from now on."
Cecilia nodded and left the room. The old man was King Heinz, Leonidas II. The reason why until now Aurellia is still a temporary queen is because of the king Leonidas who is still in a coma until now. But in fact, he was conscious now.
"Are you happy that your plan made it this far, asshole!?"
He's not screaming. But from his face and words, wrath and anger could be felt. The young man was Issac who was now standing some distance away from the king. He opened the curtains and let the sun shine on the room.
"Not really, it feels normal. That's because it's not as fun as I thought."
The king was poisoned by the Lewis faction of princes. The king is in a coma and this information leaks into the ears of the Prince William faction and a civil war to seize the throne ensues. At the end of the battle, Starfall intervenes and makes Aurellia a hero and they win.
Believe it or not, all of those sequences were plans that Issac made and all of the factions involved in them, were basically dancing on his palms. Through the dark guild and Wolfgang's squadron, he administered poison to put the king into a coma.
Prince Lewis's faction tried as hard as possible to keep their actions a secret but this information was leaked by VIESTA agents to Prince William. Fighting broke out and Isaac turned both sides into cash cows.
Once they were exhausted, Issac intervened and in the end, he made Aurellia a hero and coveted by everyone. That was the plan he had made. And horrible, it worked.
"King Leonidas, do you know what has been a stumbling block to your daughter and made her hold back? It was neither the Moskov empire, the Garlin federation, nor the Grand Aria empire.
"The biggest stumbling block for Aurellia right now is.you yourself, king Leonidas. Your existence limits Aurellia's authority in power.
"Most of the Knights of the palace are also secretly against his policies since you are still alive today. So for the honor of your daughter and for the glory of the kingdom...."
Issac took out a pill from his suit pocket and placed it on a tray.
"Why don't you just choose to die, king Leonidas? Your glory days are over, right?"
King Leonidas gritted his teeth. His weak hands clenched tightly. Die!? No kidding! All this time I am gathering many powers, treasures, and others but...!!! This boy is destroying all of mine! Anger has taken hold of him but he can do nothing.
"Naude boy! Did you know that Aurellia loves me so much?! If I die, won't he be so sad?! And when he finds out that you're the one who killed me, he'll be so angry and avenge my death?!"
Issac remains flat. He's not bothered by that. It made King Leonidas even more angry. He even threw his plate on the floor and drank his wine thirsty after getting angry.
"No. Even if he gets angry at me and cries, he will never hate me. You seem to have misunderstood King Leonidas. Aurellia loves me more than you."
"Even if you say that, I won't die today! I'm not gonna take this pill and....AHHHHH!!"
Fresh blood flowed from the mouth, nose, and ears of King Leonidas. Pain filled his body and his head felt like it wanted to explode. His consciousness is disappearing.
Issac, who had been standing facing the window, now turned towards him. His eyes were red and his face remained cold. There was no remorse when he killed a king.
" King Leonidas, for the honor of the queen and the glory of the kingdom of Heinz, die."
And King Heinz's consciousness eventually disappeared for good. He's been dead. But his eyes opened and anger was drawn from there. After cleansing the blood and closing the king's eyes, he put down a cloth to cover his face and came out of the king's room.
Cecilia had been waiting in front of the room door. There was sadness on his face but he said nothing. Issac saw it but he also said nothing. Aurellia did not need to dirty her hands. Enough Issac to do it.
"Thank you Cecilia. Immediately inform the courtier that the king has died after a three-year coma. Prepare a funeral for her. I'll take care of Aurellia's ceremony to become a permanent queen in Heinz's kingdom."
Cecilia, who was a VIESTA agent, nodded and immediately took care of everything. After the servant girl left, Issac took a deep breath and threw it away. It's all for you, Aurellia.
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News of the king's death had spread throughout the kingdom in a short period of time. Aurellia who found out that her beloved father had died did not say anything.
A solemn funeral service was held and the king was buried in the cemetery of the kings behind the Palace. Grief enveloped the palace and the entire kingdom.
The night after the funeral was over, Issac was in his office. I don't know what he's doing. Suddenly, someone broke down the door and walked up to him and slapped him. It was Aurellia.
"Why did you kill me, you bastard! He was the only family after the others left! He's.he's..."
Tears began to fall. Aurellia cried that night. Issac Still didn't say anything. Aurellia cries for the loss of her father. But Leonidas is not the only family he has now.
In the end, Issac carried Aurellia in his arms. Despite constantly rebelling, Issac did not let go of the embrace. So too when Aurellia chided herself. His embrace is getting tighter. He did not want to let go of Aurellia. He wanted to say that Aurellia still had Issac as her family through that embrace.
Finally, Aurellia started to calm down. He had been content to cry and scream so that his mind became clear now. He hugged Issac back and leaned his head against the man's chest.
"I beg you.don't leave me, dear."
After saying that, Aurellia fell asleep.
One week after the funeral of King Leonidas, a coronation ceremony was held at Venz. The community is very enthusiastic. The palace was very crowded and the capital became very crowded with crowds. They were happy because in the end, Aurellia had truly become a real queen.
Everyone is happy. A just queen would bring glory to the kingdom of Heinz for ten thousand years. Yel-yel is sung and the public cheers.
With this Aurellia officially became queen and for Issac, no one could stand in the way of queen Aurellia and prime minister Margaret from now on.
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In the east, at the same time as Aurellia's coronation ceremony, a new king emerged after a bloody battle within the Garlin federation. A new kingdom was formed with Boabdil who came from the fire fox tribe as its king.
After uniting the entire tribe into an empire, it was time to set his sights on the human kingdom and Empire to launch his ambitions and grudges. And Heinz's work in the west, will be his first target.