The God of War
The Perpetrator
Suddenly a female servant began to raise her hand to make a pair of eyes turn to look at her.
"You!! Did you see someone enter the kitchen other than the maids and the palace cooks?" prince Toshie asked in intimidation
"Yes, Prince. Servant saw someone had entered the palace kitchen, Prince! And the servant saw him put something in the cauldron." said a maid suddenly to give her testimony.
"Hc. Tell me everything you see! I'll guarantee your safety!" the prince again.
"He was wearing a face mask and sneaking into the kitchen while we were busy tidying up other groceries. His face was invisible because he was wearing a black cloth to cover his face back then, plus he was very quick to do so. But ... I think I know who she is, Prince." said the maid.
Luoyi, who was also in the courtroom of this palace, was now starting to fall apart and was worried that his actions would be known to everyone. His jaw began to harden as it stared at a palace warrior who only looked down and looked very frightened. The soldier's body was trembling.
"He is ... he, Prince!" the female servant began to point at a palace soldier who was bowing and trembling.
Everyone began to turn to look at the soldier with a look of incomprehension, annoyance, and anger! Because ... how could he do such an evil thing for the prince?
Though all this time the palace family always did good to him and accommodated him and his small family who could not afford to buy rice out there.
How could he possibly do this instant reply for the kindness of both the prince and the emperor? Maybe that's the thinking of everyone in this courtroom.
The soldier immediately sat down and prostrated himself to the prince. While Luoyi grew more agitated and worried that the soldier would dismantle everything. Because the mastermind of all this is him!
Flash back on ...
"Mix this into the food that will be given to prince Toshie and commander Zhou!! I will soon become an emperor in the eastern region. And I will make you a Daimyo there! And I will guarantee, you will have a lot of gold when you become a Daimyo! It's easy, isn't it?! Your little family will also enjoy the luxury that I will give." Luoi told a Nobuhide soldier back then.
"But, Luoyi .. I can't do any of this. Prince Toshie and His Majesty Emperor Yoshinao Najuhide have been very kind to my family. Even Commander Zhou was always kind to me and always taught me some martial arts. I can't do all that, Luoyi. I'm sorry .." said the soldier, refusing orders from Luoyi.
"Why are you doing all this? Why do you want to harm them? You are a traitor, Luoyi!! I will uncover all this so that they punish you!! You don't deserve to remain in Nobuhide's palace!! You are evil and bad-hearted! I can't let you do evil to them!"
The soldier turned around and intended to immediately face the emperor and the prince to report all of this, in order for Luoyi to not move too far anymore. But Luoyi's words this time successfully made the soldier stop back.
"Your cute and adorable son is under the watchful eye of my men! If you dare to reject all this, I'll make sure that you can only see the body."
"No way!! I don't believe you!"
Luoyi sauntered a few steps and stopped before the soldier. A tiny bracelet began to be removed from his clothing pocket. The bracelet was raised high right in front of the soldier's face.
"Ti-impossible .." said the soldier began to worry.
Luoyi smiled obliquely, "How is it? If you insist on your decision, then I will completely drown your son in the lake right now."
"Don't link my son, Luoyi!!" say that prajurut quickly. "All right! Akylu will do it! As long as you give my son back!"
"Agreed!! I'll drop off your son as soon as you do all that!" luyio said grinning triumphantly.
The soldier closed his pair of eyes, took a deep breath and slowly let it out. He felt so confused, as if he had no other good choice. Because he does not want to lose his son who is currently 5 years old. The only son she has always cared about.
Until finally the poor soldier began to accept offers from Luoyi. It was not that he was mad about the offer to be made a Daimyo in an empire that Luoyi would later lead, but that he did all of this in order to protect his son.
Flash back off ...
"Takeda? You ... why do all this?!!" the prince was at a loss for words as he saw the mastermind behind this hemlock poison was one of his proud warriors.
"Pardon the servant, Prince .. forgive the servant. Slave is wrong ..."
The soldier was powerless to hold back his tears because he felt so guilty and so sorry. Because he was so selfish. Just to protect his little son, he had the heart to poison prince Toshie and commander Zhou.
It felt like he was so angry at himself that was so stupid! But the rice has become porridge. He can't do anything right now. And he will accept his punishment to make amends for this great error.
"Why are you doing all this? Who told you to do all this?!!" ask the prince again.
"This is the servant's fault, Prince. Punish the servant .." The voice of the soldier sounded so trembling.
The soldier was again still trying to protect his son who was currently still at the power of Luoyi. Until he felt really stupid and felt worthy of punishment from the prince.
"Guards!! Prepare a beacon and punish him right now!!" the prince's orders were firm.
Zhou could do nothing. Because the soldier has admitted his own guilt, so that the penalty will soon be given to the soldier.
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A guillotine or execution device shaped like a giant knife sharp and slanted looks already in the middle of a backyard Nobuhide palace.
Not far from the fountain, a soldier still complete with armor clothes was standing firmly and both hands tied behind his back.
The look on his face looked so resigned as if he had no choice at the moment. His gaze also looked very blank looking straight ahead. All he had in mind right now was that his son had survived.
On each side were several soldiers who were always guarding him. While the people have also started to arrive to witness a beheading that will be given to Takeda soldiers by prince Toshie because he intends to poison him.
Now the other soldiers began to lead Takeda soldiers to walk to the field and get closer to the trigger.
Takeda's warrior steps looked so heavy, but as much as possible he had to keep going and he also had to accept these consequences and punishments. Because this is his fault.
This is my life's destiny. I will die for the beheading of prince Toshie, for I have tried to poison prince Toshie and also commander Zhou. I have to accept all this.
Takeda's inner soldiers look so scared and already powerless, and can only resign.