Chapter 9 - The Trial of Odio
I don't own Rising of the Shield Hero or Live a Live…
In the Storeroom of the Church of Three Heroes; After a few hours, the Knight was just finishing reading the Spear's Last method, It's other three methods all need materials to improve the weapon, while 2nd method [Smelting, required ore to increase their stats, surprisingly can be upgraded multiple times with no limit… but it has a chance of failure caused weapon reverts to 0…
While the 3rd and 4th Methods need souls… "What the hell does that suspense mean?" He thought they were talking about 'pieces of monsters' souls', after a few moments of think, he brought up the item menu and pressed on Meet Meat
• Quality: High
• Soul: 59
Balamus saw the hero tapping clearly on his HUD, then he grabbed his Blade and placed it on the table; after some time, its jewel glowed, enveloping the weapon in a white glow before fading. The Hero lifted and inspected; before the Pope inquired, a knock was heard, and he saw Sis Victoria on the door. "Um… Forgive me, Your Holiness, but a group of guards wishes to see you," he said.
Balamus sighed. "Tell them to come back later, I'm a bit busy right–" but the nun interrupted him, "... is really urgent," she said; the Sword Hero suddenly told the priest to go ahead; he was just finishing things up. Priest nodded and bowed, as he and the nun left, Oersted saw… them.
Hass… no, the 'Old Warrior' was sitting on the tablet, a smirk on his lips. "Sooo, how's your sword…"
Biscas walked up the stairs with the nun, he enjoyed his time with the Sword Hero, and he was very respectful…but he was still mysterious, he refused to talk anything about his past and his world, but they what would gather is that; He's a knight hailing from the kingdom of Lucrece from a world not too different to theirs, he seems to have served under his king before his realm was lay to be ruined by a powerful demon called 'The Lord of Dark'…
It makes him wonder if this demon might be a counterpart to Shield Devil… If they could validate this theory, the knight might find a reason to listen to them...
He arrived at the grand halls of the sanctuary, where his gaze fell upon three guards—two men and one woman. While two of them stood there wanting, the other lounged lazily on a chair, his legs carelessly over a front pew in a decidedly disrespectful manner. Biscas narrowed his eyes, steeling himself before addressing them. "Ah, greetings, noble knights! What brings you all here today?" The disrespectful guard rose to his feet, unlike most knights, he wasn't wearing a helmet allowing his blonde ponytail to flow freely, he was an attractive young man with match yellow eyes, wearing an ornate suit of silver and gold knight's armor over chainmail, white trousers with white cape with red lining, and a white pair of boots.
Biscas immediately recognized him as Sir Jasper Euklas, Leader of the 2rd Brigade Army, the youngest of the four Retainer Sentinels, just slightly behind the Duke of Baron. The other two wore Standard Melromarc armor sans the helmet;
- The male guard was taller than Jasper; a dark-skinned man with short black hair and dark brown eyes. and had a polearm.
- While the female was shorter than her male counterparts, she had short, chopped, silver hair and red eyes. Her left eye is covered by an eyepatch, wields a chakram
"One of the heroes is being accused of a vile crime. We've been ordered to escort the other three to the castle while the others work to apprehend the culprit." The Priest's eyes widened at this news, but a smile soon spread across his face as he realized that her 'majesty' had done her part… "Of Course! I'm going to get him," he said before leaving the nun with the three guards. As he walked downward when his smile slowly faded…
"You all are not real," he said, struggling to concentrate on the blade in his hand, but the phantom of the mage merely chuckled in response. "Oh, you're right; I'm just a figment of your mind finally snapping!" he mocked. The knight narrowed his eyes at the mage. The seven specters had been taunting him ever since the priest had departed; he tried with all might to ignore them… but…
"Really? After everything you've done, you owe us this!" the Minister sneered, prompting the knight to snap back at the noble. "If you hadn't jumped to conclusions and declared me as the Vile Demon, none of this would have happened!" he shouted, his voice rising in anger. But as the words escaped his lips, a wave of horror washed over him. The Child crossed his arms defiantly. "s… that's your way… to… justify killing my parents …And Me?" he asked in an odd tone of voice. Oersted turned away, shame flooding through him as he struggled to remember how to speak to the boy…
The Old Monk shook his head in disappointment. "Oh, knight, we had such high hopes for you…" he lamented. The King interjected, finishing the thought. "But you've proven utterly incapable of taking accountability. Perhaps if you hadn't brought a blade to the throne room…" he shot back, his words laced with disdain. Oersted tried to cover his ears, desperate to block out their voices, but the Princess pressed on. "You claimed you feel remorse, but about others?" he asked pointedly. Oersted opened his mouth to respond, but the child halted him. "She's TALKing ABOUT That TRIbe! You FORced thEm… TO YoU MAke SACrifices!" he shouted, but Oersted merely cast a sideways glance. "I didn't tell them to do those things; they…" he try to defend himself, but he was cut off by the princess's voice. "Oh, oh, oh," she laughed, an evil smirk spreading across her face. "That's rich! That's how you talk about your victims, Like for example… Cutting that woman's life support?" she snapped, her words slicing through him. "Or her boyfriend? He was suffocated in space!" She shouted.
Oersted stood in silence, his spirit heavy as the mage's voice cut through the air. "Oh about those fighters? remember that Russian, you twisted his joints in ways nature never intended!" The mage exclaimed, suddenly glowing with eerie purple dots appeared on his eye sockets.
"And what about your dojo? The terror it inflicted upon the land? You destroyed a rival school and murdered two of its students! When their master and the surviving pupil dared to confront you, instead of facing them with honor, you sent bands of men to weaken them!" The King shouted, his voice echoing with fury.
"Let's not forget how you and your gang of outlaws preyed on the sandy west, robbing and terrorizing innocent souls, even attempting to slaughter a whole town!" the old hero added.
"And you summoned the spirits of the damned, attempting to engulf Japan in chaos and war!" the Minister bellowed, slamming his fist onto the tablet in a fit of anger.
Oersted pressed his hands against his head, feeling the weight of their words. The Monk placed a hand on his shoulder, a silent gesture that spoke volumes. The lack of words was more damning than any accusation, as Oersted's mind haunted recalling the echoes of all those voices… who were liquefied.
"Sir Oersted?"
He snapped and turned to see Balamus entering, panting; he gave him a nervous smile; the priest was unnerved. "Was he arguing with himself?" he thought; after a discomfort minute, the priest informed the hero about the group of guards upstairs by ordering the King to bring him to the castle.
Oersted sighed before looking at his sword. "Look, unless it's urgent, I'm not–" the priest stopped him. "Actually, it is about the Shield Hero; it seems he was accused of–" Suddenly, the knight grabbed the priest. "WHAT DID SAY?" he shouted to the man; the priest attempted to calm him down before the knight dropped him and rushed out the door…
The Knight rushed until he arrived at the sanctuary, catching the guards and the nun, who attempted to greet but ignored her. "What's this about the shield hero being accused?" he demanded.
But Guards just stared at him, before exchanging glances. "Oh you're here…" the lead guard said, before unsheathing his sword and pointing it at the hero. "Good, it makes things much easier," he added as his colleagues gripped the weapons. "You're under arrest!" he finished.
Music: Tactic Ogre - Fact of Shock
The Knight and the nun were taken aback by this. "Th- This is Abused!" She shouted.
"Huh? What's wrong? "the Pope said, worried upon seeing the guards aiming weapons through the sword hero. "What is the meaning of this? This is the sword hero. One of Holy Heroes, you can't– his words were cut short by the lead guard glaring at the priest. "Sorry, your holiness, but after what he did, I can't take change," he said, must the priest utter, bewildered. Oersted for his part, just glared at the three. "What am I being accused of? He growled while two guards staggered back; the blonde was unfazed, and he shot him a look before pointing his blade at the hero.
"Oh, You going be like that, huh?, Wel,l, Fine, you're being accused of rape!" he exclaimed, shocking everyone. "WHAT?" exclaimed the knight; Sister Victoria stared at the guard. "Have you gone MAD?!" she exclaimed.
However, Biscas began to panic. "Who would ... lie… about…"The pope trailed off, realizing hitting him. "That dumb…" he murmured loud enough for the Knight to hear; he shot him an enraged glare, and the pope was taken aback upon seeing his eyes glowing yellow. "WHAT… DID… YOU…" he growled fiercely
Suddenly, the guards attempted to upperhand him; the knight grabbed his blade and swung it at him, but the guard managed to block it, and the two locked blades. Then the taller guard flanked Oersted and sucker punched him, sending him crashing onto pew chairs.
The Priest's and the Nun' jaws drop; Biscas shouts at them, when suddenly a roar and bust of red energy throw chairs flying, smashing into walls and even one onto the altar. The Pope's fury turned to horror upon seeing the enraged Hero who glared at them with his glowing bright yellow.
The Knight lunged at the larger guard, but he blocked but forced the impact, broke the sword and sent him onto a wall. Then the knight dashed the blonde guard, but the female activated [AERO BARRIER, summoning a tornado around her and delivering a powerful kick at the knight.
The Knight got up, but the lead guard fired various fireballs; Oersted badly blocked the spells, and he began panting heavily; he was still worn down after fighting those assassins from earlier.
"Why don't you slice the guard's eyes?" Oersted side glanced at the mage, lazily sitting on a toppled chair. Suddenly Jasper leaped toward and slammed his sword towards the knight who dodged and delivered a kick to the guard sent to the wall, his female colleague unleashed a flurry of slices, which Oersted wasn't able to block, panting, he saw the Old Warrior "What are you doing! Fight like a warrior!." he yelled, with gritted teeth he swapped to the wooden sword and with his all might, he swung at the slunt side of sword sending her to the wall
Panting heavily, he pulled healing a potion out and drank it… while it healed him, he was still tired. Suddenly, the Vassal lord lunged at him, like two clashing blades, but the guards suddenly launched thunder and wind spells that overwhelmed him; he dropped to the knee and weakly looked at the blonde guard who had his hand raised, crackling with electricity and shouted [Lightning Storm], striking the downed hero storm of a thunderbolt, knocking him out and dropping the Cardinal Sword
Three guards observe the fallen Knight, when suddenly three were enveloping in chains in light, turned to see the pope gripping the sacred staff and his other hand out extract with a soft glow, his face glaring in fury. Jasper stares at the priest. "You know, impeding royal du–" but interpreted by the priest calling them heretics for daring to attack the hero on holy ground. Jasper calmly says to pay him for all the damage. "And besides if you continue impeding us, the royal army will do everything to put you behind bars which… well all know about those 'skeletons in your closet'" he with a smirk
Balamus glared at them for a few moments, dispelling the chains and free guards. "Fine, but I'm coming along to defend the holy hero," he said; the Vassal Lord nodded and bowed, his tall colleague grabbing the knight.
Before Balamus could say, Jasper informed "Also… We are told to reset his Levels" he said, shocking Biscas, who gritted his teeth, Victoria never thought she would see his holiness angry, but he took a deep breath and turned to her, "Victoria go perform the reserting ritual. I am going to have a word the ki–" but he got interrupted when another nun appeared. "You Holiness, it's—" she halted in shock upon seeing the state of the sanctuary. "What is the name of Primals?" she asked. Balamus rubbed his temples and turned towards her. "WHAT?" he shouted, shocking the woman, she nervously walked up and whispered something to the Pope, who widened in shock. "What? Are you sure?" the nun nodded
Before turning towards Victoria. "CHANGE OF PLANS! Accompany the guards and defend the Hero!" he ordered before leaving, shocking the nun. "WHAT? But–" but is interrupted by the blonde guard as his larger colleague takes the Knight to Hourglass. "Hey! Can we hurry this up!" he demanded. The Nun glared at the man, before sighing and quickly grabbed the holy sword.
As Balamus was leaving, he heard a strange voice, "Odeo." stopping, he turned to see an odd, green-colored bird resting on one pew; the bird stared at the priest as it flapped its wings while crying, "Odeodeo!" it said, Biscas just blinked and attempted to reach his hand out toward it, but the bird flew away; he felt unnerved…
Music: Dragon Quest 8 - Bar Pub
In Queen's Rest Inn, the three young heroes, after sharing their methods, they discussed
about a Magic Shop not far from here, allow an individual to check their Magic affinity. Accounting to the two: Motoyasu had a Fire and Healing affinity while Itsuki Wind and Earth affinity, but they ask Naofumi about his… and they facepalm when Naofumi told them he still hasn't learned any magic.
Then Naofumi informs them what Bill told him about the Misou Plague. "Wow, NecroDragon, " Itsuki said, the shield hero proposed that they, along with the knight, should unite to take down the beast. While it was possible that only one party would receive Exp from the encounter, he emphasized the importance of sharing the loot and the recognition that would come from defeating such a powerful foe. Naofumi understood that some might be hesitant about joining the fight, but he was determined to rally everyone. Many of the two heroes and natives were excited by the idea. But…
Oh No, nonononono, NO!" The Archer's swordsman exclaimed, surprising the three. "While I'm down, take on large monsters… but this isn't just a dragon, This is Dragon Emperor!".
Spear and Bow Heroes' expressions quickly turned to shock upon hearing this, Naofumi just stared at them. "Sooo… Are Dragon Emperors really that bad?" He asked, prompting the two to glare at him; Motoyasu sighed. "Yeah, In my game, they are late game raid bosses, so yeah, they are that bad…." he said, as Itsuki crossed his arms. "In DW, the Dragon Emperor were midgame optional bosses, which dragon a def element…. if all are defeated, it unlocks the super boss: The God Dragon," he explained.
Naofumi rubs his chin. "Kinda like Dragon bosses from FF6," he thought before turning towards the natives; he asked about the threat level of the beast.
Both Bekta and Rojeel explained that the real trouble wasn't the beast itself, but its undead horde, since the 1st wave, outworlder monsters were added onto to the horde, fortunately, they usually stay within the area of around Misou and its mountains and then Elena bring up a rumor that a dragon hunter is keeping the horde under controlled
Three Heroes exchanged glances, Motoyasu suggested they attempted this
since the next Wave of undead enemies so loot increases their defense against poison and undead, Ituski nodded in agreement. Naofumi was shocked that they knew what was coming from the wave… but he realized it was maybe one of the reasons why they were summoned.
Then the Bow Hero asked him about Oersted, and the shield party gave unease looks. "Oh yeah, he and Mein are fine. Me and my party crossed paths with them this afternoon, then we were attacked by what Mein called "Shadows". Upon saying the, members of the Bow and the Spear Parties spit with their drinks. "SHADOWS!" They exclaimed.
Itsuki and Motoyasu tilted their heads in confusion, the shielder quickly explained they were like a type of secret service and they defeat two of them revealed, must to Motoyasu's and Lefty's shocked, they were after Mein because she was related with the Royal family, Itsuki notices that Welst was shaking.
Mald asked "What happened to Shadows?" Naofumi immediately became pale, Farrie quickly replied. "Then of one, attempted to throw a bomb at us and the stupid red-haired whore used a fireball at the bomb which blew the two shadows up," he said, shocking everyone.
The Spear Hero glared at the Shielder's Mage. "Dude What's your F*king Problem?!"" he yelled.
"HEY!" Miss Patty exclaimed at the two. "NO FIGHTING" she warned, the two glared at each other, the mage simply adding. "You knew what they did to my family, you would understand" he said before leaving to the front bar to order a drink, Welt went after him, Elena quickly got up and followed suit.
Motoyasu sighs "You got a hell of a party" he said to Shield Hero, rubbed his hair, but Itsuki suddenly asked where Oersted and Mein were. Naofumi widened. "We went our separate ways after arriving at town.…" Naofumi said nervously, Causing other parties to give odd looks. Motoyasu glared at the raven-haired hero demanding to know what happened between the two. Before Naofumi would say, two knights appeared with urgent expressions and entered the bar. "Sir, Itsu…" one of them said before noticing just the archer and his party but also the Spear and Shield Parties.
"Wait, you two are here too… huh, I guess we are lucky…" another knight spoke. "huh?" said all three parties; the knights explained that the King was calling three of them to come to the castle. "Why?" Naofumi said; two knights explained, nervous looks….
Later
King Aultcray strides down the ornate hallway, his posture relaxed, as a smug smile forms across his lips. his plan for that so-called hero is finally occurring.
When Jasper had come to him with vile news that Malty was assaulted by one of the Heroes. He orders him to capture the fiend and call the other heroes to come to Castle.
But upon entering the throne room and sitting on the throne, he saw the court, along with the Bow, Spear… and Shield heroes. His eyes widened in confusion; the Shield hero glared at the king wanting answers. The King just stared at the raven hair hero. "what?" he murmured
"Can someone please tell us, What is the meaning of this!" The Shielder demanded, and many nobles glared; however, some were in agreement after news of one of the three heroes being accused…
Then the doors opened…
Oersted felt like he was being dragged; he slowly opened his eyes to find himself on his knees. Struggling against the guards who were holding him down, he realized his hands were restrained behind his back with handcuffs, and his mouth was covered with bandages. He glared at the guards restraining him, then turned his gaze to the king, who appeared shocked and fearful. His eyes then shifted to Naofumi, Itsuki, and Motoyasu, with expressions of disbelief, while the nobles and some guards looked on in shock and outrage. He also saw Sister Victoria besides him, the his sword covered in white cloth in her hands
"Hey! What the hell is going on?!" Naofumi shouted, stepping forward, but a guard interrupted him, stating, "The Sword Hero has been accused." This revelation sent shockwaves through the crowd.
Naofumi, filled with rage, demanded, "Accused of what? Self-defense?" Confusion spread among the members of the court as they looked at the shielder, but many of them wanted to understand the situation. The king began to sweat; his plans were already in disarray. He couldn't consult his knights, as that would lead the court to believe he had ordered the arrest without knowledge of the crime.
"I Tell You!" Everyone turned to the women stepping out of the crowd and approached the king and faced the court and heroes. It was Mein, the nobles whispering to one another, and the Spear Hero asking Naofumi what the knight did…
One of the advisors stepped forward and spoke… albeit reluctantly, to informed the woman was Mein of Samphor, and she claimed…that the Holy Hero of the Sword… had raped her.
A Whole room stared at her stunned silence… "WHAT?!" Before erupting in screams and outrage, some at the hero and others at the woman. Aultcray maintained his composure, though inside, turmoil raged. "What's Marty thinking?" he pondered, raising his hand in a desperate bid to restore order.
The Nun shot a fierce glare at the red-haired "heretic," muttering under her breath, she was certainly testing her limits. Sister Victoria was about to speak, when she was interrupted. "Bulls #!" Naofumi's voice rang out. Gasps from the crowd filled the air. "He would never do that!" he asserted, and while some of the crowd shot daggers at the shield hero, others nodded in agreement, rallying behind him.
The Nun turned her gaze toward the 'Shield-Devil', while she appreciated his support of the sword hero, she couldn't help but feel this was also a bad look if the devil only is the 'hero' defending him…
After a few moments, she continued. "Umm… Yes, the shield is right. Do you have any proof?" she demanded, Mein glared at the nun. "Yes! But you all must understand…" she began to wail, "...What he put me through…" and she broke down, sobbing pitifully.
"Oh please, you're just angry that he made you train!" Naofumi interjected, causing the court to look on in bewilderment. The so-called victim turned her tear-streaked face toward him. "Oh, have you forgotten what he did to me earlier?" she asked, her voice dripping with fake sorrow, making everyone, including Aultcray, widen their eyes in disbelief. They quickly turned to glare at the shield hero. "Is… this true?!" the king demanded, his tone heavy with authority.
Feeling a surge of nervousness, the Shield Hero shifted his gaze from the knight to the king. "Well… yeees," he replied hesitantly. Motoyasu shot a menacing glare at Naofumi, clearly displeased. Taking a deep breath, Naofumi cleared his throat before continuing. "He launched a harsh tirade, insulting her and… then called her useless trash," he concluded
Everyone gasped in shock, and a guard stepped forward to confirm the situation, mentioning that a crowd had gathered to witness the event. This revelation infuriated the king, but Naofumi quickly attempted to explain. "But then he left, and then Mein went after him…" he stammered, glancing around as everyone cast skeptical looks in his direction. "My party and I tried to find her…" he continued, adding, "I asked my party, and they confirmed it," he concluded, his voice tinged with frustration.
It was then that Itsuki raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips as she feigned tears, dramatically responding. "That's true, I went after him, wanting to confront him. I managed to corner him. We got into a argument, then struck in the stomach, fell to my knee and before I knew it, he–"
"WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT!"
Everyone turned to Shield Hero glare at the Red Haired, "How dare defame him like that. He wouldn't never–," but he was Interpreted by the Spear Hero. "DUDE? WHAT'S WRONG YOU?" He shouted at the shielder. Causing him to glare at the taller blonde. "WHAT?" Naofumi yelled.
"Dude that psycho nearly killed me!" Motoyasu shouted, causing the court to gasp, that the bow also added that he threatened to chop off adventurers who joined them. Naofumi attempted to counter. "Well yeah… but he… ummm… well" trailed off, before shouting "HOW YOU MORONS CAN BELIEVE THIS BITCH, SHE CLEARLY HAS A GRUDGE!" He shouted, some noble, begrudgingly agreeing with the Shield Hero, the King glared at the hero who dared to speak that way about Malty… but at the same time, he had a point.
"QUITE"
He demanded silence in the room, but the heroes were locked in a furious glare at one another. He contemplated tossing that insolent brat into the dungeons for daring to accuse Maty of dishonesty. Yet, it was evident that only half the crowd rallied behind her, while the other half -including the nun- were incensed at the woman's audacity.
Then the nun spoke up. "But the Shield's point still stands. The lady had a motive to frame the Sword Hero, and she still had no—" She was about to finish her thought when a guard interjected. "Excuse me, but we have three individuals who were found in the alley. They were found beaten badly. They saw the knight forcing himself onto the maiden, they attempted to stop him, but he beat them savagely." The courtroom gasped in shock.
Naofumi stood in stunned silence before erupting, "This… is clearly a setup! He—" But Motoyasu seized him by the collar. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU! HOW CAN YOU DEFEND THAT FI—" Naofumi retaliated, smacking him with his shield. "He is innocent! He did nothing wrong!" he shouted defiantly. Their argument quickly escalated into a physical altercation, prompting Itsuki to step between them, while the guards rushed in to separate the two.
The uproar in the room intensified, filled with screams and accusations. Aultcray felt a wave of panic wash over him; two of the three heroes stood against the Sword Hero... Then he realized that he would exploit this chaos to rid of both the Shield Devil and the Sword Hero, who has already been on the demon's side since day one, he would threaten his original plan…. But that means only half the heroes on his side, while the other half would be against him, echoing the Age of Heroes.
His gaze fell upon the swordsman, who stared blankly at the floor.
Oersted just went blank as everything faded away, only hateful screams towards him; those pleased with defending him were slowly disparaging, becoming merely echoes.
((That… lying))
He tried to kill ME!
((He, ))
False Hero!
((...How can all…))
He's clearly a Monster!
((... he's the sword….))
It was just like before… when he was tricked to kill his king. When the Minister saw him killing the king, he accused him of being the Lord of Dark. He wanted to scream and defeat himself, but he panicked, which caused him to enable talk.
(The wretched fiend!" Deceiver! Monster!")
(This villany's his work... The Lord of Dark!)
(The traitor shows his true colors!)
("It's him! The Lord of Dark! Get inside, girl!")
(Vile fiend! For regicide you'll pay with life!)
(The kingkiller!)
…. everything was… repeating.
Music FF7 Machinabridged - Those Chosen By The Planet
But then he felt a hand over his shoulder; he turned to the Minister… but something was off; eyes were pitch black with glowing red irises, and he was giving a crazy smile, leaning in closer. "Look at Them… How they Argue and Debate… But we know what their decision is going to be… Do WE?" He said, Oersted towards the throne and the other six; The Mage, The Monk, The Old Warrior, The Princess, The King, and The Boy. But their forms were distorted, and the eyes were also black, the only difference was their irises were different colors…They are smiling, a twisted, wide smile full of sharp teeth. They Looming over the knight, pleading for him;
"LET… US… OUT, LET CRUSH THEM BEFORE THEY HUNT US"
Oersted widened in horror; they weren't figments of his imagination; they…"No," he thought as he struggled as they approached, as the false minister tightened his grip, as he laughed while sticking his tongue out…
No
I Can't
I mustn't
I!
I!
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"ORDER! ORDER!" The king yelled to silence the room; the Shield griping Motoyasu by collar and inches to punch him; the nun was glaring at guards who were still retreating, the Sword Hero, who… was still looking at the floor.
Everyone was looking at the King for his decision, he turned towards 'Mein' before shifting towards the Sword Hero, rubbing his temples. He groaned. "Oh, Matly," he thought before clearing his throat. "...I…I Wish for an invention" he decreed, The room reacted with mixed feelings; sighs of relief liked the Shield Hero and the Nun, while others the Spear Hero, and 'Mein' crying "What?" as they glared at the king
He turns towards the young woman. "Ma- Miss Samphor. While I understand what you going through, we need–"
"Hrmph, hrmph!"
Music: Live a Live - Odio, the Lord of Dark
Everyone turned their attention to the restrained Knight, his head still down and mouth muffled, and as he started to… laughing. "Hmmf, ha ha ha... mmmf!" It devolved to crazy laughter, unnerving everyone; they had all witnessed this man's fury before, but this? This was something altogether more disturbing. Even Mein, just moments ago, was pleased to see the bastard humiliated but now felt a creeping unease, seeing him laughing…
The heroes stood frozen, their eyes locked onto the scene. While Itsuki and Motoyasu exchanged uneasy glances, Naofumi's expression shifted to one of sheer horror because he knew….
"no"
Without hesitation, he quickly rushed over to the knight. The guards tried to stop him, but he ignored them and placed his hands, shaking him. "Please! Don't Let it get hold of you again!" he pleaded, which confused everyone.
"Huh?"
Everyone looked at the screen in bewilderment and wondered why the Shielder was worried. Aultcray glared at the hero. "Shield, Hero! What's the meaning of it? He demanded but was taken aback upon seeing the fearful look of the Hero.
"Oersted! He's–" Suddenly, the knight snaps his restates, grabs Naofumi by the collar, and opens his eyes, revealing glowing red eyes as standing up; he then pulls the bandages from its mouth. "Ahhh!" yelled out, before turning towards the Hero. "Sorry Boy, He's not Here, Right Now…" A completely different voice from Oersted's lips, before pulling Naofumi closer with a maniacal grin. "... I run the Show NOW!"
He then hurled him across the room, sending him crashing onto the spare throne with a resounding smash that shattered the seat into pieces. Gasps of shock erupted from the crowd, an astonished "Ah" escaping the knight's lips. The two guards rushed in to restrain him, but in an instant, the Cardinal sword materialized in a brilliant flash of light, poised in the knight's hand. With a swift and effortless motion, he cleaved one guard in half and then decapitated the other, leaving the head spinning in the air, which he grabbed.
As he lifted the severed head, crimson blood splattered over him, saturating his armor and transforming it into a dark red hue. The crowd watched in horror, most of them fleeing, while the other two heroes stood frozen in shock. The man laughed maniacally, gripping the sword tightly as it shimmered and morphed into a blood-stained katana. Itsuki's eyes widened when he heard screams; he turned to see the doors sealed by a red magical barrier blocking the nobles' escape.
The 'Knight' inspected the blade as he chuckled, before turning and pointing the blade at the king. With a maniacal grin "Oh, this is going to be so much fun."...
Hehah, hahah, H̴̞̄̔A̷͕͕͐Ȟ̷̨̢̲Ả̴̢̱͕Ḧ̴̱́Ą̷͌͗H̶̟͋A̴̞͈̱̾́͗H̶̨̘̮̉A̵̛̦̒̇Ȟ̷̠̪̘̍͝A̶̺̜͔̐
Ç̷̤͉̖̲̾ǘ̷̘̺̰̲r̷͉̞͍̦͓̽͆̆̕͘͜s̸̥̟͈͉͗̈e̶̝̺̮̭͈̓̅́̾̈́ ̶̠̪̰̺͎͔̈́̀̽̚ Series Unlocked ̴͚̒-̴̱̚ ̶͎̒Co̴̙̾ṅ̸̟d̵͇̈́i̶͎̇t̴̰͑ḯ̵͚ó̶̢n̵̻͌s̸̬͂ ̴̍͜Mẹ̷̐ẗ̸͙́
In the wise words of black man with a gun arm *ahem*... "The Bitch F*ck up!"
Notes:
So were those who were wondering how Oersted would get framed… pure petty spite and stupidity on Malty's part. Also the screen of Oersted getting taken over was inspired by FF7, where Cloud mental breakdown at the North Crater, more specifically on FF7 Machinabridged - Episode 26. While the last screen was taken from Supernatural Season 4 when Castiel was taken over by the Leviathan.
As for Jasper, he from Dragon Quest 11, initially I was planning to use Seifer from FF8, but I decided against it. But Jasper combines traits from his canon self, Seifer… and Motoyasu.
Now for the trial, I knew this would be awkward, since unlike Naofumi, Oersted would be in a better position, that's why him made him 'scary', which caused Motoyasu and Itsuki not wanting to defend him. Which leaves Naofumi only on his side, funny enough putting Church in an awkward spot since the so-called Shield-Devil is only one who was defending framed the Hero…
And also Matly was doomed to fail since, even if Oersted didn't snap, Aultcray would be forced to pause the trial to call an invention, otherwise he would pissed off the whole kingdom and the other nations. Meaning Malty's spiteful plan would cost her and would draw the ire of the church…who would be more willingly to get rid off… alas instead of that she brought something… more horrifying.
Next Time: The Three Heroes vs the Demon King