turning a corner a man dressed in a flannel style cloak readied mechanical pieces he pulled from his cloak growing as he pieced it together.
taking only minutes to set it together as he waited with a small barbe that together formed a fully loaded primitive heavy harpoon as he hungers for his quarry.
figuring out the sects plan the elder was riding back to the sect in his carriage as the wound that bastard inflicted almost crippled him completely if it wasn't for his life saving treasure to save himself as he contemplated how a noble got a 3rd rank attack artifact his thoughts were interrupted by a trace of energy his wound gave off.
standing up his voice "TRACKING SPELL!?" was over shadowed as a metal spear pierced his carriage and hip forcing the carriage down the ally to it's right as acrossed where the spear came from the figure raises his hand and snaps his fingers igniting a small spell circle on his index and thump as he whispered "boom".
caught pinned in his carriage he felt a pulse from the spear as his life ended in a massive explosion as the force shredded his carriage and caught more then a few civilians that tried to help or were unlucky to be near the ally as the explosion was linked to the base the spear was launched catching the rest of the civilians coming to catch a glimpse of what happened covering all traces as the flannel cloaked man seemingly dissipated into air like a mirage.
hours later a group of elderly men were grouped together as they got word of one of the noble houses challenging there sect and what it could entail.
1st elder" we do not have time for this the solstice is upon us and the ritual cannot be interrupted, I say we ignore those blosstering worms and focus on the patriarch"
3rd elder" if we do that they are ready to strike now the outer court would be destroyed and they could cripple up"
2nd elder"there are always more fodder to fill the gaps, with this ritual we could boost our cultivation past the 3rd barrier and break past the semi state and acquire a new class with increased power as a whole"
taking a vote there choice was to endure the royals attack and strike back after the ceremony.
days passed the houses attacked the sect's with vigor as the blood sect got the blunt of it as they teared at them with sharpened claws.
1st day: sect's lost there foot hold on the merchants and got booted out of the center of the city.
2nd day: they lost there material wealth as the sects outer court was raided and barred from leaving there houses, choking the bottom layer to suffocate the top.
3rd day: trials started for those evading there crimes were caught and executed as they started consuming the sects territory.
4th day: blood sect entire outer court were dragged to the outer walls and were executed regardless as there sect could not cover there crimes.
5th day: noble houses sated they were unable to react as the kings royal army seized control of there family estates imprisoning all family heads of the noble family's and sects to await there trial.
the elders and patriarch of the demon blood sect awaited there trial in the royal prison but unlike those around them they could not help but feel untold happiness as all trials start within the hour.
turning to the court infront of him viewing his subjects and the untold anger at the ones he had to call his allies as for hours spewed nothing but self righteous cow shit and condescending remarks as he beheads one after another forming a moat of blood encircling his court room as it drains slowly as more fill it as he just sentenced the second son of the house of Trafford to death for over 146 cases of rape and murder effectively dwindling there blood line down to the Trafford youngest son and second daughter.
trying to suppress his grief and anger over his kingdom it was time to sentence the sects that plagued his land even if only half were a main cause of bad blood there are still skeletons that needed to be addressed and as it was getting to mid day he wanted to speed this along as his son's birthday was coming and he wanted wanted a banquet at the summer solstice as the guards shuffled the groups in as there size took up 3/4th's of the court room he called out fact after fact.
"first elder of the iron body sect you are accused of peeking on the women's bath house and as you stated once caught" flowers to see, try to touch me, I'm in love,come and $%..." "as the last line of that is inappropriate It will not be stated out loud but as you broke numerous laws, you are sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of 468 gold pieces, how do you plead"
iron body elder" I as for a public pillory where I can take there anger to pacify the public"
as he strips his shirt of and presents his almost nude body to the court.
calling for order the king was uneasy around the elder as his legacy spread to all of the iron body sect making there group feared to fight not for there power but there tendesises to discard all in a fight so you can keep hitting them.
sentencing many more elders of the varing sect to simingly random yearly sentences and fines he moves to the one he's waited hours for the demon blood sect.
"elders and patriarch of the demon blood sect you stand before me and the court of the kingdom of hail berre as you are accused and found guilty of" lifting his sheet he checked again"together a total of 472 cases of rape and murder, assault and massacre of 3 towns in our borders and strong suspicion of aligning with a foreign force to do corrupt and unholy things how do you plead" as the court was rattled by all that left there kings mouth.
as they were creeped out as the elders and there patriarch are just smiling not defending themselves. taking that as admittance to there crimes the king called out for there execution as all but the four on trial couldn't stop smiling as there Goal is almost complete as the sun was becoming completely blocked out.
turning around the elders of the demon blood sect pulled blades out of simingly nowhere as they started to slaughter the guards and civilians on court as the patriarch started chanting disabling the protective measures of the court to get to the king as his personal guards readied there weapons so his majesty could get away alerting gerald who was outside of the court house as the screams continued.
"all this power, did you fools forget we are a BLOOD sect, try to see the glory being conquered by us as you willingly feed us years worth on the most sacred and rarest day the demons festival" glowing with power the members of demon blood sect strength grew by the second as they revelled in there power they themselves acquired as there skin darkened and petrewsions grew in the form of horns or limbs on there body as they laughed at there fortune.
"broken throught the 3rd barrier HA I've evolved into a lesser demon HAHAHA" as they cornered the king with a hand full of his guards unaware they weren't alone as a man walked into the court spoiling there fun with his voice.
"not what I had planned but you should suffice for what is needed" as there thoughts were interrupted the king was bewildered as he knew that voice it was his son.
"Marcus what are you talking about, what plan"
"hum O yea dad forgot you were still alive, well since it won't matter in 5..4..3..2..1" as the demon blood sect were about to finish the annoying brat and his father so they can rule over there own kingdom there was a shift in there ritual and instead of the blood being converted to them it condensed into the middle of the court room. furious of what was happening they charged at Marcus and were bent on cutting him to pieces as a pulse from the center of the room seemed to cut the strings of the elder puppets they were unable to to move as they fell face first onto the floor.
walking around marcus started to tell a story.
"once upon a time there were 3 peices of land one had beasts on it proud and strong but low in number, the second had us humans and those like us weak and curious but strong in number, then there was the third and final land and this one was special because it had all that the other two didn't but because of that the two others fought over it as they did they didn't realize there fighting left a mark on that land and with time that mark changed into different races but these races were fixed that couldn't grow until one of those races figured it out what happens if we were created from them we could consume them and that ladies and gentle monsters is how the wars started but given that your hin ass didn't even notice that you son whom you spent very little time with was actual consumed and replaced by me.. but I digress you all will be with him soon right da..d" as marcus stops in the corner as the center of the court house falls away into the abyss as the look of sadness and grief that those in the court house feel as the hole consumes ground around it and grows in seconds consuming the entire court house then under half the city till it stops after consuming the entire kingdom and miles around it as just above the hole is a lone figure a civilian would recognize as the first prince Marcus as he looks to the eclipse.
"happy birthday Marcus, you got your wish"