King Qi had no answer to Mark's question. He started having second thoughts about his own choices and felt a heavy pain in his chest.
Mark continued nevertheless, "I can understand if an unlearned person takes prophecy too seriously, but you, a member of the royal family and went to a prestigious academy and studied under great scholars, how could you not think properly?"
"I… I did, Your Majesty," King Qi tried defending himself, "But, I couldn't take risks…"
"Alright, fine…" Mark let out a sigh, feeling annoyed by his behavior and thinking. The more he thought about it, the more he felt annoyed and angry. Controlling his anger, he explained, "Fine, you didn't want to take risks. But, did you ever think about the far future then? The prophecy said that your child would bring doom to the kingdom and cause millions of deaths. But, did you see why he did it? What if the deaths of those millions and the sacrifice of your dynasty would save the entire world?
