This is a story of the kingdom in its early ages . A ritual was performed to please one of the Gods of the Pantheon .
His name was Kronos the god of time .
The ritual consisted of various different offerings some easily obtained and some used for dark means .
The God of Time Chronos descended upon the land .
Chronos :
I am very happy to receive such offerings . Tell me what do you want in return .
The King was the current king at that time who was just 29 years old . He was well versed in the science , mathematics, history and politics . And he knew the greater interests of people .
King :
I am a devout follower of thee . I need nothing but your grace .
Chronos :
Then my grace you shall receive in form of gifts . A magical stone which holds my authority and a premonition.
Chronos :
You will be a great King acting in the interest of the people .
The lands will flourish , but so will the ones who despise it .
Your life will be the cause of a divide between communities .
Which will cause Stagnation.
And once the stagnation start your life will be paid as an tribute to the ones above us . By the Forgotten One .
King :
The Elder Gods.
Chronos :
The one who lies above him . The one above all . Whose name is unutterable .
King:
Who is this Forgotten one . You speak of .
Chronos :
Only time will tell . You will get restless and impatient finding the one responsible for your death and make contact with him .
That's when you will fall .
This was the premonition given by him . Which left The King puzzled . As his destiny stated. He acted in the favour of the public . Due to which it increased in its prosperity .
But the gap between the nobles and commoners increased as the nobles still looked down on the commoners . For they were considers as peasants . They would harass them , outright kill them if they would just make eye contact.
They would perform cruel deeds and no-one was there to stop them .
The wealthy merchant would outright steal from them . The river from which the commoners drew their water got taxed .
The agricultural land got heavily taxed .
The quality of life improved when the King ascended to the throne . But the problems didn't change .
And then there were problems where there were diseases spreading across the peasants . The nobles scoffed at them while the merchants cursed them as they blocked their business.
And the King acted in favour of them by eliminating the cause . But then this inturn increased the rift between the King and the nobles.
The King was always absorbed in finding a way to aboilish the path his destiny had set for him . He contributed to organization which researched on science, mathematics , chemistry , physics , medicine , . He used to donate them big amounts.
But when the donations stopped they teamed up against the nobles and we're against him. Just an act of basic human greed . Their knowledge was their pride and their pride got way in their head. Thinking themselves as superior .
By that time the King had crossed 26 years of age and he married the daughter of a wealthy merchant. It was a political wedding of sorts . But the truth was his eyes were on the her all along.
Her shining hair , her amber eyes , the elegant way she walked and talked. The beauty she expressed while being herself . Got even the King fall in her trap.
They had a happy marriage. And by the age of 28 they had two sons . But the King was never interested then as the sword of death hanged above him . From a young age their mother raised them .
The political factions had started making their move in the older sibling . To take him in their side but that attempt was thwarted by their mother . She sent one of her sons to her estate to be raised and he changed his name during the meantime . the other one is not known where he is .
We think he was one of those who died during the epidemic .
The two legitimate heirs of the throne were lost and now it's was an free for all . After the death of the king anyone can take the throne . And one of the merchants had a particular interest in the throne as if it was calling him .
Many years later.
The Sword General along with the other generals had returned from a conquest against a neighbouring kingdom .
And when they say him he had became an old frail man .
His hair was whitened . He had become weak . They inquired about it .
And they rushed to console the King . They found him in the library laughing hysterically with a dark tome in his hand .
Which was locked behind the door .
King :
After all these years I will finally beat my destiny . My future is now in my hands .
He raised the book up dancing in Joy.
And after a few days he was found on the throne dead .
The take of an unfortunate King .
The take of Blood , God and Destiny
Jay :
Assuming what you said is true where were you all this time .
Jinka :
In the woods if course . You think you see bone magician roaming around freely wherever they want .
I was captured by those swine they call generals and was bought here.
Jay :
What does this has to do with the ritual .
Jinka :
Where do you think he gathered the sacrifices for the ritual .
Sher Khan:
These bodies had their time stopped before the actual time freeze .
Jinka :
Seems like someone uses their head a little bit .
I am the one who was responsible for holding the ritual itself .
Sher Khan :
Did the King achieve what he set to do .
Jinka :
I don't know. If it was I wouldn't be lying here for sure .
It seems we have gathered everything we know from here and now we have an additional suspect on our list .