In the central square of the kingdom, people crowded the sidewalks awaiting the hanging of Jacob.
In a VIP area of the square, only important nobles and some heroes were gathered, among them was Raphael next to Astrid.
Suddenly, a girl with long black hair and blue eyes, approached the pair saying:
"Can I watch next to you?"
Raphael turned to face the girl and replied surprised:
"Emma? You want to watch next to me?"
"Sure, We are classmates after all, so it's normal."
Although Raphael found it strange that the most popular girl in his class was interested in being near him, he still nodded and said:
"It's okay, you can stay."
Emma quickly went next to Astrid all smiles and said excitedly:
"Thanks, so when is the hanging going to start?"
Before anyone could answer, they heard someone speak:
"Thank you for waiting for this hanging of the demon realm spy! Now without further ado, Bring out the spy."
Suddenly, everyone present went into absolute silence and waited for Jacob to enter.
Footsteps-steps, all the people could hear were footsteps and quickly their attention was focused on the handcuffed man who was walking towards the gallows while being accompanied by two armed guards.
The man had messy black hair with blue eyes, his face was beaten and if someone skilled noticed well, they could tell he was in a state of near death, some even thought it was impossible for him to be moving in that state.
Jacob who was the man in handcuffs, walked with an unwavering gaze as he looked at his surroundings and thought at the same time:
'I need to find a way to escape from here... if I jump into the crowd, maybe I can throw off the guards and escape.... No, I am in another world, it is obvious that someone can find me in the crowd, so what do I do? Try to beg for mercy? No, I still have this stupid pride that prevents me from doing that... So what do I do to get out of here alive?'
Pulling Jacob out of his thoughts, it was the guard who told him as he pushed him away:
"Go up the stairs."
Jacob looked at the stairs that would take him to the gallows and swallowed all his saliva and started to climb the stairs.
The guards did not follow him, so all attention was drawn to jacob who was calmly climbing the stairs.
Suddenly a woman shouted breaking the silence:
"Damned spy! Rot from hell!'
At the same time, as if this woman was the trigger, quickly several people started shouting offending jacob while some even threw stones at him.
Jacob who was trying to keep calm as stones hit his head, began to think angrily:
'If I had absurd power, you can be sure I would burn this town to the ground...'
Finally, Jacob went up all the stairs and looked at the executioner who had his hand on the lever, the lever that would kill Jacob if it was pulled.
Jacob took a deep breath and started to walk to the gallows while reflecting:
'I think I'll just give up... they say that when you die this way, you die by breaking your neck and not by hanging, so it will be quick...'
The executioner was ready to put the rope around jacob's neck, until he noticed and was surprised to realize that jacob was already doing it.
After placing the rope around his neck, jacob heard someone say and looked at the same man who asked for his entrance:
"Any last words, spy?"
Suddenly, everyone was silent and waited for the spy's last words.
Jacob looked up at the beautiful blue sky and reflected:
'Last words...'
Jacob gave a smile and spoke while showing his middle finger:
"In the future, you will all die when the demon king awakens, including heroes and the royal family, but rest assured, I will save a warm place for you in Hell you damned."
Quickly the executioner pulled the lever and a door beneath Jacob opened, causing him to fall.
Jacob knew that the moment the rope was fully extended would be the end of him, but to his luck, Erick suddenly appeared on top of the gallows and was cutting the rope with his sword.
Jacob, who already had his eyes closed just waiting for the moment when his brain would turn off, suddenly fell to the ground and hit his head on a small rock.
After hitting his head on the stone, Jacob quickly stood up feeling pain and put his hand over the hit spot while moaning in pain.
All the people around were shocked to realize that the spy was saved by someone, but the reason for their shock, was that the person who saved him, was the prince of the kingdom, Erick draco.
Quickly a man ran up to Erick as he walked up the stairs, and when he got to Erick's side, he said breathlessly:
"Your highness? What have you done? You saved the spy, I don't know your motives, but know that your father..."
Before the man could continue saying, Erick drew his sword at incomparable speed and sliced the man's head off.
The man looked at Erick in shock and quickly his head fell to the ground and at the same time his body went with it.
The people were even more shocked by this, but none of them dared to say anything, because they knew what a cruel reputation the crown prince had.
Calmly Erick wiped the blood that splashed on his face and said:
"You wanted to see someone die didn't you? So there you go, someone finally died."
Erick put his sword away in its sheath and looked down and noticed Jacob groaning in pain and said:
"Get used to this pain, because you will feel something much worse."
Jacob looked at Erick and felt a shiver run down his spine, he knew things would get worse from now on....