CHAPTER 128
GREG SAT in an armchair and this caused revolt in some members of the monarchy, who strictly followed the protocols and someone could only sit in front of her with the consent of the queen:
— Who do you think you are to sit around without permission?
But the queen reached out and rebuked her son with her eyes.
— I need to think.
— Do everything possible to save my son, Mr. Evans, don't worry about them.
He nodded and closed his eyes trying to imagine any detail that had gone unnoticed, suddenly he noticed two details.
The bearded old man...
Greg had seen him before, but those tumultuous days kept his mind from seeing things clearly.
And the sound of the water...
Suddenly, he had an idea, it could be nothing, but that nothing was the only thing they had at the moment.
— Igor... did you notice the old man holding the sheet with the drawing?
It was such a silly detail for Igor to have noticed that he shook his head.
— I've seen him somewhere.
— Sometimes it's just an impression, everyone has seen someone who looks like a Santa Claus.
No... I'm sure I've seen him...
Greg took another look at the transparent coffin that was showing on television, now two thirds of the glass coffin was complete.
Water...
— Does William Blake have anything to do with water?
— Just a rather silly phrase... let me look it up... in a few seconds he recited:
"Whoever never changes his opinion is like standing water and begins to breed reptiles in his spirit..."
— Do you happen to have any reptile houses or places here in London?
— Apparently someone hasn't watched Harry Potter — said the Prince in a mocking voice.
Greg shook his head.
— We have the most famous reptile house in the world, it's at the London Zoo, but it's closed for renovations.
Greg looked at Igor and said:
— It's our only chance… send reinforcements to help us.
Igor nodded and they left immediately.
— THE LONDON ZOO — began Igor —, managed by the London Zoological Society , is the oldest scientific zoo in the world. It opened in London on 27 April 1828 and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific studies . It eventually opened to the public in 1847. On May 25, 1850, the zoo welcomed Obaysch , the first hippopotamus seen in England since prehistoric times , today houses a collection of 755 species of animals , making it one of the largest collections in the UK and the world.
— Why did the prince talk about Harry Potter?
— He's a bad guy, he's always in a bad mood because he was the darling of the people, instead of his brother, but he got involved in a series of scandals and had to ask for removal from his duties at the Palace.
— What a complicated little family too.
Igor didn't answer, but his look said it all.
— Back to Harry Potter, this is where he discovers his powers, and talks to a snake for the first time, so the place is better known for that than being the first zoo in the world.
— The legend going beyond itself.
— Exactly.
They passed a sign that showed the renovation funders.
Stillton Foundation
— Any news?
Greg smiled:
— None.
Igor saw an image that was never there, it was a well— known painting by William Blake:
Satan wounding Job with painful boils...
— I don't know if we're on the right path, but when you don't know where to go, no path can be considered wrong either.
It was then that they saw Urizen and couldn't believe who he was.
— You?
He smiled.
— Welcome to paradise where the serpent will offer you the fruit of knowledge.
THEY WERE GOING toward the glass tomb when Urizen fired a warning shot.
— If I were you, I wouldn't do this.
— Release the Prince.
— He doesn't interest us anymore.
Greg grabbed Igor's arm when they heard a voice coming from the speaker.
— Welcome to the last act, Gregory Evans and Igor Zumerick, I admit they surprised us a lot...—
— Who are you? Show up soon...
— I am Albion, the host of the new world...—
'What the hell do you want?'
— What I — wanted— , I already got. Now... none of you have any facts of interest to me... goodbye...—
Greg looked at the coffin, but Ian Clark's voice snapped them back to reality.
— Are you forgetting me, by any chance?—
Igor knew very well the figure of the Secretary of State, Ian Clark, one of the most harmless subjects, however, with an enviable political acumen.
— It's over, Ian.
— Is it over? No... we're just getting started, everyone knows what they... who are in power have done. And they are here to pay for it.
— They've already got their revenge.
— This isn't for revenge, this is called justice. Or do you think people like Joel Nielsen, Charlene Midleton, brothers Erick and Noah Hughes, Paul Leaks, Cliff Handerson, Selene Stillton, Adam Stillton, and Benjamin Morant could get away with this life?
— So you were the ones who killed Noah Hughes too?—
— It wasn't us, but I believe the law of attraction took care of the rest.
THE PRINCE OF WALES already had water on his chin looking at his supposed rescuers, they didn't have much time to save him, his legs were already burning with pain, he had been inside that glass cubicle for almost 20 hours, he couldn't stirring and that strange, viscous water was also having a number of side effects on him.
Ian Clark commented that he was there for covering up the crimes of Peter Ball and Joel Nielsen, he didn't blame him, everyone was guilty in political games, no one reached the top of the world without sacrifices and he knew the sacrifices the royal family had made to over the years, faithfully following what Machiavelli 's Prince said:
— The ends justify the means...—
Even if much was unjustifiable, they were faithful guardians of the power of the greatest and greatest kingdom still existing on Earth, but they were just two people against one, who had already killed several others in the last few days.
My end will come in the worst possible way...