Judgment Beneath the Starry Sky 1/4

In the Cilician Marshes, with the Milky Way hanging in the sky and the night as still as water, Themis leaned back in her wicker chair, engrossed in examining the cases on the parchment scroll in her hands.

The story goes that the father killed his daughter as a sacrifice, the mother, harboring resentment, conspired with her lover to kill the father, and the son, seeking revenge, killed the mother.

The arbitration resulted in the son being acquitted.

This righteous revenge should be forgiven.

"I cannot agree with this ruling."

After a long period of contemplation, Themis raised her head and solemnly shook her head.

Samael picked up the Yuzhan cup, took a sip of the crystal dew, and raised an eyebrow.

"In the son's eyes, his mother was just the murderer of his father, an enemy, and he had no concept of a mother."

"Shouldn't avenging one's father be considered a righteous act?"

Themis then entered into a state of righteous indignation and responded.

"If the son is innocent, then what wrong has the mother done in avenging her daughter?"

"There is no need to whitewash his act of patricide. If the sins of both parties cancel each other out, he has only killed an innocent woman."

The ancient serpent sat opposite and opened its lips to refute.

"The father is the true sower, and the mother is merely the vessel for conception; the father is more important than the mother."

"The son's righteous act of avenging his father is far more noble than the mother's despicable act of venting her personal grievances!"

The Goddess of Justice slid her fingertips across the parchment scroll, her expression serene and solemn.

"In raising children, the father provides the seed, and the mother provides the greenhouse. These successors share the same blood!"

"Moreover, procreation and protecting one's maternal instincts are the foundation of the world's existence. Shouldn't a mother's act of seeking justice for her daughter be even more noble?"

Then, Themis seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

"Moreover, if we judge it from the perspective of the parental status..."

"A child can live without a father, but not without a mother."

"Even the Sky Father Uranus was a product of parthenogenesis by the Earth Mother Gaia."

"Mother created Father!"

Upon hearing this, Samael's expression turned strange, and the playful emotion in his eyes was quite subtle.

This case is actually based on the play "Orestes" by the Ancient Greece writer Aeschylus, which was adapted from a myth.

During the famous Trojan War, the army led by King Agamemnon, the commander of the Ancient Greece, encountered a storm. In order to quell the storm brought by the sea god, the father killed his daughter Iphigenia and sacrificed her to the sea god.

Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra, sought revenge for her daughter's death by committing adultery. Ten years later, upon Agamemnon's triumphant return, she assassinated Agamemnon in their home. Her lover then seized power.

Agamemnon's youngest son Orestes, was only 12 years old at the time. He fled to another country, vowing to avenge his father when he grew up. Some time Orestes indeed returned to his hometown and, together with his sister Electra, killed his mother and her lover.

Having avenged his mother, Orestes. He was repeatedly tormented by the Goddess of Vengeance and could find no peace, so he had to flee from place to place.

Finally, Apollo guided him to Athens to seek the judgment of Goddess of Wisdom Athena.

The Sun God who defended Orestes claimed that the father was the true sower, and that a person could have only a father and no mother, just as Athena was born from the head of Zeus.

Ultimately, Athena, forced to choose sides, cast the crucial vote, and Orestes, who had murdered his mother, was declared innocent and released, allowing Mycenae to ascend the throne.

If this Goddess of Justice were also involved, and threw Apollo's argument that Gaia, the Earth Mother, created Sky Father Uranus, in the face, the Sun God's expression would surely be quite interesting.

After all, fathers are created by mothers, so shouldn't it be more commendable for mothers to kill their fathers?

Don't forget, that Sky Father was castrated by his son Cronus at Gaia's behest.

If Apollo dared to suggest that the father's status was higher than the mother's, or that avenging the father was more righteous, he would be slapping that Greek grandmother in the face.

Brilliant! Brilliant!

He secretly wrote down the words, preparing them for any future mischief, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"So you agree that your son should be sentenced to death?"

Themis, Goddess of Justice, shook her head again, frowned, and pondered for a moment before giving her reply.

"If I were to be tried, I would choose exile over the death penalty."

"Oh? Why? That's a serious crime of matricide."

Samael wore a faint smile as he asked curiously for the reason.

Themis's slender fingers, like scallion roots, gently caressed the parchment scroll, exuding a serene aura as she pursed her lips in contemplation.

"It is understandable for a mother to seek revenge for her daughter."

"However, she put her lover on the throne, and the prince, who was only ten years old at the time, naturally became a thorn in the side of the rebels."

"The reason given for avenging his father is indeed untenable."

"But when one's own life is threatened, the excessive actions taken in self-defense should be met with righteous forgiveness and understanding."

The Goddess of Justice paused, her brow furrowing slightly, her tone gentle and calm.

"However, the That King was threatened at a young age but eventually escaped safely. Only then did he come to take revenge and kill his mother and her lover."

"This exceeds the time limit and scope of self-protection, so while it is reasonable to sympathize with the perpetrator, it cannot completely absolve them of their guilt."

"However, before he was tried, he was cursed and tormented by the Goddess of Vengeance, and had been insane for several days. Therefore, his sentence should be appropriately reduced."

"Considering all the above factors, stripping him of his most precious right to the throne, besides his life, and exiling him forever is the most appropriate arbitration result I can think of."

The trial ended, Themis breathed a sigh of relief. But as she recovered, she suddenly realized that everything around her was completely silent.

The mysterious gaze of her companion across from her made the Goddess of Justice subconsciously raise her hand to touch her cheek. An inexplicable blush rose from her ears, and her delicate body twisted slightly uncomfortably.

"What's wrong? Did I make a wrong judgment?"

Samael snapped out of his daze, shaking his head frantically like a rattle-drum, genuinely amazed.

"No, no! Yes! Absolutely right!"

"Your understanding and intuition regarding legal arbitration are simply beyond my expectations!"

Good heavens, in such a short time, she has already introduced concepts such as "legitimate self-defense" and "Excessive self-defense" into the case, and the logic of the judgment is self-consistent.

Even in a legal society with a more complete judicial system in the previous life, the result would probably be similar.

The Mycenaean Prince attributed this to an act of matricide bordering on excessive Excessive self-defense, compounded by a history of mental illness.

At most, he would be deprived of his political rights for life, plus a life sentence. He might even be granted medical parole, stay in a mental hospital, and be isolated from the world in a single room.

Doesn't this amount to exile and the abolition of inheritance rights?

In this primitive age of gods, one can actually witness judgments that resemble those of a modern court.

What else could he say? Samael mentally typed out a string of "66666" to cheer for this Goddess of Justice.

Goddess of Justice