The King's Speech 3/3

Samael slammed his spear against the ground, stepped forward in fury, exposed the origin of the plague, and shattered the Athenians' last remaining hope with a resounding cry.

"Athenians, Persia wants to seize our water and soil. As long as we still draw breath, their invasion will never stop.

Hiding and fleeing will not earn us the enemy's tolerance or mercy. They will only see Athens as weak and easy to bully, and grow ever more ruthless!

Now, this plague is proof. They do not merely want to ravage our country—they want to destroy us!"

What followed were accusations of the Divine Blood Aristocrats' decay and betrayal, along with a series of listed pieces of evidence, which stirred the Athenians into even greater outrage.

Medusa, the Serpent Goddess who presided over vengeance and punishment, pronounced the sentence. One by one, the once-lofty Divine Blood Aristocrats were escorted to the walls of the Acropolis of Athens. The people waved their arms and answered with impassioned cries.

"Burn them to death!"

"Yes, burn these parasites of the nation!"

"They actually colluded with the Persians and tried to spread disaster through Athens! Those noble lords have consciences rotten to the core!"

Amid wave after wave of furious condemnation, the expressionless Norse Berserkers raised their battle axes and brought them down. Hundreds of terrified, distorted heads flew through the air, crimson blood spurting wildly from their necks, staining the cracks between the plaza's bricks and flowing into the central brazier.

Fed by this blood, the black-green flames atop the brazier gradually shed their filth. They radiated a pale gold suffused with sacred majesty, and the light grew ever more dazzling.

The thunder in the sky that represented divine wrath gradually subsided as well. The luminous olive tree swayed its branches amid the flames, while