A grand puppet play, directed and performed by Raphael himself, was underway in Backlund's Grand Theater.
As Raphael acted out the coronation ceremony of the Tudor-Trunsoest Empire, he noticed a change in the audience. William I had appeared and was watching the performance in a trance.
Raphael dared not be careless and performed with utmost care.
This "Protector" and "Founder" of the Loen Kingdom had been one of the witnesses to that coronation! At the very least, Raphael could not let him feel pulled out of the story.
When the coronation scene ended, enthusiastic applause rang out from the audience again.
Many people marveled at how compelling the puppet play's plot was.
As Audrey clapped along with the audience, she reflected, Real history really is far more fascinating than drama.
Soon, the seventh act began. With two emperors in the empire, disputes inevitably arose between them.
This act focused on the two emperors' schemes against each other and their search for outside support to consolidate their positions.
Tudor enlisted the mysterious warlock Abraham, along with a very beautiful warlock, two hermits named Antigonus and Amon, and others.
Trunsoest, meanwhile, married a queen who lived in a towering castle and secured the support of the six warlocks who had won the earlier victory.
Sitting near the back of the audience, Emlyn saw the queen who lived in the towering castle and mused, The Devil's puppets are exquisitely made. This queen looks a little like the Blood Moon Queen-even though she doesn't look much like the portraits, she gives off the same air.
He still had not realized at all that the Devil was recounting the history of the Fourth Epoch. He was enjoying it as an ordinary puppet play.
The eighth act began. The conflict between the two emperors finally broke