SUPREMEO Vol.I: Trials Of The Machine King

Chapter XII (arc.2): Order

Shackled in a cell with his head hanging low Julius is thrown the latest daily paper. In big bold letters the title reads,

"JUDAS EDSON".

As Julius looks at the paper he's asked by the person who threw it towards him, "Why did you do it?..." The person is revealed to be Zachary.

There is no answer. Julius just looks at the paper in front of him. Zachary notices this so he continues to talk in an attempt to get Julius to mention anything.

Zachary: This place and entire city surrounding it was nothing but a barren wasteland for 35 years. Elias found this place and built an entire city from the ground up to help us move forward. Places around this city that Elias promised to help build up still live in the dark days of the war. No proper heating systems or access to running water. For some of these people the roofs over their head are tore down buildings! You've slowed down their chances of having a better living situation drastically! And you've got nothing to say!?!...You basically signed their death certificates yourself!

Julius looks to Zachary in disgust.

Zachary calms down and continues to talk to Julius.

Zachary:....Where's Victor?...

Julius:......

Zachary: Okay if you've got nothing to say to me maybe you'll talk to your son. He's got a lot to get off his chest. Using him to get Intel on how the Caine's and Victor operated was pretty low. I can't remember how Richard said it but at the moment he's disgusted with anything involving your name.

There is a twitch in Julius's eye that Zachary catches.

Zachary: Ahh there we go. I got my reaction. Now why don't you stew over what you're going to say to Richard once he gets here?

Zachary begins to walk out Julius's cell. As Zach leaves and the doors close behind him. So does the light in Julius's cell. Only a small ray of sunshine from outside lights the room up. Julius does not move a muscle. He sits silently waiting for the visit from his son.

Outside the jail.

Ryan and Diwata see Zachary exiting the jail.

Diwata: Max, Hey Ryan he's out!

Ryan: Zachary! Hey so did he talk to you?

Zachary: No he didn't say anything. Nothing about why he helped kill Elias, nothing about Victor, Nothing about where Amaro went nothing!

Ryan: Also sounds like out of respect for the Edson and Caine family and what they've built for this city, Supremeo doesn't want the answers tortured out of him?

Diwata: Yeah I think that's exactly it. He was born from Elias's mind he's told me he's inherited most of his memories, experiences and feelings. He is basically not Elias all while having most of Elias's experiences.

Zachary notices the same paper he left for Julius was in Ryan's truck. And immediately starts flipping through the pages.

Ryan: Hey Zach, What're you doing?

Showing the paper to Ryan he tells him and Diwata, "Just finally skimming through this article from the town paper. I didn't know they covered us bringing in Julius and exposing the warlords as a real thing either."

Zachary shows Ryan and Diwata the part of the town paper that he's finally seeing now that things have settled down. To the left is an image of the 4 heroes statue at legends trail. To the right of it is a picture of Zachary up front explaining the Warlords and Julius Edson situation in front of reporters with Ryan, Sarah and Maxwell in the back. The headline reads in bold, "The new 4 pillars of the modern world? "