We are at dusk and the celebrations are almost over. In the people the smile remains but in this yellowish orange light, a death wish hangs over the city.
The gallows is positioned, the king, the new queen and the whole royal family are positioned in a high part of the stands, followed by the nobles and other more or less important families.The people are positioned at the bottom under the gallows.
A woman bites and shivers and is pawing for what is to come. A few nervous laughter can be heard in the air along with some indistinguishable buzz in the huge crowd that now gradually gathers.
The tension is sky high, the buzz of words is stronger and stronger until a man begins to climb slowly on the empty scaffold.
he is a short man dressed as a jester and he stops in the middle of the gallows raising his hand to get attention
The crowd immediately falls silent with a few comments said here and there every now and then until they are completely silent
The man finally begins to speak in a low and grave voice: "Today we are gathered here for the execution of the evil duke of the kingdom. Those who have ransacked shops, killed men and kidnapped women and children"
The crowd starts to heat up, some curses start to emerge sporadically, some women and men start to cry thinking about loved ones captured or killed
"But now the culprits have been caught! And they will no longer be able to harm our people! Our wise ruler has got his hands on these scoundrels and today justice will be done!"
A cry of euphoria rises in the crowd and a single sentence that begins to make a chorus is imposed:
"Long live the King!"
"Long live the King!"
"Long live the King!"
For five minutes this chorus went on, until the jester raised his hand calming the situation which immediately returned to silence.
"Given your enthusiasm, let's not waste any more time and let's start the punishment"
The gesture of the hand brings up guards from behind the crowd
Prisoners all dressed in the same white suit are passed through the crowd all in single file with their heads down, tied hands and feet with a rope, the guards on the left and right so that they cannot escape.
The crowd rages against them, some throw tomatoes, others bottles, some of the bravest try to hit them but are promptly stopped by the guards.
All the prisoners are positioned on the gallows, even the dead cousin Sebastian has been transported by a guard
The jester starts again. "Let's not waste any more time, first prisoner: August De Duval"
The first prisoner is obviously the main duke behind the attempted rebellionThe duke is now unrecognizable, thin enough to be able to see the bones, two lifeless black eyes and white hair.
he is carried by the guards without resisting, almost like a puppet
The crowd paws screaming the worst insults
The duke is brought to the gallows, his head is now at the base of the guillotine
The jester raises his arm
The executioner is ready to release the ax at the first signal
The crowd falls silent, even a pin would be heard falling at this moment
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The Villainess' Daughter
Ficción GeneralThe story is over. The prince managed to stop the evil duke who sowed panic throughout the kingdom He along with his entire family will be beheaded including the current queen: Queen Vivian On the day of the beheading, the king will remarry a woman...
