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Zedek, confused by the current situation, was surrounded by the Royal Knights.
"Heir to the house of Marquess Argent, Zedek Argent, you have been acknowledged as the head of the rebels. Put down your weapons and surrender for the sake of your family's name in the Kingdom of Graësia!"
"What?" he was dumbfounded.
Yes, he was holding his sword. But he was raising his sword with the honor of a marquess heir, raising it only towards the bastards who stained and hurt his beloved.
"I am Zedek! And I am not a rebel! Whoever framed me in this situation is the rebel. You are playing under this person's hands! You can investigate me. I can confidently tell you I have no connections with them," never faltering, he held his head proudly and made his statement.
"Then, are these not enough?" a cold yet aloof voice resounded. The man threw some paper files in front of him. It scattered around the muddy ground.
A man with a chilly stare and formidable air walked out at the center of the Royal Knights' formation. Grand Duke Simon had a horrifying aura at the moment, scaring almost everyone in the scene.
But not him.
"Duke Simon, what is this for?" he suspiciously asked.
"Rebel Argent, you have attempted murder against Lady Lyfa Hugh's personal guard and even stained her name in the society---."
Lady Lyfa was the flower in society. She had large connections among the nobility and was even favored to have the potential to be Graësia's queen.
She is his beloved. But why was this happening? Now of all times, she needs him. He should not be imprisoned. Lyfa needs someone beside her to cope with her problems.
"But I have never! These bastards are-----."
"And!... you have stolen highly confidential military information that is a threat to the Kingdom!" Duke Simon continued to criticize his wrongdoings.
He did not do anything wrong... No. Yes, he did steal some. But he passed that information to Lyfa---.
No, she wouldn't. Not the Lyfa that he knew.
With Zedek's head in a mess, he was unable to say anything. With the current knowledge that he has, he was in no power to speak against the Grand Duke who had all the necessary evidence to prove his guilt.
"The nobles have contended that you have embarrassed your family's reputation and that you treated others as your slave. On the morrow's eve, you are to be executed to death. Guillotine," Duke Simon glanced at him as he said the last word with cold eyes in an unpleasant expression. He said the 'word' as if to show mercy to Zedek by disclosing the execution method.
He was dragged away after that. He did not remember how he journeyed back to the palace and unto the dungeon.
When he regained his senses, he tried asking for help from the guards to inform certain people and ask for help from his family. But, he received completely different news that changed the entire situation.
"W-what?" Zedek asked to clarify if he heard it right.
At first, he was positive that he can look for methods to escape prison. As long as he was not dead, it was all right to be branded as a rebel. Lyfa was waiting for him. She had said that she cannot afford to lose him. Thus, he will survive for his family and Lyfa's sake.
But then, he was informed of the situation and was unable to process anything anymore.
"The Marquess Argent family cease to exist," the guard replied with more conviction.
His father's mining and trading business plummeted at a fast rate and bankrupted a week ago without my knowledge. It forced his father to work in the opposite country to pay off their high debts. Their family properties, including their current residence, were also used to pay their debts to nobles in Graësia.
His dear mother, who had a weak heart, was criticized by their branch family for having ominous luck and having him as a son. After countless mental and physical attacks, she died just after a few hours he was thrown into jail.
His dear sister got bullied and burned inside their old residence... just an hour ago.
Everything did not matter to him anymore. He let them torture him as they asked for information that he did not possess. He let them punish him so he could forget everything through the pain.
Painful grunts and grotesque sounds came out of his mouth.
He wanted to ask for forgiveness, but he could not mutter anything. He reminisced what he had done to arrive at this situation, but nothing came to mind. He was living life faithfully. He did not know how things turned out this way... until the last moment.
He was on the brink of death inside the cold prison. It was almost his execution time but he could not hold on to his life any longer.
However, at that moment...
...a character who suddenly awakened his consciousness a second away from death made a cursed oath...
"For the tears of my parents...
For the blood of my sister...
For the cries of the innocent...
For the death of the victims...
I, Zedek, will destroy all those that had destroyed us.
It will be their worst mistake. Ever."
Zedek became a broken character and gained awareness. He defied his character designed by the world just before his death.
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The Villain From Another Lifetime
RomanceZia Williams lived a desperate modern life. Ever since, Zia was forced to live as a girl instead of normally living as a boy named Zedek Williams. Despite being the sole heir of William's Group Company, no one treated him as such. He was indifferent...
