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8: God Save the King

The kings torture only lasted around three months, but to him, it felt more like three years. He no longer smiled, and rarely spoke once he was released. His capture, his torture, led to a complete tailspin for the entire country. King Brock took his rage out on everything. He was never the same again.

Two days after his release, he executed three innocent men for what he called treason. When in reality, they were only in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the king wanted someone to murder. And murder, without consequence. Which he did.

But things only got worse however, when a servant simply looked over at the king. The king shot him, right there. Then finally, he directed his anger on his family. First, he led his father, a retired military veteran, to the ocean. Where he threw him in with his hands tied behind his back.

Then, his brother. He locked him into a cage with nine lions. After that, his wife, and this time, he was caught. He was about to go and stab her, but when he held the knife up she screamed loudly. This was heard by every guard, who rushed to the door of their room. "Queen, are you okay?" One guard asked. "Say yes!" King Brock demanded softly. "Yes! Everything is fine," she said to the man at the door. But right as he was about to slit her throat, a guard busted in. Two others followed. All three pointed their guns at the king, who still had the knife around the queens throat. He slit her throat, and she was dead soon after. No one shot him.

On his way out of the room, he said to the guards, "tell anyone, and you will be destroyed!" On his way out of the kingdom, his daughter was standing there. He grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the kingdom with him. She would surely be dead.