Scepter of Thorns

Queen Victoria dragged her long skirt and hurried through the corridor of sighs. She looked only seven or eight years old, with a delicate crown pinned to her dark purple fluffy curly hair.But she has no other intentions now, just the defection of her subjects makes her angry and unbearable.

Because the Black Queens rebelled.

The areas north of the Red River have responded one after another. This is not just an effect that can be achieved in a short period of time, but after a long and careful planning and arrangement.The Black Queen's Party won a large area of ​​land without a single soldier. The party leader Franz abandoned the treaty and turned to the royal family for surgery, saying that the legitimacy of his supremacy was questionable, and that the period of ruling made the Demon Realm even weaker. The royal family is on the cusp.However, she can't announce the deal with the Black Queen's Party. To put down the rebellion, she can only rely on the Anti-Cross Party. If so, it will only stop the Anti-Cross Party from giving help.

She only now realizes how insignificant her own power is. Although there are people from the royal family in both parties who have secretly placed them, there was no response on the eve of the rebellion. Either she was cleared out early, or she was instigated. Either way is not a good result. , but luckily Caesar, the leader of the Anti-Cross Party, decided to meet with her today and discuss the rebellion.Victoria's heart was like a taut bowstring, and she dared not relax for a moment. She knew that her own time had passed, and time had crushed her youthful vigor, leaving only the tiredness and fragility of old age.

The gorgeous dark purple palace dress was supported by steel hoops, and she still received her courtiers with the arrogance of a queen.Caesar was reclining on the golden-green sofa. He was resting with his forehead closed and his eyes closed. When he heard the Queen's visit, he just turned his head and opened his silver eyes.

"Your Majesty." He seemed to bow respectfully, but in fact he didn't even stand up.Victoria paused, and then sat on the sofa opposite him, "There is no need to pay attention to these etiquettes now, let's talk directly."

Caesar smiled and did not speak, he still looked lazy, Victoria was secretly alert, because Caesar has always been an excellent politician, no matter what, he would maintain the superficial routine, but now she felt that something was different.

"Well, Victoria, let's talk directly if you want." Caesar's scarlet eyes stared straight at her, "You can't help me, and you can't pose any threat to me, I can tell you clearly You, the royal family has been emptied, it is vulnerable now. Do you know why I still see you?"

She suppressed her anger and unwillingness, "...why?"

"Because I'm very happy to see the young and outstanding demons enter this stage, and I'm also very pleased that the older generation of demons can support until now." He spoke slowly, but obviously with joy, "You are excellent, Victoria, but your time is over, I hope you can give this stage to more people, of course, if you don’t want to, I can only take coercive means.”

"You want me to step down!?" The queen finally couldn't help standing up, her voice was very sharp, "Caesar, do you think you are God the Father?! This is too conceited!"

"We are all conceited, Victoria." He replied patiently, like a strict but not gentle elder, "You are already 169 years old, and the medal 'Youth' bestowed by the God of Darkness will expire on your 170th birthday, You will become old and slow, but the Demon Realm is flourishing. I am not denying your political talents, but at 170 years old, you are no longer able to manage this huge and sophisticated machine, and it needs fresh blood."

The queen was silent when the age was mentioned.She stood there in a daze, then suddenly fell to the sofa behind her.Her petite body sank into the cushion, and her crown was messed up by the messy hair, as if it was about to fall off when she raised her head.

"Can't even God the Father redeem me?" After a long time, she asked softly.

"He can't." Caesar stared at her deeply. "Aging and death are restrictions on races other than the Protoss. He can't violate this law, not just him, anyone can."

Victoria took off the crown and threw it to him angrily, "Okay, then take it, I'm useless anyway."

She sat up from the cushion, and she took off the royal jewelry one by one and threw them on the floor, "You won, Caesar, you are so cunning, you convinced me in a few words. I will quit. But you You must know that you did not defeat me, what defeated me was my loyalty to God the Father and my love for the devil world, these things are more important and noble than rights."

She lifted the corner of her long skirt and left the hallway of sighs with her head held high.Even though her hair was disheveled and all the gorgeous jewelry was gone, she was as proud as a queen, as if all the discouragement had been discarded in that room.

Ten days later, Queen Victoria I officially announced her abdication, and all rights were handed over to Caesar, the leader of the Anti-Cross Party.The consul Caesar ordered the members of the royal family not to intervene in politics, and at the same time assembled the army to attack the Black Queen's rebels.

When she saw Caesar again, she had already packed all her luggage and was ready to leave.The queen's attire can no longer be seen. She is wearing a long dress made of good material, and has no jewelry except for the three space rings on her hands.Victoria looked back at the magnificent palace for the last time, and said to him calmly, "I don't need to keep it a secret anymore."

She looks very thin, with dark purple curly hair simply tied into a ponytail, and a pair of lovely big eyes, only left with endless loneliness, "Komoro, that is, my seventh son is possessed by a higher soul .He made a deal with me, I gave him the legal status of the seventh prince, and he was responsible for improving the status of the royal family.

"That is a very powerful soul. I have tried him deeply or shallowly many times, but all failed. I suspect that he knew the end of the royal family very early, and even disappeared when I wanted to find him. I lived to be 169 years old, and so far no demon can defeat me except Prince Clement, but he did, and I am vulnerable under his hands." Victoria's body trembled slightly, and the fear was still fresh in her memory. "Neither can you, Caesar. Maybe you are stronger than me, but you definitely can't support three moves under his hands. It's not so much a powerful devil energy, it's better to say it's divine power - it seems that only God the Father can match him. "

"Then his purpose can't be so simple." Caesar's eyes flashed with interest, "Rivaling God, is it the God of Chaos?"

"Yes, he definitely doesn't just want to support the royal family." Victoria didn't hear the second half of his words, "I think he came to disrupt the political form of the demons, or to plunge the demon world into chaos. With good intentions. So you have to pay attention to this person, he is likely to be behind the scenes, I hate separatists the most."

Caesar leaned down so he was at eye level with hers, "When was the last time you saw him?"

"The day after you were assassinated. I called him into the room to discuss the matter, but I couldn't find him no matter how I looked after that." She replied without hesitation, "I admit that I really don't like it very much." You, but judging from the current situation, it seems that there is no other way but to trust you."

"I hope you can end the coexistence of demon regimes and restore centralized power. Those who try to split the demon world must be punished." Victoria leaned into his ear and whispered, "If you can't do it, then no matter what Either way, I'll kill you."

Caesar smiled and stroked the soft top of her hair.

The abdicated queen walked into the white mist outside the palace alone. She looked very immature, just a seven or eight-year-old girl, but this woman who once dominated the world and created the Victorian era finally withdrew due to the erosion of time. the political arena.The rain all over the sky intertwined into a net, blurring her back.

"Come on," Caesar said to his men, "the ceremony of enthronement is ready."

He was dressed very formally, with a long black dress that fit closely to his body, outlining his thin silhouette.Caesar took off his white gloves and handed them to the attendants, "I'm about to accept the coronation myself."

The main hall was covered with black and gold ribbons, embroidered with white Reverse Crosses. All the nobles who supported the Reverse Cross Party sat down in their seats, and when he entered, all the hustle and bustle stopped.He walked across the red carpet facing all eyes and knelt down on one knee before the coronation platform.

The master of ceremonies wore a classical sun and moon totem mask, "Caesar White, you..."

"Wait a minute." Caesar beckoned, signaling that he had something to say.When all eyes were on him, Caesar straightened his back and announced loudly, "My full name is Caesar Phaethon, the second son of Prince Clement."

Soft exclamations spread in the audience, and many people were surprised that he had to choose this time to declare himself, which seemed unwise at all.

"Oh, that's right." The master of ceremonies responded with no surprise, "Then, I'll call you Orion Phaethon."

!!!

This time, there were screams in the audience, and the nobles stood up and looked at the coronation platform with questioning eyes.Caesar himself was even more astonished, but the master of ceremonies was not affected at all, "Orion Phaeton, are you willing to lead the demons to participate in the battle of the Seven Armies?"

Caesar was already dripping with cold sweat, he no longer cared about the etiquette, and rushed forward to take off the mask of the master of ceremonies.The opponent dodged the attack with a slight dodge, and asked the next sentence, "Orion Phaethon, are you willing to welcome the dusk of the gods?"

He took a deep breath, knowing that the consequences were irreversible, so he could only spread out his huge bone wings, floating at a position more than two meters above the ground and looking down at the master of ceremonies, "Who sent you here?"

The powerful demonic energy unfolded around him into a complex magic circle, instantly surrounding the entire palace.All the onlookers knelt down one after another without being shocked. They all knew, or every believer of the God of Darkness knew that this was the harbinger of the coming of the Lord God.

Only the master of ceremonies was still standing straight. He was not affected by the power of the gods at all, and he continued to chant: "Orion Phaeton, are you willing to die in order to fulfill the eternal life of the demons?"

The black flail was thrown out of Caesar's hand like a giant snake, and it hit the coronation platform hard. The fragments exploded, but the master of ceremonies tapped his toes lightly. He didn't have any wings behind him, but he floated in the air unscathed .

"Who holds the scepter of lies?!" Caesar asked, staring at the master of ceremonies, as if confirming something.

"In whose hands?" the master of ceremonies repeated this sentence playfully, as if reciting a nursery rhyme, "Whoever sheds the blood of God holds the authority of God."

As soon as the words fell, the magic circle, which seemed indestructible in the eyes of all the demons, began to collapse from the end, and the scene of a blooming flower withering was nothing more than that.The magic circle disappeared little by little, and finally shattered completely. Caesar's figure flickered and almost fell off.

"Orion Phaethon, would you like to know how long you can live?" The master of ceremonies took off his mask and looked at the crumbling Caesar with a smile, "The first rainy season is over, here you come. The second The rainy season is over and you are dead."

The kneeling demons looked a little boldly at the demons who uttered wild words, but were surprised to find, "His Royal Highness Seventh Prince of Comoros! Why are you here!?"

Caesar thought of Victoria's words before leaving, and his heart suddenly tightened.A demon quickly stood up and shouted: "Arrest this blasphemer! The queen has abdicated, and he is no longer a prince!"

"Wait!" Caesar quickly stopped this hot-headed idiot. He knew in his heart that he might not even be able to beat the person in front of him, "...What do you mean?"

Comoro laughed, as if hearing some funny joke.

"You are going to die, Orion, and the remaining lifespan is only one-thousandth of your current age. Those who flow the blood of God and hold the authority of God will kill you. You are willing, and the darkness will dissipate." , the time for light to rule is approaching."

Comoro raised his arm, and all the demons watching fell into a coma, "It's a pity that I can't attend your funeral, so I can only recite your eulogy in advance."

After bowing gracefully, he disappeared into the hall like a gust of wind.Caesar closed his eyes and clenched his hands tightly. Although there was only a mess left, he finally ushered in the bell of the coronation.He walked up the steps alone, not caring that the coronation platform was broken, but said loudly: "Are you willing to take over the responsibility that comes with this right and glory, and become the supreme ruler of the demon world?"

"Yes I do."

"Are you willing to uphold the will of God the Father and become a loyal believer in maintaining the dark faith?"

"Yes I do."

The bell and his oath resounded through the hall, but all the demons watching the ceremony fell into a deep sleep. Only Caesar put on the crown, opened his arms, and welcomed the arrival of his own era.

"The king is lonely from the beginning to the end." He murmured, "End alone, start alone."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and his voice was drowned in this drum-like percussion, turning into a light "tick" and blending into the storm.

----Chapter47. Dispute & End----

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Senna, Comoro, and Lyle are all other identities attacking Kyle Ross.