Scepter of Thorns

Edmund closed the door, and went straight to the study.

He knew that it was impossible for Edward to sleep in this situation, and Edward also knew that it was impossible for him to be indifferent, but there was an indescribable tacit understanding in the weak affection between each other, and the bond between father and son was still affecting them, and this kind of Bonds are forever.

Edmund walked into the study room and took out the bottom one from the neatly arranged documents. Since the eldest son had returned, the marriage proposal could be rejected in a reasonable manner.

So this paper with the red rose watermark was thrown into the waste paper pile.But Edmond didn't expect that soon a decree with the same rose watermark would come to Edmond, so he just wrote a memorial about his refusal to grant marriage, and then stamped his prince status White Falcon Seal.

Then, he buried his head on the table, and the dim candlelight burned until the morning light broke, and the silver candlestick was full of ashes and dried tears.

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Edward turned up the high collar of his cloak to hide the black thorns around his neck.A gray shadowed owl lay drowsy in his blond hair—Edward had given up on getting it off his head, so he could only walk a long distance with a shadowy owl expressionless. The corridor exudes a gloomy and strange atmosphere.

Edmund was sitting in the main seat drinking morning tea, his face was very bad.So when he saw the chubby owl on Edward's head, his expression became indescribably subtle.Edward also sat down and began to eat, until the end of breakfast, neither of them said a word.

Edmund got up and went back to the study. Edward followed him and closed the door of the study.

Edward is not ignorant of Edmond's bad state, but the reason why he chose this time is because this state is the easiest to attack.

——It means that the probability of telling the truth will be higher.

He was half leaning on a small sofa, his slender limbs stretched out, showing a relaxed look.Edmund sat on a black high-backed chair, his stern expression was exactly the same as his.

"You said that I can talk to you if I have any questions." Edward said flatly, "Then I hope you can treat me sincerely."

Edmund already realized that there was another tough battle to be fought. He resisted the exhaustion of the invasion and tensed his nerves, "You ask."

"First question, where did it come from?"

Edward pulled down the shadowed owl that had one eye closed. The owl, whose sleep was disturbed, let out a strange cry, and then continued to sleep in the palm of his hand.It seemed to be uncomfortable because it was not hanging upside down, and it pecked Edward.

"It was sent to my room by a teleportation array." He replied, "The teleportation array is the pattern when the envoy descends, so I regard it as the will of the Father God, and you are deeply favored by the Father God." name, so I put it in your room."

His answer sounded plausible and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Second question." Edward lowered his head, a strand of blond hair fell to cover his eyes, "Why did you leave?"

Edmund was silent for a few minutes, and just when Edward thought he was refusing to answer and was about to ask a third question, the man suddenly said, "The heavens have called me back."

"False." Edward said firmly.

"I was exiled because my brother, the current heavenly king Mephisto, succeeded to the throne. I was recalled because Mephisto learned that you are the favor of God the Father. I was pardoned, but out of revenge, I did not Take you back, Mephisto exiles me again is unrealistic, he can only let me stay in heaven."

"False." Edward said with a half-smile, "Do you know where the contradiction is?"

"..."

"It's the timeline." He explained patiently, "When Mephisto succeeded to the throne, the original heavenly king had already passed away, so he must have learned about me, but he still chose to exile you, so I will be part of it." It won't work, and that's not the reason for calling you back."

Edmund rubbed the space between his brows, and said with a little anger, "Since you don't believe me, then I can't help it."

He finally felt tired, it was long overdue, like a full-bodied and greedy monster, clumsily around him.The edges and corners of his usual calmness were swallowed up bit by bit, and he had already noticed its coveting gaze.

"The third question." Edward chased after the victory, "What was my state before signing the contract? Did I really kill... Lilia?"

"She is your mother, Edward," sighed Edmund. "You are you, and the question is meaningless."

"You deliberately avoided my question, what are you worried about?" Edward's eyes darkened, "Then who made you so scrupulous, your father, brother, or the main god?"

"Enough!" Edmund stood up abruptly, and said sharply, "This is not what you should know, Edward."

"Let me guess." He still looked casual, like a crawling beast, with sharp claws hidden under the fur, emitting a dangerous smell intentionally or unintentionally, "Your father was exiled for some reason. You, you came to the human world and gave birth to me with Lilia, and then the old Heavenly King accidentally learned some news about me and chose to pardon you. Your brother used tricks to prevent you from coming back. He succeeded to the throne, but he didn’t expect that he would come back before canceling the pardon, at this time, the previous king had just left and amended his will without authorization, which would shake his position, so he can only acquiesce in your existence.”

Edmond moved his lips, wanting to say something, but Edward stepped forward: "There are many books you have read on the bookshelf in my room, and there are scattered notes in them, but there are a few that are not only Is it a note, or a diary."

As he said that, he really laughed, but his eyes were still cold: "You are very similar to me, father. The political situation of a certain period of time is neatly recorded on it, and there are some relationship diagrams, which are very clear."

"The Revolutionary Army of Destiny, the Spade Incident, and the Trial of the Sleeping Day."

Together they uttered the three words.

"You're tired, aren't you?" Edward seemed to realize that he was struggling in fatigue, and smiled, "Relax, father, let's play a game of Judgment on Sleeping Day."

Edmund didn't agree or object. He just watched Edward spread the cards with intricate magic patterns on the table within a few minutes.

It was a card game popular among nobles in the heavens, adapted from the famous Sleeping Day incident, he really didn't know where Edward got such a deck of cards, it was obviously in the other party's plan, which made him feel faint disturbed.

"bring it on."

Edmund was holding a sun face card with its eyes closed at this time, so the two other commoner and noble cards showed the corresponding crowd.In Edward's hand is a moon card with a human face, without a character card. Its eyes are open, and the hollow silver-gray reveals a vague ominousness.

Edward touched a card from the top of the deck, and the gorgeous brushstrokes outlined a pair of mating | Celestial Clans, their wings intertwined, appearing inseparable, "promiscuous | promiscuous."

Edmund thought for a while, and showed the commoner card. The card changed rapidly. The people who were originally resting in the soil were entangled in twos, while the expressions of the people on the noble card changed to contempt.

He drew a second card, and on the card was a silhouette in a fine attire. He looked like the enthroned king, but the crown and robe were stained with scarlet blood, "Rebellion."

Edmond showed the commoner card, so the people on the noble card had bloody long swords in their hands, and the other half of their copulation on the commoner card was killed, and the rest were disheveled, with terrified expressions on their faces. anger.

"The third card, exile."

This time, Edmund chose the noble card.

The people on the noble card discarded their gorgeous attire, lost their huge castle, and wandered in the wilderness in despair.The people on the civilian card were very relieved and cheered happily.The sun in Edmund's hand opened one eye, and Edward took out another deck of cards and touched the top one.

Draw a pair of closed eyes, one weeping and the other bleeding.

"Reward card, glory." Edward handed the card to Edmund, and drew another card from the stack just now, "Fraud."

Edmund chose the commoner card.

So the expressions of the people who were cheering just now became numb, the formulaic smile was like a mask, and the people on the noble card looked better, although they were still dusty, but at least they had a basic houses and fields.

"luxury."

Commoner card.

People wear gold and silver, and silk and satin can be seen everywhere.The nobles looked unwilling. They looked at the jewelry on the civilians, as if they remembered something.

"brutal."

Under the baptism of money, civilians took up weapons and started killing, blood stained their faces.The nobles suffered a lot in this war, their pretty good life was cut off by the barbaric and violent conflict, and people's eyes were full of sadness.

This time Edmund decided to take the initiative, "Glory, nobleman."

He threw the reward card in his hand into the pile. Although the people on the noble card suffered a lot, their expressions became more determined.The current position has really changed completely. The commoners are blindly enjoying themselves, while the nobles are silently accumulating a kind of strength.Edward glanced at the cards and smiled lowly, "You lost, father."

Edmund threw the cards on the table, and he lost.

"Facing the next time I draw a card, whether you choose nobles or commoners, there are only two final results. The commoners will be judged, and the nobles will take the opportunity to rise up and regain their status, and then kill all the commoners who made them suffer shame; If the nobles are judged, the commoners will completely override the nobles, and will take the opportunity to kill the nobles who threaten their power."

"What do you want to say?" Edmund frowned.

Edward stood up, "Father."

He walked up to Edmund, leaned down with his hands on the table, and stopped only half a palm away from him. The two similar faces were not so much father and son, but more like twin brothers. His indifference and sharpness are like a retreat.

"So nobles were originally commoners, and commoners were originally nobles."

Edmond's pressure doubled in vain, he raised his head and looked directly at Edward, "Are you against my political views?"

"No, father." Edward seemed to support Edmund's shoulders respectfully, but actually pressed him on the chair forcibly, "I appreciate you very much."

There was an inexplicable emotion in the eyes of the blond youth. He embraced Edmund's shoulders, silently conveying his affirmation and approval, "The heavens are rotting. We should cut off the spoiled part and replace it with fresh blood."

"It has waited too long for this revolution."

"So I will support you, father." Edward imitated the actions he had done to himself, blindfolded Edmond's eyes, and even recited the spell verbatim, "Sleep, return to Go into the chaos, there is only darkness left in the barren place, you don’t need to think about anything, you just close your eyes and welcome it.”

Edmund closed his eyes, and his slightly long eyelashes brushed against his palm.Edward took off the large and soft cloak, and gently put it on the man's shoulders.

Then he began to look through the files on Edmond's desk, which was his ultimate goal.

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The relatives are strange, the puzzles are endless, and the surrounding people and the intricate relationships cannot be avoided; only the rights are familiar, the deep-rooted desire to control is clamoring, and the ruthless people are being beaten Wake up a little bit, they are stupid|stupid|desire|moving, waiting for the day when they break through the shackles; only ambition and desire are eternal.

----Chapter53. Bonding & Ending----

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Black Widow: The number one killer in the demon world, a hybrid of demons and undead, an apostle of fate (see Chapter 35. Scars for details).He was hired by the Black Queen's Party to assassinate Caesar, and then accepted the order of the Black Queen's Party to investigate Edward.He set a trap in the Demon Forest, but was destroyed by the power of Kyle Rose. He forcibly entered a different dimension with Edward and Amiens, lost his memory, and held the Tarot card Reaper.Later, William, the God of Undead in the alien space, took a fancy to his aptitude, and saved his life in Edward's hands. After the alien space was broken, he disappeared.