10 C10 Gringotts (5) + tests

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After passing the Slytherin heir rings test, it was time to try the next one. Tom pulls out the Le Fay heir ring and places it on a different finger. The second the ring slides on to Tom's finger, a pulse of magic goes from the ring all the way up to his head. The magic seeps into Tom's mind and scans his memories. Memories of old Tom and his dastardly deeds play through Tom's mind. The ring hums in approval as the magic withdrawals back to the ring.

'Was the qualification for the ring to accept me to be evil or something? Morgana must have been pretty messed up to set that as a requirement. Although, for once the old Tom isn't causing me problems. His actions actually helped me this time.' Tom thought as he stares down at the last ring.

Alluk didn't know what the tests were, but he could tell that Tom was being tested. He could sense the magic activate every time Tom would place a ring on his finger. Now that it's down to the Pendragon ring, Alluk watches on in great interest.

Tom takes a deep breath and steadies himself as he reaches out and plucks the Pendragon heir ring from its box. He then places the ring on one of his non-occupied fingers. At first, nothing happens and Tom just waits. No magic, no voices, no nothing. The silence in the room becomes deafening as Tom just stares at the ring waiting for what felt like forever for something to happen. After a moment of waiting, Tom thinks 'Maybe the Lord ring is the only one with the test'.

Suddenly, just as those words graced his thoughts, the ring glowed and Tom is no longer in the same room. He may not even be in Gringotts anymore. Tom looks around to see the most beautiful throne room he's ever seen. The thrown room is huge with tall towering pillars holding up a domed ceiling. The left and right walls were adorned with beautiful stained glass windows. The thrown is situated at the back of the room across the large doors with a red carpet leading up to it. Giant chandeliers hang on the ceiling illuminating the room perfectly. The throne itself is elevated three steps high on a stone platform. It's made of gold with gem and Ruby inlays here and there.

Sat at the throne is Tom Riddle. He stares around the room in wonder and confusion. Tom tries to stand from the throne, but no matter how much effort he puts into it, he can't seem to get off the throne.

Suddenly, the doors to the throne room swing open, and in comes a man dressed as a peasant. He walks up to the throne and kneels reverently towards Tom.

"Your Majesty, I come to you seeking justice for the woman I love. My neighbor, who is a jealous man, attacked her and r*ped her while I was away at work. I spoke to the guards but they refuse to act saying 'there's no proof'. Meanwhile, my children saw the whole thing. I brought them as witnesses, but the guards still wouldn't hear of it. Please help me get justice for the wrong my family has had to go through, and especially for my wife." The peasant says as he starts to cry in the thrown room.

'What the f*ck? Is this the test?' Tom thought as he shrugged and decided to just go with the flow.

"Are your wife and children here with you today?" The kingly Tom asks.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I brought them knowing you'd want to speak with them." He replies.

The doors open again and in comes three young boys and a woman of average beauty. One of the boys seems to be only a few years old while the other two look around 10 or 11. Their mother looks like she hasn't slept in a while and has a sad faraway look in her eyes. They come forward and kneel as their father did. Before they could speak, Tom had all of them leave the room. Who knows if these people are telling the truth or not, but it will be better to cross-reference their story's if they are told separately.

The first to answer Tom's questions is the mother. She was extremely emotional throughout the whole thing, but her story was a lot more detailed than her husband's. Next was one of the elder boys and his story seemed to match the mother's fairly well. After him was the other elder boy and his story was a perfect match to the boy before him. That would make sense as they were together throughout the entire experience.

Lastly, the youngest boy came in and walked to the throne alone. He didn't know what to do so he bowed three times before kneeling. The boy's story also matched everyone else's. Although he was nervous, the boy did his best to include as much information as he could remember. Tom even leaned a bit hard into this kid to see if he would rat out his parents for lying, but no matter what Tom asked, the kid didn't waver from his story. In none of their story's could Tom find a single discrepancy. Seeing that the story's matched up, Tom called them all back into the throne room.

"I've heard enough from all of you. Your neighbor will be arrested and his home searched. He will then be questioned as well as any friends and family we can find. You may return to your home." Tom says and the family thanks him profusely before leaving the throne room.

Then the doors opened again and a new person with a new problem arrived. Tom solved their problem as well and the cycle continued. Over and over the doors would open with new people with problems only the king could solve. This lasted for what felt like forever as Tom would solve the problems of peasants and Nobles alike. After an eternity of problem-solving, Tom's perseverance paid off as a voice could be heard in his head.

'You've performed adequately' the voice said and Tom appeared in the meeting room with Alluk once again.