Do You Dare?!
"Now, the Justice Hall Head will take votes from the 31 Crest Family Heads." The main judge announced, silencing the crowd.
In the next instance, a servant in white clothes moved silently between the rows of kings, each representing a powerful crest family. He held a tray with two bowls: one black, and the other red, filled with a thick, liquid ink.
Each king, as the servant approached, dipped their family seal into the red liquid and pressed it onto a crisp white paper, their whispering voices uttering the name of the family they supported. The paper, stained with the crest mark, was then placed into the black bowl.
The whole court watched with bated breath, the eyes of every noble, soldier, and spectator glued to the servant's hands as they moved from one king to another. The creaking of robes, the whispers of supporters, and the occasional murmurs from the Doom family's side filled the otherwise silent arena.