The Takeover Pt. 2

*Next chapter will begin with Saul's POV but quickly switch back to Atlas' POV*

Prince Saul POV

Once I came back to reality, the King had a hole where his heart was, his throat was torn out and he had cuts and bruises all over.

The tall man then appeared next to me.

"I will take him to the third floor and fix him up. You announce that he fell ill and that you think that it was poison. Follow the script. Once my side is done, the second prince and the king's general will all fall."

The tall man then touches the king and disappears with the body.

I was left alone. The dining hall where I use to eat with my family was eerily quiet.

There's no reversing what I just did.

I get up and call for the maid to come in.

"Cast your spell on me. Clean me up quickly. After that clean up this room."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Once, I'm cleaned up, I continue with the plan. I use my authority as the first prince to call an emergency meeting with all noble heads in the capital city. The royale family was called as well.

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After an hour, everyone was present in the throne room.

"What is the meaning of this Prince Saul? Why wasn't the king called as well?"

One of the noble heads called out angrily. Anyone would be angry. It was still only 9 a.m. Many of these nobles were busy men.

"Please calm down. I might be hated and disliked by everyone in this room but I am still a prince. Know your place."

I unleashed my Aura over everyone present, just to make sure everyone stays in check.

I clear my throat.

"Dear royale family, nobles and everyone else present. The King was poisoned. I suspect it was someone in here that planned it all out. Luckily, I was here this morning for a meeting when the guards alerted me to it. We stabled him but he will need undisturbed rest."

The crowd went wild. Rightfully so.

One of the voices was louder than the rest.

Second Prince Sunny.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN DAD HAS BEEN POISONED?!"

He unleashed his Death's Aura onto everyone. It was impressive. It was at 35%.

I focused my Death's Aura onto him.

Everyone in the hall was affected by it except me. This will be the perfect chance to make him suspicious in front of everyone.

"Don't you think this is overreaction Sunny? You know how strong the King is. It won't be long before he recovers. There is no need to unleash your Death's Aura onto everyone."

Sunny realized what he did. He retracked his Death's Aura and stepped back. One of the nobles that was backing Sunny stepped forward.

"Please excuse my bluntness my prince. I find it hard to believe that the culprit would be just us, aren't you also here?"

All heads turn to me.

"You are correct, but you see. I'm the most trust worthy person here right now. I came straight from the prison. I walked, so many of the citizens saw me, I should know. They were all pointing at me and whispering like they usually do. You can also ask the guards and staff of the palace. I haven't been here for a few days. There's no way someone like me, with no backing, could do anything."

I look into the crowd. Everyone here knew that I was right. I was hated among nobles and disliked among my peers. No one would ever help me.

"Now please, make the proper arrangements. Everyone here will stay in the capital until our investigation is complete."

I leave as I hear mummers amongst the crowd.

"No one would benefit from the king dying."

"Yeah, the only person would be the crown prince."

"Shhhh, don't say that. Are you crazy."

Good, they are all on the right track. The only person with motivation to do this would be Sunny. The sooner the king dies, the sooner he becomes king.

As I prepare to meet with the tall man, I hear my mother running to me.

"Saul! Is it true! Is your father okay?"

"Mother please, he will be fine. It's some unknown poison but his body has stabilized. We just have to leave him alone to recover."

"Can I go see him? I need to see him."

"I'm sorry mom, the royale physician said it was better to let him rest, even I am not allowed to see him. Let him recover, okay?"

"If you say so Saul…, have you seen your sister? I can't find her anywhere."

"I haven't, knowing her she's probably out already. I'm sure she will return soon."

My mother nods and goes to look for little Marcus.

I head to my room to meet with the tall man.

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"You're finally here prince. You took your time."

I ignored him and sit down.

"Just hurry up. What do we do now?"

"Feeling down now that your father was killed by your own hands? Sad that you're loving mother will suffer even more once you take her other son's life? Are you wondering if she will hate you when she learns the truth?"

"Just get on with it will you?!"

"You're no fun prince. Whatever, let's move on."

The tall man hands me a bunch of papers.

"These are the files left by the king. He, along with his general, created a facility specifically for fighting me and my people off. We can create false documents and have it say it was run by the royale family without the king's knowledge. From there, we can say that the second prince wanted to kill off you and the king so that he had no one to stop him from taking the throne. We can work out the details later. I will have someone call for General Killian to return."

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Two months later.

Today was the day I take my place as the rightful ruler. The second prince and General Killian will be executed today.

"Prince, everyone is ready for you."

I head out to the throne room. Today, my family will be no more.

In the room were the nobles who were asked to stay during our "investigation".

They all stood to the side of the room. In the center was the tall man disguised as the executioner. Kneeled down below him, tied up and gagged was the second prince and general Killian.

Not to far from them was the Queen and Marcus. Both had slave collars on and were both in tears.

"Silence! The prince has entered!"

As I walked in, I stared down Sunny. He also stared back.

I sit on the throne and begin the trial.

"Dearest brother. You may be wondering why you and General Killian are bound and gagged. You probably wonder why mother and little Marcus are also enslaved."

I pause to allow for the mummers of the nobles to die down. Once they do, I continue on.

"The investigation team has found evidence of the royale family plotting against the king and myself!"

I bring out a sheet of paper filled out with all the "evidence" we found.

"Evidence 1:

We found documents relating to an assassin group being created specifically for "killing the first prince without leaving any evidence behind."

Evidence 2:

Not only was the Crown Prince Sunny's name was signed on. The Queen and General Killian also signed on it.

Evidence 3:

Eye witness in the palace has stated that they have seen the Crown Prince talk with unknown figures around the palace. When asked what they heard, they stated that "We do not know. All we heard was the mention of the First Prince, the king and death."

Due to the evidences presented, the four of you in front of me have been accused of treason. What will you say in defense of yourself?"

The room was silent. Waiting for an answer from any of the four. The tall man ungags Sunny and Killian.

General Killian was the first to speak.

"Listen here boy. Will you let me go if I tell you where the facility is?"

Everyone is surprised. The loyal Killian is the first to give in?

"We will see. Now speak."

Killian jesters for me to come down to where he is. I play along, this could be interesting.

I walk down to where Killian is.

He looks at me and only says one thing.

"Fuck you."

He proceeds to spit in my face.

"HehhHAAHAA! Is this how you will be? You've always been stubborn old man. It all makes sense why you trained me so hard now. You wanted me dead the entire time!"

In the middle of Killian and my little banter, my mother speaks up as well.

"Saul… why are you doing this? Didn't you say that you will find the people who did this to your father? Why are we suddenly on trial??? Why is Marcus here!?!"

"Oh mother. You always played the nice one to me. You just wanted me to lower my guard so that you could kill me too, right? Father ignored me so you used that chance, right? RIGHT?"

I step back.

"And the reason for my dear little brother Marcus being here? Well, our little princess went missing two months ago but now it makes sense, right? She must of known where all of this was going and she escaped on her own. So, it wouldn't be shocking for my little brother to also be a part of it no?"

The Queen was now in tears. Little Marcus was also trying to comfort his mother but he was also shaking. Silently crying while trying to stay strong for his mother.

I look over to Sunny.

"Well little brother. Don't you have anything to say?"

He refused to say anything. He had a feeling something was wrong when the king fell ill but now, he was certain Saul was behind it. Which would mean nothing he said would help.

"Choosing to stay silent huh? You know those actions speak louder than words right dear brother?"

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Sunny POV

I looked at the person before me.

He was not the same older brother that I once knew.

When I was younger, I looked up to him. He was not naturally talented like dad was, so he had to work extra hard in everything he did.

Not only did he work hard on himself. Whenever I would struggle with something, he would take time out of his day of training and studying to help me.

I admired that a lot. I promised myself that when we grew up, I would be his sword. I would get stronger to fight for him. Saul, the future King. But that wouldn't happen.

Saul started to change when dad took over my training. He was never around anymore. He stopped doing his regular training and opted to go out in the forest and train there. Whenever he decided to come back, he would refuse to see me. Even refused to talk to dad.

It only got worse after dad announced to the kingdom that I would be the crown prince. I tried to tell dad that I didn't want to be king, I wanted to support Saul since it was his dream but he didn't listen to me.

"Oh good! Having Saul by your side will be great! You as the leader and with Saul's book smarts, you guys will bring glory to the kingdom!"

It was to late now. Dad couldn't take back his statement when he already announced it, not just our kingdom but the entire world. I just had to go with the flow now.

Saul still didn't talk to me. He would walk away if I was close by. He would ignore my requests to meet him and even stayed longer at the prison he worked when I request his presence. This went on until dad's poisoning.

The first time he talked to me in over ten years was at my execution.

Did you really hate me that much brother? Did the crown mean that much to you? I would have just given it up if you ask. I wouldn't let pride stand in our way you know.

Saul leans down to me after I don't answer him.

"I killed the King. I had him poisoned myself. He's been dead for two months now. Not recovering like you guys been told. Isn't it funny? This all would have been avoided if he chose me as crown prince. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANT TO ME. Now looks like our family will be broken forever."

I couldn't believe him. He's actually is going this far just because of the crown. I let my Death's Aura out but it was stopped.

I looked up to the tall man. I could feel his Aura bearing down on me. It was as if a god was standing before me. How many people did he kill to get that an Aura that strong?

Saul looks at me one last time. With a maniacs' smile he says,

"Goodbye dear brother."

He walks back on the throne.

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Prince Saul POV

I look at the tall man and nod.

"If that is all you guys have to say then I will give the final judgement. The Queen and the Third Prince will be under constant house arrest and will be watched around the clock. General Killian will be executed for leading the experiments in creating assassins. And finally, the Crown Prince will also be executed for his role in the creation of the assassins. If anyone thinks this is unfair then speak now."

The hall was dead silent. No one spoke.

"Good. Take the Queen and the Third Prince away. Once they are gone, the execution will take place here."

Two guards drag out the Queen and the Third Prince.

"SAUL! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!!! DON'T KILL YOUR OWN BROTHER!! SAAAUULLL!!!!"

The Queen was shouting and kicking as the guards dragged her out. Obviously distraught that her family was being torn apart and that she couldn't do anything to stop it. She kept this up until she was out of the hall. Even then you could still hear her scream echo through the building.

Once the hall settled down, I signal for the tall man to prepare himself.

"May God forgive your souls."

I signal for him to do it.

The tall man creates a mana blade and swings down on Killian first.

His body slumps forward as his head rolls into the crowd.

The tall man then walks behind the second prince and swings his blade down. Right as the man swings down I feel something within me.

"AHHHHHHH!!!"

Only my screams could be heard. I suddenly feel my body heating up and I begin to black out.

Right before I fell unconscious, I look up to see my brother's severed head that had rolled near the throne.

'Haha, you fool. Even with your final moments you still show worry for me?'