Whispers of the Gods

Chapter 40 Zhuoke III

The living room of Jaegerska Palace was full of people, most of them were vassals and subordinates of the Korva family, and the rest were father's guards.Zhuo Ke could feel that everyone's eyes were on him.

The guards of the Kingdom of Vivaria whispered at the door, which almost made him fall asleep in a daze.

Zhuo Ke's sword was taken away, without "Dusky Star", he felt very insecure.

After killing the disrespectful man who offended Apollo, he knew that the man was Leo Corva.Afterwards, they were surrounded by the guards of the Kingdom of Vivalia who arrived after hearing the news, and brought them back to Castle Smug.

Monty stood beside him watching his father and Lozaria Corva without saying a word.

Queen Lozaria sat on the king's seat, her face was a little stiff.She was wearing a gorgeous blue velvet dress with a silver necklace carved in the shape of a dragon.

Standing beside him is Sigmund Miriam, Lord Seal and Steward, slightly taller than the seated Queen.

The father sat next to the queen, wearing the jeweled crown required for formal ceremonies on his head.His face was tense, grave and sullen.Alan stood not far from his father.

"Where is he?" Dia pushed the guard and rushed in and shouted, "My brother, where is he?"

Her pale blond hair was a little messy because she hadn't combed it, and she was wearing a white silk pajamas with an anxious expression on her face.

"Prince Leo's body has been properly taken care of, Your Highness Dia." Sigmund said, "The priests are cleaning him up."

Di Ya saw Zhuo Ke, stared at him with wide eyes, and her exquisite facial features became distorted.

Mother walked up to him and grabbed his arms and kept shaking them, "What did you do? What did you do? Why did you do this?"

After shouting, Dia beat his chest crazily with his fist, and there were bursts of pain from the wound on his left shoulder.

Zhuo Ke looked down at his agitated mother, tears trailed down her cheeks.His heart was filled with guilt, he made Di Ya sad again, and she would hate him for the rest of her life.

"Diya, calm down first." His father's deep voice was majestic.

"I don't want to calm down!" Dia screamed, "I haven't seen my brother for more than ten years, and now I'll never see him again!"

She continued to punch and kick Zhuo Ke, "Why did you kill my brother? By gods, he's your uncle! How could you do this to me?
My poor Leo, he has always been the best boy, smiling to everyone, lively and optimistic.He likes to listen to the old nannies in the castle telling stories about Granny Giggle and the Werewolf in the Weeping Forest, but he is always too scared to sleep and come to me, only to forget everything the next day...

But now he is lying on the cold stone platform, it's all your fault!It's all your fault! "

Zhuo Ke's head was in a mess, and he couldn't answer Di Yazhu's questioning.He didn't regret the murder, he just regretted that the person who killed him turned out to be his mother's brother.

But it was the first free choice in his life, and he felt great at the time.

He can choose to cut off Leo Corva's hand, cut out his tongue, or let him go.For the first time, he had so many options before him, and he didn't need to be at the mercy of his father.

Zhuo Ke chose to kill Leo Corva because he wanted to.No matter who it is, anyone who insults the Apollo family deserves to die.

He kept replaying the moment when he pierced Leo Korva's heart with "Dusky Star" in his mind, and his own heart was also rippling.At that moment he was free and no one could tell him what to do.

"Speak! Tell me something!" Dia grabbed his ruffled ruby-colored silk gown, "You cold-blooded beast, how could you kill a person like this?"

"Mother!" Allen came from the side and hugged Dia from behind, "Stop first and listen to brother's explanation."

Allen glanced at Zhuo Ke, "I believe he has the right to defend himself."

Dia cried and panted, stopped what she was doing, but still stared at Zhuo Ke fiercely.

The entire hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone was waiting for Zhuo Ke to speak.

"Why are you two in the tavern in Hall of Ashes?" Before Zhuoke could speak, his father asked first.

"It's me, Father," said Monty on the side. "Zuck said he was in a bad mood, so I took him out of Fort Smuggler to relax."

"And where did you meet Prince Leo?" Father continued to ask.

"Yes, in the 'Golden Feather' tavern. But Prince Leo's clothes are sloppy and his hair is messy. It's impossible to see who he is, and no one in the tavern recognizes him." Monty replied.

"We haven't seen him for more than a month. After the death of King Izdor, he disappeared." Sigmund said.

"We sent people to look for him everywhere in the city, but we couldn't find him." Queen Lozaria sighed softly. "He must have been hiding first. As long as Leo doesn't want to be found, no one will be able to find him."

"I didn't know he was Prince Leo at the time, I thought he was just a bastard who slandered the Apollo family at will." Zhuo Ke said.

"Did he say anything?" Vigrich asked.

"Is that important? The important thing is that he killed Leo!" Di Ya cried out sobbing.

"We need all the details of the whole incident, from beginning to end," Wigrich said calmly.

"Someone in the tavern was singing a song that slandered Forcade Apollion, so I wanted to find someone to reason with," Zhuo Ke explained, "At this time a disheveled blond man stood up and challenged me. He not only said that Forcade Raped Irena, and said he pissed on Apollon's grave."

"Folkad Apollion? And Princess Irena?" Father shook his head.

"Just because of this? Just because of an old story, you killed him?" Dia asked almost growling.

"This is a slander against the Hastza Empire and the Apollon family, and I must fight back," Zhuo Ke explained.

Droke is the chief enforcer of the empire, and he has the authority to defend the honor of Hastza and House Apolion.He was just unlucky because the man he killed happened to be his uncle.But all are equal before the law, and every Hastza will approve of his actions.

"Go to his empire!" Dia grabbed her blonde hair and shook her head frantically, "All of you are completely crazy!"

"I couldn't control my emotions," Chuck explained feebly. "He pissed me off, and I didn't know who he was at the time."

"These are not reasons at all!" Di Ya suddenly looked up at Queen Lozaria, "Sister, what are you talking about, he is your brother!"

(End of this chapter)