Chapter 564: Suspicions (1/2)
When Gravis saw the Emperor's reaction, he immediately contacted the Commander with a voice transmission. When the Commander heard Gravis' voice transmission, she first became shocked, but then her eyes narrowed. After that, she gave orders to the entire defensive line. Shortly after that, nearly all the corpses vanished into thin air.
”What is the meaning of this!?” the Emperor shouted. The Emperor was a bright red lizard, only three meters long. ”I haven't given an order for an attack. Explain yourself, Commander.”
The Commander looked at the Emperor coldly. ”I have the right to call an attack without your permission. If you don't want to pay for the territory, an Empire beside yours will be glad to accept.”
Suddenly, all Sub-Commanders and over 15 level four Kings scattered as they traveled to the land of the land beasts.
”Halt!” the Emperor shouted. ”You will remain here!”
Yet, the beasts didn't stop.
”No worries,” the Commander said. ”I've sent them to contact the five closest Empires and a Judge.”
”A Judge!? What is the meaning of this!?” the Emperor shouted aggressively.
What was a Judge?
A Judge was the equivalent to an Inquisitor but for Emperors. There were five of them in total in the land beasts' camp. Inquisitors killed traitorous Kings, and Judges killed traitorous Emperors. Of course, Judges were all very powerful for their Realm. The weakest of them was already an outstanding level two Emperor. Inquisitors also only followed the orders of Judges.
”If you're not a traitor, nothing will happen, Emperor,” the Commander said. ”Just let them go, and nothing will happen.”
The Emperor gritted his teeth and looked with fury at the Commander. Yet, he let all the beasts escape. He didn't stop a single one of them.
”As you've seen, I didn't stop any of them. Now, tell me, what was the reason that made you decide to attack so suddenly?” he asked.
”That would be me,” Gravis said with a smirk.
For the first time, the Emperor noticed that inconspicuous, tiny level three King. When he saw Gravis, he got confused. ”You? Who are you!?” the Emperor demanded.
”My name is Gravis,” Gravis said with a smirk. ”You might have heard of me.”
The Emperor was shocked, but then his eyes narrowed. ”The traitorous beast that killed an Inquisitor but didn't get prosecuted due to nepotism,” he said coldly.
Gravis only laughed. ”I have received my punishment, which was a Realm-Stop for a century. The Empress of the Icy Pride Empire gave me this punishment.”
The Emperor huffed. ”The Empress of the Icy Pride Empire doesn't have any right to pardon you. Sure, she can revoke your status as a traitor, but the punishment for killing an Inquisitor still has to be decided by a Judge, and she isn't a Judge.”
Gravis' eyes shone a bit. This was new.
”Is that true?” Gravis asked the Commander with a voice transmission.
”He's speaking the truth,” she answered. ”A level three Emperor can declare you not to be a traitor, but the punishment for the killing of an Inquisitor is still something that is up to a Judge to decide.”