Not only did the man leave the room, he even shut the door to give Azekiel some privacy. He had already seen enough heads explode. He didn't want to see more.
"The room has some nice sound isolation," he muttered, getting no noise from inside. He was sure that the people inside were crying for help as they died, but it couldn't be heard here.
After only five minutes, Azekiel opened the door and stepped out. He noticed the General was still waiting outside for him.
The General peeked inside the room, noticing only a bloody sight. The grass, which used to be green, was red now.
"Is everyone dead?" he asked.
"Not everyone. One person is still left," Azekiel answered.
The General didn't know why, but he had a bad feeling after he heard the response. "W-who?"
Azekiel didn't answer with his words. Instead, he used his actions.
He grabbed the middle-aged man's throat. "You."
Crack~
A cracking sound resounded in the castle as the man's neck was crushed. His lifeless eyes remained open even as he died.
As soon as Azekiel freed his neck, the man's lifeless body dropped to the ground.
[Congratulations: You have completed your Blood Oath]
[Effect of Blood Oath has been removed]
As soon as Azekiel killed the General, a screen appeared before him, giving him a good news. He had killed all the enemies of the Queen and helped her retain her power. Even though she didn't need help, since he killed them, it counted as him helping her.
"The effects of the Oath are gone." He closed the screen. Instead of going straight to the castle, he went to the kitchen and started eating to his heart's content. After he finished eating, he kept the rest in his storage ring for later before leaving the castle.
From the start to the end, he spent only two hours inside the castle before leaving. However, he still didn't go to the castle of the Queen. He went to a hotel and used the money he had taken from the Duke's Castle to pay for his stay.
*****
The Royal Guards arrived at the Royal Castle, carrying the body of the young Prince with them.
They presented the body before the Queen.
"Your Majesty, the informant was right. There was a plot to kill the young Prince. Unfortunately, we were too late to save him. He is no more."
The Royal Guards went down on their knees after presenting the body of the Prince.
The Queen's hands trembled as she watched her son lying on the ground. Her eyes teared up as she started putting on an act.
"My... Son..." Tears kept trickling down her cheeks as she walked closer to the young Prince. She took the boy in her arms. "I have failed you! I was worried about your safety here, so I decided to send you away from the Palace! If only I had known that I was putting you at even more risk! If only…"
Tears kept trickling down her cheeks as she sobbed while hugging her son.
"Guards! Capture the Duke and all who support him! I want them all to be captured and punished for their sins! Take as much force as you need! Also, find the General of the Royal Army! He hasn't shown his face since the morning!"
The Queen commanded, seemingly raging because her son had been killed!
The Royal Guards hastily left to make sure her commands were followed.
****
Half an hour after Azekiel left the castle of the Duke, the Royal Army arrived, bringing thousands of soldiers with them. They surrounded the Duke's Castle, expecting a confrontation with the castle of the guards.
"The guards of the Castle are dead. How? Who could've killed them?"
The Royal Soldiers barged inside the castle, looking for the Duke. As they entered the castle, they only grew more shocked since the Duke was already dead! Not only him but many other Nobles were also dead. In fact, their General was also lying dead there.
"Who could've done this? This is a slaughter? It isn't the work of one person!" The Leader of the Guards, Soan, grimaced. "Put the entire city on alert. Look for a suspicious group of people! I'll go back and inform Her Majesty!"
Soan went back to the Queen while the other guards sealed the entire city after making sure that no suspicious group of people had left the city in the last few hours. That meant whoever did it was still inside the city.
****
Inside the Royal Castle, Soan informed the Queen about the strange phenomenon.
The Queen was stunned as soon as she heard the news. She didn't understand who could've done this. Whoever did this made things easier for her, but why?
"Your Majesty, I've increased the security of the Royal Palace. Whoever did this probably came to the castle as well. Some dead bodies have been discovered in the West Section of the Castle. Moreover, we just received the information that some of our guards under the command of General were killed today in a chase. The rest were being treated in the castle with General.'.
"So whoever did it came inside this Castle and took him, killing whoever stood in their path. If he wanted, he could've killed you as well. We can't take the risk. So please don't go outside until we catch the man!"
One after another, Soan kept giving the Queen the bad news, which alerted her even more.
"Catch whoever that person is!" The Queen grimly stated. "We don't want a killer to roam in the city freely. Also, if possible, only capture him, but don't kill him. I want answers! I want to know why he's doing it! As you stated before, he could've killed me, but he didn't even try. That means he didn't want to kill me, only those who hurt my son!"
"So I want to hear his side of the story!"
"I'll keep that in mind." Soan left the castle, leaving the queen behind.
While everyone was looking for Azekiel, he stood on the balcony of his hotel, looking at the Royal Palace in the distance.
Soon, he also noticed a couple of guards entering his hotel, probably to interrogate someone.
"Won't even let me rest." Stretching his arms, Azekiel jumped down from the balcony, landing on the road outside; amazing everyone who saw him jump down from such height.
"I was hoping to let the woman complete the burial of the kid at least, but it seems I'll have to move the plan ahead."
Passing through the crowded streets, he went to the Royal Castle.
