Seisan was moving away when she smelled blood.
It came from the room she just left.
'So there really was someone there, hah!'
She had feel a presence, but it wasn't permanent, it would disappear and appear in fixed intervals.
'It must be the assassin sent by Changing Star,..I was right in believing in her,...she's the only chance we can use to get out of here.'
She moved back into Gunlaug's room and saw him lying dead in front of a mirror.
He had a hole in his head.
She looked around.
"Whoever you are, I'm working with Changing Star,....so we are on the same side..." She felt stupid for talking to air because she got no reply.
She was sure that this was the person Changing Star has sent.
'Well, whatever, now that this bastard is dead, I should prepare for the show.'
She moved towards the corpse.
....
....
The throne room was filled.
Waiting for the Bright lord.
Nephis and her cohort was there.
Sunny and Raine also stood among the people.
Three generals were there.
Harus was there.
Everyone was waiting for the lord to show up.
What came was not expanded by anyone.
Tessai walked in with his guards.
Followed by Seisan who was holding a blood dripping head...
Many people didn't recognise it.
Those who did stood frozen.
Harus became rooted on his seat.
He recognised it..
His master was dead....
He felt something die inside.
A reason.
A reason to live. Reason to behave. Reason to not fall for his madness.
He summoned his weapon.
Darkness blinded everyone.
Nobody knew what was happening.
Panic surged.
But then light returned quickly.
An unbelievable scene was witnessed by everyone.
Harus was standing... without a head.
His head lay a meter away...
A man with black hair and a bloody tachi was beside the headless body.
It was Sunny.
People stood frozen.
Harus, that devil, who was feared by all, was killed just like that..?
Who was the man?...what the hell is going on?
Seisan walked towards the throne, putting the Gunlaug's head on the throne.
For everyone to see...
"BRIGHT LORD IS DEAD." Seisan announced.
"I'm the new Lord,. whoever have a problem will meet the same fate." She pointed at Harus headless corpse.
Nobody moved.
Tessai stood beside her, maybe showing his support, or maybe announcing that he was equal to her.
"LONG LIVE LADY SEISAN!,.. LONG LIVE LADY SEISAN." Voices came from handmaidens.
Soon everyone was forced to repeat.
Now Bright castle had a new Lord.
Nobody noticed the shadows leaving Harus corpse.
....
After the death of Gunlaug, Seisan planed her next move.
Now that Gunlaug was dead, the Castle needed a new Ruler.
Or things will fall in chaos.
So she had to plan this carefully.
If this got out as it is, there was a very good possibility of a civil war.
She had to do something decisive.
She formed plans.
If she could convince Tessie to support her, then there will be no chance of any resistance.
So she went to him.
Tessai respected her because she was powerful...and brutal.
That's why when he heard that Bright lord was killed by her, he didn't knew what to do next.
Seisan explained the whole situation and offered him an alliance.
He agreed...he had to agree or get ready to face her.
Next part was to contact Changing Star.
Seisan originally worked with her as a supporter but she couldn't just hand her the throne.
That won't work.
Changing star was popular in outer settlement, but inside the castle, no one valued her.
So the new Lord couldn't be her.
That will make people unsatisfied.
So it had to be someone else.
Someone known, someone popular, someone feared.
Seisan took the role herself.
...
She held a emergency meeting with Changing Star.
Explained everything.
Changing star couldn't refuse.
Her goal was to conquer the spire, not the throne.
She couldn't just demand the throne.
Now came the hard part.
Harus.
Everything could be suppressed easily.
But not him.
He was his master's favourite dog, without him, he would go mad.
"I guess we'll have to use that assassin again, where is he?" Saisan asked.
Nephis didn't knew.
She sent people to Sunny's place.
Seisan went there herself.
"If it's Harus, leave him to me...I always had a feeling that his death is written by my hands." Sunny said.
Everything was set.
In few hours, the show was about to start.
And everything happened as expected.
Harus was killed.
Nobody dared to object the new Ruler.
Nothing changed.
Just one name replaced by another.
Everyone was dismissed.
To continue whatever they did until now.
Same system, same people.
A Ruler was overthrown, on the price of just two lives.
Nothing changed.
Until the next orders came from their new Lord....
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